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April 23, 2022
“A Thousand Ways (Part Two): An Encounter”: 600 Highwaymen (Ann Arbor Summer Festival).
Mar. 8–Apr. 24. Reprise of the summer production of this interactive performance art piece curated by NYC theater artists Abigail Browde and Michael Silverstone—the duo behind the Obie-winning company 600 Highwaymen—in which 2 randomly chosen ticket holders meet on opposite ends of a table, separated by a pane of glass, to follow a scripted set of prompts. The questions start out simple (“Have you ever broken a bone?”) and grow progressively more intimate (“Have you ever broken a heart?”) with the aim of encouraging storytelling, triggering imagination, and nurturing empathy. The hour-long encounter ends in a “startling and powerful,” way according to the New York Times reviewer, who also called the piece “a joy,” and “a work of inquisitive humanity and profound gentleness.” Suitable for ages 16 & up. 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, & 7 p.m. (Tues.–Sun.), UMMA Irving Stenn Jr. Family Gallery, 525 S. State. Tickets $10 (students, $5). Preregistration required at a2sf.org or by calling 764–2538. Mask required. BoxOffice@a2sf.org
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"Mozzarella and Burrata Making Class": Zingerman's Creamery
These classes are demonstration-based and are completely hands-on. Our students will learn techniques and skills by making cheese in our Creamery just like our Master-Cheesemakers, while having fun at the same time. Afterwards, enjoy a Cheese Tasting party with an assortment of fresh and aged cheeses. The best part is that you get to take home all the cheese you make to enjoy later!
$65/ticket. Buy tickets through the link below!
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Museum Highlight Tours: U-M Museum of Natural History.
Every Sat. & Sun. 30-minute tour of the museum’s exhibits and galleries, as well as an introduction to some current U-M Biological Sciences research projects. 11 a.m. & 1 p.m., U-M MNH, 1105 North University. Check ummnh.org for the latest Covid protocols. Free. Limited capacity. Sign up at the welcome desk. 764–0478.
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U-M Natural History Museum Planetarium.
Every Fri.–Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows suitable for all ages. Sea Monsters (Fri.–Sun., 11:30 a.m.) follows an adventurous Late Cretaceous dolichorhynchops as she travels through the ocean, encountering long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur. The Sky Tonight (Fri.–Sun., 12:30 & 2:30 p.m.) is an exploration of the current night sky, with tips on how to find the cardinal directions, constellations, and planets on your own. Natural Selection (Fri.–Sun., 1:30 p.m.) joins Darwin on his voyage with HMS Beagle to the Galápagos Islands where he was inspired to develop his theory of transmutation by natural selection. Various times, U-M MNH, 1105 North University. Check ummnh.org for the latest Covid protocols. $8. Limited capacity. 764–0478.
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Volunteer Stewardship Workday: Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation Division.
Apr. 2, 9, 10, 16, 23, & 30. All invited to help maintain natural areas and remove invasive plants in various city parks. Wear long pants and closed-toe shoes and bring heavy gloves; tools, snacks, & know-how provided. Minors must be accompanied by an adult or obtain a release form in advance. Apr. 2 (9 a.m.–noon): Hannah Nature Area, meet at the west end of Bath St., west of 7th. Apr. 9 (1–4 p.m.): Onder Park, meet at the intersection of Hilldale and Brookside Drives. Apr. 10 (1–4 p.m.): Foxfire South, meet at the Dhu Varren Woods trailhead off Dhu Varren Rd., across from Birchwood Dr. Apr. 16 (9 a.m.–noon): Bluffs Nature Area, meet at the park entrance on Orkney. Apr. 23 (9 a.m.–noon): Marshall Nature Area, meet in the parking lot off Dixboro Rd., north of Plymouth Rd. Also Apr. 23 (1–4 p.m.): Folkstone Park, meet at the park entrance at the north end of Folkstone Ct. Apr. 30 (1–4 p.m.): Miller Nature Area, meet at the Arborview Blvd. park entrance, just east of Wildwood Avenue. Various locations. Free. Preregistration recommended at bit.ly/a2stewardworkday. 794–6627.
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“Ann Arbor Group Runs”: Running Fit.
