Events
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Scandinavian Music Jam
MoreNov. 9 & 23. Bruce Sagan leads an acoustic jam session devoted to traditional music from the Scandinavian countries. All instruments welcome, no experience necessary. 7:30–9:30 p.m., location TBA; email [email protected]. Free.
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Comedy Show: The Blind Pig
MoreEvery 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., 208 S. First St. Free. (734) 996–8555.
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“For All”: U-M Concert Band
MoreCourtney Snyder and grad student conductors direct this music student wind and percussion ensemble in a program of works celebrating liberation, including Katheryn McCall Noblitt’s The New Spirit of ’76, Viet Cuong’s John and Jim, Giovanni Santos’s symphony for band Delores, AmeriCan, Ben Horne’s Motherless Child, and James David’s Symphony No. 2. Preceded at 7:15 p.m. by a brief talk. 8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Free. (734) 764–0538.
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“Investigate Labs”: U-M Museum of Natural History
MoreEvery Tues.–Sun., except Nov. 26. All age 6 & up invited into the museum’s labs to use scientific tools and museum specimens to answer questions and solve problems. The newest program examines how membranes can help solve water shortages. 11 a.m.–3 p.m., 1105 North University. Free. (734) 764–0478, ummnh.org.
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Duplicate Bridge: Ann Arbor City Club
MoreEvery Tues., Thurs., & Fri., except Nov. 26. All invited to play ACBL-sanctioned duplicate bridge (Tues. & Fri.) and a game (Thurs.) for players with no more than 750 ACBL master points. 1–4 p.m. (arrive by 12:45 p.m.), 1830 Washtenaw Ave. $9–$11 per person. If you plan to come without a partner, email [email protected].
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Nightspots
Easy Street Jazz Band.: Zal Gaz Grotto
MoreZal Gaz Grotto 2070 W. Stadium, Ann ArborEarly jazz classics from Scott Joplin and Bessie Smith to Louis Armstrong and beyond by this veteran local septet led by trombonist Terry Kimura.
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Game Night: Sylvan Factory
MoreEvery Tues. All invited to play board games, assemble a puzzle, paint miniatures, or try a tabletop role-playing game, all in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. 5–9 p.m., 2459 W. Stadium. Free. (734) 929–5877, sylvanfactory.com.
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“Felted Eyeballs”: Ann Arbor District Library
MoreAdults & teens invited to learn how to felt wool and make spooky eyeballs using needles. 6–7 p.m., AADL Traverwood. Free. (734) 327–4200.
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“Tour de Dirt”: Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society
MoreEvery Tues. Moderate-paced ride, 25 to 35 miles, along the less-traveled unpaved roads around Chelsea. Bring a chair and a beverage or snack for a post-ride tailgate. See aabts.org for weather cancellations or delays. 6 p.m. sharp, meet at Aberdeen Bike and Outdoors, 1101 Main, Chelsea. Email [email protected] for each week’s route. Free. (313) 980–5277.
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Drop-in Knitting: Spun
MoreEvery Sun.–Thurs. (different times). All invited to work on their knitting, crochet, weaving, and embroidery projects. 1–3 p.m. (Sun.) & 6–8 p.m. (Mon.–Thurs.), 401 N. Fourth Ave. Free. (734) 780–7867.
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Collage & Chill: Dzanc House
MoreNov. 10 & 24. All invited to make collages. Supplies provided, but bring your own if you like. 6–8 p.m., 402 S. Huron St., Ypsi. $5 suggested donation. dzanchouse.org.
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“How to Handle Anything: Four Improv Principles for Navigating Life’s Curveballs”: Literati Bookstore
MoreSpeaker and consultant Mary Lemmer discusses her new self-help book. 6:30 p.m., 124 E. Washington. Free. (734) 585–5567, literatibookstore.com/events.
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“Dead Moose on Isle Royale: Off Trail with the Citizen Scientists of the Wolf-Moose Project”: Michigan Botanical Society
MoreTalk by Jeffrey Holden about his book chronicling his experience leading week-long backpacking expeditions to search for dead moose on Isle Royale. Scientists use the bones, photos, and data to reconstruct the moose population through the years. Q&A. 7 p.m., U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens Auditorium, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free; metered parking. michiganbotanicalsociety.org/huron-valley-chapter.
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“Tree Town Uke Drop-in”: Oz’s Music Environment
MoreMusicians of all ability levels invited to play ukulele with members of Michigan’s oldest ukulele club. 7 p.m., 1922 Packard. Free. (734) 662–8283.
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“Sound & Silence”: Canterbury House
MoreEvery Tues. Regular gathering exploring contemplative music and silence, sometimes led by a guest artist. 7 p.m., Canterbury House, 721 E. Huron St. Free, donations welcome. canterburyhouse.org/soundandsilence.
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Nightspots
Jake Reichbart.: Earle
MoreEarle 121 W. Washington, Ann ArborSolo jazz guitarist. Solo jazz pianists TBA occasionally substitute.
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“Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray”: Michigan Theater
MoreFilm screenings every day. Tickets $11.75 unless otherwise noted (children under 12, students, seniors age 65 & older, and US veterans, $9.75; Marquee Arts members, $8) in advance online (recommended) & at the door. For updated schedule, see marquee-arts.org/calendar.
Nov. 24: “Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray.” (Man Ray, 1923–1929). The four films Ray directed between 1923 and 1929, Le Retour à la raison, Emak-Bakia, L’Étoile de mer, and Les Mystères du Château du Dé, represent the best of early European avant-garde cinema, as Ray experiments with technique, surrealist narrative, playful abstraction, and dark eroticism. 7 p.m.
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Huron Valley Harmonizers Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society
MoreEvery Tues. Singers of all ages and genders invited to join rehearsals of this award-winning a cappella chorus. 7–8:45 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4001 Ann Arbor–Saline Rd. Free to visitors; dues for those who join. (734) 796–7467, [email protected], hvharmonizers.org.
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Shape Note Singing Ypsi
MoreNov. 10 & 24. All invited to join an evening of this early American form of hymn singing that uses musical notation with distinct shapes to make learning easier. 7–9 p.m., Riverside Arts Center, Off Center Bldg., 76 N. Huron St., Ypsi. Free. (734) 480–2787, riversidearts.org/shape-note-singing-ypsilanti.
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Nightspots
Open Mic.: Ypsi Alehouse
MoreYpsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, YpsilantiHosted by Skinned Knees.
