Calendar of Events
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Chanukah Bazaar: Temple Beth Emeth
Nov. 21 & 22. Show and sale of menorahs, candles, dreidels, gift wrap,
cards, toys, books, jewelry, and more.
9 a.m.-2 p.m. (Nov. 21) & 3-7:30 p.m. (Nov. 22), TBE, 2309 Packard. Free
admission. 665-4744.
Ecosystem Restoration Workday: U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum.
Nov. 14 & 21. All invited to help Matthaei staff members remove invasive plants. Dress for outdoor work. Snacks and tools provided, or bring your own.
meet at the Arb Reader Center (Nov. 14), 1610 Washington Hts. & Matthaei (Nov. 21), 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free. Registration requested. 647-7600.
Annual Bazaar & Bake Sale: Saline Area Senior Center.
Senior Center, 7190 N. Maple (behind the middle school), Saline. Free admission. 429-9274.
"Lift Your Voice": AGLOW International.
A speaker TBA gives a summary of last month's AGLOW International convention. AGLOW is a network of Christian women who meet for prayer and community outreach. Women of all faiths invited. Light refreshments.
WCC Liberal Arts Bldg., room 340, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Free. 971-4545.
"Taking the Leap with 'What If?'": Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild.
Talk by printmaker Rayna Gillman, author of Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth.
WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg., 4800 E. Huron River Dr. $15 (members, free). (248) 349-7322.
“Renewable Energy”: Sustainable Michigan
Architect Christina Snyder discusses
"Retrofitting for Energy Efficiency and Passive House Design."
10-11:30 a.m., Recycle Ann Arbor
EnHouse, 2420 South Industrial. $10 (students, $5) suggested donation. 644-
1520.
"Dexter Breakfast Ride": Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society.
Every Sat. Beginner-friendly slow-paced (22 miles) and moderate/fast-paced (30-80 miles) round-trip rides to the Dexter Bakery. A very popular ride. Also on Sat.: "Sunrise Saturday Ride" (sunrise, Wheeler Park), a very slow-paced 22-mile ride (662-0205, 971-9201) to Dexter for breakfast and back. 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, and snacks.
meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St., or at Barton Park, Huron River Dr. Free. For information, call 996-9461 (Nov. 7 ride), 761-5959 (Nov. 14), 426-5116 (Nov. 21), 996-4985 (Nov. 28).
Kids Crafts: U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens.
Nov. 14 & 21 (different programs). For kids ages 6-12. Today: A chance to make a Thanksgiving table bouquet, cook fruit sauces, grind wheat and corn, make a recipe book, and learn how to make rolls.
Matthaei, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. $5 materials fee. Preregistration required. 647-7600.
"Saturday Morning Physics": U-M Physics Department
Nov. 7, 14, & 21. Popular series of talks, aimed at general audiences, by U-M faculty and visiting scholars. Today: Kenyon College physics professor emeritus Thomas Greenslade on "Sparks and Wiggles."
170 Dennison, 500 Church. Free. 764-4437.
Remote-Controlled Car Racing: Washtenaw RC Raceway.
Nov. 21 & 28. One of the largest regular gatherings of RC racers in the country features off-road dirt-track racing for stock and modified model electric trucks and buggies. Spectators welcome. Food concessions.
Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. Doors open at 8 a.m. Free admission. $16 to race. (313) 565-2815.
Storytime: Nicola's Books.
Every Sat. Storytelling program for kids age 7 & under.
Nicola's, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600.
"Family Fun Concert": Performance Network Children's Theater Network.
Pinckney musician Guy Louis 8|presents a fast-paced family concert, with lots of audience participation, celebrating community and original creative expression.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Tickets $10 (age 16 & under, $7) in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. For reservations or to charge by phone, call 663-0681.
Draw Doubles: Local 101 Disc Golf Club.
Every Sat. All invited to play disc golf at one of Hudson Mills Metropark's 24-hole courses. Beginners are paired with advanced players to create parity. Prizes. Golf discs available free.
Hudson Mills Metropark Activity Center, 8801 North Territorial Rd. (between Dexter-Pinckney Rd. & Huron River Dr.), Dexter. $5 per player; free for spectators. $4 vehicle entrance fee. 449-4300.
Mitch Albom: Waters Place Borders.
This popular fiction writer signs copies of Have a Little
Faith, his memoir about his relationships with an 82-year-old suburban
rabbi and a Detroit pastor.
Time TBA, Borders, 3140 Lohr Rd. Free, but wristbands required. Doors open at
8 a.m. 997-8884.
