
Inside the Arts
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Ep 118WKAR music host Linda Kernohan composes music for new classical flute album
Classical flutist Lindsey Goodman's new album includes "My Compass Still To Guide Me" composed by WKAR host Linda Kernohan.
Ep 117The Accidentals are back home in Michigan with a new holiday album
The Accidentals has four Michigan shows this month to support the band's holiday album "Sonus Borealis: A Holiday Winter Collection."
Ep 116MSU grad's designs featured on this year's USPS holiday postage stamps
MSU alum Denise Fiedler's holiday stamps for USPS depict cardinals, a wreath, and flowers.

Ep 115Phillip Bahar steps into top job at MSU's Broad Art Museum
Michigan State University's new Broad Art Museum Director Phillip Bahar was most recently the president and executive director of Chicago Humanities.
Ep 114Michigan's poet laureate to attend two public Capital Region events this weekend
Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd is speaking at the East Lansing Public Library and the Library of Michigan this weekend.
Ep 113Violinist Ray Chen performing Bruch with Lansing Symphony Orchestra Friday
The Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks Series continues with a program featuring guest performer world-renowned violinist Ray Chen.
Ep 112Women in the Arts Festival in East Lansing to feature all-female jazz ensemble Straight Ahead
The annual East Lansing Women in the Arts Festival returns November 7 and 8, 2025.
Ep 111The Mammals bring their Americana music to East Lansing
The Ten Pound Fiddle concert for Americana and folk group The Mammals is scheduled for Friday night at the University Lutheran Church in East Lansing.
Ep 110Lansing art installation turns scrapyard fence into a canvas for telling the city's history
The 2025 Lansing Arts Impact Grant project is located in Old Town and uses a fence at Friedland Industries as its canvas.

Ep 109Artist Mark Lewanski shares inspiration behind ArtPrize public vote-winning piece
Portland, Michigan-based artist Mark Lewanski's ArtPrize-winning piece called "Arras" is made of woven glass.
Ep 108Jackson community theatre group to bare all on stage with 'The Full Monty'
Center Stage Jackson is putting on a production of the musical comedy "The Full Monty" at Jackson College this month.
Ep 107Comic book legend Jaime Hernandez to speak in East Lansing
Writer of the comic book series "Love and Rockets" Jaime Hernandez is speaking at a public event on Michigan State University campus in October.
Ep 106ArtPrize returns to Grand Rapids with works from around the globe
For the next 16 days, Grand Rapids will celebrate the arts with special installations and events all over the city as part of the ArtPrize competition and festival.
Ep 105Concert will honor Clifton and Dolores Wharton Sunday at MSU's Wharton Center
The namesakes of Michigan State University's Wharton Center for Performing Arts, Clifton and Dolores Wharton, will be celebrated with a tribute concert Sunday.
Ep 104American Idol Nick Fradiani to play Neil Diamond at Wharton Center
"A Beautiful Noise" tells Neil Diamond's life story with all his biggest hits. The musical will be at Michigan State University's Wharton Center from September 16-21.
Ep 54Photography book from Mason artist Jeff Boerger documents doors across North America
Mason-based photographer Jeffry Boerger's new book is called "The Perception of Doors: An Eclectic and Whimsical View of Doors, Gates, and Passages."

S2 Ep 102Lansing's poet laureate launches poetry contest inspired by fresh water
Winning entries in the "We Are Water" poetry contest will go on public display at the Tollgate Wetlands in Lansing.
S2 Ep 101Piano prodigies to compete at Michigan State this weekend in inaugural contest
The new piano competition at Michigan State University bears the name of the first Van Cliburn competition winner, MSU music professor emeritus Ralph Votapek.

S2 Ep 100Lord Huron front man Ben Schneider leads his band back to Michigan
Lord Huron's new album "The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1" came out in July. The band's front man is from Okemos.
S1 Ep 99Ten Pound Fiddle concert slate includes Solas, BeauSoleil and more folk favorites
This will be the 51st season of Ten Pound Fiddle folk and acoustic music shows in Mid-Michigan.
S1 Ep 98From Albion to the Grand Ole Opry: The War and Treaty makes inroads in country music
The War and Treaty has three Michigan concerts planned in August.

S1 Ep 97Poetry in the City event returns to the State Capitol steps Thursday
Professional and amateur poets alike gather to celebrate their love of the literary art every July at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing.
S1 Ep 96Williamston Theatre ends season with comedy about a 1970s Irish Catholic family
Williamston Theatre players say the comedic play "Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help" which ends their season isn't just for Catholics.
S1 Ep 95Michigan Rattlers frontman Graham Young shares band's musical journey to most recent album
The Michigan Rattlers started in Petoskey and recently wrapped up a cross-country tour.

S1 Ep 94New streaming service features Michigan-made music
The new streaming service Sonic Coast gives listeners a place to hear tunes from Michigan artists.
S1 Ep 93New Lansing mural project depicts three generations of a family across the city
Muralmatics founder Dustin Hunt is unveiling three murals in three different parts of the Lansing depicting a family across several generations

S1 Ep 92Pumpstock festival brings American roots music to East Lansing
The Pumpstock music festival returns to Bailey Park in East Lansing at 2 p.m. on Saturday
S1 Ep 91Summer Circle Theatre returns to MSU with three productions throughout June
Free outdoor theatre performances next to Michigan State University's Auditorium Building start on June 5.
S1 Ep 90New novel sets murder mystery at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island
The Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual policy conference on Mackinac Island is the backdrop for "The Grand Secret."
S1 Ep 89Sketch comedy comes to Lansing's Riverwalk Theatre with 'Lanstronauts, We Have A Problem'
Lansing’s Riverwalk Theatre is hosting “Lanstronauts, We Have A Problem," a new sketch comedy performance May 15-17.
S1 Ep 88East Lansing Art Festival promises entertainment, food and of course art this weekend
The 62nd annual East Lansing Art Festival is back this Saturday and Sunday.
S1 Ep 87The Laramie Project tells the Matthew Shepard story at All-Of-Us Express
High school students present the true-life hate crime story in East Lansing
S1 Ep 86Mason Orchestral Society celebrates 50 years of music
The Mason Orchestral Society's Sunday concert will include an original piece written by a Lansing composer and music from "Star Wars."
S1 Ep 85Musician Joshua Davis returns to Lansing for Saturday concert
Joshua Davis is performing with three Interlochen Arts Academy students at the Robin Theatre in Lansing Saturday.