Calendar of Events
Daily (except July 4) beginning July 1. Five different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., and 11:30 & 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is an exploration of the current night sky. The Little Star That Could (12:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is about an average yellow star on a search for a planet of its own to warm who meets other stars on the way and learns about the Solar System. Larry Cat in Space (12:30 p.m. Sat.) is a playful cartoon about an inquisitive cat that learns more than it wanted to know about life in space when it stows away on a shuttle to be with its owner, a scientist on her way to the Moon. Sun, Earth, and Moon (2:30 p.m. Sat. in July) explores the reasons the constellations in the night sky change throughout the year and the moon changes its phase and place in the sky. MarsQuest (2:30 p.m. Sat. in Aug.), narrated by Star Trek star Patrick Stewart, is about the history of the Red Planet and the reasons for our interest in it. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 Sun. in July) explores how telescopes work and what they can do. Light Years from Andromeda (2:30 Sun. in Aug.) is an audiovisual show narrated by Star Trek actor Michael Dorn that shows the changes that occurred on Earth during the 2.8 million years it took a light beam to travel from Andromeda.. Various times, Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $5. 764–0478. [map]
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Family film screenings. Bring a pillow to sit on; popcorn provided. June 11: Dolphin Tale, a family drama about an effort to save the life of an injured dolphin. June 25: The Muppets, a 2011 musical comedy in which the Muppets must save their theatre from a greedy oil tycoon. July 9: Puss in Boots, Chris Miller’s charming 2011 animated film about a swashbuckling cat who's pitted against 2 murderous outlaws in possession of legendary magical beans which lead to great fortune. 2 p.m., CDL KidSpot, 221 S. Main, Chelsea. Free. 475–8732. [map]
(Woody Allen, 2012). Comedy about people living in Italy and the romances and adventures they get into. Stars Penelope Cruz, Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page. Michigan Theater. Tickets $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME, michtheater.org. [map]
(Colin Trevorrow, 2012). Comedy about 3 journalists who follow up on a classified ad for a time travel companion. Michigan Theater. Tickets $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME, michtheater.org. [map]
See review. George Dunning's celebrated 1968 Beatles fantasy that combines live action and animation. 1:30 p.m. (July 8) & 7 p.m. (July 10), Michigan Theater. $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME. [map]
Screening of George Langworthy & Maryam Henein’s 2009 documentary about the sudden vanishing of honey bees around the world known as colony collapse disorder. Followed by a discussion led by local beekeeper and Southeast Michigan Beekeepers Association vice president Richard Mendel. For adults and teens in grade 9 & up. 6:30-8:30 p.m., AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 327-4555. [map]
Film immediately follows the Growing Hope Monthly Community Potluck -- all are welcome! Please bring a dish to pass.The Sustainability Film Series is a collaboration between Growing Hope, Transition Ypsi, the downtown Ypsilanti Library and the Ypsi Food Coop. Every 2nd Friday, we screen films on topics related to community resilience, energy, sustainable food, clean water, transportation, justice, and more.Gasland examines environmental and political implications of the process of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking" in regards to natural gas extraction. The film follows Josh Fox, the filmmaker, around the country, stopping in small towns and big cities, looking at how problems with hydraulic fracturing has contaminated drinking water supplies on the personal and small community level and investigates the threat to larger rivers that supply water for cities such as New York and Philadelphia. 103 min.Guest speaker: Nancy Schiffler of the Huron Valley Sierra Club. Ypsilanti District Library, 229 W Michigan Avenue, Ypsilanti. Free. 734-483-1520. lisa@ypsifoodcoop.org https://www.facebook.com/events/361695430564110/ [map]
Screening of Aaron Woolf's award-winning 2007 documentary about 2 recent college grads who move to rural Iowa and rent an acre of land to learn about the subsidized explosion of corn production and its impact on American society. Popcorn is served. 6:30-8:30 p.m., 3135 Washtenaw. Free. Reservations recommended. 975-4500. [map]
Local filmmakers screen some of their work. July 14: Martin Thoburn, an Ypsilanti filmmaker whose films have been featured in the Ann Arbor Film Festival. July 21: Ann Arbor film and media artist Jennifer Proctor, a U-M Dearborn journalism and screen studies professor. 10:30 a.m., CDL McKune Room, 221 S. Main, Chelsea. Free. Preregistration required. 475–8732. [map]
Robert Mulligan's 1962 film adaptation of Harper Lee’s 1961 classic novel, a poignant coming-of-age tale, set in the Depression-era Deep South, about a tomboy who learns about the uncertainties of life and human nature when her lawyer father defends a black man accused of raping a white woman. Gregory Peck, Mary Badham. 1:30 p.m. (July 15) & 7 p.m. (July 17), Michigan Theater. $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME. [map]
