NOISE PhotoBlog

Audio Slideshow: Last Splash

Click for an audio slideshow celebrating summer at the East Lansing Family Aquatic Center.

Audio Slideshow: A red carpet day

Les Smith, III, 39, of Lansing, pins a corsage on his daughter Makayla, 5, at the Daddy-Daughter Dance Monday at the Lansing Center.

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Becoming Hedwig

Aaron Coulson transforms into Hedwig for a Noise cover shoot:

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Coulson plays the lead in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" produced by the Peppermint Creek Theatre Company. The musical opens Friday at the Hannah Community Center in East Lansing.

For more about the show read the NOISE cover story here.

A History Lesson

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Local black WWI veterans are delegated to the last page of "Honor Roll and Complete History of Ingham County in the Great World War, 1914 to 1918." David Votta, librarian and archivist with the Capital Area District Library, produced an exhibit about the veterans. The exhibit, compiled with assistance by local historian Jesse Lasorda, will be on display in front of the Forest Parke Library & Archives, in the basement of the downtown branch of the Capital Area District Library at 401 S. Capitol Ave., from February 1 to 26.

Video: Behind the bars at the Zoo

From cleaning their cages to feeding and training the animals, follow Potter Park zookeepers and learn what goes on behind the bars at the zoo.

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To experience a zookeeper's job for yourself, sign up for the Keeper-for-a-Day program. For $400 you can follow a Potter Park zookeeper as they feed the penquins or teach the rhinos how to paint. For more information visit www.potterparkzoo.org.

Potter Park Zoo will face drastic staff cuts if Ingham County voters don't pass a special tax to fund the zoo Tuesday, according to Gerald Brady, zoo director. For more information on the ballot issue in tommorrow's election click here.

Audio Slideshow: Getting Medieval at the Renaissance Festival

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Take a step back into medieval times at the Michigan Renaissance Festival in Holly. We spent a rainy Saturday eating turkey legs, stalking the Queen, and rooting for the evil Scottish knight at the joust. Open weekends through October 1. For more information visit www.michrenfest.com.

Video: Doing the Dog Paddle

Dozens of dogs dove into the lake at Hawk Island Park Friday during the fall Dog Paddle. Twice a year the park allows dogs as a fundraiser for Friends of Greater Lansing Dog Parks, a group trying to create a public, off-leash dog park. "It's the best day of Toby's life. This is what he lives for," said Kris Tuchek, owner of a black-and-white one-year-old mixed breed. For more information visit www.lansingunleashed.com.

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Audio Slideshow: Giving Back

The mentoring program at the Youth Development Corporation is all about helping kids do better in school. And it's all about fun, too. The program matches adults with kids ages 10 to 15. Anyone can apply, but there's always a waiting list of kids needing adult male mentors. If you're interested in volunteering call the YDC at (517) 482-2081.

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Audio Slideshow: Powwow on the Grand

The Riverbank Traditional Powwow took place this weekend on the banks of the Grand River at Louis Adado Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing.

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Audio Slideshow: Strawberry dawn

It's strawberry season for the next few weeks, and at Felzke Farms in DeWitt migrant farm workers hit the fields at dawn to pick the morning crop. Check out this audio slideshow.