http://arborweb.com/ Ann Arbor online: news and reference community resource, with the area's best events calendar, Ann Arbor Observer City Guide, comprehensive information on housing, restaurants, government, education, and more, and free classified ads. en-us 2013 Ann Arbor Observer. All Rights Reserved. http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event195930 Jun. 19, 7-8:30 p.m. -- Every Mon., Wed., & Fri. All levels of English speakers invited for conversation. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event189949 Jun. 19, 7-9 p.m. -- Crysta Coburn leads a discussion of Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman's book about an American secretary with a decidedly modern outlook who suddenly finds herself ruler of a deeply traditional town of 7,000 people on Ghana's central coast. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event195163 Jun. 19, 7 p.m. -- . June 3: Chiropractor Darren Schmidt on "Arteries & the Truth About Cholesterol." June 12: Schmidt on "Food Freak Show: What's in Your Pantry?" June 19: Chiropractor Amanda Childress on "Parasites in You." June 27: Nutritionist Kerry Cradit on "Meal Ideas for the Month." July 10: Nutritionis... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event192578 Jun. 19, 7 p.m. -- This best-selling writer, author of Bitter Is the New Black, reads from The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING: Or, Why I'm Never Getting All That Glitter Off the Dog, her new book about her efforts to live like Martha Stewart. Signing. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event196849 Jun. 19, 7:30 p.m. -- Every Wed. All invited to join a discussion of Rudolf Steiner's An Outline of Esoteric Science. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event189343 Jun. 19, 7:30 p.m. -- Talk by popular WAS speaker Don Chalfant. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event189911 Jun. 19, 7:30-9 p.m. -- All invited to discuss John Kelly's The Graves Are Walking: The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event191143 Jun. 20, 6:30 p.m. -- All invited to enjoy appetizers and wine while U-M piano professor Louis Nagel draws on David Conway's monumental study to discuss, with musical illustrations, Jewish composers and their music from Renaissance composer Rossi to the era of Mendelssohn, Mahler, and Meyerbeer. The program concludes wit... Food & Beverage Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event191331 Jun. 20, 7 p.m. -- Talk by Michigan Ability Partners director Jan Little. Preceded at 6:30 p.m. by refreshments. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event192582 Jun. 20, 7-9 p.m. -- Motte & Bailey bookstore owner Gene Alloway discusses the fundamentals of collecting printed books and ephemera. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event192583 Jun. 20, 7-9 p.m. -- June 20, 21, & 22 (different programs). Various writers read from their work at different restaurants and bars. Signings. Tonight: "Westside Edition" at Quarter Bistro (7-8 p.m., 300 S. Maple) with the Ann Arbor Youth Poetry Slam Team. Followed at Nicola's Books (8-9 p.m., 2513 Jackson, Westgate... Festivals, Fairs, Shows, & Sales Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event192586 Jun. 20, 8 p.m. -- Cheesemonger Steven Hall leads a 5-course cheese tasting and discusses various aspects of cheese knowledge gleaned from books available at Literati, from how to cook with cheese to how to make your own cheese. Age 21 & over only. Food & Beverage Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event195931 Jun. 21, 1-2:30 p.m. -- Every Mon., Wed., & Fri. All levels of English speakers invited for conversation. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event192588 Jun. 21, 7-8:30 p.m. & 9-10:30 p.m. -- Poet and National Book Award finalist Patricia Smith and her husband, Edgar Award–winning mystery writer Bruce DeSilva, give a keynote address. Also, presentation of the AABF's LILA (Leader in the Literary Arts) Award to longtime Ann Arbor Book Festival chair Evans Young. Followed at 9 p.m. by "Moon... Festivals, Fairs, Shows, & Sales Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event196569 Jun. 22, 10 a.m. -- Oral historian Larry Martin gives a presentation that includes memorabilia on display and interviews with WWII survivors. Q&A. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. June 15: Part 1 of a recorded interview with Eugene Bleil, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, a 65-mile march by 75,000 American... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event190071 Jun. 22, 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Hands-on 20-minute interactive demo exploring how whales have adapted to thrive underwater by comparing archaic to modern whales. Geared toward adults and kids age 5 & up. Family & Kids' Stuff Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event190104 Jun. 22, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat. and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun.) is an exploration of the current night sky. Cosmic Colors (Sat. 12:30 p.m.) is an audiovisual journey across the entire electromagnetic spectrum that explor... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event189854 Jun. 22, 1 p.m. -- These veteran mystery writers are on hand to sign copies of their new books. Kris Montee and Kelly Nichols, the sisters who write under the PJ Parrish pen name, sign Heart of Ice, a mystery set partially on Mackinac Island, and Chicago crime writer Harvey's The Innocence Game is a suspenseful tale s... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event197289 Jun. 22, 2 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. 