The Calendar - Lectures, Readings, and Forums

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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.

Highlights this week:

David Sedaris: WEMU/Michigan Radio.

"A Celebration of Theodore Roethke": U-M English Department.

"Uncommon Courage: A Torture Survivor Speaks": Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice.

Monday
October, 2008

11:30 a.m.
U-M Club of Ann Arbor. Every Mon. Weekly lunchtime talks by U-M coaches. Today: hockey coach Red Berenson. Weber's Inn, 3050 Jackson Rd. $14 (members, $9.25; seniors, $8.75). 663-7420.

Noon.
"Religion and the Subversive": U-M Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies. Oct. 6 & 13. Talks by U-M professors. Today: U-M international relations professor and former ambassador to Bulgaria Melvyn Levitsky on "Unintended Consequences: U.S. Cold War Policy and Afghanistan's 'Holy Warriors.'" 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-0350.

Cooking Sessions: Big George's Home Appliance Mart. Every Mon. & Oct. 2. With Big George's culinary specialist Nancy Jenkins, unless otherwise noted. Today: "Cooking for Your Baby" covers tricks for making baby food at home. 6 :30-8 p.m., Big George's, 2023 W. Stadium. $10. Preregistration required. 669-9520.

4-6 p.m.
"Korean Buddhism in East Asian Context": U-M Center for Korean Studies. Talk by UCLA Buddhist studies professor Robert Buswell, who spent 7 years as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, China, and Korea. 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-2252.

4-5:30 p.m.
"Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life": Shaman Drum Bookshop. Every Mon., Oct. 6-Nov. 5. Shaman Drum owner Karl Pohrt and Shaman Drum research & development director Bob Hart host a discussion of Kathleen Norris's exploration of the contemporary relevance of the medieval concept of acedia, or soul-weariness. Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. Space limited; preregistration required. 662-7407.

5 p.m.
Deborah Eisenberg: U-M English Department. Fiction reading by this acclaimed short-story writer, winner of the 2000 Rea Award for the Short Story, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and 3 O. Henry Awards, among others. "There aren't many contemporary novels as shudderingly intimate and mordantly funny as Eisenberg's best stories," says New York Times critic Ben Marcus. Followed by a reception. Eisenberg also gives a talk on "Fiction and Privacy" at 5 p.m. on Oct. 16 in Rackham Amphitheater. Rackham Amphitheater. Free. 615-3710.

6:30 p.m.
"Color and Inspiration": Ann Arbor FiberArts Guild. Talk by New Jersey fiber artist Daryl Lancaster. Refreshments. NEW Center, 1100 N. Main. Free. 665-0703.

7-8:30 p.m.
"The Michigan Migrant Experience": Ann Arbor District Library. Talk by U-M Residential College Intermediate Intensive Spanish director Mabel Rodriguez. In conjunction with the current AADL exhibit The Migrant Project: Contemporary California Farm Workers. AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4560.

7-8:30 p.m.
John Cullen: Ann Arbor District Library. This internationally acclaimed gardener, owner of Celtic Gardens in Dexter, discusses his award-winning approach to building beautiful gardens. AADL Pittsfield Branch, 2359 Oak Valley Dr. between Scio Church Rd. and Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. Free. 327-4200.

7 p.m.
"My Brave Mechanics: The First Michigan Engineers and Their Civil War": Ann Arbor Area Civil War Round Table. Michigan Department of History deputy director Mark Hoffman discusses his book. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Dr. (off Huron River Dr.). Free. 930-0617.

7:30-9:30 p.m.
"Candidates for Election Discuss Their Views on Mental Health Issues": National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Washtenaw County. All local candidates for the state legislature have been invited. Moderated by Mental Health Association in Michigan CEO Mark Reinstein. St. Clare's Episcopal Church, 2309 Packard. Free. 994-6611.

7:30 p.m.
"Uncommon Courage: A Torture Survivor Speaks": Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice. Argentinian activist Patricia Isasa discusses her experience of torture during Argentina's "dirty war," when at age 16 she was abducted and tortured for 2 years. St. Mary Student Parish, 331 Thompson. Free. 663-1870.

