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“Defiance” plays out in seven scenes by Ixion Ensemble

Ixion Ensemble Theatre’s final show of the season is a lively and well-received collection of seven scenes, each exploring the theme of “defiance.” “Defiance: A Collection of Short Plays” runs […]

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From Big Sur's new album, Starfarm's Whitney Who has a new group and Displaced Manor finds a new home

Ten touchstones in local LGBTQ+ history

In 1971, gay activists in East Lansing demanded protections in the city government’s hiring process from their City Council. They came, they fought, and they won: East Lansing’s early 1972 civil rights ordinance was the first of its kind in the country.

“Midwest is Best”: World-Class Roller Derby Came to Lansing and Delivered

Sometime around 1 pm on Sunday, with about 100 fans gathered inside the Lansing Center, a chant broke out from the Ohio Roller Derby cheering section. “I say ‘Rat’! You say ‘Chet’!” …

East Lansing author wraps up her seasonal children’s book series

Not only is Amy Dua the author and illustrator of the children’s book series “Woe is Me … The Seasons” — she’s also the publisher. “When deciding how I wanted to proceed, I did a …

New picture book brings West Michigan lighthouse to life

Growing up, Stephanie Owen would spend summers at her family’s cottage on Upper Silver Lake in Mears. “My grandparents purchased land in Mears in 1970 to build a summer cottage. But during …

Lansing’s ‘hardest-working band’ is back with new LP

 Lansing punk trio Jenn’s Apartment has released its first album in six years, “Eat Rich,” a simultaneously lighthearted and sincere sermon on the current moment in American politics …

Justified overkill
East Lansing Art Festival kicks off the summer season

The East Lansing Art Festival and the MSU Spring Arts & Crafts Show have complemented each other from across the street for more than six decades. This year’s events brought thousands of people …

Orchestra of his dreams

At the tender age of 102, the “Pines of Rome,” the stars of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s season finale, are mere sprouts when compared to the hoary sequoias of the standard repertoire. …