Every Sat. & Tues. Runners of all abilities invited to join a run of 3–5 miles along varying routes from different Running Fit locations. Rain or shine. 8 a.m. (Sat.), 5700 Jackson Rd. & 6 p.m. (Tues.), 123 E. Liberty. Free. 929–9022 (Sat.) & 769–5016 (Tues.).
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“River Roundup”: Huron River Watershed Council.
All invited to learn about and help collect macroinvertebrates–including insect larvae and other small creatures like crayfish–from Huron River tributaries as part of this popular annual Adopt-a-Stream event for measuring the river’s health. Bring a bag lunch and dress for weather. Kids (with caregiver) welcome. Rain or shine. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., meet at HRWC Offices, 1100 N. Main, to carpool. Free. Preregistration required at hrwc.org/volunteer/roundup. jfrenzel@hrwc.org, 769-5123.
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parkrun USA.
Every Sat. All invited to join a timed 5-km run/walk. Lillie Park South, 4365 Platt Rd. Free, but first-timers are requested to preregister at parkrun.US/lillie. lillie@parkrun.com.
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Volunteer Stewardship Workday: Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation Division.
Apr. 2, 9, 10, 16, 23, & 30. All invited to help maintain natural areas and remove invasive plants in various city parks. Wear long pants and closed-toe shoes and bring heavy gloves; tools, snacks, & know-how provided. Minors must be accompanied by an adult or obtain a release form in advance. Apr. 2 (9 a.m.–noon): Hannah Nature Area, meet at the west end of Bath St., west of 7th. Apr. 9 (1–4 p.m.): Onder Park, meet at the intersection of Hilldale and Brookside Drives. Apr. 10 (1–4 p.m.): Foxfire South, meet at the Dhu Varren Woods trailhead off Dhu Varren Rd., across from Birchwood Dr. Apr. 16 (9 a.m.–noon): Bluffs Nature Area, meet at the park entrance on Orkney. Apr. 23 (9 a.m.–noon): Marshall Nature Area, meet in the parking lot off Dixboro Rd., north of Plymouth Rd. Also Apr. 23 (1–4 p.m.): Folkstone Park, meet at the park entrance at the north end of Folkstone Ct. Apr. 30 (1–4 p.m.): Miller Nature Area, meet at the Arborview Blvd. park entrance, just east of Wildwood Avenue. Various locations. Free. Preregistration recommended at bit.ly/a2stewardworkday. 794–6627.
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“Campfire Storytime”: Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission.
Kids ages 3–8 invited to join WCPARC naturalist Shawn Severance for campfire stories, making a magic wand, and a short nature hike to a pond. Rolling Hills County Park, 7660 Stony Creek Rd., Ypsilanti. $10 per household of 4 people or less; preregistration required (activity #RH721302), $6 vehicle entry fee. severances@washtenaw.org.
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Celebrating Four Chelsea Women's Softball Teams’ State Championship Anniversaries
Chelsea Community Foundation, Chelsea Education Foundation, and Chelsea High School are honoring Chelsea's 1982, 1985, 2002, and 2003 Women's State Championship Softball teams in a free tournament on April 23.
Chelsea has a rich tradition of stellar softball teams, and the 2002 and 2003 squads were two of the best in the program's successful history.
The first game of a round-robin tournament will be starting at 10 am.
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“Saturday Morning Physics”: U-M Physics Department.
Apr. 9 & 23. Popular series of virtual talks, aimed at general audiences, by U-M scholars. Apr. 9: U-M physics professor Leopoldo Pando Zayas on “A Quantum Hologram for Black Holes.” Apr. 23: Talks by 2 U-M physics grad students. In “The Underground Quest for Dark Matter,” Chamindu Sangeeth Amarasinghe describes the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment using a detector located 4850 feet underground that seeks to detect dark matter particles as they pass through Earth, and Mackenzie Devilbiss describes a new experiment at Fermilab in “Shapeshifting Mystery: the Muon-to-Electron Conversion Experiment.” 10:30–11:30 a.m., for URL see SaturdayMorningPhysics.org. Free. 764–4437.
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Chime Concert: Kerrytown Market & Shops.
