9-7-2010 AUTHOR SARA PARETSKY AT NICOLA'S BOOKS Nicola's Books, 2513 Jackson Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48103-3818 Body Work, V I Warshawski's new adventure, will be released on August 31st and Nicola’s books is very excited to have Sara Paretsky in store on September 7th.
Sara Paretsky is the author of sixteen books, including her renowned V. I. Warshawski novels. Her many awards include the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement from the British Crime Writers' Association.
(734) 662-0600. http://nicolasbooks.com/
9-8-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 07:00 pm-08:30 pm Lecture and Book Signing: University of California-Santa Barbara Professor Nelson Lichtenstein Discusses His Book ‘The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business' at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room this event includes a booksigning and books will be on sale.
Insightful and original, The Retail Revolution gives a fresh and necessary understanding of the phenomenon that has reshaped international commerce. It also anticipates a day of reckoning, when challenges to the Wal-Mart way, at home and abroad, are likely to change the far-flung empire.
Lichtenstein is currently working on a history of capitalism, one of which examines how the rise of global retailers in the 20th and 21st centuries has led to a second era of merchant capitalism characterized by commodity production and cheap, unfree labor. For more information on this event, call the Library Information Desk at 327-4555.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-8-2010 LIVE ROOTS AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC WEEKLY - DAVE BOUTETTE SHOWBAND Live & Gracies, 201 S. First Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Ann Arbors own poetic folk son with his full band setup, playing hits of his own and others. His week to welcome back the students!
Find out more at http://www.daveboutette.net/
Music starts at 9:30pm Doors open at 9:00pm Full Food Menu available until 2am
http://www.liveandgracies.com/
9-8-2010 CHELSEA AREA PLAYERS AUDITIONS FOR THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Auditions will be held 6:30 - 9:00 pm on Sept. 7 in Chelsea at the Beach Middle School, 445 Mayer Dr and Sept. 8 in Ann Arbor at the Bach Elementary School, 600 W. Jefferson.
Callbacks Sept. 10 in Chelsea. Rehearsals in Chelsea, with tech week and performances Nov. 11, 12, 13 in Ann Arbor at the Mendelssohn Theatre on the U-M campus.
Age range for cast = High School and above. All MINORS must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during the audition.
Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British stage musical that has become an international sensation since its 1973 debut.
www.chelseaareaplayers.org
9-9-2010 LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS AT CRAZY WISDOM -TIM MIES Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes.
Ann Arbor based singer, songwriter and pianist Tim Mies plays an intimate set at Crazy Wisdom Tearoom in support of his upcoming CD. Mies plays pop - folk reminiscent of Jim Croce, James Taylor, Josh Ritter and the Beach Boys.
Read more at ...www.myspace.com/tmies
http://cwonline.squarespace.com/live-music-weekends/
9-9-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 07:00 pm-08:30 pm Kerrytown BookFest 2010 Reception Featuring Acclaimed Author Loren Estleman at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
This event will include elegant refreshments, exquisite music by harpist Deborah Gabrion, an inside look at the BookFest September Exhibit Michigan Treasures (which will be on display in the Downtown Library’s lower level display cases from September 3 through October 15) with remarks by exhibit organizer John MacKrell.
As a special treat, acclaimed Loren Estleman, who is this year’s recipient of the Kerrytown BookFest Community Book Award will discuss what it means to be a writer - - especially a Michigan writer.
The 8th annual Kerrytown BookFest, (kerrytownbookfest.org), which will occur on Sunday, September 12, is an event celebrating those who create books and those who read them. The primary goal is to highlight our area’s rich heritage in the book and printing arts while showcasing local and regional individuals, businesses, and organizations. Since 2003, the BookFest has been growing, sharing, and discovering more and more about the rich book culture in our region. Begin the celebration! Attend this reception – which is open to all! For more information on this event, call the Library Information Desk at 327-4555.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-10-2010 LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS AT CRAZY WISDOM - SIGRID CHRISTIANSEN Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes.
Sigrid Christiansen is an acoustic folk singer and songwriter from the Detroit area. She is also a dancer, and performs with HNM Dance Company in Windsor, and hosts a house concert series, Stone House Concerts, from her home. Sigrid's first CD, In the Cradle of the Moon, was released in the summer of 2009. Her sweet, ethereal voice and haunting lyrics are sure to please the ear as well as soothe the spirit of the listening audience.
http://cwonline.squarespace.com/live-music-weekends/
9-10-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 06:00 pm-08:30 pm Gaming: Super Street Fighter 4 / Rock Band 2 For Teens (Grade 6 And Up) And Adults at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Play Street Fighter 4 - The game that started it all is back and bigger than ever! Come try your hand against some of the best players in town in a big-screen, arcade stick single-elimination tournament. Smash open play too. FIGHT!
Or…
Play Rock Band 2 - Form a band and ROCK OUT on our ION drum set and real wood guitars. Call the Youth Department at 327-8301 for more information.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-11-2010 LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS AT CRAZY WISDOM - INDIAN MUSIC WITH JOHN CHURCHVILLE Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes.
Local tabla player John Churchville hosts an evening of Indian classical, light classical, fusion, and folk music in the wonderful Crazy Wisdom Tearoom. Come hear the sounds of a musical tradition that dates back over 2000 years. John has performed this music all over the United States and India, including the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Hiawatha Music Festival, as a presenter for the Michigan Music Educators Conference, the North American Bengali Conference, and as a featured performer with the Michigan Pops Orchestra. Now he brings his friends Dan Piccolo, Scott Brady, Prashanth Gururaja, Atmaram Chetainya and others to the tearoom for a monthly Indian music night that will include the sounds of the tabla, sitar, bansuri, violin and vocals.
http://cwonline.squarespace.com/live-music-weekends/
9-11-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- TRAVERWOOD BRANCH Traverwood Branch, 3333 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor 01:00 pm-01:40 pm Music and Dance: Dancing Babies with Denise Owens For Infants Up To Age 5 at Traverwood Branch: Program Room
Join Denise Owens, Leader of "Kindermusik" programs in the Ann Arbor area, in a program of music and movement for young children. For more information, call the Branch at 327-4200.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-11-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 01:00 pm-04:00 pm Gaming: Saturday Smash: Super Smash Bros. Brawl Round 2 For Teens (Grade 6 And Up) And Adults at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Alright, it's the 2010 Series Second Round and it's still early in the season.
We will be playing with teams, singles, clan battles, what could be better? Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers. Call the Youth Department at 327-8301 for more information. http://www.aadl.org/events
9-11-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS-SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN KODALY EDUCATORS WORKSHOP Alexander Music Building Corner of Lowell and East Circle Drive EMU hosts the Southeast Michigan Kodaly Educators for a workshop featuring several local Kodaly educators who are willing to share their "tricks of the trade." Participants will learn lots of practical ideas on a wide variety of music education related topics. Orchestra Room.
8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
www.emich.edu/musicdance
9-11-2010 HOMEGROWN FESTIVAL The third annual HomeGrown Festival is being held on Saturday September 11 from 6-11pm at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market. HomeGrown is a celebration of local food and community, highlighting the food, music and goods that make southeast Michigan unique. The festival is free, but be sure to come hungry and bring your wallet so you can enjoy tastes of locally-grown food prepared into delicious dishes by local chefs and partake of our Michigan beer and wines. There will also be live music' goods for sale from Michigan vendors and kids' activities. http://homegrownfestival.org.
