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"Doubt: A Parable": Performance Network Professional Season.
"Postcard from Morocco": U-M Opera Theatre Department.
Patty Larkin: The Ark.
 Saturday
March, 2008
 7:34 a.m.
"Sunrise Saturday Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Saturday. Very slow-paced 22-mile ride to Dexter for breakfast. Begins at sunrise.
meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St. Free. 665-6327, 913-9851.
9 a.m.
"T'ai Chi Ch'uan at the Cube.":Every Saturday and Sunday. Local t'ai chi instructor Chad Eisner leads a session of these slow meditative movements for beginning and advanced practitioners.
U-M Cube, between the Union and the SAB. Free. 930-2747.
9 a.m.-noon.
Ecosystem Restoration Workday:
U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens . All invited to help Matthaei staff members remove invasive plants and prepare new planting sites. Dress for outdoor work. Tools provided, or bring your own.
Matthaei, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free. 647-8528.
9:30-11:30 a.m.
"Using Fresh, Unprocessed Milk: Lactic Acid Fermentation":
Sunward Cohousing. Local lactic acid fermenter Peg Beals demonstrates how to organize a culture area in your home, how to make clabber, and how to culture the yogurtlike drink kefir.
Sunward Cohousing, 424 Little Lake Dr. $15 suggested donation. 623-0195.
10-11:30 a.m.
"Spectacular Swordplay":
Ring of Steel. Michigan Opera Theatre fight director Chris Barbeau introduces kids to theatrical swordplay with broadsword, rapier, and other weapons.
U-M Student Theatre Arts Complex, 1201 Kipke Dr. (behind Crisler Arena). Free. 320-1147.
10 a.m.-noon.
Easter Egg Hunt:
West Side United Methodist Church. Kids of all ages invited to search the Memorial Garden for cunningly hidden plastic treat-filled eggs. Prizes, games, and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Snacks and craft. In case of inclement weather, the hunt will be indoors.
West Side United Methodist Church, 900 S. Seventh St. Free. 663-4164.
10 a.m. sharp (registration begins at 9:30 a.m.).
15th Annual Easter Egg Hunt:
Pittsfield Charter Township. Kids in age groups of 8-10, 6 & 7, 4 & 5, and 3 & younger can hunt for treat-filled eggs - some with special prizes. Also, a chance to visit the Easter Bunny.
Montibeller Park, 4305 Ellsworth. Free. 822-2120.
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Biannual African Violet Show and Sale:
Michigan African Violet Society. Show and sale of hundreds of African violets representing more than 50 varieties. Sale of supplies. Michigan African Violet Society members are on hand to offer advice on cultivation.
U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free admission. (248) 698-3628.
10 a.m.-noon.
Heirloom Seed Swap:
Project Grow. All invited to bring heirloom vegetable seeds to swap or to purchase seeds from Project Grow.
Leslie Science & Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd. Free admission. 996-3169.
10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Winter Democratic Rides:
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Saturday. 20-mile ride (or longer) at a pace and to a destination chosen by the assembled riders. Note : Riders should be prepared to take care of themselves on all AABTS rides. Carry a water bottle, a spare tire or tube, a pump, a cell phone or change for a phone call, and snacks.
meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St. Free. 904-6431.
10 & 11 a.m. and noon.
"Maple Sugaring: A Journey to the Sugar Bush":
Hudson Mills Metropark Interpretive Nature Programs. Every Saturday & Sunday except March 23. Hudson Mills naturalist Jennifer Hollenbeck discusses the history of maple sugaring and leads a hike to a stand of maple trees to see how they are tapped, followed by a trip to an evaporator to learn how sap is turned into syrup. Also, a pancake and sausage breakfast, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Hudson Mills Metropark Activity Center, 8801 North Territorial Rd. (between Dexter-Pinckney Rd. & Huron River Dr.), Dexter. $2 ($5.50 includes breakfast). Preregistration required. Vehicle entrance fees: $4/day, $20/year ($12 for seniors age 62 & over). 426-8211.
