Peter Sparling Draws Inspiration From the Pandemic
Peter Sparling, renowned performer and retired U-M dance professor, is dancing his way through the...
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Nevertheless Persists
“You want to feel good about yourself. The industry doesn’t make you feel good about...
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Reading and Racism
“We can’t keep books on racism and antiracism in stock–they’re flying off...
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Riverside Arts Center Turns to Online Art to Bring People Together
Since it opened in 1995, the Riverside Arts Center (RAC) has been using the arts as a way to bring...
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The Show Goes On, Virtually
Shakespeare in the Arb, a collaboration between U-M’s Residential College and the Nichols...
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Ann Arbor (Mostly) Acoustic Jam
At the end of each song in the weekly Ann Arbor (Mostly) Acoustic Jam, there’s a slightly...
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Lauren Groff
Lauren Groff’s last two books have been short-listed for the National Book Award. Her 2015...
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Going Viral
The economic effects of Covid-19 have already battered nearly every category of workers in the...
Read MoreThe Covid Calendar
First venues shut down. Then they looked ahead.”I’m trying not to panic but take it one day at a time,” said Kerrytown Concert House director Monica Swartout-Bebow. That was back on March 9. Though no cases of...
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Laugh or Die
I love comedy. Mostly because I’m determined to maintain a healthy level of faith that...
Read MoreAlternative Activities
Although many in-person events have been put on hiatus, there are still community-supported activities that you can enjoy while social distancing. Please reference the daily calendar for more up-to-date online events....
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58th Ann Arbor Film Festival
Three outstanding documentaries in competition at the 58th Ann Arbor Film Festival focus on...
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Helene Grimaud
Watching Helene Grimaud’s hands in flight over the piano keys is like glimpsing a meteor...
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North Zeeb Commons
Celebrated Midland architect Alden Dow designed the 1963 building for University Microfilms, Inc....
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Jumpin’ Jukebox
There is a special place in jazz and popular music for singers who are equally adept pianists:...
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Ellen Stone
Ellen Stone taught at Community High School for many years before her recent retirement. Now she...
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AAPS Orchestra Night
Every February, friends with older children told us about the logistics of transporting and...
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PD9 Sun Ra Band
Sun Ra, who appeared on this planet as Herman Poole Blount in Birmingham, Alabama, 105 years ago,...
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Budapest Festival Orchestra
The Budapest Festival Orchestra’s conductor and co-founder Ivan Fischer is a master at...
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