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Film based on U-M Professor’s Controversial Graphic Novel to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival
by Sydney Hawkins
LONG BEFORE LENA Dunham brought her groundbreaking depiction of the sexual life of post-college women to HBO’s “Girls,” a University of Michigan professor shocked audiences with her novel, The Diary of a Teenage Girl.…
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…
Theatre Review—“Gift of the Magi”: O Henry gets a Facelift
by Christian Usera
PERFORMANCE NETWORK Theater has kicked off its holiday season with a bang with two shows: “Gift of the Magi” and “This Wonderful Life.” This reviewer saw the former and was greeted with festive Christmas Lights, bright…
A Day at the Museum—Tagging Along on a Tour of the U-M’s Dinosaur Exhibits
The children are restless and complain, “When does it start? Can we go!” Just when the kiddos are about to gang up on our tour guide, an enthusiastic 20-something U-M student named, Stuart Richardson, directs us up the stairwell to the…
Performance Network Theatre: Missing Tax Returns, Not Enough Money to Pay CPA
by Christian Usera
IN AUG. 2014 The Ann Arbor Independent newspaper ran an article which revealed the Ann Arbor Performance Network Theatre (PNT) had lost its “Right to Solicit” licensure. The piece examined the organization’s finances,…
Veterans for Peace Planning Nov. 11 Arlington-Michigan Display at Vets Park
FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL dusk on Nov. 11, the Washtenaw County chapter of the organization Veterans for Peace will hold a vigil for fallen Michigan soldiers. The vigil will take place at Veterans Park, Maple and Jackson Roads, Ann Arbor.
The…
Haisley Elementary First School in City to Launch Little Free Library
by Donna Iadipaolo
THIS FALL, HAISLEY Elementary School became the first school in the Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) to participate in the national “Little Free Library” (LFL) program.
The Little Free Library movement began in 2009…
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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Halloween-Themed Events in Ann Arbor—From Canoeing in Costume to a Oct. 31 Teen Party at Mack Pool
FALL-THEMED HALLOWEEN events are taking place in Ann Arbor throughout October. Check out these fun ways to celebrate the season.
Gather the kids and get in costume (optional) for Trick or Treat Down the River Sunday, Oct. 19, noon–5 p.m.…
Oct. 15 Performance Network Wednesday Night Concert Series—”The Illiad”
The Ann Arbor Performance Network Theater's Wednesday Night Concert Series continues with a concert reading of “An Iliad” performed by John Manfredi on Wednesday, October 15 at 7:30 p.m.. Manfredi won the 2014 Wilde Award for Best…