Every Wed., Fri., & Sat. All invited to play one of 200 songs, with melodies transcribed in numbers, on the 17-bell chime’s numbered keys. Ambitious players can add chords. Kids welcome. Noon–12:30 p.m. (Wed. & Fri.) & 10:30–11 a.m. (Sat.). Kerrytown Market. Free. ofGlobal@aol.com.
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“Earth Day Clean Up Event”: Pittsfield Township Parks & Rec.
All invited to help clean up this park that has play equipment and walking trails. 11:00 a.m.—1 p.m., Montibeller Park, 4305 Ellsworth Rd. Free. 822-2120.
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Ninja Obstacle Course for Kids: Keith Hafner's Karate
Details: Ninja Obstacle Course. Big fun, FREE, open to 3, 4, and 5 year olds. Includes age appropriate training in agility and body balance.
When: Saturday, April 23, 11:00 – 11:30
Where: ‘Keith Hafner’s Karate,’ 214 S. Main, Ann Arbor
Admission: FREE!
Sign up at: https://keithhafner.com/ninja-obstacle-course/
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Salamander Search: Hudson Mills Metropark Interpretive Nature Programs.
Kids ages 8–12 invited to join in venturing into the woods to search for salamanders, who journey overland to get to vernal pools to lay their eggs. Waterproof boots recommended. Hudson Mills Metropark River Grove Picnic Area, 8801 North Territorial Rd., Dexter. $5 per kid (adults free). Preregistration required at bit.ly/hudsonmillssalamander by Apr. 22. $10 vehicle entry fee.
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“Earth Days”: Ann Arbor Community Commons Initiating Committee.
Apr. 21-24 (different programs). Educational, entertaining community-oriented afternoons of activities celebrating the temporarily car-free space, including an interactive art project (the “green brick road to sustainability and survival”) highlighting the work of local organizations, and more. Entertainment includes talks and live music TBA. Food vendors TBA. Drumming and dancing after 6 p.m. on Fri. & Sat.. Noon–6 p.m., Center of the City Commons, Library Lane at Fifth Ave. Free. megiddo@umich.edu, annarborcommunitycommons.org, 761–7967.
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“Annual Midwest Literary Walk”: Chelsea District Library.
This day of readings by 3 writers at different Chelsea locations is highlighted by beloved former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins (4 p.m., Washington St. Education Center Auditorium, 500 Washington St.), a frequent New Yorker contributor and Guggenheim fellow whose work is of such broad appeal that his last collections have broken poetry sales records. The typical Collins poem explores complex ideas in hospitable and clear language, and holds moments of delightful, lyric surprise. Also, crime novelist Don Winslow (1 p.m., Main St. Church, 320 N. Main St.), the author of over 20 novels, including The Border, The Force, and City on Fire. And podcaster Ashley C. Ford (2:30 p.m., Chelsea First United Methodist Church, 128 Park St.), the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Somebody’s Daughter. 1–5 p.m., various downtown locations, Chelsea. Free. midwestliterarywalk.com.
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“Creature Encounters”: The Creature Conservancy.
Every Sat. & Sun. Conservancy staffers show off some animals native to South America (2 & 4 p.m.), including the cougar, cane toad (a large, poisonous amphibian), and red-tailed boa, aka boa constrictor. Also, a zookeeper talk with a surprise animal (3 p.m.) and a chance to see the conservancy’s other animals. 1–5 p.m., Creature Conservancy, 4950 Ann Arbor–Saline Rd. Mask encouraged. $11 (kids ages 2–12, $9; under age 2, free) at the door; $1 discount in advance. 929–9324.
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“Happy B-Day, Bard!”: Booksweet Bookshop.
In celebration of William Shakespeare’s 458th birthday, local writer Mya L. Gosling, author of the graphic novels The Complete Works of Shakespeare in Three Panels Each and A Stick Figure Macbeth, and Booksweet co-owner Shaun Manning, co-author of the graphic novel Macbeth: The Red King, talk about their own works and other new works inspired by Shakespeare, as well as adaptations of Shakespeare’s work in the 20th and 21st centuries. Also, the first 50 people to make a purchase today get a Cakes by Rubina cupcake, and all who come before noon are invited to make a masquerade mask. 1–2 p.m., Booksweet, Courtyard Shops, 1729 Plymouth Rd. Free. Preregistration requested at ShopBooksweet.com. Mask & proof of vaccination required. 929–4112.
