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Chuck Palahniuk: Liberty Borders.
"The Life Before Her Eyes": Michigan Theater Foundation.
Social Bridge: Ann Arbor Senior Center.
 Tuesday
May, 2008
 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Social Bridge:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. Every Tuesday & Wednesday (different locations). All seniors age 50 & older invited to play bridge. No partner required.
Brookhaven Manor, 401 W. Oakbrook (off S. Main north of Eisenhower), Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. 769-5911.
10 a.m.-noon.
Scrabble:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. Every Tuesday. All seniors age 50 & older invited to play this popular word game.
Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. 769-5911.
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Jewish Older Adults:
Jewish Community Center. Every Tuesday. Activities begin at 10 a.m. with "Fitness Fun" ($4), a 60-minute exercise program led by Maria Farquhar, followed at 1 p.m. by a chance to play mah-jongg, cards, and board games or join quilting and other craft projects. Homemade buffet luncheon ($3) available at noon. All invited.
JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. (off Stone School Rd. south of Packard). Free. 971-0990.
11:30 a.m.
Children's Hour:
Shaman Drum Bookshop. Every Tuesday. Shaman Drum staff read picture books for kids ages 2-6.
Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. 662-7407.
"The Life Before Her Eyes":
Michigan Theater Foundation. (Vadim Perelman, 2008.) May 17-22. Film adaptation of award-winning local fiction writer Laura Kasischke's novel about an adolescent girl who survives a horrifying shooting only to become a middle-aged mom adrift and slowly keeling over in the calm but shadowy waters of a seemingly perfect life. Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood. Times TBA, Michigan Theater. $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6). 668-TIME
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6 p.m.
"Tuesday Evening Birders":
Washtenaw Audubon Society. Every Tuesday. City ornithologist Dea Armstrong leads evening walks at various local birding sites. Bring binoculars and (if you have one) a scope.
meet (tentatively) at the Miller Rd. Park & Ride off M-14. Free. 994-3569, 668-2513.
6 p.m.
"Huron River Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Tuesday. Slow/moderate-paced ride, 18-40 miles, to Dexter and back.
meet at Rudolf Steiner School, 1655 Newport Rd. Free. 662-0205.
6 p.m.
"Big Sky Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Tuesday. Moderate-paced ride, 20-35 miles, along flat, relatively quiet picturesque roads south of Ann Arbor.
meet at York Baptist Church, 1220 Stony Creek Rd. at Platt. Free. 971-5763.
6:30-8:30 p.m.
"Knit Happens":
Ann Arbor Stitch 'n' Bitch. Every Tuesday. All knitters invited to bring their current projects to work on and swap knitting tips.
location TBA. Free. 945-3035.
6:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor Front Runners.:Every Tuesday & Thursday. Gay, lesbian, and straight runners invited to choose a distance of 3-5 miles to run with Front Runners members.
meet at Furstenberg Park, off Fuller Rd. across from Huron High School. Free. 741-1763.
7 p.m.
"A Down South Dinner with Martha Foose":
Zingerman's Roadhouse. Zingerman's Roadhouse chef Alex Young is joined by this gifted chef and storyteller from Tchula, Mississippi, to host a meal featuring dishes from Screen Doors and Sweet Tea, Foose's new collection of recipes and tales celebrating the color, characters, and cookery of the Delta region.
Zingerman's Roadhouse, 2501 Jackson. $45. Beverages available a la carte. Space limited; reservations required. 663-FOOD.
7-9 p.m.
Common Thread.:All invited to meet members of this local knitting group and exchange tips.
Arborland Borders, 3527 Washtenaw. Free. 677-6948.
7 p.m.
Saline Newcomers Book Club:Waters Place Borders. Discussion of Song Yet Sung , James McBride's novel set in antebellum Maryland about a runaway slave and her prophetic visions - from Martin Luther King to hip-hop - that motivate her escape.
Borders, 3140 Lohr Rd. Free. 997-8884.
7-9 p.m.
"Do Ewe Like Cheese?":
Zingerman's Delicatessen. Zingerman's staff member Jess Piskor discusses and offers taste samples of a variety of sheep milk cheeses from Roquefort and feta to pecorino Romano and manchego.