Tuesday
October, 2008

10:30-11:30 a.m.
"Cities Now and Tomorrow": U-M Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Distinguished Lecture Series. Lecture by Detroit Free Press columnist and editorial writer Jeff Gerritt. Second in a series of 9 monthly lectures. Best Western Executive Conference Center, 2900 Jackson Rd. $50 (members, $35) for the 9-lecture series. Memberships are $15 a year. Preregistration required. 998-9351.

Noon.
"Tough Times: Helping Children, Families and Those Who Serve Them Through Economic Hard Times": Washtenaw Area Council for Children. A series of 4 monthly lectures by local professionals. Today: SOS Community Services program director Faye Askew-King and volunteer training coordinator Normea Banner on "Falling into Homelessness." Also, lunch. Washtenaw Intermediate School District Bldg., 1819 S. Wagner Rd. $15 (students, $10) per lecture or $50 (students, $35) for the series. Reservations requested. 434-4215.

Noon-1:30 p.m.
Brown Bag Lecture: U-M Institute for the Humanities. Every Tues. Bring a bag lunch. Today: U-M art & design professor Tirtza Even discusses "Once a Wall; or, Ripple Remains." 202 S. Thayer, room 2022. Free. 936-3518.

Noon-1 p.m.
Noon Lecture Series: U-M Center for Chinese Studies. Every Tues. except Oct. 21. Talks by U-M and visiting scholars. Free sandwiches, cookies, & coffee served. Today: U-M Chinese literature professor Shuen-fu Lin discusses "A Premonition of the Fall of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279): Reading a Song Lyric Composed in 1253 about Reveling on the West Lake." 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-6308.

Noon.
Brown Bag Lecture: U-M Center for Afroamerican and African Studies. Oct. 8 & 14. Talks by U-M and visiting scholars. Bring a bag lunch. Today: Ohio State University economics professor Trevon Logan on "HIV in Africa." 4701 Haven Hall, 520 S. State. Free. 764-5517.

7 p.m.
"American Blacklist: The Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations": Shaman Drum Bookshop. Oakland University political science professor emeritus Robert Goldstein reads from and discusses his new book (see 1 Wednesday listing). Signing. Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. 662-7407.

7-8:30 p.m.
"Medication-Related Problems in the Elderly": Ann Arbor District Library. Talk by U-M clinical pharmacy professor Manju Beier, a Geriatric Consultant Resources senior partner. AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4560.

7-8:30 p.m.
Health Sessions: People's Food Co-op. Oct. 14 & 23. Talks by local health practitioners. Today: naturopath Diana Quinn on "Breast Health." Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room, 114 S. Main. Free. Reservations requested. 994-4589

7 p.m.
Candidates Forum: Ann Arbor Area League of Women Voters. Oct. 13 & 14 (different programs). Candidates for local offices have been invited to make brief statements and answer questions from the studio and TV audiences. Tonight features candidates for mayor (7-7:30 p.m.), a 5th Ward council seat (8-8:30 p.m.), and WCC Board of Trustees (9-10 p.m.). Broadcast on CTN CitiTV (cable channel 19), and rebroadcast periodically until election day (November 4). CTN studio, 2805 South Industrial, suite 200. Free. Space limited; first come, first seated. 769-7422.

7:30-9 p.m.
"The Swift Path": Jewel Heart Buddhist Center. Every Tues. Talks by Gehlek Rimpoche (Oct. 7 & 28), an incarnate lama from Tibet who lives in Ann Arbor, or one of Gehlek's senior students (Oct. 14 & 21). Jewel Heart Center, 1129 Oak Valley Dr. (just south of Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.). $10 (students & seniors, $5). 994-3387.

Wednesday
October, 2008

7-8:45 a.m.
"The Morning Edition": Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce. This popular monthly program features a buffet breakfast and a series of 5-minute updates from local business and community leaders. Hosted by Michigan Theater executive director Russ Collins. Speakers TBA. Video replays posted at annarborchamber.org. Weber's Inn, 3050 Jackson Rd. $30 (members, $25). Preregistration requested. 214-0104.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Breast Cancer Panel Discussion: Ann Arbor City Club. Discussion with local physicians Linda DuBay and Barbara Threatt as part of breast cancer awareness month. Also, lunch. Ann Arbor City Club, 1830 Washtenaw. $17.50 (includes lunch). Reservations required by Oct. 14. 662-3279.

