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"Doubt: A Parable": Performance Network Professional Season.
Richard Price: Shaman Drum Bookshop.
San Francisco Symphony: University Musical Society.
 Friday
March, 2008
 9 a.m.
"Friday Chelsea Winter Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Friday. Slow/moderate-paced ride, 34-45 or 55-65 miles, to either Dexter, Grass Lake, Munith, Stockbridge, or the Waterloo Recreation Area.
meet at Aberdeen Bike & Fitness, 1175 S. Main, Chelsea. Free. (517) 285-6830.
10 a.m.-noon.
Writing Groups:
U-M Turner Geriatrics Center. Every Friday. All seniors invited to read and discuss the poetry, essays, reminiscences, and fiction they have written.
Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. Free. 998-9353.
11 a.m.
"Storytime with Mr. James":
Arborland Borders. Every Friday. Borders staffer "Mr. James" reads stories and leads a craft project for toddlers. Also, raffle. Today: Jane O'Connor's Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly and Fancy Nancy at the Museum. Also this month: Leslie McGuirk's Lucky Tucker and Teddy Slater's Luckiest St. Patrick's Day (March 14), Nancy Tafuri's Blue Goose and Tess Weaver's Cat Jumped In (March 21), and Melanie Watt's Chester and Eric Rohmann's Kitten Tale (March 28).
Borders, 3527 Washtenaw. Free. 449-9394.
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
"Coffee Club Skates":
Ann Arbor Parks Department. Every Friday. All adults invited to skate to soothing music. Coffee & pastries.
Veterans Ice Arena, 2150 Jackson Rd. $5 (seniors age 60 & over, $4). Skate rentals available ($3). 761-7240.
"Caramel":
Michigan Theater Foundation. (Nadine Labaki, 2007). March 9-15. Charming portrait of the trials and strengths of a group of women connected in various ways to a Beirut beauty shop. Arabic & French, subtitles.
Times TBA, Michigan Theater $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6). 668-TIME.
"Blade Runner: The Final Cut":
Michigan Theater Foundation. (Ridley Scott, 2006). March 14-20. Exquisite re-release of this renowned sci-fi cult classic, darker and bleaker than previous versions. Harrison Ford.
Times TBA, Michigan Theater $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6). 668-TIME.
Tonight:
"Playfest 2008":
U-M Theatre Department. March 12-15. A series of free rehearsed staged readings of plays by students of U-M theater professor Charles "OyamO" Gordon, a well-known playwright who moderates postperformance critiques. Tonight: Adriana Rewald's Heads, a drama about a girl who's on a tour of the Royal Castle in Krakow when the 30 wooden heads carved into the ceiling of a 2nd-floor hall begin talking to her.
Walgreen Drama Center Arthur Miller Studio One, 1226 Murfin. Free. 764-5350.
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Lenten Recital Series:
American Guild of Organists. Noontime concerts by professional and student organists on the church's mighty Wilhelm organ. Today: students of David Wagner and Mark Schultz. Noon, First Congregational Church, 608 E. William. Free. 662-4466.
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12:30 p.m.
Movie Matinee:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. March 14 & 28. Screening of a film TBA. Lunch available ($2.50).
Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. 769-5911.
1 p.m.
Bingo:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. Every Friday. All seniors age 50 & over invited to play a variety of styles of bingo.
Brookhaven Manor, 401 W. Oakbrook (off S. Main north of Eisenhower). Free. 769-5911.
1-7 p.m.
"Harmony of Two Worlds? Song, Image, and Space in the Early Modern Atlantic":
U-M School of Music. March 14 & 15. Two days of talks by U-M and visiting scholars that examine such topics as the migration of European music and art to the Americas, the censorship of the arts in colonial Latin Americas, and the story of Montezuma as it appears in 18th-century opera.
(Mar. 14) & 9 a.m.-7 p.m. (Mar. 15), U-M Clements Library, 909 South University. Free. 764-2347.
