Friday, March 29, 2024

Entertainment

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Mike Posner excited to visit MSU

Singer Mike Posner will be performing at the MSU Auditorium April 13, sponsored by ASMSU as part of their spring concert. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. Posner said he’s familiar with MSU’s student body and is excited to perform. “College crowds are rowdier!

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Students discuss violence at murder mystery dinner

On Thursday night, about 80 students filtered into the Four Deuces, a speakeasy set up in Akers cafeteria, to participate in a murder mystery dinner. The event was part of the NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education “Enough is Enough” campaign to stop violence, specifically violence on college campuses and schools.

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'Palmer Park' play comes to MSU

It’s 1967, and Detroit is crumbling to the ground. Race riots have torn the city apart as vandals smash windows and thieves fend for themselves among the unwatched stores. The riots arose from a storm of integration, which pushed tensions among races to volatile levels.

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Lansing band sets off on Western tour

The twangy pull of a banjo’s strings, the steady strum of a guitar and the ghostly sound of a saw being played with a violin bow combine to perform an impromptu concert on the steps before a group of housemates and friends as they relax in the nice weather and enjoy the music.

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Lupe Fiasco coming to campus Feb. 12

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. and will be sold on a first come first serve basis. Tickets can be bought at whartoncenter.com or at the Wharton Center Box Office. Tickets cost $15 for MSU students and $25 for the general public.

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'Dark Knight' breaks national, local records

The long awaited Batman sequel “The Dark Knight,” broke box office and local movie theater records when it flew into cinemas across the United States, collecting more than $155.3 million in it’s opening weekend, said Pat O’Boyle, the promotions and marketing manager for NCG Cinemas, 2500 Showtime Dr. in Lansing.

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Wharton Center box office opens Monday

Tickets to Wharton Center events will be available to the public Monday. Patrons will be able to purchase tickets to "Act One Family Series" and "Jazz Kats," as well as "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Pippin," "MAMMA MIA!" "Legends!" and "Rent". Tickets for other events will be available at a later date. Tickets can be purchased at the Wharton Center box office, by phone at (800) 942-7866 between 10 a.m.

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WEB ONLY: 'Pulse' predictable, uncreative remake

I turned my cell phone on while walking out of the movie theater, and I checked my e-mail as soon as I could after watching "Pulse" — alone. Was it a clever idea to have ghosts take over technology (computers, phones)? Yes, but it was done in such cliché, dreary manner that it just didn't work.

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Acting out on the town

Familiar locations around Grand River Avenue will become the stage for free theater this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The first East Lansing Renegade Theatre Festival kicks off Aug.