10 a.m.
Walk:
Grex. Every Saturday. All invited to join members of this local computer-conferencing group for a walk from Gallup Park through Nichols Arboretum.
meet in Gallup Park parking lot, 3000 Fuller Rd. (west side of Huron Pkwy.). Free. 741-9351.
10:30-11:30 a.m.
"Saturday Morning Physics":
U-M Physics Department. March 8, 15, & 29. Popular series of talks, aimed at general audiences, by U-M physics professors and visiting scholars. Today: U-M physics professor emeritus Lawrence Jones discusses "Cosmic Rays."
170 Dennison, 501 East University. Free. 764-4437.
11 a.m.
"MegaMasks and Friendly Monsters":
People Dancing (Performance Network Children's Theater Network). People Dancing artistic director Christina Sears Etter and company member Suzanne Willets-Brooks reprise local choreographer Whitley Setrakian Hill's spooky, funny, and instructive dance theater work, a fast-paced tale, narrated in cheerful doggerel verse, about an unusual family of monsters that moves into the neighborhood. The show employs music, dance, mime, storytelling, and big colorful masks to address our fear of differences. The show is followed by a free dance workshop. Milk & cookies. For prekindergartners through 5th-graders.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Tickets $10 (youth age 16 & under, $7) in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. For reservations or to charge by phone, call 663-0681.
11 a.m.
Storytime:
Borders Express. Every Saturday. A Borders Express staff member reads a variety of kids stories.
Borders Express, Briarwood mall. Free. 669-0785.
11 a.m.
Storytime:
Nicola's Books. Every Saturday. Storytelling program for kids ages 21'da27. Also, a visit from Peter Rabbit after the March 22 storytime.
Nicola's, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600.
11:30 a.m. and 12:30. 1:30. 2:30. & 3:30 p.m.
"The Sky Tonight"/"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity":
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. Every Saturday & Sunday through March 23. The debut show using the museum's state-of-the-art new Uniview digital planetarium system. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an audiovisual exploration of the current night sky. Black Holes (12:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. both days) is an animated audiovisual show that begins with the formation of the early universe and the birth and death of stars and concludes with a simulated flight to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way. Followed by a brief star talk. Note: A new planetarium show opens on March 24 (see listing).
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
Noon.
Draw Doubles:
Local 101 Disc Golf Club. Every Saturday. All invited to play disc golf at one of Hudson Mills Metropark's 24-hole disc golf courses. Disc golf is a popular sport played with a Frisbee-like disc; the goal is to land the disc in a "pole hole" in the fewest shots. In draw doubles play, beginners are paired with advanced players to create parity. Prizes. Golf discs available free from the Hudson Mills Metropark office.
Hudson Mills Metropark Activity Center, 8801 North Territorial Rd. (between Dexter-Pinckney Rd. & Huron River Dr.), Dexter. $5 per player; free for spectators. Vehicle entrance fees: $4/day, $20/year ($12 for seniors age 62 & over). 449-4300.
Noon sharp (gates open at 9:30 a.m.).
Easter Egg Hunt:
Domino's Farms. Kids invited to scour the grounds at noon in a hunt for 20,000 toy- and candy-filled plastic Easter eggs sprinkled over 3 fields, for kids age 3 & under, ages 4-6, or ages 7-12. Also, a chance to chat with the Easter Bunny, hop on the hayride, and visit the petting farm. Prizes.
Domino's Farms, 30 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr. (off Earhart Rd. north of Plymouth Rd.). $5 (kids under age 2, free). 998-0182.
Noon.
Children's Storytime:
Lohr Road Borders. Every Saturday & Wednesday. Borders staff read from picture books and books for babies, infants, and toddlers. Today's program TBA. Also this month: Stuck in the Mud, Big Chickens Fly the Coop, A Birthday for Cow, Duckie Duck, Five Noisy Ducks, Peekaboo, and Blueberry! (March 26 & 29).
