Community Calendar

Stop by the GLADL Digi-Lab this holiday season and learn how to digitize your memories to easily gift and preserve! Save the present by scanning an art project to copy and share, or schedule to record an oral history of a holiday story. For past memories like damaged photos, old slides and negatives, VHS tapes and DVDs, or audio recordings, you can easily digitize and restore to surprise your loved ones.
https://gladl.libcal.com/event/15590223

Get into the Holiday Spirit with a trip to our first GLADL Holiday Market. You'll find handcrafted items, food and preserves, baked goods, holiday decorations, and more to enjoy or to gift. You'll find some of your favorite vendors from Grand Ledge's Market on the Grand-- and maybe someone new, too!
https://gladl.libcal.com/event/14850140

North America's largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner theatre show is now playing in Lansing, MI! Solve a hilarious true crime murder mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it!

Join us for an event that is very different from a traditional mystery dinner show. Our actors are not dressed in costume and are hidden in the audience! This results in a fun, social and interactive evening suitable for all adults.

Each ticket includes our signature award-winning mystery dinner theatre show, along with a full plated dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of surprises during the show.

A Caregiver’s Butterfly Garden – Exhibit at the City of East Lansing's Hannah Community Center

Event Description

Experience A Caregiver’s Butterfly Garden, a powerful art and storytelling exhibit created by MSU's IMPART Alliance and AgeAlive, in partnership with the City of East Lansing.

This vibrant installation honors Michigan’s Direct Care Workers (DCWs) — the professionals who provide essential daily support for older adults and people with disabilities. Each butterfly in the exhibit carries a handwritten message from a caregiver, folded into art that transforms individual reflections into a collective symbol of compassion, resilience, and advocacy.

Curated by East Lansing artist-in-residence Zahrah Resh, the exhibit combines creativity, community, and awareness to highlight the urgent need for a stronger direct care workforce across Michigan—one that receives fair wages, training, and recognition for their vital work.

Visitors are invited to explore the garden, learn about the project, and reflect on the importance of caregiving in our communities.

Exhibit Dates: November 18, 2025 – April 30, 2026
Sunday: 12:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Monday: 06:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Tuesday: 06:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Wednesday: 06:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Thursday: 06:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Location: Hannah Community Center, East Lansing
Admission: Free and open to the public
More Information: dcwgardens.com

Take our gift wrapping basket to an open table in the library and use what you need to wrap your gifts! Need a new wrap or want to share what you have with others? Bring in wraps/bows/labels for our community basket, or swap one wrap for another!

Monday-Sunday 10am-5pm

https://gladl.libcal.com/event/15725257

Can't Stop Eating?
Compulsive Eaters Anonymous – HOW (CEA-HOW) is a 12-Step fellowship for anyone suffering from compulsive eating, anorexia, and bulimia. We are a fellowship of individuals who share your problem and offer support. Come meet others who have found a working solution. Come to a meeting and start finding hope! In CEA-HOW membership is anonymous. There are no dues or fees for membership. The only requirement is a desire to stop eating compulsively. Local in person and virtual meeting held in Dewitt, Michigan every Tuesday at 5:30pm. For other meetings and more information visit www.ceahow.org.

Adult
Gather in the daytime with other adults for coffee, conversation and make a fun seasonal craft-- winter pinecones in the snow! Adults can meet up at the Library monthly at this time for interesting presentations, crafts, games -- and coffee, snacks and conversation with friends you know-- and those you've just met.
https://gladl.libcal.com/event/14347915

⚡ Big Sherm’s Electronic Series — Every Week at UrbanBeat

UrbanBeat turns up the heat with Big Sherm’s weekly electronic music series, bringing beats, energy, and good vibes to the heart of Old Town. Come early for food and drinks, stay late for the sound.

This is a Weekly Recurring Event
Runs from Oct 23, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025 and happens every:
Thursdays: 10:00pm - 1:00am Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Join us for the annual Candy Cane Course 5k/12k! A fun, Christmas-themed event that is perfect for the whole family.

The fun includes -

Great Swag - designer shirt & custom medal
Chip-timing with live results and awards
Free photos
Delicious Treats waiting at the finish line
Plenty of fun!

Grab your friends and family, you are not going to want to miss this one!

Can't make the race? No problem! We offer a virtual race option where you can run anywhere, at any time, and still earn the fun swag!

*Youth-based pricing for the 5k/12k, 12 & Under are only $22!

5k/12k registration includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!

1 Mile registration is untimed and includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!

The kid's dash is a fun, untimed dash for our kiddos ages 10 and under. Registration includes a mini bib, youth-sized shirt, and a specifically crafted medal for our kids' dash event! (If your child wants to run the kid's dash, and doesn't want the SWAG, they are welcome to run with us on race day for free!)

*Register by midnight on Thursday, two Thursdays before race day, to guarantee your shirt!

0 - 2yrs
We’ll read a story, sing and rhyme together, do a finger play, and have fun while learning and playing. We’ll end with time for caregivers to socialize and babies to play and interact with each other.
https://gladl.libcal.com/event/14914133