Arts + Humanities
Links to local arts and humanities agencies, entities, information & resources.
General arts
- Arts Council of Greater Lansing- Organizations and Schedules
http://www.lansingarts.org/
- Michigan State University Department of Art and Art History
http://www.art.msu.edu/
- East Lansing Arts Commission
http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/CITYGOV/BOARDS/BOARDD/ac.asp
- Looking Glass Music and Arts Association
http://my.voyager.net/~bonhanno/
- Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17445_19272---,00.html
- Michigan Walk of Fame
http://www.michiganwalkoffame.org/
- Old Town Business & Arts
http://www.oldtownarts.org/
- Native American Arts & Crafts Council, Inc.
http://www.riverbanktraditional.org/7.html
- Reach Studio Art Center
http://www.reachstudioart.org/
Dance
Children's Ballet Theatre of Michigan
http://www.cbtdance.org/
Fantasia Children's Ballet Folklorico
4922 S. Pennsylvania Ave Lansing MI 48910 (p) 517.887.8219 or
517.204.2312
African Masquerade Dancers
P.O. Box 20044 Lansing MI 48901 (p) 517.272.1227 or 517.272.9964
or 517.780.5704
Greater Lansing Ballet Company
http://www.greaterlansingballet.org/
Habibi Dancers
http://www.habibidancers.org/
Happendance
http://www.happendance.org/
Lansing Chamber Dance
http://danceworksofmi.com/dance/
Pashami Dancers
P.O. Box 874 East Lansing MI 48826 (p) 517.351.5282
Synergy Touring Company
http://www.holtmich.com/
Festivals
African American Parade and Family Reunion Picnic
http://www.lansing.org/calendar.cfm
Ingham County Fair
http://www.ingham.org/fb/fairhome.htm
JazzFest
Lansing Community College Events
American Heritage Festival
http://www.woldumar.org/events.php
Car/Capital Celebration
Common Ground
http://www.commongroundfest.com/
East Lansing Arts Festival
East Lansing Film Festival
East Lansing Children's Film Festival
Hispanic Festivals
http://cristoreylansing.catholicweb.com/
Great Lakes Folk Festival
http://www.greatlakesfolkfest.net/
Old Town Bluesfest
Riverbank Traditional Pow Wow
http://www.riverbanktraditional.org/
Silver Bells in the City
http://www.silverbellsinthecity.org/
Galleries
Anselmo Gallery
http://www.anselmoassociates.com/
Creole Gallery
http://lansing.com/creolegallery/
Kresge Art Museum
http://www.msu.edu/unit/kamuseum/
Lansing Art Gallery
http://www.lansingartgallery.org/
Old Town Arts
Guilds
Mid-Michigan Knitters' Guild
Capital City Quilt Guild
http://www.capitolcityquiltguild.org/
American Guild of Organists-Greater Lansing Chapter
http://www.agohq.org/chapter/?handle=greaterlansing
Capitol Area Lace Makers
http://www.greatlakesfolkfest.net/Programs&Activities/Guilds&CraftTraditions/
Greater Lansing Potters' Guild
Greater Lansing Weavers' Guild
http://www.mlhguild.com/guild_contact.htm
Mid-Michigan Art Guild
http://www.midmichiganartguild.org/
Historical Societies
Grand Ledge Area Historical Society
http://www.gdledgehistsoc.org/
Daughters of the American Revolution-Lansing Chapter
http://www.msu.edu/user/atkins/dar/
East Lansing Historical Society
Friends of Historic Meridian
Historical Society of Michigan
Historical Society of Greater Lansing
http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/Centennial/Time.asp
Ingham County Genealogy Society
Stockbridge Area Genealogical/Historical Society
http://www.rootsweb.com/~misaghs/index.htm
History
Ingham County Local History and Genealogy
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/ingham/
Ingham County Courthouse
http://www.ingham.org/bc/hist/page%201.htm
Michigan Historical Markers
Michigan Historic Preservation Network
Ingham County MIGenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~miingham/
Michigan County Histories
http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/micounty/
Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mimmgs/
National Register of Historic Places-Ingham County
http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/MI/Ingham/state.html
Pioneer History of Ingham County
Topographical Maps of Ingham County Townships
http://www.ingham.org/bc/hist/1859Townships/townshipsindex.htm
Ingham County Historical Commission
http://www.ingham.org/BC/hist/hist.htm
Literature
Lansing Poetry Club
http://www.lansingarts.org/organizationProfile.php?x=75
