Three towering names appear on billboards around town promoting Friday’s Lansing Symphony Orchestra concert: VERDI, MILLER, BRAHMS. LSO composer-in-residence Jared Miller is proudly planted in the middle of this meaty sandwich for good reason. “Shattered ... See more
Two of Lansing’s key cultural institutions celebrated big birthdays in 2025. The Capital City Film Festival marked its 15th year this spring with 140 film screenings and related events at venues across the city. The Ten Pound Fiddle marked its 50th season... See more
When Lansing artist Chelsea Roberts started the Lansing Collage Club in May, she didn’t know what the response would be. She invited ten close friends, just to avoid embarrassment. Over 30 people showed up, and they kept on showing up, in ever greater num... See more
A couple of weeks ago, I was walking past the monarch butterfly house at Lansing’s Fenner Nature Center when a breathless 4-year-old girl hailed me from afar, leaving the rest of her family behind. “We saw a tookey!” she shouted. Thanksgiving was a week a... See more
On sheet music or a sheet cake, “dolce” means “sweet.” When Jimmy Chiang, kapellmeister of the Vienna Boys’ Choir, wants “dolce” from his singers, he uses more direct language. “I tell them to think of ice cream,” he said. The world-renowned choir brings ... See more
