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Illustration by Michelle Raymond.
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Lansing sizzles as a theater town
By UTE von der HEYDEN
When
it comes to locally produced theater, Lansing is no slouch. As a matter
of fact, for a city its size, this is one hot theater town.
That’s
the enthusiastic opinion of some of the leading voices in Lansing theater.
People like BoarsHead’s John Peakes, independent actor-director
Ken Beachler, Riverwalk’s Bill Helder, Jeff Croff of Icarus Falling,
Althea Phillips of Lansing Civic Players, and Steven and Debra Carson
of the Bath Theatre Guild. Talking to them, you know they’re not
just being polite. This isn’t PR talk. It’s really how they
feel. This is one hot theater town.
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Commentary:
Talk about theater takes us from Lansing to Oregon, back
An
HIV-infected cross-dressing drag queen becomes the Abbot of a Zen Buddhist
monastery. An African-American slave hears the voice of God saying,
“Killl the white slave-owners.” A musical about the disturbed
creative genius, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys.
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Ducks and geese better scurry
There’s nothing extra terrible about September for the waterfowl
at Potter Park Zoo. For hundreds of ducks and geese that crowd the banks
of the Red Cedar River just south of the park, it’s only another
month in a long-term reign of fear caused by childish badgering and
other manifestations of zoo-yahoo ignorance.
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Journal shortchanges readers
The good news is the Lansing State Journal was honest enough
to report that the state attorney general’s office says the newspaper
illegally charged its readers for its special section commemorating
9/11’s first anniversary.
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Demonstrators call Fox News ‘blatantly racist’
A group of 25 people rallied at the WSYM-TV/FOX 47 building in
downtown Lansing on Monday to “Resist Fox News and Media Propaganda.”
The organizers, which included Direct Action!, Students for Palestinian
Human Rights, and People for Positive Social Change, protested against
corporate media’s presentation of continued war as the only response
to the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Parking
aside, new mall shopper’s dream
Everybody is addicted to something. My friend Jenni bites her
nails down to the tips so that they’re never longer than her fingers.
My sister talks on her cell phone so much that she developed an imprint
of the word “Nokia” on her ear. And my mom will never leave
the house unless her bed is made.
I too have an addiction.
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Reading
the reports’ fine print
Here, folks, is how it works:
Mark Latterman, a mover and shaker in Lansing politics, helps New Mount
Calvary Baptist Church get the funds to build a new home.
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Rally
for Peace leaves unsettled emotions
Those entering the Breslin Center at Gate D on Sunday for the
very low-key Rally for Peace with Jesse Jackson likely missed one of
the day’s mysteries. (There were more to come.)
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Lansing
: John Pollard
Contributions tell the story
in City Council race
Guest
Column : Ellen Beal
Sparrow
fight symbolizes city’s lip service to home ownership
Media
Muckraker
Reflection
on the Lansing Media’s 9/11 reflection
Civil
Liberties : Henry
Silverman
In
the name of freedom, read a banned book
Three new A&E writers
Live & Local:
Your guide to live entertainment in Lansing and the surrounding
area!
Art:
Otherwise Gallery,
how it all started ‘two doors down’
Besides the spirit, the
artwork at Otherwise is good, too
Dance:
Happendance is tapping
into Old Town’s energy
Music:
Anonymous
Eye: The back-up
Paradise comes with
guitar and voice
Theater:
What’s coming to a stage
near you
Peakes and son up for Barrymore
Awards
Sketchy People is off and ready
for next level: gut busting
On Video:
‘The Cat’s Meow’
Writing:
Write your own ‘What
I did on my summer vacation’
Advice Goddess: Amy
Alkon
The dogs always get caught in
the middle of divorce
Restaurant Guide:
Previous
restaurant reviews
Letters to the Editor
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