‘Rent’ is slated for Michigan City stage

The rock musical “Rent” opens June 21 at the Dunes Summer Theatre in Michigan City.

With music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, and based on the opera “La Boheme,” “Rent” is the story of a group of young starving artists and musicians struggling to survive …

Get your fill of berries at pick-your-own farms

There’s nothing like fresh berries right off the vines, and the time is just about right to start picking.

Did you know that according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on average, Americans consume 4.8 pounds of fresh and frozen strawberries a year? The time …

Things To Do for June 14, 2013

Here’s a look at things to do. Suggestions include a Father’s Day Feast at the Genesis Convention Center in Gary.

‘Man of Steel’ beset by Kryptonite

RICHARD ROEPER: Here’s the most ambitious and occasionally the most impressive take on the Superman myth we’ve ever seen, but it falls far short of the bar set by the “Dark Knight” trilogy or even the “Iron Man” troika. Though there are moments, even complete scenes, when we see glimpses of what might have been, but then we’re plunged back into a mostly underwhelming film, with underdeveloped characters and supercharged fight scenes that drag on forever and offer nothing new in the way of special-effects creativity.

Local Buzz for June 14, 2013

Here is a look at music events. Suggestions include St. Thomas More Fun Days in Munster.

Footlight Players to stage ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

The Footlight Players, of Michigan City, will open “Fiddler on the Roof” on June 7 and continue with shows through June 23.

The classic Broadway musical is set in the little village of Anatevka, where a poor dairyman tries to instill in his five daughters …

‘Cirque Shanghai: Dragon’s Thunder’ entertaining for all ages

‘Cirque Shanghai: Dragon’s Thunder” is a circus everyone can feel good about.

The ticket prices are significantly lower than those of Cirque du Soleil, that other unrelated, more lavish and sophisticated production conglomerate.

Those concerned about the use of animals (a la Ringling Bros. and …

Roeper: Vaughn and Wilson got game in ‘The Internship’

When it’s time for Vince Vaughn’s 40-something guy in “The Internship” to give a pep talk to fellow interns half his age, his go-to movie is “Flashdance.”

That Pittsburgh welder with a dream gave it her all! Who knows where that water came from when …

Will Smith having good time with ‘After Earth’

His trademark line in any summer movie is “Aw, hell no!”

But when Will Smith worked with his son Jaden in the new film “After Earth,” it was definitely an “aw, hell yes” moment.

“He doesn’t ask me for much advice,” Smith says. “Jaden is …

On TV: Chicago-born Sunjata stars in ‘Graceland’

USA Network’s new crime drama “Graceland” is a bit like MTV’s “The Real World.” With guns and drugs. Six good-looking strangers (all undercover agents) are picked to live in a house (a beachfront mansion in Southern California) and work together. And as is often the …

Muddy Waters’ home rollin’ and crumblin’ in North Kenwood

Fans still drive by to check out the vacant, foreclosed house on S. Lake Park Ave. where the blues giant lived from 1954 to 1973. The city is working to order repairs on the landmark where contemporary American blues was born. “It is a great treasure now,” says City of Chicago Cultural Historian Tim Samuelson, “even as a ruin.”

Archie Bunker’s Edith, Jean Stapleton, dies at 90

NEW YORK (AP) — Jean Stapleton, the stage-trained character actress who played Archie Bunker’s far better half, the sweetly naive Edith, in TV’s groundbreaking 1970s comedy “All in the Family,” has died. She was 90. Stapleton died Friday of natural causes at her New York …

Gary native Williams in Legends of Soul show

As a teen, Deniece Williams didn’t envision becoming a successful vocalist. The girl from Gary was going to be a nurse. “I never thought about singing as a career,” Williams, 63, related in a recent phone interview. The world of entertainment eventually won out over …

Florida Georgia Line’s meteoric rise continues

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida Georgia Line already had a chart-topping country hit with “Cruise” when rapper Nelly got hold of it and helped transform it into a crossover smash.

The two acts teamed to close the CMT Music Awards on June 5 with a pyro-filled …

Local Buzz for June 7, 2013

Here is a look at music events. Suggestions include Crawpuppies’ gigs throughout Indiana.