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<div align="center"> <p><br> </p> <img src="/2ndpagetitles/CALENDAR.gif" width="504" height="54" border="0" alt="Calendar of Events"><br> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" width="454" align="center"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i>Pop, Rock, Jazz, and Blues</i></font><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" color="#660000"><i><br> </i></font><font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times"><i> Nationally known artists visit the Ark, Kerrytown Concert House, other clubs, and campus venues, crowning a flourishing nightlife scene. Home to considerable local talent, Ann Arbor's also a stop for up-and-comers on the college circuit. </i></font><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><br> <br> </font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <a name="top"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i>Highlights this week:</i></font></div> <div align="left"> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"> <A HREF="#event16085"><B>War: Live Nation.</B></A><P> <A HREF="#event16238"><B>Shemekia Copeland: The Ark.</B></A><P> <A HREF="#event16290"><B>Richie Havens: The Ark.</B></A><P> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C5.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="5" border="0" align="top"> Monday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">May, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event16054"></a> 8 p.m. <br><b>The Mother Truckers:</b> The Ark. <i>See review, p 59. </i> Named Best Roots Rock Band at the 2007 Austin Music Awards, this exhilarating Austin-based alt-country-rock band is led by the San Francisco-bred husband-and-wife duo of singer-songwriters Josh Lee and Teal Collins. "The Mother Truckers . . . only needed to play their southern-fried version of AC/DC's 'TNT' to win me over, but they sealed the deal with rumbling country-rock burners, epic steel slide-heavy anthems ('If I Die'), and the tongue-in-cheek ballad 'We Were Getting High,' all of which showcased the magnificent vocal harmonies of Josh Zee and Teal Collins, who can belt out the twang with the best of 'em," writes <i>Metro Santa Cruz </i> reviewer Mike Connor. The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $15 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.<br clear=left><br><br> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C6.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="6" border="0" align="top"> Tuesday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">May, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event16084"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7:30 p.m. <br><b>Jazz Concert:</b> Greenhills School. Neil Donato conducts Greenhills student jazz ensembles in a program TBA. Greenhills School Campbell Center for the Performing Arts, 850 Greenhills Dr. Free. 769-4010.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event16085"></a> 7:30 p.m. <br><b>War:</b> Live Nation. Pioneering L.A.-based fusion ensemble, led by singer-organist Lonnie Jordan, that first gained prominence in the early 1970s as Eric Burdon's backup band. Their songs are known for their utopian racial and class politics and their music for its invigorating improvisational jams that blend jazz, rock, funk, Latin, and R&B dance idioms. Their hits include "Low Rider," "Spill the Wine," and "Slippin' into Darkness." Opening act TBA. Michigan Theater. Tickets $25-$75 in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office & all other Ticketmaster outlets, and at the door. To charge by phone, call (248) 645-6666.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event16088"></a> 8 p.m. <br><b>Dave Boutette and Chris Buhalis:</b> The Ark. Double bill showcasing 2 popular veteran local singer-songwriters. Boutette's genial folk-rock songs about the small ups and downs of ordinary life draw on a range of influences from Chuck Berry to Paul Westerberg, and Buhalis sings engaging, fresh-minded folk-country songs about ordinary American life. The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $12.50 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.<br clear=right><br><br> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C8.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="8" border="0" align="top"> Thursday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">May, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event16127"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 12:10 p.m. <br><b>Gifts of Art:</b> U-M Hospitals. <i>May 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29. </i> Performances by area and guest artists. Today: the <b>Choral Connection </b> (see 31 Saturday listing) previews its vintage American pop show. U-M Hospital lobby, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr. (off Fuller). Free. 936-ARTS.