9-11-2010 ACTING CLASSES FOR ADULTS & HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 1101 Ravenwood in Ann Arbor Registration is currently underway for Redbud Productions’ twelfth season of their Fall Acting Class for Adult & High School Actors, taught by local teacher, director and actress Loretta Grimes. Using the techniques of acclaimed acting teacher Sanford Meisner, sessions will focus on emotional work, improvisation and scene study.
Classes will occur on Saturdays from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Classes begin on Saturday, September 11, will consist of 10 sessions and will end December 5 (there will be no class on October 16 & 23 or on November 27). Tuition is $150 per semester.
Registration for this series of classes is underway, but space is limited. To register or for more information, contact Redbud Productions by email at minkit@aol.com or call 734-663-7167
http://www.redbudproductions.com
9-12-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- MALLETS CREEK BRANCH Malletts Creek Branch, 3090 East Eisenhower Parkway Ann Arbor 01:00 pm-03:00 pm Comic Design Workshop: Comic Artists Forum For Adults and Teens (Grade 6 And Up) at Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Looking for fresh ideas for your next comics or graphic novel creation? Do you enjoy drawing while listening to other comic/graphic novel artists discuss favorite techniques or latest trends in comic publications? Join this monthly forum.
Bring your favorite drawing tools and drop in for a few hours of drawing, learning, and sharing. Guest comic artists will offer an art or publishing tip each session.
Our guest artist for September will be Denver Brubaker, creator of the online comic "Tales of a Checkered Man". For more information, call the Branch at 327-4200
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-12-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- TRAVERWOOD BRANCH Traverwood Branch, 3333 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor Challenge old friends and meet new ones when you join us for one of the world's most popular games with players of all ages and abilities! Chess sets are provided. For more information, call the Branch at 327-4200. http://www.aadl.org/events
9-12-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 01:00 pm-04:00 pm Gaming: Mario Kart Tournament For All Ages at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Come join our Mario Kart Wii tournament, for kids, teens, and adults. Fun for young or old; novice or expert. Players of all skill levels are welcome. Call the Youth Department at 327-8301 for more information.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-12-2010 NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR/BRIGHTON KIDNEY WALK More than 900,000 Michigan adults are living with chronic kidney disease and most of them don’t even know it. Now there is something you can do to help. Come to Concordia University in Ann Arbor for the Ann Arbor/Brighton Kidney Walk on Sunday, September 12th. Registration starts at noon and the walk begins at 1pm. Proceeds will go toward the vital prevention and treatment programs the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan offers throughout the state. For more information, or to register, call the NKFM at 800-482-1455. http://www.kidneywalk.org
9-12-2010 DAWN FARM ANNIVERSARY JAMBOREE Dawn Farm, 6633 Stoney Creek Road, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197 Dawn Farm is inviting all who want to have a GREAT TIME while supporting a GREAT CAUSE to join them for their 37th Anniversary Dawn Farm Jamboree!
Our Dawn Farm Anniversary Jamboree celebrates recovery from chemical dependency with a FREE FUN event that includes entertainment for the entire family. There will be live music throughout the day by popular band NoteWorthy, hayrides, pony rides, a rock climbing wall, a children’s tent with lots of great activities, children’s games, crafts, face painting, button-making, animals to pet, tours of the 74 acre working farm and more!
All proceeds raised through the auctions, gift tables and sales will help Dawn Farm to fulfill their core value of providing compassionate, competent and hope-filled professional care for addicts and alcoholics who lack resources and need help.
DATE and TIME: Sunday, September 12, 2010, from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
COST: Admission and activities are free!
Further information can be obtained from Dawn Farm at 734/485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org. http://www.dawnfarm.org/jamboree.html
9-12-2010 NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR/BRIGHTON KIDNEY WALK More than 900,000 Michigan adults are living with chronic kidney disease and most of them don’t even know it. Now there is something you can do to help. Come to Concordia University in Ann Arbor for the Ann Arbor/Brighton Kidney Walk on Sunday, September 12th. Registration starts at noon and the walk begins at 1pm. Proceeds will go toward the vital prevention and treatment programs the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan offers throughout the state. For more information, or to register, call the NKFM at 800-482-1455. http://www.kidneywalk.org
9-12-2010 FARM SANCTUARY’S 2010 WALK FOR FARM ANIMALS Hudson Mills Metropark at 8801 N. Territorial Road, Dexter. Take a tip from celebrity fitness trainer Bob Harper, star of NBC’s hit show “The Biggest Loser,” and sign up for Ann Arbor’s 2010 Walk for Farm Animals, sponsored by Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization!
The Ann Arbor Walk is just one of more than 70 taking place in cities throughout the U.S. and Canada this fall, when thousands of animal lovers will lace up their walking shoes and hit the streets to celebrate and promote compassion for farm animals and raise money to support the lifesaving rescue, education and advocacy work of Farm Sanctuary. Your participation in this exciting annual event will help expand awareness of the severe and unnecessary suffering endured by billions of animals raised for food on a daily basis. Please join us on Ann Arbor by putting your best foot forward for farm animals!
Pre-registration fee is $15 per walker. Registration fee on the day of the Walk is $20. To register e-mail annarbor@walkforfarmanimals.org
http://www.walkforfarmanimals.org
9-13-2010 NATURE WALK: TAKE A HIKE! Scio Church Road at Greenview The city of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation staff will lead a walk through Greenview Park. Located on Scio Church Road at Greenview (adjacent to Pioneer High School), Greenview Park consists of an open field which was once a golf course. Efforts are being made to re-establish this area as a wildflower meadow.
Learn about native plants and trees, invasive plants, ecological restoration, responsible use of public lands and volunteer and recreation activities in Ann Arbor Parks.
Meet at the corner of Barnard and Greenview on the Greenview side of the street. Parking is available along Greenview. Call the Youth Department at 327-8301 for more information.
07:00 pm-08:30 pm at Greenview Park
9-14-2010 DISCUSSION AND BOOK SIGNING WITH METEOROLOGIST PAUL GROSS Hatcher Graduate Library Galley/Room 100 on central campus (facing the Diag), University of Michigan The very first University of Michigan Press Author Series welcomes Paul Gross, meteorologist at WDIV-TV. Paul will be speaking about his new book Extreme Michigan Weather: The Wild World of the Great Lakes State. Michigan’s weather, record-breaking storms and temperatures, and how they happen are discussed in the book.
His talk will be followed by a book sale and signing.
More information on the talk: 734-615-6477 or newmanh@umich.edu
More information on the book: www.press.umich.edu/mediakits
www.press.umich.edu/map
9-14-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 06:30 pm-08:30 pm Film And Discussion: The Award-Winning Documentary – ‘With One Voice’ at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
This special screening of the award-winning spiritual documentary - With One Voice – which features mystics and scholars from different spiritual traditions, is co-sponsored by the Interfaith Round Table and the University of Michigan’s Life Sciences and Society Program. The 80- minute documentary film will be followed by a discussion led by Carol Blotter of the Interfaith Round Table.
The mystics share their personal experiences, their universal understanding of mysticism and the practices we can all use to attain deeper awareness. The film is not rated. For more information on this event, call the Library at 327-4555. http://www.aadl.org/events
9-15-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 06:30 pm-08:30 pm Film Preview And Discussion - 'The Girl In Centerfield": The True Story Of A Local Girl's Fight To Play Little League Baseball at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
‘The Girl in Centerfield’ an upcoming documentary which tells the 1973 story of 12-year-old Ypsilanti resident Carolyn King and her ground breaking fight to play Little League Baseball. This event features featuring film clips for the documentary and will include a Q & A with film directors Buddy Moorehouse and Brian Kruger as well as Carolyn King, herself!
