Join the Nelson Gallery for free live music every Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. until August 29, 2024, weather permitting. Downtown Lansing is a social district, so grab some food and drinks from our restaurant neighbors and make Live Music Thursdays part of your happy hour routine. Bring a chair, invite some friends, and enjoy sweet summer tunes!
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Thursday afternoon, the Lansing Lugnuts welcomed the Beautiful Lives Project onto the field to give people with disabilities from across our area the chance to play with the pros.
Bats cracking, leather flashing, and smiles all around the diamond. Thursday’s event allowed people with disabilities from the area to step onto the field and work on their baseball skills with Lugnuts players.
By Chioma Lewis
On June 29, more than 5,000 Black girls and women will gather for a big celebration of Black girlhood and joy at the Black Girl Day of Play. The annual event celebrates the joy, freedom, and empowerment of Black women and girls. It brings Black Girlhood culture to life with many activities. These include large games, a Black Girl Art exhibit, interactive installations, and inspiring activities.
By Chioma Lewis
The Michigan Farmers Market Association’s (MIFMA) Farmers Markets at the Capitol are a cornerstone of downtown Lansing’s summer scene. Shoppers can choose from a plethora of products, including fresh produce, baked goods, soaps, and more. Visitors can also enjoy numerous food trucks parked along Capitol Avenue throughout the market day.
Sylvia’s Sudsery has officially opened its doors to customers in its new space at 223 S. Washington Square. The business was started in 2020 by Danielle Hastings. The grand opening of the self-care-centered store was held in May. Slyvia’s Sudsery was a recent graduate of DLI’s Middle Village accelerator program powered by Lake Trust, which empowers business owners by lowering barriers to entrepreneurship. This will be the fifth store that has opened a storefront downtown after completing the program.
Eight artists descended on downtown Lansing over the weekend carrying ladders, paint and brushes along with healthy imaginations to create works of art on the windows of mostly empty storefronts.
Local artist Bob Rose organized the paint-in by artists from mid-Michigan and Detroit as part of Best of Lansing 517 Weekend in the City.
The theme was “The Future of Downtown: Where Dreams Come True.” The artists showed their creativity from a Wizard of Oz theme by Kristina Wood to anime.
For Danielle Hastings, moving to Lansing from Jackson in 2018 marked a sort of rebirth.
“I was getting out of a domestic violence situation, and Lansing was kind of my restart and refresh from that,” she said. “That’s where I discovered the importance of self-care and was able to rehabilitate my mental health, because those situations can do a lot to a person and can impact anyone.”
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The annual celebration of all things Mid-Michigan has returned for another year.
It’s 517 weekend in downtown Lansing, and events are kicking off with a community gathering at the Lansing Shuffle Friday. From 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., the Shuffle will serve food, drinks, and tunes to visitors and host a vendor market on the riverfront.
What’s on the radar for 517 Day? Here’s your roundup on how you can celebrate being a Lansing Local in Downtown!
FRIDAY, MAY 17
LCC’s Summer Stage Under the Stars
LANSING, Mich. (May 2, 2024) – Lansing Community College’s Performing Arts announces its 2024 summer season. Summer Stage Under the Stars is back in full force with new works by LCC students, a Shakespeare comedy and the ever-popular percussion concert, La Batterie. All performances are free.
As You Like It
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Mary Job
June 26-30, 7 p.m.