U-M Football vs. Ohio State.
Time TBA, Michigan Stadium. Sold out. 764-0247.
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium.
Every Sat. & Sun. and Nov. 27. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (1:30 & 3:30 p.m., plus 11:30 a.m. Sat. and Nov. 27 only) explores the current night sky. Stars of the Pharoahs (12:30 p.m. Sat. only) explores the use of science in ancient Egypt to tell time, make a workable calendar, and align huge buildings. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 p.m. Sat., Sun., & Nov. 27) explores how telescopes work and what they can do
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
Hudson Mills Metropark Interpretive Nature Programs.
Nov. 7 & 21. Programs presented by Hudson Mills naturalist Jennifer Hollenbeck. Today: "Wild about Turkeys," a program on the biology and habits of the wild turkey and its comeback from near extinction.
Hudson Mills activity center 8801 North Territorial Rd., Dexter. $2. Preregistration required. $4 vehicle entrance fee. 426-8211.
"Super Science Shows": Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum.
Nov. 7, 8, 21, & 22. Museum staff give family-friendly science demos.
Hands-On Museum, 220 E. Ann. $9 regular admission (members & infants, free). 995-5439.
"The New UMMA": U-M Museum of Art.
Every Sat. & Sun. beginning Nov. 7. Docent-led tours of the recently renovated museum.
UMMA, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395.
Warhammer/Warmachine Open Play: Get Your Game On.
Every Sat. All invited to play these 2 tactical miniatures board games.
Get Your Game On, 709 Packard. Free. 786-3746.
Ann Arbor Juggling Arts Club.
Every Sat. All invited to practice their juggling skills. Beginners welcome. Indoor location TBA in case of inclement weather.
U-M Diag. Free. 761-1115.
Waterloo Recreation Area.
Nov. 7, 14, & 21. Programs presented by WRA park interpreter Kathy Kavanaugh unless otherwise noted. Today: "Tracks & Scats," an investigation of what can be learned about mammals and birds from the evidence they leave behind.
Eddy Discovery Center, Bush Rd. (west from Pierce Rd. off I-94 exit 157), Waterloo Recreation Area. Preregistration requested. Free. $6 vehicle entry fee. 475-3170.
"The Lens of Impressionism": U-M Museum of Art.
Nov. 4, 7, 8, 11, 15, 21, 22, & 29. Docent-led tours of the current exhibit.
UMMA, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395.
Dinosaur Tours: U-M Exhibit Museum.
Every Sat. & Sun. 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.
"Pinocchio": Young Actors Guild.
Nov. 19-21. Donald Amerson directs young local actors in Madge Miller's 1954 adaptation of the classic story of a puppet that wants to be a real boy.
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 3257 Lohr Rd. $10 (students through high school, $5). 913-9800.
"The Night of the Iguana": MorrisCo Art Theatre.
Nov. 19-21. Susan Morris directs local actors in Tennessee Williams' drama about the unexpected connection between a disgraced Episcopal priest and a poor spinster artist. Set at the Costa Verde hotel in 1940s Mexico, "a place where hard notions of good and evil go soft in the sun," the play maps "the terrible limbo of human loneliness," says a New York Times review. It's about "accepting goodness and beauty where and how you find them." Cast: Glenn Bugala, Colby Halloran, Laurie Atwood, Bob Green, Patricia Rector, Lisa White, Glen Modell, and Christopher Potter.
Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti. Tickets $18 (students & seniors, $15) in advance at info@morrisco.org and 996-2549.
"Christmas Carol'd": Performance Network Professional Season.
Every Thurs.-Sun. (except Nov. 26 & Dec. 25), Nov. 19-Dec. 27. David Wolber directs local playwright Joseph Zettelmaier's fast-paced, gleefully inventive adaptation of Dickens' classic Christmas tale in which 5 actors play more than 40 roles. Stars John Seibert.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Preview tickets: whatever you can afford to pay (Nov. 19), $22 (Nov. 20 & 22), and $30 (Nov. 21). Nov. 27 opening night tickets: $39 & $41 includes reception. After Nov. 27: $27 & $29 (Thurs.), $32 & $34 (Fri. & Sun.), $25 & $27 (Sat. matinee), $39 & $41 (Sat. eve.). $3 discount for seniors age 60 & over. Tickets available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $10 student discount in advance, half-price student tickets at the door only. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.
"Escanaba": Purple Rose Theatre Company.
