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Eighth Grade—Navigating Middle School Without Filters

August 6, 2018

If you missed Eighth Grade at Cinetopia, it’s finally officially playing this week at The State! Eighth Grade is this generation’s Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, and Welcome To The Dollhouse. If you’ve wondered what adolescence in the digital age is like, this movie’s strength is capturing Generation Z middle school life—while remaining universal.

Spinning Dot’s newest production focuses on how anti-immigrant sentiments impact two eight-year-olds. Theatre

The Mountain—’Spinning Dot Children’s Theater Company’ Premieres Play on Immigration

July 31, 2018

When performing plays, actors use props, costumes and set pieces to immerse themselves in the story. Spinning Dot Theatre repertory company members Aya Aziz and Forrest Hejkal, who star in the North American premiere of Chelsea Woolley’s two-hander, The Mountain, had extra help preparing to portray children on a playground; they did some of their

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Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

July 9, 2018

Boom for real was a catchphrase Basquiat said when something really wowed him. It’s impossible to believe that anyone seeing this film won’t walk away feeling inspired; the film is a boom, for real.

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Penny Seats Theatre Company Presents “Young Frankenstein”

June 30, 2018

The musical tells the tale of Frederick Frankenstein (“Frahn-kin-schteen”), who tries to escape his grandfather Victor’s infamous legacy, but is drawn in by Victor’s notes, which detail the steps to bring a dead body back to life.

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Wild Blue Yonder: Thunder Over Michigan Air Show

Look to the skies for the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show! This year’s main attractions are the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, Team Oracle led by aviator Sean D. Tucker, and the Quick-Silver P-51D aircraft. Each event will dazzle with choreographed routines and exhibit the skills and talents of experienced pilots. Additionally, you can view

New Mural By Teenaged Artist Celebrates Ann Arbor

July 31, 2018

A mural featuring 25 Ann Arbor-themed references has been installed on the back of the Ann Arbor Art Center (facing the Republic Parking lot). Seventeen year old artist and Art Center intern Olivia Maldonado designed and painted the vibrant mural. The theme of the mural is “people in transit,” and includes local celebrities like Wallace

Midnight Movies Live Again This Summer At The State

July 20, 2018

I have a soft spot in my heart for midnight movies. The best times I’ve had at the movies are going with friends, or even alone, and meeting new devotees of a midnight movie. You can check out these cult classics through the end of summer only at The State.

Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

July 9, 2018

Boom for real was a catchphrase Basquiat said when something really wowed him. It’s impossible to believe that anyone seeing this film won’t walk away feeling inspired; the film is a boom, for real.

The Rider—A Spiritual Journey of the Cowboy

June 11, 2018

Much has been said about The Rider’s themes of masculinity, but the film is, at its core, compassionate and humanistic. What happens when life diverts us from what we were born to do? Brady often visits his friend Lane, a former daredevil who can’t walk or speak after his own rodeo accident. Brady knows the dangers of riding again, but is a life without passion worth living?

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New Mural By Teenaged Artist Celebrates Ann Arbor

July 31, 2018

A mural featuring 25 Ann Arbor-themed references has been installed on the back of the Ann Arbor Art Center (facing the Republic Parking lot). Seventeen year old artist and Art Center intern Olivia Maldonado designed and painted the vibrant mural. The theme of the mural is “people in transit,” and includes local celebrities like Wallace

Osei Bonsu, Parlor piece. 1950, wood. Photo Credit: Charlie Edwards.

Reimagining Artists’ Identities in Africa

June 30, 2018

In a self-reflective move, on May 12 the University of Michigan’s Museum of Art opened the exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa.

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Eighth-Grade-movie-2018

Eighth Grade—Navigating Middle School Without Filters

August 6, 2018

If you missed Eighth Grade at Cinetopia, it’s finally officially playing this week at The State! Eighth Grade is this generation’s Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, and Welcome To The Dollhouse. If you’ve wondered what adolescence in the digital age is like, this movie’s strength is capturing Generation Z middle school life—while remaining universal.

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Midnight Movies Live Again This Summer At The State

July 20, 2018

I have a soft spot in my heart for midnight movies. The best times I’ve had at the movies are going with friends, or even alone, and meeting new devotees of a midnight movie. You can check out these cult classics through the end of summer only at The State.