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Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse “Let the Earth Bring Forth Living Creatures,” day six of Doug DeLind’s “Creation Revisited” series, reveals the spontaneous rainbow effects produced by the superheated raku firing process.
Two stories of creation
Some people took up cross stitching or painting by numbers to fill their time during the pandemic. Others took on a long-delayed project, like fixing up the basement. Artist Doug DeLind had bigger ideas. more
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Gift Guide 2024
It’s easy to visit Amazon or another major online retailer and purchase all your holiday gifts with a few simple button clicks, but supporting area businesses and keeping money in the community, more
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40th Anniversary of Lansing's Silver Bells in the City celebration
It’s Christmas time in the city
What’s left to say about Silver Bells? It arrived Friday. Thousands attended. The weather was tolerably cold. Floats floated. Lights lit up the tree and the sky. The season of peace … more
Courtesy photo Ana Gasteyer likened her holiday-themed musical act, “Sugar and Booze,” to “throwing a cocktail party, except it’s live and on stage.”
‘SNL’ alumna Ana Gasteyer brings her ‘Sugar and Booze’ show to Wharton
Comedian, actress and musician Ana Gasteyer may be making her debut at the Wharton Center next week, but she’s no stranger to East Lansing. She said she and her family have spent “quite a bit” of time in the city visiting relatives. more
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Big stocking stuffers: Books for all the readers on your list
I remember one Christmas Eve family gathering when my cousin Ricky, who couldn’t have been more than 5, exclaimed, “All I get for Christmas is underwear and socks. Socks, socks, socks.” more
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Photo by Chris Purchis Patrick Loos as Mr. Earde, Nick Yocum as George, Dani Cochrane as Felice and Emily Sutton-Smith as Old Woman in Williamston Theatre’s production of “A Very Williamston Christmas.”
Williamston Theatre’s Christmas play is so Lansing
For most of us, a “Christmas play” conjures images of old men being visited by ghosts and rosy-cheeked children peacefully opening presents on Christmas morning. more
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Courtesy Starlight Dinner Theatre Edward Heldt (left) as Sherlock Holmes and Paul Levandowski as Dr. John Watson in Starlight Dinner Theatre’s production of “Sherlock Holmes and the Great Royal Goose Chase.”
Starlight Dinner Theatre returns to the stage with delightful musical mystery
What happens when American chocolatier Milton Hershey travels to Victorian London and meets renowned detective Sherlock Holmes and his best mate, Dr. John Watson? more
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The Plasticity Saxophone Quartet performs at a 2021 Lansing Matinee Musicale program at Frances Park.
Lansing Matinee Musicale expands outreach in wake of pandemic
Like many arts-focused institutions, the Lansing Matinee Musicale has suffered its share of pandemic-related struggles, but that hasn’t halted the organization’s longstanding streak of support for the local arts. In fact, its outreach has only grown. more
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Public Art of the Week
Olivia Capodilupo is a long way from where she started painting storefront windows. But she jumped right into the local art scene and painted one of the 11 Christmas-themed windows in downtown Lansing. more
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Flat, Black and Circular manager Jon Howard posted this selfie on the shop’s Facebook page on Oct. 5, announcing he was its new owner. He bought out Dave Bernath, who co-founded the shop in 1977.
Flat, Black and Circular changes ownership
It’s been a banner year for Flat, Black and Circular. Not only has the downtown East Lansing record shop continued its streak of winning Best Record/CD Store in City Pulse’s Top of the Town contest, but it also saw an ownership change.  more
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Whitney (left) and Casey Sorrow, co-owners of Odd Nodd Art Supply, love to help non-professionals find a doorway into art.
Noodle, doodle and Nodd
Some retail stores transcend their material origins, like Pinocchio, and acquire a soul. more
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An ad for the North Lansing Circulating Library in what is now Old Town, the only known remnant from the bookstore. Patrons could rent books for 10 cents a week.
The history behind this year’s library and bookstore winners
More than 150 years ago, a circulating or subscription library opened in Lansing’s Old Town at what is now 200-202 E. Cesar Chavez Ave. more
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The have-nots rise up against their wealthy counterparts in Riverwalk Theatre’s production of “Urinetown.”
Though painfully cynical, Riverwalk’s ‘Urinetown’ is phenomenal all around
The dystopian musical comedy “Urinetown,” running at Riverwalk Theatre Thursday (Nov. 14) through Sunday (Nov. 17), more
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Kathleen Egan (left) as Heidi Schreck and Peter Johnston as the Legionnaire in Peppermint Creek Theatre Co.’s production of “What the Constitution Means to Me.”
Don’t judge Peppermint Creek’s latest show by its cover
“What the Constitution Means to Me” isn’t a title that evokes a fun night of entertainment, but those who move past the title and give it a shot will find that Peppermint Creek Theatre Co.’s latest offering is funny, engaging, sometimes heartbreaking and ultimately timely. more
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Camilla Trudell (left) and Savanna Adams as “Zombie Apocalypse” avatars Jim and Mary in Lansing Community College’s production of “Cosplay.”
Lansing Community College gets edgy with ‘Cosplay’
When strangers Leslie and Michael meet in the online role-playing game “Zombie Apocalypse,” they form a digital partnership, uniting their favorite avatars to fight against zombies and other nefarious enemies. more
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From left: Brooke Cousins, Rileigh Belle Wine and Lyric Williams as sisters Cheery Pie, Cheesecake and Trifle in MSU’s production of “A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes.”
‘A Beautiful Day in November ...’ is joyful and bizarre
“A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes” is the strangest play I’ve seen in a long time. Described as a Thanksgiving play narrated by sports announcers, more
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Paint Your Poison will host a guided painting party 2 p.m. Sunday at the Wooden Nickel II in Dansville.
Poetry, pottery and a painting party
This weekend abounds with artsy activities, from an exhibition opening and two book release events to a film festival and a woman-centric arts festival. There’s also a plethora of new plays, a range of concerts, unique holiday shopping opportunities and more. more
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Public Art of the Week
Local artist Theresa Rosado has been busy the past few months. She completed a poetry broadsheet for the Historical Society of Greater Lansing. more
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Photo by Leni Sinclair The members of MC5 — (from left) guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith, drummer Dennis Thompson, vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarist Wayne Kramer and bassist Michael Davis — were “hometown heroes” in Detroit during the band’s short-lived career in the 1960s and early ‘70s.
Late MC5 members bare it all in new biography
Although its existence was short-lived, MC5, one of the seminal Detroit bands of the ’60s, lived on in the music of some of the most prominent punk and grunge bands of all time. more
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Photo by Roxanne Frith Attendees of East Lansing’s Women in the Arts Festival enjoy food, beverages and a colorful artist market.
Women in the Arts Festival builds bridges and bonds
For nearly 40 years, East Lansing’s annual Women in the Arts Festival has been a space for solidarity that celebrates voices often pushed to the margins, offering a platform for women artists to be heard, seen and celebrated. more
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