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Weekend Guide
Friday The Campus Center will present the Black Comedy Tour. There will be two shows in Anthony Hall, at 10 p.m.
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Cinemas to release moves on time
Despite recent closings of airports across the nation, local theaters (who have movies flown to them) plan on new releases being aired as scheduled this weekend.“Hardball” and “The Glass House” will both open Friday as planned.“None of the movies are going to be delayed,” said Chris Couling, assistant manager of Celebration Cinema, 200 E.
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Student film crew to hold auditions for movie today
For anyone who has stayed up late watching the likes of “Halloween,” “Evil Dead” or “Friday the 13th,” this weekend you may just get your chance to be in a horror movie yourself.A film crew is holding open auditions this weekend to fill the cast of their new flick “Terror at Baxter U.,” and it will be made entirely by local filmmakers and shot in the area.“I just had an idea,” said English Professor Bill Vincent, who wrote the script.
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Love is blind
Jeff and Rachel met for the first time recently at midnight. Before their encounter Jeff admitted he’s much too into himself and has more personality than most gals can handle.
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Events canceled, postponed
Before you head out to a special event this weekend, you might want to check that it hasn’t been canceled or postponed in light of recent events in New York City and Washington. Some activities have been canceled as a sign of respect for those dead and missing on the east coast, while others are facing technical problems because of lack of air transportation. Bridgette Redman, spokeswoman for Bath Community Theatre Guild, said this weekend’s production of “Goodnight Desdemona” will be postponed one week.
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19 Wheels to play at Ricks
Thursday’s concert at Rick’s American Cafe, 224 Abbott Road,will showcase area band 19 Wheels returning to its roots, while The Foolish Heads look to make a new home for itself.Tim Morzoroti,who plays bass for 19 Wheels, said the band is looking forward to tonight’s show for a few reasons.“It’s the big place to play in East Lansing,” Morzoroti said.
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DVD blows away theater version of film, features in-depth interview
If you’ve already seen the cocaine-fest “Blow,” which came out in theaters earlier this year, then you know what it is - a high-energy movie featuring a sympathetic, but occasionally foolish, lead character who was responsible for almost 75 percent of the cocaine in the United States in the late 1970s and early 1980s. But now the movie is available for everyone to rent (or own - cue commercial) on DVD, having been released this week on the format.
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19 Wheels to play at Ricks
Thursday’s concert at Rick’s American Cafe, 224 Abbott Road,will showcase area band 19 Wheels returning to its roots, while The Foolish Heads look to make a new home for itself. Tim Morzoroti,who plays bass for 19 Wheels, said the band is looking forward to tonight’s show for a few reasons. “It’s the big place to play in East Lansing,” Morzoroti said.
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Orchestra celebrates anniversary
By MARINA IONESCU The State News The MSU Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 75th Anniversary season this year with a performance Saturday in the Wharton Center’s Great Hall, featuring a solo performance by Dmitri Berlinsky, violinist and a new faculty member at MSU. “To commemorate the 75 years of the existence of the symphony I have asked composers to write celebration fanfares,” Leon Gregorian, conductor of the Symphony Orchestra, said. “For this first concert we will open with James Niblock’s Fanfare,” Gregorian said.
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Band plays good old rock n roll
Dredg Leitmotif (Interscope) In the past few months I haven’t come across very many new bands that I’ve liked.
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Two Can Play too predictable
The new movie “Two Can Play That Game” is a movie full of catchphrases and pop phenomenon that builds up to the basic “player gets played” type of movie.
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Sophomore release anything but chaotic
Ozomatli Embrace the Chaos (Interscope) Don’t let the title scare you, Ozomatli’s sophomore release, “Embrace The Chaos,” is anything but chaotic. It has been three years since the Los Angeles band released its self-titled debut, but the new album is worth the wait. Unfortunately, I don’t speak Spanish, so I don’t understand half of the lyrics on the album, but that doesn’t make a difference.
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Two Can Play too predictable
The new movie “Two Can Play That Game” is a movie full of catchphrases and pop phenomenon that builds up to the basic “player gets played” type of movie.
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Poetry Club starts new season
The Lansing Poetry Club will begin its fall season by kicking off the Old Town Poetry Series Wednesday at The Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St., in Lansing. The season starts with a reading and publication party for Lansing Community College’s annual student literary magazine, The Washington Square Review.
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Galleries present new artists, exhibits
Don’t complain there’s no culture in Lansing before taking a stroll through Old Town Lansing this fall.Five art galleries in Old Town held the First Sunday Gallery Walk on Sunday to introduce new artists and exhibits, most of which will run through October.“Each gallery has a new artist,” said Todd Mack, owner of Todd Mack Custom Framing Gallery, 307 E.
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Rendition of classic uninspiring
The original was written by Alexandre Dumas. But this one is pure dumbass. The ad promotion for the new stinker “The Musketeer” goes like this - “Like you’ve never seen it before.” Well, they got that right.
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Local bands utilize Web sites as useful tool for advertising
So you’ve decided to start a band. You’ve got instruments, a garage to practice in and a style all your own.
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Despite common formula, movie depicts fun rock n roll lifestyle
Like listening to that old M
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Paper-made crafts shine at Kresge
If you’re looking for something out of the ordinary to wrap your mind around, Kresge Art Museum is the place to be. Rags to Riches: 25 Years of Paper Art is Kresge’s new exhibit featuring the Dieu Donné Papermill of New York City and will be on campus through Oct.
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Bold flowers illuminate features at 4-H Childrens Garden
Imagine taking in fresh air surrounded by an array of flowers and plants illuminating bright, bold colors.