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Calendar of Events
Every Tues.-Fri., Mar. 13-Apr. 27. Storytimes for “2s & 3s” accompanied by a caregiver (Tues. 10:30 a.m. & Wed. 9:30 a.m.), “Just for 3s” with or without a caregiver (Wed. 10:30 a.m.), “4s & 5s” (Tues. 9:30 a.m., Wed. & Thurs. 1 p.m.), family story time (Tues. 7 p.m. & Thurs. 9:30 a.m.), and “Book Babies” for the under-2 set accompanied by a caregiver (Fri. 10:15 & 11:15 a.m.). Various times, SDL, 555 N. Maple, Saline. Free. Preregistration required. 429-5450. [map]
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"Serving It Up: Just Desserts!" A juried exhibition of ceramic dessert ware by Michigan potters, including a special show of vintage-style aprons, March 2 to April 8, 2012, at Yourist Studio Gallery. Artist reception and dessert tasting on Friday, March 9, 2012, from 6 to 9 pm. 1133 Broadway, Ann Arbor, 734.662.4914.The exhibition features ceramic dessert ware such as dessert plates, bowls, trays, cake stands, sundae dishes, banana split boats, espresso cups and saucers, and tea and coffee cups. It is accompanied by a selection of whimsical handmade aprons by artist Darcy Bowden. Come and learn the art of serving your desserts with the same flair and attention you put into creating them. Yourist Studio Gallery, 1133 Broadway. Free. 734-662-4914. kay@youristpottery.com www.youristpottery.com [map]
Daily. The assembled riders choose their own pace, distance, and destination, except Saturday mornings, which feature a 22-mile ride at various paces along the Border-to-Border Trail to the Side Track in Ypsilanti for breakfast. Also, on weekdays, riders can also start at 11 a.m. from the gazebo in downtown Dexter. 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, a cell phone, and snacks. 10 a.m. (daily) & 1 p.m. (Sat. & Sun. only), meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St. Free. 545-0541 (morning ride), 994-5908 (afternoon ride). [map]
Lecture by Peter Brantley, director of the digital library Internet Archive’s BookServer Project. 10-11:30 a.m., 100 U-M Hatcher Library, enter from the Diag. Free. 615-5783. [map]
Mar. 14-18. This award-winning local children’s theater presents local playwright Jeff Duncan's play set in 1893 about a Detroit cargo shipping family that sets sail on Lake Huron through Shipwreck Alley with a load of Christmas trees. As with all Wild Swan productions, the performance is interpreted in American Sign Language. Audio description and backstage “touch” tours are available by prearrangement for blind audience members. Appropriate for kids in grades 3-8. Note: The Mar. 14 & 16 shows at 10 a.m. are sold out. 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m., WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg. Towsley Auditorium, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Tickets $12 (kids, $8) in advance and at the door. 995-0530. [map]
Jan. 5 & 19. Riders meet for lunch at different restaurants the 1st and 3rd Wed. through the winter. 11:30 a.m., location TBA. Free. Pay for your own lunch. 662-5052.
Daily lunch program ($3.00 cost share for seniors 60 and above) every Monday-Friday, 11:45 am. Stop by the Center for free art, nutrition and exercise programs. No membership fee. Ypsilanti Senior and Community Center, 1015 N Congress, Ypsilanti. $3 donation. 734-483-5014. seniorcenter@umich.edu www.ypsiseniorcenter.org [map]
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. Noon-12:30 p.m. (Wed. & Fri.) & 10:30-11 a.m. (Sat.), Kerrytown. Free. 369-3107. [map]
Class meets Wednesdays, March 14 - April 18 Class members will experience the pleasure of finding purpose and style in their writing. Creative and nonfiction works are welcome. Dale Franz, author of “Pigeon River Country”, will bring his varied experience as a writer and editor to the class. Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd (48105). $35. 734-998-9351. germedoll@umich.edu www.olliumich.org [map]
Class meets Wednesdays, March 14 - May 2 This class provides an understanding of the influence of science on our world. We will read the course title book by Bill Bryson which traces the development of the universe from its earliest stages, through the formation of the planet, the growing diversity of life forms and the development of human beings and human society. Speaker: Marlin Ristenbatt is a retired Electrical Engineer and science enthusiast. University Commons, 817 Asa Gray, Ann Arbor, 48105. $35. 734-998-9351. germedoll@umich.edu www.olliumich.org [map]
