FEB
Calendar of Events
This review course is designed for lay responders who are currently certified or whose ARC certification is no more than 12 months expired in any of the Lay Responder CPR/AED or First Aid components. Red Cross Washtenaw County Chapter, 4624 Packard Rd. $45. 734-971-5300. http://wc-redcross.org [map]
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Oct. 16 & 30 . A program of hikes, storytelling, songs, puppets, and crafts for kids ages 1-3 (accompanied by a caregiver). Snacks provided; dress for the outdoors. Leslie Science Center, 1831 Traver Rd. $7. 997-1553.
Family Art Mornings offer a chance for you and your child to work together to explore a variety of art materials and create special memories. At Allen Creek, we respect and support children's inner selves as they grow from tiny babies into schoolchildren who are sturdy, resilient, and ready to enjoy all kinds of learning. Story times are a chance for parents to come and meet teachers, learn more about our 0-6 classes! Allen Creek School, 2350 Miller Ave. (734) 994-3382. allencreekpreschool@yahoo.com http://www.allencreek.org [map]
Every Wed.-Fri. Borders staff read from books for infants, babies, and toddlers. 10 a.m. (Wed. & Fri.) & 6:30 p.m. (Thurs.), Borders, 3140 Lohr Rd. Free. 997-8884.
Learn how to paint watercolor animals. All materials included, just bring yourself! Pre-registration required. Rudolf Steiner Health Center, 1422 W. Liberty. $50 for class of 3 sessions. 734-663-4365. art@steinerhealth.org www.steinerhealth.org [map]
Daily. The assembled riders choose their own pace, distance, and destination. Note: Riders should be prepared to take care of themselves on all AABTS rides. Carry a water bottle, a spare tire or tube, a pump, and snacks. 10 a.m. (daily) & 1 p.m. (Sat. & Sun. only), meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St. Free. 761-6253 (morning ride), 994-5908 (afternoon ride).
All invited to search for 12 fairy doors hidden in downtown Saline businesses. Those who find all 12 can enter to win a gift basket. Maps available at salinedma.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Downtown Saline. Free. salinedma.org.
Kids up to age 6, accompanied by a parent, are invited to work on arts and crafts projects. 10-11 a.m., Allen Creek Preschool, 2350 Miller. Free. 994-3382.
Every Wed. & Fri. A Borders staffer reads stories and leads a craft project for toddlers. Raffle. 6:30 p.m. (Wed.) & 11 a.m. (Fri.), Borders, 3527 Washtenaw. Free. 677-6948.
Talk and demo by a Whole Foods staffer. Noon, Whole Foods, 990 W. Eisenhower Pkwy., Cranbrook Village shopping center. $5 (includes a $5 Whole Foods gift card). Preregistration required. 997-7500.
AMP representatives Jenny Lee and Diane Nucera discuss a feminist approach to media-based community organizing and social change. Noon, 2239 Lane Hall, 204 S. State. Free. 763-2047.
Every Wed., Fri., & Sat. All invited to play one of 100 songs, with melodies transcribed in numbers, on the 17-bell chime’s numbered keys. Ambitious players can add chords. Local chimemaster Heather O’Neal demonstrates. Noon-12:30 p.m. (Wed. & Fri.) & 10:30-11 a.m. (Sat.), Kerrytown. Free. 369-3107.
Feb. 5, 12, & 19. Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy lead convenor Amina Rasul-Bernardo (Feb. 5) and Goethe University (Frankfurt) Islamic feminism grad student Amporn Marddent (Feb. 19) give lectures as part of the “Women in Southeast Asian Islam” series. Also, this month, Duke University women’s studies professor Ara Wilson on gender and sexuality in Thailand (Feb. 12). 12:10 p.m., 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-0352.
Feb. 5, 12, & 19. Talks by visiting scholars. Topics include “Women in Southeast Asian Islam” (Feb. 5 & 19) and gender and sexuality in Thailand (Feb. 12). 12:10 p.m., 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-0352.
Every Fri. Screening of a film TBA. Lunch available ($2.50), 12:30 p.m., Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. 769-5911.
