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A previously neglected building at 1038 E. Oakland Ave. now has a beautiful billboard-style façade advertising Biddle City, a full-service video production company.
The mural was executed …
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By BILL CASTANIER
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6/5/24
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Lansing Community College’s lineup of free summer theater is back in full swing this year, with a classic Shakespearian comedy, a festival of short student plays and the post-pandemic return of …
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By Chelsea Lake Roberts
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6/5/24
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Stacey Small entered the basement storage room at the Maple Street Mall in Mason wearing a blue work shirt.
“I’m here to absorb knowledge — and boy, do you have your work cut …
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By Tessa Paneth-Pollak
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6/5/24
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This weekend offers a plethora of parties, including an adult prom, a fundraiser gala, two block parties and a music festival. There are also two 5K runs, a River Trail cleanup, a high school musical theater showcase, a chalk art event and much more.
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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5/30/24
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The Lansing Area Printmakers’ Collective, or Lino Ladies for short, recently finished its latest project: an alphabet.
“Maybe two months ago, Laura came in and said she …
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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5/29/24
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Imagine a teacher giving a solo lecture about American history to a class of students ranging in age from 6 to 13. At one-room schoolhouses, teachers were responsible for everything, from stoking …
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By BILL CASTANIER
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5/29/24
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A Celtic knot with a striking resemblance to a loaf of challah is stamped into the heat-blasted keystone of Kevin Cosgrove’s 18,000-pound wood-fired oven.
If knots symbolize …
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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5/29/24
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Peckham Farmstand
May-October
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday
5408 W. Grand River Ave., Lansing
(517) 316-4050
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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5/29/24
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Due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, this weekend’s schedule of events isn’t as packed as usual, but those staying in the area can still enjoy a mix of festivals, a handful of farmers markets, a bike scavenger hunt, a drum circle, a free comedy show and more.
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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5/23/24
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Make sure you’re strapped in and holding on to your seat before you crack open David Small’s new graphic novel, “The Werewolf at Dusk and Other Stories.” Small, who has made …
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By BILL CASTANIER
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5/21/24
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Observed annually on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day honors members of the United States military who died in the line of service. It has also come to signify the start of summer, …
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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5/21/24
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From the hands-on exhibit in the theater’s lobby, with a menagerie of multilegged critters courtesy of Michigan State University’s Bug House, to the standing ovation you’ll …
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By Dana Demink
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5/21/24
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The upcoming Lansing Symphony Orchestra season, announced this week, runs a breathtaking gamut, from a gala gospel-music extravaganza in December to a much-anticipated visit from British piano star …
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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5/21/24
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From full-scale symphonic splendor to smoking-hot, small-club-style jazz to acrobats teetering on towers of chairs, there’s no easy way to summarize the 2024-‘25 Wharton Center fine arts …
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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5/21/24
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Are you terrified of things to come? Use this story the same way you would use eclipse glasses. There are ways to look directly at the near future with reasonable certainty and safety.
Squint …
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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5/21/24
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Eight artists descended on downtown Lansing over the weekend carrying ladders, paint and brushes along with healthy imaginations to create works of art on the windows of mostly empty storefronts.
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Bill Castanier
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5/21/24
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As detailed in this week’s Summer Guide, this weekend will kick off the summer events season in Greater Lansing with three big festivals, but that’s not all to look forward to. From plant and craft sales, goth celebrations and dances to an abundance of live music, a comedy show, a tea party and more, the area will be bustling in the coming days.
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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5/16/24
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It’s not officially summertime yet, but for Greater Lansing residents, this weekend kicks off a packed schedule of summer events. From art to music to general merriment, the following three festivals offer a little something for everyone.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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5/16/24
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Ixion Ensemble Theatre concludes another strong season of new, original and challenging works with “Let’s Fight,” an energetic, kinesthetic and humorous collection of nine 10-minute plays that revolve around conflict.
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By MARK GMAZEL
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5/15/24
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Some say there’s nothing to do in Lansing, but this year’s schedule of summer events begs to differ. As the school year wraps up and the weather continues to warm up, the area will begin …
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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5/15/24
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