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UPCOMING EVENTS

Shows at The Robin are all-ages unless otherwise noted.

  • Paul McKenna (Presented by The Ten Pound Fiddle)
    Paul McKenna (Presented by The Ten Pound Fiddle)
    Oct 09, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    The Paul McKenna Band is a staple of Scottish folk music. This show is mid-week stop on a rare solo tour by one of Scotland's biggest voices. Think Martin Sexton, or Stan Rogers. Great songs sung by a clear, strong, engaging voice. This is Paul McKenna. Tickets and info on the Ten Pound Fiddle site!
  • Next Step Poetry Workshop: Series 3, Part 2
    Next Step Poetry Workshop: Series 3, Part 2
    Oct 11, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    The next series of workshops with the brilliant, prolific local poet, Dennis Hinrichsen (Lansing Poet Laureate, Emeritus). More info at the link!
  • Ambient Annotations: October, 2025
    Ambient Annotations: October, 2025
    Oct 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Drop in to enjoy ambient sounds and experimental electronica from local artists in a welcoming environment. Meet other people interested in making this kind of music, or just enjoy strange sounds in a cozy book shop / theatre setting. FREE! Donations welcome.
  • The Poetry Room Presents: Fall Brawl
    The Poetry Room Presents: Fall Brawl
    Oct 25, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    2:30 PM doors, 3 PM show. 13 poets. 3 rounds. 1 stage. They’ll battle it out for $500 cash, the 2025 Fall Brawl Chain, and a shot at Summer Slam VI. More info at the link!
  • The Poetry Room Open Mic: Oct. 2025
    The Poetry Room Open Mic: Oct. 2025
    Oct 28, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Time: 7:00 Doors/Sign Up Start Event 7:30p - 9:00pm Click for FB event with more info about this specific event!
  • Don Julin's Standards Trio
    Don Julin's Standards Trio
    Oct 30, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Don Julin's Standards Trio (Don Julin, Ron Getz, Bruce Dondero) brings a fresh twist to the jazz scene, blending the elegance of classical chamber music with the raw soul and improvisational spirit of a jazz trio. Co-produced w/ The Ten Pound Fiddle! Info and tickets at the link. 7:30PM, 7PM doors.
  • Mia Chinni Trio + Session: November, 2025
    Mia Chinni Trio + Session: November, 2025
    Nov 01, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    1 - 3 PM. The Mia Chini Trio will perform a set, followed by an open jazz session. Come out for great music, and bring your own instrument if you want to sit in for the second set! Free to attend, donations encouraged! Made possible thanks to Cold Plunge Records!
  • TUNE IN: November, 2025
    TUNE IN: November, 2025
    Nov 06, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    TUNE IN is an inclusive music showcase for performers and songwriters from Greater Lansing. You are invited to share a song, or just enjoy great music from your friends and neighbors. Click for more info. RSVP to attend in the audience, email us to register to perform.
  • Next Step Poetry: Open Workshop
    Next Step Poetry: Open Workshop
    Nov 08, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    A standalone workshop with the brilliant, prolific local poet, Dennis Hinrichsen (Lansing Poet Laureate, Emeritus). More info at the link!
  • Debutants
    Debutants
    Thu, Nov 13
    Nov 13, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Debutants is a high-energy string band with eclectic influences. Dancing between songs and styles of old and new, this fun-loving collective dazzles with impressive musicianship & writing. Co-produced w/ The Ten Pound Fiddle! More info and tickets at the link. 7:30PM, 7PM doors.
  • Ambient Annotations: November, 2025
    Ambient Annotations: November, 2025
    Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Drop in to enjoy ambient sounds and experimental electronica from local artists in a welcoming environment. Meet other people interested in making this kind of music, or just enjoy strange sounds in a cozy book shop / theatre setting. FREE! Donations welcome.
  • Hildaland at The Robin
    Hildaland at The Robin
    Nov 20, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Rising stars in transatlantic folk music, Orkney (Scotland) born fiddler Louise Bichan and Indiana (USA) mandolinist Ethan Setiawan present a collaboration and meeting of their musical worlds. 7PM doors, 7:30 show. Click link for more info and tickets!
  • The Poetry Room Open Mic: Nov. 2025
    The Poetry Room Open Mic: Nov. 2025
    Nov 25, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Time: 7:00 Doors/Sign Up Start Event 7:30p - 9:00pm Click for FB event with more info about this specific event!
  • Matthew Carlson & The Wild Honey Collective: A Live Recording Event
    Matthew Carlson & The Wild Honey Collective: A Live Recording Event
    Dec 03, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Matty and Wild Honey will romp through a combination of brand new songs as well a host of tunes from throughout Matty’s extensive catalog of songs. The full show will be recorded with plans for a finished release sometime in 2026. More info at the link!
  • TUNE IN: December, 2025
    TUNE IN: December, 2025
    Dec 04, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    TUNE IN is an inclusive music showcase for performers and songwriters from Greater Lansing. You are invited to share a song, or just enjoy great music from your friends and neighbors. Click for more info. RSVP to attend in the audience, email us to register to perform.
  • Mia Chinni Trio + Session: December, 2025
    Mia Chinni Trio + Session: December, 2025
    Dec 06, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    1 - 3 PM. The Mia Chini Trio will perform a set, followed by an open jazz session. Come out for great music, and bring your own instrument if you want to sit in for the second set! Free to attend, donations encouraged! Made possible thanks to Cold Plunge Records!
  • Pure Winds Quintet: Sounds of the Season
    Pure Winds Quintet: Sounds of the Season
    Dec 09, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    7PM doors, 7:30 show
  • Bo Johnson (wsg/ Brad Wenzel)
    Bo Johnson (wsg/ Brad Wenzel)
    Dec 11, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    7:30 PM show, 7 PM doors. More info at the link.

