As I sat down about five different times to listen to Blue Star Highway's "Watching The Fight," for one reason or another, I found myself getting sidetracked.
Poetry lovers can swoon over readings this week at two different open mic nights. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 333 E.
Riverwalk Theatre's newest Black Box production is somewhat like a puzzle on stage - frustrating, perplexing and, at the very end, rewarding.
I absolutely hate it when people ask me what I did over vacation because, honestly, I never remember.
Wheat, "Per second, per second, per second... every second": Very mellow and soothing, the lyrics focus on simple topics but use poetic style, making them seem more complex.
The East Lansing Film Festival's "Capturing the Friedmans" will be playing at 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
Local quirky popsters Mystic Shake are set to rock in East Lansing twice this weekend. The band, know for its interactive shows and unique songs, plays the Cappuccino Cafe, 1500 W.
Two Michigan lyricists will bring their words to life next week as the Old Town Poetry Series kicks off their monthly poetry installment for December.
They're five gay men, out to take over the world - one straight guy at a time. "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" uses its five gay main characters and their respective talents - fashion, grooming, culture, interior design, and food and wine - to rescue style-deprived, straight men. As more producers realize the marketability of gay characters on reality television shows, cable television shows and network sitcoms, programs such as "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," "Will & Grace," and "Queer as Folk" are continuing to find their way into network programming. "I remember back in the early '90s when allusions to gay lifestyle were done in a very cautious way," MSU Professor Gary Hoppenstand said.
If you enjoy going to plays but get restless after the first act, "ArtAttack!" might be the remedy for your problem. Today at 7 p.m., "ArtAttack!," a combination of three original one-act plays and a dance piece written and directed by MSU students, will open in the Arena Theatre.
This weekend at the Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road in Meridian Township, a gathering of holiday spirits and outdoor nature will provide families and those interested with simple and fun activities to spread holiday cheer.
Gabrielle Russon Special for The State News The theatrical production "Philadelphia, Here I Come!" fit perfectly into the lives of director Judith Peakes and her husband, actor John Peakes. The performance was the family's final show at downtown Lansing's BoarsHead Professional Theater before they relocated to Philadelphia.
The anti-Spirit of Christmas can be such a pain - buying gifts, pretending to be cheerful for a whole month, gaining five pounds from all the food you eat and, if you happen to be a freshman, going home to your parents' place for four long, boring weeks.
A little bit of Canada will invade Breslin Center on Feb. 12, as the Barenaked Ladies brings its quirky show back to MSU.BNL is on tour promoting its "Everything to Everyone" album, which hit stores earlier this semester and featured the single "Another Postcard." The group is also coming off its small-venue "Peep Show" tour.Tickets go on sale at the Breslin Center Ticket office at 10 a.m Friday.
The toys of your childhood are back in action. You don't have to go digging through boxes, dusting off your Moondancer, My Little Pony doll or that He-Man action figure and shield to feel nostalgic - just walk into any toy store.
Very little of the MSU experience is bigger than seeing the Flintstones play. Charlie Bell, Jason Richardson, Kelvin Torbert, Morris Peterson and Matt Trannon can finish like very few others, and Mateen Cleaves sets them up in the documentary "Flint Star."
Elementary education freshman Jana LoBello uses Christian music as a evangelizing tool. "We're called to outreach, to bring others to Christ," she said.
Michigan often is known for its odd shape and abundance of water, but contemporary landscape artist Ben Whitehouse is portraying a part of Michigan not often exhibited. On display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum until January 4, 2004 is Whitehouse's series of paintings, "Leelanau: Michigan's Eden," which show the beauty of the peninsula while using water as a medium.
Ever since I was a kid, I've looked forward to deer season, even though I'm not a hunter.I looked forward to opening day for my own purposes; "Deer Day," as it was referred to affectionately, was a school holiday.
Pi Kappa Phi has been good to Ryan Cabrera, and now the Dallas-raised musician is giving back to the fraternity, which has supplied him with venues for a nationwide tour.Cabrera brings his pop sound to the Auditorium tonight, and all proceeds will benefit the fraternity's Push America organization, which collects money for people with disabilities.