The lively Wednesday Senior Discovery Group has been meeting weekly since October 2000 and offers “pretty good coffee and great conversation” to older neighbors from the Eastside and, indeed, from throughout the region. Each weekly gathering features a speaker on a wide range of pertinent and interesting topics.

Purchase tickets here!Chef Jose from Tantay will be leading a workshop to recreate Peru's national dish, ceviche, a fresh and summery citrus-cured fish plate.* Tantay is Mid-Michigan’s only Peruvian restaurant, and they happily serve up South American fare with a mission to be involved in their community as a team effort. While ceviche can be […]

The lively Wednesday Senior Discovery Group has been meeting weekly since October 2000 and offers “pretty good coffee and great conversation” to older neighbors from the Eastside and, indeed, from throughout the region. Each weekly gathering features a speaker on a wide range of pertinent and interesting topics.

Purchase tickets here!Looking to grow your bartending skills? For this workshop, we’ll be going back to basics with The Avenue Cafe bartender, Dani Raymond. Dani has worked in this community for years, developing signature cocktails for The Avenue and planning and attending events with fellow Eastside neighbors. From a Tom Collins to a Cosmopolitan, in […]

The lively Wednesday Senior Discovery Group has been meeting weekly since October 2000 and offers “pretty good coffee and great conversation” to older neighbors from the Eastside and, indeed, from throughout the region. Each weekly gathering features a speaker on a wide range of pertinent and interesting topics.

Purchase tickets here!We invite you to join us for an evening of community thoughtfully paired with a tasting menu developed by the chefs at our Maker Kitchen and wines curated by Joel Piper. Joel will use their culinary and spirits expertise to be your guide for the evening, walking you through our chefs’ five courses […]

Join Rachel Hatt, a Lansing flower farmer, to learn the basics of selecting, trimming and arranging flowers into whimsical bouquets. Fresh, local blooms and all necessary supplies will be provided. Each participant will leave the workshop with a bouquet of their own.register here     flower arranging

The lively Wednesday Senior Discovery Group has been meeting weekly since October 2000 and offers “pretty good coffee and great conversation” to older neighbors from the Eastside and, indeed, from throughout the region. Each weekly gathering features a speaker on a wide range of pertinent and interesting topics.

Join us on Friday, August 23rd for a screening of "They Even Took the Dirt," the locally produced documentary which tells the story of the construction of the I-496 Expressway and its impact on a predominately African-American neighborhood in Lansing. A panel discussion will follow, and the event is free and open to the public.

Purchase tickets here!Kimchi is a fermented vegetable side dish that has been a staple in Korean cuisine for thousands of years. It is traditionally made with cabbage and/or radish in a salty and spicy mix of seasonings before being buried underground in brine to ferment over the winter. Kim Bays will be joining us in […]

The lively Wednesday Senior Discovery Group has been meeting weekly since October 2000 and offers “pretty good coffee and great conversation” to older neighbors from the Eastside and, indeed, from throughout the region. Each weekly gathering features a speaker on a wide range of pertinent and interesting topics.

Allen Neighborhood Center in partnership with Safe and Just Michigan, Attorney General, and Legal Services of South Central Michigan are hosting an Expungement Fair on Friday, August 30th, from 11am-3pm at the Allen Neighborhood Center.Please note that individuals with more than 3 felony offenses will not be eligible for expungement through the petition process, unless they fall within the "One […]