Mid-Michigan Weekend post is now a regular item! We'll be posting this once per week or so letting people know what the feck to do around town and beyond.
If you do stuff let us know by commenting, calling in and telling us about it, or taking pics or writing a review or something. We'd love to have readers actually check out what's up and do some of the stuff we find.
With that in mind. Do this stuff this weekend! There is a TON going on. Do it.
Friday 11/05
Commodore Cosmos and opening bands at Mac's Bar in Lansing
5:30pm
$6 $8 (whatever that means)
As usual Mac's Bar has the third worst website in the world, so we don't know much about this band, who they are, where they're from, or what the show's going to be like. However the show starts early and Mac's tends to stay open late, so there will likely be a decent crowd of locals hanging out
Spartan Idol Auditions at C132 Holden Hall at MSU
1pm-3pm
Better be free
Watch MSU students compete for spots in some competition that is vaguely reminiscent of a popular television show! Apparently there are both singing and MC auditions or competitions or whatever this format it. I have watched exactly 2/3's of an episode of American Idol over the course of the one billion years it's been on. Clips here and there, and I hate it hate it hate it. I'm sure Spartan Idol is similar to it. Keep in mind though, my tastes are terrible. I like this. So if you hate that link, go check out Spartan Idol and report back.
Vagina Warriors: Unplugged at the International Center at MSU
9pm
Free and free food ($5 worth) to the first 100 people there
It's pretty much what you'd guess; a battle royale of fighting vag's. If you have a vagina and you want to go, I think you need to supply your own trainer and towels. Otherwise it's just kind of a rumble and the strongest vagina left after two hours takes the trophy. Wait no. It's a celebration of women through dance, poetry, music, and art. Ah hell it'll be fun either way. No vagina needed to attend.
Comedian Scott Long at Connxtions Comedy Club in Lansing
7:30 and 10pm
$12
He make fun on things in pop culture! It's pretty good stuff - wacky antics regarding celebrity nonsense. Nice delivery, smooth and fun, kind of crazy. The clip I saw was from 2007, so I don;t know what he's got nowadays. Might be good to unwind after the election nonsense lately. He's also at Connextions on Saturday.
Bob and Tom Comedy All-Stars at The Wharton Center at MSU
7:30pm
$30.00
Bob and Tom radio show is the comedy-type radio program on some local radio station. They bring on comedians and the comedians do their bits a little then they all talk about relatively funny stuff and have generally safe, appealing comedy for the masses. These guys are the promoters of the working, touring comic. They have this show where they can showcase their own comedians and a few guests, so I assume the format is part radio-show and part stand-up. I don't know though. If you go to this, you will laugh. That's a 60% guarantee - better than half. Not my thing, but again, I like weird crap.
7:00pm
$7
Awesome! My friend Paul (I think he may be my half brother in-law in-law..yeah 2X) built the time machine for this, and I assume kids portraying sick, twisted murdering evolved versions of humans will be hilarious and cute. It's got everything! Time machines, kids, weird versions of our future selves, and maybe some hamburgers. Ok I don't know about the burgers but check it out! (Saturday shows too)
Mary Poppins
You know what? Screw Mary Poppins. It'll be at Wharton until November 21st. There's enough other crap going on this weekend without it.
(Saturday and Sunday after the break)
Saturday 11/06
MSU Football vs Minnesota at MSU Stadium
12:00pm Gametime
6am-4pm Tailgating
Ok, so we lost last week. Bad. Really bad. We got pummeled, owned, torn apart, shelacked, weiner-dogged, fru-fru'd, smack-a-doodled, frumple-milkus, tally-dokus, beaten, wanked, snorkeldumpus-dongled, and worse. We're still int he running for a Big Ten title though. At this point it's a four-way tie and our boys are hopefully amped up to play better than last week. Plus it's a homegame and there should be some decent tailgating. I will be going to the game for the first time since 2006, so I'll be live-tweeting with poorly thought-out comedy commentary from a stadium packed with other texters. If I manage to get service the jokes will come through. Follow @thehhour on Twitter to get the tweets, and watch the game head to the tailgate. Go Green! (include your "Go White in the comments section please)
Covert Operations at Mac's Bar in Lansing
9:00pm
$8 (ages 18+)
Mac's says this is one of Michigan's favorite jam bands. Jam bands tend to be stereotyped as pretty awful, but can have some redeeming qualities. Usually they have great followings and a fun atmosphere. If hippie crap is your thing and your airplane dance is up to par, check it out.
Comedian Scott Long at Connxtions Comedy Club in Lansing
7:30 and 10pm
$12
Hey I already covered this! Sets Friday and Saturday apparently...
UAB's Fall Jamboree at MSU Union 3rd Floor
8pm
Free
Looks like a Fall-type event with a cakewalk, corn-hole games, and other gamey-type fun times. A crapton of prizes will be had. If it were the 60's someone would spike the cider with LSD and the Jamboree would get weird fast, but this is twenty-ten so acid is highly unlikely. RUMOR ALERT: There may or may not be naked men streaking through the jamboree. If there are, you have been warned. If there are not, well strip down Johnny and get to business! Seriously though, I guess this event looks like a place to score some cake.
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Thursday, Wilson Auditorium, 7:00 & 9:15 P.M.
Friday, Conrad Auditorium, 7:00 & 9:15 P.M.
Friday, 109 Kedzie, 7:00 & 9:15 P.M.
Saturday, 109 Kedzie, 7:00 & 9:15 P.M.
Sunday, Wilson Auditorium, 7:00 & 9:15 P.M.
I know this is a movie and I don't do that here usually, but it was an AMAZING film that not enough people saw because it looked weird. It is weird, but it is really an excellent journey. The story and characters are fun and interesting, and you really root for the characters. The effects and odd stuff are fun and not distracting. It's a jaunt. A merry fun time. A celebration of what can be done with film. Go. See. It. I promise you will not be disappointed, and if you are you at least know what I think of your opinion on movies (worse than diarrhea coming out my pant leg).
Sunday 11/07
MSU Women's Basketball vs Grand Valley State at Breslin
2pm
Free with ID? (I don't actually know - the webpage wouldn't load)
Watch your Big Ten Women's basketball team trounce an under-prepared opponent. Laugh at their impotence as our ladies stuff and destroy them.
My Other Friend and opening bands at Mac's Bar in Lansing
9:00pm
$5 (ages 18+)
Don't know anything about these guys, and with a name like "My Other Friend" I am highly unlikely to actually Google it for you and find a sample of their tunes. There's two dudes and one lady. I'm betting they all play instruments of some kind and probably at least two of the three sing.
$6 advance $8 door dummies
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