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“Neighborhood Nature Day: Sassafras Woods”: Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission.
All invited to join WCPARC naturalist Shawn Severance in removing early spring invasive species to make room for native wildflowers that support pollinators. 1–3 p.m., Rolling Hills County Park, 7660 Stony Creek Rd., Ypsilanti. Free; $6 vehicle entry fee required. Preregistration required by emailing severances@washtenaw.org, 971–6337.
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Turtle Survey Kickoff: Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation.
All invited to learn how to help with the city’s annual survey of the 6 known species of turtles that live and nest in town, mostly along the Huron River. 1:30–3:30 p.m., location TBA. Free. Space limited; preregistration required at bit.ly/a2stewardworkday. nap@a2gov.org, 794–6627.
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U-M Baseball.
This month’s home schedule includes 3-game series vs. Iowa (Apr. 1-3), Cal State Fullerton (Apr. 8-10), and Ohio State (Apr. 22-24), and a single game vs. IPFW (Apr. 6, 4 p.m.). 4 p.m. (Fri.), 2 p.m. (Sat.), & 1 p.m. (Sun.), Ray Fisher Stadium, 1114 S. State St. $6 ($8 in advance). mGOblue.com, 764–0247.
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U-M Softball.
This month’s schedule for the powerhouse U-M team includes a 3-game series Penn State (Apr. 8, 4 p.m., Apr. 9, 2 p.m., & Apr. 10, 1 p.m.), Ohio State (Apr. 22, 6 p.m., Apr. 23, 2 p.m., & Apr. 24, noon), and Minnesota (Apr. 29, 6 p.m., Apr. 30, 4 p.m., & May 1, noon) and a single game vs. MSU (Apr. 6, 6 p.m.) & CMU (Apr. 12, 4 p.m.). Alumni Field, 1255 S. State St. $6–10. mGOblue.com, 764–0247.
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“Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine”: Purple Rose Theatre Company.
Every Wed.-Sun, Apr. 15-Aug. 27. Angie Kane directs the world premiere of Livonia playwright David MacGregor’s drama that imagines the Victorian sleuth, aided by Dr. Watson and Irene Adler, solving the disappearance of world-changing inventions by clients Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. Cast: David Bendena, Caitlin Cavannaugh, Mark Colson, Sarab Kamoo, Rusty Mewha, and Paul Strobili. 3 p.m. (Wed., Thurs., & Sat.), 8 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea. Mask and proof of vaccination required. Tickets $25-51 in advance at PurpleRoseTheatre.org and by phone, and (if available) at the door. Discounts available for students, seniors, teachers, military personnel, and groups. 433–7673.
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“Kids Open Mic”: Oz’s Music Environment.
All kids invited online to sing songs, make music, tell jokes, and more. For URL, go to ozmusic.com/events. Free. 662–8283.
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“The Amazing Race”: Cancer Support Community Fundraiser.
All invited to form (or join) teams of 4 to compete in this scavenger hunt throughout town. Followed at 7 p.m. by a post-race party with refreshments, entertainment, a costume and car decorating contest, a raffle, and prizes. 4 p.m., 2100 Commonwealth Blvd. $50 per person in advance at bit.ly/a2tix2022amazingrace. cancersupportannarbor.org, 975-2500.
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"Amazing Race"
The Amazing Race is a local road rally (scavenger hunt), where teams solve clues, hunt for locations and landmarks, and compete to be the first team to complete the course. This year the event will feature an in-person scavenger hunt with clue locations that provide ample space for teams to social distance. At the final destination, you will enjoy a post-race party, tailgate-style, where teams will have the option to grab food-to-go or enjoy music, prizes, refreshments, a costume and car decorating contest, and a raffle at their cars with a safe distance from others. It’s a great adventure that is fun for all ages!
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“Pizzapalooza”: Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce.
Public festival with live music from Chelsea-based alternative metal band Seventh, Detroit R&B-soul group Metro Soul Band, jazz-inflected progressive funk-rock quartet Chirp, and The Ben Daniels Band, a veteran Chelsea rock ‘n’ roll quintet led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Daniels. Also, pizza from 4 local pizza makers, along with beer, hard seltzer, and soft drinks for sale, and cornhole lanes. 5–10 p.m., Palmer Commons, Chelsea. $10 entry fee benefits Project 418, which helps Haitian children. chelseamichamber.org, 475-1145.
