Coping With Quarantine: Arts educator Ryan Holmes
Ryan Holmes, 36, of Lansing, is an artist and arts educator with Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy, where he instructs children from kindergarten to eighth grade
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Coping With Quarantine: Photographer and senior citizen Candice Wilmore
Candice Wilmore, 71, is a retired retail sales worker and photographer. She stays in the senior living apartment complex Friendship Manor, which is near the Frandor Shopping Center.
Coping With Quarantine: Artist and stay-at-home parent Bethanne Harms
Bethanne Harms, 40, Lansing, is a stay-at-home mother and artist.
School of Rock’s budding shredders take to online lessons
School of Rock East Lansing, a musical education program that focuses on — you guessed it — rock ‘n’ roll, isn’t quite ready to pack up its Stratocasters and Flying V’s in face of the coronavirus.
Coping With Quarantine: Performance artist Ezra Kelly
Ezra Kelly, 23, is a frequent volunteer at The Fledge, a musician and performance artist.
Coping With Quarantine: Bookstore manager and musician Christopher Baratono
Christopher Baratono, 50, is a manager at Schuler Books & Music and a guitarist and songwriter with several bands, his current fulltime project being Narc Out the Reds. Since Schuler closed, Baratono is at home and is finding relief by finally having the time to play guitar and write new songs.
Coping With Quarantine: Hairstylist Ashley Medina
Ashley Medina, 40, is a hairstylist at Bliss Salon Spa Boutique known for giving people unique cuts.
Coping With Quarantine: Promoter and thrift store owner Tiesha King
Tiesha King, 46, of Lansing, is the owner of an entertainment company, Dark Art of Michigan, and a thrift shop in REO Town Marketplace, Thrift Witch.
Coping With Quarantine: Production manager and parent Charlie Root
Root is one of many Michigan residents now working from home, performing his daily tasks with a Windows laptop. His wife, Karin Root, is also an MSU employee working from home through the pandemic.
Lansing Facebook group creates digital party for the quarantined and bored
Bored? Perhaps a little bit lonely? Miss even the most mundane forms of human interaction? There’s a Facebook group filled with others just like you, and it’s called “Party Like it’s COVID-1999! Livestream Anything.”