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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

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Time TBA

�Bill W.�: Michigan Theater.

Tentative. Documentary about Bill Wilson, the cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Time TBA, Michigan Theater. Tickets $9 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $7; MTF members, $6.50; Wed., $6). [map]

9 a.m. & 7 p.m.

"The Anti-Nutrient Capacity of Foods and Beverages": Cindy Klement, MS Nutrition, Herbalist, Health Educator.

Certain foods, beverages, medications, and lifestyle behaviors can create nutrient deficiencies in the body. Combine that with the undesirable side effects that artificial foods can generate and it isn't a pretty picture. In this session we'll explore which substances you may need to moderate or eliminate from the diet, and how to increase the nutrients being depleted with specific food choices.
Private residence TBA, call for directions. $20. 734-975-2444. www.cindyklement.com

9 a.m.

�Tuesday Ride to Chelsea and Beyond�: Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society.

Every Tues., Apr.-Nov. Moderate-paced ride, 36-40 miles, to Chelsea for breakfast.
10 a.m. (Apr.) & 9 a.m. (May), 8 a.m. (June), Barton Nature Area parking lot, W. Huron River Dr. near Bird Rd. Free. 996-8440.

9:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Free Music Together Demonstration Classes.

FREE Music Together� Demonstration classes for children infants to age 5 and the adults who love them. Sing, move, and play instruments with your child as part of our award winning classes!
Saline First United Methodist Church, 1200 Ann Arbor St., September 7th and 12th, times vary. My Urban Toddler, 7025 E. Michigan Ave, Tuesday September 11th, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Come sample the Music Together class experience before registering for our fall session of classes.
Reservations required. Please contact Hand in Hand Music at akschmidt@frontier.com or 734-429-3385 for more details.
www.HandinHandMT.com
My Urban Toddler, 7025 E. Michigan Ave. Free. 7344293385. [map]

10-11:30 a.m.

�Celebrating a Century of UMS Performances in Hill Auditorium: The Inside Story of the Great Hall�s Origins and Why Artists and Audiences Love It�: U-M Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Distinguished Lecture Series.

Talk by University Musical Society president Ken Fischer. First in a series of 9 monthly lectures.
10-11:30 a.m., Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 2900 Jackson Rd. $65 (members, $45) for the 9-lecture series. Memberships are $20 a year. Preregistration required. 998-9351. [map]

10:30-11:15 a.m.

�Babytime�: Chelsea District Library.

Every Tues. Staff present a program of songs, stories, and rhymes for kids under age 2 (accompanied by a caregiver). No siblings. Also, �Toddlertime� (Mar. 7, Apr. 4, May 2, June 6) a program for toddlers about letters, numbers, colors, and shapes.
10:30�11:15 a.m., CDL KidSpot, 221 S. Main, Chelsea. Free. 475�8732. [map]

Noon-1:30 p.m.

�David Halperin�s How to Be Gay�: U-M Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

U-M women�s studies professors David Caron, Lisa Disch, and Helmut Puff discuss Halperin�s book that argues that gayness is a specific way of being that gay men must learn from one another and that gay culture has much to offer the heterosexual mainstream.
Noon-1:30 p.m., 2239 Lane Hall, 204 S. State. Free. 764-9537. [map]

1 p.m.

Physics, French, German, Film --OLLI Study Groups Start Today: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at U-M (50+).

"Particle Physics for Non-Scientists" Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Sept 11-Dec 4 no class 11/20, Dick Chase, TSRC. We will cover the particles of modern physics from a non-specialist point of view. Each week we will view lectures, followed by discussion.
"French Conversation" Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Sept 11-Dec 11, Sophie Mongrain, Sunrise Senior Living. Taught by a native French speaker, participants will be able to improve their conversational abilities through French discussions on current French culture and history.
"Intermediate and Advanced German Conversation" Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Sept 11-Dec 18, Renate Gerulaitis, TSRC. This is a continuation of the course from Winter 2012, but newcomers are welcome. The emphasis will be on speaking and conversation.
"Film Studies Group" Tuesdays twice per month, 1:00-4:00 p.m. 9/11, 9/25, 10/2, 10/16, 11/6, 11/20, 12/4, 12/18 Barbara O�Neal, Clarion Hotel.You will see a variety of films, both American and foreign, followed by a discussion.
Locations vary--see descriptions above, & OLLI website, . $40 Please go OLLI website for additional class information.. 734-998-9351. germedoll@med.umich.edu www.olli-umich.org

1 p.m.