Noon-1 p.m.
Noon Lecture Series: Kempf House Center for Local History. Every Wed. Today: local stained glass buff Elaine Fisher discusses "Stained-Glass Windows." Kempf House, 312 S. Division. Admission $2 (Kempf House members, $1). 994-4898.

Noon.
"Perspectives on Healing": U-M Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Oct. 3, 7, 15, & 30. A series of talks on alternative health care for women and treatments of gendered disorders. Today: New York journalist Jennifer Block on "Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity." 2239 Lane Hall, 204 S. State. Free. 764-9537.

Noon-1 p.m.
"The French Presidency of the European Union": U-M Center for European Studies. Talk by Jean Baptiste Main de Boissiere, the consul general of France in Chicago. 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 647-2743.

2-4 p.m.
"Weed 'n' Sing": Community Farm of Ann Arbor. Oct. 1, 15, & 29. All invited to sing rounds and other songs while weeding the farm's crops. An organizer says that musical weeding "makes the plants grow better, and it makes your insides vibrate more harmoniously." Community Farm of Ann Arbor, 1525 S. Fletcher Rd. north of Scio Church Rd., Chelsea. Free. 475-7451.

4-6 p.m.
"After the Fourth Crusade: Byzantine Relics and Reliquaries in France": U-M History of Art Department Forsyth Lecture on Medieval Art. Talk by Louvre curator and Byzantine art expert Jannic Durand. Rackham Amphitheater. Free. 764-5733.

5-7 p.m.
"Through a Soldier's Eye: How the U.S. Army Prepares Personnel and Their Families for Deployment": U-M School of Public Policy Rosenthal Lecture. Talks by several former U.S. Army officers. Moderated by U-M School of Public Policy lecturer Melvyn Levitsky, a former U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria and Brazil. 1110 Weill Hall, 735 S. State at Hill. Free. 615-3893.

5 p.m.
Catherine Taylor and Kristin Prevallet: EMU English Department Bathhouse Reading Series. Readings by these 2 writers. Taylor, an Ithaca College creative nonfiction professor, is a poet and essayist best known for Giving Birth: A Journey into the World of Mothers and Midwives, a book Library Journal calls "a delightfully readable blend of scholarship, expose, and storytelling that is likely to become a classic." Prevallet, a St. John's University (New York) writing teacher, is a poet and translator known for integrating personal and political perspectives into radical poetic forms. EMU Halle Library Carillon Room (off Oakwood from Washtenaw), EMU campus, Ypsilanti. Free. 487-1310.

5:30-7:30 p.m.
"Winds of Change: Great Lakes Wind Power": U-M Exhibit Museum Science Cafe. U-M natural resources & environment research scientist Duncan Callaway and U-M business economics professor Tom Lyon discuss the politics, business, and science of Great Lakes wind energy. Conor O'Neill's, 318 S. Main. Free. 764-0478.

6 p.m.
Food Sessions: Cranbrook Whole Foods. Oct. 8, 10, 15, 22, 23, & 29. Lecture-demos by whole foods staff. Today: Scott Rye on "Quick and Easy Dinner Ideas That Begin with a Rotisserie Chicken." Whole Foods Lifestyle Center, Cranbrook Village shopping center, 990 W. Eisenhower Pkwy. Free. 997-7507.

7-9:30 p.m.
Works-in-Progress Series: Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room. Oct. 1 & 15. Featured writers read from their current work. Tonight: Tonight: poetry readings by local poets Onna Solomon and Sandy Tolbert. Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757.

7 p.m.
Allison Amend: Shaman Drum Bookshop. This Chicago-bred young fiction writer reads from The Things That Pass for Love, her collection of incisive, poignant, and often hilarious stories exploring contemporary relationships, from a cybererotica writer whose suitor is in love with her dog and an aging professor obsessed with a student destined to surpass him to a man meeting his illegitimate son for the first time on a pumpkin picking expedition. "Allison Amend is a gifted storyteller, whose view of contemporary life is often wonderfully acute, original, and surprising," says novelist Alison Lurie. Signing. Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. 662-7407.

