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ARTS AROUND ANN ARBOR

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RECENT POSTS

MUSIC

Jad Fair and Half Japanese are "Invincible" after 42 years
Alone in a Crowd: Pianist Gwilym Simcock performs solo at Kerrytown Concert House
Ann Arbor folk-rockers Little Traps hide complexity inside a warm, inviting sound
Timeless Ocarinas: The Seven Sages interpret music from The Legend of Zelda
Valentines, Funny & Otherwise: The Derrick Benford Quartet will provide the soundtrack February 14 at AADL
Set the Controls for the "Heart" of the Sum: Robert Spalding Newcomb's music adds form to freedom

VISUAL ART

Influence & Appropriation: Carrie Mae Weems at the Michigan Theater
Recombinant Tales: Ruth Crowe’s “Storytelling with Photo Infusion and Encaustic” at Gifts of Art
With Full CareForce: Marisa Morán Jahn's "The Mighty and the Mythic" at Stamps Gallery explores interactive, social-activist art
It's a Family Affair: A mother-and-son creative partnership on exhibit at NCRC
David Opdyke's "Paved With Good Intentions" uses nostalgic imagery to critique modern politics
Elizabeth Youngblood's "The Smell of Lint and Frost" evokes Midwestern winters

FILM & VIDEO

Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series Winter 2019 lineup
Immersive India: Rasa Festival celebrates arts and cultural from the subcontinent
Middle School Memories: Bo Burnham's "Eighth Grade" at Cinetopia
Film Studies: A preview of this year's Cinetopia movies in A2
"Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?" is a film about threats -- racial and otherwise
Diaspora Dimensions: The films in URe:AD TV grapple with black representation

THEATER & DANCE

Explosive Comedy: PTD Productions celebrates its silver anniversary with "The Miss Firecracker Contest"
U-M Musical Theatre offers hard-hitting drama "The Exonerated"
Theatre Nova’s "The How and the Why" explores radical and exciting ideas
Encore Theatre presents an emotionally taut staging of “Next to Normal”
Chamber of Secrets: Purple Rose Theatre's "Never Not Once" pulls no punches as it explores a family's difficult history
Pulp Bits: Matthew Dear, A2 Folk Festival, Washtenaw music clubs, AADL archives Twitter

WRITTEN WORD

A Genuine Act of Discovery: U-M's Juan Cole on his book "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires"
Jimi Hendrix's Experience: Jas Obrecht's "Stone Free" goes deep into the guitar great's transformative 10 months in London
Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire Flow Through "Elemental: A Collection of Michigan Creative Nonfiction" edited by Anne-Marie Oomen
Michael Erlewine releases a free PDF book that chronicles Ann Arbor's 1960s counterculture scene
Bill Wylie-Kellermann’s "Dying Well" looks at his wife's well-lived life and how she handled the end
August Heat: Stephen Mack Jones' ex-detective solves crimes in multifaceted Detroit

PULP LIFE

All the World's a Stage: Madeleine Albright at The Michigan Theater
Skyline grad and WCC student Sam Martin is on his way to making history
AADL 2018 Staff Picks: Books, Music, Movies & More
Casting Drama: Michael Byers' Empire Podcasting brings an old art form into the present
Washtenaw County Dive Bars: A Thorough Review
Big, Tall & Fashionable: Michael Anthony Spearman blogs high-style ideas for everyday people

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