A central aspect of the culture and lifestyle of the 1920s and 30s was the creation and consumption of food.  You could exist in an Art Deco world where everything from the soup to the nuts was inflected with this style. As a pervasive mode, Deco shaped a total environment and eating was an integral part of this. Tableware, of course, was a significant feature. The lecture will focus upon some of the more striking results of this encounter.

Author Nick Baumgardner discusses his new book Mountaintop: The Inside Story of Michigan's National Title Climb, chronicling Michigan's famed 1997 team with new information and never-before-heard perspectives.

This event includes a signing with books for sale.

Lucy recommends LGBTQIA+ focused books for teens. A great way to get ideas for new titles. Books highlighted in this series will be available from AADL and Overdrive.

The Meadows is recommended for ages 13 and up.

This discussion series celebrates Native American authors and books, across genres, across time, and across the continent.

This month, watch AADL staff for a discussion of This Accident of Being Lost by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.

The Blue Water Ramblers write and sing traditional music with modern themes. Their repertoire comes right out of life experiences while living in Michigan and touring throughout the Great Lakes region. They write and sing the people’s songs about the people’s lives and they can join right in and sing along. The unique Blue Water Ramblers sound comes across in styles folky to bluegrass, Americana to roots. There is something for everyone to appreciate in a Rambler show!

Watch AADL staff and other community members in a book discussion with The Unerased Book Club.

This month, they'll discuss When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo.

Sheela Lal and Fatema Haque are co-facilitators of The Unerased Book Club, a project of Rising Voices of Asian American Families that reads, and builds community through, Asian American literature.

No one left to beat? Come see the best Ann Arbor has to offer! We provide the Switches, you supply the smash! Join us for the longest-running Smash series in town and a chance to win a prize.

Connor Good will lead this hands-on drawing program focusing on the human body, proportional length, and poses.

Keegan Rodgers Owner and Pastry Chef of The Lakehouse Bakery in Chelsea, leads this hands-on and lively workshop on how to make the perfect pie dough.  Participants will get to work hands-on with dough and depending on the number of attendees, some will take dough home. 

In this part of our BLM discussion series we are highlighting books that explore how Black people move through the world. This discussion series celebrates Black authors and books, across genres, across time, and across the African diaspora.

This month, watch AADL staff and other community members for a discussion of Lover Man by Alston Anderson.

For more BLM Book discussions visit here.