30-minute docent-led tour of the museum's dinosaur exhibits. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event192584 Jun. 22, 6-10 p.m. -- June 20, 21, & 22 (different programs). Various writers read from their work at different restaurants and bars. Signings. Tonight: readings at Literati Bookstore (6-7 p.m., 124 E. Washington) by local poets Angel Nafis, Gahl Liberzon, Aimee Le, Fiona Chamness, Carlina Duan, and Haley Patail; at ... Festivals, Fairs, Shows, & Sales Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event197321 Jun. 23, 10-11 a.m. -- Every Sun. Talk by Gelek Rimpoche, an incarnate lama from Tibet who lives in Ann Arbor. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event196041 Jun. 23, 11 a.m. -- Every Sun. A weekly program open to all single adults interested in contemporary Christian topics, new ideas, personal growth, and social and physical activities. June 9: Showing of A Time for Burning, a Lutheran Film Associates documentary about a pastor of an all-white Lutheran church in Omaha w... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event189825 Jun. 23, Noon-4 p.m. -- Medicinal herb expert Bronwen Gates discusses how herbs support wellbeing, and Michigan Herb Associates president Jean Riggs discusses herb recipes and other uses for herbs. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event191720 Jun. 23, 1-2:30 pm. -- The popular local duo of mezzo soprano Leah Dexter and tenor Ted Badgerow explore 19th-century American life through an interactive program of singing, dancing, and storytelling. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event192598 Jun. 23, 1-3 p.m. -- Biologist and ecologist John Russell discusses the 2003 greenbelt millage, county preserves, and various land and water advocacy groups. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event190109 Jun. 23, 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat. and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun.) is an exploration of the current night sky. Cosmic Colors (Sat. 12:30 p.m.) is an audiovisual journey across the entire electromagnetic spectrum that explor... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event197290 Jun. 23, 2 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. 30-minute docent-led tour of the museum's dinosaur exhibits. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event189542 Jun. 23, 2-4 p.m. -- All invited to listen to guild members swap stories or bring their own to tell. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event190072 Jun. 23, 3 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Hands-on 20-minute interactive demo exploring how whales have adapted to thrive underwater by comparing archaic to modern whales. Geared toward adults and kids age 5 & up. Family & Kids' Stuff Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130617.html#event192600 Jun. 23, 5:30 p.m. -- Local yoga instructor and freelance writer Roshani Adhikary discusses her recent yoga and trekking trip to the Himalayas in Nepal. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event196389 Jun. 24, 10:30-11:30 a.m. -- June 10 & 24, July 8 & 22. All invited to join a philosophical discussion that draws on the Socratic method of questioning underlying assumptions. The Socrates Cafe models its discussions on the book of the same name by Christopher Phillips. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event195932 Jun. 24, 1-2:30 p.m. -- Every Mon., Wed., & Fri. All levels of English speakers invited for conversation. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event197049 Jun. 24, 1-3 p.m. -- Every Mon. All seniors invited to read and discuss the poetry, essays, reminiscences, and fiction they have written. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event193635 Jun. 24, 1-2 p.m. -- Heritage Newspapers community engagement and editorial training director Michelle Rogers discusses the basics of creating and maintaining a blog. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event191906 Jun. 24, 7-9 p.m. -- June 17 & 24 and July 1. On Monday nights, when "Top of the Park" is closed (see 14 Friday listing), the Summer Festival hosts readings by local writers, journalists, and music aficionados who read excerpts from 33 1/3, a series of books about classic rock albums. Followed by DJs who spin music ... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event192901 Jun. 25, 10 a.m.-noon -- Beginner-to-expert genealogists invited to share their findings and get help from experienced volunteers about online resources and family history questions. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event191856 Jun. 25, 11-11:45 a.m. -- Oz's Music owner Steve Osburn leads the kids in grades K-5 in a program of musical and rhythm games while Michigan Peak Performance CEO Paul Sikorski presents an interactive demo for their parents of how metronomes can be used to teach kids to focus. Family & Kids' Stuff Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event192602 Jun. 25, 7 p.m. -- U-M librarian Jim Ottaviani discusses his new graphic novel-style biography of primatologists Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas. Signing. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event191592 Jun. 26, 10-11:30 a.m. -- Talk by U-M physical medicine and rehabilitation professor Troy Henning. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event191731 Jun. 26, 1:30 p.m. -- Social rights activist Jonathan Kozol, a renowned critic of the American educational system whose numerous publications attack inequities in public education, discusses his latest book. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event192603 Jun. 26, 4:30-6 p.m. -- U-M Library staffer Merrie Haskell reads from her new young adult fantasy about a princess who goes on the run with two would-be dragon slayers. Signing. