The fuzzy guitar work on “I’ve Been Through it Before,” by Lansing band The Plagues, is some of the finest, most potent riffing ever laid down on a 1960s garage-rock single. The man …
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Rich Tupica
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12/22/22
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It’s the weekend before Christmas and all through the town events are happening that will soon close down. Starting off a weekend of holiday concerts is the 10th annual “Evening of Lessons and Carols,” …
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Nicole Noechel
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12/16/22
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Is that a salt and pepper set or a prototype for a skyscraper in Stockholm? A cheese grater or a performing arts center?
When the designer is Zaha Hadid, you never know.
The same …
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Lawrence Cosentino
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12/15/22
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Books make some of the best holiday gifts, especially in Michigan, where the cold climate keeps us nestled inside for several months of the year. As City Pulse’s …
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Bill Castanier
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12/15/22
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Looking for something to do with the family next weekend? You can’t miss with Riverwalk Theatre’s production of “A Year with Frog and Toad.”
The show is based on the …
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Todd Heywood
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12/15/22
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Since the late ‘90s, Char Keyes has been a fixture in Lansing’s underground music scene. Keyes’ punk-rock resume includes stints in the Terranauts, Red Swan and Gaytar, though …
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Rich Tupica
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12/15/22
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Bill Castanier, president of the Historical Society of Greater Lansing, was unanimously selected by the Ingham County Historical Commission as this year’s recipient of the Ingham County Heritage Award.
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Nicole Noechel
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12/14/22
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The Lange Choral Ensemble, which has been performing early and contemporary sacred music for the people of Lansing for more than 45 years under the leadership of director Stephen Lange, will host its holiday concert, “Heaven and Earth are Full of Your Music,” on Sunday evening.
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Nicole Noechel
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12/14/22
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This second weekend in December is a busy one, with holiday events galore. Attending performances from Michigan State University’s and Lansing Community College’s music groups is a great way to show support …
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Nicole Noechel
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12/9/22
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On Oct. 27, 2018, a shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh rattled the nation. The attack, among the deadliest against the Jewish community in the history of the United States, left 11 dead …
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Taylor Blair
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12/8/22
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Not only are Connor and Quinn Kelly brothers, they are performing alongside each other as the beloved childhood book characters and best friends Frog and Toad in the Riverwalk Theatre’s …
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Todd Heywood
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12/8/22
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Books make some of the best holiday gifts, especially in Michigan, where the cold climate keeps us nestled inside for several months of the year. As City Pulse’s resident expert on the subject, I have created a list that will make readers happy for the long winter and get them turning the pages …
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Bill Castanier
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12/8/22
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Home for the Holidays with Taylor Taylor
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Rich Tupica
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12/8/22
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It’s time to publicly recognize that the Williamston Theatre owns Christmas. Consider some past triumphs, including Aral Gribble’s one-man “A Christmas Carol: The Radio Show,” …
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Mary Cusack
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12/8/22
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This first weekend of December is a great time to get out and enjoy all the city has to offer before holiday shopping, family gatherings and inevitable snowstorms derail plans for much-needed free …
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Nicole Noechel
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12/1/22
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Brian Major spent the past month or so walking the hallowed boards of New York’s Metropolitan Opera in an electric blue waistcoat embroidered with gold. No big deal, right?
“Honestly, …
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Lawrence Cosentino
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12/1/22
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Robert Morris has been caught up in the Kennedy mystique since he was a little boy in Detroit. His father, Ken Morris, a top official at the United Auto Workers, would drag his sons to all kinds of political events. At a 1960 campaign event in Detroit, Morris, who was 8, found himself posing for a photograph with presidential candidate John F. Kennedy, his father and another UAW official. …
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Bill Castanier
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12/1/22
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Fresh off its win in City Pulse’s Top of the Town contest for Best Folk Artist/Band, The Dangling Participles will release its sophomore album, “One More Drop,” Friday, Dec. 2, at …
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Rich Tupica
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12/1/22
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If you hung out in Manhattan in the early 1980s and wanted to light up your night, Studio 54 wasn’t the only place to go. Fridays at midnight, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Gramercy Park, …
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Lawrence Cosentino
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11/24/22
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This year, when you sit down for Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings, give thanks to Sarah Josepha Hale for creating Thanksgiving Day and its celebration on the fourth Thursday of November. How …
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Bill Castanier
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11/24/22
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