Kurt Trowbridge, a freshman in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, played trombone in the 31st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration Sunday in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre. The show featured performances by Jazz Orchestra I, II and III as well as the MSU Children’s Choir and the Earl Nelson Singers.
Briana McKinnon, a self-proclaimed concertgoer, isn’t content to sit down during a performance. When the hospitality business senior goes to a concert, such as Friday’s show featuring Wale, she’s prepared to stand for the entire night. McKinnon will attend rapper Wale’s performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Auditorium’s Fairchild Theatre. The concert was brought to campus by the Residence Halls Association, or RHA.
MSU alumna and Santa Monica, Calif., resident Tynesha Williams is one of 10 finalists out of 5,600 submissions in the Doritos/Pepsi MAX “Crash the Super Bowl” challenge that pulls five advertisements for Doritos and five for Pepsi MAX made by consumers. Of the 10, six will be selected via fan voting to run during the Super Bowl on Feb. 6.
Jesse Howell, a fine arts graduate student, will have his work displayed from 6-9 p.m. Friday in “Six for Six: Six MSU Artists for Six Weeks,” the latest exhibition at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St. The exhibition, which is free, will showcase work from six MSU artists and will run until Feb. 27.
Twenty-three years ago Brian O’Connor fulfilled a personal dream of being the drum major who led the Spartan Marching Band in the Rose Parade in January 1988. More than two decades later, the MSU alumnus had another dream realized as he filled a different but integral role in the 2011 Rose Parade as a float designer.
After the Lansing Art Gallery’s recent move at the beginning of January and renovations, it will welcome MSU students and the community at a reception at 7 p.m. on Friday at 119 N. Washington Sq., in Lansing.
In between being a full-time student and pursuing the typical sophomore experiences, Cassandra Wieckhorst squeezes another 120 hours into the year to be part of a student group only available to sophomores. Wieckhorst, a math sophomore on a predental track, also has two jobs and is part of Lyman Briggs School. But the student group isn’t just to pad her resume — instead, Wieckhorst helps disabled students as part of MSU Tower Guard.
T.J. Duckett is the honorary chairperson for the second annual Oldham Project Gala, which will present photographic images of women with breast cancer in the Be Bold, Feel Beautiful campaign. The gala also will kick off Courageous Kids, a campaign to photograph children with cancer. The gala will run from 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Eagle Eye Golf Course, 15500 Chandler Road, in Bath, Mich.
When studio art graduate student Steven Stradley came to MSU from Utah, he simply was looking to continue his education at a master’s level while studying in a different environment. But after participating in an art contest through the Main Library, a part of Stradley will live on long past his stay at MSU.
The MSU College of Music will sponsor a performance from violinist I-Fu Wang and pianist Ralph Votapek at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Music Building.
MSU is encouraging musicians interested in combining their talent with business aspirations to register for an eight-week course called Your Music Business. The course will meet from 6-8:50 p.m. Thursdays, from Jan. 13. until March 31.
Another year gone by means another set of resolutions to conquer. And with a sunny beach in Florida awaiting many students for spring break in just a few months, the obvious “get in shape” resolution remains a top priority in 2011.
The College of Music will hold a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Music Building’s Hart Recital Hall.
Appellate Court Judge William C. Whitbeck will present his debut novel “To Account for Murder” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Center Blvd., in Lansing.
The University Activities Board, or UAB, is hosting the “Trump It! Euchre Tournament” on Friday at the International Center.
The Residence Halls Association will present Washington, D.C., native and rapper Wale at 7:35 p.m on Friday at the Auditorium.
The University Activities Board, or UAB, is hosting the Beyond the Wall poster sale from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday at the Union.
Lansing Community College student Monique Harvey is part of the dance group Unspoken Praise, which performed in the “Rain on Us” benefit concert Saturday at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road. The concert raised funds and collected food items for the Greater Lansing Food Bank, or GLFB, and featured performances by Unspoken Praise and gospel artist Earnest Pugh Jr.
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or fewer, at a new face on campus and his perspective of his new frontier.
(SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., will unveil its first 2011 exhibition, “Six for Six: Six MSU Artists for Six Weeks,” on Friday.