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Lectures, Readings, and Forums
Ann Arbor is an educated and educational community, providing an
ample selection of brown bag lectures, seminars, and other colloquia.
The Calendar covers events from authors on book signing tours to
politicians on the stump.
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Danit Brown: Shaman Drum Bookshop.
Nancy Pelosi: Liberty Borders.
Sherrilyn Kenyon: Waters Place Borders.
 Monday
August, 2008
12:30. 1:30. 2:30. & 3:30 p.m.
"The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather"/"The Sky Tonight"/"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity":
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. Every Monday-Friday. The Zula Patrol (12:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual exploration of weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. The Sky Tonight (1:30 & 3:30 p.m.) is an audiovisual exploration of the current night sky. Black Holes (2:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual 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.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
 Tuesday
August, 2008
12:30. 1:30. 2:30. & 3:30 p.m.
"The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather"/"The Sky Tonight"/"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity":
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. Every Monday-Friday. The Zula Patrol (12:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual exploration of weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. The Sky Tonight (1:30 & 3:30 p.m.) is an audiovisual exploration of the current night sky. Black Holes (2:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual 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.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
 6:30 p.m.
Sherrilyn Kenyon:
Waters Place Borders. This Tennessee novelist discusses Acheron, the 12th novel in her Dark-Hunter series, about a god who defends humanity against vampires. Signing.
Borders, 3140 Lohr Rd. Free. 997-8884.
7-8 p.m.
"Tea Tasting":
Zingerman's Delicatessen . August 5 & 19. Zingerman's tea expert Jess Piskor shows how to brew and offers taste samples of several fine teas.
Zingerman's Next Door (upstairs), 422 Detroit St. $10 in advance, $15 (if available) at the door. 663-3400.
 Wednesday
August, 2008
12:30. 1:30. 2:30. & 3:30 p.m.
"The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather"/"The Sky Tonight"/"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity":
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. Every Monday-Friday. The Zula Patrol (12:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual exploration of weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. The Sky Tonight (1:30 & 3:30 p.m.) is an audiovisual exploration of the current night sky. Black Holes (2:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual 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.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
7 p.m.
Danit Brown:
Shaman Drum Bookshop. This Albion College creative writing professor reads from her debut book Ask for a Convertible, a collection of connected stories about 2 adventurous, confounding decades in the life of a girl who moves from Tel Aviv to Ann Arbor in the mid-80s with her American father and Israeli mother. Novelist Hannah Tinti calls the book "a dizzyingly delicious read," and according to novelist Thisbe Nissen, "Brown's stories are whole worlds, so alive with detail that reading them is a visceral, sensory experience." Signing.
Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. 662-7407.
7-8 p.m.
"Burned by Books: A Hard Look at Online Book Buying":
Motte & Bailey, Booksellers. Talk by online bookseller Gene Alloway.
Motte & Bailey, 212 N. Fourth Ave. Free. 669-0451.
7-9 p.m.
"Tasting Teas of the World":
Zingerman's Delicatessen. Zingerman's staff discuss the history of tea and how to brew it and offer taste samples of a wide variety of different kinds of tea from around the world.
Zingerman's Next Door (upstairs), 422 Detroit St. $20 in advance, $25 (if available) at the door. Space limited; reservations recommended. 663-3354.
7-8:30 p.m.
"America Fights Back: The Byrds, the Spoonful, and the End of English Domination":
Ann Arbor District Library. Veteran local musicologist Jim Leonard discusses the impact of the Byrds and the Lovin' Spoonful, 2 seminal mid-60s folk-rock bands whose frontmen, Roger McGuinn and John Sebastian, are performing together at the Michigan Theater on August 8 (see listing).
AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-8301.
 Thursday
August, 2008
12:30. 1:30. 2:30. & 3:30 p.m.
"The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather"/"The Sky Tonight"/"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity":
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. Every Monday-Friday. The Zula Patrol (12:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual exploration of weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. The Sky Tonight (1:30 & 3:30 p.m.) is an audiovisual exploration of the current night sky. Black Holes (2:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual 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.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
7-8:30 p.m.
"Fine Binding: Extra Work, Extra Results":
Ann Arbor District Library. Local book conservator discusses historical book binding. In conjunction with a current AADL exhibit, presented in anticipation of the Kerrytown BookFest in September.
AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4560.
7 p.m.
