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ARTS AROUND ANN ARBOR

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RECENT POSTS

MUSIC

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels
Sharp Angles: Michigan techno original John Beltran returns with one of the best records of his 35-year career
One Track Mind: Davis, "Denim Blues"
Arts and culture stories from the University of Michigan
The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels
One Track Mind: Michael Skib, "Maneuvers Through the Prominence of Tau Ceti"

VISUAL ART

U-M's Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons Celebrates Connection and Healing Through Art
Arts and culture stories from the University of Michigan
State of Flux: Robin Speth’s drawings and airbrush paintings at Matthaei explore nature’s chronic change
Lynn Galbreath's U-M exhibit combines paintings that draw on travel, commercialism, and communications
View From the East: Terry Swafford's new exhibit at U-M captures a specific side of Detroit
A new exhibit at Ann Arbor's CLUSTER Museum helps us remember what we might forget or ignore

FILM & VIDEO

EMU alumnus Joshua Woodcock returns to Ypsi to screen his debut feature film, "One Night in Tokyo"
Memory Cares: A recent film and a play about dementia are coming to Ann Arbor
A Colorful Bouquet: U-M group's multidisciplinary "All the Flowers Festival" celebrates queer and female artists
The University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies' film series returns with a laugh
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THEATER & DANCE

Arts and culture stories from the University of Michigan
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's "She Kills Monsters" shows a grieving sister coping through "Dungeons & Dragons"
Anyway, Here's "Afterall": Cole Hunter Dzubak's debut play was inspired by Oasis' "Wonderwall"
John Patrick Shanley’s "Doubt, a Parable" is a thought-provoking battle of wills
Under the Hood: Purple Rose's "The Classic King" is a detailed comedy-drama set in the used-car world
Memory Cares: A recent film and a play about dementia are coming to Ann Arbor

WRITTEN WORD

Arts and culture stories from the University of Michigan
Angela Chen's "After School" chronicles the U-M Stamps School professor's childhood in pressure-filled summer-studies programs
Slash and Burn: Kelly Hoffer finds care and destruction in her new poetry collection, “Fire Series”
University of Michigan MFA student Kameryn Alexa Carter discusses her poem "Whoso list to hunt"
University of Michigan instructor Tracy Zeman discusses her poem "Belle Isle"
A viral video tests friendships in Lillian Li’s new novel, “Bad Asians”

PULP LIFE

Smart Schtick: U-M Ph.D. candidate Julianna Loera-Wiggins brings Femme Feedback to the Tree Town Comedy Festival
Fill the Freighthouse: UMS will bring a trainload of creativity to the Ypsi landmark in April
Two Ann Arbor food events will help thaw the January chill
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