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At Lazar Spinal Care, we believe in lifelong family wellness care. If you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, if you’re ready to be more alive and live your fullest life, this workshop is for you. This 45 minute workshop discusses the difference between health and wellness, why our body is breaking down and ways to achieve optimal health. The workshop is followed by a Q&A session, so bring your questions with you. RSVP by email or phone to save your seats. Lazar Spinal Care, Scio Township Medical Suites, 203 S. Zeeb, Ste 106, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Free. 734-274-5107. care@lazarspinalcare.com www.LazarSpinalCare.com [map]
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Every Wed., Sept. 5-Dec. 12. and Jan. 2-Feb. 6. CDL youth librarians present a program of stories, songs, fingerplays, and craft activities for kids ages 2-6 accompanied by a caregiver. 10:30 & 11:30 a.m., CDL McKune Room, 221 S. Main, Chelsea. Free. Preregistration required. 475–8732. [map]
Power Through Networking invites you to FREE business networking every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Banfield's Westside in Ann Arbor. You will build relationships and friendships that will grow your business. We are unique, totally positive, and will help you and your business get to the next level! Our Mission is to help people get the contacts they need to advance their business and achieve their dreams, and to create a cooperative and abundance based business world. Banfield's Westside, 5510 Jackson Road 48103. Free. 734.646.4419. larnedp@gmail.com www.Meetup.com/PowerThroughNetworking [map]
Contests and incentives can be a great way to increase likes and interactions on your company-s Facebook page, whether you-re a big corporation or a small business. Join us for a panel discussion with three social marketing experts who have successfully put these techniques to work for them, and find out how you can take advantage of new ways to increase your followers and create positive engagement with your brand. Rhonda Foxworth, Vice President & Marketing Manager, Bank of Ann ArborLyndsay Kapurch, Social Media Account Executive, Perich Advertising + DesignTim Adkins, Brofounder & Publisher, Pakmode Media + Marketing and iSPY Magazine Conor O'Neills, 318 South Main. Free. 734-272-4698. info@LA2M.org la2m.org [map]
Every Wed., Fri., & Sat. All invited to play one of 100 songs, with melodies transcribed in numbers, on the 17-bell chime’s numbered keys. Ambitious players can add chords. Noon-12:30 p.m. (Wed. & Fri.) & 10:30-11 a.m. (Sat.), Kerrytown Market & Shops. Free. 369-3107. [map]
All ages invited to join a discussion of a book at a2gov.org/senior. Oct. 17: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera’s novel of ideas set among Czech artists and intellectuals in the wake of the suppression of the 1968 Prague Spring by the Soviet army.Nov. 21: State of Wonder, Ann Patchett’s novel about a pharmaceutical research scientist’s search for her former mentor who disappeared developing a valuable new drug in the Amazon jungle. Dec. 19: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander's influential book about ways in which our system of mass incarceration has come to resemble systems of racial control from a different era. Jan. 16: TBA.. 12:30-2 p.m., Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. $2 (members, free). 794-6250. [map]
(Tom Hooper, 2012). Adaptation of the Broadway musical, itself an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s sweeping epic of 19th-century Parisian life. Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway. Michigan Theater. Tickets (unless otherwise noted): $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME. [map]
(Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, 2011). Comic drama about a renowned violinist who confines himself to bed to await death after his beloved violin is broken. French, subtitles. Michigan Theater. Tickets (unless otherwise noted): $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME. [map]
Every Wed.-Sun., Jan 10-Mar. 9. See review. Guy Sanville directs the world premiere of Purple Rose founder Jeff Daniels’ comedy that combines slapstick, vaudeville, tragedy, and farce in an exuberant romp of a play that explores the pain and joy of human existence. The story concerns 2 men who live in an undefined place and time where nothing happens. One wants to remain in the safety and comfort of this environment, while the other wants to leave. 8 p.m. (Wed.-Sat.), 3 p.m. (Wed. & Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea. Jan. 10-17 previews: Tickets $22 (Wed. & Thurs.), $27 (Fri. eve. & weekend matinees), $32 (Sat. eve.). After Jan. 17: Tickets $27 (Wed. & Thurs.), $37 (Fri. eves. & weekend matinees), & $42 (Sat. eves.) in advance at purplerosetheatre.org, and by phone. 433-7673. [map]
