Bagel Wars:: More than just a ring of dough, bagels mean big bucks on campus
Picture an ordinary Ann Arbor morning. It's 8 a.m. and, for a change, the sun is shining. You're standing on the corner of State Street and North University, planning to grab a bagel and coffee before your first class. This scene isn't so ordinary, at least not anymore. There are two enemy camps facing this quiet street corner. The troops have been mobilized since before 6 a.m., and they're preparing for another hard day of battle.
Tons of dance, music, at 'TanzMusik'
Celebrating 25 years at Power Center, the University Dance Company presents "TanzMusik" tonight through the weekend. "Tanzmusik" (German for "dance music") is an evening consisting of four dances, all inspired by German composers. Three works by dance department faculty choreographers Gay Delanghe, Jessica Fogel and Peter Sparling will be premiered.
Professional dancer brings teachings to 'U' students
Since dancer Mary Cochran retired from her position as senior member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, she has time to work on her songwriting career. After 12 years of intense performing and touring with the company, Cochran is focusing on teaching, reconstructing Taylor's works and even plunging into weighty choreographic endeavors of her own.
Campus Bike & Toy equips kids of all ages with cycles, playthings
Campus Bike & Toy Center is a well-established Ann Arbor tradition, serving the community with bikes, dolls and games for more than 60 years. The colorful sign hanging outside the downtown store is a reminder of something from the old school, when "bikes were toys," Vickie Plotner said.
Sometimes, in Ann Arbor, $7 can get you far. $7 will buy you a full meal (a huge hamburger with three toppings, fries and a soda at the Red Hawk Bar & Grill, for example); almost three name-brand deodorants at Decker Drugs, guaranteed to last for months (depending on how often you apply); a juicy book or two for your reading pleasure; 28 arcade games at Pinball Pete's; a quality shampoo or conditioner at Charisma or other hair salons; seven lottery tickets, or seven opportunities to win big, big bucks; and even a beautiful outfit from Value Village or Rag 'O Rama.
Relax winter woes with massage
You are lying on a bed of soft pink sheets with your head and feet raised up by soft pillows. Your fingers are being caressed by a set of warm, capable hands and, after a few minutes, you are very relaxed. As you lie there, soothing instrumental music bathes the white-walled room in calm.
MTV, radio poises techno for mainstream breakthrough in '97
Electronic dance music is in the process of crossing over from an underground scene to commercial mainstream, which raises the question: Will 1997 be the year that electronic dance music breaks through to the mainstream? The seemingly sudden program shift on both radio and MTV has started to include electronic dance music into their playlists amongst "alternative" rock bands.
A senior's to-do list before graduation
(Columnist's Note: Those of you who are not seniors should stop reading this column immediately. Clip and save it. Then seal it in an envelope. Do not open until you are 12 weeks from graduation.)
'Star Wars' stars at box office (Hollywood)
When George Lucas and 20th Century Fox cChairman Tom Sherak met in 1992 to talk about reissuing an old but improved "Star Wars'' on the big screen, neither had any idea that the force would be with them as much as it was this weekend. "Star Wars,'' first released in 1977, was brought back to theaters Friday and drew record-setting numbers across the country. It is estimated to have made $36.2 million by Sunday night, having played more than 2,100 screens in theaters packed with die-hard fans from ages 6 to 60. The blockbuster figures bring its cumulative box-office take to $358 million, the second-highest film gross of all time, behind "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.''
New Everclear record forthcoming; Pitt retracts slamming of his own movie
r no input into the band's next, still-untitled record, which they have already finished and are almost ready to mix. Everclear singer Art Alexakis has been friends with Portland-native Birch for many years and the duo co-designed the artwork for Everclear's breakthrough album, "Sparkle and Fade," and will again share art duties for the new album, due in late fall.
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