Preschool and Toddler Storytime: Dexter District Library.

Every Mon.-Thurs., Sept. 10-Nov. 1. Storytelling programs for kids ages 18 months�3 years (Mon., Wed., & Thurs. 10:30 a.m.) and 3�5 years (Mon. & Thurs., 11:30 a.m. and Tues., 1 p.m.). Also, a combined toddler and preschooler storytime (Wed., 11:30 a.m.). Also, a special �Drop-In Halloween Storytime and Craft� (Oct. 20, 11 a.m.) for kids age 6 & under, and a �New Sibling Story Time� (Sept. 29, 11 a.m.) for kids age 3 & up who have new siblings on the way.
Various times, DDL, 3255 Alpine, Dexter. Free. Preregistration required. 426�4477. [map]

1:30-3 p.m.

"Kick the Habit: A Tobacco Treatment Program": MHealthy Health & Well Being Services.

This six-week tobacco treatment group offered by the U-M Health System�s MHealthy Tobacco Consultation Service starts on Tuesday, September 11, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. at 2025 Traverwood Drive, Suite A3, Ann Arbor. Program covers preparing to quit, how quitting affects your body, tobacco treatment medications, setting a quit date, how to live free of tobacco, and relapse prevention. Call 734-998-6222 to sign up, or for more information visit www.mhealthy.umich.edu/tobacco
U-M MHealthy Tobacco Consultation Service, 2025 Traverwood Drive, Suite A3. $100 (U-M employees, U-M retirees, and patients with U-M physician referral, free). Call 734-998-6222. http://hr.umich.edu/mhealthy/programs/tobacco/consultation/ [map]

2:30-4 p.m.

Lecture Series: U-M Port Huron Statement Conference.

A series of lectures in conjunction with this U-M conference (see Oct. 31-Nov, 2 listings).

Sept. 11 (2:30-4 p.m.): U-M English and American culture professor Alan Wald on �Red Scare: A Counter-History.�

Sept. 20: U-M School of Information professor Finn Brunton on �Mimeographs and Telephone Trees: How to Make a Revolution with Dead Media.�

Sept. 25: U-M economics professor emeritus Tom Weisskopf on �The Origins and Evolution of Radical Political Economics.�

Oct. 4: Georgia State University history professor John McMillian on �Notes from the Underground: The Rise and Fall of the 1960s Underground Press in America.�

Oct. 9: Metropolitan State University (Minneapolis) history professor Doug Rossinow on �Remembering the Early New Left: Visions Inspired, Visions Fulfilled, Visions Denied.�

Oct. 18 (2-3:30 p.m.): U-M philosophy and women�s studies professor Elizabeth Anderson on �The People Themselves: Between Revolution and Representation from 1789 to Port Huron and Beyond.�

Oct. 23: U-M history and American culture professor Matthew Countryman on �Of Little Rocks and Levittowns: The Northern Racial Landscape and the Origins of 1960s Student Activism.�

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4-5:30 p.m. (except as noted), 1014 Tisch Hall, 435 S. State. Free. 615-6434. [map]

4-5 p.m.

Hearing Voices Network: Rebecca Hatton, PsyD.

Find acceptance, understanding, & support from others who hear voices or have uncommon beliefs. Be heard, grow creatively, learn about others' experience. Thousands of voice hearers attend HVN worldwide & many have found their path to recovery through this innovative self-help group. Meets monthly, every 3rd Tuesday.
Ann Arbor Friends Meetinghouse, 1420 Hill St.. Free. 734-709-2183. rebecca.hatton1@gmail.com DepressionSolutionsofAnnArbor.com [map]

4 p.m.

Senior Supper Club: Chelsea Community Hospital.

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All age 55 & over invited for a program followed at 5 p.m. by supper. Preceded at 2:30 p.m. by cards.

Mar. 12: Chelsea District Library librarian Sara Wedell hosts a screening of Village Life, a new Chelsea Community History Project documentary focusing on downtown Chelsea that collects the stories of longtime residents and business owners.

Apr. 9: �The Love, Lure, and Lore of Clotheslines.� Anne Lawrence shares her collection of clothesline memorabilia and hosts a discussion of clothesline stories.

May 14: Chelsea Community Hospital orthopedic surgeon Creg Carpenter discusses �Hip and Knee Replacement.�

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4 p.m., CCH dining room, 775 S. Main, Chelsea. $6 (cards & talk, free). Preregistration required. 475�3913. [map]

4-5:30 p.m.

�The Other America: Then and Now�: U-M Ford School of Public Policy.

