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"Growing Pretty": Purple Rose Theatre Company.
"Exits and Entrances": Performance Network Professional Season.
"Then She Found Me": Michigan Theater Foundation.
 Sunday
May, 2008
 7:30 a.m.
"Hudson Mills Metropark":Washtenaw Audubon Society. WAS member Karen Markey leads a hike through the park to look for a variety of birds usually found there, including the yellow-throated vireo, scarlet tanager, wood thrush, blue-winged warbler, and more. Bring a beverage; insect repellent recommended.
meet at the flagpole in front of the Hudson Mills Activity Center, 8801 North Territorial Rd. (between Dexter-Pinckney Rd. & Huron River Dr.), Dexter. Free. Vehicle entrance fees: $4/day, $20/year ($12 for seniors age 62 & over). 994-3569.
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Horse Shows:
Hunter Jumper Association of Michigan. May 22-25. English riding and jumping competitions at the state level. Highlights include junior and amateur riding shows on Saturday afternoons and junior and amateur jumping shows at 1 p.m. each Sunday.
Waterloo Hunt Club, corner of Glenn at Katz (west off Mount Hope Rd. from I-94 exit 150), Grass Lake. Free. 561-723-6287.
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Falun Gong.:Every Sunday. Local practitioners introduce this Chinese discipline, which consists of 5 exercises and meditation.
location TBA. Free. 834-4978.
8:30 a.m.
"A2Sunday Runners":
Two Dogs Running. Every Sunday. All invited to join informal runs of 5-7 miles along various scenic routes.
meet at Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, Kerrytown. Free. 657-0214.
9 a.m.
"Memorial Day Sunday Democratic Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. The assembled riders determine the ride's pace and destination. All invited.
Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St. Free. 904-6431.
9-11 a.m.
"Bagels & Boats":
Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation. All invited for bagels, fruit, and juice, followed by a guided paddle around Gallup Pond.
Gallup Park Canoe Livery, 3000 Fuller Rd. (west side of Huron Pkwy.). $9 (includes paddleboat rental) & $18 (includes canoe or kayak rental). 662-9319.
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 a.m.-afternoon.
30th Annual Great Lakes Special Stockdog Trials:
Southeast Michigan Australian Shepherd Association. May 24-26. Numerous Australian shepherd dogs and herding breeds from across Michigan and out of state compete to herd ducks, sheep, and beef cattle - it's amazing to see the control these nimble dogs have over animals many times their size.
Imagine Farm, 10202 Hogan, Manchester (take M-52 south to east on Hogan Rd.). Free. (517) 675-5275.
10 a.m.
Dan Rice Memorial Regatta:
U-M Sailing Club. All invited to watch club members race their zippy JY15 dinghies around Base Line Lake in a regatta dedicated to the club's late longtime sailing instructor Dan Rice.
Base Line Lake, Strawberry Lake Rd. (between Mast Rd. and Huron River Dr. north from Territorial Rd.), Dexter. Free. 426-4299.
10-11:30 a.m.
Silent Vipassana Meditation:
Deep Spring Center for Meditation and Spiritual Inquiry. Every Sunday. Meditators of all levels invited for an hour of silent meditation focusing on the breath. While the practice stems from the earliest and purest Buddhist teachings, this form of meditation requires no religious beliefs. Followed by a 30-minute dharma discussion.
Deep Spring Center, 3003 Washtenaw, suite 2 (entrance on Glenwood, next to Arby's). Free, but donations accepted. 477-5848.
10 a.m.
Meditation:
Tsogyelgar Dharma Center. Every Sunday. Traktung Yeshe Dorje leads a silent sitting, followed at 11 a.m. by Tantric meditation.
Tsogyelgar Dharma Center, 7145 W. Liberty. Free. 663-3842.
10-11 a.m.
Meditation:
Karma Thegsum Choling. Every Sunday. All invited to join a chanting meditation.
KTC, 614 Miner (off Miller). Free. 761-7495, 678-7549.
10:15 a.m.
Ultimate Frisbee:
H.A.C. Ultimate. Every Sunday. All invited to a very relaxed pickup game of this spirited team sport played with a flying disc. Note: Overly competitive players are politely asked to leave.
Mitchell Field. Free. 846-9418.
11 a.m.
First Singles:
First Presbyterian Church. Every Sunday. A weekly program open to all single adults interested in contemporary Christian topics, new ideas, personal growth, and social and physical activities. Today: First Presbyterian member Dee Valvanis discusses Lillian Hellman's memoir about the McCarthy era, Scoundrel Time . Also, members meet for breakfast every Saturday at 10 a.m. at Cafe Marie in the Courtyard Shops (1759 Plymouth Rd.).
