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Purple Rose Theatre Play Review: “Annapurna”
"Annapurna" is currently playing from September 18-December 20 at the Purple Rose Theatre. Located at 137 Park Street, Chelsea, MI, 48118. (Contains partial nudity, adult language and themes)
by Christian Usera
A MAN LAUGHS…
Upcoming Natural Area Preservation (NAP) Volunteer Stewardship Opportunities
NAP INVITES THOSE interested to join in one of these free events. There is no need to pre-register unless otherwise noted. If you have a large group (more than five people) that is interested in attending a volunteer stewardship event,…
Pittsfield Events—September Includes Apple Day
Friday, September 12
AACTMAD Advanced English Country Dance. Come see what swell new dances people picked up over the summer! Great live music, with many callers leading the 10th annual What We Learned On Our Summer Vacations program.…
Detroit’s New “Writers Residency” Takes Off
AS THE LARGEST city in U.S. history to declare bankruptcy and home of the infamous Eight Mile Road, Detroit might not be the first place that comes to mind if you’re a writer looking for community. But in the wake of a decades-long exodus…
Natural Area Preservation (NAP) September Events
ANN ARBOR NATURAL Area Preservation (NAP) works to protect and restore Ann Arbor’s natural areas and to foster an environmental ethic among its citizens. This involves conducting plant and animal inventories, ecological monitoring, and…
Performance Network Theatre: Loss of Tax Exempt Status & Loss of State License to Solicit Donations
by Christian Usera
ANN ARBOR’S PERFORMANCE Network Theatre has been in financial trouble for years, but its most recent financial difficulties might be just the tip of a titanic iceberg. The group has filed income tax returns (in 2011)…
CULTURE VULTURE: An Interview With Bonnie ZoBell
by Mary Akers
TWICE IN MY life, I have flown through an airport only hours before another plane crashed there. In 1994, with my two young daughters in tow, we landed in Charlotte, NC for an extended visit. Later that evening, a band of…
Upcoming Natural Area Preservation (NAP) Volunteer Opportunities
THE CITY OF Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation (NAP) works to protect and restore Ann Arbor’s natural areas. This involves conducting plant and animal inventories, ecological monitoring, and stewardship projects in Ann Arbor parks. These…
Chelsea Center for the Arts Closes: Board Releases Letter
“IT IS WITH great sadness that we inform you that the CCA has ceased operations and closed the building due to financial hardship effective immediately. All camps and lessons are suspended due to an inability to make staff and instructor…
Lower Town River Hop Includes Neighborhood Picnic, History, and Music at Beckley Park
by P.D. Lesko
THE HISTORIC LOWER Town district is home to several of Ann Arbor’s oldest standing residences and buildings. The last standing home built by a city founder, Anson Brown, is located at 1029 Pontiac Trail and built around…