To kick off its 2023-’24 season, Lansing Community College presents “Isaac’s Eye,” by Lucas Hnath, at the increasingly difficult-to-access Black Box Theatre 8 p.m. Friday (Oct. 13) and Saturday (Oct. 14).
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By MARK GMAZEL
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10/12/23
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The Michigan State University Department of Theatre’s current production, “Clue,” running through Sunday (Oct. 15), is an absurd and campy whodunit full of physical comedy, sight gags and laughs,
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By MARK GMAZEL
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10/12/23
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The biannual Beerfest at the Ballpark returns 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 14) at Jackson Field, giving attendees ages 21 and up an opportunity to sample more than 100 craft beers from more than 30 …
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10/12/23
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The Williamston Theatre presents the first show in its new stand-up comedy series, Comedy in Billtown, 8 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 17), featuring performances by five Michigan comedians.
The …
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10/12/23
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The Lansing metal scene has been a bit off for quite some time, thanks to the bleak weirdness of Cavalcade. The band’s otherworldly discography isn’t strictly metal, punk or sludge rock, …
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By RICH TUPICA
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10/12/23
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11 — The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Shucked” is hitting the road for a North American tour and will be stopping for a run of performances at the Wharton Center during its 2024-’25 season.
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Nicole Noechel
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10/11/23
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This weekend, you’ll find a host of fall festivals around Greater Lansing, plus a variety of fundraising events, art events, theater productions and even a fall-themed race.
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Nicole Noechel
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10/5/23
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Life goes by fast. One minute, you’re a 9-year-old girl, squinting at the sun, swinging on a tire and trying hard to avoid the old lady who yells at you when you walk past her garden.
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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10/5/23
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, thousands of orphaned and abandoned children were loaded onto trains heading westbound from the East Coast. The trains would stop along the way so the children could be put on display like livestock and selected for adoption.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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10/5/23
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A classic whodunit, produced by Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre, takes the stage at the Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre beginning Friday (Oct. 6), featuring an ensemble cast, a board-game-esque set, complex comedic timing and — the ancient Greeks will hate this one — plenty of death on stage.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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10/5/23
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Lansing Town Hall, a lecture series founded in 1953 by local women who sought to bring more culture to the area, kicks off its 70 th season with a talk by Steve Hartman, host of the “On the …
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10/5/23
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Positive Somebody, a nonprofit that works to spread awareness of the importance of positivity, is hosting its 2 nd annual Family Mental Health Fun Day noon to 4 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 7) at …
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10/5/23
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Michigan State University’s 21 st annual Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival is moving to the fall this year, with concerts at intimately scaled venues on campus, allowing …
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10/5/23
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Who is Atticus Finch, really? The roadshow production of Aaron Sorkin’s play “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which opened at the Wharton Center last night, dares to offer a compelling …
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Berl Schwartz
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10/4/23
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As we head into October, this weekend offers an Oktoberfest party, a Halloween-themed burlesque and comedy show, a Muslim cultural festival, a charity golf tournament, a daylong literature and writing event and much more.
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Nicole Noechel
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9/28/23
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When Doug DeLind graduated from Michigan State University in 1976, he was one of 16 students with a bachelor’s of fine arts in ceramics. As he looked around for job postings, he found exactly two.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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9/28/23
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If you’re a writer, want to be a writer or just enjoy reading, be sure to attend the Lansing Book Party 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 30) at various bookstores and venues throughout the city,
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By BILL CASTANIER
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9/28/23
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The Williamston Theatre’s 17th season begins with “On the Market,” by Jason Odell Williams, a roving, sentimental romp through middle-aged love — and the lack thereof. When …
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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9/28/23
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1112 E César E. Chávez Ave., Lansing
Good news: This eyesore is a work in progress. Located in Lansing’s Northtown neighborhood near the corner of César E. …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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9/28/23
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Mandy Gonzalez has earned the right to be a supercilious diva. Instead, her concert yesterday evening revealed how approachable and humble she can be.
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David Winkelstern
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9/21/23
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