Calendar of Events
Films, Comedy and Performance Art
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WednesdayJanuary 2009 |
"Comedy Jamm": Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.
Every Wed. 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.
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ThursdayJanuary 2009 |
Jimmy Dore: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.
Jan. 22-24. This popular comic, who grew up in Chicago in a large Catholic working-class family, is a cable and network TV regular known for his clever, provocative, often painfully funny questioning of conventional pieties. His current show, Citizen Jimmy , takes on government and the easily misled with an irreverent brio that prompted one critic to call him a "bad-assed Bill Maher with a boulder-sized chip on his shoulder." Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; the Friday & Saturday early shows are nonsmoking shows.
old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $9 (Thurs.) & $12 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $11 (Thurs.) & $14 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080.
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FridayJanuary 2009 |
Jimmy Dore: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.
Jan. 22-24. This popular comic, who grew up in Chicago in a large Catholic working-class family, is a cable and network TV regular known for his clever, provocative, often painfully funny questioning of conventional pieties. His current show, Citizen Jimmy , takes on government and the easily misled with an irreverent brio that prompted one critic to call him a "bad-assed Bill Maher with a boulder-sized chip on his shoulder." Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; the Friday & Saturday early shows are nonsmoking shows.
old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $9 (Thurs.) & $12 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $11 (Thurs.) & $14 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080.
Vince Averill, Jesse Popp, Matt McCarthy, & Greg Johnson: Riverside Arts Center.
Jan. 23 & 24. Stand-up comedy by these popular New York-based comics. Averill has a smart, understated style that usually revolves around quirky urban types like "super old yoga lady" and the homeless guy with better clothes than his own. Popp's routines make fun of the mundane - horoscopes, infomercials, and the disappointments of becoming a "grown-up." McCarthy's energetic style complements his no-holds-barred indictment of stupidity. Johnson's routines revolve around stories from his own life, from skipping work to play video games to being disappointed in the public library's CD collection.
Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti. Tickets $12 in advance at brownpapertickets.com and at the door. 480-ARTS.
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SaturdayJanuary 2009 |
“Language Is My Friend”: The Firefly Club.
Local performance artist Jeffrey Steiger reprises his acclaimed one-man
multimedia show, a collage of narrative, slides, and music exploring the relation
between humans and the language they use--and that uses them. The show is a
kind of play within a play, a tragicomedy performed unwillingly by a man who is
one of the few remaining humans in a postapocalyptic world.
The Firefly Club. Tickets $10 in advance by reservation and at the door. 665-
9090.
Jimmy Dore: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.
Jan. 22-24. This popular comic, who grew up in Chicago in a large Catholic working-class family, is a cable and network TV regular known for his clever, provocative, often painfully funny questioning of conventional pieties. His current show, Citizen Jimmy , takes on government and the easily misled with an irreverent brio that prompted one critic to call him a "bad-assed Bill Maher with a boulder-sized chip on his shoulder." Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; the Friday & Saturday early shows are nonsmoking shows.
old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $9 (Thurs.) & $12 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $11 (Thurs.) & $14 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080.
Vince Averill, Jesse Popp, Matt McCarthy, & Greg Johnson: Riverside Arts Center.
Jan. 23 & 24. Stand-up comedy by these popular New York-based comics. Averill has a smart, understated style that usually revolves around quirky urban types like "super old yoga lady" and the homeless guy with better clothes than his own. Popp's routines make fun of the mundane - horoscopes, infomercials, and the disappointments of becoming a "grown-up." McCarthy's energetic style complements his no-holds-barred indictment of stupidity. Johnson's routines revolve around stories from his own life, from skipping work to play video games to being disappointed in the public library's CD collection.
Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti. Tickets $12 in advance at brownpapertickets.com and at the door. 480-ARTS.
