It gets harder and harder to find fully mounted productions of William Shakespeare’s works these days. The casts are large, the costumes are sumptuous, and the language is difficult.
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Mark Gmazel
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11/14/23
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Whether you enjoy visual art, film, poetry, theater or live music, there are events to satisfy every art-minded person this weekend. There’s also a global cultural festival, a comedy show, a metaphysical event and much more.
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Nicole Noechel
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11/9/23
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Wastelander’s sonic landscape is grim. From lyrics about war and disease to death and post-apocalyptic bedlam, it’s hard to find a glimmer of hope in its explosive catalog of …
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By RICH TUPICA
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11/9/23
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After four months of rehearsing on Zoom, Lansing-based poetry collective Voices of the Revolution and San Francisco-based composer and pianist Adrienne Torf held their first in-person rehearsal Saturday (Nov. 4) in East Lansing.
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By TESSA PANETH-POLLAK
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11/9/23
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Imagine the surprise of Confederate soldiers when they found Bibles left on the field after the Battle of the Wilderness and discovered they were written in the Ojibwe language.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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11/9/23
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The vernal joys, swan-roasting pathos, rock ‘n’ roll energy and sexual undertow of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” will push the stage of the Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall to the limit Friday (Nov. 10).
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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11/9/23
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In natural objects like apples and planets, the core comes first. The MSU Broad Art Museum, an unnatural object if ever there was one, has a CORE — Center for Object Research and Engagement — that defies the laws of time and space.
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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11/9/23
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It’s a big month for the MSU Broad Art Museum. On Oct. 30, two weeks before opening a new lower level gallery that will display pieces from the museum’s permanent collection,
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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11/9/23
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Peppermint Creek Theatre Co.’s latest production, “The Prom,” is the first prom I’ve been to. Yes, I was one of those tragic figures who had an emotional void where memories …
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By MARY CUSACK
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11/9/23
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Now in its 26 th year, the annual East Lansing Film Festival is the longest-running non-experimental film festival in Michigan, according to its website. It aims to bring independent films to …
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11/9/23
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The Lansing Makers Network, a makerspace that offers access to tools, workshops and resources for metalworking, woodworking and other artistic projects, is hosting a make-and-take event noon to 6 …
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11/9/23
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Visit the Lansing Art Gallery 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 9) for the opening reception of its annual Michigan Made Holiday Art Exhibition & Market, featuring a plethora of handcrafted pieces made …
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11/9/23
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FRIDAY, Nov. 3 — Tickets are on sale for rock ‘n’ roll legend John Mellencamp’s performance at the Wharton Center on March 19, 2024.
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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11/3/23
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This weekend welcomes us into November with plenty of live music, art workshops and shopping events as well as a new musical, a daylong genealogical seminar, a Día de Muertos festival and more.
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Nicole Noechel
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11/2/23
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When a family of five heads down the Oregon Trail in what director Ayden Soupal calls “pioneer times,” hilarity, death and family values are all part of the journey.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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11/2/23
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Bringing “The Marsh King’s Daughter” to the big screen has been a long and winding road, but the book’s author, Michigan writer Karen Dionne, has been pretty cool about it.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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11/2/23
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Prior to October 2022, Williamston didn’t have a dedicated space where local artists could display their work. There were a few galleries run by local artists who exhibited their own work and taught art classes, but the majority of creatives had to venture to other parts of Greater Lansing if they wanted their pieces to be featured in a gallery.
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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11/2/23
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The Lansing Town Hall Celebrity Lecture Series began in 1953 as a fundraiser to benefit the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. The intent was “to bring celebrity speakers to the Lansing area to share their talents and add culture to the area,” said publicity chair Susan Ellsworth.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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11/2/23
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Lansing’s 27 th Día de Muertos celebration runs Friday (Nov. 3) through Sunday (Nov. 5) at the former Blockbuster store in the Lansing Mall, offering free fun for the whole family in …
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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11/2/23
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Join Lansing's Sean Anthony Sullivan and Canton’s Second Hand Mojo for an evening of rock ‘n’ roll 8 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 4) at Mac’s Bar.
“Concertgoers can …
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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11/2/23
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