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“Hand to God”: U-M Basement Arts.
Apr. 22 & 23. Vaughn Melbourne directs this student theater ensemble in a production of Robert Askins’ 2011 dark comedy about a small-town Texas teen who finds an outlet for his anxiety at a Christian Puppet Ministry. His life is turned upside down when his puppet takes on a disturbing and irreverent personality of its own. 7 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 11 p.m. (Fri. only), U-M Walgreen Drama Center Studio 1, 1226 Murfin. Mask required. Free. facebook.com/basementarts.
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Spring Showcase: Salto Dance Company.
This U-M student dance troupe performs classical and contemporary ballet. Also, guest performances by other U-M student performance groups. 7 p.m., Mendelssohn Theater (tentative). $10 (students, $8; kids age 11 & under, free). (517) 993-7025.
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“A Thousand Faces”: The Encore Musical Theatre Company. (Canceled)
Every Thurs.–Sun., Apr. 21-May 1. (The April 22-24 performances have been canceled.) Sam Scalamoni directs this local professional theater company in the premiere of the NYC-based husband-and-wife team of Eric Lane and Rachel Devore Fogarty’s 2020 musical about the life of Lon Chaney, a silent film star born to deaf parents who specialized in outsider characters, earning fame as the star of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). Music direction by Gary Adler. 7:30 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.), Encore, 7714 Ann Arbor St., Dexter. Tickets $46 (seniors & youth $44) in advance at theencoretheatre.org and at the door. 268-6200.
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“Spamalot”: Burns Park Players.
Apr. 21–24. Burns Park elementary students, parents, and friends, directed by Megan Wright-Jones, perform Eric Idle and John Du Prez’s multi-Tony-winning 2005 musical, lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, about the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, featuring show girls, cows, killer rabbits, and French taunters. The score includes the favorite “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.” Music direction by Eric Lofstrom. 7:30 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Michigan Theater. Mask & proof of vaccination (or negative Covid test within past 72 hours) required. Tickets $20-$30 in advance at the Michigan Theater michtheater.org/events & at the door. 763-8587.
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Bryan McCree: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.
Apr. 22 & 23. Flint-based comic who has appeared on Mad TV, Comedy Central and Comics Unleashed, McCree is known for physical comedy and often blunt delivery covering topics from pimps on bikes to lawn ornaments. Preceded by 2 opening acts TBA. Alcohol is served. 7:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 10 p.m. (Sat.), 212 S. Fourth Ave. $15 reserved seating in advance at etix.com before 6 p.m. the night of the show; $17 general admission at the door. 996–9080.
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Comedy Night at Bløm
Comedy night is back at Bløm Meadworks! We're hosting another stand up session from Andrew Yang and his crew. Seats usually sell out, so snag a seat in advance!
Tickets - $10. Includes:
Reserved seat at the comedy shower
1 12oz pour of Bløm mead or cider (N/A options available)
*Proof of vaccination required for indoor seating (physical card or photo of card)*
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Comedy Night: Bløm Meadworks.
Stand-up showcase featuring sets by area comic Andrew Yang & others, with jokes about everything from dating to mortality. 7:30–9 p.m., Bløm, 100 S. Fourth Ave. Mask and proof of vaccination required. Reservations required at
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“Home”: University Musical Society.
Apr. 22 & 23. Philadelphia-based physical theater artist Geoff Sobelle, a self-avowed devotee of the “sublime ridiculous,” leads an ensemble of dancers and designers in a feat of theatrical carpentry: raising a house onstage and making within it a home that’s layered with inhabitants who remain largely unaware of each other. Directed by Obie-winner Lee Sunday Evans and featuring original music by folk-rock singer-songwriter Elvis Perkins, this production keeps “pulling apparitions out of air,” according to the New York Times, as it elicits “a familiar sense of being haunted.” 8 p.m. Power Center. Mask and proof of vaccination required. $30–$61 (students $12–$20) in advance only at ums.org/performance/home or 764–2538.
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“In a Lonely Place”: Michigan Theater.
