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Friday Five: Petalwave, Allan Harris, The Chillennial, Confusion Reactor, Reckless Manner

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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

Friday Five: Cowgirl, Bobby Streng, Claw, Septic Fibrosis, G.B. Marian

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

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

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

Northern Exposure: U-M professor Michelle Adams' "The Containment" shines a light on the 1974 Supreme Court decision on school segregation in Detroit

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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