Wharton Center announces 2023-‘24 fine arts season
MONDAY, May 1 — He’s bringing down the Ax (Emanuel Ax), bringing out the Blow (Kurtis Blow) and pulling out the stops. Ten months into his tenure as the fourth executive director of the …
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Astronaut Terry Virts brings cosmic perspective to Earth troubles
WEDNESDAY, April 26 — NASA astronaut and Space Station commander Terry Virts is a thumbs-up, can-do NASA astronaut and U.S. Army colonel in the classic “Right Stuff” vein. But …
Air and Space Museum curator unpacks cosmic trove at MSU
Infobox Margaret Weitekamp “Space Craze” talk and book signing 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, April 26 Abrams Planetarium, MSU Free; registration required museum.msu.edu Set …
‘Someday’ is today
It’s almost October. What’s holding up Williamston Theatre’s 2022-’23 season? Nothing. Literally — nothing. People who go to the first production of …
Trauma and loss haunt Lansing Symphony concert
Amid the mass casualties, bomb blasts and dancing dictators of the mid-20th century, the dark art we now call “processing” trauma was perfected by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
Messengers from the front lines
“I get questions all the time, like, ‘Why can’t we stop this critical race theory business? Why can’t we stop Black Lives Matter?’” Roberts said. “There’s a lot of fear out there.”