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Each January, two lists are issued for word nerds. The first is the annual list of overused, abused and plain stupid words published by Lake Superior State University. Called “banished …
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Bill Castanier
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1/12/23
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Good news, Aries! During the next episode in the age-old struggle between the Impulsive You and the Farsighted You, I predict the latter will achieve a ringing victory. …
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1/12/23
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Each year, on the third Monday in January, the nation celebrates the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister and Nobel-Prize-winning leader of the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and ‘60s. For some, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a time to provide acts of service for the communities they live in. …
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Nicole Noechel
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1/12/23
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Not sure what to do with your weekend now that the busy holiday season is over? For those who are itching to get out of the house, there are plenty of opportunities for music, art, dance and more throughout the Lansing area.
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Nicole Noechel
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1/6/23
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Performing a one-person show is daunting. Actress Suzi Regan called it “lonely.” Nonetheless, she’s readying herself for the Williamston Theatre’s production of “Wild Horses,” by Allison Gregory. The play, which is directed by Lansing’s indomitable Mary Job, …
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Todd Heywood
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1/5/23
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When Joe Grimm arrived on Michigan State University’s campus in 2013 as a visiting editor-in-residence, he had an idea for a new journalism class based on a project he had worked on in his career as an editor …
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Bill Castanier
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1/5/23
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The holidays might be officially over, but a benefit show for Punks With Lunch Lansing, a nonprofit guerrilla organization providing food and other necessities to locals in need, aims to keep that …
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1/5/23
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Registration is open for the 2023 Battle of the Books at Delta Township and Grand Ledge Area district libraries. Groups of three to five will read the five selected novels, …
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1/5/23
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On Friday evening, Flint emo/pop-punk band FinalBossFight! will headline a high-energy show at the newly renovated Mac’s Bar alongside Lansing’s Tournament and Corduroy Pants and East Lansing’s Clipboards. ...
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1/5/23
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You don’t need to be an expert quilter to participate in Country Stitches’ charity Quilt-A-Thon this weekend. Volunteers will tie and finish quilts that will be donated ...
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1/5/23
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It’s officially the end of the year, so say goodbye to 2022 and hello to 2023 with the many festivities happening throughout the area. Celebrate the new year one night early ...
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Nicole Noechel
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12/30/22
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Hot and cold crosswinds of relief, celebration, hope and uncertainty swept the greater Lansing arts and culture scene in 2022. Much of the hope sprang from the capital area’s evergreen, grassroots network of interlocking creative souls …
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Lawrence Cosentino
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12/29/22
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This past year was a mighty good one for Lansing-area readers, writers and libraries. We saw the passage of two library millages; the opening of bookstores downtown, in REO Town and on the city’s far east side; a number of local writers going on a publishing spree …
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Bill Castanier
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12/29/22
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The recovery of the Greater Lansing theater scene in 2022 is nothing short of miraculous. As the world adjusts to a new reality with COVID-19, so does the local theater community. It would be difficult to give a comprehensive review of the 2022 theater scene …
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Mary Cusack
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12/29/22
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Christmas is here, which means many businesses will close their doors for the weekend. However, for those looking for fun happenings to offer a reprieve from “Frosty the Snowman” reruns and small talk with distant relatives, there are a few events in the area that may catch your eye.
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Nicole Noechel
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12/23/22
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Welcome to City Pulse’s third annual Poetry and Lights issue. This tradition started in December 2020, in the shadow of a devastating pandemic, with the idea of bringing our readers a glimmer of light in a dark time. Lansing’s thriving and talented community of poets …
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Nicole Noechel
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12/22/22
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The poetry scene in Lansing is lively and welcoming with spaces for every writer, from beginners looking for tips to well-published authors looking to share expertise. Twelve writers …
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Nicole Noechel
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12/22/22
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“Sacred Spaces,” the subtitle of the new “Tales from the Archives” book published by the Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections, may confuse some readers. The phrase …
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Bill Castanier
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12/22/22
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The fuzzy guitar work on “I’ve Been Through it Before,” by Lansing band The Plagues, is some of the finest, most potent riffing ever laid down on a 1960s garage-rock single. The man …
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Rich Tupica
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12/22/22
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It’s the weekend before Christmas and all through the town events are happening that will soon close down. Starting off a weekend of holiday concerts is the 10th annual “Evening of Lessons and Carols,” …
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Nicole Noechel
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12/16/22
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