Inside the Arts

Conductor Matthew Aubin says the orchestra will pieces by John Philip Sousa, Leonard Bernstein and John Williams to mark the occasion.

Since 1975, the Ten Pound Fiddle concert series has been bringing folk music stars to East Lansing. Today, it’s announcing the schedule for its 50th season.

WKAR’s Inside The Arts series takes you into the lives of artists living in mid-Michigan, to learn more about them and their creative endeavors. This week, we meet a Lansing-based photographer whose portfolio includes live music concerts, tornados and more.

The All Of The Above Hip Hop Academy marked a milestone last week, with the opening of a new location in downtown Lansing. The academy offers training in graffiti art, rapping, DJ-ing and break dancing. WKAR’s Scott Pohl takes us Inside The Arts with founder Ozay Moore.

The Lansing River Trail is the setting for the Lansing Art Gallery and Education Center’s ArtPath exhibition.

WKAR’s Scott Pohl goes Inside The Arts with a return visit from Lansing’s poet laureate Ruelaine Stokes.

Barb Lash and Sierra Cole’s yarn and mixed media installation Woven Wonder can be found on the River Trail boardwalk south of Michigan Avenue behind the Impression 5 Science Center downtown.

Gretchen Shope’s rendition of The Music That Makes Me Dance from Funny Girl earned her the top prize at the National High School Music Theatre Award.

Hinshaw’s sculpture The Remembrance of Lightning Bugs is located just south of the Turner Dodge House in Lansing’s Old Town.

Many artists who participate in the Lansing Art Gallery and Education Center’s annual ArtPath exhibition find inspiration in the setting of the Lansing River Trail.