Lansing Community College Dept. of Writing
http://www.lcc.edu/communication/writing/
Lansing Area Storytellers
- 12147 Chandler Road Bath MI 48808 (p) 517.886.0843 Contact: Jean Bolley
Lansing Community College English Program
http://www.lcc.edu/hums/english/
Michigan Writer Series
http://www.lib.msu.edu/vincent/writers/
Lansing Poetry Network
- Contact: Ruelaine Stokes e-mail: ruestokes@aol.com
Museums
Abrams Planetarium
All Around the African World Museum
- 1136 Shepard Lansing, MI 48912 (p) 517.484.7480
Fine Arts Library, Michigan State University
http://www.lib.msu.edu/coll/main/finearts/
Michigan Historical Center
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17445_19273---,00.html
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Women’s Hall Of Fame
http://www.michiganwomenshalloffame.org/
Museum of Surveying
Nokomis Learning Center
R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
Turner-Dodge House
http://parks.cityoflansingmi.com/tdodge/
Impression 5 Science Center
Mason Area Historical Museum
http://www.masonmuseum.org/Site/Home.html
Meridian Historic Village
http://www.twp.meridian.mi.us/parks/hist/hist_village.htm
Williamston Depot Museum
http://www.williamstonmuseum.com/
Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center
http://courts.michigan.gov/plc/
Music
Capital Area Music Teachers Association
http://home.comcast.net/~camtaweb/
Renaissance Singers
http://www.renaissancesingers.us/
Capital Area Blues Society
Capital City Brass Band
http://www.capitalcitybrassband.com/
Capitol City Chordsmen
http://www.capitolcitychordsmen.org/
Capitol City Jazz Society
(p) 517.323.6288 or 517.230.3954
Capital City Ringers
http://www.capitalcityringers.com/
Community Music School
Earl Nelson Singers
http://www.earlnelsonsingers.com/
Arts Chorale of Greater Lansing
Greater Lansing Gay Men's Chorus
Men of Orpheus
Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra
http://www.lansingsymphony.org/
Lange Choral Ensemble
- 3327 W. Broadmoor Lansing MI 48906 (p) 517.321.4102
Lansing Area Folksong Society
http://www.tenpoundfiddle.org/
Lansing Concert Band
http://www.lansingconcertband.org/
Lansing Matinee Musicale
http://www.lansingmatineemusicale.org/
Mason Orchestral Society
http://s.stimpfle.tripod.com/MOS/
Meridian Community Band
http://www.meridiancommunityband.org/
Mid-Mich Jazz Society
- 4370 Dobie Rd Okemos, MI, 48864
Mid-Michigan Youth Symphony
MSU Russian Chorus
- 7343 Dupre Dimondale MI 48821
Steiner Chorale
http://www.egr.msu.edu/~cloud/steiner.htm
Performing Arts Centers
Center for the Arts
Dart Auditorium Lansing Community College
http://www.lcc.edu/hpa/events/
East Lansing Hannah Community Center
Grand Ledge Opera House
http://www.grandledgemi.com/operahouse.htm
Jack Breslin Student Events Center
Wharton Center
Theatre
Peppermint Creek Theatre
http://www.peppermintcreek.org/
All of Us Express Children's Theatre
http://www.allofusexpress.org/
Boarshead Theatre
Icarus Falling
Lansing Civic Players
http://www.lansingcivicplayers.org/
Michigan State University Department of Theatre
Lansing Community College Humanities and Performing Arts Department
http://www.lcc.edu/hpa/events/
Writing Groups
Sunday Morning @ Cappuccino Café
- Contact: Rebecca Payne e-mail: rapayne7@comcast.net
Skaaldic Society
Writers Anonymous
- Contact: Maris Kazmers e-mail: sharksong@comcast.net
Writers Group of 6
- Contact: Ann Andrews e-mail: aandgarden@aol.com
Bonnie Freelancers
- Contact: Shirley Beckman e-mail: shirlbec@hotmail.com
Writing at the Ledges
- Contact: Rosalie Petrouske e-mail: prosalie@comcast.net
East Lansing Writing Group
- Contact: Celia Guro e-mail: guro@msu.com
Faculty Writing Groups at MSU
http://writing.msu.edu/writers/faculty/groups.php
Lansing Community College English Program
http://www.lcc.edu/hums/english/
Michigan State University Department of English
Michigan Writer’s Network
http://www.michigan-writers.org/
Romance Writers of America: Mid-Michigan Chapter
http://www.midmichiganrwa.org/
Tuesday Writers
- Contact: Patty Hogg e-mail: mahogg@netzero.net
Poets Group of 6
- Contact: Ann Andrews e-mail: aandgarden@aol.com
Rally of Writers
http://arallyofwriters.home.att.net/
Writers' Rendezvous
- Contact: Diane e-mail: dvm3113@yahoo.com

