This month, the cast of “Amadeus,” directed by Lansing theater veteran Amy Rickett, will take to the stage of the Riverwalk Theatre in full period costumes and a surfeit of hairstyles.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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3/7/24
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Renée Branch Canady’s book, “Room at the Table,” is part memoir, part self-help guide and part primer on equity and inclusion. It comes out at a time when diversity, equity and inclusion policies are under scrutiny across the country.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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3/7/24
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I’ve seen community theater many times in many places, yet never players so immersed in their roles that I felt as if I were invading their space.
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By VIC RAUCH
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3/7/24
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Wind ensembles from across Michigan will gather at Okemos High School from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday for the Red Cedar Festival of Community Bands, an all-day gathering, first established in …
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3/7/24
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Presented by Rock City Group, the Forever Young Throwback Prom will open its doors at 7 p.m. Saturday (March 9) to kick off a night of nostalgic escape back to decades past at …
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3/7/24
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NOW Ensemble, a five-piece instrumental chamber group now in its 20th year, has performed and collaborated with hundreds of composers throughout the world. In their return to East Lansing …
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3/7/24
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Whether you prefer film, music, theater, visual art, dance or comedy, Greater Lansing offers events for all arts enthusiasts this weekend. There’s also Impression 5 Science Center’s LEGOPalooza fundraiser, a euchre tournament, a few Friday evening fish fries and more.
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Nicole Noechel
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2/29/24
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When Paul Rothman was in high school, he created a short film that made it into the East Lansing Film Festival. That early success led him to enroll in the film program at Lansing Community College, but he didn’t finish film school.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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2/29/24
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It’s been a long and winding road for Marianne Williamson, a noted lecturer, self-help author, former spiritual director of a megachurch in Warren and two-time former presidential candidate. She also admits to hitting the road as a young woman in pursuit of happiness, which led her to “bad boys and good dope.”
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By BILL CASTANIER
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2/29/24
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Lansing Community College’s production of “The Thanksgiving Play” might not be seasonal, but it is incredibly timely.
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By MARY CUSACK
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2/29/24
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To close out Black History Month, representatives from churches and other organizations that have made reparations payments to the Justice League of Greater Lansing will participate in a …
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2/29/24
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The Golden Girls will bring their lovable hijinks to the Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall Tuesday.
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2/29/24
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Get your folk on this weekend with concerts by the Wild Honey Collective and May Erlewine, plus a couple of mandolin workshops at Elderly Instruments. If that’s not your speed, there are plenty of other options for live music, as well as a gothic prom, an orchid show, two comedy events and much more.
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Nicole Noechel
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2/22/24
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During a service last Sunday (Feb. 18), Zachariah Shipman, the new associate pastor of East Lansing’s University Lutheran Church, preached to the congregation, “Who can be saved?
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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2/22/24
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Friends of Historic Meridian, the nonprofit organization that operates the Meridian Historical Village and works to build and sustain public knowledge of local history, will kick off its 2024 lecture …
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2/22/24
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The classic fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” will make its way to the stage of the Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre Saturday and Sunday afternoons (Feb. 24 and 25). Praised …
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2/22/24
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In the 1760s, English jurist William Blackstone wrote, “It is better that 10 guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.” Riverwalk Theatre’s current production, “The …
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By MARY CUSACK
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2/22/24
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From a Latinx Film Festival and a local hip-hop showcase to two winter-themed parties, an evening of love-themed audio plays, a Beatles tribute show and a whole lot more, this weekend provides plenty of entertainment for all in the Lansing area.
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NICOLE NOECHEL
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2/15/24
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How do you keep on being a parent after your son has been murdered?
“Guac: The One-Man Show” is Manuel Oliver’s answer to that and other unthinkable questions.
Oliver’s son, Joaquin, was one of 17 people killed in a 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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2/15/24
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Lansing native Melissa White can expect to receive a golden gramophone with her name engraved on it come April.
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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2/15/24
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