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UAB to sponsor open mic night at Union
Open Mic Night will be held from 8-11 p.m. Wednesday at the MSU Union.
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Poetry night to be held for human rights
As part of an international movement for human rights and against gender violence, the 16 Days Lansing program will be hosting “A Night of Poetry” from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the RCAH Theatre in the basement of Snyder and Phillips halls.
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Kresge hosts exhibit of textile designs
The radical textile designs after World War II are on exhibit at “Designing Women of Postwar Britain: Their Art and the Modern Interior,” which will be displayed through Dec. 17 at Kresge Art Museum.
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ABBA cover band performs in Auditorium, re-enacts original group's last concert
On Sunday afternoon, students and Lansing area residents were able to experience ABBA’s music in a live setting, even though the band itself has been defunct for more than 20 years.
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MSU alumnus to release jazz album in spring
Since his early school days, Ben Williams, who currently lives in New York City, has been pursuing his career in music wholeheartedly and won the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition last year.
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Turkey Trot to run through Lansing
The 10th annual Lansing Turkeyman Trot will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday at Lansing Community College.
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National aids day to be promoted by MSU
The MSU community is helping promote World AIDS Day on Dec. 1.
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Mrs. Claus to read aloud to children
Mrs. Claus will make an appearance from 1-4 p.m. Friday at Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Center Blvd., in Eastwood Towne Center, for “Holiday Story-time with Mrs. Claus!”
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Bookstore to hold Kresge kids benefit
East Lansing’s Barnes & Noble Booksellers will be hosting the Kresge Art Museum Books and Crafts event to benefit Kresge Art Museum’s Creative Kids summer program.
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Lansing school to host yoga session
Shabazz Public School Academy will host a community yoga session at 6:45 p.m. today.
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Potter Park to put on light event
The 18th annual Wonderland of Lights celebration will take place from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Potter Park Zoo, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing.
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MSU alumnus pursues acting career, appears on several TV series
Instead of accepting a job offer in line with his hospitality business degree, Ryan Devlin moved to Hollywood to pursue acting, a risky dream that always had been in the back of his mind.
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Lansing welcomes annual holiday festival to light Capitol lawn tree
Silver Bells in the City is an annual event taking place throughout downtown Lansing to light Michigan’s Official Tree outside of the Capitol building. Festivities took place Friday evening throughout the downtown Lansing area.
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Spartan Idol to be held on Saturday
Students will sing and rap for the chance to win the “Spartan Idol: Best of Both Worlds” competition at 9 p.m. Saturday in the International Center.
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College of Music to put on updated opera featuring music by Mozart
Betsy Bledsoe, a second-year music performance graduate student, is performing in “La Finta Giardiniera,” an opera featuring music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The show opens at 8 p.m. tonight in the Auditorium’s Fairchild Theatre with performances also at 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.
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Former Spartan follows popcorn passion to Lansing's Old Town
Chad Jordan, the founder and owner of Cravings Gourmet Popcorn and Soda Pop Market, 1220 Turner St., in Lansing’s Old Town, said he has loved the snack since he was a kid and would eat it while watching wrestling with his grandfather.
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Students might be missing key ingredients to proper nutrition
Coming home after class to microwave a frozen dinner or eating the day’s fifth granola bar might be a reality for some students, but for Andi Wilkins, fruits and vegetables always come first.
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Twirlers find more than marching on field
Having three feature twirlers is not necessarily uncommon for the Spartan Marching Band, but having a senior with two freshmen is fairly out of the ordinary.
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Shakespeare adapted for MSU production
“As You Like It,” a traditional Shakespeare play with a twist, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre and will run until Sunday. Assistant director Wes Haskell said the play leaves its original Elizabethan setting and enters “an American Victorian Carnaval.”
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UAB to hold decor, apparel sale in Union
The University Activities Board will be hosting the Wish You Were Here Sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday in the Union.