Since 1965 Ann Arbor has established six sister city relationships. Tubingen, the first community invited to be a sister city, was compared to Ann Arbor by someone who had lived in both places “like twins raised in different countries. There is the university, the students, the river, the mills.” Fifty years ago, the official charter of the Tubingen and Ann Arbor partnership was presented to City Council and visits between the two cities began immediately.

Join us for a delightful evening as members of the Ann Arbor delegation to Tubingen share colorful highlights and photos of this summer’s trip to the German sister city. Moderated by local historian Grace Shackman, the event includes several speakers, including City Council Members Graydon Krapohl and Stephen Kunselman, former City Council Member Kathy Edgren, and AADL Board President Jan Barney Newman.

Since 1965 Ann Arbor has established six sister city relationships.

Tubingen, the first community invited to be a sister city, was compared to Ann Arbor by someone who had lived in both places “like twins raised in different countries. There is the university, the students, the river, the mills.”

On December 9, 1965 the official charter of the Tubingen and Ann Arbor partnership was presented to City Council, followed by a concert of Christmas carols sung in German by Ann Arbor High School students. Visits between the two areas started as soon as the decision was made.

Join us as several participants from both countries in this long-standing partnership reminisce about this 50 year relationship and their visits between both cities. A reception for this year’s visiting delegation from Tubingen will follow this presentation.

Speakers include:
• Ute Bechdorf, Director of the Deutsch-Amerikan Institute of Tubingen;
• Carolyn Melchers, local resident who, as a young Pioneer High School German teacher went on an early trip to Tubingen and met the man who would become her husband;
• Josie Parker, Library Director;
• Marianne Rauer, who moved to Ann Arbor from Germany after WWII and who has been very involved in the Sister City Program;
• Grace Shackman, local Ann Arbor historian;
• Ingrid Sheldon, Former Mayor of Ann Arbor

In the summer of 1975, 27 patients experienced respiratory failure and 11 patients died during a six-week period at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor. In June 1976, after an intense FBI investigation, officials charged two Filipina nurses — Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez — with injecting the patients with the muscle relaxant Pavulon.

Through interviews, archival news stories, and FBI documents obtained via Freedom of Information Act requests, the hour-long, unrated film That Strange Summer reconstructs the investigation, trial and movement to release the two nurses, who were convicted of poisoning the patients.

Following the film, the award-winning director, Geri Alumit Zeldes, will lead a discussion on topics presented in the documentary. Zeldes is an associate professor in the School of Journalism at Michigan State University.

For the last year and a half, crowds have gathered each month in the early evening - in bars and venues around Ann Arbor. Around 7pm, it begins: three boisterous speakers geek out up front. What is this? Some secret club?

Nope! It's Nerd Nite Ann Arbor! And it's open to anyone and everyone who loves to learn or share what they love.

For the uninitiated, Nerd Nite (NN) has been described as “...like the Discovery Channel™…with beer!” Sounds fun, right? It is! NN is held monthly in 70+ cities, giving several folks the opportunity to give 18-21minute fun-yet-informative presentations across all disciplines. Imagine learning about everything from the science of the Simpsons to the genealogy of Godzilla. Fun stuff!

Doors open at 6:30, and speakers start at 7pm.

The Battle for Iron and The Psychedelic Brain
What’s all the “Fe”ss about? We’re not the only organisms that need Iron, which can mean we have some competition in getting the nutrients we need. Ada Hagan breaks down the ins and outs of Iron and bacteria. Even the most well-nourished body and brain can still learn a LOT about consciousness and psychoactive substances. Research on psychedelics is only just now recovering fromits implosion in the 70s, following the heydey of LSD research in the 60s. What does our current understanding of the brain tell us about the psychadelic experience? Dr. George A. Mashour walks us through a little research history and leads us through his present exploration of ketamine.

So show up, have a drink, meet other nerds, and learn a bunch of awesome new junk!

Want to see past topics and a little more info? Check NNA2's site.

AADL is sponsoring this month's event, so there will be NO COVER!

Mark your calendars and spread the word! Any and all nerds (and non-nerds!) who love learning and having a great time are welcome to join us!

Did you know that Gilda Radner got her start on the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre stage? Or that Brynn O’Malley, the star of Broadway’s new musical Honeymoon In Vegas, won local awards for her Ann Arbor Civic Theatre performances as Maria in The Sound Of Music and Anne Egerman in A Little Night Music?

Take a musical step back in local theater history as AADL unveils its digital archive of Ann Arbor Civic Theatre with an evening of music, memories and performances by the beloved local theater company.