Borders, 3140 Lohr Rd. Free. 997-8884.
"Kids Night Out!":
Jewish Community Center. All kids ages 5-10 invited bring their favorite Webkinz pet or other stuffed animal for a pizza and veggie dinner, games with prizes, and a screening of the animated feature
Toy Story. 6:30-10 p.m., JCC gym, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. (off Stone School Rd. south of Packard). $24 (members, $20), $22 (members, $18) for each additional sibling. Reservations required by March 20. 971-0990.
4th Saturday Contra Dance:
Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance. Ed Vincent calls contras to music by the Millers. No partner needed. All dances taught. Beginner's workshop at 7:40 p.m. Wear cool, casual clothes and bring flat, smooth-soled shoes for dancing. 8 p.m., Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.
(1'da2 mile south of I-94). $9 (students, $5). 769-1052.
"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.
"Mock Rock":
U-M Basement Arts. A riotous evening of song parodies by members of this U-M student theater troupe. 11 p.m.,
Walgreen Drama Center, 1226 Murfin, North Campus. Free. 764-6800.
Today:
Team USA:
USA Hockey National Team Development Program. March 2, 7, 8, 11, 21, & 22. This Ann Arbor-based program features 46 of the best 16- and 17-year-old American ice hockey players. The program fields 2 teams - the Under-17 Team and the Under-18 Team - that play full schedules, September-March, against teams from the top American junior leagues (players ages 18-21), American college teams, and comparable European national teams. Today: Team USA Under-17 vs. Marquette Rangers of the North American Hockey League.
Ann Arbor Ice Cube, 2121 Oak Valley Dr. at Scio Church Rd. $12 (students & children, $6). 327-9251.
1-2:30 p.m.
"DJ Skate":
Ann Arbor Parks Department. Every Saturday. Skating to music by a DJ, who plays both requests and the latest hits.
Veterans Ice Arena, 2150 Jackson Rd. $5 (youths age 17 & under and seniors age 60 & over, $4). Skate rentals available ($3). 761-7240.
1-5 p.m.
Japan Cultural Festival:
U-M Japan Student Association. Includes a traditional tea ceremony, traditional dance, and calligraphy, martial arts, and karate demos. Japanese food.
East Hall Atrium, 525 East University. Admission $1. (248) 762-0143.
1-5 p.m.
"Nintendo Wii Sports Tournament":
Ann Arbor District Library. Video game players of all ages invited to compete against other players in a Double Tennis tournament. Bring your own partner. Prizes.
AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-8301.
2 & 8 p.m.
"Glengarry Glen Ross":
MorrisCo Art Theatre. March 20-22. Debra Reichard directs local actors in David Mamet's 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning tour de force about an office full of dog-eat-dog real-estate salesmen running amok in their efforts to unload overpriced condos on gullible homebuyers. "If Glengarry Glen Ross is about one thing, it's about talking," says drama critic Ben Stephens, "ugly, desperate, jittery talking - talking as a weapon, as a means of survival." The cast includes Jeff Stringer, Steve Elliott, and Larry Rusinsky.
Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti. Tickets $18 (students & seniors, $15) in advance and at the door. 996-2549.
2-4 p.m.
Ann Arbor Juggling Arts Club.:Every Saturday. All invited to practice their juggling skills. Beginners welcome. Indoor location TBA in case of inclement weather.
call for winter location. Free. 761-1115.
2-5 p.m.
"Spring Equinox Ritual":
Druids of Shining Lakes Grove. All invited to celebrate this ancient Celtic Druidic festival honoring nature spirits, with a local emphasis on Ana, goddess of the Huron River. Bring gardening tools and seeds you would like blessed. Raffle and potluck (bring a dish).
Friends Meeting House, 1420 Hill. Free. 262-1052.
2:30 p.m.
Ultimate Frisbee:
SC Ultimate. Every Saturday. All invited to join a pickup game of this spirited team sport played with a flying disc. Note: Overly aggressive players are politely asked to leave.
