The Ten Pound Fiddle mainstay Joel Mabus returns Friday for yet another show at the long-running folk concert series. Born in 1953, Mabus was raised by a family of old-time country performers who …
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10/6/22
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It’s a chilly Wednesday morning in Chicago, and 25-year-old violinist Adé Williams, soloist at this week’s Lansing Symphony opener, can’t wait to practice.
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Lawrence Cosentino
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10/6/22
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Jazz vocalist Carmen Bradford can whisper, soar, groove and thunder her way into your soul. She makes it look easy, but it’s not.
“It’s a challenge to sing every night, to …
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Lawrence Cosentino
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10/6/22
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“Things definitely have changed,” said Ray Walsh, who will stage the 73rd Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show this weekend.
“Different types of books are collectible …
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Staff
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10/5/22
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Inspired by notions of “home,” filmmakers, poets, readers, listeners and viewers will converge for the 4th annual FILMETRY Festival, which showcases 12 short films adapted from poems …
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By Rich Tupica
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9/29/22
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It’s almost October. What’s holding up Williamston Theatre’s 2022-’23 season?
Nothing. Literally — nothing.
People who go to the first production of …
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By Lawrence Cosentino
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9/29/22
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Steve Green has worn many hats within Michigan’s marijuana industry. He rallied for medical legalization in the state before the 2008 elections and then, in 2011, opened up a Lansing-based …
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Sarah Spohn
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9/23/22
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Sitting in the former American Eagle storefront in the Lansing Mall, waiting for “Incognito” by Nick Payne to open, the store’s former security light (which never turns off) quietly …
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Todd Heywood
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9/22/22
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Two-time Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a 40-year career spanning Broadway, television, film and concert appearances. No wonder the New York Times called him “the last …
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9/22/22
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Capital AfroFest, a multifaceted new festival dedicated to celebrating African culture, connection and representation, happens this weekend in downtown Lansing.
Hosted by The Michigan Dance …
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Sarah Spohn
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9/22/22
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Chances are, most have never looked twice at a nondescript traffic signal control box, but thanks to imaginative artists, locals are now doing double-takes at intersections.
More than 20 …
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Sarah Spohn
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9/22/22
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FRIDAY, Sept. 16 — What is the construction of identity? How does it work? And what happens when the vessel of identity and self is damaged? Those are just some of the questions Ixion Theater …
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Todd Heywood
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9/16/22
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After opening their doors in their first space on July 8, 2021, at 123 E. Kalamazoo St., Neva Lee’s owners, Faun Donald and Luke Trusnovec, have re-potted their plant business in its new …
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Sarah Spohn
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9/15/22
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The Rules
Welcome to the 15th annual City Pulse Top of the Town, cosponsored once again by Fox 47 News.
If you’re an old hand at TOTT, then jump right in. The only changes this year are …
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9/14/22
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If all goes as planned, Lansing’s 2022-‘23 arts calendar will bring the first act of a multi-million-dollar, real-world production, decades in the making: the groundbreaking of a new …
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Lawrence Cosentino
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9/8/22
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It would be the only fixed stage built in a Lansing city park. It would mean weekly summer concerts would be the norm, instead of just once during the summer on a traveling stage if Walnut …
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Dawn Parker
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9/8/22
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The last Eye for Design (below) was identified by Janet Pendleton. The ornate tablature above a window is one of the many cool features of the Estes-Leadley Funeral Home in downtown Lansing. Also …
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James Knarian
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9/8/22
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We at City Pulse are continually impressed by the community of creative individuals that surrounds us. We feel nothing short of pride as we cover your wins and losses, opportunities and …
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9/8/22
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Lansing is home to many things, and for these creatives, it’s the place that inspires them to make art. Here are a few Lansing-based artists whose work you have probably seen around town. From …
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Sarah Spohn
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9/8/22
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The 2022-‘23 theater season is officially underway in the Capitol region. City Pulse has also reconstituted the Pulsar Awards Committee, and we’re excited to hear from returning reviewers …
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Todd Heywood
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9/8/22
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