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0000017b-01f0-d19f-ab7b-19f504c50002A mobile storytelling project from WKAR Current State, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities at MSU, and community partners.

Pop-Up Story: ‘Growing in the Right Spot’

Pop-Up Stories
Amanda Pinckney
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WKAR-MSU
Marissa Thaler tells her story at a recent WKAR Pop-Up Stories event.

Current State brings you a Pop-Up Story from our most recent event at the Allen Marketplace in Lansing, this time from Marissa Thaler.

It’s time now for another Pop-Up Story. Marissa Thaler tells her story about finding her place in a new job in Lansing.

We’ve got another Pop-Up Stories coming up soon.  Join us at Valley Court Park in East Lansing on Wednesday, July 29th for stories on the theme “The Call of the Wild." If you want to tell your own story, email us at currentstate@wkar.org. You can also stay up to date on all our upcoming events by liking our Facebook page at Pop Up Stories Lansing.

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