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Musical comedy to come to Wharton
“The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein” will be performed next Tuesday through Feb. 7 at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.
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Hospitality students bring Sin City to MSU
Students hoping for a night in Sin City need look no further than Spartan Stadium as the School of Hospitality Business kicks off its annual Vegas Night at 5 p.m. Friday.
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'Dalmatians' spotted at Wharton
A clamor of dog barks erupts from the pit orchestra as the spotted curtain rises, revealing a topsy-turvy world where dogs own humans as pets.
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Ceramist gives demonstration, lecture as part of artist series
Andy Shaw’s hands lightly skim over the mass of clay beneath him, shaping the form from lumpy to delicate, from shapeless to a work of art. “I think better when I get in a cycle — a rhythm. My mind has the freedom to start to open up,” Shaw said. “It’s not so much dreaming; it’s a way of visualizing things.”
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Real women, stories inspire 'Vagina' acts
Get used to hearing the word vagina. A dominatrix notorious for showing women how to orgasm is just one character from the 21-woman cast in “The Vagina Monologues” that is meant to shock and inspire with original stories about relationships, sex and violence against women. This year’s production runs Feb. 20-21, and will be the 10th year the show has been at MSU.
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Author writes MSU into novel
Fifty years ago, when Larry Neitzert was an MSU student, East Lansing was a city marked by students dodging the Vietnam War and active war protests.
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UAB bringing DVD Sale to Union
The University Activities Board will sponsor a Video to Go DVD Sale from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the Union Concourse.
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'Dalmations' hits Wharton Center
“The 101 Dalmatians Musical” will run Tuesday through Sunday at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.
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Globetrotters aim for fun family experience
Twenty-five years ago, Erik Bruns’ father took him to see the Harlem Globetrotters play in Detroit and loved the night. Saturday night, Bruns was able to experience another Globetrotters performance and come away with the same impression.
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Comedian Reiss to perform at Union
Comedian Ryan Reiss will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Main Lounge in the Union.
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Mich. native stars in '101 Dalmations'
On Jan. 16 The State News spoke with James Ludwig who plays the lead dog role, Pongo, in “101 Dalmatians: The Musical,” which is being performed at The Wharton Center beginning Jan. 26.
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Cardboard sled race held in Lansing
Lansing Parks and Recreation and WLNZ radio are hosting a cardboard sled contest from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Gier Community Center, 2400 Hall St., in Lansing.
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2x2 Exhibit brings unlikely artists together
With a brain on the wall and human body images making noises from within their screen-printed canvases, the Gallery 101 in Kresge Art Center holds a new exhibit sure to attract not only the eye, but the ears and mind as well.
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Globetrotters will benefit UNICEF, Haiti
The Harlem Globetrotters will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at Breslin Center, with a portion of proceeds from the game will be donated to benefit UNICEF’s earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.
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Celebration will honor statehood
A Statehood Day Celebration will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Michigan Historical Museum, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., in Lansing.
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Slam provides outlet for spoken word poets
For William T. Langford IV, the last thing poetry is meant to do is stay on a page. “It’s meant to be read, it’s meant to be spoken and it’s meant to be heard,” Langford said.
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MSU grad picked as upcoming 'It' girl
Interviewing A-list celebrities and hosting for CelebTV.com while being a regular guest on MSNBC and FOX News is just a glimpse of Kelli Zink’s typical schedule.
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Verve Pipe returns to hometown
More than 15 years ago The Verve Pipe could be found practicing in a small storage unit just north of East Lansing. This weekend, the platinum-selling band returned home for a concert with a larger stage and a few hundred more fans at The Small Planet, 16800 Chandler Road.
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Annual comedy show to benefit breast cancer
For the fifth consecutive year, the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing is hosting its She Laughs! V comedy show, raising money for the center and giving those in attendance a reason to laugh during the cold, gloomy winter.
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Cera shows acting range in 'Revolt'
“Youth In Revolt,” doesn’t advance the art of filmmaking like Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” or Federico Fellini’s “8 1/2,” and it doesn’t feature a new, revolutionary technology like Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” or James Cameron’s “Avatar.”