Like countless other live events affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Silver Bells is moving to a livestream format that will be broadcast by FOX 47 on Friday, Nov. 20
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9/17/20
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For the third time this summer, the Lansing Art Gallery is hosting an Outdoor Pop Up Art Shop featuring art from Michigan creatives.
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Cole Tunningley
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9/15/20
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Author Richard Bak may have saved the best for his newest book, “When Lions Were Kings,” which chronicles the Detroit Lions’ gridiron dominance back in the ’50s.
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Bill Castanier
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9/11/20
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You wouldn’t know Pleasantrees is a pot shop from a distance. It’s hard to tell from inside too.
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Kyle Kaminski
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9/11/20
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A little blues, a little punk, a little Mod and a little sloppy. Combine all of those elements and you have the primitive sounds of The Gories.
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Rich Tupica
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9/11/20
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In lieu of a traditional concert season, Ten Pound Fiddle is using its website to host a digital season of live recordings captured at concerts from the past decade.
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Skyler Ashley
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9/11/20
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Thrift Witch, a REO Town Marketplace thrift store that made a name for itself thanks to its year-round Halloween theme, has reopened at a new address in Old Town.
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Skyler Ashley
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9/11/20
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Library patrons may not be spending hours browsing the stacks for new reads, but Michigan librarians are still busy quarantining books and shipping them to eager readers.
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Taylor Haelterman
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9/11/20
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Starting Sunday, you can turn your living room into a vibrant concert hall with this year’s online editions of Michigan JazzFest and Michigan BluesFest.
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Staff
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9/9/20
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Jake Ford’s Bandcamp page says that he just wants to be more successful than nu-metal band Trapt. And since lockdown started, he’s been working hard to make that ironic joke a reality.
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Cole Tunningley
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9/6/20
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A reptile room, true crime authors, paranormal detectives and ghostly photo sessions — all of that and more is on the docket for tomorrow’s second annual Festival of Oddities at the old Eaton County Courthouse in Charlotte.
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Skyler Ashley
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9/4/20
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Threadbare Mitten Film Festival founder Dan Kofoed Kofoed has adjusted to volatile times in order to keep his indie film festival alive. Falling victim to the coronavirus, the festival will be held entirely online. It’s a drastic change, which gives way to the subtitle of the festival’s fourth year: “A Year of TransFOURmations.”
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Cole Tunningley
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9/4/20
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Author Ezra Jack Keats once wrote, “If we could see each other exactly as the other is, this would be a different world.” That statement appears in his controversial 1962 book, “The Snowy Day,” which featured an image of an African American boy mesmerized by a snowstorm on its cover. Today, his writing might be described as “woke.”
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Bill Castanier
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9/4/20
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With some handy carpentry and mechanical skills and a healthy dose of wanderlust, the pair has converted a school bus into their home and headquarters for a permanent road trip that launches next week.
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Skyler Ashley
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9/4/20
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Jars is among the newest pot shops to open in Lansing as the industry blossoms across the region.
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Kyle Kaminski
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9/3/20
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A new project is underway at the Harris Nature Center in Okemos. The park held a groundbreaking event Monday in anticipation of a 20-by-20 foot observation deck.
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Cole Tunningley
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9/3/20
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While Detroit will always be the epicenter of Michigan music history, there are plenty of smaller towns and cities with amazing old stories of their own.
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Rich Tupica
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9/3/20
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Over the last few weeks, cannabis concentrates have found a special place in my heart. With THC percentages well above 60%, they’re usually an incredibly efficient way to smoke. Just a few dabs will usually do the trick. My only complaint: It takes too much effort to use a blow torch.
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Kyle Kaminski
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9/1/20
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Say goodbye to Cooley Law School Stadium and hello to Jackson Field.
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Staff
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9/1/20
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Dawn Misra is giving a virtual lecture about her perspective on COVID-19 Tuesday. The lecture will be available to view on Zoom and registration is free.
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8/29/20
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