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"Growing Pretty": Purple Rose Theatre Company.
Bob Saget: Live Nation.
Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, and Jack DeJohnette: University Musical Society.
 Saturday
April, 2008
 6:47 a.m.
"Sunrise Saturday Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Saturday. Very slow-paced 22-mile ride to Dexter for breakfast. Begins at sunrise.
meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St. Free. 665-6327, 913-9851.
7 a.m.-afternoon time TBA.
Agility Trials:
Ann Arbor Dog Training Club. April 18-20. Local dogs zip though a tricky obstacle course that includes tires, tunnels, a balance beam, jumps, an A-frame, and a slalom course of poles. Spectators are welcome - it's tremendous fun to watch the dogs enjoying the race. Rain or shine.
Ann Arbor Dog Training Club, 1575 E. North Territorial Rd. (11/2 miles east of US-23). Free. 995-2801.
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ann Arbor Antiques Market.:April 19 & 20. From its small Farmers' Market niche 30 years ago, this show has grown to national importance, with more than 300 antiques and collectibles dealers. It's the nation's largest monthly antiques show, and some say the best. No reproductions are allowed, experts check every booth, and the items' authenticity is guaranteed. Deliveries available. Food concessions. No pets. Managed by Doug Supinger.
Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. $6 (children 12 & under accompanied by an adult, free). Free parking. (937) 875-0808 (before the show), 429-3145 (day of show).
9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Annual Garage Sale:
King of Kings Lutheran Church. Thousands of used items, including antiques, toys, clothes, appliances, electronics, and more. Proceeds benefit a Youth Group mission to New Orleans. No early sales.
King of Kings Lutheran Church, 2685 Packard at Eisenhower. Free admission. 971-1417.
9 a.m.
"Dexter Breakfast Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Saturday. Beginner-friendly slow-paced (22 miles) and moderate/fast-paced (30 to 80 miles) round-trip rides to the Dexter Bakery. A very popular ride. 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 or change for a phone call, and snacks.
meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St., or at Barton Park, Huron River Dr. Free. For information, call 996-4985 (Apr. 5 ride), 996-8316 (Apr. 12), 662-0205 (Apr. 19), 971-3610 (Apr. 26).
9 a.m.
"T'ai Chi Ch'uan at the Cube.":Every Saturday & Sunday. Local t'ai chi instructor Chad Eisner leads a session of these slow meditative movements for beginning and advanced practitioners.
U-M Cube, between the Union and the SAB. Free. 930-2747.
9:30 a.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.).
"5th Annual Endurance 5K Fun Run & Walk":
Huron Hills Baptist Church Women's Ministry. 5-km fun run and walk. Proceeds go to World Vision to help children affected by HIV/AIDS. The run is preceded by a talk by Bob Dickinson, the father of Laura Dickinson, an EMU student killed last year who was devoted to helping kids with AIDS.
Gallup Park picnic pavilion (enter on the west side of Huron Pkwy., go over the wooden bridge, turn left, and go all the way down). Registration $20 (family, $25) in advance by April 15 at huronhills.org, $25 (family, $30) on race day. 330-5490.
9:30 a.m.-noon.
"From Victim to Victor":
AGLOW International. Talk by club member Delynne Ledbetter. AGLOW is a network of Christian women who meet for prayer and community outreach. Women of all faiths invited. Light refreshments.
WCC Liberal Arts, room 340, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Free. 971-4545.
9:30 a.m.
"Using Fresh, Unprocessed Milk: Using All the Milk, Freshest to Oldest":
Sunward Cohousing. Local registered nurse and milk expert Peg Beals demonstrates ways to cook with milk and make butter. Followed by lunch.
Sunward Cohousing, 424 Little Lake Dr. $15. Preregistration required. 649-3220.
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
"Ham Radio at the Hands-On Museum":
Arrow Communication Association Amateur Radio Club. April 5 & 19. Club members discuss and demonstrate amateur radio in the lobby.
Hands-On Museum, 220 E. Ann. Free. 930-6564.
10 a.m.
Walk:
Grex. Every Saturday. All invited to join members of this local computer-conferencing group for a walk, either along trails through Nichols Arboretum.
meet in Gallup Park parking lot, 3000 Fuller Rd. (west side of Huron Pkwy.). Free. 741-9351.