Fuller Field. Free. info@a2ultimate.org
3 p.m.
"Hand-Sliced Dry-Cured Ham Tasting":
Morgan & York. Every Saturday. A Morgan & York representative discusses and offers samples of some of the world's best dry-cured hams, including Parma ham, Spain's fabled Jamon Iberico, and American ham.
Morgan & York, 1928 Packard. Free. Preregistration required. 662-0798.
3 & 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.
6-8:30 p.m.
"Zenefit Auction":
Zen Buddhist Temple. Live and silent auctions of a wide range of donated goods and services. Also, entertainment by local singer-songwriter Billy King. Refreshments. Proceeds benefit the temple, Food Gatherers, and housing for mentally and physically disabled men leaving prison.
Zen Buddhist Temple, 1214 Packard at Wells. $5 suggested donation. 761-6520.
6 p.m.
Children's Movie:
Arborland Borders. Every Saturday. Kids (accompanied by a parent) invited to bring teddy bears and watch a family film TBA. Popcorn.
Borders, 3527 Washtenaw. Free. 677-6948.
6 p.m.
U-M Women's Gymnastics vs. Utah.:
Crisler Arena, S. State at Hoover. $3 (youths age 12 & under, $1; U-M students, free). 763-2159.
7 p.m.
U-M Men's Gymnastics vs. Ohio State.:
Cliff Keen Arena, S. State at Hoover. $3 (youths age 12 & under, $1; U-M students, free). 763-2159.
7 p.m.
"Polaroid Stories":
U-M Basement Arts. March 20-22. Matt Semler directs U-M students in Naomi Iizuka's gritty 1997 play about the lives of street kids, drug dealers, and prostitutes that uses themes, characters, and stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Walgreen Drama Center, 1226 Murfin, North Campus. Free. 764-6800.
7 p.m.
"Fuck Cinema":
U-M Center for Chinese Studies. Screening of Wu Wenguang's cinema-verite documentary about the destructive effect of the world of cinema on the lives of ordinary Chinese as seen through the experiences of a homeless man who hangs out in front of the Beijing Film Academy, hoping to find someone interested in filming his screenplay.
Angell Hall Auditorium A. Free. 764-6308.
7-8:30 p.m.
"Play and Positive Parenting":
Ann Arbor District Library. Talk by U-M Center for the Child and the Family clinical psychologist James Plunkett.
AADL multipurpose room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4560.
7 p.m.
Luke Schaible Square Dance.:Square dancing to live music by accordionist and caller Schaible. Bring a snack to share.
Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Saline. Admission $5. 429-3145.
7:30-9 p.m.
"Journey into the Heart of Meditation":
Tsogyelgar Dharma Center. March 22 & 23. Traktung Yeshe Dorje leads a silent sitting. Followed by discussion.
(Mar. 22) & 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Mar. 23), Tsogyelgar Dharma Center, 7145 W. Liberty. Free. 663-3842.
8 & 10:30 p.m.
Keith Ruff:
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. March 20-22. This up-and-coming Detroit-area African American comic is known for his crisp, clever, slightly twisted topical commentary and for his high-spirited, often whimsical performing style. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served (all 8 p.m. Friday shows are nonsmoking shows).
old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $5 (Thurs.) & $8 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $7 (Thurs.) & $10 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080.
8 p.m.
"The Full Monty":
U-M MUSKET. March 21-23. Alex Bisker directs U-M students in David Yazbeck and Terrence McNally's musical adaptation of the 1997 British film about unemployed steelworkers who turn to stripping to raise a bit of cash and boost their self-esteem. Based on the hit British movie. Songs include "Big Ass Rock," "Michael Jordan's Ball," "It's a Woman's World," and "Scrap."
Power Center. $13 (students, $7) in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.
8 p.m.