Every Wed.-Sun. (except Nov. 26) Sept. 17-Dec. 19. See review. Guy Sanville directs the world premiere of Jeff Daniels' comedy, the third in his deer-hunting Yooper trilogy that includes the hugely successful Escanaba in da Moonlight and Escanaba in Love. This installment reveals the origins of some of the Soady family's time-honored deer camp traditions. Stars Julian Gant, Wayne David Parker, and Tom Whalen.
Purple Rose, 137 Park St., Chelsea. $25 (Sun. eves., Wed. & Thurs.), $33 (Sat. & Sun. matinees), & $38 (Fri. & Sat. eves.) in advance and at the door. 433-7673.
Pittsfield Open Band: Ann Arbor Community of Traditional Music and Dance.
Nov. 7 & 21. All musicians invited for a contra music open jam. Bring Judi Morningstar's The Ruffwater Fakebook if you have it.
Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. (just south of Oak Valley Dr.). Free. 994-9307.
Team USA Under-17 vs. Fargo Force.
The Ann Arbor-based USA Hockey national development team plays this U.S. Hockey League rival.
Ann Arbor Ice Cube, 2121 Oak Valley Dr. at Scio Church Rd. $12 (seniors, students, & children, $6; kids under 5, free). 327-9251.
Irish Dancing: Arts in Motion Dance Studio.
Irish soft-shoe dancing to recorded music. All dances taught; beginners welcome.
Arts in Motion, 2841 Boardwalk. $10 per person. 222-6246.
"The Crypto Capers Series": Barnes & Noble.
Award-winning romance novelist Renee Hand discusses her interactive mystery series for kids ages 8-13. Signing.
Barnes & Noble, 3235 Washtenaw. Free. 973-1618.
University Lowbrow Astronomers.
Nov. 14 & 21. A chance to join local astronomy buffs for a look at the sky through instruments, including the Peach Mountain Observatory's huge, 24-inch McMath telescope. Participants encouraged to bring their own telescopes. Visitors must turn off all electronic equipment (car radios, transmitters, phones, etc.) at the observatory entrance. Program canceled if sky is overcast at sunset or if the weather is extremely inclement.
or as long as the sky remains clear, Peach Mountain Observatory, North Territorial Rd. (about 11/4 miles west of Hudson Mills Metropark), Dexter. Free. 332-9132.
Board Game Night: Get Your Game On.
Every Thurs. & Sat., except Nov. 26. All invited to bring a favorite board game or play one of the store's.
Get Your Game On, 709 Packard. Free. 786-3746.
Thanksgiving Dinner: Chinese-American Society of Ann Arbor.
Dinner and dancing to recorded music. Bring a Thanksgiving side dish to pass. Roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, and pie provided. Beverages.
Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. $5 (families, $10; members, free). Reservations required. 996-1440, 255-5506.
"Kids Night Out!": Jewish Community Center.
All kids ages 5-10 invited for dinner, games, and screenings (for girls) of the classic movie The Wizard of Oz and (for boys) the hit animated comedy Up.
JCC gym, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. (off Stone School Rd. south of Packard). $25 (members, $20), $23 (members, $18) for each additional sibling. Reservations required. 971-0990.
"Lost in Yonkers": U-M Basement Arts.
Nov. 19-21. Richie Grasso directs U-M students 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.
Walgreen Drama Center Studio One, 1226 Murfin, North Campus. Free. basement.studentorgs.umich.edu
Bandorama: EMU Music Department.
A rousing program of music for bands featuring the Wind Symphony, the Symphonic Band, and the EMU Marching Band in full regalia.
Pease Auditorium, EMU campus, W. Cross at College Place, Ypsilanti. Tickets $10 (students & seniors, $8; kids under 12, $6) in advance and (if available) at the door. 487-1221.
Team USA Under-18 vs. Tri-City Storm.
The Ann Arbor-based USA Hockey national development team plays this U.S. Hockey League rival.
Ann Arbor Ice Cube, 2121 Oak Valley Dr. at Scio Church Rd. $12 (seniors, students, & children, $6; kids under 5, free). 327-9251.
"The Man Who Came to Dinner": Huron High School Players.
Nov. 13, 14, 20, & 21. Huron High School students present George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's enduring 1939 comedy about an egomaniacal celebrity who moves in with a Midwestern family after he falls and breaks his leg on their doorstep. His oversize personality and the ensuing publicity as he prolongs his stay end up upsetting not only the household, but the entire town.
Huron High School New Theater, 2727 Fuller Rd. Tickets $8 (students & seniors, $6) in advance and at the door. 994-2095.
"Our Town": Greenhills School.