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Downtown Home & Garden Spring Lecture Series.:April 5, 12, & 19. Today: DH&G owner Mark Hodesh offers tips on and answers questions about "How to Start and Maintain a Lawn." Also, every Saturday this month, Washtenaw County Extension Service master gardeners are on hand (9 a.m.-1 p.m.) to answer questions and accept soil samples ($15 per sample) for testing.
DH&G, 210 S. Ashley. Free. 662-8122.
11 a.m.
Storytime:
Nicola's Books. Every Saturday. Storytelling program for kids under age 7.
Nicola's, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600.
11:30 a.m.
"Border to Border Trail Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Newcomers and casual riders invited to join a very leisurely, family-friendly 22-mile ride along Washtenaw County's Border to Border trail, with a stop in Ypsilanti's Depot Town for lunch.
meet at the Bandemer Park entrance off Barton Dr. at Whitmore Lake Rd. Free. 662-0205.
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
"Chinese Women, Ancient and Modern":
Chinese American Society of Ann Arbor. Talk by local community organizer Amy Seetoo. Also, a dim sum lunch.
Great Lake Seafood Restaurant, 2910 Carpenter (south of Packard). Pay for your own lunch. 996-1440.
11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
14th Annual "Fiberarts Feast":
Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild. Brunch and a juried fashion show of clothing made by guild members. Also, show and sale of quilts, clothing, baskets, table linens, pillows, and dolls.
Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Bldg. Towsley Auditorium, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. $28 in advance only. 668-6819.
Noon.
Children's Storytime:
Waters Place Borders. Borders staff read from picture books and books for babies, infants, and toddlers.
Borders, 3140 Lohr Rd. Free. 997-8884.
Noon.
Draw Doubles:
Local 101 Disc Golf Club. Every Saturday. All invited to play disc golf at one of Hudson Mills Metropark's 24-hole disc golf courses. Disc golf is a popular sport played with a Frisbee-like disc; the goal is to land the disc in a "pole hole" in the fewest shots. In draw doubles play, beginners are paired with advanced players to create parity. Prizes. Golf discs available free from the Hudson Mills Metropark office.
Hudson Mills Metropark Activity Center, 8801 North Territorial Rd. (between Dexter-Pinckney Rd. & Huron River Dr.), Dexter. $5 per player; free for spectators. Vehicle entrance fees: $4/day, $20/year ($12 for seniors age 62 & over). 449-4300.
Diana Gannett:
U-M School of Music. This U-M double bass professor is accompanied by piano professor John Ellis in a program of works by Ruth Stoops, Giuseppe Tartini, Babs Gonzales, Giovanni Bottesini, and Brahms. 3 p.m.,
University Commons, 817 Asa Gray Drive. Free. 764-0594.
3rd Saturday Contra Dance:
Cobblestone Farm Dancers. Callers and musicians TBA. No partner needed; all dances taught; beginners welcome. Lesson at 7:30 p.m. Wear cool, casual clothes and comfy, flat, smooth-soled shoes. Preceded at 3 - 6 p.m. by a free jam for all musicians. 8 p.m., Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. (1/2 mile south of I-94) .
$10. 426-0241.
"The Counterfeiters":
Michigan Theater Foundation . (Stefan Ruzowitzky, 2007.) April 18-24. Oscar-winning drama about a moral dilemma of a German Jew, an expert counterfeiter, who is enlisted by the Nazis to counterfeit foreign currency to undermine the Allied economies. German, subtitles.
Time TBA, Michigan Theater. $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6). 668-TIME.
"Growing Pretty":
Purple Rose Theatre Company. Every Wednesday-Sunday, March 27-May 31. Michelle Mountain directs the world premiere of Carey Crim's coming-of-age tale about a girl who dreams of becoming a supermodel. When her mom steals the love of her life, the girl has to navigate, alone, the difficult path of becoming an artist. The cast features Stacie Hadgikosti, Brian Ogden, Grant Krause, Rhiannon Ragland, Matt Gwynn, and Hugh Maguire. 8 p.m., Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea.