Every Mon. & Fri. All seniors invited to play bridge. Refreshments. 1-4 p.m., Turner, 2401 Plymouth Rd. Free. 998-9353.
Every Mon. & Fri. All levels of English speakers invited for conversation. 1-2:30 p.m., AADL Pittsfield Branch (Mon.), 2359 Oak Valley Dr. between Scio Church Rd. and Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., & AADL Malletts Creek Branch (Fri.), 3090 E. Eisenhower between Stone School & Packard. Free. 327-4200.
Today: There will be a FREE workshop from 2pm - 3pm
Do you want access to $5 Billion in federal contracts? Want to influence healthcare policy? Want to talk to your legislator?Federal agencies are mandated to award 5% of all contracts to women-owned businesses. If you want your 5% (that's $5 billion in revenues) join us on February 12.*Attend a free workshop on federal contracting!*Listen to a panel of national women business leaders.*Choose your Exchange Session (energy, environment, procurement, or local government).*Network with powerful women who can help you get contracts and connect with officials.*Talk to legislators who will be attending just to hear from you.Don't miss this joint WXW and WIPP (Women Impacting Public Policy) event. It's your opportunity to be heard and to make the connections that matter for your business.The panel includes Jennifer Bisceglie, President of Interos, Nicole Nystrom, CEO of Midwest Strategy Group, Debbie Dingell, President of A2 Strategies, and Shannon Garrett, Great Lakes Regional Director of The White House Project and will be moderated by Mary Kramer, Publisher of Crain’s Detroit Business.Finally, we’ll wrap up the event with a happy hour full of hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, and stellar networking… EAGLE CREST CONFERENCE CENTER(Attached to Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti Eagle Crest Resort), 1275 South Huron Street. $35. mcrosbie@annarborchamber.org http://wxwbusiness.com/ [map]
Screening of Rebecca Miller's 2009 drama that stars Robin Wright Penn as a middle-age woman who suffers a nervous breakdown when her much older husband tries to force her into a retirement home. Unless there is a live show in the main theater, 2 or 3 different films are shown, usually twice, almost every night. For complete, updated schedules, see michtheater.org or call 668-TIME. Evening time TBA, MTF. $9 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $7; MTF members, $6.50; Wed., $6). 668-TIME.
Every Sun. & Tues.-Fri. All invited to compete in tournaments of this popular collectible card game using standard constructed (Sun. & Thurs.), Elder Dragon Highlander (Tues.), Legacy (Wed.), and booster draft (Fri.) decks. Prizes. Bring your own cards Sun.-Thurs. 6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) & 1 p.m. (Sun.), Get Your Game On, 709 Packard. $5 (Tues., free; Fri., $15 includes cards). 786-3746.
Every Fri.. All youth in grades 6-12 invited to perform their own poetry or monologue or a favorite by another writer, or just to sip a hot drink and listen. AADL Malletts Creek Branch, 3090 E. Eisenhower (between Stone School & Packard). Free. 327-4200.
All daughters and their fathers invited for dancing to recorded music. Refreshments and a balloon drop. Dressy attire. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Meri Lou Murray Recreation Center, Platt at Washtenaw. $8 (includes a wrist corsage). Preregistration required by Feb. 10. 971-6355, ext. 210.
Screening of U-M alum Bruce Broder’s 2009 award-winning documentary about a group of extraordinarily talented Jacksonville (FL) high school jazz musicians who make it to the Essentially Ellington competition at Lincoln Center in New York City. Director Broder introduces the films and hosts a Q&A after the screening. Unless there is a live show in the main theater, 2 or 3 different films are shown, usually twice, almost every night. For complete, updated schedules, see michtheater.org or call 668-TIME. 7 p.m., MTF. $9 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $7; MTF members, $6.50; Wed., $6). 668-TIME.
All invited to discuss the Buddhist nun Pema Chodron’s Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears. 7-9:30 p.m., Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757.
Feb. 12 & 19 (different programs). Readings by U-M creative writing grad students. Today: prose by Anita Perala and poetry by Adam Hayden. 7 p.m., UMMA Helmut Stern Auditorium, 525 S. State. Free. 615-3710.
