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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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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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Apr. 1 & 8. U-M organ students (Apr. 1) & EMU organ students (Apr. 8) perform programs TBA. Noon, First Presbyterian Church, 1432 Washtenaw. Mask required. Free. 604-3205.

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Every Tues., Thurs. & Fri. All invited to play ACBL-sanctioned duplicate bridge (Tues., Fri.), or a 499er game (Thus.). If you plan to come without a partner, email kahanae@yahoo.net or ronmeade@comcast.net beforehand. 1–4 p.m. or so (arrive by 12:50 p.m.), City Club, 1830 Washtenaw Ave. $6 per person.

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St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Manchester will once again hold its Lenten fish fry dinners beginning Friday, March 4, and running through April 8 from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Similar to last year, the dinners will be available only via a drive-thru, take-out line at St. Mary’s Parish Center, 108 Madison Street, one block north of historic downtown Manchester. The boxed dinners will consist of four pieces of beer battered Atlantic cod, lots of French fries, dinner roll with butter, tartar sauce, coleslaw, and a homemade cookie. No substitutions can be made. The price this year is $15 per dinner. Cash or check only, please.Directions: Follow the signs to the back of St. Mary Parish Center. You will pay in the back of the building, leave by the west driveway, and pick up your dinners at the front of the Parish Center, just before exiting the driveway. Please join us and enjoy a delicious meal–voted the best in the area. St. Mary Parish Center

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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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Apr. 1–3 & 8–10. EMU theater staff member Pam Cardell directs EMU drama students in William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s Tony-winning 2004 musical comedy about  the quirky contestants in a spelling bee  and the equally quirky grown-ups who run it. An unusual aspect of the show is that 4 audience members are invited on stage to compete in the spelling bee. Music direction by EMU lecturer and composer R. MacKenzie Lewis. 7 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), EMU Legacy Theater, 124 Judy Sturgis Hill Bldg., Ypsilanti. Tickets $12–18 in advance at EMUtix.com & at the door. 487-2282.

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Apr. 8 & 9. Claire Federhofer directs Huron students in a one-act adaptation of Sophocles’ classical Greek tragedy Antigone and in Don Zolidis’s The Audition, a 2008 one-act comedy set at an audition for A Chorus Line. 7 p.m., HHS Ingram Theater, 2727 Fuller. Mask required. Tickets $8 (students, staff, & seniors, $6; livestream, $6) in advance at huronplayers.weebly.com/links & at the door. 994-2040. 

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Apr. 7–10. Concordia theater director Amanda Williams-Contreras directs Concordia students in the 1965 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about an exuberant young governess who brings music back to a mourning family as Nazis gain power in 1938 Austria. 7 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Concordia University Kreft Center Black Box Theater, 4090 Geddes. $15 (students and seniors, $10) in advance only at bit.ly/condordiatix. or 995–7537.

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Apr. 8 & 9. High-energy comic who has had her own half hour special on Comedy Central and has appeared on Conan, Maria Bamford’s The Special Special Special, and many other shows. Her style is a mixture of storytelling and sharp, laugh-out-loud commentary on modern times. 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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A roots-music icon is in the midst of a career renaissance, according to Rolling Stone, this smoky-voiced singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams has returned to touring after recovering from a stroke suffered in November 2020. “Can’t keep me down for too long,” Williams says. “The main thing is I can still sing. I’m singing my ass off.” Her songs blend b traditional blues, country, Cajun, R&B, and rock ‘n’ roll forms with highly charged and at times desperately inventive ballad-style lyrics that take their inspiration as much from the southern Gothic fiction of Flannery O’Connor and Eudora Welty as from traditional song. But unlike many self-consciously literate singer-songwriters, she bases her singing style on an expressive repertoire of vocal tones, timbres, and other nonverbal devices. Proceeds benefit the Breakfast at St. Andrew’s daily meal program. 7:30 p.m., Michigan Theater. Tickets $45-$65 in advance at ticketmaster.com and (if available) at the door. Mask and proof of vaccination (or negative Covid test within 72 hours) required. 662-0600.

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Casaundra Freeman directs this Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu drama—the 1st post-lockdown play to open on Broadway—that brings the big questions of Waiting for Godot into contemporary life. Two young black men meet under a streetlight, talk smack, pass time, and hope for a better life. The New York Times called the play “blazingly theatrical and thrillingly tense.”8 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Theatre Nova, 410 W. Huron St. Tickets $22 in advance at theatre-nova.ticketleap.com & at the door. Mask & proof of vaccination (or negative Covid test within past 48 hours). 635-8450.

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Apr. 7-9. U-M dance seniors Lydia Dunn, Stephanie Gennusa, Rowan Janusiak, Mariah Stevens, Kevin Wang, and Sasha Yakovenko perform their solo choreography and lead fellow dance majors in group pieces. Dance Performance Studio, 1000 Baits, North Campus. Mask required. Tickets $10 at the door only. 764–9537. 

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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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This veteran NYC-bred jazz-tinged pop-rock singer-songwriter has a repertoire that blends intimate romantic ballads with activist anthems, often on feminist and environmental themes. 8 p.m. (doors 7:30), FUMC Green Wood Church, 1001 Green Rd. at Glazier Way. $20 in advance at greenwoodcoffeehouse.org and at the door. Pre-registration recommended. Mask and proof of vaccination required. 665–8558.

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(Quentin Tarantino, 1992). Tarantino’s breakthrough movie about a diamond heist gone wrong is a riveting, brutal exposition of the adage, “no honor among thieves.” Steve Buscemi, Tim Roth, Harvey Keitel. 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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