JazzFest Aug. 1 and 2
Celebrate the 20th anniversary year of JazzFest on Aug. 1 and 2, 2014! Performers include Glenn Brown & Intergalactic Spiral, Randy Gelispie Quartet with special guest Fareed Haque, RYZ featuring Perry Hughes and Gerard Gibbs, and Dirty Fingers – A Tribute to Big John Patton, by Jim Alfredson. Read more on the performers page, or check the schedule.
Read MoreAnnouncing Grant Support from MCACA, NEA – 2013
The Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art (MICA) has been awarded grants in recognition for quality arts programming in 2013 by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). “MICA volunteers have worked hard for decades to foster community development through the arts,” said Terry Terry, MICA co-founder and board president. “We’re excited to be recognized, and we’re grateful to these fantastic organizations for their support, which is essential to continuing our work.” “I attend the JazzFest as often as I can. It is a...
Read MoreThank You to Our ii:V:I Community Turnaround Award Winners!
At the Old Town Stomp, held April 28, 2013 at Grand Café/Sir Pizza, MICA presented the ii:V:I Community Turnaround Awards, saluting the volunteers and sponsors who make free community events like Lansing JazzFest possible. Terry Terry, MICA president, introduces MICA at the Old Town Stomp: Terry Terry introduces the origins of the ii:V:I Community Turnaround Awards: Sunny Wilkinson, jazz performer, shares a few words at the Old Town Stomp: Ray Tadgerson, new MICA board member, shares a few words as well: This year’s award winners are: Game Changer Award – Lee Hladki,...
Read MoreCome to the Old Town Stomp!
Join us on Sunday, April 28, 2013, 4-9 pm at the Grand Café/Sir Pizza, 201 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing for the annual MICA Old Town Stomp party, saluting the wonderful volunteers and sponsors who make free community events like JazzFest possible. “Our volunteers are the heart of MICA, and every volunteer and sponsor is deeply committed to the future of the Old Town neighborhood,” said Terry Terry, board president for the Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art. “We’re proud to kick off the festival season with this annual event showing our appreciation for them.” The Old Town...
Read More2013 Lansing JazzFest, August 2-3
Entering its 19th year, the Lansing JazzFest is a two-day FREE music festival that brings national, regional, and local acts to an audience of over 10,000 people from across Michigan and nearby states. National entertainers appearing at JazzFest have included Mose Allison, Michael Kaeshammer, Stanley Jordan, and Eric Reed. JazzFest’s music truly is living music, history in the making. Each artist at the festival is asked to play an original composition, something that hasn’t been played at any other festival. This year’s festival will take place Friday, August 2 (4:30pm-12:30am),...
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