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Films, Comedy and Performance Art
From standup to improv, and everything in between, comedy is
flourishing in the auditoriums and clubs of Ann Arbor. And with
the U-M's new Media Union, a growing number of multimedia performances
are appearing on The Calendar.
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"The Life Before Her Eyes": Michigan Theater Foundation.
"Then She Found Me": Michigan Theater Foundation.
"Juke Box Jungle": Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub.
 Monday
May, 2008
"The Life Before Her Eyes":
Michigan Theater Foundation. (Vadim Perelman, 2008.) May 17-22. Film adaptation of award-winning local fiction writer Laura Kasischke's novel about an adolescent girl who survives a horrifying shooting only to become a middle-aged mom adrift and slowly keeling over in the calm but shadowy waters of a seemingly perfect life. Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood. Times TBA, Michigan Theater. $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6). 668-TIME
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 Tuesday
May, 2008
"The Life Before Her Eyes":
Michigan Theater Foundation. (Vadim Perelman, 2008.) May 17-22. Film adaptation of award-winning local fiction writer Laura Kasischke's novel about an adolescent girl who survives a horrifying shooting only to become a middle-aged mom adrift and slowly keeling over in the calm but shadowy waters of a seemingly perfect life. Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood. Times TBA, Michigan Theater. $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6). 668-TIME
.
 Wednesday
May, 2008
"The Life Before Her Eyes":
Michigan Theater Foundation. (Vadim Perelman, 2008.) May 17-22. Film adaptation of award-winning local fiction writer Laura Kasischke's novel about an adolescent girl who survives a horrifying shooting only to become a middle-aged mom adrift and slowly keeling over in the calm but shadowy waters of a seemingly perfect life. Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood. Times TBA, Michigan Theater. $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6). 668-TIME
.
9-11:30 p.m.
"Juke Box Jungle":
Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub. Every Wednesday. Conor O'Neill's staff member Brian Aherne hosts a music trivia quiz. Prizes.
Conor O'Neill's, 318 S. Main. $3 team fee. 665-2968.
 Thursday
May, 2008
"The Life Before Her Eyes":
Michigan Theater Foundation. (Vadim Perelman, 2008.) May 17-22. Film adaptation of award-winning local fiction writer Laura Kasischke's novel about an adolescent girl who survives a horrifying shooting only to become a middle-aged mom adrift and slowly keeling over in the calm but shadowy waters of a seemingly perfect life. Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood. Times TBA, Michigan Theater. $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6). 668-TIME
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 7 p.m.
"Kiki's Delivery Service":
Waters Place Borders (Hiyao Miyazaki, 1989). Japanese anime film about a teen witch on the brink of full witchhood.
Borders, 3140 Lohr Rd. Free. 997-8884.
8 p.m.
"Comedy Jamm":
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. May 14, 22, & 29. Performances by up to 12 aspiring area stand-up comics. Alcohol is served.
old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $5 in advance and at the door. 996-9080.
 Friday
May, 2008
"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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8 & 10:30 p.m.
Geoff Tate:
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. May 23 & 24. Ann Arbor debut of this rising young midwestern stand-up comic known for his lazy vocal delivery and laid-back stage presence. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; the Friday & Saturday early shows are nonsmoking.
old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $8 reserved seating in advance, $10 general admission at the door. 996-9080.
 Saturday
May, 2008
"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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"Animania":
U-M Japanese Animation Film Society. Monthly anime-a-thon of feature films and episodes from TV series. Program TBA. U-M campus admission policy: No one under 18 admitted without an adult. 5 p.m.-midnight, MLB, 812 E. Washington at Thayer. Free.
umich.edu/~animania.
8 & 10:30 p.m.
Geoff Tate:
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. May 23 & 24. Ann Arbor debut of this rising young midwestern stand-up comic known for his lazy vocal delivery and laid-back stage presence. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; the Friday & Saturday early shows are nonsmoking.
old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $8 reserved seating in advance, $10 general admission at the door. 996-9080.
 Sunday
May, 2008
"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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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.
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