New picture book brings West Michigan lighthouse to life
Growing up, Stephanie Owen would spend summers at her family’s cottage on Upper Silver Lake in Mears. “My grandparents purchased land in Mears in 1970 to build a summer cottage. But during …
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Lansing’s ‘hardest-working band’ is back with new LP
Lansing punk trio Jenn’s Apartment has released its first album in six years, “Eat Rich,” a simultaneously lighthearted and sincere sermon on the current moment in American politics …
East Lansing Art Festival kicks off the summer season
The East Lansing Art Festival and the MSU Spring Arts & Crafts Show have complemented each other from across the street for more than six decades. This year’s events brought thousands of people …
Orchestra of his dreams
At the tender age of 102, the “Pines of Rome,” the stars of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s season finale, are mere sprouts when compared to the hoary sequoias of the standard repertoire.
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Extended reunion
When artist, photographer and filmmaker Jane Rosemont returned to Lansing last week to attend a reception for her first-ever exhibition of collage art at the Nelson Gallery, there was much rejoicing, …
517 Day fun across the area code
We’re lucky that our 517 area code translates nicely not only to a date on the calendar, but one of the nicer days in general.
It’s looking like another great 517 Day. Here are a few of the many 517-themed activities to do this weekend.
‘The Shark Is Broken,’ but the movie trudges on
Nobody expected “Jaws” to be a blockbuster, least of all the long-suffering cast and crew, who were at the mercy of a mechanical shark named “Bruce” that didn’t fare well in the salty ocean …
‘Eureka Day’ is a brilliant cautionary tale of liberalism gone too far
Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. closes out its season of shows “based on a true story” with another challenging yet entertaining production, “Eureka Day.” Playwright Jonathan Spector’s biting …
‘Every minute was a joy’
To lovers of classical music, Timothy Muffitt’s 20 years as music director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra went by in a flash.
But not to him.
“There was no going by in a flash,” …
Lansing’s ‘hardest-working band’ is back with new LP
Lansing punk trio Jenn’s Apartment has released its first album in six years, “Eat Rich,” a simultaneously lighthearted and sincere sermon on the current moment in American politics …
East Lansing Art Festival kicks off the summer season
The East Lansing Art Festival and the MSU Spring Arts & Crafts Show have complemented each other from across the street for more than six decades. This year’s events brought thousands of people …
Orchestra of his dreams
At the tender age of 102, the “Pines of Rome,” the stars of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s season finale, are mere sprouts when compared to the hoary sequoias of the standard repertoire. …
Extended reunion
When artist, photographer and filmmaker Jane Rosemont returned to Lansing last week to attend a reception for her first-ever exhibition of collage art at the Nelson Gallery, there was much rejoicing, …
517 Day fun across the area code
We’re lucky that our 517 area code translates nicely not only to a date on the calendar, but one of the nicer days in general. It’s looking like another great 517 Day. Here are a few of the many 517-themed activities to do this weekend.
‘The Shark Is Broken,’ but the movie trudges on
Nobody expected “Jaws” to be a blockbuster, least of all the long-suffering cast and crew, who were at the mercy of a mechanical shark named “Bruce” that didn’t fare well in the salty ocean …
‘Eureka Day’ is a brilliant cautionary tale of liberalism gone too far
Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. closes out its season of shows “based on a true story” with another challenging yet entertaining production, “Eureka Day.” Playwright Jonathan Spector’s biting …
‘Every minute was a joy’
To lovers of classical music, Timothy Muffitt’s 20 years as music director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra went by in a flash. But not to him. “There was no going by in a flash,” …