3-9 p.m.
Builders Home and Improvement Show:
Home Builders Association of Washtenaw County. March 14-16. Nearly 200 area exhibitors show and demonstrate products and offer information on services for the home, including roofing, timber framing, granite, marble, stonework, "killer decks," and chiropractic. Concessions.
(Mar. 14), 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (Mar. 15), & 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Mar. 16), Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. Admission $5 (children 12 & under, free). Free parking. For information, call Sue Willis at 996-0100.
4 p.m.
"A Jewish Introduction to Human Science":
U-M Judaic Studies/Anthropology Department. Talk by University of North Carolina Jewish studies professor Jonathan Boyarin.
448 East Hall, 530 Church St. Free. 763-9047.
4:30 p.m.
"Millers Creek Film Festival":
Huron River Watershed Council. Screenings of short films made by local residents that detail the connection between people and Millers Creek, which runs to the Huron River south from Thurston Pond and is called "the smallest and most dramatic creek in the Huron River system." Live music by a performer TBA. Prizes and refreshments.
Michigan Theater. Free. 769-5123.
4:30-8 p.m.
30th Annual Lenten Fish Fry:
Old St. Patrick's Church. Every Friday through March 14. Fried Alaskan pollack, choice of potato, salad bar, and beverage. Desserts available for a nominal additional charge. Beer & wine available for donation. Be prepared to stand in line, but the food is worth the wait.
Old St. Pat's parish hall, 5671 Whitmore Lake Rd. at Northfield Church (3 miles north of Ann Arbor). $7.50 (seniors, $7; children ages 5-11, $6.50; children age 4 & under, free). 662-8141.
5-6:30 p.m.
Afternoon Lecture Series:
U-M Center for South Asian Studies. March 7, 14, & 28. Talks by U-M and visiting scholars. Today: Illinois State University politics and government professor Ali Riaz on "Democracy in Bangladesh: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back." Also this month: U-M history professor Barbara Metcalf on "Reflections on Islam in South Asia in Practice: Is There a Story to Tell?" (March 28).
1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-0352.
6 p.m.
Cassandra Carter:
Barnes & Noble. This recent Huron High grad (see 18 Tuesday listing) discusses her teen novels. Signing.
Barnes & Noble, 3235 Washtenaw. Free. Preregistration required. 973-0846.
6:30-8 p.m.
AXIS Coffeehouse:
Ann Arbor District Library. Every Friday beginning March 14. All kids in grades 6-12 invited to perform their own poetry or monologue, or a favorite by another writer, or just to sip a hot drink and listen.
AADL Malletts Creek Branch, 3090 E. Eisenhower (between Stone School & Packard). Free. 327-4200.
7 p.m.
"The Exonerated":
EMU Theatre Department. March 12-16. EMU drama professor Lee Stille directs EMU drama students in Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank's drama about the experiences of 6 different people convicted of murder who were later exonerated after varying lengths of imprisonment. 7 p.m., Sponberg Theatre ,
Ford St. (off Lowell from Huron River Dr.), EMU campus, Ypsilanti. Tickets $15 (students, $12; kids age 12 & under, $6) in advance and at the door. Group discounts available. 487-1221.
7-9:30 p.m.
Crazy Wisdom Reading Circle:
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room. All invited to discuss Joe Bageant's widely acclaimed Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War. "This book is righteous, self-righteous, exhilarating, and aggravating," says fiction writer Sherman Alexie. "By God, it's a raging, hilarious, and profane love song to the great American redneck. As a blue state man with a red state childhood, I have been waiting for this book for years."
Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757.
7-8:30 p.m.
Jon Jefferson:
Ann Arbor District Library. This best-selling mystery writer discusses forensic science and The Devils' Bones, the new forensic thriller he cowrote (under the name Jefferson Bass) with Bill Bass, founder of the University of Tennessee's Body Farm, the world's only laboratory devoted to human decomposition. Signing.
