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May 10, 2022
“May the 4th Run with You: A Virtual 4K”: Epic Races.
May 1-31. This Star Wars themed event allows participants to complete a self-timed 4-km run/walk anytime and anywhere during the month. Mailed race packets include a T-shirt, medal, bib, and sticker decal. A portion of the proceeds is donated to the American Association for Cancer Research. Anytime in May. $50. Preregistration required at bit.ly/maythe4thrun2022. info@epicraces.com, 531-8747.
"Portable Disaster Proof House: Take It With You!!!” an exhibition by Tracey Snelling
Creal Microgallery presents "Portable Disaster Proof House: Take It With You!!!," a small-scale installation work by Tracey Snelling, echoing several other installations by the artist, that are concurrently on view in Ann Arbor. This installation pulls together pop cultural elements to create a "safe space" filled with tropical sunset wallpaper, movie posters, and Keanu Reeves. Snelling's installations often take on multiple scales at once-- existing in life size and miniature simultaneously. This exhibition conjures a space that is at once comforting and overwhelming, centering and disorienting.
Creal Microgallery is a breadbox-sized exhibition space on Creal Crescent in Ann Arbor, visible from the sidewalk and lit up most nights until 11pm.
“Sunrise Nature Hike”: Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission.
WCPARC naturalist Elle Bogle leads a hike through lowland and upland habitats near the river to explore the botany and wildlife of early spring. Dress for mud and the weather. 8:30–10:30 a.m., Draper Houston Meadows Preserve, 569 Mooreville Rd., Milan. Free, preregistration required by emailing boglee@washtenaw.org. 971–6337.
“Immigration, Redistribution, and Right-Wing Populi in Europe”: U-M Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Distinguished Lecture Series.
Duplicate Bridge: Ann Arbor City Club.
Every Tues., Thurs., & Fri. All invited to play ACBL-sanctioned duplicate bridge (Tues., Fri.), or a 499er game (Thurs.). 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.
“Autonomous Vehicle Impacts on Travel-Based Activity & Activity-Based Travel”: U-M Center for Connected and Automated Transportation.
University of Texas engineering professors Chandra Bhat and Joe J. King discuss the kinds of activities people are likely to pursue when freed from the task of driving, including an examination of what is “productive” use of time. 2-3 p.m., Transportation Research Institute, 2901 Baxter Rd., Rm. 139. Livestream available, for URL see events.umich.edu/event/94198. Free.
“Ann Arbor in State and Regional Context”: Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation Division Stewards’ Circle.
“Tuesday Evening Birders”: Washtenaw Audubon Society.
Every Tues. WAS members lead evening walks at various local birding sites. Bring binoculars and (if you have one) a scope. 6 p.m., usually carpool from the Miller Rd. Park & Ride off M-14, but check facebook.com/washtenawaudubon before each trip to confirm location. Free. Anyone under 18 not accompanied by an adult relative or legal guardian must have a completed parental consent form (available at washtenawaudubon.org).
U-M Baseball.
This month’s home schedule includes a game against Youngstown State (May3, 6 p.m.), a 3-game series vs. Indiana (May 6, 6 p.m., May 7, 2 p.m., and May 8, 1 p.m.) and Rutgers (May 19, 6 p.m., May 20, 2 p.m., May 21, 1 p.m.), a single game vs. MSU (May 17, 6 p.m.), and nonconference games vs. Xavier (May 10, 6 p.m.) and Wright State (May 11, 6 p.m., dollar day), 6 p.m., Ray Fisher Stadium, 1114 S. State St. $6 ($8 in advance). mGOblue.com, 764–0247.
Sufi Class: Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth
“Sufi Chanting, Movement, & Meditations”: Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth.
“Capture the Flag”: All Hands Active.
Every Tues. All invited to try to capture a virtual flag by solving a computer security problem (or series of problems), ranging from basic computer usage to some programming. Led by AHA members. Beginners welcome. 7 p.m., for URL preregister at meetup.com/AllHandsActive/events. Free, but donations welcome. info@AllHandsActive.org.
“Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life”: Literati Bookstore At Home with Literati.
Durham (UK) University philosophy professor Clare Mac Cumhaill and Liverpool (UK) University philosophy professor Rachel Wiseman discuss (via Zoom) their new book about four college friends–Iris Murdoch, Philippa Foot, Elizabeth Anscombe, and Mary Midgley–who formed a new philosophical tradition while Oxford's men were away fighting World War II. The authors are co-directors of (women) In Parenthesis, a scholarly project to illuminate the work of this first all-female philosophical school. 6 p.m., for URL see literatibookstore.com/event/2022-05. Free. 585–5567.
“Michigan Natives in the Landscape”: Dexter Garden Club.
Talk by professional master gardener Janet Macunovich, author of nine gardening books, including Caring for Perennials. Meet at 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m., St. Andrew's Church, 7610 Ann Arbor St., Dexter. Also, via Zoom; for URL (and to confirm in-person status) see dextergardenclub.org/programs. Free. 673–9100.
“The Raven Tower”: Fantasy and Science Fiction/Theory Reading Group: U-M English Department.
Huron Valley Harmonizers Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
Every Tues. All singers invited to join the weekly rehearsals of this local barbershop harmony chorus. All singers, male and female, invited to join as members or visitors. 7–9:30 p.m., Interfaith Center, 704 Airport Blvd. Free to visitors (annual dues for those who join), info@HVharmonizers.org, 796–7467.
Pub Sing: Ann Arbor Morris.
Local Morris dancers lead participants in an evening of rousing choruses, drinking songs, sea shanties, and English folk songs. No set program; all welcome to lead any song with a singable, reasonably easy-to-learn chorus. 7–9 p.m., location TBA. For information, email bsagan@msu.edu. Free. (908) 721–2599.
Virtual Trivia Night: Ann Arbor Adventure Club.
Every Tues. All invited to form teams of 4 or so persons to compete (via Zoom) in a family-friendly 2-round trivia contest featuring questions in a range of fields from entertainment and history to pop culture and geography. Solo competitors are matched up together. 7 p.m., for URL email burrbarr7@hotmail.com. Free.
“A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters”: Sierra Club Book Club.
“Greek Mythology and Modern Imagination”: Great Lakes Branch of the Anthroposophical Society in America.
German Conversation.
Every Tues. & Thurs. All German speakers, native or non-native, invited for conversation with either or both of 2 long-running groups, the German Speakers Round Table (Tues.) and the Stammtisch (Thurs.). 7:30 p.m., Grizzly Peak Brewing Company, 120 W. Washington. Free admission. 812–6375 (Tues.) & heerdeolind@yahoo.com (Thurs.).