7-8:30 p.m.
"Saved by the Spirit of Lafayette: The French Righteous & the Hidden Children": Ann Arbor District Library. Detroit-area Holocaust survivor Gisele Naichouler Feldman discusses her 2 1/2 years hiding from the Nazis as one of the Hidden Children in a castle once owned by the American Revolutionary War hero Lafayette. AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4560.

7:30 p.m.
"Changing Tundra Landscapes in Arctic Alaska": Washtenaw Audubon Society. Slide-illustrated talk by Cathy Campbell, a local middle school teacher who spent 32 days on the North Slope of the Brooks Range, working with university researchers on the effect of permafrost thawing on Arctic ecology. U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free. 677-3275.

Thursday
October, 2008

10-11:30 a.m.
"Africa: Ark of the Human Venture": U-M Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Sept. 18 & 23 and Oct. 2, 16, 23, & 30. A series of 6 weekly lectures by different U-M and guest scholars. Today: U-M anthropology professor Augustin Holl discusses "Villages, Cities, and States in West African Past." Best Western Executive Conference Center, 2900 Jackson Rd. $45 (members, $30) for the 6-lecture series, $25 (members, $10) per lecture. Memberships are $15 a year. Preregistration required. 998-9351.

10 a.m.-noon.
"The Bible in Its Time: An Introduction to the Bible and Literature of the Ancient Near East": Jewish Community Center. Every Thurs. (except Oct. 9), Sept. 11-Nov. 6. Lecture series by U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies visiting scholar Lisbeth Fried. JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. (off Stone School Rd. south of Packard). Free. 971-0990.

10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Thursday Lunch Bunch: Jewish Community Center. Every Thurs. except Oct. 9. A weekly program of activities primarily for seniors. The program begins at 10 a.m. with "Fitness Fun," a 60-minute exercise program led by Maria Farquhar. At 11 a.m., a Current Events discussion group. At 1 p.m., a cultural or educational program. Today: Jewish Family Services geriatric social worker Allison Pollock is on hand to answer questions. The day concludes at 2:15 p.m. with a meeting of the Senior Literary Group , a book discussion group led by U-M Dearborn English professor emeritus Sidney Warschausky. Also, at noon, a homemade dairy lunch ($3 with reservation, $4 without reservation and for nonseniors). JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. (off Stone School Rd. south of Packard). Free. 971-0990.

4-5:30 p.m.
"Conversations on Europe": U-M Center for European Studies. Oct. 16 & 30. Talks by U-M and visiting scholars. Today: U-M political science professor George Tsebelis discusses "Political Institutions of the EU." 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 647-2743.

5-7 p.m.
"Thursday Night Rush Hour Relief at the Wine Bar": Cranbrook Whole Foods Market. Every Thurs. Whole Foods staff discuss wine and cheese. Also, tastings and small plates of food. Whole Foods Wine Bar, 990 W. Eisenhower Pkwy., Cranbrook Village shopping center. $17. 997-7507.

7 p.m.
"Animals of the Night": Wild Birds Unlimited. Lecture-demo by an Organization for Bat Conservation representative, with live owls, bats, and other animals. Refreshments. Wild Birds Unlimited, Woodland Plaza, 2208 S. Main. Free. Reservations requested. 665-7427.

7-8:30 p.m.
Health Sessions: Washtenaw Whole Foods Market. Oct. 16 & 29. Talks by local health practitioners. Today: chiropractor Mark Perlmutter on "Women`s Health." Whole Foods Cooking & Lifestyles Classroom, 3135 Washtenaw. Free. Preregistration recommended. 975-4500.

7 p.m.
"The Prudent Mariner": Nicola's Books. Vancouver-based writer Leslie Williams discusses and/or reads from her award-winning novel set in 1960s Georgia. It's the story of a 9-year-old girl who discovers photographs of a 1913 lynching that prompt her to question what she's been taught about the world, the South, and her family. Signing. Nicola's, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600.

7 p.m.
Alexis Stamatis: Shaman Drum Bookshop. This celebrated Greek novelist and poet reads from American Fugue, a new English translation of his 2006 novel about a Greek writer, tormented by his past even after he takes a job teaching at an American university, who takes off for the West in a cheap rental car in an effort to escape from himself. Signing. Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. 662-7407.