Syndicated columnist Clarence Page moderates �One Nation, (In)divisible: The Future of Inequality in America,� a debate between Center on Budget and Policy Priorities senior fellow Jared Bernstein, a former member of President Obama�s economic team, and American Enterprise Institute scholar Charles Murray, author of the vontroversial 1994 best-seller The Bell Curve, on the legacy of Michael Harrington�s influential 1962 book about poverty in America.
4-5:30 p.m., Rackham Auditorium. Free. 615-5312. [map]

4:10 p.m.

�Institutionalizing Exclusion? Refugees, Human Rights, and the End of Empire�: U-M College of Literature, Science, & the Arts.

Lecture by U-M history of human rights professor Pamela Ballinger. Reception follows.
4:10 p.m., Rackham Amphitheater. Free. 998-6251. [map]

4:45-6:15 p.m.

Michigan Marching Band Practice.

Every Mon.-Fri. (except Oct. 15 & 16), Sept. 8 & 15, & Oct. 13 & 20. The U-M�s highly disciplined 200-plus-member marching band or sections thereof can be seen and heard practicing on Elbel Field. All are welcome to find a spot in the bleachers and get a sneak preview of upcoming halftime shows.
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (Sept. 3), 4:45-6:15 p.m. (every Mon.-Fri. beginning Sept. 4), 10 a.m.-noon (Sept. 8 & 15), 9 a.m.-noon (Oct. 13), & 8 a.m.-noon (Oct. 20), Elbel Field, Hill at Division. Free. 764-0582. [map]

5:30 p.m.

Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement Class: Michigan Feldenkrais.

In September and October, we will explore Feldenkrais lessons for the feet and feet.
Hands and feet will be the overall theme. Lessons will:
� help you create soft, flexible feet
� organize your feet for better support and more power
� connect the hands and feet to core power and support
� use movements of the hand to bring a relaxed quality to the entire self
Useful for a variety of foot, ankle, hand, and wrist problems.
The hands and feet are richly represented in the body image. It will be a fascinating process to explore how working with the extremities has myriad effects on the rest of oneself.
As with all my classes, I will provide access to audio recordings if you wish to practice the movement lessons between classes.
Harmony Yoga, 1955 Pauline Blvd, Suite 100B. $15. 734.646.9368. dale@michiganfeldenkrais.com www.michiganfeldenkrais.com [map]

6 p.m.

"Dogs & Suds Ride": Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society.

Every Tues. Apr.-Oct. Fast/moderate-paced ride, 25-30 miles, to the west or north.
6 p.m., Aberdeen Bike & Fitness, 1175 S. Main, Chelsea. Free. 678-8297. [map]

6 p.m.

"Matthaei Botanical Gardens Foray": Wild Ones.

All invited to view the native plantings and lawn alternatives at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens.
6 p.m., meet in the Matthaei lobby, 1800 N. Dixboro. Free. 604-4674. [map]

6-10 p.m.

Ann Arbor Cooks! Culinary Bootcamp I.

The key to great cooking boils down to solid technique and great ingredients. Join us for this intensive journey through the basics -- the end result is greater kitchen confidence and less reliance on recipes!
Each class will feature a full arsenal of dishes utilizing the techniques learned -- we will work with the very best cuts of meat, seafood, and produce from local purveyors. Students will work in pairs and prepare everything on the evening's menu providing for a generous amount of practice. Students will then sit down to enjoy the fruits of their labor throughout each class. This is, by far, our most intensive class, but also our most fun! And best of all, no experience is required!
This class meets on 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6-10pm.
Register online at www.annarborcooks.com
Ann Arbor Cooks!, 5060 Jackson Road. $425/person. 734-645-1030. www.annarborcooks.com [map]

6 p.m.

�Focus on Women: Huron River Ride�: Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society.

Every Tues. Slow/moderate-paced ride, 18-30 miles, to Dexter and back. Geared especially, but not exclusively, for women new to riding.
6 p.m., meet at Barton Park on Huron River Dr. 276-0240, 717-9583, 755-0884, 649-1023.

6:45 p.m.

Dexter Garden Club.

Sept. 11: Plant exchange and general meeting. Oct. 9: Master ikebana instructor Janet Knowlton discusses �The Art of Ikebana.�
6:45 p.m., Dexter Senior Center, 7720 Ann Arbor St., Dexter. Free. 424-2580. [map]

7 p.m.

"The Apprentice Series": Calvary Presbyterian Church.

