February 12, 2012, 12-3pm

MICA Gallery celebrates Valentine’s Day with this performance, featuring emcee d’amour Samuel Mills, puppeteer Fred Engelgau, and poets Etta Abrahams, Kate Butler, Elaina Earl, Carol Jo Kanners, Robert Rentschler, Ruelaine Stokes, Leonora Smith, Brian Gilmore, Nick Tijerina and more!

Doors open at noon and words start at 1:00pm. Admission is $10.

Download the poster (PDF) here.

Bringing together some of the best poets and performance artists in mid-Michigan since 1992, Burning Desires delivers hot words, music and performance to the stage each Valentine’s Day weekend.

Selected poet bios

Nick Tijerina is a well known poet at the Creole Gallery Old Town Poetry Association gigs, where his anti-intellectual, earthy humor is much appreciated. He was born eighth of ten children in a migrant crop worker family that turned “factory rat.” With two marriages and three children under his belt, he is currently celebrating 12 years of happy divorcedness. He has been a member of Lansing Poetry Club off and on since 2008.

Elaina Earl is a high school senior, musician and literature lover from DeWitt. She lives on a small non-working farm with her mother and three siblings.

Photos from a past Burning Desires event

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Wednesday, February 8, 4-5 pm

Just what does it mean to market to “out-of-county” visitors, and why would it matter to you and your organization?

The Arts Council of Greater Lansing presents this FREE and informative panel presentation by local industry professionals, including Kent Love of Michigan State University, Lori Lanspeary of the Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau, and local marketing maven Joni Rainbolt, as they offer information and examples of how to attract out-of-county visitors to your business, event, venue or festival!

RSVP by emailing Katie Robiadek, Program Manager, at katie@lansingarts.org.

Thursday, February 2, 10 am-12 pm

Join social media savvy members of the Michigan State University Cultural Engagement Council Communicators group as they give advice and research-based recommendations for effective ways to engage the community using social media.  The Arts Council of Greater Lansing hosts an expert panel featuring Kirsten Khire, Communications Manager for MSU College of Communication Arts & Sciences. Look for an e-invite from ACGL with registration info soon!