Arabiqa shares music & dance from around the Arab world. Performer Karim Nagi leads this interactive performance, showing multiple instruments, participatory dance styles, costumes, geography and language. This family-oriented community event will help everyone enjoy the beautiful culture of the Arab world.

Join the Michigan Taiwanese-American Organization (MITAI) for a celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We'll have a martial arts demonstration, musical performances, Mandarin lessons, hands-on crafts, and more.

MITAI will also commemorate the gift of Year of the Rabbit art prints to AADL's art prints collection, made possible by the Taipei Cultural Center in New York, the Culture Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago, and the National Museum of Fine Arts of Taiwan.

JC Peterson reads and discusses her new YA novel Lola at Last with author Erin Hahn.

Join us for an interview with Dr. Mika Kennedy, co-curator of Exiled to Motown, for a vibrant discussion on the origins of the exhibit, the history of the Japanese American community in Metro Detroit, and the connections we can make today within our current socio-political climate. Dr. Kennedy is also devoted to public-facing work, particularly within the Japanese American and Nikkei communities. For the past several years, she has been the co-curator of a museum exhibit titled Exiled to Motown, which brings to life the history of the Japanese American community in metro Detroit.

Come join members of performance collaborative IS/LAND for an origami crane (tsuru) making class. Every crane we make in these sessions will be collected and added to the month-long Kizuna Tree installation at the Ann Arbor District Library Downtown Branch, ultimately transforming into a vibrant and colorful representation of community, solidarity, and healing.

Come join members of performance collaborative IS/LAND for an origami crane (tsuru) making class. Every crane we make in these sessions will be collected and added to the month-long Kizuna Tree installation at the Ann Arbor District Library Downtown Branch, ultimately transforming into a vibrant and colorful representation of community, solidarity, and healing.

How do we use storytelling to create real world change? How do we find our voices and get our message out? How does the sharing of stories help build community? How do we use storytelling to touch, inspire, persuade, and provoke readers to action?

Join our panel featuring author and interdisciplinary artist Frances Kai-Hwa Wang of PBS News Hour, documentary producer Zosette Guir and documentary filmmaker Bill Kubota of Detroit Public Television, and interdisciplinary / performance artist Okyoung Noh.

Lisa McDonald is the co-author of Tea for Dummies, a guide to enjoying the delicate flavors and health benefits of the world’s second most popular beverage. She will discuss research on tea’s benefits, where it’s grown, how it’s processed and how it’s enjoyed around the world. Lisa is the proprietor of TeaHaus, a tea store, tea room and café in downtown Ann Arbor.

This event is in partnership with the Culinary Historians of Ann Arbor.

Gather with other Mario Kart enthusiasts for exhibition matches, strategy debates, and maybe a few prizes! The library will have Nintendo Switches on hand, but you are also welcome to bring your own Switch or smartphone.

Local poets Jennifer Metsker and Ellen Stone will read poetry about their experiences with bipolar disorder from different perspectives, addressing stigma and the trauma related to living life with a mental illness as well as caring for those with a mental illness. Following the poetry reading, Michigan Medicine’s Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program will host a Q & A with the audience about bipolar disorder and research advances in the field. 

This event is in partnership with the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program.