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Open your eyes (and mouth) to Grains Indian Cuisine

Taking a bite of a menu item from Grains Indian Cuisine doesn’t just excite taste buds. It also raises eyebrows. Since its opening a couple of months ago, the new eatery, which took over the …

Riverwalk’s ‘Legally Blonde’: Many cheers and (almost) no whining

Finding a parking spot for Riverwalk Theatre’s production of “Legally Blonde” can be a nightmare. Because so many people find the musical thoroughly enjoyable, it has been selling …

LCC’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: free highbrow entertainment

Those who think the only culture to be found in Lansing is on yogurt shelves in local markets should reconsider. Lansing Community College is once again offering free theater by none other than …

Williamston Theatre stages father-daughter tale ‘with a lot of heart’

Besides an opportunity to witness its Michigan premiere, audiences have multiple reasons to see the moving father-daughter play “Baba,” running at Williamston Theatre April 24 through May 25.

Symphonic Cinema: “Fresh”

“Fresh,” released in 1994, may be the least fresh offering in a lineup of much more recent films. But three decades later, the intense story about a 12-year-old losing childhood innocence …

‘A generational show’

Since director John Waters’ “Hairspray” movie was released in 1988, a slew of versions have followed.

Actor Joseph Dickson rises above the clouds

Joseph Dickson is an actor, director and head of a theater company that closed over two years ago.  Flying has been a way to keep creative while the stage is dark.

Williamston’s ‘Wonderful Life’ is ovation-worthy

In Williamston Theatre’s “This Wonderful Life” John Lepard voices respectable Jimmy Stewart imitations. He also does his best to sound like Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore and Beulah Bondi.