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ARTS AROUND ANN ARBOR

BRANCHING OUT INTO ARTS CULTURE

RECENT POSTS

MUSIC

Strike Up the Bands: New music from Washtenaw County artists and labels
Two lifelong friends challenge each other to write new songs on the No More Covers podcast
School of Music, Theater, Dance, and Jams: U-M SMTD faculty have been compiling mixtapes during quarantine
Blue LLama and pianist Matthew Ball team up for Pride Month benefit concert for the Jim Toy Center
A new single from Ann Arbor's Dani Darling takes on social-media weirdness during lockdown
Ghostly teams with Adult Swim for two compilations and a new single by Matthew Dear

VISUAL ART

Ordinary People: UMMA's "Take Your Pick: Collecting Found Photographs" asks us to help curate the everyday
Gutman Gallery reopens, features artists who were supposed to be in the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair
Open Your Eyes: SculptureWalk Chelsea trusts viewers to cut through the clutter and take in the art
Ann Arbor's WSG Gallery lost its lease on Main Street and upped its online offerings
T'onna Clemons' painting at the West Park bandshell is an extension of her political pop-art style
Detroit Center for Design + Technology's climate change exhibit and symposium features five Ann Arbor artists

FILM & VIDEO

Nevertheless Film Festival persists during the pandemic, goes virtual for 2020
The new doc "Your Friend Andrew W.K." gives a brief but entertaining overview of the Community High grad's life
Jared Van Eck's meditative "The Motions of Stillness" film captures a snowy April day in Ann Arbor
"Artist Spotlight: Tadd Mullinix" highlights the many personas and productions of one of Ann Arbor's most prolific musicians
The short documentary "Five Foot Sandwich Board: The Story of Jerusalem Garden" debuts online
Innovation & Education: "Welcome to Commie High" documents the history and influence of Ann Arbor's legendary school

THEATER & DANCE

Theaters in the Absurd: Washtenaw-area drama troupes announce cancellations, postponements, and out-of-business news due to the covid-19 pandemic
UMS announces 2020/21 Season; Ann Arbor Summer Festival calls off Top of the Park
Night Moves & Funny Dudes: Matt Braunger at the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase
Tanya Shaffer and Vienna Teng's musical "The Fourth Messenger" offers a contemporary view of the Buddha  
Neighborhood Theatre Group’s new play "Thoughts and Prayers" explores what happens when a high school is upended by violence
The Real Reality: PTD Productions explores Tom Stoppard’s multilayered “The Real Inspector Hound”

WRITTEN WORD

Female protagonists populate U-M MFA graduate Sara Schaff's new collection of short stories
"Michigan Quarterly Review" launches "MQR Mixtape" to highlight new forms and writers
Quarantine Binge: The wonderful world of webcomics
Polly Rosenwaike's stories give an intimate glimpse into the contexts of motherhood
Valencia Robin’s poetry collection "Ridiculous Light" spans time, space, and seasons -- from Milwaukee in the 1960s to Ann Arbor in the 1990s
Jimi Hendrix's Experience: Jas Obrecht's "Stone Free" goes deep into the guitar great's transformative 10 months in London

PULP LIFE

A2SF's "The Future of the Arts Must Be Antiracist" explores the pitfalls P.O.C. face in creative communities
Exploring some of Washtenaw County’s lesser-known nature preserves
Enduring the quarantine one cell-phone game at a time
Pandemic Ponderings: Some stay-at-home thoughts during COVID-19
The Happiest Hours: Chasing down affordable cocktails in the Ann Arbor area
Before & After Scents: Smell & Tell explores the fragrant world of Brian Eno

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