Will spring be sprung by the end of this month?  If you can’t wait to get out and are feeling a little cooped up by the long winter, here are a few suggestions to get you and your family out of the house.  Go to a cooking class, go see a comedy, listen to an artist at the Ark, anything just get out and experience all that our wonderful community has to offer.  Below, find highlights for a few of the events that I found interesting for the month of March. Try something new and exciting, then let me know how it was!
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3/3/2010

Cooking Class: Indian Cuisine: Just Say No to Curry

Discover the distinct flavors of individual spices and ingredients in these three authentic Indian dishes: Stir-fried Beans with Cumin, Cauliflower and Peas with Ginger, and Potatoes with Coriander. If you think that all Indian food tastes the same, try this class.

Hours: 12 p.m.
Cost: $15

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3/3/2010

Stout Release Party at Arbor Brewing Company

Join Arbor Brewing Company for a special release party featuring several of the stouts they’ll be serving up for St Patrick’s Day. This is a casual meet and greet with owners Rene and Matt Greff and the Brew Team.

Hours: 6 p.m.

Cost: $10 includes beer samples and light appetizers. 21+
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3/3/2010

Comedy Held Hostage

Three friends/stand up comedians, all with their own unique sense of humor, style, and brand of comedy band together against what you typically expect comedy to be. Many don’t realize that as a comedian, there are certain things some comedy clubs will ask you not to do or say in order to perform there. This can distort the views and images the comedian is trying to portray. That’s why in this show we are taking the typical idea of comedy…and holding it hostage!

Come join these three friends in the beginning stages of their tour as they go from show to show, bonding, making audiences laugh, and being filmed and documented every step of the way; all the while, trying to reach their true goal of a college tour.
If you’re looking for a politically correct, la la comedy show, then stay at home because on this night Comedy will be Held Hostage!

8 p.m.
Cost: All tickets $5

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3/3/2010 – 3/4/2010

Bil Dwyer

Bil Dwyer is an accomplished standup comic whose resume also includes acting, hosting and writing. His hip, sardonic takes on marriage, kids and family have been showcased in the half-hour comedy special “Comedy Central Presents: Bil Dwyer,” as well as on “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,” “The Martin Short Show,” NBC’s “Late Friday,” “Evening at the Improv” and “Caroline’s Comedy Hour.” He describes his comedy as “a cross between gentle sarcasm and bewilderment and barely-contained rage and a ‘very special episode’ of Mr. Ed.” Dwyer guest-starred on “The Larry Sanders Show” and “Ally McBeal,” and currently hosts GSN’s “I’ve Got a Secret.” He has hosted “Extreme Dodgeball,” “That ’70s House,” “Battlebots” and “Dirty Rotten Cheaters,” and has been a regular comedy commentator on VH1’s series “I Love the ’70s,” “I Love the ’80s” and “I Love the ’90s.” Additional credits include “The Test,” VH1’s “The List,” E!’s “Rank” and AMC’s “Movies at Our House.” On the big screen, Dwyer appeared in the films “Ski School 2,” “The Bogus Witch Project” and “What Planet Are You From?” Working with sitcom star/television writer Christopher Titus, Dwyer recently co-created a show based on his stand-up comedy called “Back After This,” which is in development. As for why he wanted to be on “Last Comic Standing,” Dwyer says, “Who doesn’t like to be judged? You ever see how happy those dogs are at the Westminster Kennel Club show? That’s me – the grinning Pomeranian.

Hours: Thursday at 8:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
Cost: $11 in advance or $13 at the door

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3/5/2010

Howie Day with Serena Ryder at The Ark

Citing the likes of Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, and Dave Matthews among his influences, Howie Day used their music as a basis for his own original direction. Howie emerged from the quiet environs of Bangor, Maine, into Boston’s coffeehouse scene. He released his first album, “Australia,” in 2000.

A lot has happened since then. Howie’s music went in a rock direction, and he got the attention of industry heavyweight Chris Blackwell and was signed to the major Epic label. He got a gold record for his album “Stop the World Now,” and he’s been romantically linked to Britney Spears. What hasn’t changed is that he writes songs imbued with a wide-eyed sense of boundless emotion, and clothes them in gorgeous arrangements. Howie Day comes to Michigan with a new album, “Sound the Alarm.”

Special guest is Atlantic-label Canadian songwriter Serena Ryder, the daughter of a Trinidadian folk musician and a go-go dancer from Millbrook, Ontario. Serena won the Juno award for Best New Artist in 2008.

Hours: 8 p.m.
Cost: $20

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3/6/2010 – 3/28/2010

Free Dinosaur Tours!

Attention dinosaur fans! Enjoy a 30 minute docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tour. Limit of15 people. Made possible with support from the University of Michigan Credit Union.

Hours: 2 p.m.
Cost: This is a free event.

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3/6/2010

Stephen Stills at The Michigan Theater

Legendary guitarist/singer-songwriter Stephen Stills is one of the most influential and enduring figures in rock and roll. The only artist ever to be inducted twice in the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – for The Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash – Stills’ work spans five decades, four iconic groups (Manassas and CSN&Y in addition to the two already mentioned), two era-defining anthems – “For What It’s Worth” and “Love The One You’re With” – and a rich canon of solo material. Ranked #28 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, Stills also has a trio of album masterpieces on their compendium of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: Buffalo Springfield Again, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Deja Vu.

Hours: 8 p.m.
Cost: $35-45

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3/7/2010

Cooking Class: German Soft Pretzels with John Savanna

This class shows you how to make the dough, twist, shape and create pretzels with a salty crust. John, owner of Millpond Bread, uses Plugra in his recipe, a European style butter that is becoming more popular as a baking ingredient.