James King, a speculative designer from London, talks about his collaboration with public health, science and arts students to make a movie that plays by different rules. A World of Surprises is an attempt to define a new genre of cinema: a risk movie rather than a disaster movie.The event will also be webcast. UM School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights Rm 1680 SPH I. Free. 734-615-3050. hildiris@umich.edu http://www.sph.umich.edu/riskcenter/unplugged/awos/index.htm [map]
Presenter: Jacqueline Bowman, PhD, Senior Counselor and Program SpecialistCEW is hosting a transfer student support group to assist students with their transition to the U-M.Join us and be part of an ongoing discussion group that will meet to talk about issues that impact your experience at the U-M.Program topics will include: * Navigating the U-M, * Balancing academics and personal life, * Mentoring Relationships, * Searching for internships, and * Pursuing graduate school.This session is open to all U-M transfer students. Registration is required. Center for the Education of Women, 330 E. Liberty Street. Free. 734-764-6005. contactcew@umich.edu http://www.cew.umich.edu/progevents/transfer-student-support-group/20120104 [map]
(Asghar Farhadi, 2011). Oscar-winning film about an Iranian couple who must choose between leaving the country to improve their child's life or staying to help a parent with Alzheimer's. Persian, subtitles. Michigan Theater. Tickets $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). For complete, updated schedules, see michtheater.org or call 668-TIME. [map]
Free and open to the public.An evaluation of the Affordable Care Act and its effects for the poor. An analysis of carbon taxation using the case study of British Columbia. A study of the risks that divorce poses to women's ability to afford health insurance. An analysis of efforts to contain Somali-based pirates. An appraisal of Grenada's waste management systems.Each spring, Ford School faculty and staff nominate dozens of outstanding student research and service projects for recognition at the Gramlich Showcase of Student Work. Established in 2008 to honor internationally renowned economist and former Ford School dean, Ned Gramlich, this event features exceptional student work on a broad range of local, national, and international policy challenges.Join the Ford School community for hors d'oeuvres and refreshments as we celebrate the insightful policy work of our talented students. You're sure to learn something new. Weill Hall, 735 S. State Street. Free. 734-615-3893. http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/calendar/1192/ [map]
Mar. 14 & 28. Lectures by visiting scholars. Mar. 14: University of British Columbia Asian studies professor Nam-lin Hur on “Korean Tea Bowls in the World of Japanese Wabicha in Premodern Times.” Mar. 28: Harvard University anthropology professor Nicholas Harkness on “A Clean Voice for an Advanced Nation: Singing in South Korean Christianity.” 4-5:30 p.m., 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-1825. [map]
(Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, & Fernando Trueba, 2010). Animated drama set in 1948 Cuba about the romance between a young piano player and a beautiful singer. Spanish, subtitles. Michigan Theater. Tickets $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). For complete, updated schedules, see michtheater.org or call 668-TIME. [map]
For high school age and younger field hockey athletes of all levels! ~ Fer De Lance FHC will be holding 10 indoor field hockey sessions this winter at the University of Michigan Coliseum, starting January 11th and continuing each Wednesday, through March 21 (excluding February 29th due to college break). ~ Sessions run from 5:30pm to 7pm the University of Michigan Coliseum on 721 S 5th avenue in Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Every session will include skill and game instruction, along with game play. ~ Take advantage of first-class coaching and a **NEW fast indoor surface to improve your skills in the off-season. The Coliseum was just resurfaced with Terra-Flex sport court.~ Participants will be coached by USA Field Hockey Level 3 certified Coach Ryan Langford, the assistant coach for the University of Michigan Field Hockey program. University of Michigan Sport Coliseum, 721 South Fifth Ave. $35 per session. ryanjl@umich.edu ferdelancehc.com [map]
