The Foolish Heads are unfortunately breaking up this October, so the band put everything it had into the latest release “The Moment That You’re In.” This rockin’ Shelby Township five-piece have produced an album that covers six songs recorded in order of creative inspiration.
Claire wakes up each morning happy, healthy and energetic. Life is fine, except for one problem - she has no idea who she is.
For people living on campus without a car, this best bet is for you. Shelby Township’s The Foolish Heads will be playing at the Common Grounds Coffeehouse in the basement of Akers Hall today.
For those looking for some simple humor, the Lansing Civic Players’ “Move Over Mrs. Markham” is set to deliver it. Billed as a “wild and zany free-for-all with lots of bed-hopping,” Ray Cooney and John Chapman’s production features nine cast members mixing up identities and popping on and off the stage with the speed that exemplifies a good farce. “You’re not supposed to overanalyze a farce, you’re just supposed to enjoy them,” director Judie Town said. Town, who has been involved in theater for 30 years, directed the play for the theater company 17 years ago with an entirely different cast. A British comedy much like Michael Frayn’s popular “Noises Off,” “Move Over Mrs. Markham” features four sets of couples converging on the same bedroom.
Friday • The University Activities Board presents movies at Wells Hall. “About a Boy” is showing at 7:15 p.m.
From a colorful imitation of a famous Manet painting to what appears to be an inflatable beach ball hanging from the ceiling, Kresge Art Museum’s new exhibit “Art in the ’Toon Age” gives visitors a glimpse at modern art inspired by Disney. “I tend to like the bright ones right away,” anthropology senior Stacie Ludwig said.
When officials at University of Maryland, College Park sought to inspire a dialogue about prejudice, they found themselves embroiled in a controversy. “The Laramie Project,” a play about the murder of college student Matthew Shepard, sparked that controversy this fall, nearly four years after the event. Shepard, 21, was beaten to death in 1998 in Laramie, Wyo.
Every semester, writers here at The State News are allowed two days off. So when I announced that I wouldn’t be working this past Sunday, my co-workers wondered why I was using one of my days so early in the semester. They asked me questions such as, “Are you going to a concert?” “Is your family having a reunion?” “Isn’t it too early for a test to study for?” “Did your dog die?” “No,” I told them.
Events The Eli Broad College of Business Student Senate is holding a student organization fair for all students interested in business at 8 p.m.
The best part of writing for a student paper - or really any paper - is hearing back from readers and learning that your work angered or inspired someone so much that they had to let you know.
Live albums are always a gamble for artists. It is such a difficult task to capture the same energy on stage and squeeze it onto a small disc.
This was supposed to be easy. It started out as a casual dating thing, but eventually that person who turned your head a couple of weeks ago became something more, and you think tonight may be the night. So you decided to do the smart and responsible thing by going and picking up some condoms for the occasion. Simple enough, right? But here you are, standing in front of a wall 10 feet high with quite a variety of options.
Here are the ingredients behind Souljahz: three attractive siblings, one love for God, inspirational modern music and a vibe that grabs on and makes you take notice. On its major label debut, 17-year-old Rachael Washington and brothers Je’Kob, 21, and Joshu’a, 22, produce a powerful Christian album that collides with modern music, fusing hip-hop, funk and Latin rhythms. Combining influences ranging from Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder to Wes Montgomery and the Fugees, Souljahz has created music beyond its years. Coming from San Diego, the threesome appeared at local churches and talent shows, garnering an amazing following and spawning such potential that their father sold his business to manage them. The album begins with the anthemic “Let Go,” which transitions between an R & B hook and a church choir vibe.
Name recognition goes a long way in movies. It helps fill seats even in the smallest towns. If a martial arts movie is what people want, chances are you will see Jet Li or Jackie Chan cast as the stars.
Rockfest 2002 was host to a variety of local music on Friday as six East Lansing-based musical acts performed by the rock on Farm Lane.
Students hoping to see “42nd Street” and “Bring In ’Da Noise, Bring In ’Da Funk” on the Wharton Center stage can now get their Broadway fix without breaking the bank. Wharton Center will hold a Student Single Ticket Day from 5-10 p.m.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson is scheduled to appear at 12:08 p.m. today on the WKAR (870-AM) News/Talk listener call-in program.
Several students watched and listened Friday as their compositions were performed for the first time at the first on-campus concert of the Alliance of MSU Composers. The alliance includes composition majors, musicians and supporters of new music.
“Stealing Harvard,” “Barbershop,” “Full Frontal” and “One Hour Photo” range from thriller to provocative to comedy and head this month’s anticipated crop of successful stories. Jason Lee (“Mallrats”) finds himself in a financial pinch as he watches his trailer park-raised niece enter one of the most prestigious universities in the world in “Stealing Harvard.” When he teams up with Tom Green to do some creative fund raising, a comedy of errors ensues. O’Shea Jackson, aka Ice Cube, has shined in previous comedies such as “Friday” and is part of an all-star cast in “Barbershop.” This movie is set around a location, making the film a good bet.
Feeling patriotic? Take time out to celebrate America with “Home of the Brave,” a musical cantata with dramatic vignettes and a full color guard. Featuring standards like “America the Beautiful,” “Home of the Brave” focuses on honoring those who have served the United States in uniform and remembering those who have died. “People want something where they can sit back and remember feeling (proud),” director Nancy Sisson said.