Hours: 1 p.m.
Cost: $15

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3/7/2010

Murder Mystery Dinner at The Melting Pot

Join The Melting Pot in Downtown Ann Arbor for a night of Fun, Fondue, and Foul-Play. There’s been a chilling murder at The White Elephant Ski Lodge, and your help is needed to find the culprit. Interrogate each of the suspects to unravel the crime. Can you reveal the killer?

Hours: 6 p.m.
Cost: $55 per person includes 4-course fondue-style meal and Murder Mystery Show.

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3/9/2010

Avett Brothers at The Michigan Theater

North Carolina’s Avett Brothers, says the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, are “a band that exploits the tensions between the rustic Old South and the cosmopolitan New South, between rootsy bluegrass and rowdy punk rock, between reverence and irreverence.” They love and are immersed in the traditions of country and bluegrass, yet they attack their instruments with rock energy and once broke 32 strings during a single gig. The brothers shift from folkish reflections like “The Ballad of Love and Hate” to rock power chords not as a gimmick or novelty, but out of a deep-seated drive to encompass all the impulses of Southern music and American music — sentiment, tradition, transgression, transcendent intensity.

Hours: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $26-$50

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3/10/2010

The Pardon of Richard Nixon: Gerald Ford’s First 100 Days

Attorney Benton Becker was a key advisor to President Ford in the pardon of Richard Nixon and the disposition of Nixon’s papers and the famous tapes. Join us to hear Professor Becker upon the 35th anniversary of one of our most dramatic presidential transitions.

Although not a member of Gerald Ford’s congressional or White House staff, Benton L. Becker played an integral role in some of the most important events of the US President’s career, including the investigation of Associate Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, Ford’s confirmation as Vice President, the Nixon pardon, and the disposition of Nixon’s papers. Mr. Becker served as an Adjunct Professor of constitutional law at University of Miami for many years. Professor Becker has a law practice in Florida.

Hours: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: This is a free event.

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3/10/2010

DOJO Graduation at Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase

See the comics of tomorrow today! It’s Chili’s Comedy Dojo Graduation Show! They’ve worked hard for five weeks learning the trials and tribulations of standup comedy and on this night they’ll storm the stage with the fruits of their efforts. The class is also the first installment of “Selling Laughs” a documentary/reality show that features all the students and their ups and downs learning the comedy biz. “Selling Laughs” is the brainchild of Chili Challis, the “sensei” or “professor” of the comedy class. It’s a documentary/reality show he is putting together and plans to present the show to the “powers that be” in TV. You never know, this could be the start of another “Last Comic Standing” type of show and you could be in the first audience to be a part of it. Don’t miss the comics of tomorrow – today!!

Hours: 8 p.m.
Cost: $5

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3/14/2010

Cooking Class: St. Paddy’s Day Madness

Learn all things Irish at this class: colcannon, (a potato and cabbage dish) served with traditional Irish bacon; soda bread; and buttermilk scones.

Hours: 1 p.m.
Cost: $15

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3/17/2010

St. Patrick’s Day Party at Arbor Brewing Company

Come join us at Arbor Brewing Company for a wee bit of fun on St. Patrick’s Day, starting with the Top of the Morning Party at 7 a.m., featuring a full breakfast buffet, five stouts on tap, and happy hour beer pricing until 11 a.m. Lunch and dinner specials served from 11:30 a.m. to 12 a.m with another happy hour from 4-7 p.m., plus live Celtic music from Killarney Broadcast from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Hours: 7 a.m. 12 a.m.
Cost: No Cover

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3/19/2010

Alzheimer’s Association Presents: Summer Somewhere: Play Ball!

The Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Great Lakes Chapter will be celebrating summer early again this year by hosting the fourth annual “Summer Somewhere” grand fundraising event. This event will take you out to the ball game – away from the cold of winter to the warmth of a baseball park complete with great summer food, festivities, and entertainment.

Summer Somewhere: Play Ball! will be held in Washtenaw Community College’s beautiful Morris Lawrence Building Atrium in Ann Arbor. This innovative, fun, relaxed, and casual fundraiser will showcase fabulous food prepared by some of the best professional chefs in the area. It will also feature great entertainment including the best blend of great dance music performed by the Lazy River Band.

All proceeds from this event will help the thousands of area individuals and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease.

If you would like to learn more about this winter’s hottest summer party (including sponsorship opportunities and how to buy your tickets), please visit www.alz.org/mglc, call 734.475.7043, or email lori.ezrow@alz.org.

Hours: 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Cost: $35 per person or 30 tickets for $300

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3/23/2010 – 3/28/2010

The 48th Ann Arbor Film Festival

The 48th Ann Arbor Film Festival will take place March 23th-28th, 2010 at the historic Michigan and State Theaters in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the original North American independent film festival. Founded in 1963, the AAFF was independent before “independent film,” serving as a critical forum for filmmakers to show their creative work outside of the studio film industry. Today the festival continues its strongly independent spirit as a premier showcase for bold, visionary, experimental and high-caliber films.

Cost: Tickets available for screenings, passes available for single days or entire festival. Cost TBA.

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1/2/2010 – 5/29/2010 – Saturdays Only

Mozzarella Class at Zingerman’s Creamery

Zingerman’s Creamery invites the public to learn how to make fresh, handmade mozzarella from milk and from curd. Space is limited, so call early to reserve your spot!

Hours: 12:00pm
Cost: $45

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1/3/2010 – 5/30/2010 – Sundays Only

Zingerman’s Creamery Tours

Cheesemaker and managing partner John Loomis leads the whey and gives the inside scoop on how they make artisan cheeses and old-fashioned gelato (that’s Italian ice cream)!

Admission is $5 per person. You will receive a $5 coupon to spend in The Cheese Shop. Call 73-929-0500 for reservations.