$25 (Wed. & Thurs.), $30 (Sat. & Sun. matinees), & $35 (Fri. & Sat. eves.). Tickets available in advance and at the door. 433-7673.
"Dance Michigan: Emerging Choreographers Showcase":
Ann Arbor Civic Ballet. An afternoon of new ballet works by the Ann Arbor Civic Ballet and several guest companies, including the tap and jazz ensemble Hope College IDT and the contemporary dance company Lansing Chamber Dance. 6 p.m., Saline High School Ellen Ewing Performing Arts Center, 1300 Campus Pkwy. (off Industrial, north from E. Michigan), Saline .
$10 (kids age 5 & under, free) in advance at annarborcivicballet.com and at the door. 262-9882.
Volunteer Stewardship Workday:
Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation Division. April 6, 12, 19, & 20 (different locations). All invited to help city parks natural area preservation staff maintain the natural areas in various city parks. Also, city staffers lead a short nature walk at the end of each workday. Minors must be accompanied by an adult or obtain a release form in advance. 6 April: a trip to Dolph Nature Area to clear the park's trails. 12 April: a trip to Sugarbush Nature Area to fix up the trails and remove invasive garlic mustard. 19 April: a trip to Leslie Woods to help remove invasive garlic mustard. 20 April: help spruce up the trails at Hollywood Nature Area, a small neighborhood park with a great diversity of wildflowers.
Dolph Nature Area, meet at the Park Lake Ave. (off eastbound Jackson east of Wagner Rd.) entrance just south of the First Sister Lake dock overlook. Free. 996-3266.
Karen Bell-Brege:
Waters Place Borders.
This Brighton writer reads excerpts from several of her popular series of Mick Morris adventure books for middle school readers. Also, signing.
1 p.m.
Ann Arbor Women's Rugby vs. Cleveland Rugby Football Club.:Round robin tournament.
Riverside Park (off Wall St.). Free. 330-1177.
1 p.m.
"Container Gardening Demonstration":
Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Growing Hope representative Amanda Edmonds discusses how to grow such edible plants as herbs and tomatoes in containers. Q&A.
Ten Thousand Villages, 303 S. Main St. Free. 647-9679.
2 p.m.
Dinosaur Tours:
U-M Exhibit Museum. Every Saturday & Sunday. 30-minute docent-led tour of the museum's dinosaur exhibits.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. Free, but limited to the first 15 people to sign up for each tour. 764-0478.
2 p.m.
"It's Spring!":
Waterloo Recreation Area. Waterloo Recreation Area park interpreter Kathy Kavanagh leads a walk along the Spring Pond Trail to look and listen for signs of spring.
Eddy Discovery Center, Bush Rd. (west from Pierce Rd. off I-94 exit 157), Chelsea. Free. Preregistration required. Vehicle entrance fees: $6/day, $24/year ($6/year for seniors age 65 & over). 475-3170.
2-5 p.m.
"Moving On! Living Life to the Fullest After Divorce":
Borders Express. Divorce Recovery Today CEO LaShon Williams signs copies of her self-help book.
Borders Express, Briarwood mall. Free. 669-0785.
2-4 p.m.
Ann Arbor Juggling Arts Club.:Every Saturday. All invited to practice their juggling skills. Beginners welcome. Indoor location TBA in case of inclement weather.
call for winter location. Free. 761-1115.
2 p.m.
"Jekyll and Hyde":
Young People's Theater. April 17-20. Ron Baumanis directs local young actors in Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn's musical adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale about a doctor whose experiments on his personality create a murderous double.
Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, Michigan League. Tickets $15 (seniors age 65 & older, and youth age 18 & under, $10). 222-4006.
2:30 p.m.
Ultimate Frisbee:
SC Ultimate. Every Saturday. All invited to join a pickup game of this spirited team sport played with a flying disc. Note: Overly aggressive players are politely asked to leave.
Fuller Field. Free. info@a2ultimate.org
6-11 p.m.
"Cruising with Rotary":
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North. Gala evening featuring a large raffle and other activities TBA.
location and cost TBA. 971-8800, ext. 211; 971-7100, ext. 223.
6 p.m.
Children's Movie:
Arborland Borders. Every Saturday. Kids (accompanied by a parent) invited to bring teddy bears and watch a family film TBA. Popcorn.
