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Monday, November 19, 2012

Dakota Staff Sprout Staches to Spotlight Men's Health in 'Movember'

“Mo Bros,” as many of Dakota’s teachers, staff and students are now known, have stopped shaving their upper lips to raise money for prostate cancer during the month of November.

Things are getting hairy at Dakota High School. No, there’s not a shortage of razor blades and shaving cream, but teachers, staff, and even a few students are growing mustaches and facial hair this month for what’s being dubbed "Movember," a hairy fundraiser.  During November, Dakota’s men are going without shaving – not only for viewing pleasure – but to raise awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer. There are 16 Dakota Mo Bros sprouting lip sweaters this month, including Principal Paul Sibley, who has never gone a month without shaving his upper lip. He calls his new Tom Selleck a conversation starter. “Cancer awareness should be year-long, but my moustache should not be,” he said.  Even ladies, or Mo Sistas, are getting…

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Sport a 'Stache,' Earn Free Entry to the DIA This Weekend

Visitors with mustaches receive free general admission to the Detroit Institute of Arts Aug. 3-5.

The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is offering free museum admission to any visitor who wears a mustache—real or fake—from Friday, Aug. 3 to Sunday, Aug. 5 during regular museum hours. The promotion celebrates the eccentric appearance of Salvador Dalí, whose painting Soft Construction with Boiled Beans is currently on view in the DIA’s exhibition Five Spanish Masterpieces. This weekend, visitors can enjoy a variety of museum programs, including The Dalí Project—a puppet performance that explores Dalí’s embrace of the subconscious through various forms of puppetry—presented by Puppet Junction. Schedule of performances: Performances on Friday and Saturday are appropriate for adults only; Sunday’s performance is appropriate for ages 8 and up…

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