A curriculum for Christlikeness
A 34-week study of three books:
The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful Life, and The Good and Beautiful Community by James Bryan Smith.
The class will meet Tuesday evenings at 7 pm beginning September 11.
Imagine a life free from anger, lust, lying, retaliation, vanity, greed, worry, and condemnation�a life empowered to love, forgive, care, and seek justice. It�s the life Jesus invited his followers to live. But how do we get there? This is the question the Apprentice study explores.
If you are interested in this intense, rewarding study, begin by writing a one-page reflection answering two questions:
� What do you hope to gain from this class?
� What do you hope to give back to those in the class?
Prayerfully consider if Jesus is inviting you to be His Apprentice.
Please submit your reflections to info@calvarya2.com.
For more details please visit www.apprenticeofjesus.org.
Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2727 Fernwood Ave. Free (book cost TBA). 734-971-3121. info@calvarya2.com Calvarya2.com [map]

7-9:30 p.m.

English Country Dancing: Ann Arbor Community of Traditional Music and Dance.

Every Tues. Historical and traditional English dancing to live music. All dances taught. No partner or experience needed. Bring flat, nonslip shoes (running shoes OK). First-timers are asked to arrive at 7 p.m.
7-9:30 p.m., Chapel Hill Condominium clubhouse, 3350 Green Rd. (park on Burbank). $7 (students, $4; kids age 13 & under with a parent, free). 665-7704. [map]

7-9 p.m.

Fantasy and Science Fiction/Theory Reading Group: U-M English Department.

All age 21 & over invited to discuss Old Man�s War, John Scalzi�s 2005 futuristic novel about a soldier who battles a wide variety of aliens in a universe where colonists from Earth must compete for scarce real estate.
7�9 p.m., 3184 Angell Hall. Free. 764-2553. [map]

7-8:30 p.m.

New Horizons Band: Saline Senior Center.

Bring a band instrument. Beginners are asked to call ahead to set up lessons.
7�8:30 p.m. (Tues.) and 1�2:30 p.m. (Thurs.), Liberty School band room, 7265 Saline�Ann Arbor Rd., Saline. Free. 429�1742. [map]

7 p.m.

The Diamond Approach: An Introductory Talk: Great Lakes Diamond Approach.

Join us for an introductory lecture on the Diamond Approach by Gregory Beck, ordained DA teacher. The evening will include time for an experiential exercise as well as questions and comments.
The Diamond Approach is a contemporary spiritual teaching that reveals the truth, beauty and mystery of our essential nature. Its unique perspective, developed and written about by A.H.Almaas, is a spiritual path that combines elements of depth psychology with knowledge of traditional practices, creating a new and accessible method for engaging in spiritual work while living fully in the modern world.
Gregory Beck has studied the Diamond Approach for over 20 years and has been an ordained teacher for 9 years. He currently teaches in Michigan, New York, and Europe. Gregory is married and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Ann Arbor Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth, 704 Airport Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI 48108. $5 donation. MichiganGLDA@gmail.com http://www.ridhwan.org/events/ [map]

7 p.m.

�Burying the Typewriter�: Nicola�s Books.

Poet Carmen Bugan discusses her debut memoir about her childhood in Romania, where her family experienced political oppression and persecution under Ceausescu. Signing.
7 p.m., Nicola�s, 2513 Jackson, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600. [map]

7:30 p.m.

"Soil Testing for Roses": Huron Valley Rose Society.

Club members lead a discussion and Q&A. Refreshments.
7:30 p.m., Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro. Free. 277-0112. [map]

7:30 p.m.

�The Localization Reader: Adapting to the Coming Downshift�: Sierra Club Book Club.

All invited to discuss this collection of new and classic essays, edited by U-M environmental sciences professors Raymond De Young and Thomas Princen, about ecological and social sustainability efforts.
7:30 p.m., Nicola�s, 2513 Jackson, Westgate shopping center. Free. 971-1157. [map]

8 p.m.

Stacey Earle: The Ark.

The sister of alt-country icon Steve Earle, Stacey Earle possesses a deft, often cutting lyrical flair, an irresistible melodic sense, and a distinctive phrasing that lends her singing a piquant, dramatic edge. �She can allow her voice to flutter from girlish innocence to that of a world-weary woman in the space of a few words. It�s an effect that�s completely natural and completely intoxicating,� says Performing Songwriter. She is accompanied on guitar and vocals by her husband, Mark Stuart, who also performs some of his own songs.
8 p.m., The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $15 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio and the Michigan Union Ticket Office (mutotix.com), and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS. [map]

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