Reinvent yourself to a new YOU! This month is all about dressing for success and being the fabulous woman that you wanna be. Dress for success without breaking the bank. Join us at the Burnt Toast Inn for a Spring Fashion Show. Yummy food will be served so we encourage you to bring a friend along!$25 gets you a seat. Register now: http://www.womenmakingconnections.com/ Seats are limited so don't delay! Event Phone: 734-239-2572Event E-mail: tammy@womenmakingconnections.comEvent URL: http://www.womenmakingconnections.com/ Burnt Toast Inn, 415 West William. $25. 734-239-2572. tammy@womenmakingconnections.com http://www.womenmakingconnections.com/ [map]
Auditions will be held by Ann Arbor Young Actors Guild for Wuthering Heights, adapted from the novel by Emily Bronte. JCC of Greater Ann Arbor, 2935 Birch Hollow Drive. Free. dan@aayag.org www.aayag.org [map]
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 (except Fri.). 6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) & 1 p.m. (Sun.), Get Your Game On, 310 S. State. $5 (Tues., free; Fri., $15 includes cards). 786-3746. [map]
Carvers of all abilities invited to work on projects, with help from club members. Knives and block-out and rough-cut patterns for sale. 6–8 p.m., Saline Area Senior Center, 7190 N. Maple, Saline. Free. 944–1918. [map]
March 14th, 2012 – The PEC Lecture Series: Interactive Metronome Improves Focus-Sponsored by Progressive Education Consortium (PEC)-At Clonlara Campus School-1289 Jewett Ave-6 pm- 7:30 pm-Please contact Martha Rhodes with any questions and concerns at (734) 926-4617http://sites.google.com/site/progressiveedconsortium/Paul from MP3 shares research, antidotes and explains using the research based Interactive Metronome Clonlara Campus School, 1289 Jewett Ave. Free. 734-926-4617. martha@clonlara.org http://sites.google.com/site/progressiveedconsortium/ [map]
Mar. 5, 12, 14, 15, 19, 23, & 26. Talks by visiting architects and scholars. Topics include “Speculative Realism” (Mar. 5), “Patterns and Structure” (Mar. 12), “Solving Simultaneously: Poverty, Fiscal Stress, and the Puzzle of Economic Opportunity in America’s Central Cities” (Mar. 15), “Latent Cityspace and the Opportunity Therein” (Mar. 23), and topics TBA (Mar. 14, 19, & 26). 6 p.m., A+A Bldg., 2000 Bonisteel. Free. 764-1300. [map]
Arrowwood Community Center 2566 Arrowwood Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 offers Zumba classes on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM.FREE FIRST CLASS Are you ready to party yourself into shape? That's exactly what the Zumba® program is all about. It's an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party™ that's moving millions of people toward joy and health. Zumba Fitness® is the only Latin-inspired dance-fitness program that blends red-hot international music, created by Grammy Award-winning producers, and contagious steps to form a "fitness-party" that is downright addictive. Join ZIN Instructor Margarita Shelley on Wednesday nights at 6:30 at Arrowwood Community center for your free Zumba class* and experience Zumba for yourself. *Free to first-time participants only Arrowwood Community Center, 2566 Arrowwood Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. Free. Donation. $5. 734-239-3425. margarita.shelley@gmail.com www.zumba.com [map]
Huron River Watershed Council ecologist Kris Olson discusses the Bioreserve Project, a volunteer-supported effort to assess the health of the Huron River system. 6:45 p.m., U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro. Free. 604-4674. [map]
Ham radio enthusiasts invited to discuss noise filters. 7-9 p.m., 182 WCC Business Education Bldg., 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Free. w8pgw.org. [map]
The Human Language Series is made up of three films. We will show the first two, 'Discovering the Human Language: “Colorless Green Ideas,”' and 'Acquiring the Human Language: “Playing the Language Game.”' In the first of these, Noam Chomsky asks, “You meet somebody, say, at a bus stop, and you start having a conversation. How do you do it?” How does anyone know what word to say next? Program one is about words, sentences, and something unique to our species: syntax.The second film asks if children are wrong when they say “he drived” and “two gooses.” How does anyone know what a word really means? Do we inherit grammar? Program two is about how children “acquire” language without seeming to be taught. Space 2435 North Quad (south entrance), 105 South State St. Free. languagetheme@umich.edu language.lsa.umich.edu [map]
If you want to experience communicating with ease in front of an audience and with a deep connection to the audience, come join our peer support speaking circles. Connection happens in the heart and happens when we speak from our passion into the hearts of others. Facilitated by Rev. Annie Kopko. The next session starts March 7, with a six week commitment. Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth, 704 Airport Blvd, Ann Arbor MI 48108. Free. 734-327-0270. dave@interfaithspirit.org www.interfaithspirit.org [map]