Zingerman's Next Door (upstairs), 422 Detroit St. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 663-3354.
7-8:30 p.m.
"Odyssey to Freedom":
Jewel Heart Buddhist Center. Every Tuesday. Talks by Gehlek Rimpoche, an incarnate lama from Tibet who lives in Ann Arbor, or one of Gehlek's senior students.
Jewel Heart Center, 1129 Oak Valley Dr. (just south of Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.). $10 (students & seniors, $5). 994-3387.
7-9 p.m.
Writers Reading at Sweetwaters.:Reading by local poet Angel Nafis, a WCC student and 2-time member of the Ann Arbor Youth Poetry Slam Team who is currently the Neutral Zone writer-in-residence. Followed by open-mike readings for poets and other creative writers.
Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, 123 W. Washington. Free. 369-2798.
7-9 p.m.
Ann Arbor Area Writers Group:
Arborland Borders. Every Tuesday. All local writers invited to bring samples of their writing to read and discuss. Observers welcome.
Borders computer section, 3527 Washtenaw. Free. 449-9394.
7-9:30 p.m.
English Country Dancing:
Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance. Every Tuesday . Historical and traditional English dancing. Today: callers Bantle and Don Theyken with music by Childgrove. All dances taught. No partner or experience needed. Dress comfortably and bring flat, nonslip shoes (running shoes OK).
Chapel Hill Condominium clubhouse, 3350 Green Rd. $7 (students, $4; children age 13 & under, free). 665-7704.
7-10:30 p.m.
Sweet Adelines County Connection.:Every Tuesday. All women invited to join the weekly rehearsals of this local 40-member barbershop harmony chorus.
UAW Local 898 Hall, 8975 Textile Rd. (west of Rawsonville Rd. off I-94), Ypsilanti. Free to visitors ($20 monthly dues for those who join). 480-8843.
7 p.m.
Chuck Palahniuk:
Liberty Borders. This novelist from Portland, Oregon, who has been described as "America's most inventive nihilist," discusses Snuff , his audacious and hilarious story about a porn star who plans to have sex with 600 men in one day on camera. The narrative follows Mr. 72, Mr. 137, and Mr. 600 as they await their turns. Signing.
Borders, 612 Liberty. Free. 668-7652.
7:30 p.m.
Huron Valley Sierra Club.:A slide-illustrated talk by Unadilla Boatworks owner Ron Sell on "Exploring the Natural Rivers Section of the Huron River by Canoe."
U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 Dixboro Rd. Free.
7:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor Camera Club:. Today: members show their recent prints.
Forsythe Middle School Media Center, 1655 Newport Rd. Free ($15 annual dues for those who join). 327-4781.
7:30 p.m.
Huron Valley Harmonizers Chapter of SPEBSQSA.:Every Tuesday. All male singers invited to join the weekly rehearsals of this local barbershop harmony chorus.
Stony Creek United Methodist Church, 8635 Stony Creek Rd., Ypsilanti. Free to visitors ($130 annual dues for those who join). Newcomers should call in advance. For information, call Greg Humbel at 445-1925.
8 p.m.
German Speakers' Round Table.:Every Tuesday. All German speakers invited for conversation.
Grizzly Peak Brewing Company, 120 W. Washington. Free admission. 665-2931.
8 p.m.
Avett Brothers:
The Ark. Postpunk southern roots music by this heralded young string trio from North Carolina whose music has been described as a cross between the Everly Brothers and the Violent Femmes. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution praises the band for exploiting "the tensions between the rustic Old South and the cosmopolitan New South, between rootsy bluegrass and rowdy punk rock, between reverence and irreverence." Its 2007 CD Emotionalism, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, is a collection of adventurously inventive originals that Paste magazine reviewer Steve LaBate calls "sporadically reminiscent of everything from Help! -era Beatles to Chopin nocturnes."
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.
10 p.m.
"Triple Double Trivia":
The Arena Sports Grille and Bar. Every Tuesday. All invited to try a wide-ranging trivia quiz for such prizes as T-shirts, hats, and gift certificates. Bonus points awarded for "stupid human tricks" like drinking beer upside down, dancing to Michael Jackson songs, or inserting an entire fist into your mouth.
The Arena, 203 E. Washington. Free. 222-9999.
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