7 p.m.
"Weiser Concise Guide to Practical Astrology": Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room. Toronto-based astrologer Priscilla Costello discusses her new book. Signing. Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757.

7 p.m.
"The Infinite Landscape: Master Photographers from the UMMA Collection": U-M Museum of Art Off/Site. Oct. 2, 5, 16, 19, & 30. Docent-led tours of the current UMMA exhibit. UMMA Off/Site, 1301 South University. Free. 763-UMMA.

7-8:30 p.m.
"War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest": Ann Arbor District Library. Detroit Free Press sportswriter Michael Rosenberg discusses his new history of the U-M-Ohio State football rivalry during the 70s. AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4560.

7:30 p.m.
"'Poppies Are Democracy': Geographies of Eradication and Production in Turkey": U-M Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies. Talk by MSU geography professor Kyle Evered. 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-0350.

8 p.m.
David Sedaris: WEMU/Michigan Radio. Known for his acidic humor, sharp-witted verbal elegance, and sardonically incisive social critiques, this popular satirist made his comic debut on NPR's Morning Edition recounting his strange-but-true experiences as a Macy's elf clad in green tights, later recorded in his SantaLand Diaries. Best known from his often wickedly funny NPR This American Life audio diaries, Sedaris has also written 4 collections of best-selling autobiographical essays, including the recent When You Are Engulfed in Flames, a collection of essays on subjects ranging from traveling to Japan in order to quit smoking and dropping a lozenge from his mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane to covering his windows with LP covers to protect his house from neurotic songbirds. Hill Auditorium. Tickets $30 & $55 in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office & all other Ticketmaster outlets, and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.

8 p.m.
"Myth and Reality about the German Occupation of the Netherlands: Then and Now": 12th Annual DeVries-Vander Kooy Memorial Lecture (Netherlands-America University League/U-M Dutch Studies). Talk by Netherlands for War Documentation (Amsterdam) researcher David Barnouw, author of Anne Frank: Vom Maedchen zum Mythos and coeditor of a critical edition of The Diary of Anne Frank. Reception follows. Michigan League Koessler Room. Free. 764-5370.

Friday
October, 2008

10 a.m.-5 p.m.
"A Celebration of Theodore Roethke": U-M English Department. U-M faculty, students, and guest scholars celebrate the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and U-M grad's 100th birthday with a lecture by the renowned University of the Arts (Philadelphia) humanities and media studies professor Camille Paglia (10 a.m.), an entertaining and influential cultural, art history, and literary critic. Paglia is also featured in a panel discussion on Roethke's poetry (1-2:30 p.m.) with U-M English professor and renowned fiction writer Laura Kasischke, U-M undergrad creative writing coordinator Keith Taylor, and U-M English professor Gillian White. Followed by student and faculty readings of Roethke's poetry, introduced by the renowned Milford poet Thomas Lynch. Also, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-pianist William Bolcom (3 p.m.) reads and plays his settings of some of Roethke's poems. Rackham Amphitheater. Free. 764-6330.

Noon.
Noon Lectures: U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies. Oct. 17, 23, & 30. Today: U-M rabbinic literature professor Yaron Eliav discusses "A Scary Place: Jewish Magic in the Roman Bathhouse & the Poetics of Cultural Interaction." Frankel Center, 202 S. Thayer. Free. 763-9047.

4 p.m.
Steve Pyke: U-M History of Art Department. Talk by this New Yorker staff photographer who has taken portraits of numerous famous people from Michael Caine to Carrie Fisher . 180 Tappan Hall, 519 S. State. Free. 764-5733.

7-8:15 p.m.
"It`s about Jesus": First Presbyterian Church Christian Life Academy. October 17 & 18. A series of 3 talks, one tonight and 2 tomorrow morning, by Christian poet Ann Weems, author of Kneeling in Bethlehem and Psalms of Lament. The Saturday program begins at 8:30 a.m. with a buffet breakfast. First Presbyterian Church social hall, 1432 Washtenaw. $25 (includes buffet breakfast) for all 3 talks. 662-4466.

