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ARTS AROUND ANN ARBOR

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MUSIC

Period Piece: Kelsey Detering looks to new wave and a new artist name on her "Kelsey." EP
Friday Five: Petalwave, Allan Harris, The Chillennial, Confusion Reactor, Reckless Manner
Friday Five: Shindig Machine, John E. Lawrence, NYKNYAK, wøunds, prod. P
The Message: 1980s hip-hop through the eyes of Washtenaw County media
Friday Five: MC Kadence, The Wreckage Choir, Joe Reilly, The Missing Cats, Lantern Lens
Grove Studios’ Rick Coughlin appears on “The Blox,” a web reality show for entrepreneurs

VISUAL ART

Bad Dreams Inside Good Dreams: Kyle Hunt's "What What Happened Led To" at 22 North mixes light and dark emotions
Picturing Surprise: Jeff Dunn plays a jazz photography solo at Argus Museum
So Much Larger Than Life: Meggie Ramm's winsome "Batcat: Cooking Contest!" graphic novel helps kids process big-time emotions
Dedicated Followers of Fashion: Gutman Gallery's "In Style" exhibit highlights wearable design
Sasha Gusikhin's NeuroArts Productions organizes multidisciplinary creative events to promote mental health awareness
Curiosity Knocks: "asses.masses" at Stamps Auditorium showed the power of building community

FILM & VIDEO

Ann Arbor-filmed comedy flick "Hometown Summer" premieres at the Michigan Theater
Grove Studios’ Rick Coughlin appears on “The Blox,” a web reality show for entrepreneurs
Michigan Murders: "1969: Killers, Freaks, and Radicals" documentary makes its Ann Arbor debut at Cinetopia
Barbara Neri's "Unlocking Desire" film looks to a Tennessee Williams classic for inspiration
iFFY the Filmsters: The Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti returns for its sixth edition
The 63rd Ann Arbor Film Festival will show that de-evolution is real

THEATER & DANCE

Department of Veterinarian Affairs: Purple Rose Theatre's "Bert & Trixie Visit the Vet" uses actors as animals to grapple with what it means to live free
Spontaneous Learning: Extra Credit at hear.say brewing + theater offers improv and expertise
Surrealism on Stage: Theatre Nova's "Jorge Luis Borges Gives a Lecture on Anatomy" is a trippy ride
Racism, Resentment, Rumbles: Encore Theatre's "West Side Story" is a rare opportunity to see this American classic live, as the country wrestles with similar themes
Fake It 'Til You Break It: The Imposters bring improv skills to sketch comedy
Teenage Kicks: The musical adaptation of "Spring Awakening" connects the past with the present at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre

WRITTEN WORD

Turning Point: Scott Ellsworth on his "Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America"
Cute With a Touch of Goth: Ann Arbor artist Katie Cook discusses the third volume of her magic and fantasy comic "Nothing Special"
Separate Modes: U-M Professor Emeritus Nicholas Delbanco reflects on his life in “Still Life at Eighty” and compiles his short stories in “Reprise”
Marriage of Form and Content: Leigh Sugar complies with—and resists—rules for poetry and prison in “FREELAND”
Middle School Shenanigans: Caroline Huntoon's "Going Overboard" tracks two clashing teens who team up for mischief
Above & Below: A family's fragmentation follows the "Waterline" in Aram Mrjoian’s new novel

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