Grin and pair it
By Christopher Cappiello cut/ Amy Poehler tries to kick some figure-skating ass in "Blades of Glory." "The first thing I thought was, how are those guys going to do the lifts?" Amy Poehler says, remembering [...]
Mika, Amy Winehouse go for gold in States
Mika "Life In Cartoon Motion" A- Available now Mika could be the most flamboyant musical act since the Scissor Sisters. Though he refuses to answer the million-dollar question (are you gay?), the traces of musical-esque [...]
Gay-geared trivia game based on uncle
Homogenius $34.99 Ten percent of proceeds go to GLAAD. In June, the game will be discounted to $24.95 in recognition of Gay Pride Month. http://www.homogeniusthegame.com Uncle Chuck's closet became the muse for Homogenius - a [...]
Hope hounds
"Dog Years" Mark Doty HarperCollins Mark Doty's dogs kept him going. Even as he was losing his partner, Wally Roberts, to AIDS, the author's golden and black retrievers lit a little light that guided him [...]
‘Reno’ explodes with finger-licking fun
"Reno 911!" 10:30 p.m. April 1 Comedy Central As if the Reno Sheriff's Department needed another distraction. The season premiere of "Reno 911!" boasts a sponsorship from, get this, Hooters-like chicks. Clad in ass-tight, bright [...]
Author’s chicken pit-stop prompts fan’s praise
By Jessica Carreras E. Lynn Harris 7 p.m. April 13 Lansing Center Ballroom Free Tickets available through the Main Library in downtown Lansing, the South Lansing library branch or by calling (517) 367-6348 E. Lynn [...]
Plants, yard accessories pop up at Royal Oak In Bloom
ROYAL OAK - After breakfast in bed or before being taken out to dinner, mothers can celebrate by picking out flowers, plants and yard art at the 14th annual Royal Oak in Bloom sale from [...]
Timeless tragedy, timelessly told at MBT
Oftentimes the Shakespearean tragedy theatergoers watch on stage isn't the one the Bard intended. Instead, it's a radical reinterpretation of the work inflicted upon the playwright's words by a director who can't resist foisting his [...]
Event to auction 1890s – 1920s antiques
 DETROIT - Antique hunters will find vintage furniture, china, built-in architectural features at an auction being held April 28 at Detroit's historic El Moore building. The building is being renovated by El Moore condominiums [...]
Buying or selling your home
By Robert Lalicki  Bringing up the "M" word Whether you are buying or selling a home, first and foremost get pre-approved for your new mortgage. Experience is everything. Knowledge is power and common sense [...]
Making the old new again
DETROIT- It may be the city's oldest neighborhood, but there's something new in the air of Corktown. Founded in 1834 by Irish immigrants, the neighborhood took its name from the city its first inhabitants hailed [...]
Take a world tour of style at Europe Direct Warehouse
By Sharon Gittleman FERNDALE Have you been searching for an Edwardian English mahogany chest? Is your heart set on owning a crown-shaped fun house sign? Or perhaps you've been hankering for a statue of Christopher [...]
Elegance By Design comes to Ferndale
FERNDALE - Brian Ashburn was not deterred by Michigan's somewhat shaky economic climate. "There is really no good time to open any business," he said. "Michigan used to be known as one of top upper [...]
Lady Lions’ homophobic coach calls it quits
STATE COLLEGE, Pa - Penn State's Renee Portland is calling it quits. The coach, who has been leading the Lady Lions basketball team for 27-years, handed in her resignation last Wednesday, and the school confirmed [...]
Coverage for early HIV/AIDS treatment in limbo
by Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Early Treatment for HIV Act (ETHA) has been a goal of AIDS advocates from as far back as the Clinton administration. It would expand Medicaid coverage to allow for [...]
Pride alert for Romania!
FERNDALE — The message of LGBT Pride is being carried bodly to Romania and Eastern Europe during May and June as part of the international outreach of the Fellowship of Metropolitan Churches. It,Õs a daring [...]
Opening student mail, federal crime?
SPRING ARBOR- When Drew Hinkle ran into Kim Hayworth, the Director of Student Services at Spring Arbor University saying she needed to talk with him, he was leery. LBGT students fear being called in by [...]
SLDN meets to lift the ban
by Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, D.C. - "I am speaking Arabic, which obviously makes me a member of the Axis of Evil," Bleu Copas said as an English translation appeared on projection screens around the room. [...]
B.D. Wong to visit Central Michigan University
Actor and playwright B.D. Wong will be the Keynote the Asian Heritage Month event at Central Michigan University on April 3, at 7 p.m. in the UC auditorium on campus. The event is free and [...]
The ‘Supremes’ hear rights cases
By Lisa Keen Although the case before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, March 19, had nothing to do with gays on the surface, it could have a big impact on the ongoing battles between gay [...]
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
by Rex Wockner UK Lords refuse to block antidiscrimination law -photo In a 168-122 vote, the United Kingdom's House of Lords refused March 21 to block a new law that bans anti-gay discrimination in the [...]
Creep of the Week: John McCain
How do you stump Senator John McCain? Well, you could ask him what God looks like. Or ask him to describe the sound of one hand clapping. Or how many licks it takes to get [...]
Parting Glances: My everyday cellophane rage
 I'm quickly getting to the place in my life where I'll refuse to buy anything that requires spending more than two minutes trying to open it. Even a package of breath mints is a [...]
