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UPCOMING EVENTS
Shows at The Robin are all-ages unless otherwise noted.
- Oct 24, 2024, 7:30 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA7:30 show, 7PM doors. Full Cord is a bluegrass super-group on the rise. These folks were winners of the coveted 2022 Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition in CO, jam with Billy Strings, and are just getting started. Fast, fun, brilliant bluegrass from MI. More info at the link!
- Oct 29, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAJoin us for an evening of lyrical expression and artistic camaraderie at The Poetry Room Open Mic! Whether you're a seasoned poet or stepping onto the stage for the first time, this event is your platform to share your words, thoughts, and emotions with a supportive audience. 7PM doors, 7:30 start.
- Oct 30, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAJoin us in welcoming Natalie & Brittany Haas to The Robin! The sisters bring a collaboration a lifetime in the making, and a music reflecting a wealth of string traditions. The beloved, world-class dancer and musician, Nic Gareiss, opens the show. More below!
- Nov 09, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USACome join Button Poetry & The Poetry Room at The Robin Theatre on November 9th to celebrate the release of Neil Hilborn’s newest poetry collection About Time. This night of poetry will feature special guest performances by local favorites, check back soon for a full line up announcement!
- Nov 14, 2024, 7:30 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA7:30 show, 7PM doors. Join us for The Don Julin Quartet, a superb trio of Michigan instrumentalists. Featuring Don Julin (mandolin, Billy Strings), Joe Wilson (dobro, Steppin' In It), Hayes Griffin (guitar) and Tom Kinific (upright bass). Genre-bending virtuosic acoustic grooves. Enjoy!
- Nov 21, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA7:30 show. Join local musician & emerging writer, D. Doug Mains (of Doug Mains & the City Folk and Douglas & the Firs), for an evening showcase celebrating the completion of his degree in creative writing from Michigan State University as well as decades of creative effort. More info at the link!
- Nov 26, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAJoin us for an evening of lyrical expression and artistic camaraderie at The Poetry Room Open Mic! Whether you're a seasoned poet or stepping onto the stage for the first time, this event is your platform to share your words, thoughts, and emotions with a supportive audience. 7PM doors, 7:30 start.
- Jan 18, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAWhat happens when a Venezuelan harpist starts playing music with an award-winning bluegrass artist? Absolute magic! Come hear one of the hottest new acts on the folk music circuit. 6:30 doors, 7:30 show, tickets through Ten Pound Fiddle. See link!
- Jan 28, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAJoin us for an evening of lyrical expression and artistic camaraderie at The Poetry Room Open Mic! Whether you're a seasoned poet or stepping onto the stage for the first time, this event is your platform to share your words, thoughts, and emotions with a supportive audience. 7PM doors, 7:30 start.
- Feb 25, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAJoin us for an evening of lyrical expression and artistic camaraderie at The Poetry Room Open Mic! Whether you're a seasoned poet or stepping onto the stage for the first time, this event is your platform to share your words, thoughts, and emotions with a supportive audience. 7PM doors, 7:30 start.
- Mar 25, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAJoin us for an evening of lyrical expression and artistic camaraderie at The Poetry Room Open Mic! Whether you're a seasoned poet or stepping onto the stage for the first time, this event is your platform to share your words, thoughts, and emotions with a supportive audience. 7PM doors, 7:30 start.
- Apr 29, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAJoin us for an evening of lyrical expression and artistic camaraderie at The Poetry Room Open Mic! Whether you're a seasoned poet or stepping onto the stage for the first time, this event is your platform to share your words, thoughts, and emotions with a supportive audience. 7PM doors, 7:30 start.
PAST EVENTS
- Oct 10, 2024, 7:30 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA7:30 show, 7PM doors, All Ages, $20 adv. ($25 at the door). A night of Detroit blues and folk music, featuring Todd Albright (Third Man Records artist) and The Brown Thrasher! Albright is a 12-string country blues guitar player, one of the foremost performers in his genre. More info at the link!
- Oct 09, 2024, 7:30 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA7:30, 7PM doors, $20 adv. Molly Parden, Eliza Edens, and Louisa Stancioff team up for an indie/folk show! We're taken with each of their unique and beautiful voices, as well as their songwriting and lyricism. Lucas Powell opens up the show. More info & video on event page!
- Sep 28, 2024, 8:00 PM – 9:50 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USACharming Disaster is a goth-folk musical duo based in NY, inspired in part by the macabre humor of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton. Their music has been featured on Welcome to Night Vale & they tour extensively around the world. Super Secret Cult Band opens w/ a set of apocalyptic pop songs!
- Sep 22, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:10 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAJoin four LCC faculty authors for readings of selections from their fiction and nonfiction work. Featuring Rob Edwards, Melissa Lucken, Kenya Nelson, Dave Schwinn. Part of Lansing Lit, a city-wide literary arts festival. Limited seating, please RSVP!
- Sep 21, 2024, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAThis workshop will present the ins and outs of submitting work for publication to print and online journals. Topics include how to set up Submittable account, how to seek out and vet journals and magazines, how to prepare a cover letter, & how to put together a package of poems. Info at link!
- Sep 19, 2024, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA8PM show. Brad Wenzel’s offbeat one-liners, dry delivery, and unassuming presence are what set him apart from other comedians. Brad has made 3 stand-up appearances on CONAN and more recently performed on Netflix is a Joke Radio. Info at the link! Feat. Alex Bozinovac & hosted by Richard Mathis!
- Sep 17, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAJoin us for an evening of lyrical expression and artistic camaraderie at The Poetry Room Open Mic! Whether you're a seasoned poet or stepping onto the stage for the first time, this event is your platform to share your words, thoughts, and emotions with a supportive audience. 7PM doors, 7:30 start.
- Sep 12, 2024, 8:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA8PM, 7:30 doors, $25 adv. The Robin is thrilled to host the master storyteller & fingerstyle blues guitar player, Roy Book Binder! "The Book" traveled with Rev. Gary Davis in the 60s & went on to a spectacular career in performing/preserving this American music tradition. Info & video on event page!
- Sep 11, 2024, 8:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USABased in Traverse City, Michigan, BIG FUN will take you to a sonic land you’ve never experienced before, with Don Julin (Billy Strings) on banjo, Joe Wilson (Steppin’ In It) on dobro, Jack Dryden on double bass, Will Harris on percussion and bandleader/composer Jeff Haas on keys!
- Aug 15, 2024, 8:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA8PM show, 7:30 doors, $20 adv. ($25 at the door). From Michigan’s northern lower peninsula, the Charlie Millard Band has developed a unique sound, voice & thought-provoking lyrics/poetry of their own. Feat. an opening set by the wonderful Samantha Cooper! Info & video below or at the link!
- Aug 10, 2024, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAFree, experimental electronica showcase and community gathering, during bookstore hours at The Robin. 12-1:30ish. Limited seating available. Feat. Stephanie E. Vasko, Platypus Focus, Evrgreen and Worm Moon. Info at the link. . RSVP to stay informed about future events!
- Aug 06, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PMLansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USAThis event, produced by Kate Wachowski, LMSW (a Mental Health Therapist working in private practice in East Lansing), features a screening of the 2023 film, "Your Fat Friend." Click the link to learn more and purchase tickets!
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