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There’s a perfectly positioned tree stump near the Potter Park Zoo, equipped with an accidental backrest, where you can watch the river flow, the grass sway and deer quietly graze. …
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Lawerence Cosentino
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6/9/23
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries-born Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Potato Eaters” shows five people in a dark room, barely illuminated by lamplight. Seated around a small table, …
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Rob Brezsny
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6/8/23
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Two blocks of downtown St. Johns were festooned with rainbows. A vendor was making bubbles that wafted in the wind under the blue sky. Children laughed and squealed as they romped in a bouncy house. …
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Todd Heywood
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6/8/23
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This weekend, Greater Lansing offers a wide range of events, from concerts, a film screening and a live-band burlesque show to drone-piloting and beekeeping classes, a walking tour of historical locations on Michigan State University’s campus and a Juneteenth community softball game.
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Nicole Noechel
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6/8/23
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Roy Saper, owner of Saper Galleries and Custom Framing in East Lansing, keeps a vigilant eye out for damage to or maintenance issues with Lansing-area art installations. In a recent conversation, he …
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Bill Castanier
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6/8/23
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In the late 1970s, Lansing’s first Pride celebration didn’t include any parade floats, performances or other festival-like aspects attendees have come to expect over the years.
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Nicole Noechel
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6/8/23
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Most researchers know about Michigan State University Libraries’ Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections because of the massive selection of comic books and material on …
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Bill Castanier
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6/8/23
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Right off the bat, let’s get this out of the way: I’m highlighting both “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Love’s Labour’s Lost” because they’re …
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Todd Heywood
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6/8/23
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Now that Michigan is fully defrosted and the summer sun is burning hot, music fans can once again experience live tunes under blue skies at local parks and plazas. These shows are a longtime fixture …
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Rich Tupica
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6/8/23
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Saturday morning (June 10), the Historical Society of Greater Lansing and the Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections will team up to present a free walking tour of some of …
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6/8/23
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Thursday, June 8
“Alabaster” - 8 p.m. Williamston Theatre, 122 S. Putnam St., Williamston. 517-655-7469. williamstontheatre.org.
Bath Farmers Market - 3-6:30 p.m. James Couzens …
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Nicole Noechel
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6/8/23
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The Capitol City Chordsmen, a Lansing-area men’s barbershop chorus, is hosting its 1st annual fundraiser concert Wednesday (June 7), sponsored by the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Pioneer …
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6/7/23
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Music is nothing but vibrating air, but sometimes it has the power to convince you that the world is just being born — or that it’s coming to an end.
Friday’s world premiere of “The Fourth Pedal,” a piano concerto by Lansing Symphony Orchestra composer-in-residence Patrick Harlin, had it both ways.
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Lawrence Cosentino
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6/7/23
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Ken Beachler, the founding executive director of the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts and a leading member of the Lansing theatrical community, has died. He was 87.
The cause of his death …
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Staff
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6/7/23
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With Memorial Day out of the way, pools are open, summer camps are starting up and a range of festivals are gearing up to celebrate music, art and more throughout the summer. This weekend, there are a few festivals to kick things off as well as car shows, art displays, a triathlon and more.
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Nicole Noechel
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6/1/23
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If a podcast can accomplish anything, it can drop you into someone else’s shoes and possibly even save someone’s life in the process.
Amy Goeckel, 30, an East Lansing native, aims …
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Taylor Blair
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6/1/23
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It’s hard to budge a symphony orchestra, what with all those tubas, fiddles, harps and whatnot. The weight of tradition makes it even harder. But in the past three years, 38-year-old composer …
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Lawrence Cosentino
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6/1/23
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It’s finally summer, which means it’s time to head out to Michigan’s coastal beaches and bask in the sunlight with a good book. Here’s a list of seven options to read before …
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Bill Castanier
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6/1/23
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves,” said psychologist Carl Jung. What was he implying? That we may …
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Rob Brezsny
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6/1/23
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As far as Williamston Theatre’s productions this season would indicate, 2023 seems to be the year of the woman. Its selections have included the coming-of-age story “Wild Horses” a …
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Mary Cusack
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6/1/23
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