7th Annual Capital Area Humane Society Fur Ball: A Furry Tail Evening
Transforming Eagle Eye Gold Club into an enchanted forest is no easy task. But that is exactly what transpired Saturday evening, April 17, 2010. Vases of twisty branches covered with pink blooms and crystals sat atop tables of chocolate linen with apple green silky toppers. So beautiful, you might have sworn you were in an enchanted forest. Those of you who...
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MSU Federal Credit Union’s Student Art Exhibition
Since I’ve had the opportunity to write this column, I’ve covered many great events. Many of them have been fundraisers. This time, it’s purely an art exhibition. Like many of you, I’m not an art critic. In fact, I have no formal art training — well, only if you count the two years of art that I struggled through in high school and the one class...
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She Laughs performer Kathie Dunbar The last stand-up comedy show I went to was a performance at the prominent comedy club The Second City in Toronto in eighth grade. I don’t remember much about it, I was still too young to understand a lot of the humor and I was more interested in the musicals on Broadway. So going into She Laughs, a comedy event in Lansing...
Continue ReadingSparrow’s 84th Charity Ball
Not many events in any community have the long and storied tradition of Lansing’s Charity Ball. For 84 years, the Charity Ball has survived war, depression, bad weather and any number of events, thanks to the work of 50 women who make up the Sparrow Guild, with the single goal of raising money to help support Sparrow Hospital. This year’s event was no...
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15th Annual Ele’s Place Fall Reception
Ele’s Place is a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to create awareness of and support for grieving children and their families. Because death crosses all religious, cultural and economic boundaries, Ele’s Place is committed to reaching out to all grieving children and their families throughout Mid-Michigan. The organization provides...
Continue ReadingLaugh Out Loud at BoarsHead Theater
Are you a fan of improvisation theater? If so, I hope you attended BoarsHead Theater’s annual fundraiser. It was held on the evening of September 22, 2009, and featured a special limited engagement of Laugh Out Loud Theater, one of Chicago’s premier improvisation troupes. What a truly fun evening, starting with the reception prior to the show. It offered...
Continue ReadingThe Spartan Marching Band for Kids Concert
The stage was set, the Sunday afternoon sun was warm and white pillars lined the driveway. Red, white and blue streamers and stars moved in the light wind. This was not just any driveway; it lead to the backyard of Tim and Cathy Staudt. Now, many of us may think we know the Staudts: Tim is on the local news on WILX in the evenings and can be found on the radio...
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