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event16147"></a> 8 p.m. <br><b>Luke Sayers and Stewart Francke:</b> The Ark. Double bill. The former bassist for the Ferndale folk-rock band Tangerine Trousers, Sayers has emerged in his own right as a talented singer-songwriter whose music draws on blues, jazz, country, and folk to create contemporary songs with a sharp emotional bite. His band, the Last to Know, is a quartet that includes other members of the Trousers, and he has a new CD, <i>Radio Flower, </i> that features new originals and a great cover of Johnny Cash's "Worried Man." Francke is a veteran Detroit singer-songwriter who writes thoughtful, well-crafted contemporary blue-eyed soul songs. His latest CD, <i>Motor City Serenade, </i> features the surviving Funk Brothers. The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $15 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.<br clear=right><br><br> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C9.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="9" border="0" align="top"> Friday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">May, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event16181"></a> 8 p.m. <br><b>Peter Mayer:</b> Green Wood Coffee House Series (First United Methodist Church). Earthy, intimate originals by this Minnesota singer-songwriter whose songs are known for their down-home wisdom on a range of topics from Buddha and Jesus to Isaac Newton and Harley-Davidsons. Mayer is also known for his warm, resonant baritone and fluid, rhythmically supple guitar playing. FUMC Green Wood Church, 1001 Green Rd. at Glazier Way. $15 (kids 10 & under, 2 for the price of 1) in advance and at the door. 662-4536, 665-8558.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event16189"></a> 9 & 11 p.m. <br><b>Jeff Hamilton Trio:</b> The Firefly Club. <i>May 9 & 10. </i> Straight-ahead mainstream jazz by this ensemble led by Hamilton, an acclaimed California-based drummer who performed for many years in the Ray Brown Trio. Hamilton is known for his unusually melodic drumming and for the crisp swing and drive of his rhythms. Firefly Club, 637 S. Main. Tickets $20 & $30 in advance and at the door. 665-9090.<br clear=right><br><br> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C10.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="10" border="0" align="top"> Saturday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">May, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event16225"></a> 4 p.m. <br><b>"Children's Choral Festival":</b> Ann Arbor Youth Chorale. The 2 choirs of this ensemble of talented local youth singers are joined by the Columbus Indiana Children's Choir, the Grand Rapids Junior Youth Chorus, and the Dearborn Middle Schools Honor Choir for a concert highlighted by a joint premiere of Washington, D.C., composer Andrew Simpson's <i>May Flowers </i> , a new work commissioned for the occasion. Each choir also performs separate sets. Pease auditorium, EMU campus, W. Cross at College Place, Ypsilanti. $12 (kids age 12 & under and seniors, $6) in advance and at the door. 487-2282.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event16231"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7:30 p.m. <br><b>Spring Concert:</b> Treetown Community Chorus. David Perample directs this independent local mixed chorus in a varied program TBA. West Side United Methodist Church, 900 S. Seventh St. Free; donations accepted. 213-7670.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event16244"></a> 8 p.m. <br><b>Flight of the Conchords:</b> Live Nation. Sold out. Michigan Theater. Tickets $35 in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office & all other Ticketmaster outlets, and at the door. To charge by phone, call (248) 645-6666.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event16239"></a> 8 & 10 p.m. <br><b>Jeff Hamilton Trio:</b> The Firefly Club. <i>May 9 & 10. </i> Straight-ahead mainstream jazz by this ensemble led by Hamilton, an acclaimed California-based drummer who performed for many years in the Ray Brown Trio. Hamilton is known for his unusually melodic drumming and for the crisp swing and drive of his rhythms. Firefly Club, 637 S. Main. Tickets $20 & $30 in advance and at the door. 665-9090.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event16238"></a> 8 p.m. <br><b>Shemekia Copeland:</b> The Ark. The 29-year-old daughter of the late blues guitar legend Johnny Copeland, Copeland has established herself as one of the most compelling voices of contemporary blues. Her singing combines a sometimes astonishing power with the wickedly mercurial vocal personality characteristic of blues. The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $15 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.<br clear=left><br><br> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C11.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="11" border="0" align="top"> Sunday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">May, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event16290"></a> 7:30 p.m. <br><b>Richie Havens:</b> The Ark. This veteran folk-rock singer-guitarist is known for his wild and ingenious guitar playing, his hauntingly elegiac vocal style, and his trenchantly soulful reworkings of material by a wide range of top contemporary songwriters. His latest CD, <i>Resume: The Best of Richie Havens, </i> collects the cream of his work from the late 60s and early 70s. The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $30 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio, the Michigan Union Ticket Office, & all other Ticketmaster outlets; and at the door. 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