Panel discussion with Chavez’s granddaughter, political rights activist Christine Chavez, and others TBA. See 21 Monday MLK Symposium listing for related events. 4 p.m., Rackham Amphitheatre. Free. mlksymposium.umich.edu. [map]
Talk by U-M history professor Melanie Tanielian. 4-5:30 p.m., 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 763-0622. [map]
(Jeff Orlowski, 2012). Documentary about the effort to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers using time-lapse cameras. Michigan Theater. Tickets (unless otherwise noted): $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME. [map]
This Ford Policy Union event will feature a debate on the policy of free trade, which is the elimination of import tariffs and other artificial barriers to international trade. Professor Alan Deardorff, a noted international trade scholar, will argue that the U.S. should actively pursue free trade agreements with any country that is willing, and it should focus those agreements on reducing barriers to international trade rather than on other issues sought by domestic interests in the U.S. Ms. Thea Lee, an expert trade economist, will argue that the current U.S. trade policy and so-called free trade agreements reinforce corporate power structures and exacerbate inequality in the U.S. and abroad. 1120 Weill Hall, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, 735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Free. 734-647-3429. zkwaiser@umich.edu ipc.umich.edu [map]
U-M art history and philosophy professor Daniel Herwitz and Afroamerican and African studies professor Adam Ashforth discuss Herwitz’s new book. 5:30-7 p.m., 100 U-M Hatcher Library, enter from the Diag. Free. 615-5783. [map]
This U-M English professor and award-winning poet Linda Gregerson and U-M art history and philosophy professor Daniel Herwitz discuss Gregerson’s new collection of poems exploring the porous boundary between “wonder and woe” in human experience. 5:30-7 p.m., 100 U-M Hatcher Library, enter from the Diag. Free. 615-5783. [map]
Audition call for grades 6--9 for The Hound of the Baskervilles, a comic thriller adapted by Kent R. Brown. It will be directed by Anna Valaskova. Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor, 2935 Birch Hollow Drive. Free. dan@aayag.org www.aayag.org [map]
Our premier, comprehensive childbirth class is designed for pregnant women and their partners. This in-depth, interactive 12-hour series meets on weekday nights at three different locations throughout Ann Arbor. The series covers a wide range of topics in-depth based on Lamaze International's Six Healthy Birth Practices, including: •the various stages of labor, birth, and early postpartum including early breastfeeding overview; •relaxation and breathing techniques, comfort measures and positions for labor and delivery; •partner's role with laboring mom; •pain management options and birth interventions; hospital procedures, and Cesarean birth. •Class fee includes a free breastfeeding class. All of our childbirth educators are highly trained, active in the birth community and are Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators (LCCE). This call includes a free breastfeeding class on another day(to be taken before the baby is born). Lamaze Family Center, 2855 Boardwalk. 185.00. 734.973.1014. info@lamazefamilycenter.org www.lamazefamilycenter.org [map]
Every Sun. & Tues.-Fri., except Jan. 1 All invited to compete in tournaments of this popular collectible card game using standard constructed (Sun. & Thurs.), Elder Dragon Highlander (Tues.), Legacy (Wed.) and booster draft (Fri.) decks. Prizes. Bring your own cards (except Fri.). 6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) & 1 p.m. (Sun.), Get Your Game On, 310 S. State. $5 (Tues., free; Fri., $15 includes cards). 786-3746. [map]
Carvers of all abilities invited to work on projects, with help available from club members. Knives and block-out and rough-cut patterns available for sale. 6–8 p.m., Saline Area Senior Center, 7190 N. Maple, Saline. Free. 944–1918. [map]
Performance by synchronized skaters preparing for upcoming sectional championships. 6:05-6:35 p.m., Ann Arbor Ice Cube, 2121 Oak Valley Dr. Free. 213-6768. [map]
Prizes. 6:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 320 W. Michigan, Saline. $1 for hard cards (book of 10 games, $7). 429–7310. [map]