Hours:2 p.m.
Cost: $5

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1/16/2010 – 4/11/2010 Tuesdays – Sundays

UMMA Projects: Cory Arcangel

Cory Arcangel (b. 1977, New York) is often described as a “digital media” artist, although he is more fully understood as an artist concerned with the forms and processes of digital and media culture. Having first gained widespread recognition for his reworking of obsolete video game systems, his practice has grown to encompass imagery and sound drawn from across popular culture, ranging from Guns and Roses’ iconic Sweet Child of Mine music video to Glenn Gould’s landmark recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations.

Arcangel, who studied classical performance and electronic music composition (under tape-music pioneer Pauline Oliveros) at the Oberlin Conservatory, approaches these familiar sources—and the technology by which they are delivered—with the unusual but effective combination of compositional rigor and pitch-perfect deadpan humor. Arcangel’s work has appeared in numerous important group exhibitions and has attracted international attention in recent years. This will be Arcangel’s first solo exhibition in a North American museum. His installation at UMMA is a newly commissioned work.

On display Jan. 16-April 11, 2010.

Hours: Tues., Wed., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. and Fri. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 12-5 p.m. Closed on Monday and Holidays
Cost: This is a free event

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1/25/2010 – 3/7/2010

A History of the Bible from Ancient Papyri to King James

From ancient Egyptian manuscripts on papyrus to Medieval manuscripts to the printed book, you can follow a path of documents that led to the creation of the 1611 King James Version of the Bible. These direct ancestors and related works were spread across nations, peoples, and languages.

The earliest documents on display are Egyptian papyri, including examples of a census record from the year 119 and the oldest known copy of part of the New Testament. Medieval manuscripts document the preservation of the text until the invention of movable type printing by Gutenberg around 1450. The early printed Bibles include versions in Latin and Greek, and several that show the struggles among various political factions and church reformers to control the translating of the Scriptures into the language of the people. See the King James Bible of 1611 that became the accepted standard.

If you have seen this fascinating exhibit before, look for it this time in the Audubon Room, on the first floor of the University of Michigan Hatcher Graduate Library.

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m – 7:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Cost: TBA

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2/1/2010 – 3/31/2010

Their Journey: Vietnamese in Michigan

Imagine chaotically and permanently leaving your homeland for another country and a completely different life! This exhibit includes photos from Vietnam and Grand Rapids, MI, along with political, cultural, and personal perspectives of the journey of Vietnamese immigrants to Michigan following the Vietnam War. It augments the Great Michigan Read, the Michigan Humanities Council’s statewide reading program, and provides additional historical context to its book selection, Stealing Buddha’s Dinner.
Stealing Buddha’s Dinner is a memoir chronicling author Bich Minh Nguyen’s migration from Vietnam in 1975 and her coming of age in Grand Rapids in the 1980s. Along the way, she struggles to construct her own cultural identity from a menagerie of uniquely American influences.
The University of Michigan Library is one of only six sites chosen to host this exhibit.
The exhibit is located in the Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery.

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m – 7:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Cost: This is a free event

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2/18/2010 – 3/21/2010 Tuesday-Sundays

Performance Network Theater Presents: It Came From Mars

It Came From Mars is an off-the-wall story about a group of radio actors terrified by Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds broadcast. Passions ignite and secret identities are revealed when a washed-up director, his diva ex-wife, a wanna-be war hero and a German sound effects wiz think they are about to be annihilated by men from Mars.

A co-production with Williamston Theatre. Sponsored by Ann Arbor’s 107 One. This production is the recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award!

Hours: Thursdays at 8 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.
Cost: $27-$41

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2/23/2010 – 4/4/2010 Tuesday- Sundays

The Healing Garden – Savor Nature’s Restorative Powers

Lift your spirits and take a break from winter during “The Healing Garden,” the interactive spring display in the conservatory at Matthaei. Enjoy the regenerative qualities of nature’s many scents, colors, textures, and forms in a warm, plant-filled setting, and learn about the benefits of exercise, meditation, and close contact with nature—indoors or out.

Interactive activities during the exhibit include self-guided meditation; an aromatherapy station where visitors will directly experience how scents can make them feel better; color and mood interpretation display that reveals how color affects how we feel; and meditative outdoor hikes. Also, displays of bulbs and fresh-air plants.

$5 fee includes admission to conservatory and above activities during the exhibit. Conservatory open late Wednesdays, with free admission Wednesdays noon-8 p.m.

Hours: Tues. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thurs.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Wednesdays 10-a.m.-8 p.m.
Cost: Adults $5, children 5-18 $2, under 5 free

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2/24/2010 – 3/28/2010

Gallery Project Presents: Mind

Gallery Project presents Mind, a multimedia exhibit in which 33 artists seek depictions and interpretations of what we commonly call mind. It brings together artists who speak of mind, whether recalling and interpreting, depicting and conveying, questioning and questing or dreaming and fantasizing. The Opeing reception will be Friday 2/26 from 6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

Cost: This is a free event.

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2/24/2010 – 6/23/2010

Open Mic Wednesdays at The Blue Tractor

Join The Blue Tractor Brewery and Cafe in Downtown Ann Arbor for Open Mic Night every Wednesday. Watch or participate! Sign up is open to all singers, musicians, poets, and comedians.

Hours: 9:30 p.m.
Cost: This is a free event.

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2/25/2010 – 4/29/2010 Thursdays Only

Thursday Night Music at eve – The Restaurant

Complimentary appetizers and great music every Thursday night at eve – The Restaurant from 9:30 – 11 p.m. The restaurant is owned by former Top Chef contestant Eve Aronoff.

Hours: 9:30 p.m.
Cost: This is a free event.

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3/1/2010 – 4/30/2010

The Ghost Army Exhibit

The Ghost Army is here! In June of 1944, an exceptional U.S. Army unit went into action in Normandy. Its weapons included hundreds of inflatable tanks and a one-of-a-kind collection of sound effects records, and it carried out its battlefield mission without firing a shot. The unit was officially called the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, but it was known to its men as The Ghost Army.