This documentary (currently in production), produced by Detroit-based Stunt3 Multimedia, is the story of Carolyn King’s fight to play Little League baseball. Using interviews, stock footage, and re-creation, Stunt3 has weaved together the drama of the summer of 1973 when the nation watched as the city of Ypsilanti went head-to-head with Williamsport, Pennsylvania and the institution of Little League Baseball.
Join in the event, meet Carolyn and hear more about the film from its creators! For more information on this event, call the Information Desk at 327-4555. http://www.aadl.org/events
9-15-2010 LIVE ROOTS AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC WEEKLY - THE STOLEN SWEETS Live & Gracies, 201 S. First Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Coming back for their second year here, The Stolen Sweets are family! This 1930s era swing group is composed of two acoustic guitars, upright bass, and 3 female tight-knit harmonies.
Find out more at http://www.stolensweets.com/index.php
Music starts at 9:30pm Doors open at 9:00pm Full Food Menu available until 2am
http://www.liveandgracies.com/
9-16-2010 LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS AT CRAZY WISDOM - CLFMUSIC WITH KATARA Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes.
CLFmusic is a world music and rock band that mixes non-traditional sounds in a traditional format. The main instrument featured is the sitar, played by Chris Freeman. The sound also includes dumbeks, zils, tablas, and much more. CLFmusic will be joined by Katara (formally known as Carnivale Mijnoon). This band presents a wonderful mix of arabic, turkish, macedonian, and balkan music.
http://cwonline.squarespace.com/live-music-weekends/
9-16-2010 MENTOR'S - THE BUSINESS MAKERS Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti Eagle Crest Resort, 1275 South Huron Street Ypsilanti, MI 48197 The Women’s Exchange of Washtenaw (WXW) is offering an exciting exchange session called: MENTOR'S - THE BUSINESS MAKERS. This event is geared for mentors and mentees and takes place on Thursday, September 16th from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM at The EAGLE CREST CONFERENCE CENTER.
Attend WXW's September 16th event to hear from representatives from CEED (Center for Empowerment and Economic Development), MI-SBDTC (Michigan Small business Development Technology Center), SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives), and WBO (Women Business Owners). Each representative will discuss how their agency can play a mentoring role in your business or career path. Then join them for our exchange sessions to talk about Mentoring: Starting Out, Mentoring: Through Life Changes, and How To Mentor.
Cost for the event is $25.00 (including continental breakfast
registration is available online
http://www.wxwbusiness.com
9-16-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- TRAVERWOOD BRANCH Traverwood Branch, 3333 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor 07:00 pm-08:30 pm Games Of Strategy/Book signing: Scrabble expert Michael Betzold Discusses Scrabble Strategies And His New Book 'Bingo! The Secret to Scrabble Success' at Traverwood Branch: Program Room this event includes a booksigning and books will be on sale.
Winning at Scrabble is more a matter of tactics than luck. Over a lifetime of play, scrabble expert Michael Betzold, Deputy Editor of the Ann Arbor Observer, has honed his secrets to getting 400 points a game. Betzold plays Scrabble every Wednesday in an open club at the Ann Arbor Brewing Company, teaches adult ed classes on Scrabble strategy, and is now the author of a new book, Bingo! The Secret to Scrabble Success.
Aimed at casual players, this event will outline the basics of the strategy top players use to learn how to get and make bingos (seven- letter words). Michael will demonstrate the strategy that will take your game to a whole new level of enjoyment. You don't have to be a word freak to use this strategy—anyone can learn it!
This event will be followed by a book signing and books will be on sale. For more information, call the Branch at 327-4200.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-16-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 07:00 pm-08:30 pm Hands-On Demonstration: Applying for Food Stamps Online at Downtown Library: Training Center
Apply for food stamps on-line! Flannery Campbell from Food Gatherers will present information about the Federal Food Stamp program, help you to find out if you are eligible, and assist with completing the online application. Seating for this event is limited and will open at 6:45 pm. For more information on this event, call the Information Desk at 327-4555.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-17-2010 LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS AT CRAZY WISDOM -BOB MARR Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes.
Bob Marr is a singer and very gifted songwriter from Fenton, MI who writes stories about you and me and the guy down the street! He writes about disturbing social issues as well as exploration of self worth. His music is a blend of folk/Americana with a dash of Celtic and a bit of bluegrass added to the mix. Throw in some comical lyrics about real-life situations and some excellent guitar work, and there you have Bob!
http://cwonline.squarespace.com/live-music-weekends/
9-18-2010 LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS AT CRAZY WISDOM - DAN HAZLETT Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes.
With subject matters as diverse as carpet stains and the demolition of Barbie dolls to life with his schizophrenic brother, solo acoustic performer Dan Hazlett’s songs range from the outlandish to the sublime. His rich, warm voice and skillful acoustic guitar work make his performances touching, humorous and uplifting. Blending a folksy, jazzy style with carefully crafted and thoughtful songwriting, Dan has often been compared to artists such as James Taylor and David Wilcox.
http://cwonline.squarespace.com/live-music-weekends/
9-18-2010 “STRUT'N YOUR MUTT" DOG WALK Mill Pond Park in Saline Area citizens have formed a grassroots movement and organized the K9 Crusaders. The Crusaders goal is to raise money for local animal shelter for dogs and cats that are victims of the national economy, or who have been abandoned. Last year they raised over $5000 to help over crowed shelters deal with the surge of homeless dogs and cats and to find them new homes.
The Saline K9 Crusaders will be hosting their 2nd annual charity dog walk event Saturday, September 18, from 9am to 2pm. All donations help support local animal shelters. This dog lovers day will feature a group dog walk, K9 costume contest, agility course, retriever & tracking demonstration, therapy dog instructions, trainers, pet vendors, low cost micro-chipping, prizes and dogs available for adoption.
http://k9crusaders.org
9-18-2010 CAR SEAT SAFETY EVENT AT THE LITTLE SEEDLING 355 South Zeeb Road in Ann Arbor 8 out of 10 car seats are used incorrectly, is yours one of them? The Little Seedling has partnered with Huron Valley SafeKids and the Washtenaw County Sheriffs' Department to help keep children in our community safer. On Saturday, September 18 from 10-2 at The Little Seedling stop by to make sure your child is riding safe. This event is free. Replacement seats may be available for those families in need. Please call The Little Seedling at 734-418-2392 with any questions. http://www.thelittleseedling.com/store/content/42/Store-Calendar/
9-19-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 01:00 pm-01:45 pm: Storytelling And Activities: A Treasure Trove of Stories For Grades K – 3 at Downtown Library: Youth Story Corner
Celebrate "International Talk Like a Pirate Day" with Samantha Nielsen Misiak and Laura Pershin Raynor for silly pirate stories and folktale adventures. Capt'n Sam will spread the word about the citywide Ann Arbor Treasure Hunt and then we'll have a mini hunt in the Youth Dept. at the Downtown Library. Call the Youth Department at 327-8301 for more information. http://www.aadl.org/events
9-19-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- PITTSFIELD BRANCH Pittsfield Branch 2359 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor 03:00 pm-05:00 pm Lecture & Booksigning: Culinary Métier: The Craft of Charcuterie With Award-Winning Chef Brian Polcyn at Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
A new classic, Chef Brian Polcyn's book, Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing, is an invaluable tool for home cooks, making the noble art of charcuterie accessible and easily understood. Join us as Chef Brian discusses the history of charcuterie, why we do it, techniques of preservation, and some delicious examples home cooks can prepare. Chef Brian is an award-winning chef and charcuterie expert who is nationally recognized for his creativity and culinary talents and as the visionary behind some of Detroit’s most acclaimed restaurants.