AADL multipurpose room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4560.
7-8 p.m.
"Cancer: Novel Therapies Against an Old Nemesis":
Nutritional Healing Center. Talk by local acupuncturist Mark Rojek.
Whole Foods Cooking & Lifestyles Classroom. Free. Preregistration requested. 975-4500.
7 p.m.
"Pourin' for Purim":
Jewish Cultural Society Annual Benefit. Zingerman's Creamery gelato specialist Josh Miner discusses and offers taste samples of some of his fine cheeses and gelato.
Jewish Community Center, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. (off Stone School Rd. south of Packard). $45 (couples, $80). 975-9872.
7:30 p.m.
"The Jungle Book: The Musical":
Ann Arbor Junior Theater. March 13-16. Anne Kiser Flaherty directs local teen actors in Vera Morris's musical version of Kipling's classic tale about the adventures of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in the jungle. Though 3 animal pals stick by Mowgli, the dangerous man-eating tiger Shere Khan has vowed to destroy him. The cast includes Joe Brabenec, Rose Wall, Jenny Ozor, Lior Appel-Kraut, Anny Hully, Richard Graham, and Liam Broadhurst.
WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg. Towsley Auditorium, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Tickets $5 in advance and at the door. 971-2228.
7:30 p.m.
Sarah Moon:
EMU Music Department. Recital by this Oberlin College Conservatory student, winner of the 2007 American Guild of Organists Young Artist Competition. Program TBA.
Pease Auditorium, EMU campus, W. Cross at College Place, Ypsilanti. Free. 487-2255.
7:30 p.m.
Richard Price:
Shaman Drum Bookshop. This acclaimed New York City novelist and screenwriter, winner of a 2007 Edgar Award for his writing on the HBO series The Wire, reads from Lush Life, his new novel about the underground networks of control and violence that lie beneath the glamorous veneer of gentrified New York. "With Lush Life Richard Price has become our postmodern American Balzac," says novelist Russell Banks. "Except that he's a whole lot funnier than Balzac and writes the language we hear and speak better than any novelist around, living or dead, American or French." Signing.
Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. 662-7407.
7:30 p.m.
"Basic Financial Planning":
Older Lesbians Organizing. All lesbians invited to join a group discussion.
WRAP office (upstairs), 325 Braun. Free. 995-9867.
7:30 p.m.
"Kirtan":
Ann Arbor Kirtan. All invited to join a group performance of this traditional devotional call-and-response music based on Hindu Vaishnava texts such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, on Shavite, Tantric, and Bhakti traditions, and on the writings of poet/saints such as Kabir, Tulsidas, and Mirabai. Accompanied by live music based on rhythmic Indian ragas on bass guitar, tabla, and drums.
Friends Meetinghouse, 1420 Hill St. Free, but donations accepted. 761-7435.
8 p.m.
Kenny White:
The Ark. New York City singer-songwriter and pianist who writes frank, funny, sophisticated songs in various genres, including classical, jazz, 60s rock, and country. "[White's] songs mourn love's passage into strangeness with the rue of Stephin Merritt and the tenderness of Joni Mitchell," says the Village Voice in its review of his 2002 debut CD, Uninvited Guest.
The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $15 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio, the Michigan Union Ticket Office, and all other Ticketmaster outlets; and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.
8-9:30 p.m.
Advanced Study Group:
Rudolf Steiner Study Circle of Ann Arbor. March 14 & 28. All invited to join this ongoing study group to discuss Rudolf Steiner's book Lectures on Karmic Relationships, vol. 6. Familiarity with Steiner's basic ideas required.
33 Ridgeway East, 1 block east of the Arb entrance on Geddes. Free. 662-6398.
8-11 p.m.
2nd Friday Advanced English Dance.:English country dancing for experienced dancers. Fast pace, with limited walk-throughs. Caller Tom Roby, with music by Childgrove.
Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. (1'da2 mile south of I-94). $10. (248) 288-4737.
8 p.m.
"Doubt: A Parable":
Performance Network Professional Season. Every Thursday-Sunday, February 21-April 6. John Seibert directs John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer- and Tony-winning drama about a mother superior who must decide whether to trust her instincts when she suspects the school priest of having sexual relations with a student or to believe his protestation of innocence. Stars Jan Radcliff, Jon Bennett, Molly Thomas, Tammie Harris.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Preview tickets: whatever you can afford to pay (Feb. 21), $20 (Feb. 22, 24, & 28), and $28 (Feb. 23). Feb. 29 opening night tickets: $42 includes reception. After Feb. 29: $30 (Thurs. & Sat. matinee), $35 (Fri. & Sun.), and $42 (Sat. eve.). $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over, $10 discounts available (except Sat. eve.) for students. Tickets available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. Half-price student rush tickets & $10 tickets for age 16 & under available 1 hour before showtime. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.
8 & 10:30 p.m.
Allyn Ball:
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. March 13-15. Veteran comic with an unreconstructed punk attitude and an intelligently fresh and funny point of view. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; the Friday early show is a nonsmoking show.
old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $8 (Thurs.) & $11 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $10 (Thurs.) & $13 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080.
8 p.m.
"That Smile: Songs She Liked":
Kerrytown Concert House. U-M musical theater grad Mike Mosallam directs his show of contemporary and musical theater songs that is a lighthearted, loving tribute to his late grandmother. Other performers TBA. All proceeds donated to charity.
KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. $5 suggested donation. 769-2999.
8 p.m.
"Talking with . . .":
P.T.D. Productions. Alice Fell directs the pseudonymous Jane Martin's 1982 Drama Critics Circle Award-winning play, a series of comic monologues in which 10 women of various backgrounds talk about their lives. They include a baton-twirling spiritualist, an auditioning actress, a disillusioned rodeo rider, a deluded housewife, and others. Cast: Val Merceica, Marie Jones, Jan Carpman, Mary Hopper, Lois Kuznets-Dowling, Tia Thomas, Jessica Eroh, Janet Rich Platte, Amy Griffith, Sara Kruger, and Marla Gousseff.
Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti. Tickets $16 (students & seniors, $11) in advance and at the door. 483-7345.
8 p.m.
San Francisco Symphony:
University Musical Society. Michael Tilson Thomas conducts this orchestra that is widely regarded as the nation's most polished and finely tuned. "The SFS runs like a well-oiled machine," says one reviewer, "but its playing, even if not being the most emotional and rarely 'down and dirty' as some music demands on occasion, is never routine, always dedicated." Program: Sibelius's Symphony no. 7 and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony. Preceded at 5:30 p.m. in the Rackham Assembly Hall by a prelude dinner ($50).
Hill Auditorium. Tickets $10-$75 in advance at the Michigan League and (if available) at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538 or (800) 221-1229.
8:45-11:45 p.m.
Friday Night Swing:
Ann Arbor Swing Dance Association. Every Friday. Swing dancing to prerecorded music. No partner needed. Bring casual or nicer shoes that stay on your feet when you're active. Preceded by intermediate (7:15 p.m.) and beginner (8 p.m.) lessons.
Dakota Building, 1785 W. Stadium. $5 (includes lessons). 945-8428.
10 p.m.-2 a.m. (doors open at 9:30 p.m.).
Mustard Plug:
The Blind Pig. High-energy, theatrical postpunk ska by this popular band from Grand Rapids. Opening acts are the Detroit pop-punk trio The Red Shift, the Lansing powerpop trio Cheap Girls, and The Spick of It All, a Mexican punk cover band from Detroit.
The Blind Pig, 208 S. Ashley. Tickets $10 in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office & all other Ticketmaster outlets, and at the door. To charge by phone
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