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Arts + Humanities

Links to local arts and humanities agencies, entities, information & resources.

General arts

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

http://www.jazzlansing.com/

Lansing Community College Events

http://www.lcc.edu/news/

American Heritage Festival

http://www.woldumar.org/events.php

Car/Capital Celebration

http://www.reoldsmuseum.org/

Common Ground

http://www.commongroundfest.com/

East Lansing Arts Festival

http://www.elartfest.com/

East Lansing Film Festival

http://www.elff.com/

East Lansing Children's Film Festival

http://www.elcff.com/

Hispanic Festivals

http://cristoreylansing.catholicweb.com/

Great Lakes Folk Festival

http://www.greatlakesfolkfest.net/

Old Town Bluesfest

http://www.oldtownarts.org/

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

http://www.oldtownarts.org/

Guilds

Mid-Michigan Knitters' Guild

 http://www.mmkg.org/

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

http://www.glpg.org/

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

http://www.elhistory.org/

Friends of Historic Meridian

http://www.merhistvill.org/

Historical Society of Michigan

http://www.hsmichigan.org/

Historical Society of Greater Lansing

http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/Centennial/Time.asp

Ingham County Genealogy Society

http://www.ingcogenesoc.org/

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

http://www.michmarkers.com/

Michigan Historic Preservation Network 

http://www.mhpn.org/

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

http://www.ingham.org/bc/hist/Pioneer%20History%20of%20Ingham%20County/Pioneer%20History%20of%20Ingham%20County.htm

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

http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/

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

http://www.museum.msu.edu/

Michigan Women’s Hall Of Fame

http://www.michiganwomenshalloffame.org/

Museum of Surveying

http://www.surveyhistory.org/

Nokomis Learning Center

http://www.nokomis.org/

R.E. Olds Transportation Museum

http://www.reoldsmuseum.org/

Turner-Dodge House

http://parks.cityoflansingmi.com/tdodge/

Impression 5 Science Center

http://www.impression5.org/

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

http://cabsblues.com/

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

http://www.msu-cms.org/

Earl Nelson Singers

http://www.earlnelsonsingers.com/

Arts Chorale of Greater Lansing

http://artschoralegl.org/

Greater Lansing Gay Men's Chorus

http://www.glgmc.org/

Men of Orpheus

http://www.menoforpheus.org/

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

http://www.mmys.org/

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

http://www.lansingarts.org/

Dart Auditorium Lansing Community College

http://www.lcc.edu/hpa/events/

East Lansing Hannah Community Center

http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/COEL.asp?action=http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/CITYGOV/ParksAndRecreationFacilities/Hannah.asp

Grand Ledge Opera House

http://www.grandledgemi.com/operahouse.htm

Jack Breslin Student Events Center

http://www.breslincenter.com/

Wharton Center

http://www.whartoncenter.com/

Theatre

Peppermint Creek Theatre

http://www.peppermintcreek.org/

All of Us Express Children's Theatre

http://www.allofusexpress.org/

Boarshead Theatre

http://www.boarshead.org/

Icarus Falling

http://www.icarusfalling.com/

Lansing Civic Players

http://www.lansingcivicplayers.org/

Michigan State University Department of Theatre

http://www.theatre.msu.edu/

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

http://www.skaalds.com/

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

http://www.english.msu.edu/

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

 

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