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Retailer Bealls and restaurant BIBIBOP Asian Grill will open their first Lansing area stores later this week, offering fresh retail and dining choices for local residents.

The new locations will bring expanded options to the community.

Evolve Theatrics will present Annie, a family-friendly musical with standout local talent, from Oct.

23 to Oct. 25 at Delta Presbyterian Church on W. Michigan Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Fushigi performed at an Evergreen Street porch gig on Friday night to celebrate a student's birthday and mark their return after a recent shutdown; during the set, lead singer Jackson Quillen smashed a large porch pumpkin (a highlight he said felt great).

Bruce Campbell will introduce his film 'Ernie & Emma' at 7 p.m. today to open the final East Lansing Film Festival at the Hannah Community Center.

The event continues through Oct. 25 with opener tickets at $15 and student tickets at $8.

Starlight Dinner Theatre is asking for community help due to rising rehearsal costs after renovations at Waverly East Intermediate School; its comedy 'The Butler Did It' will run Oct.-24-25 and 30-Nov.

1 with dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Friday-Saturday and dessert at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays.

Lansing area school districts will hold Board of Education elections on Nov.

3 with over 100 candidates running, and Dansville Schools is uncontested (no opposition).

MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz cast his ballot early at WKAR’s Studio A on Oct.

21 and stressed that out-of-state students choose the voting method that best suits them while faculty maintained class schedules for accreditation purposes.

State Sen. Sarah Anthony and County Treasurer Alan Fox celebrated the first anniversary of the county’s Down Payment Assistance Program on Oct.

21 — marking a milestone in local efforts to help residents buy homes.

Michigan State Police posts will accept unwanted prescription pills from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in Lansing, with additional drop-off times available Monday through Friday (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) while liquids, patches, syringes, and inhalers are not accepted.

After Tuesday's exhibition loss to UConn at Breslin Center, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said his centers showed promise but must gain consistency & the Spartans will adjust tactics as they prepare for their regular-season opener against Quinnipiac next Tuesday.