Spring Guide 2010

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March 26
Suheir Hammad, 9 p.m. Abbot Café, first floor, Abbot Hall, MSU
Altan, Celtic music, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Performing Arts Center, 378 State St. $29-$36. www.CPACpresents.com
“Night of Singing” with Sally Potter and Joe Hickerson, 8 p.m. Ten Pound Fiddle, 855 Grove St. $10 ($8 members), $5 students, $20 family rate. tenpoundfiddle.org

March 28
Tom Chapin: “This Pretty Planet,” family concert, 1:30 and 4 p.m. Wharton Center. $8. www.whartoncenter.com
“Clarinet Connexions,” 3 p.m. Grand Ledge Opera House, 121 S. Bridge St. $8 in advance, $10 at the door. www.gloperahouse.com

March 29
“Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival,” 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. MSU Union Lobby. Free. music.msu.edu
Jazz Orchestra I and II, 7:30 p.m. MSU Music Building Auditorium, $10, $8 seniors, free for students. music.msu.edu

March 31-April 4
“Cirque du Soleil: Alegria,” various times, Breslin Center. $35-$95. www.breslincenter.com

March 31-April 18
“It Came From Mars,” comedy, various times, Williamston Theatre, (517) 655-7469; www.williamstontheatre.org
April 2-29
Student Exhibit, Lansing Art Gallery, 113 S. Washington Square. lansingartgallery.org

April 2-3
“The Exonerated,” drama, presented by Stormfield Theatre at Riverwalk Theatre,  228 Museum Dr., 7 p.m. $25 Friday, $20 Saturday.
www.stormfieldtheatre.com

April 2
“Nightmares of a Serial Killer,” choreography by Andrew Amos of Happendance, 8 p.m. Happendance Studios, 3448 Hagadorn Rd. Free.
www.happendance.org

April 3
“Pentimento: Digging Deeper,” art by Jennifer Walker, opening reception 1-2 p.m., Public Art Gallery, Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road. Free.

April 5
Suzan-Lori Parks, Signature Lecture, 7:30 p.m. Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center. $22.50. www.whartoncenter.com

April 5-9
"Spring Awakening" Spring Break Camp, Woldumar Nature Center, 5739 Old Lansing Rd. www.woldumar.org

April 6
Poetry Reading: Stephen Healey, 7 p.m., RCAH Theater (basement of Snyder-Phillips Hall, MSU). Free

April 6-11
“A Chorus Line,” musical, various times, Wharton Center. $26.50-$62.50.
www.whartoncenter.com

April 10-25
MSU Department of Art & Art History 2010 Undergraduate Exhibition, Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University. www.artmuseum.msu.edu

April 10
“Local Jazz, Global Activism,” 7 p.m. Perspective 2, 319 E. Grand River. www.perspective2studio.com

April 11
Lansing Symphony and MSU College of Music present Handel’s Messiah, 7 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 955 Alton St., East Lansing. $10-$20. www.lansingsymphony.org
April 13
Poetry reading: Christine Rhein, 7 p.m. RCAH Theater (basement of Snyder-Phillips Hall, MSU). Free

April 16
Lansing Symphony Pops: “Rocket Man: The Music of Elton John,” 8 p.m. Wharton Center. $12-$35. www.lansingsymphony.org

April 16-25
“Rent,” musical, Pasant Theatre at the Wharton Center, $20, students $15, seniors and MSU faculty/staff $18. theatre.msu.edu

April 17
“Creative Kids: Artists as Storytellers,” ages 8-11, 1-3 p.m. Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University. artmuseum.msu.edu
“Geocache Bash,” 2-4 p.m. Woldumar Nature Center, 5739 Old Lansing Rd. www.woldumar.org
“Night-Caching,” 8-10 p.m. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road $2. www.hncfoundation.org
April 20
Poetry reading: Ruelaine Stokes, 7 p.m. RCAH Theater (basement of Snyder-Phillips Hall, MSU). Free

å“Third,” drama, various times, Peppermint Creek Theatre, (517) 927-3016; www.peppermintcreek.org

April 23 - May 9
“Student Perspectives — Africa Here and Now: Contemporary Art & Identity,” Perspectives Gallery, Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University. artmuseum.msu.edu

April 23-May 2
“Dragonsong,” family fantasy, various times, Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Dr. www.allofusexpress.org

April 23
“Earth Day Birthday” 7 p.m. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road. $2 per person or $5 per family. www.hncfoundation.org

April 25
Lansing Symphony Chamber Concert 4, 3 p.m. Plymouth Congregational Church. $10-$15. www.lansingsymphony.org

April 27 - May 2
“South Pacific,” musical, various times, Wharton Center. $31.50-$67.50
www.whartoncenter.com

April 28
MSU 30th Annual Jazz Spectacular, 12:30 p.m. MSU Union. www.music.msu.edu

April 29
Byron Stripling, musician/singer/actor, 7:30 p.m. Wharton Center. $35. www.whartoncenter.com

May 2
Robert Post: Post Comedy Theatre, 1:30 and 4 p.m. Wharton Center. $8. www.whartoncenter.com

May 4
Lansing Symphony MasterWorks 6: Beethoven’s Fifth, 7:30 p.m. Wharton Center. $12-$45. (517) 487-5001 www.lansingsymphony.org
“Jesus Christ Superstar,” rock opera, 8 p.m. Wharton Center. $35-$50.
www.whartoncenter.com

May 5
Noa, vocalist, 7:30 p.m. Wharton Center. $35. www.whartoncenter.com

May 5-June 25
“Richard Koenig — Photographic Prevarications,” Lansing Art Gallery, 113 S. Washington Square. lansingartgallery.org

May 7
Jennifer Morley choreography, 8 p.m. Happendance Studios, 3448 Hagadorn Rd. Free. www.happendance.org

May 7-15
“Knock ’Em Dead,” comedy-mystery, 6:30 p.m. Starlight Dinner Theatre, (517) 243-6040. www.starlightdinnertheatre.com

May 7-16
“Size 8 Shorts,” comedy, various times, Riverwalk Theatre, (517) 482-5700. www.riverwalktheatre.com

May 8
Wildflower Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road. www.hncfoundation.org

May 8 & 9
“Woldumar’s Wildflower Weekend: A Celebration of Nature and the Arts,” Woldumar Nature Center, 5739 Old Lansing Rd. www.woldumar.org

May 13-June 13
“Home: Voices from Families of the Midwest,” docudrama, various times, (517) 655-7469. www.williamstontheatre.org

May 19-June 6
“The Phantom of the Opera,” various times, Wharton Center. $30-$70. www.whartoncenter.com

May 22
“Forage for Frogs” 7 p.m. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road. $2 per person or $5 per family. www.hncfoundation.org






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