The event, cosponsored by the Culinary Historians of Ann Arbor, will also include a booksigning and books will be available for purchase.
For more information on this event, call the Information Desk at 327-4555.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-19-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - GREGORY HAND, GUEST ORGANIST PEASE AUDITORIUM COLLEGE PLACE AND WEST CROSS
Organ Professor at the University of Iowa, Gregory Hand performs a solo recital on EMU's magnificent Aeolian Skinner organ.
4 p.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
www.emich.edu/musicdance
9-19-2010 “OUT OF THE DARKNESS” WALK The annual “Out Of The Darkness” walk will be held at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor. A major goal of this event is to show support for the families and friends of the 33,000 Americans who die by suicide each year and the 20 million people who suffer from depression.
The walk is designed to help erase the stigma surrounding suicide and its causes, encourage those who are suffering from mental illness to seek treatment and also helps to raise funds for suicide prevention research and educational programs in the Ann Arbor area and around the country.
Check-in begins at 11:00 a.m. and the walk starts at noon.
You may register individually or you can create a team. It is free to register and attend, so please consider inviting your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers to walk as well.
For more information please contact afspannarbor@gmail.com.
http://www.outofthedarkness.org
9-19-2010 EARTHWORK HARVEST GATHERING 2010 Barn, solar & cedar stages - beautiful music on 3 stages all week-end long beginning @ 5:00 PM Friday.
Music Lineup includes:
Seth Bernard & May Erlewine, Joshua Davis, Breathe Owl Breathe, Uncle Captain Midnite’s Whiz Bang, My Dear Disco, Dick Siegel, Chris Buhalis, Dave Boutette, Chris Bathgate, The Macpodz, and many more!
There are beautiful wood lots to camp in, a car camping area, and a space for RVs & campers to park in a field parking lot.
Earthwork Harvest Gathering has a wonderful kids area and activities or performances are scheduled every hour from 11 AM - 8 PM Sat & Sun.
Please bring clothing & bedding to be prepared for any kind of weather - especially for the little ones!
http://www.roughdraftdesigns.com/harvestgathering/
9-20-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS- GREGORY HAND, ORGAN MASTER CLASS ORGAN RECITAL HALL ROOM 125, ALEXANDER MUSIC BUILDING Gregory Hand, Professor of Organ at the University of Iowa, works with EMU organ students in a master class.
10 a.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
www.emich.edu/musicdance
9-21-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- PITTSFIELD BRANCH Pittsfield Branch 2359 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor 06:30 pm-08:00 pm Lecture: Music Time In Africa: A Musical Conversation With Leo Sarkisian, Ethnomusicologist And Steven Ball, Director, U-M Stearns Collection Of Musical Instruments at Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Leo Sarkisian, the internationally known musician and ethnomusicologist, broadcast for Voice of America in Africa for forty years. Known as “The Music Man” he hosted “Music Time In Africa” on Voice Of America. For this AADL event, he will reflect on his career, the music of Africa, and his collection of African and Indian instruments, many of which were recently donated to the UM Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments.
This event is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan’s Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments and the U-M African Studies Center. Mr. Sarkisian will be accompanied by Steven Ball, Director, Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments, University Carillonneur and Assistant Professor Organ/Carillon.
For more information on this event, call the Information Desk at 327-4555.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-21-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 07:00 pm-08:30 pm Panel Discussion: Bright Nights Community Forum: Family-Centered Treatments for Bipolar Disorder at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Bipolar disorder is a chronic illness with unstable and unpredictable moods, and it can be devastating for both individuals and families. Living with or taking care of someone with bipolar disorder can be stressful, and sometimes this stress can strain family relationships. For these reasons, in order for treatment to be successful it is often important to include not only the individual who has bipolar disorder, but also their family members.
University of Michigan Depression Center is the co-sponsor of this event, which aims to provide greater understanding of the causes and treatments for bipolar disorder, with a special focus on treatments which involve both the patient and their family,
Representatives from the U-M Depression Center and the U-M Department of Psychiatry will present a brief overview of the illness along with information on the Depression Center’s family-centered approach to treatment. This will be followed by a specialist panel discussion with local experts.
For more information on the Depression Center, please visit their website at www.depressioncenter.org, or contact Trish Meyer, 763-7495, or meyerpa@umich.edu. For more information on this event, contact the Library at 327-4555.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-21-2010 THE DAWN FARM EDUCATION SERIES ON ADDICTION AND RECOVERY : ADDICTION 101 St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium (ground floor,) 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan Addiction 101 will be presented on September 21, 2010, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 PM; by James Balmer; President, Dawn Farm. This perennial favorite will examine the dynamics of drinking and drug use, review addiction as a brain disease and describe the process of recovery from chemical dependency. Participants will learn how individuals experience drinking and drug use, gain an understanding of the basic process and diagnosis of addiction, gain a basic understanding of how the brain functions in an addict, and become familiar with the tools utilized to treat addiction.
COSTS: Admission is FREE and open to all. No registration is required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request. FREE CE credit is provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For information, please contact Dawn Farm:
Phone: (734) 485-8725. E-Mail: info@dawnfarm.org.
http://www.dawnfarm.org
9-22-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 07:00 pm-08:30 pm Lecture: So I Come to America: Detroit Pre-World War I Immigrants Discussed By Photographer Robert Gordon at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Photographer Robert Gordon, whose exhibit So I Come to America: Detroit Pre-World War I Immigrants will be displayed at the Downtown Library from September 2-October 14, will discuss the compelling stories behind the immigrant subjects used in his exhibit. Between 1980 and 1983, he interviewed and photographed 50 Detroit area immigrants who came to the US prior to the outbreak of WWI in 1914.
Robert Gordon, the library director at Siena Heights University, was initially trained as a historian. For his presentation, Mr. Gordon will be showing photos, reading selected passages from the interviews and commenting about his experiences with the immigrants during the project. For more information on this event, call the Information Desk at 327-4555.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-22-2010 LIVE ROOTS AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC WEEKLY - WHO HIT JOHN Live & Gracies, 201 S. First Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Old-timey with attitude, this 5 piece is constantly rocking out the bluegrass.
Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/whohitjohn5
Music starts at 9:30pm Doors open at 9:00pm Full Food Menu available until 2am
http://www.liveandgracies.com/
9-23-2010 LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS AT CRAZY WISDOM -BRIAN TUCKER Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes.
Singer and front man for local rock band Looking For Mammoths, Brian Tucker, plays a solo acoustic set at Crazy Wisdom. Special guests TBA. His band has been described as " a rock 'n' roll case study on what it means to be absurd when you haven't discovered fire yet. Coining the term "Pre-historic Funk Rock", LFM is about high energy, boogie bass, and assorted weirdness. LFM takes a humorous approach to their music, and ultimately, their lives." Sit back, turn on, tune in, and drop out.
Read more at ...www.myspace.com/lookingformammoths
http://cwonline.squarespace.com/live-music-weekends/
9-23-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 06:30 pm-08:30 pm Film & Discussion Program: Grown in Detroit – For Adults and Teens (Grade 9 and Up) at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
In the last fifty years, Detroit, one of the wealthiest cities in America, has transformed into one of the most economically and socially challenged.
This documentary, directed by Mascha and Manfred Poppenk, which has won many national and international awards, focuses on the urban gardening efforts managed by a public school of 300 pregnant and parenting teenagers in Detroit.