Nancy Pelosi:
Liberty Borders. The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives discusses Know Your Power: A
Message to America's Daughters, a book she cowrote with Amy Hearth. Signing.
Wristbands available at 9 a.m., Borders, 612 Liberty. Free wristband with
purchase of Pelosi's book. 668-7652.
7:30 p.m.
"Wake Up Your Intuition":
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room. Toledo-area intuitive medium and hypnotherapist Kimmie Rose Zapf discusses her new book. Signing.
Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757.
 Friday
August, 2008
12:30. 1:30. 2:30. & 3:30 p.m.
"The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather"/"The Sky Tonight"/"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity":
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. Every Monday-Friday. The Zula Patrol (12:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual exploration of weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. The Sky Tonight (1:30 & 3:30 p.m.) is an audiovisual exploration of the current night sky. Black Holes (2:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual 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.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
5-7 p.m.
J. A. Joshi:
Borders Express. This English fiction writer is on hand to sign copies of her novel Follow the Cowherd Boy.
Borders Express, Briarwood. Free. 669-0785.
10 p.m.-midnight.
Angell Hall Observatory Open House:
U-M Student Astronomical Society. August 8 & 22. All invited to peer through the telescopes in the observatory and on the Angell Hall roof and to view shows in the planetarium. Also, Student Astronomy Society members give short presentations on a variety of astronomy topics.
5th floor rooftop observatory, Angell Hall (from the large State St. entrance, take one of the elevators on the left to the fifth floor). Free. 764-3440.
 Saturday
August, 2008
11:30 a.m. and 12:30. 1:30. 2:30. & 3:30 p.m.
"The Sky Tonight"/"Origins of Life"/"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity":
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. Every Saturday & Sunday. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an audiovisual exploration of the current night sky. Black Holes (12:30 p.m. Saturdays) is an animated audiovisual 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. Origins of Life (2:30 p.m. both days) is an audiovisual show about the prebiotic chemistry of the Universe after the Big Bang, the formation of the stars and solar systems, the first life on Earth, the great extinctions, and the search for extraterrestrial life.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
2 p.m.
Carol McCloud:
Borders Express. This children's book author is on hand to sign copies of her book Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids.
Borders Express, Briarwood. Free. 669-0785.
2 p.m.
Dinosaur Tours:
U-M Exhibit Museum. Every Saturday & Sunday. 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.
8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Open House:
University Lowbrow Astronomers. August 2, 9, & 30. A chance to join local astronomy buffs for a look at the sky through instruments at the Peach Mountain Observatory. Participants are encouraged to bring their own telescopes as well. 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.
(as long as the sky remains clear), Peach Mountain Observatory, North Territorial Rd. (about 1.25 miles west of Hudson Mills Metropark), Dexter. Free. 332-9132.
 Sunday
August, 2008
1:30. 2:30. & 3:30 p.m.
"The Sky Tonight"/"Origins of Life"/"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity":
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. Every Saturday & Sunday. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an audiovisual exploration of the current night sky. Black Holes (12:30 p.m. Saturdays) is an animated audiovisual 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. Origins of Life (2:30 p.m. both days) is an audiovisual show about the prebiotic chemistry of the Universe after the Big Bang, the formation of the stars and solar systems, the first life on Earth, the great extinctions, and the search for extraterrestrial life.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
10-11 a.m.
Introductory Dharma Talk:
Jewel Heart Buddhist Center. Every Sunday except August 31. Talks by Gehlek Rimpoche, an incarnate lama from Tibet who lives in Ann Arbor, or one of Gehlek's senior students. Today: Sandy Finkel on "Life in Perpetual Motion."
Jewel Heart Buddhist Center, 1129 Oak Valley Dr. (just south of Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.). Free, but donations accepted. 994-3387.
2 p.m.
Dinosaur Tours:
U-M Exhibit Museum. Every Saturday & Sunday. 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.
2 p.m.
"Paul Outerbridge: Color Photographs from Mexico and California, the 1950s":
U-M Museum of Art Off/Site. August 3, 10, 21, & 24. Docent-led tours of the current UMMA exhibit.
UMMA Off/Site, 1301 South University. Free. 763-UMMA.
2 p.m.
Talk & Tour:
Sunward Cohousing. Every Sunday. A resident gives a short talk about Sunward Cohousing, which consists of condos designed to foster an old-fashioned sense of neighborhood and to preserve open space. Followed by a tour.
Sunward Cohousing, 424 Little Lake Dr. Free. 663-5516.
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