Members of The Ghost Army adhered to a decades-long gag order; many never told their families about their extraordinary military service. Sixty-five years after this top-secret group went into action, the University of Michigan’s Hatcher Library will unveil the first public exhibit of this captivating group of materials documenting The Ghost Army. This exhibit is available during library hours. See http://www.lib.umich.edu/hatcher-graduate-library.

Hours: Sundays 1pm -2am Mon-Thurs 8am-2am Fri 8am-7pm Sat 10am-6pm
Cost: This is a free event.

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Above was a sampling of the activities occurring in our community during the month of March. Please be sure to check out one of the many events being held during the month and have good time.

To view the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau,
click here and choose your own criteria and dates.

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homes and condos with pictures and tours – FREE

It is hard to believe that January is already behind us and although there will be six more weeks of winter, we can all feel change in the air. Ann Arbor is an amazing place to be, there is so much diversity in the culture, restaurants, arts and entertainment. Do you feel as though you are “stuck in a rut”? Doing the same things, going to the same events and eating at the same restaurants. Are you looking for new and different experiences? Below, find highlights for a few of the events that I found interesting for the month of February. Try something new and exciting, then let me know how it was! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2/4/2010

CHRISSY BURNS
Looking at the world as a big buffet, Chrissy Burns helps herself to an oversized portion of laughter. Audiences delight in getting to know this full-figured gal as she regales them with stories of dieting, dating and true life experiences. A true road-comic, Chrissy can be found performing at bars, nightclubs or anyplace with a stage & microphone. She’s a favorite at US military bases and performs regularly at The Tropicana Casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. As a confident, rubenesque woman Chrissy Burns believes in using her comedy to break stereotypes. And as a cancer survivor Chrissy brings to the stage a funny, heart-felt message about the power of laughter. Beyond the live comedy stage, Chrissy appears in the documentary film, “Be Funny.” Chrissy’s CD “Soul Music” is played on XM Satellite Radio. And Chrissy’s outrageously funny road story, “Follow That” can be found in the Random House book, “I Killed – True Stories of the Road from America’s Top Comics.” One of Chrissy’s greatest joys is being onstage, making audiences laugh. Come giggle along with this inspirational lady and get to know the copious comedian who has made an impressive, indelible mark on today’s comedy scene.

Hours: 8:00pm
Cost: $7 in advance or $9 at the door

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2/13/2010

CHOCOLATE EXTRAVAGANZA IN DOWNTOWN CHELSEA BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
What is sweet, passionate, and brings good luck? The Chocolate Extravaganza in downtown Chelsea! This popular event to indulge in all things chocolate-y is back with additional events and treats to celebrate both Valentine’s Day and the Lunar New Year, the year of the Tiger. Bring a loved one to downtown Chelsea on Saturday, February 13th, to shop, eat, and “experience” chocolate. Participating stores throughout Chelsea will offer free chocolate tasting, sales on chocolate-themed merchandise, and family fun activities.

Hours: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: FREE!

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2/19/2010

ARTINI MARTINI CRAWL
Ar-ti-ni (ahr-tee-nee) – An artistically crafted, locally mixed martini. Following the phenomenal success of last year’s inaugural Artini Martini Crawl, Artini 2010 will once again challenge some of Ann Arbor’s finest downtown restaurants to create the most artful martini.

Starting at 6 p.m., participants will taste the carefully crafted creations at each of the participating locations and will vote on their favorite at an after party. The Artini Artists are from The Black Pearl (the 2009 winner), Goodnite Gracie, Melange, Rush Street and Vinology. Café Felix will host the after party starting at 10 p.m.

Hours: 6:00pm-11:00pm
Cost: $35 – $45

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2/20/2010 – 2/21/2010

THE ARK’S 23RD ANNUAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
Each year The Ark brings audiences along on a journey to the land of the mind’s eye with our February Storytelling Festival, featuring talespinners from far and wide. This year’s headliners bring diversity, interactivity, and plenty of humor.

African-American Illinois storyteller Linda Gorham energizes her audiences by using movement, humor, and sometimes zaniness as she tells multicultural folktales updated with attitude! Her stories amuse, stimulate, and make you laugh out loud.

Charleston, West Virginia storyteller Bil Lepp describes himself as a “liar,” and in fact he got his start when he won the West Virginia Liars Contest in 1990, picking up a hundred dollars and a golden shovel for his efforts.

Yvonne Healy and Darryl Mickens fill the bill for an event that’s one of southeast Michigan’s hidden gems

Hours: Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m.
Cost: $20/Sat. and $10/Sun

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Above was a sampling of the activities occurring in our community during the month of February. Please be sure to check out one of the many events being held during the month and have good time.

To view the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau,
click here and choose your own criteria and dates.

Click here to search all Ann Arbor Area Michigan
homes and condos with pictures and tours – FREE

It is another new year! Does time fly, or what? Ann Arbor is an amazing place to be, there is so much diversity in the culture, restaurants, arts and entertainment. Do you feel as though you are “stuck in a rut”? Doing the same things, going to the same events and eating at the same restaurants. Well it’s a new year and it’s time for new and different experiences to start the new year off right. Below, find highlights for a few of the events that I found interesting for the month of January. Try something new and exciting, then let me know how it was!

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12/31/2009 – 1/1/2010

NEW YEAR’S EVE AT WEBER’S INN

Celebrate New Year’s at Weber’s!

A Night of Fine Food and Entertainment

This special package includes deluxe accommodations for Thursday, December 31, 2009, a spectacular dinner buffet, evening-long entertainment, and dancing in two ballrooms decorated for an elegant evening of fun.

