Quiz Bowl Events Around Campus

Things to Do On and Around Campus April 24-25, 2009

On Campus:

Campus Center Cinemas in Wells Hall

Shows four movies per weekend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights in lecture halls. Each movie is shown twice per night (usually around 7 and 9 pm). These movies have usually just left theaters and are not yet out on DVD. $2 per person.
MSU will also be playing films from the East Lansing Film Festival at Wells Hall. ELFF films are $3 for students, $5 for senior citizens and $6 for general public.
Below are the movies showing Thursday-Sunday, April 23-26 .

Gran Torino
Thursday — B-Wing Wells Hall, 8:00 p.m.
Friday — Conrad Auditorium, 8:00 p.m.
Friday-Sunday — B-Wing Wells Hall, 7:10 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

The Wrestler
Friday-Sunday — B-Wing Wells Hall, 7:15 p.m. & 9:15 p.m.

Valkyrie
Friday-Sunday — B-Wing Wells Hall, 7:05 p.m. & 9:20 p.m.
Saturday — Conrad Auditorium, 8:00 p.m.

ELFF- 2009 Academy Nominated Shorts Program
Friday-Sunday — B-Wing Wells Hall, 7:00 p.m. & 9:15 p.m.

Bowling and Billiards in the MSU Union

Both bowling and billiards are located in the basement of the Union (the building that the Quiz Bowl tournament is held in). They are open every day and are relatively inexpensive. Check them out downstairs or call (517) 355-3357 (bowling) or (517) 355-3358 (billiards) for information.

Ice Skating at Munn Arena

Munn Ice Arena has public open skating for $4.00 (students or under 18) or $5.00 (adults), plus skate rental for $2.00 from the ProShop in Section K of the arena. Their website is here: http://www.munnicearena.com/schedules.html. Times for Friday are 12:30pm - 2:00pm and 8:15pm - 9:45pm. Times for Saturday are 3:30pm - 5:00pm and 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Sparty's Spring Party

Saturday, April 25 is the annual Sparty's Spring Party. It's free, so if you're planning on sticking around on Saturday, you're more than welcome to come. There will be live music (featuring Craig Morgan), 3-on-3 basketball tournament, a rock climbing wall, mechanical bull, bouncy boxing, 2 lane bungee run, carnival games with prizes, a corn hole tournament, Zeke The Wonder Dog, and free stuff. It starts at 3pm and is located at Demonstration Field (or Breslin Center if it's raining). More information can be found here: http://www.hfs.msu.edu/entertainment/calendar/ (near the bottom of the page).

Abrams Planetarium

The Planetarium gives public shows on Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons. The show is projected onto the dome, and afterwards, the current night sky is explained. The show that weekend is "Bad Astronomy: Myths and Misconceptions", shown at 8:00pm on Friday and Saturday. Admission is $3.00 for adults and $2.50 for students. Information can be found here: http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/

MSU Museum

The MSU Museum, a Smithsonian Institute Affiliate, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Come see a real Tyrannosaurus rex skull, say hi to our mastodon and mammoth, walk from the Precambrian to modern times, dig into other cultures, celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday, examine a small fraction of our ornithological collection, investigate the food of Michigan, or examine the history of textiles. Located just a short walk from the MSU Union (right by the library and Beaumont Tower), the Museum is open 9am-5pm Friday and 10am-5pm Saturday. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. For more info, visit http://www.museum.msu.edu/.

Off Campus:

Movies

NCG Cinema is located in Eastwood Town Center on Lake Lansing Road, north of campus. From the MSU Union, take Grand River west to Harrison, turn right on Harrison and take it north to Lake Lansing. Turn left on Lake Lansing, continue on the overpass past US-127, and Eastwood Town Center will be on your right. NCG is at the back of the center. Tickets are $7.00 for students and $8.00 for adults. Bring a school ID if possible. For showtimes, check here: http://www.ncgmovies.com/index.asp or call (517) 316-9100.
Celebration Cinema is located in Lansing south of campus. In addition to first-run movies, it also has select movies in IMAX. From the MSU Union, take Grand River west to Michigan Avenue (it's just a jog to the left), and turn left onto Harrison (you'll have to go past the light and make a U-turn on Michigan, and then a right onto Harrison). Take Harrison to Trowbridge, and turn right onto Trowbridge. Take I-496 eastbound (it will merge into US-127 southbound), and merge onto I-96 westbound. Take exit 104 (Cedar St.), merge onto East Edgewood Blvd, and Celebration will be on your left. Tickets are $7.50 for students and $8.50 for adults ($9.50 for IMAX). For showtimes, check here: http://www.celebrationcinema.com/?pid=30003 or call (517) 393-7469.

Bowling

Holiday Lanes, located on Grand River west of campus. Take Grand River west to just before US-127. It's on your right. They have food (hot dogs, burgers, fries, etc.). (517) 337-2695

Trivia

Several restaurants in the area have video trivia that you can play at your table including Buffalo Wild Wings (on Albert, which runs behind Grand River across from campus). Some of them turn more into sports bars after 9pm or so, but they're good places to have dinner if you like trivia.

Shopping and Food

Meridian Mall on Grand River is a pretty standard mall, with department stores, chain clothing stores (like Abercrombie and Fitch, American Eagle, etc.), miscellaneous accessory/electronics/etc. stores, and a pretty decent foot court. From campus, drive east on Grand River, and Meridian Mall will be on your left between Okemos and Marsh roads. Restaurants include A&W, Arby’s, Cajun Café, Charlie’s Grilled Subs, Olga’s, Panda Express, Sbarro, Sultan’s, Yum!Japan, Dairy Queen/Orange Julius, Dippin Dots, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Chili’s, Olive Garden, and Ruby Tuesday’s.
Eastwood Town Center is located on Lake Lansing Road north of campus (follow the directions to NCG Cinema listed above). It's an outdoor mall with several clothing stores and restaurants. Eastwood contains a large movie theater (NCG) at the back of the complex. Food around Eastwood includes Bravo! Italian, Chester’s Nuts, Claddagh Irish Pub, Johnny Rocket’s (like a 50’s diner), Maggie Moo’s, Max & Erma’s (burgers), McAllister’s Deli, Mitchell’s Fish Market, P.F. Chang’s, Panchero’s, Smokey Bones BBQ and Sports Bar, Subway and Champp’s grille. Also nearby is the local Krispy Kreme.
Grand River Avenue across from campus has a large selection of shops and food. SBS and others have a large quantity of inexpensive MSU apparel, and the restaurants range from sit-down service to fast food, with a range of ethnic restaurants, sandwich shops, pizza, and other food that's not too pricey.

Arcade

Pinball Pete's on Albert (the street that runs parallel to and a block behind Grand River) is an arcade with a wide selection of traditional games and more recent ones (including Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero). Their phone number is (517) 337-2544

This is by no means a complete list of things to do in the area. A good place to check for places/activities that interest you is http://elmanac.msu.edu/ent.htm. If you have any questions or would like more suggestions, feel free to ask any of the Quiz Bowl volunteers. Have a fun weekend!