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"Blade Runner: The Final Cut": Michigan Theater Foundation.
Eric Sardinas: The Ark.
"4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days": Michigan Theater Foundation.
 Monday
March, 2008
 7 a.m.-2 a.m.
"St. Patrick's Day":
Conor O'Neill's. This daylong celebration features Irish ceili dancers and bagpipers, along with traditional Irish ballads and drinking songs by the Detroit trio The Diggers.
318 S. Main. Free. 665-2968.
10:30-11:30 a.m.
"Playgroups for Babies":
Ann Arbor District Library. Every Monday beginning March 17. Play group for kids up to 24 months, accompanied by an adult. No older siblings. Note: Play days are also offered (beginning the week of March 17) at the Malletts Creek (Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m., & Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.), Pittsfield (Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.), and Northeast (Wednesdays, 10-11 a.m.) branches.
AADL, 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-8301 (main library), 327-4200 (branches).
Noon-1 p.m.
"Yoga at the Gardens":
U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens . Every Monday. Local yoga instructor Janine Bennett leads a session of Vinyasa-style hatha yoga sun salutations and postures to recorded music. Bring a mat and towel.
Matthaei, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. $10. 998-9540.
"4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days":
Michigan Theater Foundation. (Cristian Mungiu, 2007). March 16-24. Acclaimed, unblinking, bleak film about a woman seeking an abortion in Ceausescu's 1980s Romania. Romanian, 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.
"The Importance of Being Earnest":
Michigan Theater Foundation British Classics Series. (Anthony Asquith, 1952). Charming vintage film version of Wilde's comedy of manners.
Times TBA, Michigan Theater $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6). 668-TIME.
1-2:30 p.m.
Mah-Jongg:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. Every Monday. All seniors age 50 & older invited to play this popular tile game.
Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. 769-5911.
2 p.m.
Mike Doughty:
Liberty Borders. Performance by this former Soul Coughing frontman (see 16 Sunday listing).
Borders, 612 Liberty. Free. 677-6948.
4-7 p.m.
"All-You-Can-Eat Corned Beef and Cabbage":
Zingerman's Delicatessen. The menu features Sy Ginsberg corned beef from United Meat & Deli (Detroit), named Best Corned Beef in New York City by Slow Food USA. The hand-sliced corned beef is served with local cabbages, potatoes, and carrots, along with Zingerman's Bakehouse Irish brown soda bread and Guinness gelato from Zingerman's Creamery.
Zingerman's tent, 422 Detroit St. $16.99. 663-3400.
5-6:30 p.m.
"Renewable Energy and Competition":
U-M School of Public Policy. Talk by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) commissioner Marc Spitzer. Followed by a panel discussion with FERC commissioner Rob Gramlich, U-M public policy and environmental policy professor Barry Rabe, and U-M public policy and economics professor Meredith Fowlie.
1120 Weill Hall, 735 S. State at Hill. Free. 615-3893.
6:30 p.m.
"Race, Pot, and Politics":
Students for Sensible Drug Policy. A talk by drug policy speaker and writer and former Princeton politics and
publics affairs professor Ethan Nadelmann.
6:30 p.m., Angell Hall auditorium C. Free.
6:45-8:45 p.m.
"A Course in Miracles":
Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth. Every Monday. All invited to join a group reading and discussion of this popular Foundation for Inner Peace metaphysical book.
Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth, 704 Airport Blvd. Donation. 327-0270
7 p.m.
Embroiderers Guild of America.:Stitchers of all abilities invited to work on their projects, socialize, and learn about guild activities.
First Presbyterian Church Curtis Room, 1432 Washtenaw. Free to visitors ($30 annual dues). 913-8886.
7 p.m.
Margaret Peterson Haddix:
Lohr Road Borders. This thriller writer reads from Among the Free, her new novel about an upstart who overthrows a restrictive government. It's the final volume in her Shadow Children series. Signing.
Borders, 3140 Lohr Rd. Free. 997-8884.
7:30 p.m.
Members Bourse:
Ann Arbor Stamp Club. Club members trade & sell thousands of stamps representing many collection themes and countries.
Salvation Army, 100 Arbana (park & enter at the rear of the building). Free admission. 761-5859.
7:30 p.m.
William Lewis:
Ann Arbor Women Artists. This U-M art professor emeritus discusses his luminous watercolor and acrylic paintings and collages.
Ann Arbor Art Center, 117 W. Liberty. Free. 483-1897.
7:30 p.m.
Dream Group.:Every Monday. All invited to join veteran local social worker Rebecca Mullen to discuss their dreams from Jungian, Buddhist, and other spiritual perspectives.
location TBA. Donation. 662-5925.
7:45 p.m.
"Plants, Animals, and Habitats Protected in Michigan":
Michigan Botanical Club. Slide-illustrated talk by Michigan Nature Association director Jeremy Emmi.
U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free. 663-5667.
8-10 p.m.
Motor City Metro Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society.:Every Monday. All male singers invited to join the weekly rehearsals of this local barbershop harmony chorus.
Oz's Music Environment, 1920 Packard. Free to visitors ($130 annual dues for those who join). 474-1155.
8 p.m.
Eric Sardinas:
The Ark. Blues-rock band from L.A. led by vocalist Sardinas, a Florida-bred slide guitarist and dobro player. "Think blues, only harder, faster, and meaner," says a Music Connection reviewer. "Unpredictable, edgy, and intense."
The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $15 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio, the Michigan Union Ticket Office, & all other Ticketmaster outlets; and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.
8:30-11:30 p.m.
Pub Quiz:
Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub. Every Monday. Local high school English teacher Geoff Cost throws out questions for anyone to answer at this popular weekly trivia fest. The March 17 quiz is an Irish Trivia Contest. Prizes.
Conor O'Neill's, 318 S. Main. $5 team fee. 665-2968.
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