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ARTS AROUND ANN ARBOR

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MUSIC

Friday Five: Kylee Phillips, Bekka Madeleine, Mike Vial, Dapper Ain't Delirious, AGN7 label
Statement of Sovereignty: Justin Lawnchair's The Biscuit Merchant is a one-man metal machine in the studio—and ready to rip on stage
Today's Troubadour: Maddy Ringo explores folk music through a modern lens on "People of the Earth and Sea"
Friday Five: Idle Ray, Dapper Ain't Delirious, Gusmão, Splingus, Reckless Manner
Picturing Surprise: Jeff Dunn plays a jazz photography solo at Argus Museum
Now Hear This: Summer Music Festivals in Washtenaw County

VISUAL ART

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
UMMA's "La Raza Art and Media Collective, 1975 to Today" highlights the pioneering work of a campus student group

FILM & VIDEO

Ann Arbor-filmed comedy flick "Hometown Summer" premieres at the Michigan Theater
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
Monday Mix: Michigan Creates, Music Un-Tuxed, A2AC Murals & Planters, Blue LLama live streams, Ann Arbor 200 documentaries

THEATER & DANCE

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
Shakespeare in the Arb’s "Merry Wives of Windsor" offers a comedy classic—and a walk in the woods
Ypsilanti's Brevity Shakespeare makes the Bard accessible to all

WRITTEN WORD

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
Northern Exposure: U-M professor Michelle Adams' "The Containment" shines a light on the 1974 Supreme Court decision on school segregation in Detroit
Human Depth: Danielle Leavitt's "By the Second Spring" covers the first year of the invasion of Ukraine through the eyes of seven people
Cult of Personality: Omar Hussain's psychological thriller, "A Thousand Natural Shocks," explores how far people will go to forget their pasts
U-M professor Leah Litman makes a ruling on the Supreme Court in her new book, "Lawless"

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Origin Stories: As Tree Town celebrates 200, Museum on Main's "Ann Arbor's Story" looks at the first 50 years

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