AADL Productions Podcast: Festifools

Thu, 03/26/2009 - 1:13pm by amy

A festival of fools will descend on Main Street for the third annual Festifools event next Sunday, April 5, from 4-5 p.m. Last week, we had the opportunity to interview Mark Tucker, the creative force behind Festifools, at his studio. Mark talks about his background in float building, this year's Festifools theme, and he takes us on tour of the studio and the various stages of creating a papier-mâché puppet.

Everyone Has To Eat

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 1:50pm by manz

Everyone Has To Eat is one of many
Open Space Technology (OST) events happening on the UM Campus this week. Local Food Summit members are eager to continue discussing local food matters in Washtenaw County. Everyone Has to Eat "is for anyone interested in discussing a wide range of topics related to local food production, consumption, preservation, sustainability, and justice.” The agenda for the meeting will be set by those participating. Bring ideas, questions, techniques, strategies, and answers. Bring your ears, wisdom, heart and mind for this important dialog.

Tuesday, March 24 | 6:30-10pm | 1024 Dana Bldg School of Natural Resources & Environment UM Central Campus

This weekend, try comic opera

Thu, 03/19/2009 - 2:41pm by annevm

Check out Albert Herring, which opens today at Mendelssohn Theatre. The music in this three-act comic chamber opera is by Benjamin Britten, one of England’s best known composers. The libretto is by Eric Crozier. The U-M production was wittily previewed last month by the director, U-M Professor Robert Swedberg, in an appearance at our Pittsfield branch.. Read a preview of the show at Mlive.

"Encore" may deserve an encore!

Thu, 03/12/2009 - 6:11pm by Maxine

Check out the new on-line magazine, Encore Michigan, which covers professional theater in southeastern Michigan. There's a wealth of information here, from a calendar with links in it to the productions, blogs, reviews and news features. It covers theater in the Detroit area, Flint, Ann Arbor and more. Barton Bund, director of the Blackbird Theater in Ann Arbor is one of the contributors. To get an in depth view of what's happening in theater in this area, including edgier, offbeat productions, read Encore Michigan.

Enchanted Spring, Fairies, Cicely Mary Barker & The Matthei Conservatory!

Thu, 03/12/2009 - 1:01pm by erin

We're all ready to get outside, but it's still a little too cold - so take your coat off and visit the Matthei Conservatory for the lovely, fun and springy Enchanted Spring Display celebrating Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies. Find fairies hidden in the conservatory, smell the hyacinth, dapple amongst the daffodils and other gorgeous spring bulbs all over the conservatory, and make a fairy sachet! Or make your own fairy container garden, and start some seeds for your own garden. This special display runs through March 31, for complete information on the display click here. And for complete details about the Matthei Conservatory including hours/location click here. On Wednesdays the Conservatory is open until 8:00 PM and admission is FREE! And don't forget that AADL has many of Cicely Mary Barker's Books Finally, make sure you visit the downtown library fairy door too!

The Play Ground

Wed, 03/11/2009 - 6:48pm by Albert

Stella! Stella! Any follower of popular culture knows that familiar refrain from Tennessee Williams' 1948 play, A Streetcar Named Desire. There have been many revivals over the years and now it is playing at The Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea. Set in steamy New Orleans following World War II, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play tells the story of Blanche DuBois, her sister and Stella's volatile husband Stanley. The conflict between these three provides a thrilling emotional climax. Until March 21.

Literary rock star coming to U-M

Thu, 03/05/2009 - 3:27pm by annevm

Reginald Gibbons is coming to the University of Michigan in the Zell Visiting Writers Series. Catch him Monday, March 9, at his poetry reading at 5 p.m. in Rackham Amphitheater, 915 E. Washington St., or on Thursday, March 12, at a lecture at 5 p.m., again in Rackham Amphitheater. Gibbons' lecture is "Five Ideas About Writing: Traumas of Revision; Aftermath; Unconscious Deliberateness; Earlier is Other; Self Within Self." To read about Gibbons' life and work, click on our database Literature Resource Center.

How To Sell Your Home in a Difficult Market

Sun, 03/01/2009 - 1:25pm by Albert

Need to sell your house because you just got a fabulous job in another county? Wanna sell it because you love the one that just went on the market down the street? Maybe you are tired of mowing the grass and crave a condo? Elizabeth Brien and Melissa VanDam can help you. They know the tricks to selling a house in this difficult economy. Bring your questions to the Traverwood Branch, Monday, March 2 at 7 PM.

The Play Ground

Wed, 02/04/2009 - 6:34pm by Albert

Did you know that the Bathsheva Dance Company was founded in 1964 by Martha Graham and the Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild? This is a cutting edge modern dance company that is now led by Ohad Naharin. They are presenting two different full length programs. So you can go on both nights! February 14 @ 8PM and February 15 @ 4PM.

The Play Ground

Wed, 01/28/2009 - 6:03pm by Albert

Drive carefully but don't let the snow keep you home--there are so many wonderful programs in town these days. Coming up on Saturday, February 7 at Hill is Lawrence Brownlee, an up-and-coming tenor who specializes in bel canto. He was recently named the Seattle Opera’s 2008 Artist of the Year and was the winner of both the 2006 Marian Anderson and Richard Tucker Awards, a feat never before achieved by any artist in the same year. He was born in Ohio and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Anderson University and a Master of Music degree from Indiana University. To further enhance your listening pleasure, the library is hosting music specialist Richard LeSueur who will discuss Mr. Brownlee's recital.