This Michigan writer reads from The Liberty Intrigue, his new espionage thriller about a brilliant engineer who, in the middle of a deadly international crisis, decides to run for president and mounts an unorthodox campaign. Signing. 7 p.m., Nicola’s, 2513 Jackson, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600. [map]
All invited to join or form a 5-person team to compete in a trivia competition. Prizes, refreshments. 7-9 p.m., 100 Hatcher Graduate Library, enter from the Diag. Free. Preregistration requested at bit.ly/rFBItW. 615-5783. [map]
Presentation by club member Betty Bishop. 7 p.m., AADL Pittsfield Branch, 2359 Oak Valley Dr. between Scio Church Rd. and Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. Free. 788-3298, 327-4555. [map]
Reskilling activist Jeanne Mackey introduces the ancient pan-cultural practice of sharing insight and experience in a council circle. 7-8:30 p.m., Rudolf Steiner High School, 2230 Pontiac Trail. Free; donations welcome. 846-8024. [map]
Feb. 28 & 29 and Mar. 5-7 & 11-14. Jacqui Robbins directs this new local theater company in the acclaimed contemporary playwright Jeffrey Hatcher’s lively 1998 comedy, a murder mystery about good intentions gone horribly awry and the shocking deceptiveness of appearances. “What Corbin Knew appears to be a smart farce with wittier-than-average dialogue. But the play contains a clever structural twist that emerges in the second act, setting the comedy on its ear.” says Milwaukee Sentinel reviewer Damien Jacques. Cast: Matt Cameron, Rebecca Hardin, Roy Sexton, Lyn Saunders Warren, and Russ Schwartz. 7 p.m., Performance Network Mosh Pit, 120 E. Huron. Tickets $10 in advance and at the door. 663-0681, 276-2832. [map]
Talk by LLC executive director Susan Lackey. Preceded at 6:30 p.m. by a potluck. 7:15 p.m., Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. (just south of Oak Valley Dr.). Free. 769-1052. [map]
Join us as we view this amazing series that has been airing on PBS and EWTN over recent months. We will facilitate one episode per Wednesday night, over the course of ten weeks (with a break for Ash Wednesday). Bring a friend - everyone is welcome!2/1 - The Ineffable Mystery of God: That Than Which Nothing Greater can be Thought2/8 - Our tainted Nature's solitary boast: Mary, the Mother of God2/15 - The Indispensable Men: Peter, Paul, and the Missionary Adventure2/29 - A Body Both Suffering and Glorious: The Mystical Union of Christ and the Church3/7 - Word Made Flesh, True Bread from Heaven: The Mystery of the Church's Sacraments and Worship3/14 - A Vast Company of Witnesses: The Communion of Saints3/21 - The Fire of His Love: Prayer and the Life of the Spirit3/28 - World Without End: The Last Things St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 530 Elizabeth Street. Free. (734) 761-8606. http://sainttc.com/ [map]
EMU history professor emeritus Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur leads a discussion of The Lucky Ones, Mae Ngai’s history of the early Chinese immigration to San Fransisco, as told through the story of one rags-to-riches family. 7:30 p.m., Motte & Bailey, 212 N. Fourth Ave. Free. 369-2499. [map]
All invited to join Fluxus founder Ben Patterson, U-M art history professor David Doris, and others in avant-garde art activities, from counting and cutting paper to opening umbrellas and drawing straight lines (and following them). Formal attire suggested. In conjunction with Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life, the current exhibit of works by the 1960s avant-garde community of artists who believed anything could be art and anyone could do art. 7:30 p.m., UMMA Auditorium, 525 S. State. Free. 763-UMMA. [map]
Local psychologist Merton Shill discusses how to handle early childhood behavior. 8 p.m., Allen Creek Preschool, 2350 Miller. Free. 994-3382. [map]
Lecture by Haverford College history professor Alexander Kitroeff. 8 p.m., Michigan League Hussey. Free. 936-6099. [map]
Every Wed. All invited to join or bring a team to enter a trivia contest. Prizes. 8:30-10:30 p.m., Pizza House, 618 Church St. Free admission. 995-5095. [map]
Every Wed. Swing dancing to prerecorded music. No partner needed. Bring casual or nicer shoes that stay on your feet when you’re active. Preceded by beginning (7 & 8 p.m.) & intermediate (7:30 p.m., 3437 Mason Hall) swing lessons. 9-11 p.m., Michigan Union Pendleton Room. $5 (students, $4). 945-8428. [map]
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