First Presbyterian Church Curtis Room, 1432 Washtenaw. Free. 662-4466, ext. 43.
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Artisan Market.:Every Sunday. Show and sale of fine crafts, jewelry, soaps, furniture, fiber arts, and gift items. Also, live music TBA.
Farmers' Market. Free admission. 665-2009.
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Nature's Expressions:. Show and sale of crystalline mineral specimens, fossils, shells, mounted butterflies and insects, and more. Includes a complete fossil skeleton of a 9-foot, 100,000-year-old cave bear.
3443 Daleview Dr. (off N. Maple Rd. north of Huron River Dr.). Free. 994-3048.
11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. 1:30. 2:30. & 3:30 p.m.
"The Sky Tonight"/"Origins of Life":
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. Every Saturday & Sunday. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an audiovisual exploration of the current night sky. Origins of Life (12:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. both days) is an audiovisual show about the prebiotic chemistry of the Universe after the Big Bang, the formation of the stars and solar systems, the first life on Earth, the great extinctions, and the search for extraterrestrial life. Followed by a brief star talk.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
Southern Michigan Orienteering Club.:May 17 & 25 (different locations). All invited to try this at-your-own-pace sport of reading maps and compasses to follow an outdoor course. Maps, some compasses available. No experience necessary.
Pond Lily Lookout, Green Rd., Chelsea (east on Green Rd. off Clear Lake Rd. north of I-94). $10 (members, $5). 995-4783.
"Then She Found Me":
Michigan Theater Foundation. (Helen Hunt, 2008.) May 23-29. Romantic comedy about a schoolteacher going through a midlife crisis as her adoptive mother dies, her husband leaves her, and her birth mother, an eccentric talk show host, shows up unexpectedly. Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick. Times TBA, Michigan Theater. $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6). 668-TIME
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"Goldilocks and Red Riding Hood vs. the Monsters":
Dreamland Theater
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12:30-3:30 p.m.
Bridge:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. Every Sunday. All seniors age 50 & older invited to play bridge. No partner required.
Hillside Terrace, 1939 Jackson. Free. 769-5911.
1-4 p.m.
Bird Hills Neighborhood Coalition Series:
Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation Division. All invited to help city parks natural area preservation staff restore and maintain the natural areas in Bird Hills Park. Minors must be accompanied by an adult or obtain a release form in advance.
meet at the Bird Rd. entrance to Bird Hills Park. Free. 996-3266.
1 & 3 p.m.
Sharon Mills Tours:
Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission. WCPARC naturalist Faye Stoner leads 30-minute tours around this park on the River Raisin that features a newly operational hydroelectric generator, a beautiful multicolored stone house, a wooden mill, and a former winery, plus spots for fishing, canoeing, and picnicking.
Sharon Mills Park, 5701 Sharon Hollow Rd. (between Pleasant Lake & Sharon Valley rds.), Manchester. Free. 971-6337.
1-4 p.m.
Bird Hills Neighborhood Coalition Series:
Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation Division. All invited to help city parks natural area preservation staff restore and maintain the natural areas in Bird Hills Park. Minors must be accompanied by an adult or obtain a release form in advance.
meet at the Bird Rd. entrance to Bird Hills Park. Free. 996-3266.
1 & 3 p.m.
"Super Science Shows":
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Family Day. Every Saturday & Sunday. Museum staff give family-friendly science demos.
Hands-On Museum, 220 E. Ann. $7 (members & infants free) regular museum admission. 995-5439.
1-3 p.m.
Contact Improv.:Every Sunday. All invited to try this interactive, freeform dance style that involves contact with one or more partners. It can involve improvisational lifts and other experimentations with gravity. You might find yourself upside down, so dress appropriately for easy movement. No partner required; beginners welcome. (The 1st Sunday of each month begins with an hour of formal instruction.) Followed by discussion and socializing.
The Mind Body Spirit Academe, 1785 W. Stadium. $5-$10 sliding scale based on ability to pay. 604-4416.
1-6 p.m.
Ann Arbor Go Club.:Every Sunday & Thursday. Players of all skill levels invited to play what's regarded as the world's most difficult board game. No partner necessary. Boards and stones provided.
Espresso Royale, 322 S. State. Free. 417-5547.
1 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.
2 p.m.
