Arts & Entertainment - The New Citizens Press

Ask Tamara: My Boss Wants to be My Facebook Friend!

Rina Risper14 years ago06 mins

Dear Tamara:

My boss sent me a friend request on Facebook and I am really not sure if I should accept it or not. On one hand my boss is really cool. She is down to earth and really tries to get to know everyone on the staff. I think we have a good working relationship. On the other, I don’t know that I want my boss to have access to my private life. Not that I do anything wrong on Facebook, but I don’t want to open that door where something can be confused or misinterpreted. At the same time, I don’t want to offend her by not accepting her request.

BONUS FALL RECIPE: SWEET POTATO BREAD WITH PRALINE SAUCE

Rina Risper14 years ago03 mins

Home cooking for a new generation. Easy and elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.

News Spotlight: Lansing Area Artists will Paint for a Great Cause! “Art Nights at Hotwater Works”!

Rina Risper14 years ago04 mins

October 13th and 20th, 5 – 8pm, two prominent Lansing Artists will break out their paints to create spontaneous art pieces which will be auctioned off to benefit The Mid-Michigan Food Bank. ART NIGHTS AT HOTWATER WORKS will be two fun filled evenings, with refreshments, fun, hot tubs and live art…all for a good cause!

News Spotlight: Free Day at Potter Park Zoo for Ingham County Residents

Rina Risper14 years ago01 mins

Potter Park Zoo will hold its annual county free day this Saturday, October 1. Parking and admission into the zoo will be free for Ingham County and City of Lansing residents. General admission rates apply for non-Ingham County residents.

NEW MSU MUSEUM EXHIBIT ASKS: WHO ARE YOU BEHIND THE MASK?

Rina Risper14 years ago07 mins

E. LANSING, MI — The Michigan State University Museum presents a special exhibition, “MASK: Secrets and Revelations” that puts many of its global collections on public display for the first time.

Photo: Painted mask from India

Ask Tamara: My Family Is Still Friends With My Ex!

Rina Risper14 years ago05 mins

Dear Tamara:

My boyfriend and I broke up six months ago after dating for seven years and he just won’t stop coming around. He pops up at family functions and constantly stops by my mother’s house. The other day I went over there and he was helping my mother paint the living room!

Good Cookin’ Peach Recipes with BONUS Peach Preserves Recipe

Rina Risper14 years ago01 mins

PEACH PRESERVES

12 fresh peaches, pitted and chopped
4 1/2 cups white sugar
1 (2 ounce) package dry pectin

Crush 1 cup chopped peaches in the bottom of a large saucepan.

Good Cookin’ Peach Recipes

Rina Risper14 years ago07 mins

Home cooking for a new generation. Easy and elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.

By Sharon Fox

PEACH COBBLER ROLLS

5 large fresh peaches – peeled, pitted and sliced

2 cups water

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 1/3 cups buttermilk baking mix

2 tablespoons white sugar

2 tablespoons margarine, melted

1/3 cup milk

2 tablespoons margarine, softened

1/4 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

In large saucepan over medium heat, combine peaches, water, 1 1/2 cups sugar and cornstarch. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil for one minute, then reduce heat to low to keep warm.

R&B Star Musiq Soulchild New Ambassador for Susan G. Komen

Rina Risper14 years ago04 mins

New Music Video Features Breast Cancer Survivors

BPRW- – Atlantic Records Recording Artist Musiq Soulchild announced his new role as ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Circle of Promise, a movement designed to further engage black women around the globe in the fight against breast cancer. As an ambassador for the movement, Musiq will raise awareness about breast cancer so that younger women know the importance of early detection and why it’s important to pay attention to their bodies.

Movie Review: Contagion

Rina Risper14 years ago06 mins

Studio: Warner Bros. (1hr. 05 minutes)

Plot: A global pandemic threatens mankind.

Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Sanaa Lathan, Kate Winslet, Jude Law

Rating: PG-13

Bottom Line: ****

By Samantha Ofole-Prince

The statistics are startling and the setting is equally frightening in this pandemic movie which travels, much like its virus, through several continents.