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MSU Wharton Center announces 2024-2025 performing arts season
Michigan State University Wharton Center made tickets for the upcoming 2024-2025 performing arts season available on its website this morning at 9 a.m. Several Broadway musicals, plays and shows are headed to East Lansing and will begin Oct. 4."Our season centers around experience; (it's) about finding those moments of joy," Wharton Center Executive Director Eric Olmscheid said. "Our goal is to offer the chance to find those life-affirming moments on stage."Last year's season consisted of different musicals, such as "Mamma Mia!", "Hairspray" and "Funny Girl," and the upcoming season aims to continue bringing Broadway extraordinaire to campus."The power of theater...
MSU University Health and Wellbeing, Rec Fitness to hold yoga In Beal Botanical Garden this summer
MSU Recreational Sports and Fitness Services, in collaboration with University Health and Wellbeing and Student Life & Engagement and the Beal Botanical Garden, is holding free yoga sessions in the garden throughout the summer."Yoga in the Garden is intended to provide the campus with health and well-being opportunities to help Spartans feel their best," University Health and Wellbeing Communications Director Courtney Placinta said.Unlike prior years, there is no need to register in advance for each session. Those participating in each session are asked to bring water and a yoga mat or towel and to dress appropriately for the weather. If inclement weather occurs, cancelled classes will be communicated on social media. The yoga sessions will be held under the ginkgo tree in the garden throughout the season. Each session is made up of three different sessions listed below:Summer I: May 28; June 11, 18, 25Summer II: July 9, 16, 23; Aug 6, 13Fall: September 3, 10, 17, 24Those with questions are encouraged to stay connected with the Beal Botanical Garden on social media.
For the love of sneakers: House of Soles co-founder offers styles for local sneakerheads
Meet Lonnie Smith, co-founder of House of Soles, a sneaker shop located in Downtown East Lansing, which held its grand reopening on May 11. The reopening is part of a passion all for the love of sneakers. Lonnie and his twin Lennie opened the original shop in 2020, stemming from a childhood passion for sneakers."We were 16 and that's about the age kids start looking for a job and I was talking to my mom about getting a job since I was selling shoes on the street with my friends," Lonnie Smith said. "My mom has always been a business...
Dog bites and shark week: Whitmer talks about how to run a tough campaign in 2024
What do candidates need in order to be prepared to run for office in November? Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had simple advice for attendees of her Fight Like Hell PAC training in East Lansing on Friday: Door-knocking is important and make sure your tetanus shot is up to date. “I got three dog bites my first […] The post Dog bites and shark week: Whitmer talks about how to run a tough campaign in 2024 appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Cricket Crunch: MSU Dairy Store, Department of Entomology create new ice cream flavor
The Michigan State Dairy Store partnered with the MSU Department of Entomology for the Excellence in Insect Science Symposium, a two-day event that finishes on May 17, to create a new ice cream flavor that commemorates the department and the new symposium.The flavor is Cricket Crunch; it's made up of vanilla ice cream with caramel swirls, chocolate-covered and caramel-covered crickets.Cricket Crunch was first debuted to those who attended the symposium during an after-event banquet yesterday, which included over a dozen dishes that incorporated insects: pita chips with bug dust, ramen with scorpion and more.The new ice cream flavor will be...
Peregrine falcons hatch from MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club's nest box
Perched atop Spartan Stadium, nestled near the press box, is an oasis for peregrine falcons, reminiscent of their cliff-side home.Implemented by the Michigan State University Fisheries and Wildlife Club, the falcon nesting box project has provided a safe nesting space for the once-endangered peregrine falcon species every year since its move to Spartan Stadium in 2022. From May 6 to May 12, 2024, three more peregrine chicks have hatched as a result.However, the path to this result wasn't devoid of tribulations, Advisor of the Fisheries and Wildlife Club Jim Schneider said.Schneider said it was discovered that peregrine falcons were in...
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