"Exits and Entrances":
Performance Network Professional Season. Every Thursday-Sunday, April 24-June 1. David Wolber directs the renowned South African playwright Athol Fugard's recent autobiographical drama, set in the mid-1950s, about his life-changing friendship with the legendary Afrikaans actor Andre Huguenet, known at one time as the Laurence Olivier of South Africa. Set during apartheid, the play explores the nature and power of the theater through the mutually sustaining relationship that develops between an idealistic young actor and an older actor struggling to find meaning and dignity at the end of his career. According to New York Times critic Charles Isherwood, the play "movingly speaks of theater's potential to shape lives in enduring ways, even as it acknowledges the evanescence of the art form." Stars Robert Grossman and Kevin Young.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Preview tickets: whatever you can afford to pay (Apr. 24), $20 (Apr. 25 & 27 and May 1), and $28 (Apr. 26). May 2 opening night tickets: $42 includes reception. After May 2: $30 (Thurs. & Sat. matinee), $35 (Fri. & Sun.), and $42 (Sat. eve.). $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over, $10 discounts available (except Sat. eve.) for students. Tickets available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. Half-price student rush tickets & $10 tickets for age 16 & under available 1 hour before showtime. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.
2 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.
2 p.m.
"The Baltimore Waltz":
Blackbird Theater. May 23-25, 30, 31, and June 6 & 7. Wa-Louisa Hubbard directs local actors in Paula Vogel's Obie Award-winning tragicomedy, an AIDS allegory about an uptight schoolteacher who thinks she's contracted a fatal disease from an elementary-school toilet seat. Accompanied by her equally repressed librarian brother, she crisscrosses Europe in search of a cure. Along the way, she meets a variety of characters who teach her - with what American Theatre magazine called "the inexorable logic of a dream and the pressing urgency of a nightmare" - to let loose and enjoy life. Cast: Alysia Kolascz, Adam Rzepka, and Michael Williams.
Blackbird Theater, 1600 Pauline (at Kay Pkwy. east of Stadium). Tickets $20 (seniors 60 & over, $15; students, $10) in advance and at the door. 332-3848.
2-4 p.m.
Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild.:All invited to listen to guild members swap stories or bring their own to tell.
Nicola's Books, Westgate shopping center. Free. 971-5763.
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.
Talk & Tour:
Sunward Cohousing. Every Sunday. A resident gives a short talk about Sunward Cohousing, which consists of condos designed to foster an old-fashioned sense of neighborhood and to preserve open space. Followed by a tour.
Sunward Cohousing, 424 Little Lake Dr. Free. 930-6425.
2 p.m.
Tour:
Zingerman's Creamery. Every Sunday. Zingerman's cheesemaker John Loomis leads a tour of the facility where Zingerman's cheeses are made.
Zingerman's Creamery, 3723 Plaza Dr. $5. 929-0500.
2 p.m.
24th Annual Memorial Day Observance:
Arborcrest Memorial Park. This annual tribute features speeches by local public office holders, veterans, and military officers. Attendees include local veteran associations, the junior color guard, a drill team, and several Girl and Boy Scout troops. Live entertainment TBA. Also, a bugle salute. Rain or shine. Refreshments.
Arborcrest Memorial Park, 2521 Glazier Way (behind the VA hospital, 1'da4 mile west of Huron Pkwy.). Free. 761-4572.
6:30 p.m.
"Sunday Night Movie & Dinner":
Melange Subterranean Bistro. Dinner (salad, entr'8ee & dessert) followed by screening of a movie. Tonight: The Goonies (Richard Donner, 1985). Old-fashioned adventure yarn about a group of kids searching for hidden treasure.
Melange (314 S. Main). Menu items range from $5 to $30. Space limited; reservations recommended. 222-0202.
7-8:30 p.m.
"A Circle of Drums":
Drumwomyn. Every Sunday. All women invited to gather for a drumming session. Bring your own drum.
WRAP Resource Center, 325 Braun Ct. $10. 913-9670.
7:30 p.m.
"PhoenixPhest 2008":
Phoenix Ensemble. May 24 & 25 (different programs). A faculty chamber concert, featuring members of the classy local Phoenix Ensemble, culminates a 3-day workshop for youth musicians. The program includes movements from Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 132, Brahms's Sextet in B-flat Major, and Mendelssohn's Octet. Workshop students perform tomorrow at 3 p.m.
Greenhills School Campbell Center for the Performing Arts, 850 Greenhills Dr. (off Earhart). Tickets $10 in advance and at the door. 358-2100.
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