MSU School of Music Opera Theatre presents Igor Stravinsky opera EAST LANSING - The MSU School of Music Opera Theatre and Chamber Orchestra will present Igor Stravinsky's rarely performed 20th-century masterpiece "The Rake's Progress" Friday, [...]
This Week: Alicia Keys Sat. 3/26/05 and Sun. 3/27/05 Fox Theatre, Detroit {BOLD Susan Werner }Sat. 3/26/05 8 p.m. The Ark, Ann Arbor Upcoming: {BOLD Bitch (of Bitch and Animal) }Fri. 4/1/05 8 p.m. The [...]
Get connected! Non-profit organizations are encouraged to send listings of ongoing events to Community Connections via email at [email protected], fax at 248-615-7018 or postal mail: 20793 Farmington Rd., Ste. 25, Farmington, MI 48336. FORTY WORD [...]
Attorney General Mike Cox I'd like to dedicate Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" to the chain of people who worked so hard to make Attorney General Mike Cox this week's creep. Though Cox gets the [...]
Review: 'Usher' Famous Poe tale gets creative adaptation at Planet Ant Theatre A first-time playwright who chooses to adapt a well-known tale by a storyteller long celebrated for creating powerful images in the minds of [...]
Review: 'And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank' Multimedia drama at Meadow Brook sheds light on evils of the Holocaust "I did what I was told," a member of Hitler's [...]
By Dee Dee Sung To receive your free report about the "10 Myths About Credit & Debt That Keep Smart People From Living Their Dreams" email [email protected] Q: I have a one year interest free [...]
By Romeo San Vicente Jesse loves James If "All About Eve" taught the world nothing else, it definitively spilled the beans about the fact that theater people are kind of crazy. Of course, "All About [...]
Judging from what the Michigan and U.S. Senate and House have been up to lately, the "down with big government" facade of right-wing Republicans is crumbling to reveal a much more sinister agenda. Let's start [...]
By Sean Kosofsky What is going on with the Roman Catholic Church? Cardinal Adam Maida, who leads the Archdiocese of Detroit, is turning seventy-five, which means he is required to jump ship and submit his [...]
Kansas: An anti-gay marriage amendment to ban marriage and civil unions for same-sex couples will go before voters April 5. Minnesota: On March 19 a House committee approved a bill that will send an anti-gay [...]
DETROIT - The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan announced Monday that they were filing suit in state court to settle the issue of whether the passage of Proposal 2, the anti-gay marriage amendment to [...]
Just Out Hostage A home invasion turns into a hostage situation that spirals out of control when a cop is killed and a hostage turns out to be a mobbed-up accountant with a delivery due [...]
Say hello to Damon, a seven-year-old shorthair tabby cat who is young at heart. His previous guardian developed allergies so he is at the shelter with his buddy Matilda (D112636) looking for a new home. [...]
I'm no authority on the pastime known as The Quickie, but like most Americans who check out ten items or less at the express counter, I've indulged in this time-honored practice on occasion. I've always [...]
Hairy'd Across The T of NGLTF 5 Sex-Crime Panic author Miller 9 Camp residents Enjoy the scenery at a gay bar 15 Strip a fruit 16 Cara of Fame 17 Hairy gay guy, redundantly? 19 [...]
Professional Theater: And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank An extraordinary multimedia play that weaves live performances and videotaped interviews with holocaust survivors. Presented Wednesday through Sunday at Meadow Brook [...]
Exhibit 1. The ACLU says that if there is any ambiguity about the reach of Proposal 2 and the marriage amendment, the court must look "to the intent of the voters." The ballot committee that [...]
On March 24, during the week of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History's celebration of Women's History Month, the A.LORDE Collective is sponsoring a film and discussion session to raise the public's [...]
ROCHESTER - It's not everyday a girl turns 16, or an organization for that matter. But Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center never looked better than it did on Saturday, March 19 when it celebrated [...]
The National Union of Jewish LGBTIQQ Students will hold their annual conference April 1-3 at the University of Chicago. The Union is a group of college students and NUJLS alumni from across North America and [...]
By Sharon Gittleman ROYAL OAK - The Eternal City is coming to Cool City, USA. Starting March 24, Dolce Moda will begin hosting a week-long festival celebrating Italian designers' savvy, presented in conjunction with the [...]
By Sharon Gittleman ROYAL OAK - For the past 30 years, Nancy X has had a nasty habit she dreamed of putting behind her. Last week, she took her first steps in a new direction. [...]
BTW is geared toward adult men only. The cost to attend currently ranges from $70 to $90. Scholarships are available. Registration closes Sept. 1. COLOMBUS, Ohio Registration is open for the fourth annual Between the [...]
Auditions for the Motor City Pride Idol contest will be held at Detroit's Rainbow room April 14 at 8 p.m. Twenty finalists will be selected to perform at the competition itself April 16. Judges for [...]
On Saturday, April 9, singer Joshua Nelson will present a concert of Jewish music with soul - and AIDS patients in Zimbabwe will get a new shot at life. A dozen Jewish groups are sponsoring [...]
Shine up your spurs because for this year's Michigan Lesbian and Gay Comedy Fest, scheduled for Saturday, March 26 at Dearborn's Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, Triangle Foundation is bringing five "OUTlaw" comics from [...]
LANSING - Attorney General Mike Cox issued an opinion March 16 that said public employers offering domestic partner benefits would no longer be able to do so once current contracts expire due to the passage [...]
By BTL Staff WASHINGTON - An amendment to the United States Constitution that would deny marriage and likely civil union and domestic partnership rights to same-sex couples was introduced in the House March 17. Introduced [...]
By Dawn Wolfe If you want to go on a vacation, partnered or single, and be able to be yourself, the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association can help make that possible. IGLTA is now [...]
By BTL Staff ANN ARBOR - The Graduate Employees' Organization, the union representing about 1,700 graduate student employees at the University of Michigan, announced that it will walkout Thursday, March 24 over key proposals affecting [...]
All the Best Tina Turner (EMI) There's just something about Tina Turner. She's been making music for over four decades and she's still got it - vocal power, sass, and legs that still look good [...]
KALAMAZOO - A popular Kalamazoo nightspot caught fire last week, causing an estimated $75,000 worth of damage. Firefighters from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to call from Brothers bar, located at 207 E. [...]
Morrissey is coming in concert to Novi. Well, almost. A world premier of Morrissey's new live concert film, "Who Put the M In Manchester," will screen at the Emagine theatre in Novi (4425 West 12 [...]
Supreme Court sidesteps dispute over Bush recess appointment WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court declined Monday to consider whether President Bush overstepped his bounds in naming a federal judge while Congress was on a short break. [...]
By Sharon Gittleman What happens when a nun, a gay activist and two football coaches start talking about sex? You'll have to read the book, "Sex Camp," to find out. "Sex Camp" tells the fictionalized [...]
At the TransGender Michigan Board of Directors meeting on Feb. 26, the current board elected four new members to serve two-year terms. These include Billi Amos, Eric Fleming, Michelle Saint James and Cameron Scott. Amos, [...]
By Sarah Mieras LANSING - Putting concerns of the L the G and the B aside, advocates for Transgender civil rights issues stormed Michigan's Capitol last week to meet with Senators and State Representatives in [...]
By Mubarak Dahir As the national drama played out this week around the "right to die" case of Terri Schiavo, I couldn't help but think of my old friend, Rick. When I first met Rick [...]
WASHINGTON - Wanda Alston' legacy will live on, her friends said confidently at a Monday memorial that drew a crowd of nearly 400. D.C. delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton said she learned much from the slain [...]
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