Perhaps mixing chocolate with exercise isn't an idea that many would consider, but in Lansing it has certainly stuck, as Lansing's Old Town debuts its fifth Annual Chocolate Walk. "Throughout this event, community members have [...]
The week of Jan. 28 will be a busy one for Adam Schoenberg. After attending the 60th Grammy Awards in Madison Square Garden for his nominated work "Picture Studies," he'll be flying to East Lansing [...]
It's the dream of many to sing Broadway hits live onstage, and with Wharton Center's upcoming performance of "Waitress," that dream is all the more accessible through "Cast Album Karaoke." The karaoke was such a [...]
BY BTL STAFF photo: S2_CC_LanSINGOutChorus_2548.jpg The LanSINGout Gay Men's Chorus presents Christmaspalooza Dec. 2-3 at the First Presbyterian Church, 510 W. Ottawa St. in Lansing. Tickets for the Saturday show at 7:30 p.m. and the [...]
Paige Kowaleski (left) with her girlfriend Danielle Chauvin (right) in Lansing When asked by the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, "What do you love about Lansing?" Paige Kowaleski said, "I love that I have a [...]
Elvira Kurt is one of Canada's most accomplished comedians, individually as a stand-up and also as an improviser with The Second City, enjoying many years of comedic success in both Canada and the U.S. One [...]
Based on the smash-hit film, the award-winning musical "The Bodyguard" will star Grammy Award nominee and R&B powerhouse Deborah Cox Oct. 17-22 at Cobb Great Hall Wharton Center for the Performing Arts, 750 E. West [...]
LAHR with Ana Wolken, Michael Jon Carlson, Angelica Dee, Erica Spitzfaden, Lydia Weiss, Zoe Steinfield, Jen Anderson, Emily Dievendorf and Olivia Brenner at REO Town. Not pictured: Ben Schroff and Kiana Elkins. The Lansing [...]
The Lansing Art Gallery's Education Center has been around for 30 years, which offers on-site instruction with qualified, teaching artists in a dedicated educational space, holding up to fifteen students per session. The center, according [...]
The Lansing City Market Grand Concert Series on the riverfront continues with the gospel jazz duo Horn and Holland on July 20. The City Market and LEPFA have been working with local organizations, including the [...]
Professionals from all over the city of Lansing are invited to come together and share ideas and opportunities to help their businesses and Old Town thrive. Wake Up Old Town! is a free and informal [...]
You take your seat just as the lights go down. The curtain rises, and all at once you are transported to a miraculous foreign land: The battlements of Elsinore castle. A beach in Illyria. A [...]
Photo courtesy of Matt Mencarini, Lansing State Journal About 100 people gathered in south Lansing Saturday morning, some to march against Sharia and others to oppose the march, according to a Lansing State Journal [...]
BY ENCORE STAFF Judy Kuhn, Oscar Williams, Zell Steele Morrow, Sydney Lucas, and Michael Cerveris in Fun Home. Courtesy photo The 2015 Tony Award winning Best Musical Fun Home, with book and lyrics by [...]
Dr. Farha Abbasi came to the U.S. in 2000 to escape the growing radicalism and political chaos in Pakistan. While she was a medical doctor in her homeland, the U.S. required her to re-certify under [...]
Sound Armor by Simcha Smith. Photo courtesy of MSU ATD Fashion Design Program The Michigan State University College of Arts and Letters and the Department of Art, Art History and Design presents their annual [...]
The 28th annual Michigan Pride attracts thousands of people from around the state to celebrate the LGBTQ community and its allies. In order to make Michigan Pride happen, more than 100 volunteers are needed. For [...]
Campus Michigan State University LGBT Resource Center 302 Student Services Building East Lansing, Mic 48824-1113 Main Number 517-353-9520 Political Organizations Lansing Association for Human Rights (LAHR) P.O. Box 6565 E. Lansing, MI 48826 http://www.lahronline.org Professional [...]
The Trump administration made a callous and cruel decision to rescind federal guidance on the rights of transgender students at school and underscores the pressing need for comprehensive nondiscrimination protection at the local, state, and [...]
Judi Brown Clarke said she will run to become Lansing's first African American and female mayor. The announcement by Brown Clarke, a first-term Councilwoman, was made during a press conference at the Michigan Women's Historical [...]
About 700 Michigan State University employees have signed a statement indicating they will not collaborate with federal agencies that try to discern the immigration status of university students, according to a Lansing State Journal report. [...]
Members of the community can register now for the 2017 Building Michigan Communities Conference May 1-3 at the Lansing Center at 333 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing. The conference offers two-and-a-half days of professional development, [...]
