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Calling all communitarians, visionaries, creators, sustainers, and dreamers, for a film premiere screening & discussion about co-creating our shared and sustainable future in SE Michigan.WITHIN REACH explores one couple's pedal-powered search for a place to call home. Mandy and Ryan gave up their jobs, cars and traditional houses to "bike- pack" 6,500 miles for nearly 2 years around the USA seeking sustainable community. Rather than looking in a traditional neighborhood, they begin to recognize that community is the secret ingredient to living sustainably on this planet. Along the way, they explored 100 Ecovillages, Cohousing Communities, Co-op Houses, Communes, Transition Towns and their own principles and commitment. http://www.withinreachmovie.com/ Bring your favorite treat or beverage to share for a festive Earth Day Celebration.6pm Tour of Sunward Cohousing.RSVP.Donations gladly accepted to support Film Makers.https://www.facebook.com/events/375126485936539/ Sunward Cohousing, 424 Little Lake Dr. Free. 734-213-5995. contact12@sunward.org http://www.sunward.org/events/within-reach.html [map]
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Screening of Marisa Miller Wolfson's hilarious, provocative guerrilla-style 2010 documentary about 3 meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who adopt a vegan diet for 6 weeks to learn what it's all about. Followed by remarks by Detroit Medical Center preventive cardiology medical director Joel Kahn. Part of Ann Arbor Veg Week (see listing). 6-8:30 p.m., AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 327-4555. [map]
6:30 PM - Film Vegucated, with special guest Joel Kahn, M.D. (cardiologist); Ann Arbor District Library, Downtown, Multi-purpose Room, 343 S. Fifth Avenue. Vegucated follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks. Following the film, Dr. Kahn will speak about the cardiac benefits of vegan nutrition and mind-body practices. Ann Arbor District Library Multipurpose Room, 343 S Fifth Ave. Free. renee@vegmichigan.org www.annarborvegweek.org [map]
Tape-delayed live broadcast of the National Theatre (London) production of award-winning English playwright Alan Bennett’s new comic play, directed by Nicholas Hytner, about the owner of a decrepit mansion who must decide its fate. The distasteful possibilities include auctioning it off, turning it over to the National Trust for public viewing, or allowing a movie company to film pornographic movies there. People “confirms Bennett’s peculiar gift for blending the satiric and the elegiac,” writes a Guardian (UK) reviewer. 7 p.m., Michigan Theater. Tickets $22 (Michigan Theater & UMS members, $18; students, $12) in advance at the Michigan League and ums.org, and (if available) at the door. To charge by phone, call 764–2538 or (800) 221–1229. [map]
Screening of works by U-M screen arts & cultures honors students. 7 p.m., Michigan Theater. Free. 615-0445, 668-TIME. [map]
Screening of The Love of Beer, Allison Grayson's 2011 documentary about women beer brewers. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m., Wolverine State Brewing Co., 2019 W. Stadium. $5. 975-4500. [map]
(Robert Redford, 2012). Thriller about a former Weather Underground activist who goes on the run from a journalist. Stars Robert Redford. 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). michtheater.org, 668-TIME. [map]
Every Fri. A chance for seniors to watch a movie with their grandkids. Popcorn. A chance for seniors to watch a movie with their grandkids. Popcorn. Apr, 26: Argo (Ben Affleck, 2012). Dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran. Ben Affleck. May 3: Skyfall (Sam Mendes, 2012). The Latest James Bond adventure. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench. May 10: The Life of Pi (Ang Lee, 2012). Adaptation of Vann Martel’s fable about a young man lost at sea in lifeboat with a fearsome Bengal tiger.May 17: Lincoln (Stephen Spielberg. 2012). Oscar-winning historical drama based on Doris Kerans Goodwin’s book Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field. May 24: Les Miserables (Tom Hooper, 2012). Adaptation of the Broadway musical, itself an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s sweeping epic of 19th-century Parisian life. Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway. May 31: Brave (Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, & Steve Purcell, 2012). Animated fable about a Princess who must rely on her bravery and archery skills to undo a beastly curse.. 12:30 p.m., Chelsea Senior Center, 512 Washington, Chelsea. Free; donations accepted. 475-9242. [map]
Apr. 26 & 27 (different programs). A smorgasbord of short films in various genres that are the culminating term projects for U-M film students. 6 p.m.-midnight, U-M Natural Science Auditorium. Free. 763-4087.
Film screenings followed by discussion. Apr. 26: Sedona (Tommy Stovall, 2011) Comedy-drama about the unexpected spiritual experiences of a lawyer and an ad executive visiting Sedona, Arizona.May 31: Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Franco Zeffirelli, 1972) Biopic about St. Francis. The soundtrack features songs by Donovan. June 28: Compassion in Emptiness ((Dalai Lama, 2011) Video of 2 talks on selflessness by the Dalai Lama. Followed by discussion. . 7 p.m., Jewel Heart (1129 Oak Valley Dr. between Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. & Ellsworth). Free. 994-3387.
THRIVE is a powerful unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's REALLY going on in our world by following the money upstream -- uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future. A must-see for peace activists wanting to raise the consciousness of the planet, because the best way to predict the future is to be a part of making it... Center of Light, 200 Huronview Blvd. Free. 734-330-5048. revselena@centersoflight.org www.centersoflight.org [map]
Screening of this Oscar-nominated documentary about sexual abuse of women in the military. Followed by a panel discussion on advocacy against violence with senator Carl Levin and Kori Cioca, a plaintiff featured in the film. Lunch. Part of the AAUW’s 2-day convention, Advancing Advocacy in Unique Ways (Apr. 27 & 28; $80; students, $50). 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Weber’s Inn, 3050 Jackson. $25 (includes admission to the panel discussion and lunch; film only, $10) in advance by emailing sallyaauw@gmail.com. 332-0390. [map]
Every Sat. & Sun. and Mar. 29 & Apr. 1-5 Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., and 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Mar. 29 and Apr. 1-5) is an exploration of the current night sky. Flight Adventures (Sat. 12:30 p.m.) is an audiovisual show examining the science of flight through the eyes of a young girl and her grandfather as they explore how birds, kites, planes, and models fly and learn about the history and future of human flight. Black Holes (Sat. & Sun. 2:30 p.m.) is an animated show that begins with the formation of the early Universe and the birth and death of stars and concludes with a simulated flight to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way.Larry Cat in Space (12:30 p.m. Mar. 29 and Apr. 1-5 only) 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. Various times, Natural History Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $5. 764–0478. [map]
Tentative. (Terrence Malick, 2012). Drama about an American who falls in love on a trip to Paris and asks the woman and her daughter to accompany him back to Oklahoma, where an old flame complicates his new relationship. Stars Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, & Javier Bardem. 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). michtheater.org, 668-TIME. [map]
(Susan Vogel, 2011). Documentary, filmed over 3 years in Venice, Nsukka, and the U.S., about internationally renowned Nigerian artist El Anatsui, whose work is currently on display at UMMA. Also, a screening of Anatsui at Work: Eight Short Films, Vogel’s 2011 collection of short, instructive documentaries that depict Anatsui demonstrating his artistic process and discussing his theories on specific media as he creates one of his most ambitious works in Nsukka and installs it on the façade of the Palazzo Fortuny Museum in Venice. 4 p.m., UMMA Auditorium, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395. [map]