"Postcard from Morocco":
U-M Opera Theatre Department. March 20-23. U-M opera professor Joshua Major directs U-M opera students in the Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary American composer Dominick Argento's 1971 lyric opera, set in a train station in 1914, exploring the minds of 7 travelers who are identified only by the possessions they are carrying. As the enigmatic travelers await the next train, they begin to share the fantasies, dreams, and lies that people share only with strangers. With interspersed entertainments from puppets, mimes, and the cafe orchestra, the travelers carefully guard their secrets and possessions until truths are unexpectedly and wrenchingly revealed. The richly melodic score incorporates a variety of musical flavors from ragtime and other popular musical idioms, along with a deft parody of Wagner's Flying Dutchman. Douglas Kinney Frost directs an ensemble of members of the University Philharmonia Orchestra.
Power Center. Tickets $18 & $24 (students, $9) at the Michigan League Box Office in advance and at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538.
8 p.m.
"CommShow: An Interactive Multimedia Dance Performance Extravaganza Supreme":
U-M Dance Department. March 20-22. An exploration of the ways people communicate and interact with each other in a technology-driven society, performed by an ensemble of U-M dance students led by dance and computer engineering major Aidan Feldman.
U-M Duderstadt Media Center video studio, 2281 Bonisteel, North Campus. Free. 763-5461.
8 p.m.
"The Modern Adventures of Tom Thumb":
Dreamland Theater. March 16, 22, 23, 29, & 30. The Dreamland presents its original marionette show that combines elements from the classic fable about the diminutive Tom with modern elements and audience suggestions, mad lib style. The Saturday shows are geared to mature audiences and the Sunday shows are geared to children.
Dreamland Theater, 26 N. Washington St. Ypsilanti. Pay what you can. 657-2337.
8 p.m.
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels:
WSU Press. A performance by this Detroit rock legend to celebrate the publication of Detroit-area reporter James Mitchell's biography It Was All Right: Mitch Ryder's Life in Music. Ryder came to fame as the leader of the Detroit Wheels, one of the most popular white soul groups to come out of Detroit in the mid-1960s - Rolling Stone writer Dave Marsh has called the group "the original white American rhythm & blues band." Ryder is probably best known for the driving, energetic "Devil with the Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly," but he's also recorded Top 40 versions of songs like "Jenny Take a Ride" and "Sock It to Me, Baby," along with what Lou Reed has called the "definitive version" of Reed's "Rock & Roll." Tonight's show begins with an onstage interview of Ryder by rock journalist Gary Greff.
Michigan Theater. Tickets $25-$75 in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office and all other Ticketmaster outlets. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS or (248) 645-6666.
8 p.m.
Patty Larkin:
The Ark. This acclaimed Boston-based singer-songwriter blends incisive, often very funny social commentary with heartfelt, tart-witted love songs about assorted people, places, and things. She sings in a breathy, evocative alto. A huge favorite with local audiences, Larkin describes her music as "folk music meets the Beat Generation meets rock 'n' roll," and she's also an excellent guitarist whose style has been strongly influenced by Richard Thompson. She has a brand-new CD, Watch the Sky, a collection of what New York Times pop critic Jon Pareles calls "richly contemplative tracks about solitude and togetherness, open vistas and spiritual quests."
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 p.m.
Annual Spring Concert:
Amazin' Blue. The oldest U-M coed a cappella ensemble has a repertoire of pop songs that includes Katrina and the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine," Prince's "When Doves Cry," the Rodgers and Hart classic "My Funny Valentine," and what Amazin' Blue calls "our annual show-stopper," the Get-Up Kids' "Anne Arbour."
Rackham Auditorium. Tickets $12 (students, $7) available in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office & all other Ticketmaster outlets, and at the door. 763-TKTS.
10 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
"Milonga Picante":
Michigan Argentine Tango Club. March 1, 8, & 22. Tango dancing to recorded music. Note: People not affiliated with the U-M must arrive before 9 p.m.
Michigan Union Anderson room. Free. 973-2338.
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