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Arts + Humanities

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

 General

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

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

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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