Your guide for what to do in and around East Lansing
ARTS
Friday: Deadline for the East Lansing Art Festival's Emerging Artists program. It's an opportunity for students to showcase their artwork alongside local artists. For more information, go to www.elartfest.com.
Saturday: The MSU School of Music presents "Opera Gala: A Celebration of the Beautiful Voice IV." Pre-performance reception is at 7:30 p.m. Performance is at 8:15 p.m. The event takes place at MSU's Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Road in Lansing, and tickets are $12 for students, $20 for adults, and $16 for seniors. The opera is a celebration of Pauline Viardot's Cinderella. For more information, call (517) 353-5340.
Sunday: Sesquicentennial Composer's Concert in collaboration with the Verdehr Trio takes place at 3 p.m. at MSU's Music Auditorium. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens and free for students and those under 18. For more information, call (517) 353-9958.
FILM
Friday: "End of the Spear," "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World," "The New World," and "Underworld: Evolution" open in area theaters. Check theater listings for times.
Tonight, Friday, Saturday and Sunday: Conrad and Wells halls will be showing "Chicken Little," "In Her Shoes," "Waiting…" and "Thumbsucker" at various times. Movies are free to undergraduate residence hall students with valid MSU ID. The cost is $2 for everyone else. For more information and playing times, see www.uabevents.com.
MUSIC
Friday: Hip-hop show featuring Proof (D12), Supa MC, Purple Gang, FOS and Delta Faded. Doors open at 8 p.m. at The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave. in Lansing. Advanced tickets are $10, ages 18 and up are welcome. For more information go to www.templeclub.com.
Friday: I Crime, Birdgang and The Bad Faces Plan will all be performing at Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing. Ages 21 and up, and a $5 cover. For more information go to www.macsbar.com.
Friday: Squid Band will be playing at The Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing. The band will be performing from 9:30 p.m. to close. For more information go to www.greendoorlive.com.
Saturday: Neptune Quartet will be performing at Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St. in Lansing. The show is at 8 p.m. and tickets are $14. For more information go to http://lansing.com/creolegallery/concerts.html.
Saturday: What It Is will be playing at The Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing. The band will be performing from 9:30 p.m. to close. For more information go to www.greendoorlive.com.
Saturday: A Thousand Times Yes CD release party at Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing. Doors open at 9 p.m. and Ten Words For Snow will also be performing. Ages 21 and up and $6 at the door. For more information go to www.macsbar.com.
Sunday: The Foghorn Stringband and The Wilders will be performing at Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St. in Lansing. The show is at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $16. For more information go to http://lansing.com/creolegallery/concerts.html.
Tuesday: Lansing hard-rock band Sedated Monkey will be playing at The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave. in Lansing. Doors open at 8 p.m. and there is a $4 cover. For more information go to www.templeclub.com.
MISCELLANEOUS
Friday: Facebook phenomenon Charlie Rosenbury will speak at 9 p.m. at the International Center for a question and answer session dealing with his experiences on the Facebook. Rosenbury has a mission to have as many Facebook friends as possible, and has more than 3,000 friends from MSU alone. The band Red Herring will open for Rosenbury. For more information go to www.uabevents.com.
Saturday: The University Activities Board will be offering a free Euchre tournament for students at 9 p.m. at the International Center. The first 200 people to attend will receive free food in the Crossroads Food Court. Students can register at the front door, or students in teams of two can preregister at the UAB office, room 322 in the Union. Individuals without partners will be paired randomly. For more information go to www.uabevents.com.
