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"Growing Pretty": Purple Rose Theatre Company.
Peter Leonard: Nicola's Books.
"The Life Before Her Eyes": Michigan Theater Foundation.
 Wednesday
May, 2008
 11 a.m.
"Storytime with Mr. James":
Arborland Borders. Every Wednesday. Borders staffer "Mr. James" reads stories and leads a craft project for toddlers. Also, raffle. Today: Emma Dodd's What Pet to Get? and Kate Banks's Max's Dragon .
Borders, 3527 Washtenaw. Free. 449-9394.
Noon.
Martha Hall Foose:
Waters Place Borders. This Viking Cooking School executive chef signs Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales from a Southern Cook , a collection of southern recipes with a contemporary flair accented by humorous and touching stories.
Borders, 3140 Lohr Rd. Free. 997-8884.
"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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"Saline Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Wednesday. Slow/moderate-paced ride, 30 miles or more, south to Milan and then west to the area around Britton-Macon. 6 p.m., meet at municipal parking lot on Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. south of Michigan Ave., Saline .
Free. 645-5840.
Open Stage Showcase:
The Ark. Performance by 2 favorites with audiences of the Ark's Open Stage nights, Jim Smith, a veteran local country-folk singer-songwriter who writes reflective, often historical songs about ordinary people's lives, and Charlene Kaye, an energetic local singer-songwriter whose songs range between and sometimes mix together a wide array of styles, from classical, swing, and soul to pop and rock. She accompanies herself on both piano and guitar. 8 p.m., The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $10 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
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12:15 p.m.
Book Club:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. All seniors age 50 & older invited to join Lucia Skoman to discuss a book TBA.
Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. 769-5911.
12:45-3:45 p.m.
Social Bridge:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. Every Tuesday & Wednesday (different locations). All seniors age 50 & older invited to play bridge. No partner required.
(Wed.), Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. 769-5911.
1-4 p.m.
Chess:
U-M Turner Geriatrics Center. Every Wednesday. All seniors invited to play chess. Refreshments.
Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. Free. 998-9353.
3 & 8 p.m.
"Growing Pretty":
Purple Rose Theatre Company. Every Wednesday-Sunday (except May 7) through May 31, and May 6 & 27. See review, left. 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.
Tickets $25 (Wed. & Thurs.), $30 (Sat. & Sun. matinees), & $35 (Fri. & Sat. eves.) in advance and at the door. 433-7673.
5-8 p.m.
Scrabble:
Ann Arbor Scrabblers. Every Wednesday. All invited to join local Scrabble enthusiasts to play this popular word game. Bring a board and tiles, if you have them. Note new location.
Arbor Brewing, 114 E. Washington. Free. 994-0084.
6 p.m.
Magic:
the Gathering Tournament: Get Your Game On. Every Sunday, Monday, & Wednesday. All invited to compete in a tournament using the Legacy (Mondays) and standard constructed (Wednesdays & Sundays) editions of this popular collectible card game. Bring your own cards.
Get Your Game On, 709 Packard. $5. 786-3746.
6 p.m.
"West Side Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Wednesday. Slow/moderate-paced ride, 22-25 miles, and a slow-paced ride, 13-18 miles, to the Dexter Dairy Queen and back. Now in its 30th year, this ride is a favorite with newcomers and casual riders.
sharp, meet at Sweepster parking lot, 2800 N. Zeeb Rd. Free. 426-5116 (longer ride), 665-4552 & 761-2659 (shorter ride).
6:30 p.m.
Children's Storytime:
Barnes & Noble. Every Wednesday & Thursday. Storytelling programs and craft activities for kids.
Barnes & Noble, 3235 Washtenaw. Free. 973-1618.
6:45 p.m.
"Ride of Silence":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society/Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce "Curb Your Car Month." All bicyclists invited to join a silent procession to honor people who have been killed or injured on public roadways.
meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Summit. Free. 904-6431.
7-11 p.m.
Ann Arbor Bridge Club.:Every Wednesday. Each 2-person team plays 2 or 3 hands against a dozen or so other pairs during the evening. Players at all levels welcome. If you plan to come without a partner, call in advance or arrive 20 minutes early to arrange for one.
Walden Hills clubhouse, 2114 Pauline at Maple. (Park on the north side of Pauline.) $3 per person. 971-7530.
7 p.m.
Book Club:
Ann Arbor Jaycees. All invited to discuss Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling self-searching travelogue Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia .
Borders, 3140 Lohr Rd. Free. 417-3267.
7-8:30 p.m.
"Sailing Grace":
Ann Arbor District Library. Former Grand Rapids state legislator John Otterbacher, a longtime contributor to sailing magazines, discusses his gripping memoir about his struggle with heart disease, which begins with him flat on his back in a local health club, gasping for air, and ends 31 months and 4,000 miles later when he and his family maneuver their sailboat Grace into Schull Harbor, Ireland.
AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4560.
7 p.m.
Peter Leonard:
Nicola's Books. This young fiction writer is interviewed by his father, popular crime novelist Elmore Leonard, about his debut novel Quiver , a thriller about a woman dealing with her husband's accidental death when her old beau, an ex-con, shows up and sets in motion a series of events that culminates in a life-and-death confrontation with a gang of killers. Signing.
Nicola's Books, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600.
7 p.m.
"Gardening at the Dragon's Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World":
Shaman Drum Bookshop. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review "On Gardening" columnist Wendy Johnson, one of the founders of the Gulch Farm Zen Center (Marin County) organic farm and garden program, reads from her meditative memoir about a lifetime of gardening. Signing.
Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. 662-7407.
7:15 p.m.
"Michigan Folklore":
Pittsfield Union Grange. Talk by MSU Museum folk arts curator Yvonne Lockwood. Preceded at 6:30 by a potluck supper.
Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. (1'da2 mile south of I-94). Free. 769-1052.
7:30 p.m.
"Antarctica and South Georgia: Penguins and Pintados":
Washtenaw Audubon Society. WAS member Richard Miller reports on his photo safari to Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.
U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free. 677-3275.
7:30-9:30 p.m.
"Poetry Night":
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room. May 7 & 21. Tonight: all invited to read poems and flash fiction by their favorite writers. "Flash fiction" is a term for very short stories, usually 250-1,000 words.
Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757.
7:30 p.m.
Shamanic Journeys:
Magical Education Council. Every Wednesday. Using special postures, participants enter a meditative state to the beat of a shaman's drum and discuss their experiences afterward.
Inter-Cooperative Council Education Center, 1522 Hill (in the carriage house behind the co-op buildings). Free. 214-2755.
8-9:30 p.m.
"Introduction to Steiner's Thought":
Rudolf Steiner Study Circle of Ann Arbor. Every Wednesday. All invited to discuss one of Rudolf Steiner's basic anthroposophical books, Theosophy.
Rudolf Steiner House, 1923 Geddes. Free. 485-3764.
9-11:30 p.m.
"Juke Box Jungle":
Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub. Every Wednesday. Conor O'Neill's staff member Brian Aherne hosts a music trivia quiz. Prizes.
Conor O'Neill's, 318 S. Main. $3 team fee. 665-2968.
9:30-11 p.m.
Wednesdays @ Michigan Union:
Swing Ann Arbor. Every Wednesday. 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 Lindy (6:30 p.m.), intermediate swing (7 p.m.), progressive Lindy hop (8 p.m.), and beginner East Coast (9 p.m.) lessons.
Michigan Union Pendleton Room (occasionally Ballroom or U-Club). $5 (includes lessons). 945-8428.
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