Today: Guests Welcome
The Professional Volunteer Corps holds its monthly meeting, social, and orientation for new members on the second Friday of every month. PVC welcomes singles 25 or older who would like to help out local non-profits and have some fun while you’re at it. We schedule 2-3 volunteer opportunities and 2-3 social events each month. Participation is flexible. You are welcome to attend and check us out! NEW Center, 1100 North Main Street. pvc_a2@email.com www.a2pvc.org [map]
Feb. 12-14 & 18-20. EMU drama professors Terry Heck Seibert and Lee Stille direct EMU drama students in Ingmar Bergman’s one-act adaptations of 2 seminal 19th-century Scandinavian dramas on protofeminist themes, Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, a drama about the breakdown of a marriage and the dissolution of the “dollhouse” that 19th-century middle-class marriage had become. and Strindberg’s Miss Julie, a tale of about young aristocratic woman who seduces her father’s valet. 7 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.) & 3 p.m. (Sun.), Quirk Theater, Ford St. (off Lowell from Huron River Dr.), EMU campus, Ypsilanti. Tickets $15 (students, $12; kids age 12 & under, $6) in advance and at the door. 487-2282.
Feb. 11-13. Neal Kelley and Amanda Cohen direct U-M students in 2 short plays. Ethan Cohen’s Waiting is a comedic Beckett-esque drama about a man whose patience wears thin as he sits in a waiting room anticipating his uncertain future. Mark Kaufman’s The End of Civilization As We Know It is about high school students who get an unexpected question on their AP history exam that tests their morality. 7 p.m., U-M Walgreen Drama Center Studio One, 1226 Murfin, North Campus. Free. basement.studentorgs.umich.edu.
Feb. 12 & 26. Public skating under mirrored balls to themed music. Also, costume contests. Today: “Valentine Skate.” Skating to romantic pop music. 7:15-8:45 p.m., Buhr Park Ice Rink, 2751 Packard. $6 (youths age 17 & under and seniors age 60 & over, $5). $1 discount for city residents. Skate rentals available ($3). 761-7240.
All lesbians invited to discuss their favorite books of 2009. 7:30 p.m., WRAP office (upstairs), 319 Braun Ct. Free. 995-9867.
Feb. 11-14. Bj Wallingford directs Huron students in Elton John and Tim Rice’s rock musical based on the Verdi opera about the forbidden love between an Egyptian soldier and a princess in exile. Huron High School Meyers Auditorium, 2727 Fuller Rd.. Tickets $12 (students & seniors, $10; family of 4, $40) in advance and at the door. 994-2096.
Feb. 5, 6, & 11-13. Burns Park Elementary School students, parents, and friends--a group cited by former Ann Arbor News drama critic Chris Potter as one of the best theater groups in town--perform this popular Frank Loesser musical based on Damon Runyan’s stories and characters. Set in New York City in the 1930s, the action focuses on 2 contrasting romances, one a long-running liaison between a nightclub singer and a professional gambler and the other an unlikely affair between a high roller and a Salvation Army sister. The lively score includes such classics as “Luck Be a Lady,” “A Bushel and a Peck,” “If I Were a Bell,” and “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat.” Proceeds benefit children’s cultural arts programs. These shows almost always sell out, so get tickets early. Tappan Middle School auditorium, 2251 E. Stadium Blvd. at Packard. Tickets $15 in advance at Morgan & York (1928 Packard) and (if available) at the door. $30 patron tickets available in advance by emailing colleenkollman@aol.com or by calling 478-0449. 662-0798.
Feb. 12-14 and 19-21. Allison McDowell and Eric Maier direct Pioneer students in William Finn and Rachael Sheinkin’s Tony-winning musical comedy about 6 anxiously overachieving adolescents competing in a spelling bee run by 3 adults who have barely managed to escape childhood themselves. Pioneer High School Little Theater, 601 W. Stadium at Main. Tickets $12 (students, PHS staff, and seniors age 65 and over, $9) in advance at Morgan & York (1928 Packard) and at the door. 994-2191.
Ontario caller Tom Siess calls to music by Childgrove. For experienced dancers. 8-11 p.m., Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor–Saline Rd. (just south of Oak Valley Dr.). $10. (248) 288–4737.