Download the New Year’s Eve brochure

Hours: 7:00PM
Cost: Complete Overnight Package Starts At $339* Per Couple
Dinner & Party Only Package $219* Per Couple

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1/29/2010 – 1/30/2010

THE ANN ARBOR FOLK FESTIVAL

The Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival, a fundraiser for The Ark, will celebrate its 33rd year with some of the finest in traditional and contemporary artists. The Festival returns to Hill Auditorium for two dynamic and different nights of folk and roots music on Friday, January 29, and Saturday, January 30, beginning at 6:30 p.m. each night. In keeping with the Festival’s longstanding reputation, each night will feature a blend of renowned and up-and-coming performers, providing audiences with the opportunity to hear popular artists working at the top of their field while discovering terrific new talent. All funds raised through the Festival benefit The Ark, Ann Arbor’s non-profit home for folk, roots, and ethnic music.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Iron and Wine
Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard
Band of Heathens
Hoots & Hellmouth
Po’ Girl
Jer Coons
Nervous But Excited
Patty Larkin, MC

SATURDAY NIGHT
Rosanne Cash
Richie Havens
Doc Watson
Raul Malo
Hot Club of Cowtown
Enter The Haggis
Patty Larkin, MC

Hours: 6:30PM
Cost: $30 and $45 for a single night; $50 and $80 for series tickets

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1/29/2010 – 1/31/2010

MAIN STREET ICE CARVING EXTRAVAGANZA

The Main Street Area Association presents the 8th Annual University of Michigan Ice Carving Extravaganza in downtown Ann Arbor. Watch members of the U of M Ice Carving Team as they create commissioned sculptures on the sidewalks of Main St., Liberty St., Washington St., and Fourth Ave. Watch as block of ice become a one-of-a-kind work of art!

Hours: TBA
Cost: FREE!

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Above was a sampling of the activities occurring in our community during the month of January. Celebrate the new year with excitment by experiencing Main Streets ice carvings. Or bring some friends and family members to the folk concert, it is sure to be a good time!

To view the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau,
click here and choose your own criteria and dates.

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Click here to search all Ann Arbor area Michigan homes
and condos with pictures and tours – FREE!

Is it really December already?  The snowflakes will be falling before we know it. Well if you are like me, you are buzzing around shopping, baking and decorating…. take a break form the chaos and have some fun. Below, find highlights for a few of the events that I found interesting for this month in the Ann Arbor Community. Try something new this season and Merry Christmas! Pictured is the Ann Arbor Library – Pittsfield Branch.

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7/30/2009 – 1/31/2010

WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS: PLAY THE BELLS AT KERRYTOWN

Play the charming melodies of the Kerrytown Chime – a seven-ton, world class musical instrument made up of 17 bells in a tower. Choose from over 100 songs and follow the numbers to play the Kerrytown Chime. All ages welcome, kids and adults. Free.

Please note, this event takes place Weds and Fri from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm and on Sat from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm.

Kerrytown Market and Shop
407 N. Fifth Ave.,
Ann Arbor, MI
Phone: (734) 369-3107
Event Website

Hours: Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
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11/19/2009 – 12/27/2009

CHRISTMAS CAROL’S AT THE PERFORMANCE NETWORK THEATRE

Ebenezer Scrooge is just about the meanest old dude in London. But when three Christmas ghosts pay a spooky visit, his “humbug” comes back to haunt him. Five actors play over forty roles in this fast-paced, gleefully inventive new adaptation. A fresh, fun holiday event the whole family can enjoy. Starring John Seibert, directed by David
Wolber. Story by Charles Dickens, adapted by Joseph Zettelmaier.

Performance Network Theatre
120 East Huron Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Phone: (734) 663-0681
Event Website

Hours: Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8 p.m. Sunday at 2 p.m. Saturday matinee on December 5 & December 19 at 3 p.m.
Cost: $27-$41
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12/2/2009

SWELL SEASON WITH SPECIAL GUEST RACHAEL YAMAGATA

The Swell Season are Glen Hansard (from Irish band, The Frames) and Marketa Irglova (a classically trained Czech pianist and vocalist). They entered the spotlight last year with two Grammy nominations and an Oscar win for Best Original Song, “Falling Slowly.” That win was for the indie film, “Once,” which was a big hit here at the Michigan Theater two years ago. Hansard and Irglova also composed the score along with the original soundtrack work. They played the film’s two lead characters too!The Swell Season will release their new album ‘Strict Joy’ on Oct. 27. In their fall music preview, the Wall Street Journal said ‘Strict Joy’ “builds on the couple’s earthy musical chemistry by adding layers, such as the reserved horns on “Low Rising,” a slow burning soul numbeThe duo’s live shows have been described as “cathartic” (Chicago Tribune), “mesmerizing” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) and “magnetic” (Arizona Republic).

The Michigan Theater
603 E. Liberty Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Theater Website
Phone: (734) 668-TIME

Hours: 7:30 PM
Cost: $29.50-$35.00
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12/3/2009 – 1/17/2010

WILD WONDERFUL WINTER: A SEASON’S TALE

An interactive exhibit and display in the Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory takes visitors on a journey through the winter season. Pick up a “passport to summer” for discovering the plants of the world, enjoy a winter hike to look for signs of animal life outdoors, and learn about and create your own snowflakes. During the exhibit the conservatory will be transformed into a winter wonderland with a variety of white flowers and a tree decorated with natural ornaments. Above drop-in activities during the exhibit are included with admission to conservatory.

Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
1800 N. Dixboro Road
Ann Arbor, MI
Website
Phone: (734) 647-7600

Hours: Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun., 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Wed., 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Cost: Adults 18 and over: $5; children 5-17: $2; under 5 free
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12/4/2009

MIDNIGHT MADNESS ON ANN ARBOR’S SOUTH MAIN STREET

The Main Street Area’s Midnight Madness is an Ann Arbor Holiday tradition! Witness the debut of Main Street’s Holiday lights, and shop til you drop until midnight!

Roving performers add to the Holiday mood.
S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Website

Hours: 5:00 p.m. – Midnight
Cost: FREE!
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12/4/2009

MOONLIGHT MADNESS CRAFT SHOW

Over 135 creative craft persons, showcasing their most recent and exceptional work, from throughout Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio will travel to this show. Other crafters include decorative painting, stoneware, rugs, birdhouses, holiday decorating ideas, ceramics, calligraphy and clothing. All of these products are designed, made and displayed by the individual crafters and available at affordable prices. All artists will be present and available to customize and personalize their works.

