More than 30 local potters will display their work this weekend. Greater Lansing Potters' Guild Spring Show and Sale exhibits a diverse range of ceramic works, including porcelain, raku, and wheel-thrown and hand-built pieces in stoneware.
The University Activities Board is sponsoring a free sneak preview of "Mean Girls" at 8 p.m.
Dancing, bowling and billiards will merge in the Union for a night of free Friday-night entertainment.
Ever wonder what it's like to be a child trapped in an adult's body? Hollywood sure has. That's why there are so many movies about it.
The Avenues' "When the Sun Was Happy," is, in certain ways, a walk down retro lane. But the four-piece band has its own avenue of style.
When hearing ghost stories, people have a tendency to get the bejesus scared out of them or laugh their heads off.
Close to 20 years have passed since composer and pianist Ricky Ian Gordon and Melanie Helton, MSU assistant professor of voice and soprano singer, performed in public together.
There are two aspects about "Oliver!" that stand out brighter than the yellow tulips outside - the production's unbelievable younger actors and the enormous, magical set.
For starters, it boasts one of the greatest ensemble casts of modern cinema, including Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, John Voight, Ashley Judd, Natalie Portman, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Henry Rollins and Danny Trejo, all of whom turn in powerhouse performances.
Aspiring art teacher Lisa Schoen is not only a fan of the Japanese art form anime, but she also incorporates it into her art work. "I was in high school when I really first started watching it," said the 2003 graduate and former secretary of Animosity - MSU's Anime/Manga Club . "I'd always really loved art, but I had no intentions in following it as a career or anything." Now, she says her passion for anime actually could help her career. "I like anime and I feel it kind of gives me an edge in teaching because so many kids are interested in it now," Schoen said.
Talib Kweli slowly paces the stage, waiting for an 'OK' from the soundman. Suddenly, a beat kicks in and it's as if the Union Ballroom already is packed to capacity for the upcoming show.
One of theater's legendary musical classics will be gracing East Lansing for the first time. Lionel Bart's "Oliver," based on Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist," started at Wharton Center for an eight-show run Tuesday. The story follows the adventures of an orphaned boy, Oliver Twist, who escapes from the stronghold of an evil London workhouse and is warmly accepted by a gang of pickpocketers to accompany them to do their dirty work. Although stealing isn't the most optimal, or most honest, line of work in the world, when Oliver finds himself in a trap with the big, bad villain Bill Sikes, he realizes his fellow thieves are the best friends on the entire planet. Shane Tanner, who plays the scoundrel Sikes, said his character is the darkest villain one could ever portray. "He's very immoral and self-preserving," Tanner said in a recent telephone interview.
Only in New York City would a cop pull a band over for blocking traffic by walking up to the vehicle and tapping on the window. And only in Colorado would cowboys swing dance with their cowgirls at the bar.
Why can't anybody do "The Punisher" any justice? You would think that the hero's story is something Hollywood could do easily - a bloody, bullet-riddled revenge epic full of car chases, hand-to-hand combat and one-liners.
While hanging out with some friends in their apartment Sunday night, we heard a sudden rumble in the hallway followed by a gaggle of high-pitched squeals of delight.
Anyone seeking a more artistic film experience should look no further than The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave.
It's a hairy situation. To cut or to grow. To spike or to slick. To highlight or to lowlight.
The Department of Theatre deserves a Tony Award. The latest installment to the 2003-04 season, "Into the Woods," is entertaining and visually stunning. The musical follows the path of a handful of favorite fairy-tale characters - Cinderella, the Baker, the Witch, Rapunzel and a few princes - as they mingle together in the woods in search of "happily ever after." The Baker and his wife, played by Patrick Hickey and Kathleen McDonald, respectively, are desperately trying to produce a child after the Witch, played by Amy Handelman, placed a curse on their home.
Angie Aparo doesn't look like he plays the kind of music he does. Although you shouldn't judge an album by its appearance, Aparo, an Atlanta-based singer/songwriter, still looks more like a nu-metal guitarist than a thoughtful rocker.
Kresge Art Museum will host a public celebration of the 100th anniversary of the artist Salvador Dali's birth with a lecture, music and cake.