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UPCOMING EVENTS

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

  • Jan 09, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Comedy night! Mike Geeter hosts, with Bob Philips & Alexa Stanton co-headlining! Another excellent night of comedy at The Robin, with SamRose Entertainment! Doors at 7PM, show at 7:30PM. Info and ticket at the link!
  • Jan 11, 2025, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Lansing's Experimental Music Festival!
  • Jan 16, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    7:30 show, 7PM doors. Join us for a solo show from Luke Winslow-King! Originally from Cadillac, Michigan, LWK is a award-winning, career rock & roll guitarist, singer, producer, and songwriter. Expect brilliant, retro-tinged acoustic blues, Americana and more! Info/tickets at the link!
  • Jan 18, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    What 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 21, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Join us for an evening of readings on the theme of "Exile". Featuring Shastri Akella, Samiya Bashir, and Aisha Sabatini Sloan. Co-produced with MSU RCAH Poetry Center and WRAC, with special thanks to Michael Copperman. 6:30 doors, 7PM reading.
  • Jan 25, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    A workshop for poets who want to take the next step with their work. Conducted by Dennis Hinrichsen & Sarah Carson. More info at the link!
  • Jan 28, 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.
  • Feb 01, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Join Lansing-based writers for readings from ‘Queer Earth Food 3: a collection of writing and art on food, the earth, and queerness.’ This work investigates queer relationships to land through textile fibers, combines poetry with recipes, and asks the question: are vegetables a social construct?
  • Feb 06, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    7:30 show, 7PM doors. An Americana Songwriter co-bill! Appalachian viral sensation, Philip Bowen, and Michigan rising star, Sammie Hershock, trade sets of original, heartfelt tunes. Info/tickets at the link!
  • Feb 22, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    A workshop for poets who want to take the next step with their work. Conducted by Dennis Hinrichsen & Sarah Carson. More info at the link!
  • Feb 25, 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.
  • Mar 15, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Drop in! Bring your instrument, RSVP at TheRobinTheatre.com! Led by local masters of Irish traditional music, “12th Street”!
  • Mar 17, 2025, 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    You are invited to spend actual St. Patrick's Day in a gorgeous room, Sleepwalker beverage in hand, singing Irish songs with song leaders Michael McConeghy, Abbey Hoffman, and Sally Potter. Lyric sheets provided. $10 general admission at Ten Pound Fiddle website. Doors at 6:30, event at 7:30.
  • Mar 19, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Sara Pajunen is a violinist/hardanger d’amore player, sound artist and composer-improviser. Born and based in Minnesota, Pajunen’s work is motivated by the interaction between her deep connection to ancestral roots and her experience of current American culture. 7:30 show, Ten Pound Fiddle presents!
  • Mar 22, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    A workshop for poets who want to take the next step with their work. Conducted by Dennis Hinrichsen & Sarah Carson. More info at the link!
  • Mar 25, 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.
  • Apr 04, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shape-note gospel and dance tunes from New England and Southern Appalachia. More info below!
  • Apr 10, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Whorled transports their audiences around the globe with fresh interpretations of re-imagined Celtic, bluegrass, French Café, and jazz influences.  Whorled is guitarist and digeridooist Thom Jayne, fiddler and bodhrán player Keala Venema, and accordionist Mariko Venema. Info at the link!

PAST EVENTS

  • Jan 04, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Free! Listen in while masters of Irish trad. swap songs. Stay tuned for our next open session!
  • Dec 19, 2024, 7:30 PM – 8:50 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    A special, solstice evening edition of Lansing's free, experimental electronica showcase and community gathering. Come get cozy, listen to original ambient/electronica, and meet other people interested in making this kind of music. More info at the link! 7:30 show, donations welcome, not required!
  • Dec 12, 2024, 7:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Comedy night! Mike Geeter hosts, with Dave Dyer & Melanie Hearn co-headlining! Another excellent night of comedy at The Robin, with SamRose Entertainment! Doors at 7PM, show at 7:30PM. Info and ticket at the link!
  • Dec 07, 2024, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Join us for an afternoon poetry reading in The Robin! Bree Bailey, the award-winning TX-based poet, will be joined by Dennis Hinrichsen, Stevie Pipis and Madeline October! 1PM seating, 1:30 reading, donations welcome!
  • Dec 05, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    A showcase of new music, poetry and comedy featuring Jahshua Smith and friends! W/ Tyler Jensen, John Lerun, 5amDaMorning, J. Plantana, KT, Keke & Ladies First (Acapella Group)! 7:30PM doors, 8PM show!
  • Nov 26, 2024, 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.
  • Nov 23, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Free! Drop by, drop in! 1-3PM at The Robin Theatre. For more info, contact John Sands at jacsquat0@gmail.com, or Stephen Rohs at rohs@msu.edu.
  • Nov 21, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    7:30 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 16, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Celebrate the release of Mary Anna's new book, Water Marks! Featuring a reading with guests Mary Fox and Peter Ruark. Q&A and signing to follow the 1-hour reading event. Free/donation-based.
  • Nov 14, 2024, 7:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    7:30 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 09, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Come 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!
  • Oct 30, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Join 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!
  • Oct 29, 2024, 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.
  • Oct 26, 2024, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Free, experimental electronica showcase and community gathering, during bookstore hours at The Robin. 12-1:30ish. Limited seating available. Info at the link. . RSVP to stay informed about future events!
  • Oct 24, 2024, 7:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    7:30 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 19, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    Free! Drop by, drop in! 1-3PM at The Robin Theatre. For more info, contact John Sands at jacsquat0@gmail.com, or Stephen Rohs at rohs@msu.edu.
  • Oct 17, 2024, 7:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    7:30 show. Detroit old-time virtuoso, Aaron Jonah Lewis (Corn Potato String Band), returns with a phenomenal new project, Ragtime Banjo Revival! More info at the link!
  • Oct 16, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Lansing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910, USA
    This astounding lineup is co-produced by Las Locas Comedy and SamRose Entertainment, and features an incredibly talented lineup of Latinx comics. More info at the link!
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