Getting a divorce is no laughing matter, but The Riverwalk Theatre’s production of “Let’s Get a Divorce” is just that.A comedic tale of divorce set in 19th-century France, “Let’s Get a Divorce” shows the lighter side of divorce and the importance of romance in marriage.
Music, craft items, food, beer and people came together this weekend in Lansing’s Old Town for Octoberfest.More than 14 bands from swing to ’70s classic rock came out to play to the crowds on Saturday and Sunday.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Saturday Night Live is looking back on its illustrious past.
Various artists Music from the Motion Picture The Ladies ManDreamWorks Records “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels doesn’t seem to understand the problem of turning a five-minute skit into a full-length film.
A bit of Cuban culture has found its way into the MSU Libraries.The library’s Special Collections division received 70 books from a Cuban book artist collective earlier this year.
Black cats, broken mirrors, heads-down pennies - all superstitions to be avoided, but especially today, Friday the 13th. “There are so many (superstitions),” said Gary Hoppenstand, a professor of American Thought and Language.
Before the winter weather comes to stay, Old Town Lansing is giving you your “Last Chance to Rock” in the streets. Fourteen local bands, 15 vendors and a projected 15,000 to 20,000 people will invade Turner Street in Old Town Lansing this weekend for the seventh annual Old Town Octoberfest.
Friday Fishbone with Primitive Reason and Soot will be at the Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave.
Old Town Lansing’s Octoberfest drew an estimated 20,000 people last year. They came for music, food, beer and just a general good time.Those who come for the music this year will be there for a long list of local acts.
There is a certain quirky eerieness about today, Friday the 13th. Strange superstitions and an overall scary aura surround every Friday the 13th, but especially this one, in October, just a few weeks before Halloween. Today, much like Halloween, has developed a plethora of creepy superstitions.
I can remember in third grade, just before the MSU-University of Michigan football game, being exposed to the still-growing rivalry between the two schools.
Two years ago, Annie Scott turned her teeth orange. The hospitality business senior wasn’t demonstrating her holiday spirit. She had eaten too many Halloween Oreos. “I started eating them and I was like, ‘Wow, these are really good,’ and 20 minutes later, I smiled at someone and my teeth were orange,” she said. The orange cookies are part of a growing list of specialty foods only available during the Halloween season.
The School of Music’s newest cello professor, Suren Bagratuni, is acclimating to East Lansing.“I love it here,” Bagratuni said.
When nostalgic movies about the 1990s and the ’00s come out in another decade, cassette tapes may be something for teenagers of the future to laugh at.
Divorce is a controversial social issue that many people take seriously. In light of that, Riverwalk Theatre is producing the comedy “Let’s Get a Divorce.” Set in France during the late 19th century, the play depicts how a traditional society copes with the idea of divorce. “It’s about a society based on smoke and mirrors.
In 1992, director Greg Glienna made a very low-budget short film about a young man’s tragic introduction to his girlfriend’s parents.
Meat Puppets Golden Lies (Breaking Records) Arizona’s Meat Puppets continue to throw out albums in their careerlong, and probably frustrating, flirtation with the mainstream. In the early ’90s they hit it big with their single “Backwater” and the late, great Kurt Cobain had them on Nirvana’s “MTV Unplugged” special to play a few of their tunes.
Face Face (Gabriel Records) The guy or the girl in the front with the microphone is invariably the focus of any band.
Local theaters and free on-campus sneak previews aren’t the only places to see good movies in a theatrical setting.Thanks to a few on-campus film series, students can enjoy the experience of watching great films without going far from home - and for free.Every Thursday a new film is shown free of charge as part of the American Thought and Language Film Series at 7:30 p.m.
The MSU Museum hopes to do its part in promoting American cultural awareness during National Arts and Humanities Month.