In the early 20th century, major circuses like Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey — along with hundreds of other regional circuses that crisscrossed the country — brought exotic animals and daring performers to local communities. The circus performers and animals would unload at railroad spurs and walk to a nearby field, where they would erect a tent. For many kids, the excitement was too much. When the circus pulled up its stakes, locals would often run off with its caravan to join the adventure. more

For over a decade, Cale Sauter has been a force in Lansing’s music scene. He co-founded a locally operated indie label, Bermuda Mohawk Productions, was a key member of the city’s most notorious band, the Cartridge Family, and continues to unleash unparalleled metal LPs with Cavalcade. Keep your eyes out for a double LP coming from Cavalcade in 2022, and  another “Bermuda Snowhawk” Christmas compilation, which is also coming soon. more

We’ve got plenty of time left here in December to enjoy the holiday festivities in Greater Lansing. From shopping for presents, checking out cool light displays and having fun out on the ice, here are all sorts of ways to make winter a fun time: more

Delia Kropp walks home through the north end of Chicago on a chilled November day nearby the ivy-wrapped baseball stadium Wrigley Field and reflects on a long, accomplished acting career that … more

Look up! You might just notice an ornamental architectural fixture crafted by noted sculptor Corrado Parducci, who completed 13 installations in the Lansing area during the ’30s, ’50s and ’60s in Lansing. Parducci’s work can be seen at Michigan Bell, on the campus of Michigan State University, the Capitol Area District Library downtown main branch, several churches and Michigan National Bank Tower (Boji). more

Holiday festivities in Greater Lansing are well under way. Here is several more fun ways coming up in the next few weeks to get real holly and jolly. more

With a shared appreciation for classic power-pop bands like Elvis Costello, Big Star, Sloan and Teenage Fanclub, the members of The Stick Arounds have issued three full-length albums and a handful of hook-filled singles since its genesis a decade ago.  more

This weekend’s performances of “Together We Will Improvise” mark the 15th annual “Freshman Showcase” for Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre.  Since 2018, Hendrickson has directed the showcases.  And every one under her tutelage has focused on improv comedy.  more

The prospect of displaying works of art inside a gigantic work of art proved irresistible to the Lansing Art Gallery. more

For the second year, the Broad College and Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Michigan State University have created a gift guide, this time featuring 17 Spartan-owned Michigan businesses to support this holiday season. Among them are these businesses in Greater Lansing. more

Don’t worry — City Pulse’s sponsors will hook you up! Here’s what they have to offer this holiday season: more

With Silver Bells in the City behind us, the holiday festivities in Greater Lansing are officially underway. Here are several fun ways coming up in the next few weeks to get into the spirit of the season: more

In Williamston Theatre’s “This Wonderful Life” John Lepard voices respectable Jimmy Stewart imitations. He also does his best to sound like Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore and Beulah Bondi. more

Masaki Takahashi began his long odyssey into the world of poetry thanks to his budding interest in the art form as an “angsty teenager.”  more

Early in the Sibelius violin concerto, soloist Lucia Micarelli whipsawed a slashing, double-stopped melody, producing two notes at once — a low-pitched tone that slid under the stage like a cobra and a higher pitched tone that coiled into the air like molten silver. more

About 30 years ago, Carl Allen was floating off the stage after playing with his idol, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. more

Michigan Justice Advocacy is a nonprofit birthed in late-2020 after the Michigan Prisoner Rehabilitation Credit Act petition, which looked to reinstate time-off sentencing for good behavior, fell short on the amount of signatures it needed. more

Of all the categories in the Top of the Town contest, there are none with more sheer variety than those places that were selected as this year’s best hangouts. And last week, voters offered up … more

While several cannabis brands were highlighted in the results of this year’s Top of the Town contest, the battle for Greater Lansing’s dankest marijuana was one that was largely waged only by two local industry heavyweights: Skymint and Pure Options. Both companies are based in Lansing. And both were at each other’s necks across several key cannabis categories this year. more

Tiesha King and Thrift Witch For being a witchy niche shop that’s centered mostly on otherworldly items, Thrift Witch, in Lansing’s Old Town, has grown into quite a popular retail … more