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“Ann Arbor 200 Film Series.”: Ann Arbor District Library
Free screenings every Monday from 6–7:30 p.m. in the Downtown branch lobby featuring short documentaries exploring topics from Ann Arbor’s history commissioned by the library as part of the city’s bicentennial year. Followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. Most films are available for viewing online at bit.ly/aa200filmseries. (734) 327–4200.
Dec. 2: “Theater for All: Here Comes Wild Swan,” “A Historic Tour of Hertler Brothers and Downtown Home & Garden,” “Branching Narratives: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of the Tappan Oak” (about the massive oak tree that was long a fixture on U-M central campus), “Right to Read: The Ann Arbor King Case” (about a 1977 court filing on behalf of 11 children at King Elementary), and “Toast of the Town” (about the closing of Angelo’s restaurant).
Dec. 9: “Keith & Martin/Martin & Keith: Elegy for the utBAR,” “I Remember When (Bicentennial Remix),” “DeLong’s,” and “Local Movement: Five Decades of Dance in Ann Arbor.”
Dec. 16, 23, & 30: TBA.
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