Saline Middle School
7190 N. Maple Road
Saline, MI
Venue Website

Hours: 5 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.
Cost: $2.00
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12/4/2009 – 12/06/2009

CHELSEA’S ANNUAL HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS

Chelsea Hometown Holidays is a fun-filled weekend celebration which marks the beginning of the holiday season. Ushering in the festivities will be a tree lighting ceremony and visits with Santa, plus lots of other holiday activities and entertainment, indluding a parade at 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 5.

Chelsea will be decked out in holiday splendor to warm your hearts and your spirit. Browse the shops and attend the many special events planned to capture the spirit of the holiday season.

Downtown Chelsea
Chelsea, MI
Website
Phone: (734) 475-1145

Hours: Festivities begin on Friday, December 4 at 6 p.m. and continue through Sunday,
December 6. See website for more details.
Cost: FREE
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12/4/2009 – 12/13/2009

IF ONLY IN MY DREAMS

An evening of unconventional Christmas stories from Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac, Truman Capote, and more.

1600 Pauline Blvd
Ann Arbor, MI
Website
Phone: (734) 332-3848

Hours: Friday (Dec. 4 only) and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.
Cost: $10-$20
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12/05/2009

TWO TWELVE ARTS CENTER HOLIDAY SALE

Free gift wrapping available on items purchased. The sale will continue until Friday, December 18th ending with the Meet the Artist Reception from 7-9 p.m. Watercolors, pastels, photography, quilted purses and art quilts, mosaics, jewelry, pottery, cards, soaps, fused glass, felted purses, hand knit items, and much more. Surprise loved ones this Holiday season with unique gifts at reasonable prices. Art for all budgets!

212 Arts Center
212 West Michigan Ave.
Saline, MI
Website
Phone: (734) 944-ARTS

Hours: Mon.-Wed., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs. & Fri., 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m.
Cost: TBA
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12/10/2009 – 12/13/2009

WILD SWAN THEATER PRESENTS: LITTLE WOMEN

The March sisters, Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth, are growing up in Civil War-era New England. When their beloved mother Marmee must leave them to visit their ailing father at the front, the sisters must face life together.

Towsley Auditorim, Morris Lawrence Building, Washtenaw Community College
4800 East Huron River Drive
Ann Arbor, MI
Theater Website
Phone: (734) 995-0530

Hours: Thursday at 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday at 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Cost: Children $8, Adults $12

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12/13/2009

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER

See this Holiday classic in the historic Michigan Theater!

George Bailey spends his entire life giving up his big dreams for the good of his town, Bedford Falls, as we see in flashback. But in the present, on Christmas Eve, he is broken and suicidal over the misplacing of an $8000 loan and the machinations of the evil millionaire, Mr. Potter. His guardian angel, Clarence, falls to Earth, literally, and shows him how his town, family, and friends would turn out if he had never been born. George meant so much to so many people; should he really throw it all away?

The Michigan Theater
603 East Liberty Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Website
Phone: (734) 668-TIME

Hours: 4 p.m.
Cost: $9 for adults, children under 12 free

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12/17/2009

RIDERS IN THE SKY: CHRISTMAS THE COWBOY WAY

An off-the-wall Western-style Christmas show! With more than 30 years of great entertainment “the cowboy way” under their belts, Riders in the Sky rolls on with their mix of Western song classics and zany cowpoke send-ups. This holiday season they’re on tour with what we’re sure will be a one-of-a-kind program of cowboy Christmas music.

The Ark
216 South Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Website
Phone: (734) 761 – 1451

Hours: 8 p.m.
Cost: $20

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Above was a sampling of the activities occurring in our community during the month of October. There are many interesting events from concerts to apple picking to musicals to holiday fun! There is something for everyone this month so do something new then let me know how it was!

To view the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau,
click here and choose your own criteria and dates.
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Click here to search all Ann Arbor area Michigan homes
and condos with pictures and tours – FREE!

Ann Arbor has great artwork on every street, just walk around and snap some photos to share.

Have you ever taken a cooking class at Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor?

Well other than home economics in high school, this was my first class and boy; Zingermans did a great job from start to finish.   So if you are looking for a different date night, try this out.  All classes are booked through 2009, so look at the course schedule for next year. 

The class we enjoyed was cream puffs. Now mind you, it was not the subject matter that was important, but the experience of trying something new, meeting different people and participating in our local economy.  

Our instructor was Alejandro, assisted by 2 others who were on hand to give tools, clean up and assist.  Boy did I need help whisking.  I switched from lefty to righty and back trying to get pastry cream to the right consistency, smiling all the time.    And, oh by the way, the actual recipes are shared.  The point is to use all natural ingredients – flour unbromated, King Arthur is what they buy.  Who knew?

Ok, so we made pate a choux.  Yah I know it sounds so cool. “pot oh shoo”.  What was really interesting is the dough can be used for snack bites, salad crudités, donoughts, and cheese puffs by adding hard cheese.  We learned that the largest ingredient in buying chocolate should be cocoa not sugar.  We made a ganache to die for to coat éclairs.   

Then we sampled, we shared, and we gathered pastries to take home.  MMM, so the diet starts tomorrow and back to Ann Arbor Real Estate.