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event194621 Jun. 26, 6:30 p.m. -- Historical Society of Michigan Award of Merit winners Al and Dave Eicher discuss the increase in public interest in radio from the mid-1920s to the 1950s. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event195933 Jun. 26, 7-8:30 p.m. -- Every Mon., Wed., & Fri. All levels of English speakers invited for conversation. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event195437 Jun. 26, 7-9 p.m. -- . June 12: All invited to read and discuss their poetry or short stories. Bring about 6 copies of your work to share. Hosted by local poets and former college English teachers Joe Kelty and Ed Morin. June 26: Honorary Consul of Chile in Michigan Mariela Griffor, an acclaimed poet and publisher, rea... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event188688 Jun. 26, 7 p.m. -- Bonsai gardener Jim Doyle discusses and demonstrates work on this style of bonsai, which are noted for their refined elegance and traditionally have long slender trunks with dramatic twists. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event196850 Jun. 26, 7:30 p.m. -- Every Wed. All invited to join a discussion of Rudolf Steiner's An Outline of Esoteric Science. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event189912 Jun. 26, 7:30-9 p.m. -- All invited to discuss The Emperor of Nature: Charles-Lucien Bonaparte and His World, Patricia Tyson Stroud's biography of Napoleon's nephew who was a pioneer of American ornithology. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event193276 Jun. 26, 7:30-9 p.m. -- All invited to discuss books by contemporary writers, including quirky fiction and strange but true nonfiction. Copies of the books available at the CDL. June 26: Then We Came to the End, Joshua Ferris's acclaimed debut novel, a satire of the American workplace, set in a Chicago ad agency hard hit ... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event191872 Jun. 27, 7-8:30 p.m. -- Powerpoint presentation and panel discussion by several members of a local delegation of architects, urban planners, and interested citizens who visited Ann Arbor's sister city on the Neckar River in Germany last summer to learn about "Architecture and Sustainable Urban Development." Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event195164 Jun. 27, 7 p.m. -- . June 3: Chiropractor Darren Schmidt on "Arteries & the Truth About Cholesterol." June 12: Schmidt on "Food Freak Show: What's in Your Pantry?" June 19: Chiropractor Amanda Childress on "Parasites in You." June 27: Nutritionist Kerry Cradit on "Meal Ideas for the Month." July 10: Nutritionis... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event192608 Jun. 27, 7-8:30 p.m. -- Talk by local holistic health practitioner Linda Diane Feldt. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event195934 Jun. 28, 1-2:30 p.m. -- Every Mon., Wed., & Fri. All levels of English speakers invited for conversation. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event192609 Jun. 28, 7-8:15 p.m. -- Talk by local doula Dawn Bussey. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event190001 Jun. 28, 7:30-9:30 p.m. -- All invited to join an ongoing biweekly discussion of Rudolf Steiner's An Outline of Occult Science. Familiarity with Steiner's basic ideas is helpful. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event190073 Jun. 29, 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Hands-on 20-minute interactive demo exploring how whales have adapted to thrive underwater by comparing archaic to modern whales. Geared toward adults and kids age 5 & up. Family & Kids' Stuff Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event190105 Jun. 29, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat. and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun.) is an exploration of the current night sky. Cosmic Colors (Sat. 12:30 p.m.) is an audiovisual journey across the entire electromagnetic spectrum that explor... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event197291 Jun. 29, 2 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. 30-minute docent-led tour of the museum's dinosaur exhibits. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event197322 Jun. 30, 10-11 a.m. -- Every Sun. Talk by Gelek Rimpoche, an incarnate lama from Tibet who lives in Ann Arbor. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event196042 Jun. 30, 11 a.m. -- Every Sun. A weekly program open to all single adults interested in contemporary Christian topics, new ideas, personal growth, and social and physical activities. June 9: Showing of A Time for Burning, a Lutheran Film Associates documentary about a pastor of an all-white Lutheran church in Omaha w... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event191816 Jun. 30, 1-2 p.m. -- Members of the kindie rock band The Not-Its (see Top of the Park listing below), present an interactive demonstration for kids in grades K-5 of how to combine crunchy guitars with sleek 4-part harmonies to create pop gems. Family & Kids' Stuff Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event190110 Jun. 30, 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat. and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun.) is an exploration of the current night sky. Cosmic Colors (Sat. 12:30 p.m.) is an audiovisual journey across the entire electromagnetic spectrum that explor... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event197292 Jun. 30, 2 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. 30-minute docent-led tour of the museum's dinosaur exhibits. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130624.html#event190074 Jun. 30, 3 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Hands-on 20-minute interactive demo exploring how whales have adapted to thrive underwater by comparing archaic to modern whales. Geared toward adults and kids age 5 & up. Family & Kids' Stuff Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event196687 Jul. 1, 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Daily (except July 4) beginning July 1. Four different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., and 11:30 & 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is an exploration of the current night sky. The Little Star That Could (12:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is about ... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event195899 Jul. 1, 1-2:30 p.m. -- Every Mon., Wed., & Fri. All levels of English speakers invited for conversation. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event197050 Jul. 1, 1-3 p.m. -- Every Mon. All seniors invited to read and discuss the poetry, essays, reminiscences, and fiction they have written. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event191909 Jul. 1, 7-9 p.m. -- June 17 & 24 and July 1. On Monday nights, when "Top of the Park" is closed (see 14 Friday listing), the Summer Festival hosts readings by local writers, journalists, and music aficionados who read excerpts from 33 1/3, a series of books about classic rock albums. Followed by DJs who spin music ... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event196688 Jul. 2, 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Daily (except July 4) beginning July 1. Four different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., and 11:30 & 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is an exploration of the current night sky. The Little Star That Could (12:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is about ... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event194622 Jul. 2, 7 p.m. -- Talk by a Detroit Historical Society member. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event195212 Jul. 2, 7:30 p.m. -- All invited to join a discussion, in Spanish, of El Prisionero del Cielo, Carlos Ruiz Zafon's novel set in a Barcelona antiquarian bookshop in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. A mysterious stranger's visit to the shop causes one character to relive his painful experiences as a political priso... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event196689 Jul. 3, 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Daily (except July 4) beginning July 1. Four different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., and 11:30 & 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is an exploration of the current night sky. The Little Star That Could (12:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is about ... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event196582 Jul. 3, 1 p.m. -- This New Mexico writer, author of several Jane Austen–inspired novels-including Persuaded, a Great Lakes Story-discusses her work. Bring a bag lunch, if you wish. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event195901 Jul. 3, 7-8:30 p.m. -- Every Mon., Wed., & Fri. All levels of English speakers invited for conversation. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event196851 Jul. 3, 7:30 p.m. -- Every Wed. All invited to join a discussion of Rudolf Steiner's An Outline of Esoteric Science. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event196690 Jul. 5, 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Daily (except July 4) beginning July 1. Four different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., and 11:30 & 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is an exploration of the current night sky. The Little Star That Could (12:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is about ... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event195900 Jul. 5, 1-2:30 p.m. -- Every Mon., Wed., & Fri. All levels of English speakers invited for conversation. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event195170 Jul. 5, 7 p.m. -- This Hopwood-winning U-M grad discusses Let It Burn, the latest in his Edgar Award-winning series about UP private detective Alex McKnight. Signing. Cake served to celebrate the book's publication. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event196691 Jul. 6, 11:30 a.m., and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m. -- Daily (except July 4) beginning July 1. Four different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., and 11:30 & 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is an exploration of the current night sky. The Little Star That Could (12:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is about ... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event197293 Jul. 6, 2 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. 30-minute docent-led tour of the museum's dinosaur exhibits. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event197323 Jul. 7, 10-11 a.m. -- Every Sun. Talk by Gelek Rimpoche, an incarnate lama from Tibet who lives in Ann Arbor. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event196030 Jul. 7, 11 a.m. -- Every Sun. A weekly program open to all single adults interested in contemporary Christian topics, new ideas, personal growth, and social and physical activities. June 9: Showing of A Time for Burning, a Lutheran Film Associates documentary about a pastor of an all-white Lutheran church in Omaha w... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event196692 Jul. 7, 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30 p.m. -- Daily (except July 4) beginning July 1. Four different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., and 11:30 & 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is an exploration of the current night sky. The Little Star That Could (12:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is about ... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event197294 Jul. 7, 2 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. 30-minute docent-led tour of the museum's dinosaur exhibits. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event194498 Jul. 7, 4 p.m. -- Screening of this video that shows award-winning ceramic artist Lyons demonstrating various hand-building techniques. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130701.html#event186047 Jul. 7, 6 p.m. -- This immensely popular award-winning writer, author of the Sandman comic book series and the novels Coraline and Stardust, reads from The Ocean at the End of the Lane, his new novel told from the perspective of a 7-year-old boy who gets into a lot of trouble after meeting three very old and strange ... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event196384 Jul. 8, 10:30-11:30 a.m. -- June 10 & 24, July 8 & 22. All invited to join a philosophical discussion that draws on the Socratic method of questioning underlying assumptions. The Socrates Cafe models its discussions on the book of the same name by Christopher Phillips. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event196693 Jul. 8, 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Daily (except July 4) beginning July 1. Four different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., and 11:30 & 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is an exploration of the current night sky. The Little Star That Could (12:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is about ... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event196009 Jul. 8, Noon-3 p.m. -- July 8 & 15 and July 29 & 31. All adults and teens in grade 6 & up invited for one of these 2-part hands-on introductions to this high-level general purpose programming language. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event195902 Jul. 8, 1-2:30 p.m. -- Every Mon., Wed., & Fri. All levels of English speakers invited for conversation. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event197051 Jul. 8, 1-3 p.m. -- Every Mon. All seniors invited to read and discuss the poetry, essays, reminiscences, and fiction they have written. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event192693 Jul. 8, 7 p.m. -- Discussion of several books in different mystery series. June 10: Yvonne Herron mysteries. July 8: Nancy Neff mysteries. Aug. 12: Swedish writer Lars Keppler's Joona Linda mysteries. . Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event196694 Jul. 9, 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Daily (except July 4) beginning July 1. Four different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., and 11:30 & 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is an exploration of the current night sky. The Little Star That Could (12:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is about ... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event195213 Jul. 9, 7-8:30 p.m. -- Talk by local raw foods advocate Ellen Livingston. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event195217 Jul. 9, 7-9 p.m. -- All age 21 & over invited to discuss Locke & Key (vols. 1 & 2), Joe Hill's horror graphic novel series about a family's return to its ancestral house, where they struggle against a demonic creature for control of the house's magically powerful keys. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event195880 Jul. 9, 7 p.m. -- These two local children's writers read from their new picture books. Crum's book Dozens of Cousins is about an annual family reunion overrun by its wild children, and in Trent's Farmer's Market Day, an eager young girl contemplates what she'll buy with the money from her piggy bank. Signing. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event195956 Jul. 9, 7-8:30 p.m. -- Talk by financial consultant and Bankers Life and Casualty insurance agent Jae W. Oh, author of the bestselling Maximize Your Medicare. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event196695 Jul. 10, 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Daily (except July 4) beginning July 1. Four different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun., and 11:30 & 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is an exploration of the current night sky. The Little Star That Could (12:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) is about ... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event192908 Jul. 10, 6:30-8 p.m. -- Illustrated talk about canoeing the Pere Marquette and Big Two-Hearted rivers by Doc Fletcher, author of the brand-new Michigan's Pere Marquette River: Paddling Through Its History and 3 earlier Michigan river books. Followed by a drawing for a free canoe or kayak day trip. Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event195904 Jul. 10, 7-8:30 p.m. -- Every Mon., Wed., & Fri. All levels of English speakers invited for conversation. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, Crafts, & Hobbies Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/lectures__readings__discussions____forums_130708.html#event195434 Jul. 10, 7-9 p.m. -- . June 12: All invited to read and discuss their poetry or short stories. Bring about 6 copies of your work to share. Hosted by local poets and former college English teachers Joe Kelty and Ed Morin. June 26: Honorary Consul of Chile in Michigan Mariela Griffor, an acclaimed poet and publisher, rea... Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums