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Lansing author Erin Bartels’ sixth book, “Everything Is Just Beginning,” tugs at the heart in all the right places.
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Bill Castanier
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2/23/23
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When asked to recommend a couple of songs to check out, Tiesha King, aka Secretia Noxious, was quick to shout out “Strangelove,” by Depeche Mode, and “Lucretia My Reflection,” …
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Rich Tupica
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2/23/23
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When presented with the opportunity to host a pop-up restaurant at In KinD Bakery in Williamston, The Ugli Pi Co. owners Carrie Ballou and Ray Priebe decided to focus on breakfast, lunch and brunch. …
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Nicole Noechel
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2/23/23
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1993, I began work on my memoirish novel “The Televisionary Oracle.” It took me seven years to finish. The early part of the process was tough. I generated a …
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2/23/23
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A trustee of the John Grier Home for Orphans, Jervis Pendleton (Jake Przybyla) funds the college education of select orphans, sight unseen, based on essays they have written. Although he typically …
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Mary Cusack
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2/17/23
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In light of the tragic shooting at Michigan State University Monday evening (Feb. 13), don’t feel pressured to leave your home this weekend if you’re not feeling up for it. Take some time to decompress, relax and take inventory of your feelings. If you are looking to get out and take your mind off things, though, Greater Lansing has much to offer. ...
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Nicole Noechel
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2/17/23
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Lansing author Barb Barton will visit Everybody Reads Saturday to talk about her book “The Amazing Adventures of a Midwestern Girl,” which details her forays into the natural world while …
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2/16/23
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Spring is in the air, which means two annual literary events are sprouting: A Rally for Writers and Night for Notables. The former, a combination writer’s workshop and panel series featuring some of Michigan’s most high-profile authors, will take place April 15 …
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Bill Castanier
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2/16/23
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There’s a long history of music reverberating through the streets of Old Town, thanks to annual celebrations like Michigan JazzFest and BluesFest. But you don’t have to wait around for …
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Rich Tupica
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2/16/23
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San Francisco-based artist Stephanie Syjuco has a long resume of impressive achievements. Her work has been featured in collections at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney …
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Chelsea Lake Roberts
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2/16/23
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Willie Davis, a Lansing Community College professor, has been running and maintaining the African World Museum and Resource Center since 2000. “Lansing is a very open city, it allows you to pretty much do what you want to do,” he said. …
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Taylor Blair
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2/16/23
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The building that houses The Junction, a recently opened music and event venue, formerly housed, to the best of my knowledge, The Brass Monkey, Wayside bar, Sparty’s Night …
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Lizy Ferguson
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2/16/23
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With Valentine’s Day coming up on Tuesday (Feb. 14), Greater Lansing has a multitude of holiday-themed events to enjoy this weekend as well as live music, art and science exhibits, theater productions and more.
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Nicole Noechel
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2/10/23
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While some rock ‘n’ roll bands depend on a flashy lead singer, other outfits, like Anvil Crawler, let their instruments do the talking.
The Lansing-based instrumental band is …
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Rich Tupica
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2/9/23
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries director Francis Ford Coppola was asked to name the year’s worst movie. The question didn’t interest him, he said. He listed his favorite films, then …
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2/9/23
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I have some bad news for readers of Ron Erskine’s mystery series that’s set in Pennsylvania’s Amish country: His new book, “Ghosts of Lost Dreams,” is the last of three …
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Bill Castanier
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2/9/23
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Williamston Theatre is helping stave off the cold with its current production, the heartwarming, coming-of-age story “Wild Horses,” directed by Mary Job. In their summer of freedom, a …
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Mary Cusack
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2/9/23
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Across the nation, people are driving to work, typing in cubicles, flirting in coffee shops and doing God knows what else to the swinging sounds of a brand-new jazz CD with origins in Greater …
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Lawrence Cosentino
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2/9/23
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Oh, what a night in early February 1973. A relatively quiet storefront on Abbot Road in East Lansing would never be the same. Beggar’s Banquet, a hippie-dippy restaurant with fabulous food and a popular hangout …
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Bill Castanier
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2/9/23
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Riverwalk Theatre’s production of “Misery,” opening Thursday (Feb. 9), will feature an unexpected actor in the role of Paul Sheldon: longtime radio journalist Scott Pohl. …
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Todd Heywood
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2/9/23
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