Live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera production of Verdi’s celebrated opera, a drama set in ancient Egypt about an enslaved Ethiopian princess caught in a love triangle with Radames, a heroic young Egyptian warrior desired by the Egyptian king’s daughter. Stars Liudmyla Monastryska, Roberto Alagna, and Olga Borodina. The broadcast is reprised on tape Jan. 16 & 17 (see listings). 12:55 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Quality 16, 3686 Jackson. Tickets $23 (seniors, $20; kids age 12 & under & students, $13.50) in advance at gqti.com/met.aspx and at the door. 623-7469. [map]
The boisterous daughters of a modern major-general, an hilarious troupe of policemen, and the irrepressible Pirates of Penzance will commandeer the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre stage from April 11-14, 2013. Join the merriment! Roles available for SATB chorus and all principals including Frederic, Mabel, Ruth and Major-General Stanley. Prepare 32 bars of a piece from opera, comic opera or musical theater – accompanist provided. A short dance combination will be taught at the end of each hour. Cold readings and singing from the score may be required at callbacks. Displaying a sense of swagger and/or Victorian charm is strongly encouraged. Sign up for audition times between 7:00 and 10:00 pm on January 14, 15 or 16 by attending the UMGASS Mass Meeting at 7:30 pm on Sunday, January 13 at the Michigan League, or e-mail umgassexec@umich.edu to request an audition time-slot. No UM affiliation required; walk-ins welcome. Student Theater Arts Complex (STAC), near UM Stadium, 1201 Kipke Drive. Free. umgassexec@umich.edu http://www.umgass.org [map]
Every Mon., Wed., & Fri. through Dec. 21. and beginning Jan. 2. All levels of English speakers invited for conversation. 1-2:30 p.m., AADL Pittsfield Branch (Mon.), 2359 Oak Valley Dr. between Scio Church Rd. and Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.; 7-8:30 p.m., AADL Traverwood Branch (Wed.), 3333 Traverwood at Huron Pkwy; & 1-2:30 p.m., AADL Malletts Creek Branch (Fri.), 3090 E. Eisenhower between Stone School & Packard. Free. 327-4555. [map]
Program TBA. 7 p.m., PHS Little Theatre, 601 W. Stadium at Main. Free. 994-2120. [map]
Talk by early childhood educator Shannon Coon. 7-8:30 p.m., AADL multipurpose room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 327-4555. [map]
All invited to discuss Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brûlée: How a Founding Father and HIs Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America by Thomas J. Craughwell. Note: change of book. 7:30-9 p.m., Motte & Bailey, 212 N. Fourth Ave. Free. 669-0451. [map]
Slide-illustrated talk by WAS member Kevin Sharp, a former professional photographer. 7:30 p.m., U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free. 677-3275. [map]
The popular local acoustic duo of twin brothers Sandor and Laszlo Slomovits celebrates their 64th birthday (and the start of their 40th year of playing music together) with a concert featuring music and memories from each decade of their career. The program includes songs by many of the artists who have inspired them—from Woody Guthrie to Dylan and the Beatles, along with their own songs and poetry they’ve set to music. They are joined by San’s 18-year-old daughter Emily on violin and vocals. 8 p.m., The Ark, 316 S. Main. $12 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio, the Michigan Union Ticket Office (mutotix.com), and theark.org; and at the door.To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS. [map]
Performances by up to 12 aspiring area stand-up comics. Alcohol is served. 8 p.m., 314 E. Liberty (below Seva restaurant). $5 in advance and at the door. 996-9080. [map]
Lecture by local psychologist Carole Symer. 8-9 p.m., Allen Creek Preschool, 2350 Miller. Free. 994-3382. [map]
Every Wed., except Jan. 2. Swing dancing to recorded music. No partner needed. Bring casual or nicer shoes that stay on your feet when you’re active. Preceded by beginning Lindy hop (7 p.m.) and beginning swing (8 p.m.) lessons. 9-11 p.m., Michigan Union Pendleton Room (Jan. 9 & 16), Michigan League Vandenberg Room (Jan. 23), & Michigan League Ballroom (Jan. 30). $5 (students, $4), includes lessons. 945-8428. [map]
(Lisa Immordino Vreeland, 2011). Documentary about this influential editor of Harper’s Bazaar. Michigan Theater. Tickets (unless otherwise noted): $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME. [map]
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