Saturday
October, 2008

9:15 a.m.-noon.
"It`s about Jesus": First Presbyterian Church Christian Life Academy. October 17 & 18. A series of 3 talks, one tonight and 2 tomorrow morning, by Christian poet Ann Weems, author of Kneeling in Bethlehem and Psalms of Lament. Preceded at 8:30 a.m. by a buffet breakfast. First Presbyterian Church social hall, 1432 Washtenaw. $25 (includes buffet breakfast) for all 3 talks. 662-4466.

10 a.m.
"Herbs and Supplements: Do They Work?": U-M Turner Geriatrics Center. Talk by a U-M College of Pharmacy pharmacist TBA. Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. Free. Preregistration required. 998-9353.

10-10:45 a.m.
"Toddler Biting and Conflict Resolution": Ann Arbor District Library. Talk by local early childhood consultant Kathy Sims. Parents & caregivers invited to bring their kids age 2 & under to play in the play area during the talk. AADL Pittsfield Branch, 2359 Oak Valley Dr. between Scio Church Rd. and Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. Free. 327-4200.

10 a.m. & noon.
"Nature`s Scavengers": Ann Arbor Solid Waste Department. A Leslie Science & Nature Center naturalist presents an interactive program featuring a vulture and other raptors. Followed by guided tours of the city's recycling and trash disposal center. Materials Recovery Facility, 4120 Platt Rd. Free. Preregistration required by Oct. 1. 997-1553.

10:30 a.m.
"Saturday Morning Physics": U-M Physics Department . Every Sat. Popular series of talks, aimed at general audiences, by U-M faculty and local physics experts. Today: physics professor Homer Neal on "The Large Hadron Collider: The World's Most Powerful Particle Accelerator." 170 Dennison, 500 Church. Free. 764-4437.

1 p.m.
Florian Wells: Waters Place Borders. This Romanian novelist reads from The Sword and the Shield of the Realm, his epic adventure set in 1448 Transylvania about 2 brothers who must travel across a mountain range to deliver a secret message. Signing. Borders, 3140 Lohr Rd. Free. 997-8884.

1:30 p.m.
Jeanne Dams: Aunt Agatha's. This South Bend mystery writer discusses and signs copies of Indigo Christmas, the 6th in her series, set in early-20th-century South Bend, featuring the housemaid-turned-wealthy housewife Hilda Johansson. This time she tries to clear her best friend's husband of murder. Aunt Agatha's, 213 S. Fourth Ave. Free. 769-1114.

Sunday
October, 2008

"Michigan Animals Up Close": Waterloo Natural History Association. Howell Nature Center staff members display live mammals and birds of prey and discuss how they survive in the wild and what the center does to rehabilitate injured animals. 2 p.m., Eddy Discovery Center lower parking lot, Bush Rd. (west off Pierce Rd. from I-94 exit 157), Chelsea. $2 (families, $5). Space limited; preregistration required. $4 vehicle entrance fee. 475-3170.

12:30-2:30 p.m.
"Understanding Quakerism": Ann Arbor Friends Meetinghouse. Oct. 19 & 26 and Nov. 2. All invited to join discussions about Quaker history, beliefs, and practices. Preceded by a light lunch. Today's topic: Quaker history. 1416 Hill. Free. 475-0942.

2 p.m.
"The Infinite Landscape: Master Photographers from the UMMA Collection": U-M Museum of Art Off/Site. Oct. 2, 5, 16, 19, & 30. Docent-led tours of the current UMMA exhibit. UMMA Off/Site, 1301 South University. Free. 763-UMMA.

2-4 p.m.
"Fox Gravel Pit Ancient Botany and Geology": Washtenaw County Historical Society. Talk by retired local science teacher and Natural Areas Technical Advisory Committee member John Russell. Washtenaw County Library Learning Resource Center, 4135 Washtenaw. Free. 662-9092.

4-6 p.m.
"Always Enough: Oral Histories and Rural Southern Recipes from the Mattox Family Farmhouse in Greenfield Village": Culinary Historians of Ann Arbor. Talk by Greenfield Village Historic Foodways and Domestic Life Programs representatives Cathy Cwiek and Meeta Martin. Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. 662-8661.

7:45-9:15 p.m.
"Between the Crescent and the Cross: A Comparison of Jewish Life under Islam and Christianity": Beth Israel Congregation. Talk by University of Western Ontario history professor Howard Lupovitch. Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw. Free. 665-9897.

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