As the holidays creep steadily nearer, area artists and venues are gearing up for annual holiday shows and new Christmas comedies to fill each chilly December weekend."I think people love tradition at Christmas," said Josh Rafsky, an MSU-Detroit College of Law first-year student, as he carried his coffee to a table at Espresso Royale Caffe, 527 E.
Friday • The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave. in Lansing, presents Jazz Prodigies during Live Jazz Happy Hour from 5-9 p.m.
For a weekend or two, actors bask in the glory they have earned by spending countless nights perfecting each line and movement.
I used to like Matchbox Twenty. In fact, America used to love Matchbox Twenty, with its amazingly successful debut album "Yourself Or Someone Like You." Then, singer Rob Thomas went off to conquer the world, sang "Smooth" for Santana and ruined it for everyone.
What would we do without music? Perhaps a few demented folks would jump for joy and loudly shout a victory cheer, but the majority of us would most likely be reduced to tears and inexplicable sorrow or dejection. You would almost have to be branded a misanthrope to not enjoy or appreciate music.
Tim McGraw is one fortunate singin' country boy. He's been on top of the country world for almost a decade and somewhere in between, married Faith Hill and sang "It's Your Love." Then everything else became insignificant. On his seventh album, "Tim McGraw and The Dancehall Doctors," McGraw is still laboring for the success of his 1997 release "Everywhere," which undoubtedly is still his best to date.
Golf is an intricate game. It's a gentleman's game and carefully crafted for centuries and refined to perfection.
Steven Soderbergh pulls double duty in the creation of "Solaris." Written and directed by him, "Solaris" adds to Soderbergh's portfolio of outstanding films that are set apart from the norm.
By producing the energetic, unabashedly honest and often hilarious "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," BoarsHead Theater, 425 S.
In keeping with the family-oriented spirit of the holidays, the Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive in Lansing, chose a popular children's fairy tale to start the holiday season. Stan Gill's adaptation of the classic "Little Red Riding Hood" is the eighth Gill production that Riverwalk has presented in the past 13 years. "He always includes things that adults find funny," director Bill Helder said.
What starts as a thematic adaptation of Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," ends as an updated version of "Dead Poets Society" and "Stand and Deliver" wrapped into one. Whatever its intent, Michael Hoffman's "The Emperor's Club" turns out to be one of those feel-good stories meant to make the viewer reflect upon his or her life. As a teacher of Roman history, William Hundert (Kevin Kline) is responsible for molding the lives of his students as well as teaching them random facts and dates.
Shania Twain is one hot woman. Her videos make no sense and her music doesn't apply to people who aren't normally in love, but she looks good, so we don't mind watching - and her voice isn't that bad, either. Molding with society's trend, Twain's music abruptly switched from country to pop-country in 1997 with "Come On Over," launching her career further.
This is a festive and hearty dish, appropriate for a holiday dinner. Served with cranberry sauce, it is a perfect Thanksgiving alternative to turkey. 4 small winter squash, halved & seeded 1 cake of tofu, pressed & cut into cubes 3 tablespoons tamari soy sauce 3 tablespoons dry sherry 4 cups small bread cubes 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 cups chopped onions 3 celery stalks, chopped 4 cups sliced mushrooms (1 pound) 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 cup vegetable stock or water 1 cup pecans, toasted & chopped 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Place the squash halves, cut side down, in an oiled baking pan.
After a summer away from his friends, Harry Potter has been warned not to go back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Organization Meetings• The MSU Chess Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in A-517 Wells Hall.
In my family, we don't buy our turkeys at the store. Nope. We like to chase the fat fools down with our SUVs on the highway and haul 'em in fresh.
If you think "Steal This Album!" is a new album, you're mistaken. It's the left over music that never made it to a record. This 16-track collection of original, completed and unreleased material originates back to before System Of A Down signed with American in 1995 to as recently as the 2001 "Toxicity" sessions. The band claims the songs are as good, if not better than the songs that did make it to the albums - but artists always say that crap.
Thanksgiving gives people a chance to gather with loved ones and be thankful for what is important in their lives - it signals the start of the holiday season, and it's a prime time to overeat without guilt and scarf down loads and loads of turkey. Unless... for some reason, whether it be ethical or having a distaste for the animal, you're a vegetarian or vegan. Vegetarians are those who do not eat any meat, only vegetables, fruits and sometimes eggs or dairy products.