Lansing Town Hall Celebrity Lecture Series: Louis Masur

Local history buffs are invited to listen as one of the nation’s most-recognized cultural historians, Louis Masur, gives a presentation on “The Life and Myth of George Washington.”

Masur, the Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University, has written books on a single photograph (“The Soiling of Old Glory”), a seminal record (“Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen’s American Vision”), the events of a year (“1831: Year of Eclipse”) and the first World Series (“Autumn Glory”). In 2023, he wrote the script for “Rock 101: The Music and Stories of Ten Classic Songs,” a show that premiered in Woodstock, New York. His most recent book is “A Journey North: Jefferson, Madison, and the Forging of a Friendship.” 

The event is part of the Lansing Town Hall Celebrity Lecture Series, which dates back to 1953, when a group of women banded together to raise funds for the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. Since then, Lansing audiences have enjoyed 72 seasons of cultural programming.

Individual tickets are $45 each. Call (517) 323-1045 for tickets.