Borders, 3527 Washtenaw. Free. 677-6948.
7 p.m.
"Festival of New Music":
Ann Arbor Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. A program of organ works, choral music, and congregational hymn singing featuring compositions and arrangements by local composers. The performers include area organists and the St. Andrew's Episcopal, St. Paul Lutheran, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic, and First Congregational (Wayne) church choirs. The program includes the premiere of U-M music professor Ellwood Derr's "Mary Magdalene Distraught" and works by James Wagner, Thomas Strode, Timothy Tikker, Karen Phipps, John Woolsey, and Geoff Stanton.
St. Thomas, State at Kingsley. Free. 761-8606.
7 p.m.
"3rd Annual International Concert":
Washtenaw Community College. Performances by WCC students and regional musicians representing such countries as India, Niger, Japan, China, Senegal, and Romania.
Washtenaw Community College Student Center Bldg., 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Free. 973-3519.
7 p.m.-midnight.
"Almost Legal":
U-M Smith-Ka-Teers 17th Annual Smithee Awards. This celebration of bad films features screenings of 5 clips of commercial feature films in each of 19 categories, including "Most Ludicrous Premise," "Worst Science," "Cutting Butter with a Chainsaw," "Let's Up the Rating to R," "Deus ex Machina," and Worst Acting and Worst Picture. Films typically sampled include the likes of Seedpeople, Leech Woman, Nailgun Massacre, The Clones of Bruce Lee, and Narcotic Justice. Audience members vote on the "winners." "Unhealthy snacks (including drinks of colors not found in nature) will be served," notes an organizer. Mature audiences.
1800 Chemistry, 930 North University. Free. 975-0610.
7:30-9:30 p.m.
"Landscape Inspirations":
Ann Arbor Garden Club. Talk by Trillium Landscapes co-owner Jo Ann Marshall.
U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free. 665-7072, 996-8942.
7:30 p.m.
"Cheaper by the Dozen":
Saline Area Players. April 18 - 20, 25, & 26. Mary Rumman directs local actors in Christopher Sergel's comedy, adapted from Frank Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey's memoir about growing up in an enormous family headed by efficiency experts Frank and Lillian Gilbreth.
Liberty School Theater, 7265 N. Ann Arbor St. Tickets $12 (students & seniors age 65 & older, $10) at the door only. 439-8613.
8 & 10:30 p.m.
Ron Shock:
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. April 17-19 . An engaging raconteur who has been dubbed a "latter-day Will Rogers" by the Houston Chronicle, Shock draws his material from an impressively uneven personal history that ranges from serving time in a California prison for car theft to running a successful business in Sydney, Australia, and includes stints as a professional gambler, theology student, boxer, and inventor. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; the Friday & Saturday early shows are nonsmoking.
old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $7 (Thurs.) & $10 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $9 (Thurs.) & $12 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080.
8 p.m.
"The Importance of Being Earnest":
Concordia University. April 17-20. Concordia University theater instructor Laura Bird directs Concordia students in Oscar Wilde's masterpiece, a deliciously irreverent fin-de-siecle comedy of manners renowned for its wonderfully pointed epigrammatic dialogue. The story concerns a foundling who must establish his identity to the satisfaction of his prospective mother-in-law, London's leading social dragon, who is not about to allow her daughter to marry a nonentity.
Concordia University Kreft Center Black Box Theater, 4090 Geddes at Earhart. Tickets $10 in advance and at the door. 995-7300.
8 p.m.
"Lost in Yonkers":
Blackbird Theater. Every Friday & Saturday, April 11-26. Lynch Travis directs local actors in Neil Simon's award-winning bittersweet comedy set in New York in 1942, about a multigenerational family living in happiness and strife, as seen through the eyes of teenage brothers sent to live with their strict grandmother and loving but scatterbrained aunt when their father takes a job away from home. Cast: Linda Rabin Hammell, Rebecca Staffend, Oliver Darrow, Carl Hanna, Erin Ashmore, Scott Crandall, and Sabra Satz-Kojis.
Blackbird Theater, 1600 Pauline (at Kay Pkwy. east of Stadium). Tickets $20 (seniors age 60 & older, $15; students $10) in advance and at the door. 332-3848.
