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Michigan Council for the Arts Awards Grants Worth $749K to Washtenaw County Organizations
by Rob Smith
THE MICHIGAN COUNCIL for Arts and Cultural Affairs recently announced that the organization had awarded $9.7 million to cultural organizations in Michigan. That’s up 27 percent over the $7.6 million in grant money awarded…
We Band of Brewers: “The Michigan Beer Film”
On Oct. 6, the Ann Arbor District Library screened “The Michigan Beer Film” at Bill’s Beer Garden. A2 Indy arts writer Chris Usera was there on a cool, rainy evening, soaking in the atmosphere and, yes, sampling the Kombucha Beer.
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Film Review: “Farmland”
by John DeFore
James Moll interviews a half-dozen twentysomethings who’ve chosen the challenging life of a farmer. Attractive but none-to-deep celebration of hard-working heartlanders.
SIX YOUNG AMERICANS share their experience of…
Indie Films—A Trio of Reviews from the Tribeca Film Festival
“Gabriel”
Rory Culkin stars as a mentally unstable youth convinced that tracking down his first love is the answer to his problems in director Lou Howe’s debut feature.
by Dave Rooney
Venue: Tribeca Film Festival (World Narrative…
CULTURE VULTURE: Cinetopia International Film Festival Scheduled for June 4-8 in Detroit, Ann Arbor
by Dave Marsh
THE CINETOPIA International Film Festival features feature-length dramas, comedies, and documentaries from the world’s best film festivals (e.g. Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, SXSW, Tribeca, etc.). The festival…