The evening includes reminisces from local Ann Arbor Civic Theatre celebrities: musical performances from Follies, Chicago, and Guys and Dolls; previews from upcoming productions of Rent and 101 Dalmatians; a digital look at past productions, and the official announcement of A2CT’s 2015-2016 season. Refreshments will be served.

Musical performers include Anne Bauman, Glenn Bugala, Amanda Burch, Jennifer Goltz, Caitlin Rowe, Kathy Waugh, the cast of Civic Theatre’s upcoming production of Rent and the young actors from the A2CT’s Junior Theater production of 101 Dalmatians. Laurie Atwood, Nancy Heusel and Chris Tabaczka-Hover will also offer poignant and amusing memories of Ann Arbor Civic Theatre’s past.

AADL will unveil their new website detailing the history of this award-winning local theater company, including over 1,000 reviews and photographs from the Ann Arbor News, a chronology of past programs, and hundreds of photos and posters from the Civic Theatre's archive.

Martin Bandyke, movie fanatic and morning drive music D.J. on Ann Arbor's 107one, hosts a look at the Cinetopia International Film Festival with Russ Collins, Cinetopia founder and Executive Director/CEO of the Michigan Theater

The discussion will touch on such topics as: how the Festival began; why it has grown enormously in just four years; and future plans for this Ann Arbor Film Fest.

This year’s festival will screen over 100 films in 10 area venues from June 5 to June 14. Russ will also discuss this year's line-up, with lots of movie previews included to whet your cinematic appetite.

Find out about the history of Cinetopia, learn 'how to festival,' and get ready for the fourth Cinetopia, which will feature the best feature-length dramas, comedies, and documentaries from the world's best film festivals.

The Ann Arbor Campus Community Coalition (A2C3) is celebrating 10 years of Community Conversations. The organization has a mission to promote health and wellness by reducing harm from substance use among youth and, over time, reducing substance abuse among adults. Through involvement of a broad-based coalition of community members, A2C3 wants to promote a lifestyle free from abuse of alcohol and other drugs, consequently improving the quality of life on our campus and the community.

Learn how we can work together to address harmful alcohol use in our community and how to build a caring network of resources and support.

Panelists will include:

Julie Grand, 3rd Ward Council member and UM Dearborn lecturer in public health
Mary Jo Desprez, Director of Wolverine Wellness
Ann Arbor Police Lieutenant Renee Bush
Wendy Reinhardt, Huron High Counselor
Sarah Stoddard, UM School of Nursing

Since 1965, the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice (ICPJ) has inspired, educated, and mobilized people to unite across differences and to act from their shared ethical and spiritual values in pursuit of peace with social and environmental justice.

Join us for this Open House-style launch of an exciting, new online exhibit celebrating ICPJ's 50th Anniversary. Hundreds of photos, articles, newsletters, and mementos have been digitized and will be on display spanning five decades of social justice advocacy and activism in our community. Also online, dozens of friends have recorded conversations to help bring the pictures to life.

The event will include refreshments as well as remarks by Interfaith Council representatives. Join us for this special look back at the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice.

Wonder what secrets your house may hold? Who lived there 25, 50, or even 100 years ago?

Join Patrick McCauley, co-author of Historic Ann Arbor: an Architectural Guide as he walks you though his own experience as a researcher. Along with the considerable research required for his book, McCauley spent years doggedly uncovering his own home's history, and has plenty of guidance, tips and advice.

Whether you're just starting to dig into your work, or already an bit of researcher, McCauley will relate a few of his own research scenarios and share resources, extract lessons and highlight useful tips that you can use in your own historical hunt. Copies of Historic Ann Arbor will be available for sale and signing at the event.

Where Notables Lived in A2 is a fascinating photo-lecture where Dale Leslie shares the residences and backgrounds of several well-known writers and poets who lived in Ann Arbor.

Dale R. Leslie is a life-long Ann Arbor resident, former local businessman and U-M alumnus who recalls his mother telling him, "Famous people like visiting Ann Arbor because they can blend with the town's citizens without being noticed."

And Dale adds, "Yes, and some chose to reside here for an extended period."

Included in his talk are:
• Harriet Arnow, author of The Dollmaker (lived on a farm on Nixon Road);
• W.H. Auden, one of the great poets of the 20th Century (lived at 504 Brooklyn);
• Joseph Brodsky, Nobel prize-winning Russian poet and essayist (lived on 308 Wesley);
• Robert Frost, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet (lived on 1223 Pontiac Trail);
• Robert Hayden, the first U.S. Congress African American Poet Laureate (lived at 1201 Gardner);
• Arthur Miller, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (lived at 411 N. State);
• Betty Smith, author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (lived on 1314 Broadway).

Dale will also share interesting facts about each of their careers and lives.