8 p.m.
Bob Saget:
Live Nation. Best known as the star of the popular early-1990s sitcom Full House and of America's Funniest Home Videos, Saget is also a veteran stand-up comic known for his edgy observational humor and wisecracking jokes.
Michigan Theater. Tickets $29.50-$39.50 in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office & all other Ticketmaster outlets, and at the door. To charge by phone, call (248) 645-6666.
8 p.m.
Larry the Cable Guy:
EMU Convocation Center. Most widely known as one of the costars of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Larry the Cable Guy (the comic persona of Daniel Lawrence Whitney) is a happy-go-lucky boor who likes to tell stories about the often surreal misadventures of his stereotypically redneck family, always punctuating the stories with trailer-park folk wisdom and mind-clearing catch phrases.
EMU Convocation Center, 799 N. Hewitt (north off Washtenaw), Ypsilanti. Tickets $32.75 & $42.75 (students, $20) in advance at the EMU Convocation Center and at the door. 487-2282.
8 p.m.
Brian Vander Ark:
The Ark. Solo performance by this Detroit-area singer-songwriter, the lead singer of the popular mid-1990s dance-rock band Verve Pipe. His new CD Angel, Put Your Face On is a collection of earnest, reflective, characteristically melodic explorations of the themes of family, love, and loss.
The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $15 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.
8 p.m.
Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, and Jack DeJohnette:
University Musical Society. All-star jazz trio. Renowned jazz vocalist McFerrin is a one-man band capable of producing a whole orchestra of sounds using nothing but his own body, including scat singing, tapping his chest for percussive sounds, and rubbing the microphone against his beard for a samba sound. Corea is one of the most popular and influential figures on the contemporary jazz scene. He's a 12-time Grammy-winning pianist who first came to prominence in the late 60s as a member of the Miles Davis Group, with which he recorded the legendary Bitches Brew LP, a revolutionary work that virtually invented jazz fusion. Since then, Corea has continued to explore ways to expand the musical vocabulary of jazz and make its melodic and rhythmic spirit more accessible. A former member of the Keith Jarrett Trio, drummer DeJohnette made his name with his work on Miles Davis's album Bitches Brew. DeJohnette is praised by a Rolling Stone critic for his "lyrical grace and propulsive energy."
Hill Auditorium. Tickets $10-$48 in advance at the Michigan League Box Office and (if available) at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538 or (800) 221-1229.
8 p.m.
Creative Musicianship Concert:
U-M Residential College. U-M music professor Mark Kirschenmann directs his RC students in this annual concert of original music in various genres that is always fun, innovative, and loud.
Residential College Auditorium, East Quad, 701 East University. Free. 647-4354.
8 p.m.
Magic Show:
Ann Arbor Magic Club. Performances by professional magicians, including Patrick Page and Martin Cox from England, Hank Moorehouse and Rick Fisher of Michigan, and Mike Woodward of Kentucky. In celebration of Michigan Magic Day.
Ypsilanti High School, 1885 Packard. $12 at the door only. Free. 482-9523.
10 p.m.-2 a.m. (doors open at 9:30 p.m.).
The Dirtbombs:
The Blind Pig. Iconoclastic, versatile postpunk garage rock by this Detroit band led by former Gories frontman Mick Collins. "Collins & Co. are equal-opportunity musical omnivores steeped in the sound of Detroit's FM-radio glory days, and Noise busts out like power pop on 'roids," says Spin writer Chris Handyside. Opening act is Kelley Stoltz, a San Francisco band led by this Michigan-bred singer-songwriter who has been compared to the likes of Lou Reed, Nick Drake, and Leonard Cohen.
The Blind Pig, 208 S. Ashley. Tickets $10 in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office & all other Ticketmaster outlets, and at the door. To charge by phone, call (248) 645-6666.
10 p.m.-midnight.
"Girls Night with Tracy Mack":
ShCabaret and Gallery. Performances by local blues-rock and folk-rock singer-songwriter Mack and Detroit jazz and R&B singer-songwriter Tracy Kash Thomas.
sh, 325 Braun Ct. $5 admission. 663-0036.
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