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February 23, 2026
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Weekly Rehearsal: Washtenaw Women’s Community Chorus (formerly Women’s Chamber Chorus)
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Every Monday. All invited to join this independent 30-member local women’s chorus to sing an eclectic program, including classical, folk, Broadway, pop, and jazz. Ben Gaughran directs; Joshua Marzan accompanies. 9:30–11:30 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, rear ground level, 1432 Washtenaw. Free to visitors ($175 per semester for those who join; partial scholarships available). [email protected].
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“The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald”: Ann Arbor City Club Lunch and Learn
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Bestselling local author John U. Bacon discusses his book about the fabled Great Lakes shipwreck. 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., AACC, 1830 Washtenaw. $34 (members, $29); includes lunch. Preregistration required by noon on Feb. 18 at or (734) 662–3279, [email protected], or annarborcityclub.org.
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"Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress": U-M Ford School of Public Policy
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Former Center for Racial Justice visiting fellow, legal scholar, and sociologist Atinuke O. Adediran discusses her new book Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress. Drawing from social science research and legal analysis, Disclosureland uncovers the power structures and institutional practices that determine how companies respond to calls for change. Critical, insightful, and forward-thinking, Disclosureland challenges readers to look beyond public rhetoric to understand how corporate narratives shape our collective pursuit of fairness, equity, and shared responsibility. Adediran will be joined in conversation by Mark S. Mizruchi, U-M professor of sociology.
Preregistration required at https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2026/disclosureland-how-corporate-words-constrain-racial-progress
Trotter Multicultural Center, Sankofa Lounge, 428 South State St.
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Working Across the Aisle in the Michigan Senate: U-M Ford School of Public Policy
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Michigan state senators Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) and John Damoose (R-Harbor Springs) join U-M professor of political science Jenna Bednar to explore common ground. 4:30–6 p.m. Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium, 735 S. State. Free. Also available via livestream at tinyurl.com/umford-2-23-26-aisle, [email protected].
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Ann Arbor Film Festival Fundraiser
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Ann Arbor Film Festival Fundraiser. A sneak preview (5:30-7 p.m.) of the 64th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival program at the Michigan Theater, followed by drinks and hors d’oeuvres at Aventura. 5:30–9 p.m., Michigan Theater & Aventura, 216 Washington. $175 in advance only at aafilmfest.org, (734) 995–5356.
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“Crochet Flowers”: Ann Arbor District Library
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Adults & teens invited to crochet. Some experience required. 6–7:30 p.m., AADL Westgate. Free. (734) 327–4200.
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“The Ex Dilemma”: Ann Arbor District Library
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Detroit writer Elle Wright, a U-M grad, discusses her new Black romance about a commitment-phobic bachelor who is suddenly thrown back together with his private detective ex-girlfriend. Signing. 6–7 p.m., AADL Downtown, lower level program rm. Free. (734) 327–4200.
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Group Runs: Ann Arbor Running Company (AARC)
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Every Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Sat. (different AARC locations). Runners of all abilities invited to join a 5K mapped route (Mon. & Thurs.), an interval-based training run (Tues.), or either a beginner or advanced group run (Sat.). 6 p.m. (Mon.), Corner Brewery, 720 Norris, Ypsi; 6 p.m. (Tues.) & 7 a.m. (Sat.), AARC Downtown, 209 S. Ashley; and 6 p.m. (Thurs.), AARC Colonnade, 901 W. Eisenhower. Free. annarborrunningcompany.com.
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Open Mic: Dzanc House
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All invited to share acoustic music, short stories, or poetry. Sign up on arrival. 6–8 p.m., Dzanc House, 402 S. Huron St., Ypsi. Free. dzanchouse.org.
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“We Survived the Night”: Literati Book Club
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All invited to join a discussion of Native American writer Julian Brave NoiseCat’s bestselling 2025 memoir. 6:30 p.m., Literati, 124 E. Washington. Tickets $5 (can be redeemed for store credit) in advance only at literatibookstore.com. (734) 585–5567.
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Group Runs: A2 Runners
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Every Sun., Mon., & Wed. Runners of all abilities invited to join a beginner or advanced 3- to 5-mile group run, followed by socializing at a downtown coffee shop. Noon (Sun.) & 6:30 p.m. (Mon. & Wed.), meet at the Kerrytown clock tower. Preregistration requested at meetup.com/a2runners. Free. [email protected].
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra: University Musical Society
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This Midwestern orchestra, consistently ranked by critics and audiences as one of the top 10 in the world, returns to Ann Arbor for the first time in a decade. Tonight, Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä directs the CSO in Beethoven’s raucous, electrifying Symphony No. 7, which premiered in Vienna at an 1813 charity concert for Austro-Bavarian soldiers wounded in battle against Napoleon’s army. Also, they perform Hector Berlioz’s hallucinatory programmatic (or story-telling) symphony, Symphonie Fantastique, with its recurring idée fixe theme, written under the influence of the composer’s passionate obsession with Irish actress Harriet Smithson, his future wife. Preceded at 6:15 p.m. in the Modern Languages Bldg., auditorium 4, by “The Society for Disobedient Listeners,” a talk by Chicago-based music writer and violist Doyle Armbrust. 7:30 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Tickets $42–$183 ($25–$30 students) in advance at tickets.ums.org, at the Michigan League, and (if available) at the door. (734) 764–2538.
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Scandinavian Music Jam
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Feb. 9 & 23. Bruce Sagan leads an acoustic jam session devoted to traditional music from Sweden and Norway. All instruments welcome, no experience necessary. 7:30–9:30 p.m., in person or virtual TBA. For location, email [email protected]. Free.
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Tartan and Thistle Scottish Country Dancers
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Every Mon. Learn to dance jigs, reels, and strathspeys. All dances taught. Usually with live music by Susie Lorand, Josh Burdick, and friends. 7:30–9:30 p.m., Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor–Saline Rd. $10 suggested donation (first-timers free). (734) 474–7299, (734) 274–0773.
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Comedy Show: The Blind Pig
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Every Mon. Performances from up to 15 aspiring stand-up comics from around the state. Local comics emcee. Age 21 & up only. Free candy. 8–9:30 p.m., Blind Pig, 208 S. First St. Free. (734) 996–8555.
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