Fall is here! Grab you family and friends and take the fun outdoors to enjoy all that the season in Ann Arbor has to offer – immaculate colors, football season and activities galore! October in Ann Arbor is fantastic and here’s how you can enjoy it: check out a country fair, take the family apple and pumpkin picking at a local orchard, spend date night at a musical or concert, educate yourself on local issues, spend a ladies day out at a local craft show, and of course, have a blast at the local Halloween festivities! Don’t forget to let me know how you enjoy your experiences!
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9/19/2009 – 11/1/2009

WIARD’S ORCHARDS AND COUNTRY FAIR

Wiard’s Orchard and Country Fair has it all for fall: Apple Orchards, U Pick Apples, U Pick Pumpkins,  a cider mill with cider mill donuts, bakery, pony rides, a corn maze, petting farm, giant inflatables, Old West hayrides, and more!

Makes Wiard’s Country Fair a great place for fall adventure.  The-hand dipped caramel apples have people talking all over Metro Detroit!  Wiard’s has been serving the community since 1853, growing beautiful farm fresh apples, baking awesome apple pies, and serving customers with a smile.

5565 Meritt Road
Ypsilanti, MI
Phone: (734) 482-7744
Map/Driving Directions
Event Website

Hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and  Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Cost: Wednesday-Friday $8.25, Saturday-Sunday $11.50 or $8.75 after 4:30 p.m.
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10/1/2009 – 10/18/2009

SWEENEY TODD

The rare instance of a musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs soon has the people of London lining up in droves with her mysterious new meat pie recipe.

Sophisticated, macabre, visceral and uncompromising, “Sweeney Todd” nevertheless has a great sense of fun, mixing intense drama with howlingly funny moments of dark humor: audiences find themselves laughing hysterically one moment and gasping in surprise the next.

The Encore Theatre
3126 Broad Street
Dexter, MI
Phone: (734) 286-6200
Event Website

Hours: Thursdays at 7p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m.
Cost: $22-$28
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10/2/2009

UMPHREY’S MCGEE

Like true sons of the American Midwest, Umphrey’s McGee has risen to the upper echelons of the improvisational-rock scene through their seamless compositing of diverse musical influences, from progressive-rock to metal to funk to folk to jazz-fusion to classic song-based rock-and roll, all woven together with infectious melodies, thought-provoking lyrics, pristine harmonies, blistering musicianship, and rollicking grooves that keep dem bones a-shaking throughout the course of their patented sonic sagas. Mantis is the first Umphrey’s album to consist entirely of material never previously performed on the road, where the band rules the improv-rock circuit and plays more than 100 shows each year.

The Michigan Theater
603 E. Liberty Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Theater Website
Phone: (800) 745-3000

Hours: 8:00 PM
Cost: $22.50
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10/4/2009

JOHN GORKA

The modern renaissance of folk music began when John Gorka won the Kerrville Folk Festival’s New Folk award in 1984, and it grew to maturity when he released his debut album, “I Know,” three years later. Here was a singer-songwriter with a striking baritone voice that made you feel like you’d been hearing it all your life, with the songwriting chops to take on and see into nearly every type of song–from personal pieces about love and sadness, to bemused observations about daily life, political thinking-aloud, and sheer, unmitigated whimsy. More than two decades later, John Gorka still calls himself an aspiring folksinger, and his music just keeps getting deeper and better. Opening is singer-songwriter Drew Nelson, who has a new release, “Dusty Road to Beulah Land.” This Grand Rapids native has a big fan in his corner, named John Gorka.

The Ark
316 S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Theater Website
Phone: (734) 761-1451

Hours: 7:30PM
Cost: $17.50
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10/7/2009

HUNGRY PLANET – HEALTHY SCHOOLS

Peter Menzel is a freelance photojournalist whose award-winning photographs have appeared in national and international publications including National Geographic, Forbes, Fortune, Wired, Geo, Stern, Paris Match, Life and Le Figaro. His book, Hungry Planet: What The World Eats, a collaboration with author and editor Faith D’Aluisio, is a photojournalistic study of 30 families from 24 countries and the food they eat during the course of one week. Each family was asked to purchase – at the authors’ expense – a typical week’s groceries, whether sacks of grain and potatoes and overripe bananas, or rows of packaged cereals, sodas and take-out pizzas. The food is photographed in a full-page family portrait, offering a thought-provoking look at what the world eats. Hungry Planet received the 2006 James Beard Best Book Award and was awarded the 2005 Harry Chapin Media Award. Peter will be joined by Kim Eagle, MD, the Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan Health System. Dr. Eagle is the director of Project Healthy Schools, a community-university collaborative that provides school-based programming to reduce childhood obesity and its long-term health risks. Project Healthy Schools was designed to teach students about heart-healthy lifestyles, especially nutrition, with hopes of reducing their future risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. This event is made possible through a Partners In Research Program with the National Institutes of Health and is cosponsored by the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research.

The Ark
316 S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Theater Website
Phone: (734) 761-1451

Hours: 7:00-8:30PM
Cost: FREE!
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10/10/2009

CRAFT AND GIFT SHOW

Visit the Second Annual Craft and Gift Show at Ann Arbor’s Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth, featuring unique gifts and one-of-a-kind artwear benefiting local and global artisans, including beautiful accessories from a Brazilian women’s collective, clothing and scarves from India, and handwoven items from Ecuador. Come do your holiday shopping early! Local artists will be selling their original photography prints and note cards, jewelry of all types (beads, semi-precious stones, glass, crystals, sterling), accessories, original calligraphy paintings, and handmade natural soaps. $1 admission includes raffle ticket.

Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth
704 Airport Blvd
Ann Arbor, MI
Venue Website
Phone: (734) 327-0270

Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Cost: $1
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10/15/2009 – 10/18/2009

EVITA

Illegitimate and impoverished, fifteen-year old Eva Duarte escaped rural Argentina to seek fame as an actress in Buenos Aires. Combining unfettered ambition and shrewd manipulation with astonishing charisma, Eva worked her way up the social ladder through theatre, movies, radio, and men, ultimately meeting Colonel Juan Perón – a rising star in the military and political scene. Together they form a union that carries Perón to the presidency. Eva’s power as First Lady would endear her to the masses, horrify established society, and effect hatred in the military. Only death could halt her meteoric rise, which brought an outpouring of public grief unseen until the death of Princess Diana. Filled with beautiful and terrible works, Eva Perón’s life and death would acquire mythical status.

