In conjunction with their Annual exhibition, Ann Arbor Women Artists join the Library to present this lecture by Susan Wilczak, the juror for the Fall 2013 exhibit at AADL. Winners of the Ann Arbor Women Artists Fall 2013 Juried Exhibition will also be announced.

Ms. Wilczak will discuss Contemporary Women Artists of Curacao and focuses on women who are working studio artists on this small island just off the coast of Venezuela. Artists that will be discussed are Hortence Brouwn, Ariadne Faries, Ria Houwen, Evelyn Spikes, Midzy Longuevergne, Marlies Schoenmakers, Ellen Spijkstra, and Susan Rudolf.

Susan Wilczak has over 20 years of curatorial and fine art management experience during which time she has curated over 100 exhibitions. She currently holds the position of visiting Lecturer of Art History, Hope College in Holland, Michigan.

Ann Arbor Women Artists is a non-profit organization of approximately 330+ women and men with connections to Ann Arbor, ranging from beginning to professional artists. Each calendar year the AAWA holds two or three juried shows. A juror is invited to select from a large group of submissions a final show that is a reflection of the body of work produced by the membership, ranging from beginning to professional artist.

Join People Dancing, a local professional dance company, for Dancing Through Time! People Dancing artists will perform different styles and techniques of dance, starting from the 1800s and moving through time to the present day. This fun, interactive lecture/demonstration offers lots of opportunities for audience participation and a chance to get up and move!

Take a musical step back in time when nationally-known World Music Specialist Rex Benincasa demonstrates percussion instruments and techniques used during the 17th and 18th centuries when the New World influenced music in the Old World, and vice versa.

Rex has been a freelancing drummer and world music percussion specialist in New York since 1978. He is skilled at playing plays frame drums, darbouka, riq and hurdy-gurdy and has performed with many music, dance and orchestral groups including Flamenco Latino, The Washington Ballet, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Philip Glass, and Sesame Street. His Broadway appearances include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hairspray and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

This event is co-sponsored by the U-M Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments and the Virginia Howard Lecture Series - bringing opportunities for unique musical encounters with musicians and musical instruments from around the world.

With the passage of healthcare reform, numerous laws will take effect beginning October 1 and many people within our community will be directly affected. Join Aaron Wooster from Senior Benefits Group of Brighton as he discusses:

- The federal mandate for US citizens to carry health insurance
- Tax subsidies to help lower the cost of coverage
- Penalties for not having insurance
- The Federal Health Exchange operated in Michigan
- Changes to laws regarding preexisting conditions
- Federal Health Plan standardized benefit levels

This program is intended to provide community members age 64 and under with the information and resources to correctly navigate the important decisions that must be made to comply with new healthcare laws.

The beautiful Michigan Theater was built in 1928, but it was doomed to the wrecking ball by 1979. Luckily, organist and film professor Henry Aldridge and his fellow citizens fought to save both the theater and its rare Barton organ. Today, the Michigan Theater is fully restored and provides art house films and live events to the Ann Arbor community 365 days a year.

Join Henry Aldridge as he discusses "The Michigan Theater: Ann Arbor’s Home For Fine Film And The Performing Arts Since 1928, " his new book about the Michigan Theater. You’ll learn not only about the history of the theater and how it was saved, but also how it ties into the history of film and the history of Ann Arbor.

Books will be available for purchase and the event will include a book signing.

Dr. Henry B. Aldridge is Professor of Electronic Media and Film Studies at Eastern Michigan University and has achieved national recognition for his original research on the history of American film exhibition. He is also a fine musician and has served as head organist at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor since l972. He was largely responsible for saving the theater in l979 and has served on its Board of Trustees ever since.

For those involved in the college selection process, it's AADL's 7th annual College Night with the co-authors of "Solving the College Admissions Puzzle: A Guide for Students and Families About College Selection, Essay Writing, and High-Stakes Testing"- Community High's college prep counselor John Boshoven and Debbie Merion, the founder of Essay Coaching..

Learn about the college selection and application process: Part 1: Finding the College that Fits; Part 2: Applying to College: Those Pesky Essays; Part 3: Applying to College: Those Pesky Tests.

This event will include a book signing with copies of the book available for purchase.

Anxiety disorders can be disabling and are surprisingly common, affecting up to 30% of all youth. While transient fears and anxieties are a normal part of child and adolescent development, if the anxiety causes excessive distress, leads to avoidance, and/or interferes with school performance, activities, or relationships, this could be an indication of an anxiety disorder. The good news is that effective treatments are available.

Learn more about anxiety disorders in youth and adolescents, including the latest treatment options, at this forum featuring Kate Fitzgerald, MD, Assistant Professor in the U-M Department of Psychiatry, co-director of the Pediatric Anxiety and Tic Disorders Clinic, and a U-M Depression Center faculty member. Dr. Fitzgerald's presentation will be followed by questions from the audience and a discussion with expert panelists, including Depression Center faculty members Joseph Himle, PhD, MSW and Elizabeth Koschmann, PhD, along with Karen Nicholson-Muth, LMSW, a private practice clinician in Ann Arbor.

This event is cosponsored by the U-M Depression Center. For more information on the Center, visit the Depression Center website at www.depressioncenter.org, or contact Trish Meyer, 763-7495, or meyerpa@umich.edu.

Join us for an evening of engrossing and lively discussion as former Michigan Representative Lynn Rivers returns to continue the discussion entitled "The End Of The Constitution?"

In today’s America, the presidency has accumulated tremendous power – power much greater that what the framers envisioned and the Constitution provides. This has resulted in a system of checks and balances that no longer balances. Unfortunately, based on partisan preferences, Americans are either highly critical of presidential action or mute. Both responses are inadequate to protect the historical division of powers. Join us for this event, cosponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Ann Arbor Area, to discuss the dangers of an all-powerful executive branch and the end of the Constitution.

Lynn Rivers was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representative from 1995 – 2003. She represented Michigan’s 13th Congressional district (Eastern Washtenaw and Western Wayne counties). Prior to serving in Congress, she was a Michigan State Rep. She has an undergraduate degree from UM and a Law degree from Wayne State. She currently teaches Political Science at Washtenaw Community College and the University of Michigan.

Watch Me Move: The Animation Show, now on display at the DIA until January 5, is the most extensive animation exhibition ever mounted, featuring both iconic moments and lesser-known masterpieces from the last 150 years.

Detroit Institute of Arts Docent Greg Leslie will present a fascinating inside look at this important special exhibit. Watch Me Move: The Animation Show includes animation's great inventors, innovators and artists, from Georges Méliès and Chuck Jones to William Kentridge and Tim Burton, as well as work from animation studios such as Walt Disney, Aardman, Studio Ghibli and Pixar.

DIA visitors have the rare opportunity to see an incredible array of animation techniques in more than 100 animated film segments from across generations and cultures through this exhibit.

Did you know that Smell+Taste = Flavor?

Flavor and fragrance expert Michelle Krell Kydd, author of the award-winning blog Glass Petal Smoke, will take you on an aromatic journey, sharing precious ingredients rarely experienced outside of chef's kitchens and perfume labs. Attendees will learn about Smell Mapping and how this technique allows you to compare and contrast singular ingredients sourced from different regions while developing an olfactory vocabulary.

If you enjoy food and drink and consider yourself a scent-ualist this workshop will feed your senses!