Mary Schneider directs this music student ensemble in a program TBA. 8 p.m., Pease Auditorium, EMU campus, W. Cross at College Place, Ypsilanti. Free. 487-2255.
Atlanta acoustic singer-songwriter trio known for its politically progressive point of view, quirky stage banter, and inventive 3-part harmonies in a variety of styles from country-rock to contemporary folk to doo-wop. 8 p.m., The Ark, 316 S. Main. $17.50 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio, the Michigan Union Ticket Office, & all other Ticketmaster outlets; and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.
Feb. 11-13. Ann Arbor debut of this critically acclaimed stand-yp comic from Louisiana, a ubiquitous presence on TV who’s known for her engaging stage presence and fresh observational humor about everyday life with family and friends. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; all Fri. & Sat. early shows are nonsmoking. 8 p.m., 314 E. Liberty (below Seva restaurant). $9 (Thurs.) & $12 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $11 (Thurs.) & $14 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080.
Christopher Lees conducts this music student ensemble in Sibelius’s Symphony no. 1. The program also includes a concerto TBA by one of the winners of the January concerto competition. 8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Free. 764-0594.
Feb. 5-7, 12, & 13. Matt Martello directs local actors in Daniel Stern’s comedy about an unemployed actor and his wife whose marital problems unfold against the backdrop of the media hoopla surrounding the wedding of their famous neighbor, Barbra Streisand. Stars Elizabeth Mowers and Erik Wright-Olsen. A2CT Studio, 322 W. Ann St. Tickets $10 & $15 in advance and (if available) at the door. 971-2228.
Every Wed.-Sun., Feb. 11-Mar. 27. Guy Sanville directs local actors in the world premiere of David MacGregor’s drama about Isaac Newton. Surrounded by jealous rivals and a mysterious patroness, the 17th-century scientist negotiates the delicate line between divinity and madness. Cast: Stacie Hadgikosti, Alex Leydenfrost, Nathan Mitchell, Michelle Mountain, Jim Poterfield, Rhiannon Ragland, and Will David Young. Purple Rose, 137 Park St., Chelsea. Feb. 11-18 previews: $20 (Wed. & Thurs.) & $25 (Fri-Sun.). After Feb. 18: $25 (Sun. eves., Wed. & Thurs.), $33 (Sat. & Sun. matinees), & $38 (Fri. & Sat. eves.) in advance and at the door. 433-7673.
This local septet, led by singer-guitarist Justin Douglas, plays classic sambas, bossa nova, and choros from the Brazilian Songbook. 8 p.m., Canterbury House, 721 E. Huron. $10 (students, $5). 761-3162.
Feb. 4-7, 11-14, & 18-21. Daniel Cooney directs William Finn and Rachael Sheinkin’s 2004 one-act musical comedy about 6 anxiously overachieving adolescents competing in a spelling bee run by 3 adults who have barely managed to escape childhood themselves. Cast: Jeffrey James Binney, Christine Bunuan, Steve DeBruyne, Tobin Hissong, Elizabeth Jaffe, Sonja Marquis, Colleen Meyer, Thalia Schramm, Chris Shewchenko, and Evan Williams. 7 p.m. (Thurs. & Feb. 14), 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), & 3 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.), Encore, 3126 Broad St., Dexter. Tickets $28 (seniors & students, $25; groups of 10 or more, $22) in advance at theencoretheatre.org and at the door. 268-6200.
Every Fri. Lindy hop, East Coast swing, Charleston, blues, and Balboa dancing to a DJ. No partner needed. Bring hard-sole shoes. Preceded at 8 p.m. by beginning lessons. 8:45-11:45 p.m., Dakota Bldg., 1785 W. Stadium. $5 (includes lessons; students, $3). 417-9857.
Feb. 12 & 19. All invited to peer through the telescopes in the observatory and on the Angell Hall roof and to view shows in the planetarium. Also, short astronomy presentations by club members. 9-11 p.m., 5th floor rooftop observatory, Angell Hall (from the large State St. entrance, take one of the elevators on the left). Free. 764-3440.
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