Heading off our queendoms at every turn
by Imani Williams Voices from an Urban Bush Sista So I wanted to do something pretty and light acknowledging the sheer wonder of women worldwide in honor of Women's Herstory Month. But, there is so [...]
Overdue to end ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Each branch of the military has a similar oath every service man or woman is required to take. They swear to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and [...]
Building bridges of mutuality
Penny Gardner The Michigan Disability Rights Coalition, educates and advocates for people with disabilities (PWD). In the interest of this work they are reaching out to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender rights organizations to build [...]
Coming Home, building communities
It's impossible these days to go anywhere in southeastern Michigan without seeing new construction and renovation of existing buildings. It's like another Renaissance of Detroit downtown with all the new residential units coming on the [...]
Anti-bullying legislation in Michigan: A timeline
2001: Triangle Foundation works closely with State Representative Buzz Thomas (D-Detroit) and other legislative leaders to introduce the first-ever bill to address bullying in public schools. July: Michigan's State Board of Education passes an anti-bullying [...]
Bursting the homophobic bubble of Spring Arbor University
SPRING ARBOR - The students at Spring Arbor University discuss their time there as if they lived in a bubble. In fact, students and staff alike refer to "The Bubble," half jokingly. This bubble is [...]
Opening student mail, federal crime?
SPRING ARBOR-- When Drew Hinkle ran into Kim Hayworth, the Director of Student Services at Spring Arbor University saying she needed to talk with him, he was leery. LBGT students fear being called in by [...]
Wharton Center announces 2007-08 season
EAST LANSING - Wharton Center for Performing Arts is pleased to announce its 2007-2008 25th anniversary season. Although much has changed since the opening night concert on September 25, 1982 when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra [...]
Ingham County theater project seeks actors
LANSING - Todd Heywood, the artistic director of Sunsets with Shakespeare, has been hired by the Mid-Michigan Alliance for Community Health to develop and implement an improvisationally based theater troupe addressing stigma associated with mental [...]
Matrix Theatre Company hosts benefit for Sanchez family March 31
DETROIT - A benefit performance of "Jesus in the Hood" will take place Saturday March 31 in honor of Christian Sanchez, a 13-year-old Academy of the America's student who was killed February 11 in Southwest [...]
Local notables author ‘3 Star Productions’ at the BoarsHead
LANSING - BoarsHead Theater proudly presents an evening of original plays written by three Lansing area notables who create "3 Star Productions." The star playwrights have each written a unique10-minute play on a theme of [...]
Golf outing to benefit Meadow Brook Theatre
ROCHESTER - The first annual "The Plays the Thing" golf outing will be held Monday, May 21 at the R&S Sharf Golf Course. The cost per golfer is $150. Registration is at 11 a.m. Shot [...]
Saugatuck’s Mason Street Warehouse announces summer season
SAUGATUCK - Mason Street Warehouse, an uptown theater in downtown Saugatuck, is pleased to announce its 2007 season. Mason Street Warehouse continues the tradition of presenting new and unique plays and musicals, opening the season [...]
‘Rent’ cast party to benefit the Lansing Area AIDS Network
Winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book in 1996, "Rent" returns to the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts at Michigan State University [...]
‘Rent’: the theatrical experience that changed Broadway forever
EAST LANSING - See the critically acclaimed Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical that inspired a major motion picture. "Rent," written by Jonathan Larson and directed by Michael Greif, is coming to Wharton [...]
The Whiting presents the most colorful musical ever
FLINT - The most colorful musical ever, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" is coming to The Whiting on Friday, April 6 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 7 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. [...]
Director Kristin Tyrrell steps into role in ‘Master Class’
KALAMAZOO - True to the old adage that "the show must go on," director Kristin Tyrrell will be stepping into the demanding role of Maria Callas in "Master Class," which is scheduled to play in [...]
Macomb Community College awarded Whitney Fund Grant
CLINTON TOWNSHIP - The Whitney Fund has awarded a $20,000 grant to Macomb Community College to support cultural partnerships and programming at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts and the Macomb Cultural Center, located [...]
Grin and pair it
By Christopher Cappiello "The first thing I thought was, how are those guys going to do the lifts?" Amy Poehler says, remembering when she first heard the premise for "Blades of Glory," a comedy about [...]
Art & Around for the period March 29-April 7
ARCHITECTURE/GARDEN TOURS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Discover the Ford House with all-new tours that go behind the scenes, examine special subjects and provide a new perspective on the family that left an indelible mark [...]
Theater Events for the period March 29-April 7
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: Candida Marriage, capitalism, religion - none are safe from Shaw's lampoon in the story of a young poet who covets the wife of a clergyman. Performance Network Theatre, Ann Arbor. Thu.-Sun., through April [...]
Timeless tragedy, timelessly told at MBT
Oftentimes the Shakespearean tragedy theatergoers watch on stage isn't the one the Bard intended. Instead, it's a radical reinterpretation of the work inflicted upon the playwright's words by a director who can't resist foisting his [...]
New, improved: BTL’s online theater news
How many of you log on to https://www.pridesource.com each week to check out the latest theater news in Curtain Calls ONLINE? How many of you even know this online-only column exists? (And how many of [...]