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What’s the antithesis of a tug of war? It took some heavy pulling from both sides of the ocean, in the same direction, to bring about a rare visit from the fabled London Philharmonic Orchestra to Michigan State University’s Wharton Center on Oct. 17.
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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10/10/24
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On a peaceful fall day in 1972, Baker Street was about to get loud. The residential neighborhood on Lansing’s south side wasn’t known for hosting rock ‘n’ roll concerts — there wasn’t even a music venue.
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By RICH TUPICA
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10/10/24
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In old movies, cigar-chomping trainers give their boxers a brisk volley of slaps to get them into the zone.
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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10/10/24
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Henry Ford, Ernest Hemingway, Mickey and Minnie Mouse and the humble porcupine were all part of the picnic phenomenon that spread across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the early 20th century.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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10/10/24
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“Inherit the Wind,” running at Michigan State University’s Arena Theatre through Sunday (Oct. 13), is a fictionalized account of the very real Scopes trial, which argued the relative merits of teaching the scientific theory of evolution, as opposed to Bible-based interpretations of creation, to public school students.
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By MARK GMAZEL
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10/10/24
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The piquant pairing of Grammy-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and master pianist Bill Charlap at the Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre on Friday (Oct. 4) is not your average jazz cruise.
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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10/2/24
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Tommy Mesa, guest soloist at the Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s season opener Thursday evening (Oct. 3), is a restless soul. As soon as his singing cello beguiles you with a romantic theme, he whisks you off on a voyage of variations.
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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10/2/24
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As a young journalist, John Gallagher dreamed of reporting from Paris. Instead, he spent 32 years covering urban affairs for the Detroit Free Press in the “Paris of the Midwest,” a popular moniker for the city.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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10/2/24
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Tony and Golden Globe-winning actor Barry Bostwick — the original Brad Majors from the 1975 cult-classic film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” — is getting ready to do the time warp again.
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By KURT ANTHONY KRUG
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10/2/24
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This is the first time I’ve reviewed a play that has sold out before the review is published. Unfortunately for those who don’t yet have tickets, you won’t get a chance to catch the remaining performances of “Pickleball” at Riverwalk Theatre.
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By MARY CUSACK
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10/2/24
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Christa Razzaq spends most of the Islamic Center of East Lansing’s annual Salaam Peace Festival at the “try on a hijab” booth, where visitors can learn more about the headscarf worn by some Muslim women.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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9/26/24
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“A” is for Azya.
Azya is a former student of Teresa Dunn, an associate painting professor at Michigan State University.
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By TYLER SCHEIDER
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9/26/24
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Williamston Theatre is known for its balance of weighty dramas and crowd-pleasing comedies.
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By MARY CUSACK
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9/26/24
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MONDAY, Sept. 23 — “A” is for Azya.
Azya is a former student of Teresa Dunn, an associate painting professor at Michigan State University. Dunn was one of seven artists chosen …
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Tyler Schneider
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9/23/24
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There needs to be a term like “trigger warning” that gives attendees of a show a heads up that they’re about to feel some feelings.
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By KAREN RICH
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9/20/24
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THURSDAY, Sept.19 — The board of the Lansing Art Gallery is seeking pubic input as it looks for ways to reopen after closing for the month because of revenue problems.
"If members of the …
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Staff
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9/19/24
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Kalamazoo pianist Tom Duffield keeps plenty busy playing with the Tomás Esparza Blues Band across the state and the Sand Bar Blues Quartet every other week at the Sand Bar Saloon in Saugatuck, but he’s cleared his schedule for this week’s Michigan BluesFest, where he’ll showcase his brand of acoustic, Chicago-style piano blues.
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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9/19/24
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The pandemic may not have been good for much, as the New Yorker magazine recently noted, but it was for bookstores — as this weekend’s first-ever Lansing Lit Festival demonstrates by the number of relatively new stores that are hosting it.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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9/19/24
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A big “O” that’s been building for decades in Michigan’s capital city is closer to reality.
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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9/19/24
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Few of the vegetables grown in the 21st century are in their original, wild forms.
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9/19/24
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