Community Calendar

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

Every Wednesday at 6pm, UrtbanBeat invites you to showcase your musical talent!

Whether you're experienced or just starting, the stage is open to all.

Not a performer? Enjoy dinner, drinks, and live music from local artists. No cover charge and all ages are welcome. Come early and enjoy the local flavor of Old Town.

Sign ups are first come, first serve.

Doors at 5PM

Join MSU Department of Art, Art History, and Design Master of Fine Arts degree candidates Yeroham Ashagre, Hailey Becker, Niloufar Fallahfar, Vadu Rodrigues, and Alex Vlasov as they discuss their work included in the 2026 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition at the MSU Broad Art Museum. Questions and answers with the artists to follow, moderated by assistant curator Rachel Winter, Ph.D.

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Join us for a preview screening of The Tower (2026)! Directed by Iowa-based filmmakers Philip Rabalais and Auden Lincoln-Vogel, The Tower is a feature-length fiction film woven from interconnected vignettes devised with untrained actors from Fairfield, Iowa. We welcome back the filmmakers for another campus screening at this special Broad Underground X MSU Film Collective event.

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Broad Underground is an ongoing collaboration between the MSU Broad Art Museum and the MSU Film Studies Program that presents experimental film, video, and new media, and encourages conversation around the topics featured. The MSU Film Collective is a series run by the MSU Film Studies Program, where cinephiles gather weekly to discuss good films.

Bring the whole family to the MSU Broad Art Museum for a fun exploration of darkness and light! Discover how night and day shape the world around us through hands-on art activities. Learn how our eyes, bodies, and environments change after the sun goes down. And explore how bugs, plants, and animals use darkness (and light) to rest, adapt, and grow!

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This event is part of the MSU Science Festival and takes place during International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration that encourages us to notice the night sky and reflect on the importance of darkness in our natural world. Activities are inspired by the exhibition Jan Tichy: Darkness, which invites visitors to think differently about night, natural cycles, and our connection to the world after dark. Darkness is on view Jan. 31–Jul. 26, 2026.

What experiments in film and video are being done in the Midwest? Find out at this screening presented in collaboration with the Capital City Film Festival! This program is organized by Dalina A. Perdomo Álvarez, assistant curator at the MSU Broad Art Museum.

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Broad Underground is an ongoing collaboration between the MSU Broad Art Museum and the MSU Film Studies Program that presents experimental film, video, and new media, and encourages conversation around the topics featured. Capital City Film Festival (CCFF) celebrates artists from around the world by curating outstanding multimedia experiences for the community. The annual festival showcases an eclectic mix of independent films, live music, interactive media, and more in Michigan’s capital city.

Come on out to the Michigan State University Student Horticulture Association's 38th Annual Spring Show and Plant Sale! Taking place on Saturday, April 18th from 9:00AM-6:00PM, and Sunday, April 19th from 10:00AM-4:00PM. The Student Horticulture Association is a student led organization that aims to educate and connect others through horticulture, and we are happy to announce our theme as "The Seasons of Pixie Hollow," taking inspiration from the Tinkerbell franchise, and the enchanted forest. Come on out to our plant sale and get all of your garden needs taken care! Students grow and sell a wide variety of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and more, with the spring show giving them the opportunity to apply their learned skills from the classroom to a project! We would love to see you there!

Lead singers of Chicago and Boston team up for a night of rock’n’roll favorites spanning the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. Jason Scheff joined Chicago in 1985 as lead singer, performing their hit songs like “Look Away,” “Saturday in the Park” and “If You Leave Me Now.” Tommy DeCarlo joined Boston in 2008 and performs their hit songs like “More Than a Feeling,” “Amanda” and “Don’t Look Back.”

Come on out to the Michigan State University Student Horticulture Association's 38th Annual Spring Show and Plant Sale! Taking place on Saturday, April 18th from 9:00AM-6:00PM, and Sunday, April 19th from 10:00AM-4:00PM. The Student Horticulture Association is a student led organization that aims to educate and connect others through horticulture, and we are happy to announce our theme as "The Seasons of Pixie Hollow," taking inspiration from the Tinkerbell franchise, and the enchanted forest. Come on out to our plant sale and get all of your garden needs taken care! Students grow and sell a wide variety of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and more, with the spring show giving them the opportunity to apply their learned skills from the classroom to a project! We would love to see you there!

Register today for the 2026 Run for the House! Ronald McDonald House Mid-Michigan is please to welcome back our Champion Sponsor, MSU Federal Credit Union!

The 2026 Run for the House will start and finish at the MSU Federal Credit Union Headquarters in East Lansing. There is something for everyone at this community event, including a 5K run/walk, a 10K run, a 10K Ruck and a kids one mile fun run & sprint. A virtual option is also offered.

All proceeds will benefit families staying at Ronald McDonald House Mid-Michigan so they can be close to their critically ill or injured child receiving care.