PAST EVENTS

  • TUNE IN: October, 2025
    TUNE IN: October, 2025
    Oct 02, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    TUNE IN is an inclusive music showcase for performers and songwriters from Greater Lansing. You are invited to share a song, or just enjoy great music from your friends and neighbors. Click for more info. RSVP to attend in the audience, email us to register to perform.
  • Flamy Grant (SOLD OUT)
    Flamy Grant (SOLD OUT)
    Oct 01, 2025, 8:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    *SOLD OUT* Flamy Grant is a powerhouse vocalist and award-winning songwriter that blends country, folk, gospel, and roots music to deliver a theatrical, therapeutic, and wholly original experience of intrepid storytelling - through the art of drag. More info and tickets at the link. 8PM, 7:30 doors.
  • The Poetry Room Open Mic: Sept. 2025
    The Poetry Room Open Mic: Sept. 2025
    Sep 30, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Time: 7:00 Doors/Sign Up Start Event 7:30p - 9:00pm Click for FB event with more info about this specific event!
  • Showman & Coole
    Showman & Coole
    Wed, Sep 24
    Sep 24, 2025, 8:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Excellent, Toronto-based old-time & bluegrass. Some of the very best players in folk music, folks- don't miss this show! Co-produced w/ The Ten Pound Fiddle! More info and tickets at the link. 8PM, 7:30 doors.
  • Book Show & Tell
    Book Show & Tell
    Sun, Sep 21
    Sep 21, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    *Lansing Lit* Co-hosted by Oprah Jrenal, Dylan Rogers, and Tashmica Torok, the friendly neighborhood librarian of the Healing Justice Lending Library. Remember the joy of sharing your favorite things with the class during show and tell? We’re bringing that feeling back! More info at the link!
  • Ambient Annotations: September, 2025
    Ambient Annotations: September, 2025
    Sep 20, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Drop in to enjoy ambient sounds and experimental electronica from local artists in a welcoming environment. Meet other people interested in making this kind of music, or just enjoy strange sounds in a cozy book shop / theatre setting. FREE! Donations welcome.
  • Roy Book Binder at The Robin
    Roy Book Binder at The Robin
    Sep 18, 2025, 8:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    8PM, 7:30 doors, $25 adv. Join us for a show from 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!
  • Next Step Poetry Workshop: Series 3, Part 1
    Next Step Poetry Workshop: Series 3, Part 1
    Sep 13, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    The next series of workshops with the brilliant, prolific local poet, Dennis Hinrichsen (Lansing Poet Laureate, Emeritus). More info at the link!
  • Jen Sygit & Mike Ward: A Michigan Songwriter Co-Bill
    Jen Sygit & Mike Ward: A Michigan Songwriter Co-Bill
    Sep 11, 2025, 8:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    8PM show, 7:30 doors Two brilliant, Michigan-based songwriters share the stage! Here's a chance to see Jen Sygit, a beloved Lansing gem, and the acclaimed (by audiences and artists, alike) folk songwriter, Mike Ward! The Ten Pound Fiddle co-produces!
  • Mia Chinni Trio + Session: September, 2025
    Mia Chinni Trio + Session: September, 2025
    Sep 06, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    1 - 3 PM. The Mia Chini Trio will perform a set, followed by an open jazz session. Come out for great music, and bring your own instrument if you want to sit in for the second set! Free to attend, donations encouraged! Made possible thanks to Cold Plunge Records!
  • The Wild Shoats
    The Wild Shoats
    Thu, Sep 04
    Sep 04, 2025, 8:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    *SOLD OUT* 8PM show, 7:30 doors. Co-produced by The Ten Pound Fiddle! More info below.
  • The Poetry Room Presents: I Wish I Was More Black Men
    The Poetry Room Presents: I Wish I Was More Black Men
    Aug 16, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    After less than Stellar success trying to win a poetry slams an aspiring New York actor creates a series of stereotypical performers in order to gain an advantage with the judges. Featuring Steven Willis! More info at the link!
  • Next Step Workshop: Series 2, Part 2
    Next Step Workshop: Series 2, Part 2
    Jun 28, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Finding What's Not There: The Poem as an Act of Discovery Join Dennis Hinrichsen for this two-week session as we look at various ways to embrace abandonment and transform language and experience and get in that space where discovery and surprise occur. Part 2 on on Saturday, June 28. Free!
  • Charming Disaster (wsg. Super Secret Cult Band)
    Charming Disaster (wsg. Super Secret Cult Band)
    Jun 04, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:50 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Charming 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!
  • Laura Apol + Cal Freeman | Poetry at The Robin
    Laura Apol + Cal Freeman | Poetry at The Robin
    May 31, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
  • Next Step Workshop: Series 2, Part 1
    Next Step Workshop: Series 2, Part 1
    May 31, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Finding What's Not There: The Poem as an Act of Discovery Join Dennis Hinrichsen for this two-week session as we look at various ways to embrace abandonment and transform language and experience and get in that space where discovery and surprise occur. Part 2 on on Saturday, June 28. Free!
  • Alex Teller (wsg. Jack Straw)
    Alex Teller (wsg. Jack Straw)
    May 29, 2025, 8:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    8PM show, 7:30 doors. With his vintage country voice & narrative lyrics, Alex Teller creates music that’s as honest & authentic as the artist himself. Jack Straw plays an opening set! More info at the link!
  • The Poetry Room Open Mic: May
    The Poetry Room Open Mic: May
    May 27, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Join 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.

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