Many ballet dancers dream of being the Sugar Plum Fairy. This is the second year that Children’s Ballet Theatre member Andrea Durst’s dreams have come true. “It’s the role that you always want,” the 17-year-old Okemos resident said.
Mike Schmidt remembers the first time he saw Kid Rock perform back in 1994 at a small club in Mount Clemens. Being a fan since middle school, he was disappointed to hear that Joe Calleja, known to fans as Joe C., the sidekick of Kid Rock, died in his sleep Thursday evening at his home in Taylor, Mich. “It was kind of a shock,” marketing senior Kevin Udy said.
With the snow falling almost endlessly, it is no wonder the fall movie season has drawn to a close. And with that, this past weekend marked the initiation of the 2000 holiday film season.Opening impressively as the second-highest grossing opener this year, making a whopping $55.1 million in just a few days, was a film that could be called the season’s leader, Ron Howard’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”However, with the fall season’s films straggling behind in the box office, ready to go straight to video, it is time to make way for the new.
Dr. Seuss would be proud.The Ron Howard live-action remake of his classic tale, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” which stars the all-too-famous comic Jim Carrey as the ‘mean one,’ has lived up to each and every one of the positive expectations which have grown since rumor of its production surfaced.The mix of childish humor reminiscent of the original, along with some rhyming dialogue, cute sets and even cuter characters, proves that “The Grinch” is suitable for anyone to love; age is not an issue here.
GRAND RAPIDS - As Superdrag frontman John Davis finished tuning his guitar Friday at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, he peered at the eager rock and rollers with smoke seeping around his face from the cigarette in his hand and asked “Grand Rapids, what do you got?”Davis then began playing the opening track, “keep it close to me,” off their third full-length record “In the Valley of Dying Stars.”The crowd, consisting mostly of kids in their early 20s packed in like sardines, responded with a loud roar of approval.The band, best known for its brush with fame with its 1996 MTV “Buzz Bin” hit “Sucked Out,” didn’t play that song the entire evening, which seemed justified.
Erica Werpetinski hates watching a band perform if all the members do is stand on stage and play their music.
The Department of Theatre shows that you can go home again in a show this weekend. Theater senior Kelli Hardman directs Tina Howe’s “Painting Churches.” Set in 1980, “Painting Churches” tells the story of Margaret “Megs” Church, played by theater senior Caroline Sullivan.
“Men of Honor,” the new Navy drama starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr., is based on events that occurred nearly a half-century ago.
Although kinesiology Professor Mary Zaleta, who teaches social dance, doesn’t know much about Irish dancing, she plans to attend “Spirit of the Dance” this weekend.“I’m not too familiar with it, but it looks really interesting,” Zaleta said.
Poetry is not usually associated with competition, but tonight the Common Grounds Coffeehouse in Akers Hall basement will attempt to slam that notion.
On an average day, Danny Black goes through two to four personality changes. The DeWitt resident might be a clown, a doctor, a short (stripping) sheik or a singing telegram. If it’s near a holiday, he may become a turkey, an elf, a baby or a leprechaun. The entertainer performs at parties, gatherings and business openings as characters such as Dandy T.
Break out that Spiderman outfit. Comic book writer Peter David will be in Lansing this weekend. David will be at Capital City Comics and Books, 2004 E.
This weekend, classic opera gets a modern-day twist in a back-to-back performance by members of the School of Music.Offering two distinctly different British plays, the School of Music is presenting excerpts from “Dido and Aeneas,” with music by Henry Purcell and libretto by Nahum Tate, and “Trial By Jury,” with music by Arthur Sullivan and book by W.S.
“It’s interesting: From the last 40 years or so, it’s really expanded and grown and that’s great,” said the owner of Foods For Living, 2650 E.
For English senior Naveen Singh, the film he and interdisciplinary humanities senior John Versical are working on is not a completely profound work of art fit to engage the intelligence of the audience.
King Crimson the construKction of light (Virgin Records) In 1969 when guitarist Robert Fripp started art rock band King Crimson, he probably didn’t realize how deep of a dent he would leave in the music industry during a time when many progressive rock bands were emerging. He left another important dent with the release of the band’s latest off Virgin Records, “the construKction of light.” This album shows that some bands can admirably stick to their roots instead of adhering to the demand of the consumers; some just don’t care and play what they want, as is the case with King Crimson. Pat Mastelotto’s drumming is obsessed with drum loops and various improvisations while Adrian Belew tweaks some completely out-of-place guitar loops that couldn’t mix better to each song’s theme, adding a spacey edge to this remarkable landmark effort. This album, unlike many of its others, is not merely a showcase of everyone’s solo talent, but yet another step in the right direction for the band.
Boiler Room Can’t Breathe (Tommy Boy Music) Imagine Incubus’ little brother.
When Matthew Kurko first saw the Chicago-based band Bumpus last year at the now-closed Small Planet Food & Spirits, he was so impressed he decided to start a band with the sole purpose of opening for them. Kurko and his band, Funk Bucket, will have that opportunity when they open for the funky groovesters from the Windy City at 9:30 tonight at Rick’s American Café, 224 Abbott Road. “We formed this past summer and basically added members as we went on,” the business graduate student said.
There is a fortune, which was gleefully pulled from a cookie, taped to the top of my editor’s computer.
Now in its third year of existence, the MSU Cinema Club, a forum that provides students interested in film with the opportunity to help each other, is more or less a mystery to most.“Many students across our campus love movies as much as I do but maybe don’t realize a club like this exists to support and encourage young filmmakers, screenwriters, directors and actors to come together,” English junior Lindsey Robbins said.