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All American Pita to host CD release party for promising musician

All American Pita, 553 E. Grand River Ave., is hosting a CD release party from 6 to 9 p.m. today for Jason Mraz’s debut album “Waiting For My Rocket To Come.” The 25-year-old was born in Virginia but spent the last two years of his life in the sunny streets of San Diego playing regular gigs at coffee houses until the day he was signed to Elektra Records.

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Rules of Attraction dark look at college life

If “The Rules of Attraction” promotional posters, featuring stuffed animals showing off what they learned from Kama Sutra didn’t carry enough shock value, the actual film did. The posters came very close to attracting more attention than the movie. Roger Avary directs a very dark and humorous look at college relationships.

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Three in the Back begins this week

A five-member cast will play to all four sides of the Auditorium’s Arena Theatre stage when “Three in the Back, Two in the Head” opens tomorrow night. The title of Canadian playwright Jason Sherman’s 80-minute one-act play refers to bullet holes in the body of the main character’s father. Theater senior Kelly Cavanagh plays Paula Jackson, a young woman looking for the truth behind her father’s murder. With a minimalist set and few props, the audience is forced to focus full attention on character development.

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Writer proves Body Thong Cher cant be beat

Tara talked me into it. Sure, I was a Cher fan, but to actually dress up like her? It wasn’t something I had thought about until we saw the advertisement for a Cher look-alike contest at Club Paradise, 224 S.

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Esteemed painter, pianist plays to Union crowd

A gleaming black piano graced the Union Ballroom on Wednesday night.It quietly basked in the presence of two towering speakers, a small drum set and the eager ears of about 100 students.Following a few delays, Magdalen Hsu-Li emerged to the delight of the audience, with an acoustic guitar in hand and the inception of her set.Mentioning just one of a number of talents doesn’t do her justice.

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Knockaround Guys pleases with experienced cast

Where did “Knockaround Guys” come from? All of a sudden, there is a cast of promising actors teaming up with seasoned veterans in a Mafia flick. After a long wait, a wait only matched by the Tyson-Lewis fight, “Knockaround Guys” opens today.

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Hyperbole to perform at Landshark Friday

Local pop-punk band Hyperbole is ripping it up at The Landshark, 101 E. Grand River Ave., at midnight Friday. The five-piece band just released “Boy Meets Wonder” in September and is touring across Michigan for the next two months. Guitarist Jacob Jon Bender said fans of bands like Blink-182, New Found Glory and Saves The Day should give the band a listen.

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Tickets on sale today for Counting Crows concert at Auditorium

Counting Crows will perform at the Auditorium on Nov. 23 and presale tickets go on sale at noon today. The show time has not yet been released. The band has released four highly-acclaimed studio albums - three of which went platinum - and is renowned for its live performances. The only way to get tickets today is to go to the band’s Web site and register.

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Weekend Guide

Friday Club Paradise, 224 S. Washington Square in Lansing, will host round two of Battle of the Bands.