The Fake Ad in the April issue was for the University of Michigan Museum of Poetry’s “Frost Slept Here” exhibit. It gave the Fake Ad Czar an opportunity to try his hand at some Robert Frost fan poetry by hiding the previous month’s winner’s name in some original verse.
April’s I Spy “features a detail on the U-M Literature, Science, & the Arts (LSA) building, 500 S. State,” writes Ivana Tullett.
Meet Ann Arbor’s Champion American Elm on Crest Ave. between Lutz and Elder. 120+ years old, 170 inches around, and 105 feet skyward. They don’t call us Tree Town for nothin’.
Opened in 1949 as the Dag-Wood Diner, Ann Arbor’s iconic Fleetwood began life as a prefab steel lunch counter built from a Toledo diner kit.
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I really screwed up! I missed the deadlines for signing my first- and fourth-graders up for summer camp and now I’m freaking out. My husband and I both work from home, so they’ll be spending a good amount of time on their own. How do I keep them safe and engaged, but off screens?
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“I spy an egret, located in Gallup Park,” write both Bryan Magnuson and Lisa Pasbjerg. “The photo is of the Guardians of the Huron River sculpture,” says Marilyn Knepp.
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“This is the last artistic/scientific sculpture by Jens Zorn commemorating Elmer Imes’ trailblazing discovery of the quantum nature of molecular rotation in 1918.”
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“I am writing a memoir based in Ann Arbor and would like some advice on how to publish it. Should I look for publishers within town or self-publishing companies either in town or online?”
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“The connection to last month’s winner is the basketball card of former U-M basketball stand-out Roy Tarpley (same last name as the winner). I checked and his rookie card with the Dallas Mavericks usually only goes for between $1–$4, so maybe the sports memorabilia market has taken a dip.”
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What began in an East Lansing Garage with a $125 pinball machine became an A2 institution.
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“I Spy: the Wallenberg House,” writes first-time entrant Marley Kalt.
“While I’m sure their musicians are very talented, I’d much prefer my love to sing it for me themselves,” writes Savannah Van Buren.
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“I know Ann Arbor is teeming with brilliant creatives, but I can’t find the place where they connect and support one another. Are there any regular gatherings in town where artists, writers, or designers meet consistently just to talk shop and get plugged into the scene?”
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“This month’s I Spy is the Michigan Theater with the new high rise looming in the background,” writes Michael McGraw.
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