Nov. 20-22. Nancy Heusel directs upper school students in Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning portrait of a small town at the beginning of the 20th century. The 3 acts examine "Daily Life," "Love and Marriage," and "Death" with graceful simplicity.
Greenhills School Campbell Center for the Performing Arts, 850 Greenhills Dr. (off Earhart). Tickets $10 (students & seniors, $5). 205-4098.
"Annie Get Your Gun": Skyline High School.
Nov. 13-15, 20, & 21. Anne-Marie Roberts directs Skyline students in the popular Irving Berlin musical, a fictionalization of the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley, a country girl and crack shot who joins the traveling Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and falls in love with a fellow entertainer who's intimidated by her superior shooting skills. Berlin's score is one of his finest and includes "There`s No Business like Show Business," "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun," and the humorous competitive duet "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)."
Skyline High School, 2552 N. Maple. Tickets $8 (students, $6) in advance at showtix4u.com and at the door. 994-6515.
"Hero of Helpmart": Rudolf Steiner High School Drama Club.
Nov. 19-21. Rudolf Steiner students perform a drama, by Steiner School English and drama teacher Mary Emery and her son Jules Holbrook, about an aspiring young writer who uses the power of her imagination to transform a job she hates into something marvelous.
Rudolf Steiner High School, 2230 Pontiac Trail. $5 (students, $3; family, $12). 669-9394.
"Struggle for Existence: Darwin's Dreams": U-M Exhibit Museum/Residential College Drama Concentration.
Nov. 20-22. RC drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs her acting students in the world premiere of U-M Museum of Paleontology research scientist and RC lecturer Catherine Badgley's play about Darwin's struggle, in the weeks before the publication of On the Origin of Species, to reconcile his research with the impact his findings will have on his own and future societies. The action takes the form of a series of waking dreams in different exhibits and spaces as the audience walks through them. Note: There is a Nov. 19 performance for U-M students only.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $10 suggested donation. Reservations required. 764-0480.
"Picasso at the Lapin Agile": Ann Arbor Civic Theatre.
Nov. 19-22. Thom Johnson directs Steve Martin's inventive, sharp-witted play about an imaginary meeting, set in a Parisian cafe at the turn of the last century, between Picasso and Einstein. The action is an exhilarating mix of dramatic speeches, surreal episodes, sexual sparring, music hall bits, and comedy both high and low.
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, 911 North University. Tickets $18 (seniors, $16; students, $10; Thurs., $14) in advance at a2ct.org or by calling 971-2228.
"Christmas from the Heart": Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
Pop singer Dave Archuleta was one of the youngest contestants on
American Idol. His best known single is "Crush."
Hill Auditorium. Tickets TBA at the AASO office (220 E. Huron, suite 470) and
a2so.com, and (if available) at the door. 994-4801.
150th Annual Fall Concert: Men's Glee Club (U-M School of Music).
This popular student men's chorus, the second-oldest college glee club in the U.S., is joined by the Southfield-Lathrup High School madrigal singers. The varied program ranges from Samuel Barber's "A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map" and Mack Wilberg's arrangement of "The Morning Trumpet" to Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready" and rousing U-M songs. Also, a guest performance by the popular Glee Club quartet The Friars. 8 p.m.,
8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Tickets $15 (students with ID, $5) in advance at umich.edu/~ummac/tickets.html and at the door. 764-4448.
"Uncommon Women and Others": U-M Theatre Department.
Nov. 19-22. U-M drama professor John Neville-Andrews directs U-M theater students in Wendy Wasserstein's witty, high-spirited 1977 drama about 5 women who reunite 6 years after their graduation from college and revisit episodes from their senior year when, caught between traditional ideas of womanhood and feminism, each woman made decisions that would determine her place in the world.
U-M Walgreen Drama Center Arthur Miller Theatre, 1226 Murfin, North Campus. Tickets $18 & $24 (students, $9) at the Michigan League Box Office in advance and at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538.
"Hair": U-M MUSKET.
Nov. 20-22. U-M students present Gerome Ragni, James Rado, and Galt MacDermot's archetypal 60s rock musical. A celebration of the hippie counterculture, Hair explores issues of social injustice, free love, drugs, and the Vietnam War through the story of a young man who is debating draft-dodging. Several of the show's songs are still popular, including "Aquarius," "Let the Sun Shine In," "Good Morning, Starshine," and the title tune.
Power Center. Tickets $13 (students, $7) in advance at the Michigan League Ticket Office and at the door.
Tracy Kash Thomas: Sh/aut/ Cabaret and Gallery.
