With Christmas coming up on Monday, many will be traveling to visit family or departing for winter break vacations this weekend. For those celebrating in town, however, there are a variety of holiday events to enjoy, including free ice skating, dance parties, a 5K run/walk, a blues concert and much more. more

Every December, City Pulse invites local poets to join a year-end celebration of their art, accompanied by images of holiday lights. more

Local historian and retired Williamston High School teacher Mitch Lutzke tells some intriguing stories about Williamston’s history in his new book, “Stories from Williamston’s Past: Volume 2.” more

  Okemos retailer Playmakers’ charity arm, the Playmakers Fitness Foundation, will host its annual Holiday Classic 5K Run/Walk 9 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 23). Participants will begin at … more

FRIDAY, Dec. 15 — The Historical Society of Greater Lansing has issued an open call for poetry and artists as part of its “Origin Stories: How You Got Here” exhibit. more

This may be the last truly free weekend for many before the end-of-December holidays take over and people begin traveling, hosting family members and loved ones and attending get-togethers. There’s plenty to enjoy around Greater Lansing, including art workshops, holiday-themed shows, vendor markets, a medical scrub fashion show, a traveling dinosaur exhibition and much more. more

At a Hanukkah party on Sunday (Dec. 10) at the East Lansing Public Library, Margot Valles wore bright orange tights and a navy-blue dress with a rainbow of colored pencils printed at the hem. more

Are you ever too old to read Creem? I’ll have to ask the magazine’s mascot, Boy Howdy! more

The best Christmas pageant ever? No, but it’s maybe the most entertaining one I’ve ever seen. more

  Lansing-area families can walk among the dinosaurs at Jurassic Quest, the largest dinosaur exhibition in North America, stopping at the Lansing Center Friday (Dec. 15) through Sunday … more

    The Eastside Lansing Food Co-Op is teaming up with Lansing’s USS Tecumseh Chapter of STARFLEET International, the world’s largest “Star Trek” fan … more

An intricate web of branching lines extends across six hinged panels like inky frost on a field of gold. The glowing panels evoke pine branches and sunlight, but the lines, colors and forms are anything but natural. more

Bill Griffith, creator of the syndicated comic strip "Zippy," has pushed a big rock up a tall hill in his new graphic novel, “Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created ‘Nancy.’” more

This weekend, as the holiday season continues, so does the plethora of holiday-themed events. For those who don’t observe but are still looking to enjoy the winter season around town, there’s also a winter festival, plenty of live music and art exhibitions, a wine night at Harris Nature Center and more. more

On the surface, “Three Rocks,” a new graphic novel by Bill Griffith, is a tribute from one syndicated cartoonist to another. But do we really need a biography of the late Ernie Bushmiller, creator of the corny comic strip “Nancy?” more

Twenty years ago, Sally Potter, a local singer, banjoist, booking manager for the Ten Pound Fiddle and general manager of the Eastside Lansing Food Co-Op, brought the concept of a large-scale holiday singalong to the Lansing area. more

In the coming weeks throughout Greater Lansing, the spirit of the holiday season will come alive through events both new and old. more

When Voctave, an 11-member a cappella group based in central Florida, was founded in winter 2015, the first show the members played together was a Christmas concert. Since then, the group has released three Christmas albums, including one that dropped earlier this year, and has taken its annual Christmas tour all across the country. more

Since 2015, the Climate Change Theatre Action festival has been produced biennially to coincide with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of the Parties. This year’s theme was “All Good Things Must Begin,” more

For people all around the world, the late Frank Capra’s iconic 1946 film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” is a holiday staple. The film tells the story of everyman hero George Bailey, who faces a Christmas Eve existential crisis. more