Bill Beachler Following the death of Michigan State University alumnus Bill Beachler in January 2016, the MSU Pride Scholarship award amount has jumped to $20,000, and will be awarded to one or more students [...]
The Women's March isn't over. Progress Michigan is asking the community to continue to harness its collective energy to help take back the country from the grips of tyranny. That's why the organization is hosting [...]
The Lansing Regional Chamber announced on Feb. 9 that the city of Lansing awarded $120,000 to support creative placemaking efforts. Mayor Virg Bernero was joined by Bob Trezise of the Lansing Economic Area Partnership and [...]
EAST LANSING - Michigan State University's Broad Art Museum is planning to lease a space across Grand River Avenue where it will showcase art from the former Kresge Art Museum, the Broad's new director, Marc-Olivier [...]
BY BTL STAFF Lansing -- Kinsley S. Bingham was Michigan's first Republican governor. He spoke against slavery, championed education and signed the legislation establishing an agricultural college that came to be known as Michigan State [...]
BY BTL STAFF EAST LANSING -The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University (Broad MSU) is gearing up to present an exhibition on the Flint water crisis by Chicago-based artist Jan Tichy [...]
LANSING -The city of Lansing was selected in May by Reinvestment Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to take part in the new Invest Health initiative to transform how leaders thrive and drive community [...]
The roots, rhythms and the richness of music, dance, arts and culture come to downtown East Lansing for the Michigan State University Museum's annual Great Lakes Folk Festival, Aug. 12-14. GLFF offers a one-of-a-kind mix [...]
EAST LANSING -- Following a sell out engagement last August, Wharton Center announces the return of "Ernie - The Play" to kick off the 2016-2017 season. "The Play" is the smash hit play about the [...]
BY BTL STAFF Summer isn't too far around the corner, so it's time to start planning summer activities -- and there's no better place to look than Michigan State University's 56th Annual Summer Circle. The [...]
EAST LANSING -- To honor Tony Award winning actress and Michigan native Sutton Foster's contribution to American musical theater, the annual Ovation Awards will now be known as The Sutton Foster Ovation Awards - Michigan [...]
Tucked in the shadow of Lansing's coal fired power plant, and across the street from that plant's replacement natural gas electricity generation station, is a small yoga studio. Its owner is Belinda Thurston, a former [...]
EAST LANSING - Twenty-year Broadway stage veteran, Los Angeles actor and beloved MSU Department of Theater professor Greg Reuter was one of theater's fiercest supporters and an avid teacher for actors nationwide. Since his untimely [...]
BY BTL STAFF EAST LANSING -- Michigan Radio welcomes comedian Paula Poundstone to Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall on Feb. 18. Tickets to see Poundstone start at $38 and will be available at the official [...]
BY BTL STAFF AMERICA'S FAVORITE SUMMER DANCE SERIES, EMMY AWARD - WINNING "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE," HITS THE ROAD FOR ITS SEASON 12 TOUR, WITH A STOP IN EAST LANSING Part of the [...]
EAST LANSING -- ÒHair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,Ó a Tony-, Drama Desk- and Grammy Award-winning sensation, runs April 17-26 at Pasant Theatre at LansingÕs Wharton Center. The iconic and groundbreaking production features chart-topping hits [...]
Mitchell (Blake Bowen) contemplates the meaning of love while in bed with Alex (Michael Boxleitner) in The Little Dog Laughed. Bowen Boxleitner: Alex (Michael Boxleitner) tries to understand how he can have feelings for [...]
By BTL Staff Community Circle Players, Inc., doing business as Riverwalk Theatre, has been awarded two grants by the State of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA), including a Technology Improvement grant for [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus Spiral Dance Bar, the Lansing area's premier LGBT club, gets ready to welcome 2015 in an epic 18-and-over evening. Considered the best outdoor patio in Lansing, the bar is known for [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus LanSINGout singing at the AIDS Walk event in East Lansing. The LanSINGout Gay Men's Chorus will perform its winter concert, "Wishing You Peace and Joy: A Christmas Concert," on Dec. [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus The 29th Annual Women in the Arts Festival brings its two-day community festival to East Lansing this November. Known for its celebration of regional women artists, the event will run Nov. [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus Lansing Community College fills out its calendar with LGBT-centric events this month for students and non-students. October serves as LGBT History Month, signifying National Coming Out Day on the 11th, remembering [...]
By Shelby Clark Petkus Michele Norris, the award-winning journalist famed for her work on National Public Radio, comes to East Lansing this month. She will be a part of the Wharton Center's "World View Lecture [...]
