Apr 18 Thursday
The Great Lakes Data & Analytics Summit is a one-day event for analytics, IT, and business professionals that includes keynotes from industry experts, case study sessions, vendor software demonstrations, hands-on workshops, and plenty of networking opportunities. Attendees will learn about the latest analytics software, best practices, and success stories to help them capitalize on data and analytics strategy, data governance, and extracting business value out of your data assets. This is the only event of its kind in Michigan, so don’t miss out on this valuable learning opportunity.
A lap-sit story time for babies and toddlers with their adult caregivers! Older siblings are welcome to attend. Rhymes, songs, cuddles, and play are all included. No pre-registration required.
Join us for the opening reception for ‘Transitory: A Study of Human Anatomy & Our Own Impermanence’, a solo exhibition by Thiago Porraz on Thursday, April 18th from 5 - 7pm. This exhibition is located in our Mezzanine Gallery. We will host an artist talk with Thiago starting at 6pm, where we will hear more about his work.This event is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet the artist while enjoying the work with fellow art lovers and community members!Speaking of his work, Thiago states: ‘“This is temporary,” are three words I have often uttered to soothe my own anxiety. It’s a reminder that’s been like balm on a wound in times of trauma, transition, heartbreak, and uncertainty. Repeated to condition my brain into remembering: that no matter the situation I am in, someday it will end. With this realization comes comfort; knowing anything that brings me pain is only temporary. But with that comfort comes the reminder that just like the pain, I am also temporary.’Thiago Porraz is a Grand Rapids-based artist whose work explores themes of death, decay, and surrealism. The temporariness of human life is what Thiago draws inspiration from in this exhibition.This exhibition will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from April 10th through June 1st of 2024.
Nearly 100 different objects of art, created by student artists of all ages from Grand Ledge Public Schools, will be on display throughout the library. Enjoy refreshments while you view all the fantastic creations. Artist’s works remain on display thru early May.
Moonglowby Kim Carney
Directed by Emily ClarkApril 11-14 & 18-21, 2024Black Box Stage
Maxine, a feisty, bitter Alzheimer's victim, doesn't want to move into a nursing facility. But when she meets Joe, a widower who shares her love for dance, her outlook begins to change. Although the two clash when lucid, their hazy memories overlap, and they begin an affair that rejuvenates and fulfills them. But can these lovers -- played simultaneously by an elderly twosome and a young, vivacious couple -- stay together despite their families' wishes and their fading vitality?
Featuring guest composer John Mackey and clarinetist Julian Bliss. The program includes Boom Goes the Dynamite by Paul Dooley, Divine Mischief: Concerto for Clarinet by John Mackey, and Symphony No. 4 by David Maslanka. Kevin L. Sedatole, conductor.
Apr 19 Friday
Enjoy an all-ages evening of science + art-inspired activities offered in celebration of the MSU Science Festival. Jointly hosted by the MSU Museum and the MSU Broad Art Museum, activities range from behind-the-scenes tours to art making! Registration for this free event is encouraged.
This event is in partnership with the MSU Science Festival. The MSU Science Festival is a free annual celebration of science.
Members of MSU’s Percussion Ensemble perform a variety of traditional Congolese drumming on instruments that are unique to music from the African Diaspora.
Apr 20 Saturday
Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roar-some interactive show for all the family. Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child's favorite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, a Giraffatitan, a Microraptor and a Segnosaurus! A special meet and greet after the show offers all our brave explorers the chance to make a new dinosaur friend.