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At Lazar Spinal Care, we believe in lifelong family wellness care. If you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, if you’re ready to be more alive and live your fullest life, this workshop is for you. This 45 minute workshop discusses the difference between health and wellness, why our body is breaking down and ways to achieve optimal health. The workshop is followed by a Q&A session, so bring your questions with you. RSVP by email or phone to save your seats. Lazar Spinal Care, Scio Township Medical Suites, 203 S. Zeeb, Ste 106, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Free. 734-274-5107. care@lazarspinalcare.com www.LazarSpinalCare.com [map]
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Come celebrate the end of a wonderful 2012 at LA2M. Our annual Holiday Party is a great event to bring your team, enjoy a strolling buffet, and deserts, and share stories of what happened in 2012.LA2M is grateful to all our friends, speakers, and attendees who come to our programs. Please join us on December 19 for a celebratory lunch and party for the holidays!We will be donating to a charity this holiday season, so please bring an item for the bathroom to LA2M with you. It could be cleaning supplies, toothbrush, soap, toilet paper. You name it. We will donate all your items to charity, and we may even assemble gift boxes immediately after the party if anyone wants to stay and help.Purchase your advance tickets!http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4935701817/?ref=estw Conor O'Neills, 318 South Main. $20. 734-272-4698. info@LA2M.org la2m.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. 10:30-11 a.m. (Sat.) & noon-12:30 p.m. (Wed. & Fri.), Kerrytown Market & Shops. Free. 369- 3107. [map]
All ages invited to join a discussion of a book at a2gov.org/senior. Oct. 17: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera’s novel of ideas set among Czech artists and intellectuals in the wake of the suppression of the 1968 Prague Spring by the Soviet army.Nov. 21: State of Wonder, Ann Patchett’s novel about a pharmaceutical research scientist’s search for her former mentor who disappeared developing a valuable new drug in the Amazon jungle. Dec. 19: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander's influential book about ways in which our system of mass incarceration has come to resemble systems of racial control from a different era. Jan. 16: TBA.. 12:30-2 p.m., Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. $2 (members, free). 794-6250. [map]
(Nikolaj Arcel, 2012). Historical drama, set in the 18th century, about the romance between the Queen of Denmark and the royal physician. Michigan Theater. Tickets $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; Wed., $7). 668-TIME. [map]
(Sacha Gervasi, 2012). Biopic that stars Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock. Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson. Michigan Theater. Tickets $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; Wed., $7). 668-TIME. [map]
On Wednesday, December 19th, from 5:00-7:00 PM, local artist Katherine Larson will be signing copies of her new gift book, Ann Arbor Observed at The Crown House of Gifts on Plymouth Road in the Traver Village Shopping Center.Aside from her career as an artist, book illustrator, educator, and opera singer, Larson is probably most well-known locally for painting the covers for the Ann Arbor Observer for the past 20 years.Ann Arbor Observed collects the artist's favorite paintings over the last 20 years along with stories about each of them. This makes a great gift for any fan of local history and art. The event is free, but the book costs $29.95 Crown House of Gifts, 2623 Plymouth Road. Free. 734-761-2518. crownhouseofgifts@gmail.com http://www.crownhouseofgifts.com [map]
A variety of supervised craft activities for kids age 3 & up. 6 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 3235 Washtenaw. Free. 973-1618. [map]
Every Sun. & Tues.-Fri. except Dec. 25 & Jan. 1. 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.). 1 p.m. (Sun.) & 6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.), 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 available from club members. Knives and block-out and rough-cut patterns available for sale. 6–8 p.m., Saline Area Senior Center, 7190 N. Maple, Saline. Free. 944–1918. [map]
CDL storytellers Miss Jackie and Rosie present a program of holiday stories, songs, fingerplays, and crafts for kids ages 3-5 accompanied by a parent. 6–7 p.m., CDL McKune Room, 221 S. Main, Chelsea. Free. Preregistraation required. 475–8732. [map]
Prizes. 6:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 320 W. Michigan, Saline. $1 for hard cards (book of 10 games, $7). 429–7310. [map]
Live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera production of this Mozart opera, a drama of jealousy and intrigue set in imperial Rome. Stars Elina Garanca, Giuseppe Filianoti, and Barbara Frittoli. The broadcast is reprised on tape Dec. 19 & 20 (see listings). 12:55 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Quality 16, 3686 Jackson. Tickets $23 (seniors, $20; kids age 12 & under & students, $13.50) in advance at gqti.com/met.aspx and at the door. 623-7469. [map]
Lori Fithian, a local drummer and drum teacher, leads a drum circle. Instruments provided, or bring your own. Kids welcome. Preceded at 6:45 p.m. by a brief drum lesson. 7-9 p.m., Crazy Wisdom Bookstore, 114 S. Main. Free. 426-7818. [map]
Auditions for actors, singers, and choristers for a concert version of "Ragtime". Performance is scheduled for May 2013 at the Michigan Theater. Auditions to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 18th and 19th at Ann Arbor Open School at Mack. Go to www. a2ic to schedule an audition. Please be prepared to sing 16 bars of any song. An accompanist will be provided. Ann Arbor Open School at Mack, 920 Miller, Ann Arbor. Free. 734-730-8401. info@a2ic.org www.a2ic.org [map]
Talk by local chiropractor Shannon Roznay. 7-8 p.m., Whole Foods, 3135 Washtenaw. Free. Preregistration required. 975-4500. [map]
All invited to discuss Anna G. Valenzuela-Zapata and Gary Paul Nabhan’s Tequila: A Natural and Cultural History. 7:30-9 p.m., Motte & Bailey, 212 N. Fourth Ave. Free. 669-0451. [map]
Slide-illustrated talk by WAS member and Cornell University junior Andy Johnson about these large shorebirds that breed in the arctic tundra and winter as far south as Tierra del Fuego. 7:30 p.m., U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free. 677-3275. [map]
Irish-American singer-songwriter from Detroit known for her bell-like soprano—it’s been described as “rich, flexible, soaring, and haunting”--and her grittily realistic, bluesy original story songs. In its review of her latest CD Northern Border, Sing Out! calls her “one of the rare singer-songwriters to sensuously weave words and melody into a strong and mesmerizing fabric.” 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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