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"Proving Up": U-M Opera Theatre.
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U-M opera lecturer Abbigail Cote directs U-M students in the acclaimed NYC-based composer Missy Mazzoli and her librettist Royce Vavrek's atmospheric 2018 chamber opera based on Karen Russell's short story. It's about an American family struggling to meet the overwhelming challenges of homesteading during the westward movement of settlers in the late 19th-century. A small chamber orchestra conducted by U-M voice professor Kirk Severtson accompanies. Prerecorded in November in the Power Center.
Online at YouTube.com (search "umich smtd"), available until Jan. 16, 2021. Free.
"Virtual Movie Palace": Michigan Theater.
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New titles available all month online for 2-10 days after you start watching. Full January schedule online.
$6-$12 per film. Online at MichTheater.org
"Metaphysics of Spirituality Study Group": Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth.
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Please join us for a discussion of metaphysics on Zoom. Details at Interfaithspirit.org. Free, but donations appreciated.
Zoom. Free. Online. 734-327-0270. Interfaithspirit.org
"Storytime": Ann Arbor District Library.
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Every weekday. A different local storyteller reads a story TBA to kids ages 2-5.
Online at AADL.tv. Free. 327-4200.
Little Listeners Story Time: Northfield Township Area Library.
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Join us on Facebook every Wednesday at 11 a.m. for fun stories, silly songs, and age-appropriate hands-on activities. Story time is designed to promote early literacy. No registration is necessary. The craft is available every week beginning on Wednesday, on a first come, first serve basis. To view more library events, please visit ntal.org
Northfield Township Area Library, 125 Barker Road, Whitmore Lake. Free. Online. 7344490066. hmccausland@ntal.org www.ntal.org
Chime Concert: Kerrytown Shops.
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Every Wed. & Sat. Local chimemaster Heather O'Neal plays tunes TBA on this 17-bell chime.
Noon-12:30 p.m. (Wed.) & 10:30-11 a.m. (Sat.), Kerrytown Market & Shops. Free. [map]
TriviaTime!": Ann Arbor District Library.
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Local sisters Katie and Abbie throw out themed questions for anyone to answer in the YouTube chat box.
online at AADL.tv. Free. 327-4200.
Virtual Bingo!: Northfield Township Area Library.
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Join us for a fun virtual bingo game! The link to the Zoom meeting will be sent to the e-mail address used to register along with instructions on how to log-in to play. Pick up your bingo cards at the library or print your own at home using this link https:
Northfield Township Area Library, 125 Barker Road, Whitmore Lake. Free. Online. 7344490066. hmccausland@ntal.org www.ntal.org
"Science of Mind Study Group": Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth.
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Please join us for a discussion of Science of Mind via Zoom. Details at Interfaithspirit.org. Free, but donations appreciated.
Zoom. Free. Online. 7343270270. Interfaithspirit.org
"An Evening of Poetry and Written Word": Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room.
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All invited to read and discuss poetry or short fiction. Have your original work ready to share, if you wish.
7 p.m. (sign-up for new participants begins at 6:45 p.m.), for online URL email cwPoetryCircle@gmail.com. Free.
Huron Valley Harmonizers Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
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Every Wed. All male singers invited to join the weekly online rehearsals of this local barbershop harmony chorus.
For online meeting URL email info@HVharmonizers.org. Free to visitors (annual dues for those who join). 796-7467.
Kerrytown Crafters.
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Every Wed. All crocheters, knitters, cross stitchers, hand quilters, and other handiworkers invite to work on their projects with other crafters. Questions welcome, help available.
For online URL join Facebook.com
"Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference": Interfaith Round Table of Washtenaw County.
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Jan. 13, 20, & 27. All invited to discuss Washington University (St. Louis) law and religion professor John D. Inazu's 2016 book.
For online URL email roederer@umich.edu. Free.
"Jazz at the Lincoln Center's Swing University: Jazz as a Tool for Liberation": University Musical Society Digital Presentation.
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Every Wed. JALC education resources and public programs director Seton Hawkins leads a 4-week lecture-discussion series that explores jazz through a social justice lens. Guest artists TBA. It is a sequential series, but each talk can be viewed as a standalone event.
Jan. 6: "New Orleans and the Birth of Jazz."
Jan. 13: "Chicago and the Spread of Jazz."
Jan. 20: "New York and the Big Bands."
Jan. 27: "Detroit Before Motown."
online at ums.org/?s=jazz+as+a+tool. $10 per week (students, $5), for the 4-week lecture series, $30. 764-2538.
"Pee Wees: Confessions of a Hockey Parent": Literati Bookstore At Home With Literati.
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Rich Cohen, a writer for Rolling Stone and the New Yorker, discusses his new book with local sports writer John U. Bacon.
Online at LiteratiBookstore.com
"Who Needs Medicare for All?": Ann Arbor Area League of Women Voters Virtual Brews & Views.
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Talk by Michigan for Single Payer Healthcare president Eli Rubin, a Western Michigan University history professor.
For online URL preregister at bit.ly
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