This event is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Community Scholars' Program and by Slow Food Huron Valley and a discussion will follow the screening of this 60 minute film (which is not rated). For more information on this event, call the Information Desk at 327-4555.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-23-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- PITTSFIELD BRANCH Pittsfield Branch 2359 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor 07:00 pm-08:30 pm Lecture: A Pollster Looks at the 2010 Congressional Elections at Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Tom Jensen, Ann Arbor native and the Director of Public Policy Polling, one of the most accurate polling sources on key political races across the country, will discuss the 2010 Congressional mid-term elections. Will the Democrats maintain their majorities in the U.S. House & Senate? Will independents be the deciders? Join us for an inside look at how polls are conducted and how the polls are trending.
Public Policy Polling provides an alternative to expensive and time-consuming traditional telephone surveys. Using state-of-the-art IVR technology, PPP provides reliable public opinion surveys for campaign or market research. PPP also has an accurate history of predicting election outcomes. For more information on this event, call the Branch at 327-4200. http://www.aadl.org/events
9-24-2010 ORDER CONSERVATION PLANTS FOR FALL PLANTING Trees, native wildflower and prairie grass plants can be ordered through September 24, 2010 from the Washtenaw County Conservation District’s Fall Conservation Plants Sale. Tree species available include: Concolor Fir, White Pine, Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce and White Spruce.
Wildflowers and prairie grass plants offered include: New England Aster, Bee Balm, Black-Eyed Susan, Cardinal Flower, Yellow Coneflower, Rough Blazing Star, Big Bluestem grass, Little Bluestem grass, Indian grass, Switch grass and 32 plant assortment Butterfly Garden and Pollinator Insect Garden kits. Also available are marking flags, fertilizer tablets and wildlife repellents. Ordered trees and plants are scheduled for pick-up on Friday, October 8th, at a location to be determined.
For more information about the Fall Conservation Plants Sale or to obtain a catalog, contact the Washtenaw County Conservation District, 7203 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor. Telephone: (734) 761-6721 ext. 5.
www.washtenawcd.org
9-24-2010 LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS AT CRAZY WISDOM - ROCK PAPER SCISSORS Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes. Rock Paper Scissors is Ann Arbor’s premier cello/guitar alt-country duo! This local duo covers a wide variety of songs which suitably fall under the categories Rock, Paper (songs of the pen), and Scissors (songs that cut), by such artists as Lucinda Williams, Son Volt, the Rolling Stones and Robyn Hitchcock, to name just a few! The versatile sounds of Tom Lyon's cello create the feeling of a fuller band, complemented by the expressive vocals and guitar of Vicki Dischler (of Black Train).
http://cwonline.squarespace.com/live-music-weekends/
9-24-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS- JOEL SCHOENHALS, PIANO – “FANTASIES, PART II.” PEASE AUDITORIUM COLLEGE PLACE AND WEST CROSS EMU Professor of Piano Joel Schoenhals performs the second in a series of concerts featuring the "Fantasies" of great Romantic composers. This program includes Schubert’s “Wanderer” Fantasy in C Major, Scriabin’s Sonata-Fantasy No. 2 as well as fantasies by Chopin and Moszkowski.
8 p.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
www.emich.edu/musicdance
9-25-2010 LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS AT CRAZY WISDOM - WE WERE LIKE ROCKETS Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes.We Were Like Rockets is the young, edgy, emerging singer/songwriter Alexander Micah Adams from Monroe, MI. He plays a brand of acoustic music all his own, running the gamut from doo-wop to country, and from rock to folk. He currently has two albums to his name, as well as another in the works. http://cwonline.squarespace.com/live-music-weekends/
9-25-2010 REGISTER TO VOTE AT THE LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 09:00 am-05:00 pm Voter Registration: Register to Vote @ the Library at All Library Locations
Co-sponsored by the Ann Arbor League of Women Voters, a one-day voter registration drive will be held at all AADL locations. Citizens may register in person throughout the day for the November 2, 2010, mid-term elections. November voters will decide on U.S. Congressional seats, Michigan House, Senate and Governor, as well as county and local offices and ballot issues. For more information on this event, call the Information Desk at 327-4555.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-25-2010 CHILDREN’S ORCHARD FAMILY EXPO Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds Children’s Orchard’s is holding their first annual Family Expo. Join area businesses and vendors for a fun filled day with a fashion show, bounce house, balloon artist, prize drawings, silent auction, food, and more! The event is from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds on Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. $2 admission fee goes to March of Dimes. http://blog.childrensorchard.com/2010/08/13/childrens-orchard-family-expo-sept-25-in-ann-arbor/
9-25-2010 2010 HARVEST OF THE ARTS OKTOBERFEST Downtown Saline The 6th Annual Harvest of the Arts Oktoberfest will be held on Saturday, September 25, from 10 am to 11 pm in Downtown Saline. This free community event includes art, activities and entertainment for all ages.
Fine art booths will line the streets of historic Downtown Saline for our Juried Art Fair while adjacent hands-on art activities will include an adult project at the 212 Arts Center’s Inspiration Station and a kid’s art activities tent hosted by The Scrap Box of Ann Arbor.
Delicious food will be available throughout the day starting with crowd-pleasing Saline Firefighters Association Chili Challenge which pairs a team of Culinary Arts students from the South & West Washtenaw Consortium at Saline High School with a Saline Firefighter.
Live entertainment runs from 11am until 11pm and include Polka Riot and the Frankenmuth Schuhplattlers dancers, Carl Pribyl and the Milan Moose Jammers, and the New Horizons German Band
www.salinedma.org/hoa
9-26-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 02:00 pm-04:00 pm Film and Discussion: Two Angry Moms With Panel Discussion By Slow Food Huron Valley at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Two Angry Moms is a documentary film that asks the question: What happens when fed-up moms try to change school food? In this acclaimed documentary, filmmaker Amy Kalafa crosses the country in search of alternatives to the toxic food environment found in many of our nation’s schools. Join us for this event, co-sponsored by Slow Food Huron Valley, who will lead a community discussion following the screening of this 90 minute. ‘G’ rated film.
Two Angry Moms explores the roles the federal government, corporate interest, school administration and parents play in the feeding of our country’s school kids. The film offers successful and often inspirational examples of how to improve school food programs and make a difference in both the health of each child and the long-term health of the country. For more information on this event, call the Information Desk at 327-4555.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-26-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- MALLETS CREEK BRANCH Malletts Creek Branch, 3090 East Eisenhower Parkway Ann Arbor 02:00 pm-02:45 pm Music And Movement: Supersonic Music Makers For Ages 2 – 5 Years at Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Join Melissa Bruzzano and the Supersonic Music Makers for a hands-on concert for the little ones. Create, sing and move to the Happy Time Dance. Put on your cape and become a superhero! For more information on this event, call the Branch at 327-4200.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-26-2010 AIDS WALK MICHIGAN - 2010 The HIV/AIDS Resource Center (HARC) presents AIDS Walk Michigan. This event will be held in Ann Arbor will be on Sunday, September AND Jackson on Saturday, September 25, 2010.
In conjunction with the event, the Jackson Downtown Development Authority will be hosting a classic car cruise beginning at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to come out and “spend the day in Jackson” where they can support HARC, participate in AIDS Walk Michigan - Jackson, and then head one block over to the classic car cruise and enjoy the festivities on the Michigan Ave. strip!
Both walks include FREE registration, FREE commemorative AIDS Walk Michigan T-shirt, and FREE warm-up snacks. For those participating in the Ann Arbor walk, stick around and enjoy the after-party lunch and awards ceremony!
http://hivaidsresource.org/aids-walk-michigan-ann-arbor/
9-26-2010 MADTV’S DEBRA WILSON DISCUSSES SKETCH COMEDY, HER LIFE AND HER CAREER IN TELEVISION AND FILM Pittsfield Library Branch, 2359 Oak Valley Drive in Ann Arbor The Ann Arbor District Library is extremely pleased to host a special appearance by actress/comedienne Debra Wilson – best known for her eight seasons on the FOX late night sketch comedy series, MADtv! Debra will give a unique insider’s view into the world of sketch comedy, and also discuss her life and multi-faceted career in both television and films – including her involvement as the prototype model for 'Neytiri' in the blockbuster film Avatar, and her most recent film Naked Angel which will hold it’s premiere at the Michigan Theater on Friday, September 24.
The program will take place at the Pittsfield Branch from 2:00 to 3:30 pm. on Sunday, September 26.
For more information on this event, contact the Library at 327-4200.
http://www.aadl.org/
9-27-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 06:30 pm-08:30 pm Banned Books Week Event & Book Signing: To Kill A Mockingbird Discussed By Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker Mary McDonagh Murphy - Author Of 'Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration Of Fifty Years Of To Kill A Mockingbird' at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
In observance of Banned Book Week (September 25 – October 2) as well as the 50th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and one of the nation’s most frequently challenged books, To Kill A Mockingbird, AADL will hold a special evening events featuring Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker Mary McDonagh Murphy, author of 'Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration Of Fifty Years Of To Kill A Mockingbird'
The evening will begin with remarks by Library Director Josie Parker on AADL material challenges. Mary McDonagh Murphy will then show excerpts from her new documentary Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird and discuss the documentary and her book Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration Of Fifty Years Of To Kill A Mockingbird. She will also cover the controversies surrounding To Kill A Mockingbird, and why it has been one of the most challenged books in America.
A book signing will follow and books will be available for sale at the event.
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.
Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association; American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression; the American Library Association; American Society of Journalists and Authors; Association of American Publishers; and the National Association of College Stores. It is endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. For more information on this event, call the Information Desk at 327-4555.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-28-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- MALLETS CREEK BRANCH Malletts Creek Branch, 3090 East Eisenhower Parkway Ann Arbor 07:00 pm-08:30 pm Lecture: Pat Murphy , Executive Director of the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions, Discusses Exploring Community Solutions' Plan C: Dealing with Peak Oil, Climate Change, and Rising Inequity at Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
The Ann Arbor City Planning Commission and the Ann Arbor Energy and Environmental Commission co-sponsor this special event, which features Pat Murphy, the nationally-known speaker and expert on energy, Peak Oil, geopolitics, and lifestyle solutions. The title of Mr. Murphy’s presentation is Exploring Community Solutions' Plan C: Dealing with Peak Oil, Climate Change, and Rising Inequity and he will place special emphasis on the Ann Arbor area for this community presentation.
Do not miss this exciting presentation. . For more information on this event, call the Information Desk at 327-4555.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-28-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 07:00 pm-08:30 pm Panel Discussion: College Night: Moving From Chaos To Control With John B. Boshoven (of Community High School), Debbie E. Merion, and Geraldine Markel, Co-Authors of 'College Admissions: From Chaos to Control' at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
If you are involved in the college selection process - you can't afford to miss this event. Join us for our fourth annual College Night and talk to the college application experts: Community High's premier college prep counselor John Boshoven; Deb Merion, the founder of Essay Coaching; and performance coach Geraldine Markel. Together, they all are co-authors of the book College Admissions: From Chaos to Control.
The evening will cover three important pieces of the college selection and application process: Part 1: Finding and Paying for the College that Fits; Part 2: Applying to College: Those Pesky Essays; Part 3: Applying to College: Those Pesky Tests.
This event will include a book signing and copies of the book will also be available for purchase. Call the Youth Department at 327-8301 for more information.
http://www.aadl.org/events
9-28-2010 THE DAWN FARM EDUCATION SERIES ON ADDICTION AND RECOVERY: HOW TO SUPPORT RECOVERY AND NOT SUPPORT ADDICTION St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium (ground floor,) 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan For Family and Friends: How to Support Recovery and Not Support Addiction” will be presented on September 28, 2010, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Ronald E. Harrison; Chemical Dependency Therapist. When pleading, threatening, encouraging, manipulating, and shaming have not worked - what does work when confronted with a loved one’s addiction? This and other questions will be addressed in order to assist participants to find effective methods to successfully support another person’s recovery and avoid enabling another person’s addiction.
COSTS: Admission is FREE and open to all. No registration is required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request. FREE CE credit is provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For information, please contact Dawn Farm:
Phone: (734) 485-8725. E-Mail: info@dawnfarm.org
http://www.dawnfarm.org.
9-29-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 07:00 pm-08:30 pm Lecture: Rebecca Lambers: "Couturiere", Fashion Designer and Exclusive Dressmaker at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Rebecca Lambers is a “couturiere”, an exclusive dressmaker and fashion designer, who specializes in creating unique custom clothing for women. Current Magazine calls her ‘the fanciest stitcher between Chicago and New York’!
Rebecca will talk about her life in art – showing images, garments and presenting a few live models to illustrate her process of connecting with the ideas of each client and highlight the value of useful, tangible, beautifully made objects.
For more information on this event, call the Information Desk at 327-4555. http://www.aadl.org/events
9-29-2010 LIVE ROOTS AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC WEEKLY - BLACK JAKE & THE CARNIES Live & Gracies, 201 S. First Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 The originators of Crabgrass are back again for their crazy antics!
Find out more at http://www.blackjakeandthecarnies.com/bio.html
Music starts at 9:30pm Doors open at 9:00pm Full Food Menu available until 2am
http://www.liveandgracies.com/
9-29-2010 BUY FISH FOR YOUR POND Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road.
The Washtenaw County Conservation District is sponsoring a fall Fish Day event October 2, noon – 3 pm. Orders are being accepted in advance.
Fish species available will include: rainbow trout, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, channel catfish, yellow perch, Koi, and fathead minnows. Orders should be placed directly with Harrietta Hills by September 29. Call Toll Free: 1-877-389-2514.
For more information about the Washtenaw County Conservation District, its programs and services contact the District office, 7203 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor. Phone: (734) 761-6721 X 5. Or visit the District web site at: www.washtenawcd.org. The District is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
www.washtenawcd.org
9-30-2010 LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS AT CRAZY WISDOM - KOJO SANKOFA AND INDIGENOUS GROOVE Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes.Kojo Sankofa is a talented soul and afro-jazz artist hailing from Ghana. He and his band, Indigenous Groove, play original and traditional African music with a positive message and energetic attitude. His band combines classic Latin- Jazz instruments with african percussion and reggae styles that will keep you on your feet and dancing.
Read more at ...www.myspace.com/indigenousgroove
http://cwonline.squarespace.com/live-music-weekends/
9-30-2010 EVENTS WITH THE ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES- DOWNTOWN LIBRARY Downtown Library 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor 07:00 pm-08:30 pm Film And Discussion: Closing Doors: Demise of a Small Record Store for Adults and Teens (Grade 9 and up) at Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
What's happened to all the small local record stores? Local record stores are dwindling everywhere, and well over half of the record stores that existed 10 years ago are now gone.
Join us for a film and discussion of this issue when producers and directors Tim O'Brien and Andrew Bare show and discuss their 30 minute documentary Closing Doors: Demise of a Small Record Store.
The documentary looks at the local impact of both stores while examining the national phenomenon of record store closings. The impact of record company conglomeration, low prices at discount stores and file sharing via the Internet have put a stranglehold on the majority of small stores and even many large chains.
While covering the national trend, the film focuses primarily on two small record stores, The Sound Depot, in Alma and New Moon Record in Mount Pleasant both of which are now closed. For more information on this event, call the Information Desk at 327-4555. http://www.aadl.org/events
10-0-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - JULIA HEINEN, CLARINET AND DMITRY RACHMANOV, PIANO Alexander Recital Hall Room 110, Alexander Music Building Guest artists Julia Heinen and Dmitry Rachmanov, faculty members of California State University Northridge, present a recital featuring works for clarinet and piano.
8 p.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
www.emich.edu/musicdance
10-3-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - FACULTY BRASS TRIO ALEXANDER RECITAL HALL ROOM 110, ALEXANDER MUSIC BUILDING EMU faculty members Carter Eggers, trumpet, Denise Root-Pierce, horn, and Donald Babcock, trombone perform solo selections and works for brass trio in collaboration with faculty pianist Larisa Simington.
3 p.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
www.emich.edu/musicdance
10-5-2010 TEENS USING DRUGS: WHAT TO KNOW AND WHAT TO DO St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, This workshop series provides helpful, hopeful, practical information for families and others who want to learn how to help when a young person may be experiencing problems related to alcohol or other drug use. The October dates are the kick-off of the 2010 – 2011 series - the twelfth year this resource has been offered free to our community! This program is attended by people from diverse areas throughout Southeastern Michigan.
Part One: "What To Know," will be presented on Tuesday October 5 from 7:30 to 9 PM. It will provide information on understanding and recognizing teen substance abuse problems. Part One is repeated every first Tuesday of each month, from October through June each year.
Part Two: "What To Do," will be presented on Tuesday October 12 from 7:30 to 9 PM. It will provide information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is suspected or identified, and will include a recovering teen speaker. Part Two is repeated every second Tuesday of each month, from October through June each year.
The programs are free and open to the public. Parents, other family members, teens, and people who work with teens are all welcome. Free literature about alcohol/other drugs and teens is provided.
Please phone (734) 973-7892 or e-mail teensusingdrugs@gmail.com
http://www.teensusingdrugs.org
10-7-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - DAN FOSTER, VIOLIN AND GARIK PEDERSEN, PIANO Alexander Recital Hall Room 110, Alexander Music Building EMU faculty artists perform music of Beethoven, Schubert and Leon Kirchner.
8 p.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
www.emich.edu/musicdance
10-8-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - ERIC LAMB, FLUTE MASTER CLASS Alexander Recital Hall Room 110, Alexander Music Building Guest artist and internationally acclaimed flutist Eric Lamb presents a master class for flute students, free and open to the public.
3 – 5 p.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
www.emich.edu/musicdance
10-9-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - EMU VOICE DAY Alexander Recital Hall Room 110, Alexander Music Building The EMU Voice Faculty invites high school students for a day of workshops exploring the art and craft of the singing actor. Contact Dr. Robert Peavler at rpeavler@emich.edu to reserve a spot for this exciting day.
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
www.emich.edu/musicdance
10-12-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - PIANO TRIO WITH HORN AND OBOE Alexander Recital Hall Room 110, Alexander Music Building EMU faculty member Denise Root Pierce, horn, collaborates with pianist David Palmer and oboist Geralyn Giovannetti in a recital of rarely heard works for piano trio with horn and oboe.
7:30 p.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
www.emich.edu/musicdance
10-12-2010 TEENS USING DRUGS: WHAT TO KNOW AND WHAT TO DO St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti This workshop series provides helpful, hopeful, practical information for families and others who want to learn how to help when a young person may be experiencing problems related to alcohol or other drug use. The October dates are the kick-off of the 2010 – 2011 series - the twelfth year this resource has been offered free to our community! This program is attended by people from diverse areas throughout Southeastern Michigan.
Part Two: "What To Do," will be presented on Tuesday October 12, 2010; from 7:30 to 9 PM. It will provide information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is suspected or identified, and will include a recovering teen speaker. Part Two is repeated every second Tuesday of each month, from October through June each year.
The programs are free and open to the public. Parents, other family members, teens, and people who work with teens are all welcome. Free literature about alcohol/other drugs and teens is provided.
Please phone (734) 973-7892 or e-mail teensusingdrugs@gmail.com
http://www.teensusingdrugs.org
10-15-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - STRINGFEST ‘10 FOR HIGH SCHOOL STRING STUDENTS Alexander Music Building Corner of Lowell and East Circle Drive Select high school string players participate in this one-day workshop that includes a presentation on "Just Say No! to Performance Anxiety," instrument-specific clinics, a faculty recital, dinner, a side-by-side rehearsal and evening performance with the EMU Symphony Orchestra at Pease Auditorium. Advanced registration and $30 participant fee required. 734-487.2448 or emu.music/orchestra.
noon – 9 p.m.
www.emich.edu/musicdance
10-15-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Pease Auditorium College Place And West Cross Kevin Miller conducts the EMU Symphony Orchestra and StringFEST ’10 participants. Works include Borodin's Polovetsian Dances.
7:30 p.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
www.emich.edu/musicdance
10-17-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - WIND SYMPHONY Pease Auditorium College Place And West Cross Director of Bands Dr. Mary K. Schneider conducts the Wind Symphony in their first concert of the fall semester.
4 p.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
www.emich.edu/musicdance
10-17-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - SIETZE DE VRIES, ORGAN – IMPROVISATION SYMPOSIUM Organ Recital Hall Room 125, Alexander Music Building Internationally acclaimed organist Sietze de Vries from the Netherlands performs a solo recital on the Kney organ as part of the 14th Annual Improvisation Symposium.
7 p.m.
Ticket sales: 734.487.2282
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10-18-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - SIETZE DE VRIES, IMPROVISATION MASTER CLASS Organ Recital Hall Room 125, Alexander Music Building Master improvisationalist Sietze De Vries offers a class on improvisational techniques as part of the 14th Annual Improvisation Symposium.
10 a.m.
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10-18-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - LYNN EUSTIS, VOICE MASTER CLASS Alexander Recital Hall Room 110, Alexander Music Building Dr. Lynn Eustis, soprano, will present a master class with EMU vocal students. Associate Professor of Voice at the University of North Texas faculty, Dr. Eustis also has an active performance career and is the author of "The Singer's Ego: On Finding Balance Between Music and Life" and "Finding Middle Ground: Music for Young Sopranos and Mezzo-Sopranos."
5 p.m.
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10-19-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - JAZZ ENSEMBLE Student Center Auditorium Oakwood Drive Donald Babcock leads the EMU Jazz Ensemble in a variety of standards and new works. Linda Yohn, jazz host at WEMU, will also guest conduct.
8 p.m.
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10-22-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - UNIVERSITY CHOIR Pease Auditorium College Place And West Cross Trey Jacobs, director of Choral Activities, leads the University Choir in their first concert of the season. An area high school will perform with the University Choir.
8 p.m.
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10-24-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - SYMPHONIC BAND Pease Auditorium College Place And West Cross Dr. Amy Knopps, new Associate Director of Bands, takes the podium for her debut performance with the Symphonic Band. Dr. Knopps hails from the University of Georgia and joins the EMU faculty this fall.
4 p.m.