University of Michigan
Mendelssohn Theater
911 N. University Ave
Ann Arbor, MI
Website
Phone: (734) 764-2538

Hours: Thursday at 7:30 p.m, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Cost: TBA
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10/20/2009-10/25/2009

LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST – SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE THEATRE

Self-denial is in fashion at the court of Navarre where the young King and three of his courtiers solemnly forswear all pleasures in favor of serious study. But the Princess of France and her all-too-lovely entourage have other ideas, and it isn’t long before young love, with its glad eyes, hesitations and embarrassments, has broken every self-imposed rule of the all-male ‘academe’. Shakespeare’s boisterous celebration of the claims of young love is a festive parade of every weapon in the youthful playwright’s comic arsenal – from excruciating cross-purposes to silly impersonations, drunkenness, bustups and pratfalls. It’s also his most joyful banquet of language, groaning with puns, rhymes, bizarre syntax, grotesque coinages and parody.

Power Center
121 Fletcher Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Website
Phone: (734) 764-2538

Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8:00pm, Sunday 2:00pm
Cost: $18-$60
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10/23/2009

EMMYLOU HARRIS

With a career that has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, garnered a remarkable 12 Grammy Awards and stirred music lovers for more than thirty years and counting, Emmylou Harris has been rightfully hailed as a major figure in several of America’s most important musical movements of the past three decades. The songbird’s contributions to country-rock, the bluegrass revival, folk music, and the Americana movement are widely lauded, and in recent years Emmylou Harris certainly has carved out a sound that is uniquely her own.

The Michigan Theater
603 E. Liberty Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Theater Website
Phone: (800) 745-3000

Hours: TBA
Cost: $35.00-$65.00
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10/27/2009

LOUD AND RICH: AN EVENING WITH RICHARD THOMPSON AND LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III

With a career that has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, garnered a remarkable 12 Grammy Awards and stirred music lovers for more than thirty years and counting, Emmylou Harris has been rightfully hailed as a major figure in several of America’s most important musical movements of the past three decades. The songbird’s contributions to country-rock, the bluegrass revival, folk music, and the Americana movement are widely lauded, and in recent years Emmylou Harris certainly has carved out a sound that is uniquely her own.

The Michigan Theater
603 E. Liberty Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Theater Website
Phone: (800) 745-3000

Hours: 7:30pm
Cost: $25-$65

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10/30/2009

HALLOWEEN TREAT PARADE

Join the merchants of downtown Ann Arbor for the ninth annual Treat Parade. Area merchants will welcome costumed characters with greets and treats. Black and orange balloons fly from participating businesses. Join the fun from 11am to 5pm.

Get an early start and head to the Ann Arbor District Library on S. Fifth Ave.  to get in the mood with a spooky story.  Two story times to choose from 9:30am and 10:30 am.  All creatures welcome

Main Street Area
Ann Arbor, MI
Website
Phone: (734) 668-7112 ext. 22

Hours: 11a.m. to 5p.m.
Cost: FREE!

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Above was a sampling of the activities occurring in our community during the month of October.  There are many interesting events from concerts to apple picking to musicals to holiday fun! There is something for everyone this month so do something new then let me know how it was!

To view the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau,
click here and choose your own criteria and dates.
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Click here to search all Ann Arbor area Michigan homes
and condos with pictures and tours – FREE!

Tons of fun to be had by all at Jenny's Market!

See the Beast from the East 

Kathy Toth & Team

www.KathyToth.com

Keller Williams Realty

Click here to search all listings in Michigan with pictures and tours – FREE!

09/29 Gestational Diabetes 9:00am
09/30 The Referral Club – Great Lakes Chapter 7:00am
09/30 Ann Arbor Farmers Market 7:00am
09/30 Kiwanis of Ann Arbor, Morning Edition 8:30am
09/30 Wednesday Bible Study 7:00pm
10/01 22nd Annual Update on Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
10/02 Referral business Alliance 7:00am
10/02 Adult Heart Transplant and LVAD Support Group 10:00am
10/02 Guided Imagery for Stress Relief 1:00pm
10/02 Guided Imagery for Stress Relief 1:30pm
10/02 22nd Annual Update on Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
10/03 Ann Arbor Farmers Market 7:00am
10/03 Giant Tent Sale 10:00am
10/04 Sunday Worship Service 8:00am
10/04 Sunday Worship Service 9:30am
10/04 Sunday Worship Service 10:00am
10/04 Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:30am
10/04 Sunday Worship Service 11:00am
10/04 Sunday School 11:30am

Ann Arbor Sweetwaters Cafe

I took a break to be at a meet up this moning at Sweetwaters on Wahington to support a fund raising campaign to support the arts in the area.  According to a survey in Washtenaw County, 63 percent said arts and cultural programs are very important in the residents choice to live in Washtenw County.

Four percent of the county’s total workforce works in the creative economy.  Ten percent of the county’s total payroll is generated by the creative economy.  The group for the Tuesday Twetup are part of the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan’s Arts and Culture Challenge.   This was their effort to engage in social networking to help the fund raising efforts and awareness.  For detailed information click here.  For Ann Arbor video, click here.

Participants included: University of Michigan (Museumof Art, Exhibit Museum, Henry Ford Estate)

Performance Network

Ann Arbor, MI

Purple Rose Theatre Company

Leslie Science and Nature Center

University Musical SocietyArts Alliance 

I hope the Cultural Master Plan is successful.  Just in case you want to contact a human, Linh Song is at lsong@new.org or 734 -998-0160 x217.

Meetup Groups help people: find others, get involved locally, learn, teach, and share things, make friends and have fun, rise up, stand up, unite, and make a difference, be a part of something bigger, both locally and globally.  This is a growing trend and I am very happy to partake.