Before diving into the diverse sounds that will fill the streets of Lansing’s Old Town at this week’s JazzFest Michigan, let’s ask a crucial question: What is jazz, anyway?
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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7/31/24
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After 19 years, “Forgotten: America’s Deadliest School Massacre,” a three-part docuseries on the Bath School disaster, is close to completion.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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7/31/24
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In December, Indiana University canceled its planned exhibition of Palestinian American artist and master of fine arts alumna Samia Halaby’s work, citing concerns that its campus museum couldn’t “guarantee the integrity of the exhibit,” The New York Times reported.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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7/25/24
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The boys are back in town. Authors Dave McVeigh and Jim Bolone make another return to Mackinac Island in their new book, “MisGuided,” the second prequel to their widely popular 2021 novel, The Dockporter,” in which luggage hauler extraordinaire Jack McGuinn gets wrapped up in a plot that involves bringing golf carts to the island. Blasphemy.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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7/25/24
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It’s been 40 years since Bruce Springsteen released his “Born in the U.S.A.” album to great critical acclaim. The title track became an instant anthem, a sing-along gem that boomed from jukeboxes, car radios and home stereo systems across the country.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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7/18/24
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Why are four knitted chickens from Lansing roosting on a New York City jazz musician’s bookshelf?
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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7/18/24
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From recording a double-platinum song with Willow Smith to producing an album for Weezer and securing a lead writing role on a Spike Lee film, Tyler Cole’s career has taken him to places most artists can only dream of.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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7/18/24
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When Jahshua Smith saw his friend and fellow hip-hop artist Ozay Moore perform at last summer’s Dam Jam Music Festival, he couldn’t believe how good the sound was.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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7/17/24
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More people know Tim Russ from his five-second scene in 1987’s “Spaceballs” than his seven seasons as Tuvok in “Star Trek: Voyager,” which ran from 1995 to 2001.
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By KURT ANTHONY KRUG
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7/11/24
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On paper, the development of the first pregnancy test doesn’t seem like a compelling premise for a play. However, Williamston Theatre’s production of “Predictor” is one of the funniest and most touching shows of Greater Lansing’s 2023-‘24 theater season.
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By MARY CUSACK
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7/11/24
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One of this summer’s hot beach reads is “Funny Story,” by Cincinnati-area romance writer Emily Henry, who not only attended college in Michigan but set the book in a fictional Michigan beach town.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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7/11/24
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Independence Day became a federal holiday in 1941, but July 4 has stood as the birth of American independence for much longer.
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By NICOLE NOECHEL, intro from METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION
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7/4/24
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Utah author Ally Condie’s new book, “The Unwedding,” was actress Reese Witherspoon’s June book club pick, and get this: It’s a mystery that starts at a resort wedding gone horribly awry. I plan to read it since I’m a big mystery fan.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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7/4/24
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In honor of Independent Retailer Month, City Pulse sat down with the owners of six independent businesses in the area to learn more about how they found their niche in the local market and what factors they feel have contributed most to their success over the years.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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7/4/24
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Great theater poses important questions about life, love and who invented the at-home pregnancy test.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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7/4/24
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Lucretia Mansfield met sisters Katherine Hartwick and Nichole Ward during a recreational volleyball league game. Mansfield said their interactions “quickly flowered into a great friendship,” which led the trio to start discussing the possibility of opening a vintage resale store in Mason.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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7/4/24
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Lansing’s east side is known for urban farms, walkability and, unfortunately, unsafe traffic in its neighborhoods. Just two weeks ago, a car flipped over at the intersection of Vine Street and Hayford Avenue.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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6/26/24
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I learn something new every time I read one of Erin Bartels’ books. Her newest, “The Lady with the Dark Hair,” is an intriguing historical drama played out in dual timelines as an artist and museum owner searches for answers about a piece of art that’s believed to have been painted by one of her ancestors.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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6/26/24
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Friday night, 11 p.m., Lansing.
My daughter: “How was the play?”
Me: “It’s hard to describe … a rock musical about bipolar depression and maternal loss, …
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By Dana Demink
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6/19/24
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From the relentless rhythm attack of drummer Randy Gelispie, still swinging at 89, to the jubilant, fresh sounds of CBS “Late Show” bassist and Michigan State University alumna Endea …
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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6/19/24
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