One of the United States' oldest and most prestigious dance companies will bring a series of modern dances to the Wharton Center tonight. Founded in 1926, the Martha Graham Dance Company will present many of its works, including "Appalachian Spring." During Martha Graham's lifetime, she studied movement and the expression of emotions to help shape a new dance form — modern.
I will not be going on another blind date for a very long time. After my experience with this strange dating ritual, I refuse to subject myself to the large amount of awkwardness I experienced ever again. It all started several weeks ago when I got a call from a friend who wanted to set me up on a blind date.
He's the master of suspense. His tombstone inscription reads "I'm in on a plot." And he's made cameo appearances in all of his films, starting with the 1927 release "The Lodger," through his last motion picture "Family Plot," in 1976. Alfred Hitchcock died April 28, 1980 in Los Angeles of natural causes, but his tension-building cinematic masterpieces still resonate with audiences around the world today.
Take a step back in time to the sunshine-filled days of the '60s and '70s with The Go! Team.
The first track from the morning after girls' first U.S. release sounds like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club with its fuzzy guitar rock and smooth, blended-in vocals.
From Wisconsin Mac & Cheese to Thai Curry Soup, Noodles & Co. has a dish for every palette. The Colorado-based restaurant, which opened Saturday at 205 E.
The stop-motion animation is astounding. The plot is refreshingly cute. The first feature-length film starring the British claymation chums "Wallace & Gromit" in "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," is a cheeky comedy, innocent enough for the whole family.
If there's a play that makes a strong political stance on corruption between the government and the corporate world, it's MSU Department of Theatre's production of "Born Yesterday." The play opened Thursday night at Pasant Theatre in the Wharton Center to a small audience.
Wait, they're making a movie about someone from Midland? My dinky little hometown? Are you kidding me? The basic premise of "Two for the Money" is that this guy went on to seek much fortune - notably, outside of Midland. He has realized the dream of many a Midland teen, which is successfully getting the heck out of that town to somewhere far, far away.
Does your hometown have a Tridge? That's right, I bet you don't even know what a Tridge is.
The 10th annual National Solar Tour will be in Lansing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday. Solar-powered homes and businesses will be open for self-guided tours so the public can see how they use solar energy. East Lansing locations on the tour include 405 Grove St.
"Moral Obligations," a fictionalized account of Matthew Shepard's story will be performed this evening. The play will be held at 6:30 p.m.
"Armed Love" is not a new album - it's more than a year old, but it was just released in the United States for the first time Tuesday.
The University Activities Board is giving away more than 100 free tickets for the Jay Leno Live show at Breslin Center at 8 p.m.
Rufus Wainwright is a self-proclaimed "gay messiah." "I was really one of the first to start off my career out of the closet, writing about gay issues with a major label in America," he said.
It seems not much has changed in America since the 1940s - there are still businessmen in bed with politicians, corruption in Washington, D.C., and ditsy blondes oblivious to all of this.
Growing up, Nathalie Winans looked to her artist mother for support and advice while pursuing her own art interests. "She's really encouraged me as an artist," Winans said of her mother, Jill Lareaux.
Franz Ferdinand took the world by storm last year and quickly became the "it" band of the summer of 2004 with catchy danceable tunes. The Scottish foursome is back with its second full-length album, "You Could Have It So Much Better." The single has been teasing fans for weeks; this amount of hype leading up to an album usually signifies disappointment.
Vince Vaughn is the emcee of a new comedy tour, "30 Days & 30 Nights - From Hollywood to the Heartland," which will be at the State Theater in Detroit on Friday.
The greatest movie script ever inked to paper has not been written yet. And how do I know this? Well, because I've been banging my head together with the best minds in the film industry at weekly gatherings in order to create the optimum screenplay. Already I can feel the questions oozing out of your overworked brain.