- By Dan Veaner
- Entertainment
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Mention the arts in Lansing and the first thing that comes to mind is the anual high school musical. But the arts scene is much broader, and it took a big leap this year with the formation of The East Shore Arts Council.
The new arts council hit the ground running with a Fall concert season. On January 10th their Winter season opens with holiday-related concerts on the second Saturday of January through April, and open mic nights on the fourth Saturdays. The winter festival will feature Marty & Shannon for the January New Year's concert, The Dean's List for February's Valentine's Day concert, Dan Veaner, Celtic Harp for the Saint Patrick's Day concert in March, and Bob & Dee for the March Spring concert. In 2015 5h3 council plans more arts events and classes. Stay tuned!These indoor concert series dovetail with the Lansing Parks and Recreation Departments summer concert series, which had an extremely successful year, bringing in huge audiences to the Myers Park bandstand, and continuing to bring more acoustic offerings to Ludlowville Park.
What's an ESFOTA? If you don't know you have been missing out on one of the top events of the season. This May marked the 5th annual East Shore Festival Of the Arts exhibit at the Town Hall and the Lansing Community Library. Each year the festival kicks off with a grand opening party that spans the art spaces in those two buildings as well as the Lansing Community Center, plus opens a major Lansing Historical Association exhibit in the Historical Records Building and the Field School House, effectively using the entire Town Hall campus. if you missed the first five, don't worry. Organizer Robin Schuttenberg is planning number six!
- New Arts Council, New Concert Series
- Concert In The Park Series Have Great Lineups
- Lansing Arts Festival Opens May 2
If we tried to list every arts event the Lansing schools conduct we'd have to rename the newspaper to The Lansing Schools Arts Star. We know the events we did cover in 2014 were just the tip of the iceberg that showcases our amazing, talented Lansing kids year after year. Music, Theater and Fine Arts abound in all three schools. Here is a small taste of last year's offerings.- Lansing High School is Footloose!
- 'The Little Mermaid Jr.' at Lansing Middle School
- Much Ado At Lansing High School
- The Lansing Middle School Presents 'Alice @ Wonderland'
- Cookies and Carols 2014 in Pictures
In addition to the various artists and galleries sprinkled around town, Lansing has an Opera and Dance performance space in the CRS barn Studio on Triphammer Road. The quality of the erformances is world class, but it may not be as stuffy as non-opera fans might imagine. After all, it is hthe home of Opera Cowpokes. A beautiful vista of Cayuga Lake is the backdrop for many of the outdoor performances there, and there is an indoor venue as well.
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