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10-24-2010 UMMA PROJECTS: JAKOB KOLDING 525 South State Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1354 Now through October 24, 2010
Jakob Kolding’s work revolves around the experience of life in the contemporary built environment, particularly the relationships and contradictions that emerge between how architectural spaces are planned and how they are actively used. His collages, drawings, posters, and mixed-media sculptures incorporate a wide range of source material, sampling and mixing the visual idiom of modernist art and architecture, the language of sociological inquiry, and such popular cultural forms as hip-hop and electronic music, skateboarding, and soccer.
This project is made possible in part by UMMA’s New Visions Venture Fund, including the Dr. Robert and Janet Miller Fund.
Tuesday through Saturday 10 am–5 pm
Sunday 12–5 pm
Admission to the Museum is always free.
$5 suggested donation is appreciated.
http://www.umma.umich.edu/view/
10-29-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - HALLOWEEN CONCERT – SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Pease Auditorium College Place And West Cross Kevin Miller and the EMU Symphony Orchestra present an entertaining evening of astonishing surprises and spooky music. The audience is invited to come in costume! Admission: $10 adults, $8 students and seniors, $6 children under 12.
7 p.m.
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10-29-2010 THE HOT CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO & THE HOT CLUB OF DETROIT AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER The Michigan Theatre 603 East Liberty Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 The Hot Club of San Francisco is an ensemble of accomplished and versatile musicians celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli’s pioneering Quintette du Hot Club de France. Continuing this early French tradition, a similar scene plays out as the Hot Clubs of San Francisco and Detroit present Silent Surrealism, an evening of live Gypsy jazz with short silent films from the 1930s by Charlie Bowers, James Sibley Watson, and Harold Shaw, courtesy of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. The Hot Club of San Francisco and the Hot Club of Detroit join together for this celebration of Django Reinhardt’s 100th birthday. http://www.ums.org
10-30-2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MUSIC & DANCE EVENTS - BAND DAY Rynearson Stadium EMU Marching Band hosts regional high school bands in a marching extravaganza as EMU faces Toledo in football.
4 p.m.
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11-2-2010 TEENS USING DRUGS: WHAT TO KNOW AND WHAT TO DO St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti. This workshop series provides helpful, hopeful, practical information for families and others who want to learn how to help when a young person may be experiencing problems related to alcohol or other drug use.
Part One: "What To Know," will be presented on Tuesday November 2 from 7:30 to 9 PM. It will provide information on understanding and recognizing teen substance abuse problems. Part One is repeated every first Tuesday of each month, from October through June each year.
Part Two: "What To Do," will be presented on Tuesday November 9
from 7:30 to 9 PM. It will provide information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is suspected or identified, and will include a recovering teen speaker. Part Two is repeated every second Tuesday of each month, from October through June each year.
The programs are free and open to the public. Parents, other family members, teens, and people who work with teens are all welcome. Free literature about alcohol/other drugs and teens is provided.
Please phone (734) 973-7892 or e-mail teensusingdrugs@gmail.com
http://www.teensusingdrugs.org
11-9-2010 TEENS USING DRUGS: WHAT TO KNOW AND WHAT TO DO St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti This workshop series provides helpful, hopeful, practical information for families and others who want to learn how to help when a young person may be experiencing problems related to alcohol or other drug use.
Part Two: "What To Do," will be presented on November 9, 2010; from 7:30 to 9 PM. It will provide information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is suspected or identified, and will include a recovering teen speaker. Part Two is repeated every second Tuesday of each month, from October through June each year.
The programs are free and open to the public. Parents, other family members, teens, and people who work with teens are all welcome. Free literature about alcohol/other drugs and teens is provided.
Please phone (734) 973-7892 or e-mail teensusingdrugs@gmail.com
http://www.teensusingdrugs.org
11-13-2010 24TH ANNUAL SALINE CRAFT SHOW Saline Middle School, 7190 N. Maple Road, Saline The Saline Craft Show, in its 24th year, is rated as one of the top 10 shows in Michigan. This annual event is hosted on the grounds of Saline Middle School on November 13th from 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
There will be 54 new crafters joining the show for the first time.
COST= $3 Admission
Throughout the show, students representing various organizations of Saline High School will be present at a concession stand, bake sale and other activities. This show benefits student youth groups in the district including Cross Country, FCCLA, Swim Team, Foundation of Saline Area Schools, Choral groups, Para-professionals, Baseball and Track teams.
Customers may take advantage of the free shuttle bus service providing transportation from ACH (previously Visteon), designated local businesses and schools. Saline Central Campus has available free parking spaces and is completely handicap accessible.
If you need further information, please call 734-429-5922, 734-429-8020 or email pufferb@saline.k12.mi.us.
http://www.salineshows.com
11-14-2010 THE ELIXIR OF LOVE Power Center for the Performing Arts at 121 N Fletcher Music by Gaetano Donizetti, Libretto by Felice Romani. The Elixir of Love is a comic opera in two acts sung in Italian with projected English translations. The performance will come from the talents of the University Opera Theatre directed by Joshua Major & the
University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin Katz.
November 11 at 7:30 PM
November 12 & 13 at 8 PM
November 14 at 2 PM
http://www.music.umich.edu/performances_events/productions/10-11/10-11powerseries.htm
11-28-2010 ON BEAUTY AND THE EVERYDAY: THE PRINTS OF JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER AT THE UMMA 525 South State Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1354 Now through November 28, The University of Michigan‘s Museum of Art’s rare and important collection of works on paper by James McNeill Whistler represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler’s graphic output in North America. This exhibition will feature nearly 100 works of art from UMMA’s extraordinary Whistler collection, which covers the artist’s entire career in Europe, ranging from his student days and early orientation towards Realism to the evanescent and atmospheric lithographs and etchings of his mature style.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the University of Michigan Health System, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Friends of the University of Michigan Museum of Art, and the Doris Sloan Memorial Fund.
Tuesday through Saturday 10 am–5 pm
Sunday 12–5 pm
Admission to the Museum is always free.
$5 suggested donation is appreciated. http://www.umma.umich.edu/view/
12-7-2010 TEENS USING DRUGS: WHAT TO KNOW AND WHAT TO DO St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti This workshop series provides helpful, hopeful, practical information for families and others who want to learn how to help when a young person may be experiencing problems related to alcohol or other drug use.
Part One: "What To Know," will be presented on Tuesday December 7 from 7:30 to 9 PM. It will provide information on understanding and recognizing teen substance abuse problems. Part One is repeated every first Tuesday of each month, from October through June each year.
Part Two: "What To Do," will be presented on Tuesday December 14
from 7:30 to 9 PM. It will provide information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is suspected or identified, and will include a recovering teen speaker. Part Two is repeated every second Tuesday of each month, from October through June each year.
The programs are free and open to the public. Parents, other family members, teens, and people who work with teens are all welcome. Free literature about alcohol/other drugs and teens is provided.
Please phone (734) 973-7892 or e-mail teensusingdrugs@gmail.com
http://www.teensusingdrugs.org
12-14-2010 TEENS USING DRUGS: WHAT TO KNOW AND WHAT TO DO St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti This workshop series provides helpful, hopeful, practical information for families and others who want to learn how to help when a young person may be experiencing problems related to alcohol or other drug use.
Part Two: "What To Do," will be presented on Tuesday December 14, 2010; from 7:30 to 9 PM. It will provide information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is suspected or identified, and will include a recovering teen speaker. Part Two is repeated every second Tuesday of each month, from October through June each year.
The programs are free and open to the public. Parents, other family members, teens, and people who work with teens are all welcome. Free literature about alcohol/other drugs and teens is provided.
Please phone (734) 973-7892 or e-mail teensusingdrugs@gmail.com
http://www.teensusingdrugs.org
