By Shelby Clark Petkus
From volunteer work to themed parties, downtown Lansing is hosting a variety of events this spring.
To celebrate the end of winter, the 2014 Lansing Microbrew & Music Festival will be 5-11 p.m. April 18-19 at Adado Riverfront Park in the city. The 21-and-over event will feature OAR and Dirty Heads as featured performers, over 200 different kinds of beer, wine, cider and mead, local food vendors, marching bands and a "silent disco DJ dance tent." One-hundred perfect of alcohol sales will benefit the Greater Lansing Food Bank and Xero Waste Events, both non-profits. Tickets start at $40. More details can be found at http://www.microbrewandmusic.com.
For those who miss the April beer fest, Bell's Fest in the Stadium District is at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 1 at Taps 25, 414 E. Michigan Ave. Sponsored by Bell's Brewery, the event will feature over 26 beers. Other bars and restaurants will feature Bell's beers on tap that night to support the festival. For further information, visit http://www.bellsbeer.com or http://www.taps25.com.
Lansing will also host an entire week of events dubbed "Lansing in the Pink Week." From April 21-27, downtown Lansing will help support the Susan G. Komen Mid-Michigan Race for the Cure by filling the city with pink. Volunteers are asked to help hang pink ribbons throughout the district, while stores will be participating in a "Storefront Decorating Contest," all decked out in the color pink. Many businesses will be offering specials throughout Pink Week in exchange for donations to support Komen Mid-Michigan. The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure wraps at 2 p.m. April 27 on the Capitol Lawn.
After Lansing's April events bring people outdoors to enjoy the city, events will be held to beautify the city in preparation for summer. Lansing will hold a "Capital City Clean Sweep." The city is looking for volunteers for the seventh annual event from 1-3 p.m. May 1. Lunch will be provided to all participants who work to make the city cleaner and greener. Grand Traverse Pie Company is a major sponsor of the event. E-mail [email protected] to sign up.
For those with more of a green thumb, the Public Spaces Team of Downtown Lansing Inc. will host their Downtown Planting Day from 8 a.m. to noon on May 20. Volunteers will help "brighten" downtown Lansing by planting thousands of annuals.
For more information on events in the Lansing area, visit http://www.downtownlansing.org and http://www.iloveoldtown.org.
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