(Nicholas Ray, 1950). Film noir in which a troubled Hollywood screenwriter, played with barely contained violence by Humphrey Bogart, and his new girlfriend, a riveting Gloria Grahame, are caught up in a police investigation. Considered by many critics to be one of the best film noirs of all time. Mask and proof of vaccination (or negative Covid test within 72 hours) required for all patrons over the age of 12. Tickets $10.50 unless otherwise noted (children under 12, students, seniors age 65 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8.50; MTF members, $8) in advance online (recommended) & at the door. For updated schedule, see MichTheater.org.
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“Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine”: Purple Rose Theatre Company.
Every Wed.-Sun, Apr. 15-Aug. 27. Angie Kane directs the world premiere of Livonia playwright David MacGregor’s drama that imagines the Victorian sleuth, aided by Dr. Watson and Irene Adler, solving the disappearance of world-changing inventions by clients Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. Cast: David Bendena, Caitlin Cavannaugh, Mark Colson, Sarab Kamoo, Rusty Mewha, and Paul Strobili. 3 p.m. (Wed., Thurs., & Sat.), 8 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea. Mask and proof of vaccination required. Tickets $25-51 in advance at PurpleRoseTheatre.org and by phone, and (if available) at the door. Discounts available for students, seniors, teachers, military personnel, and groups. 433–7673.
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“Tchaikovsky 4”: Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.
Guest conductor Earl Lee, currently associate conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, directs the A2SO and three soloists–pianist Gloria Chien, violinist Soovin Kim, and cellist Paul Watkins–in Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, and Carlos Simon’s Fate Now Conquers, a 2020 composition inspired by an 1815 entry in Beethoven’s journal that references motifs from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Pre-concert talk with Earl Lee at 7 p.m. 8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Mask & proof of vaccination (or negative Covid test within past 72 hours) required. Tickets $30–$35 in advance at a2so.com & the A2SO office (35 Research Dr., ste. 100), and (if available) at the door. 994–4801.
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“The Actors”: Penny Seats Theatre Company.
Every Thurs.–Sat., Apr. 7–23. Joe Bailey directs Florida playwright Ronnie Larsen’s comic drama about a man, grief-stricken by the death of his parents, who hires actors to come to his house a few times a week and be his family. Cast: Brandy Joe Plambeck, Maurizio Dominguez, Diane Hill, Jeff Miller, and David Collins. Suitable for ages 15 & up (strong language). 8 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.), Stone Chalet Inn, 1917 Washtenaw Ave. Mask & proof of vaccination (or negative Covid test within past 72 hours) required. Tickets $15 (seniors, $12), in advance at PennySeats.org and (if available) at the door. 926–5346.
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“Wine, Women, & Song 20th Anniversary Series, Part 2: Twenty Years, But Who’s Counting?”: Kerrytown Concert House.
Apr. 22 & 23. Vocalists Linda Beaupré, January Provenzola, Monica Swartout-Bebow, and Kathy Waugh, with piano accompanist R. MacKenzie Lewis, celebrate the 20-year run of this popular annual show with musical numbers about friendship, irreverence, fun, and dressing up. Part of a series, that runs through the summer, of cabaret shows featuring break-out groups from Wine, Women, & Song’s full 12-member cast. 8 p.m., KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. Mask & proof of vaccination (or negative Covid test within past 72 hours) required. Livestream available at KerrytownConcertHouse.com. Tickets $19–$80 in advance online and at the door. 769–2999.
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Michigan Youth Jazz Orchestra and Campus Jazz Orchestra: U-M Music School.
U-M music faculty direct these ensembles of high school students and non-music majors, respectively, in programs TBA. 8 p.m., Rackham Auditorium. Mask required. Livestream available at myumi.ch/RackhamWatch. Free. 764–0594.
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Bryan McCree: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.
Apr. 22 & 23. Flint-based comic who has appeared on Mad TV, Comedy Central and Comics Unleashed, McCree is known for physical comedy and often blunt delivery covering topics from pimps on bikes to lawn ornaments. Preceded by 2 opening acts TBA. Alcohol is served. 7:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 10 p.m. (Sat.), 212 S. Fourth Ave. $15 reserved seating in advance at etix.com before 6 p.m. the night of the show; $17 general admission at the door. 996–9080.
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