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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Women’s Resource Center is holding a series of events over the next few weeks to raise awareness of domestic violence and offer solutions to those suffering from it.
Dear Golden Vintage stands apart from other vintage shops by the unique shopping experience clients receive. Once you step inside of the shop, located at 108 Pearl St. in downtown Ypsilanti, you instantly notice the modern girly mixed with the vintage décor.
The art gallery in the Student Center is holding a new exhibit, Perspectives, curated by professor Diana Pancioli. According to the Perspectives press release, “Perspectives presents new sculptural ceramic work exploring a diverse set of ideas.” It is also the first exhibition for sculptural ceramics the University Gallery has hosted, according to Gregory Tom, the program’s director.
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, the hair must be the curtains. If you’re anything like me, one of the first things you notice about someone is their hair, so it’s only natural to want to groom your own glorious tresses to meet their potential.
There are an overwhelming number of books filled with craft projects of every style, theme, skill level and occasion, so even a glance at the shelves at Barnes and Noble is daunting. One happy, little book is “Craft A Day” by Sarah Goldschadt, and its beauty is in its simplicity.
“Running in costume, while being chased by a scary dude with a chainsaw, may get you a new Personal Record.” This is the first of many thrilling quotes on the Run Scream Run website. Run Scream Run, hosted by Running Fit, is a day of scary costumes, healthy choices, a county fair and a haunted thrill park, all rolled into one. On Oct. 12, participants will line up at Wiard’s Orchard, located at 5565 Merritt Road in Ypsilanti for either a Freaky 5k or Terrorizing 10k.
Corner Brewery, located at 720 Norris St. in Ypsilanti, will be hosting the Violin Monster’s 493rd Birthday Bash on Thursday from 6 p.m. to midnight.
Jewelry making is having a major moment – one trip to a craft store reveals an enormous and prominent department complete with an irresistibly sparking wall of beads. Where to begin? The basic pendant, a simple drop charm, is the perfect first project.
Certain traditions throughout my life have made autumn feel like the crisp, color-changing season that it is. Walking in parks where the leaves are blazing like someone had set fire to them, adjusting to the first weeks of school, and donuts and apple cider. They all give fall its own satisfactory flavor.
A woman feeling liberated and unashamed of her sexuality in a society that is explicitly fueled by sexual images and acts is appreciated, but how often is a woman celebrated for remaining pure in every sense of the word?
Remember those coffee shops you always seem to read about in novels? The kind where the character sits and contemplates the meaning of life while sipping on a chai soy latte and listening to the poetry reading taking place in the back of the shop? Café Ollie is that shop.
If you’re like me you often have trouble when trying to find unique gifts for those hard-to-buy-for people in your life. Well what if there’s a gift shop right here in Ypsilanti that can help you with that problem?
When did Eminem just lose it? Music critics mostly said that 2004’s “Encore,” which I personally loved, had a significant drop in quality that has continued well into his comeback. Some claim that he never lost it at all, and others say he never even had it.
“And my problem was that I always tried to go in everyone’s way but my own. I have also been called one thing and then another while no one really wished to hear what I called myself. So after years of trying to adopt the opinions of others I finally rebelled. I am an invisible man.”
“I am not in danger, Skyler – I am the danger,” chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-cook Walter White famously quipped in the AMC original series “Breaking Bad.” The line rang ominously with the show’s overarching theme – the slow descent into villainy.
Filled with unique, fun and collectible items, The Rocket of Ypsilanti is a one-in-a-million find.
Eastern Michigan’s University’s Department of Music and Dance had eight new upright pianos delivered to the Alexander Music Hall in a showy celebration last week.
The Eastern Eateries Homecoming Cookout event on Sept. 20 attracted many students with enough hot dogs, brats, chicken sandwiches and other BBQ foods to keep everyone full and happy. While a good number of people traveled through, it was never packed to the point that you couldn’t get food and despite the humidity, it was a good turnout.
Pianos ‘Round Town, a project developed by Korin Hancherlian-Amos, is in its fourth year this fall. Going from Sept. 20 until Oct. 8, seven pianos placed around Ypsilanti will be available for passersby to sit down and play anything they desire, from a few notes to a full concerto. Five of these pianos can be found on East Cross Street in Depot Town outside local businesses. A sixth piano resides outside of Mix on Michigan Avenue, and the seventh can be found at Tower Inn on Cross Street.
Just Arts and Music holds an open mic night monthly to find and showcase new talent. The event offers students a chance to get their feet wet onstage, often for the first time. The third floor of the Student Center gushed with music and poetry all night from talented students here at Eastern Michigan University.
Solutions by The State News