Performance by this Detroit jazz singer-songwriter who plays flute and piano.
Age 18 & over only.
Sh/aut, 325 Braun Ct. $5. 663-0036.
3rd Saturday Contra Dance: Cobblestone Farm Dancers.
With live music. No partner needed; all dances taught. Preceded by a lesson at 7:30 p.m.
Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Saline. $10. 426-0241.
"happenchance on a blank body": U-M Dance Department B.F.A. Concert.
Nov. 19-21. An evening of original choreography by U-M dance majors Betsy Busald, Catherine Coury, Elizabeth Dugas and Nadia Tykulsker. Busald's group work is a sextet illustrating the nature of memory, and her solo is a collaboration with playwright Goli Rahimi. Coury's group work, inspired by the Spanish poet Garcia Lorca, highlights the lifestyle of gypsy women, and her solo, set to the works of spiritual activist Marianne Williamson, explores the discovery of self-worth in the shedding of fear. Dugas presents 2 complementary works based on the perplexity of one's path in life. Tykulsker's group work is a series of succinct 2-minute dances inspired by the poetry of U-M student Kellen Braddock and set to a score by U-M student Jake Merkin, and her solo is a study of personal growth inspired by her experience moving from Brooklyn, NY, to Ann Arbor. Note: These shows often sell out very quickly.
U-M Dance Bldg. Betty Pease Studio, 1310 North University Ct. $5 at the door only, beginning at 7 p.m. 763-5460, 763-5461.
Andres Cardenas: U-M School of Music.
This Pittsburgh Symphony concertmaster is joined by violinist Stephen Shipps, pianist Katherine Collier, cellist Suren Bagratuni, and violists Yizhak Schotten and Megan Fergusson in Rolla's Duo Concertante for Violin and Viola, Beethoven's Sonata in G Major, and Brahms' String Quintet in G Major.
U-M Music School Britton Recital Hall, 1100 Baits Dr. (off Broadway), North Campus. Free. 764-0594.
Baroque Chamber Orchestra: U-M School of Music.
Harpsichordist Edward Parmentier leads this music student ensemble in Handel's Concerto Grosso in A Minor, Johann Schein's Dance Suite, Samuel Scheidt's "Est-ce Mars," Couperin's La Sultanne, and Purcell's Chaconne in G Minor.
U-M Music School Blanche Anderson Moore Recital Hall, 1100 Baits Dr. (off Broadway), North Campus. 764-0594.
Boris Slutsky: U-M School of Music.
This Peabody Conservatory piano professor plays a program TBA.
U-M Walgreen Drama Center Stamps Auditorium, 1226 Murfin, North Campus. Free. 764-0594.
"Italian Baroque Music": Ann Arbor Grail Singers.
Carmen Cavallaro directs this 16-member women's early-music choir in 17th-century Italian convent music highlighted by the dramatic Gloria from Francesco Gasparini's Mass. The program also includes works by Sulpitia Cesis, Bianca Maria Meda, Giulio Cesare Arresti, Ivan Lukacic, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, and Romano Micheli. Accompanists are cellist and viola da gambist Debra Lonergan, recorder player Beth Gilford, and organist Deborah Friauff.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 306 N. Division. Tickets $15 (seniors, $12, students, $5) at the door only. 662-0631.
Michael Loftus: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.
Nov. 19-21. This quick-witted comic from Columbus, Ohio, a founding member of the Midwest Tool & Die Improv Troupe, is known for high-energy stream-of-consciousness monologues on politics, current events, and anything else that troubles his peace of mind. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; all Fri. & Sat. early shows are nonsmoking.
314 E. Liberty (below Seva restaurant). $8 (Thurs.) & $10 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $11 (Thurs.) & $13 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080.
International Folk Dancing.
Dancing to live music by Katun. Preceded at 8 p.m. by a lesson.
the barn at Gretchen's House V, 2625 Traver. $8-$10 (students, $3-$5) donation. 995-0011.
"Serious about Salsa" Latin Dance Party: danceRevolution Dance Studio.
Nov. 7 & 21. High-energy dance party with salsa, merengue, bachata, and cha-cha dancing to recorded music spun by a DJ. No partner necessary.
danceRevolution, Dakota Bldg., 220 S. Main. $5. 945-8428.
"Girls Night /aut/ with Tracy Mack": Sh/aut/ Cabaret and Gallery.
Performances by local blues-rock and folk-rock singer-songwriter Mack and another musician TBA.
Sh/aut/, 325 Braun Ct. $5 admission. 663-0036.
