The jaws of an angry opossum gape at the viewer, flashing razor-sharp teeth and a tongue that’s blood purple with aggression.
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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9/12/24
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I had a great-aunt who ran a gambling operation out of a wallpaper store, and as a small child, I was fascinated by all the numbers she and her partner wrote on scraps of wallpaper.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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9/12/24
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Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. has aptly chosen to kick off its 21st season, a celebration of barrier-breaking women, with the lighthearted, boomer-bait jukebox musical “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.”
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By DANA DEMINK
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9/12/24
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A remarkable music venue will forever be engrained in a city’s sonic legacy. You have CBGB in New York, Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, the Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee — the list goes on.
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BY RICH TUPICA
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9/11/24
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Though the weather is only predicted to cool down to typical early fall temperatures this weekend, it seems September has brought an influx of indoor events, like movie screenings, new theater productions, Michigan State University volleyball games, a community singalong concert and a poetry reading. Those who are looking to soak up the weather while it lasts can also enjoy an outdoor cannabis block party and a car show.
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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9/5/24
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The Lansing Poetry Club will kick off its 2024 fall Copper Chimney Lounge Poetry Series with readings by poets Hollie Hardy and Jo Marie Gram 4 p.m. Sunday (Sept 8) at University United Methodist …
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9/4/24
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With so many local arts venues and organizations announcing their fall and spring seasons, it may seem daunting to choose which events to purchase tickets for and make time to attend.
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9/4/24
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Graphic designer Milton Glaser may have become famous for his “I Love New York” logo and his poster for Bob Dylan’s “Greatest Hits” LP, which helped launch the psychedelic art movement.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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9/4/24
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Is it possible to walk into someone else’s dream? If you do, does it become your dream?
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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9/4/24
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As we head into September, the leaves of summer stock Shakespeare productions are starting to curl into a Greater Lansing theater season teeming with artistry, entertainment and even some new plays!
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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9/4/24
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Louis Armstrong once declared, “All music is folk music — I ain’t never heard any horse sing a song.”
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By RICH TUPICA
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9/4/24
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Founded in 1951, the Mid-Michigan Art Guild works to encourage artistic expression and appreciation through learning and social opportunities for local artists.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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9/4/24
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The heat is on this weekend as the Lansing Lugnuts take on the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Michigan State University football faces off against Florida Atlantic University and locals battle each other in wing-eating contests at the Michigan Chicken Wing Festival. There’s also a new exhibition at the Broad, dance parties at Grewal Hall at 224, an oddities festival, a bookstore sale and more.
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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8/29/24
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If you’ve noticed fresh pops of color around town lately, thank local muralist Dustin Hunt.
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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8/29/24
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The Great Lakes run through Cleveland-area author Eric Hirsimaki’s blood. He spent 40 years working in the Great Lakes shipping industry — on a cargo railroad, aboard boats, at the ports they visited and beyond.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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8/29/24
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With Labor Day coming up to mark the unofficial start of fall, this weekend provides a plethora of events to end the summer with a bang, from music festivals and a Pride festival to a car and truck show, a winery party, a daylong gardening workshop and much more.
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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8/22/24
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Bob Baldori and David Small met as teenagers in Detroit in the late 1950s. Baldori, a musician who has performed worldwide, and Small, a successful illustrator, each tells their friendship’s origin story,
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By Chelsea Lake Roberts
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8/22/24
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When I heard Steve Hamilton had a new book coming out, I thought it would be another entry in the long-running Alex McKnight series, about a former Detroit cop turned private eye. Hamilton has written 11 books and two short stories in the series.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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8/22/24
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When it comes to selecting your life partner, never settle.
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By DAWN PARKER
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8/22/24
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“Angels in America” is a powerful, moving and sometimes shocking play about the dawning of the AIDS crisis and requires skilled hands and a very talented cast to successfully produce.
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By MARK GMAZEL
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8/22/24
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