Community Calendar

What does a building sound like? What does a sculpture hear?

Sightlines + Soundscapes invites visitors into an immersive encounter where sight and sound converge—not as accompaniment, but as dialogue. Join MSU College of Music students as they perform site-specific compositions shaped by the walls of the MSU Broad Art Museum.

Offered in collaboration with David Biedenbender, MSU associate professor of composition, and Anthony T. Marasco, MSU assistant professor of composition and technology, this semesterly series brings student composers into direct conversation with the museum’s architecture and exhibitions.

How Quiz Bang works:
Two 45-minute quizzes.
Three rounds each.
You choose the point value—bet big if you’re confident, play it safe if you’re not.
It all leads up to the FQ!! (Final Question!!) where teams can risk it all for the win.

Perfect for quick-thinking teams, trivia fanatics, and anyone who loves a little competition with their cocktails.

Grab your crew, claim a table, and let’s see who’s the smartest in Old Town. Dinner, drinks, prizes, and bragging rights await!

Doors at 5pm, game at 6pm. The kitchen and bar will be open for food and drinks.

This is a Weekly Recurring Event
Runs from Sep 23, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025 and happens every:
Tuesdays: 6:30pm - 8:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Families with Kids Ages 3 - 6
Learn the basic skills and concepts needed for computer coding by watching animated stories and songs, and doing fun activities that are all about using computational thinking to be creative and solve problems. Please plan to attend all three sessions.
https://gladl.libcal.com/event/14917152

Unravel what you know about paintings and sculpture. Join artist Diana Al-Hadid for a conversation on her artistic process, research, and visual language.

Ages 8+
Share the aloha spirit of the ukulele together as an ohana (family in Hawaiian). Sponsored by the Music is the Foundation and taught by Michigan’s Ukulele Ambassador, Ben Hassenger, along with Patrick Malloy. Participants learn a brief history of the instrument and all the basics you need to get started playing.

⚡ 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)

The boys are not alright. Lost Boys, Stolen Trucks is a traveling program of short films by Iowa filmmakers Philip Rabalais and Auden Lincoln-Vogel. Made between 2017 and 2024, these four films trace an artistic collaboration between two filmmakers who continually steal each other's ideas. Centering around trucks as objects of desire (and anxiety) and as vehicles of escape (and destruction), these four films explore dynamics of male friendship (and enmity) through surreal and genre-bending forms.

Join us for the annual Turkey Trails 5k/10k! A fun, Thanksgiving-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/10k, 12 & Under are only $17!

5k/10k 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!

Robbins United Methodist is offering free formal dresses for young ladies in need of a dress for Homecoming Events, as well as for young gentlemen in need of a suit. All formal wear is free to youth in High School.

Join the Lansing-Otsu Sister City group for a night of cultural activities and Japanese curry!

Lansing-Otsu Sister City is hosting a Japanese Curry Fundraiser. Curry plates are $10 per person and include vegetable curry, rice and a bottle of water. Only cash payments will be accepted. There will also be several family friendly activities including origami, Japanese calligraphy, traditional games and other learning opportunities. We hope you can join us and learn something new about Japanese culture and our sister-city in Japan!

Proceeds will go towards Lansing-Otsu Sister City sponsored activities which help strengthen the Michigan-Shiga relationship.

Lansing and Otsu are part of the strong Michigan-Shiga Sister-State relationship. Both Lansing and Otsu are the capital cities of their state or prefecture and every year a delegation from either Lansing or Otsu visits their sister city through the Michigan-Shiga Goodwill Mission.