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ARTS AROUND ANN ARBOR

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MUSIC

Our Story: Athletic Mic League's new single, "Made History," traces the Ann Arbor hip-hop group's legacy while namechecking important figures and Black businesses 
Friday Five: Mother Night, Younger Dryas, Cracked & Hooked, Aikanã, Battle of the Bits
Friday Five: Whimsical Beats, The Cicada, Isolation Sundaze, Luminous Fridge, History History
Singer-Songwriter Jo Serrapere Looks Inward on Her New Two-Volume Album, “The Beautiful Ones”
Friday Five: Black Note Graffiti, KUZbeats, Davis Caruso, Alexis C. Lamb & Andy P. Smith, Bekka Madeleine
Monday Mix: Leon Loft concerts, AADL concerts, Perfect Average, ImCoPav, Joseph Neely

VISUAL ART

Michelle Hinojosa's "Logcabins" quilted columns at Stamps Gallery honor her family's history of migration
Tactile Sensations: Ericka Lopez's "touch" exhibit at U-M's Institute for the Humanities Gallery encourages visitors to feel her art
Cards for Humanity: Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.'s "Random Thoughts on Poster Cards" Exhibit at EMU
For the Culture: "Silver Linings: Celebrating the Spelman Art Collection" at UMMA
Illustrating Freedom of Speech: "An Ungentle Art: Pat Oliphant and the American Tradition of Political Satire"
Personal, Politics: Pete Souza's "Obama: An Intimate Portrait" at Ann Arbor Art Center

FILM & VIDEO

Long-Awaited Sequel: Cinetopia Film Festival returns to Ann Arbor
Locals Rule: Highlighting the Washtenaw County creatives in the 62nd Ann Arbor Film Festival
The Acting Office: Andrew Otchere turned his University of Michigan studies into the comedy "Becoming BFA: The Showcase Showdown"
Ann Arbor filmmaker Christina Morales Hemenway premieres "Get Real" comedy at the Michigan Theater
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THEATER & DANCE

Going Nuclear: A new play, "Last Summer," imagines a tense conversation between two physics giants in Ann Arbor
Brothers Up in Arms: Penny Seats' world premiere of Joseph Zettelmaier's "The Men of Sherwood"
Seasonal Fighting Disorder: It's the Grinch vs. Rudolph in Jeff Daniels' new play, "Office Christmas Party"
Sped-Up Fever Dream: Elevator Repair Service’s stage adaptation of James Joyce's "Ulysses" condenses the epic novel into an epic play
Tabloid Tunes: U-M's production of "Bat Boy" is a tragicomedy musical with a high body count
The Magical Now: University of Michigan's musical reimagining of "Twelfth Night" explores all the genres

WRITTEN WORD

Believing in Art As a Saving Grace: "The Coolidge-Wagner Anthology of Recorded Poetry" documents the voices of Michigan writers
Loss, Love, and the Ferryman: Ann Arbor author and musician Michelle Kulwicki on her debut young adult novel, "At the End of the River Styx"
Deeply Personal: Saba Keramati sifts life and the world in her new poetry collection, “Self-Mythology”
Lakeside Romance: Erin Hahn Completes Her Spicy Trilogy with New “Catch and Keep” Novel
Hoop Dreams: Mike Rosenbaum's new book tracks 30 years of University of Michigan basketball
Fifth Avenue Press Spotlights Nine Local Authors and Their New Works at A2 Community Bookfest

PULP LIFE

Origin Stories: As Tree Town celebrates 200, Museum on Main's "Ann Arbor's Story" looks at the first 50 years
Hip-Hop Hooray: New U-M exhibit looks back at 50 years of the music and culture
Puddle Jumpers: A visit to the Debuck’s Family Farm Tulip Festival
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AADL 2023 STAFF PICKS: SCREENS

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