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‘The hand we were dealt’

Citing insurmountable financial difficulties, Board Chair Rachel Beatty announced Saturday (March 22) that the Lansing Art Gallery will close at the end of April.

The Lansing Art Gallery dodged a dozen near-death experiences in its 60-year history, but it was still a shock when the real thing struck.

The Top of the Town People Contest is here!

Great people are what makes Greater Lansing thrive, and City Pulse has always sought to recognize those individuals.

Ixion revisits poignant tale of familial love and duty

Photo by David Langlois
From left: Jordan Taylor as Ennis King, Kevin Forte as William King and Caleb Liggett as Malcolm King in Ixion Ensemble Theatre’s production of “Broke-ology,” by Nathan Louis Jackson.

Ixion Ensemble Theatre is celebrating its 10th season by restaging shows from its past.

Through war letters, Jana Nicol sees new side of her late father

A little over three years ago, Jana Nicol had the idea to publish a book of her late father’s World War II letters to his parents.

HWKN’s design features three circles for gathering, socializing and meditation.

Michigan State University students, faculty, staff and alumni have been asked to help choose a design for a memorial recognizing the death of three students and the serious injury of several others when on Feb 13, 2023,

Luther S. Allison, a Grammy-winning pianist, drummer, composer and 2019 graduate of Michigan State University jazz studies, returns to East Lansing on Tuesday (March 25) as music director of “New Orleans Songbook,” a Jazz at Lincoln Center touring extravaganza packed with some of the nation’s top musicians.

‘New Orleans Songbook’ tour brings MSU grad full circle

There’s more to New Orleans music than Carnival, Mardi Gras and letting the good times roll.

“I’m thrilled and honored that my story has been adapted to film, and I can’t wait to see Adam Brooks’ interpretation,” Lansing author Lori Nelson Spielman said of the Netflix adaptation of her debut novel, “The Life List,” which will arrive on the streaming platform March 28.

Lansing’s Lori Nelson Spielman hits it big with Netflix adaptation

Having Netflix base a film on her first novel may not have been on Lansing author Lori Nelson Spielman’s life list, but here she is.

Photo by Ariniko Artistry
Beck Murphy (back left), Kameron Going (back right), Lewis Elson (front left) and Rachel Daugherty (front right) in Riverwalk Theatre’s production of “The Importance of Being Earnest,” by Oscar Wilde.

Irreverence reigns supreme in Riverwalk’s ‘Importance of Being Earnest’

Valentine’s Day 1895, St. James’s Theatre in London.

September 4, 2024 Issue

Coming this weekend

“La Cenerentola”

The Cinderella story has hundreds of variants. Many know of the story’s darker versions and their more whimsical modern-day counterparts, but those unfamiliar with opera may be …

Brrs, Beards & Brews: A Lumberjack Festival

Fans of bourbon, beer and buffalo plaid will fit right in at Old Town’s sixth annual Lumberjack Festival, running noon to 5 p.m. Saturday (March 29) on the 1200 block of Turner …

Sparky and Rhonda Rucker

Described as “delightful,” “a joy to see and hear” and “an absolute must to see” by concert attendees and fellow musicians, husband-and-wife folk duo Sparky and …

Taha Mandviwala (left) as Pi Patel and puppeteers Anna Leigh Gortner, Shiloh Goodin and Toussaint Jeanlouis as Bengal tiger Richard Parker in the national tour of "Life of Pi."

'Life of Pi' reminds us what we're living for

“Life of Pi” is the story of an unlikely young hero who fights against the odds to survive and uncovers a ferociousness inside himself along the way.

Rodeo Boys just released a new single, “All American Man.” A new album, “Junior,” will be released April 25 by Don Giovanni Records.

Not their first rodeo

According to Rodeo Boys’ label, the Lansing band’s upcoming album, “Junior,” “captures the quiet rebellion of a queer, blue-collar heart.” The rugged yet …

St. Patrick’s Day events bring a taste of Ireland to Greater Lansing

The leprechauns are looming, the Guinness taps are flowing, and the city of Chicago is preparing to dye its river green.

Mike Geeter describes comedians like himself as “alchemists,” uniquely able to transform their audiences.

Lansing comedy finds its center

Stepping inside the Robin Theatre in REO Town, you find something rare: A quiet space where the audience is locked in.

September 4, 2024 Issue

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