-W -W '4mr- r T lw "W w w wwmw ---I Bars and Clubs The Apartment (769-4060)-R&B and Motown by the Robert Penn Revue. The Blind Pig (996-8555)-Black Market-the all-white reggae band. The Earle (994-0211)-Bob Elliot and Bill Evans fill out the Ron Brooks Trio. The Heidelberg (663-7758)-Bill Barton and Chris Gardstrom play folk and bluegrass. Joe's Star Lounge (665- JOES)-Steve Nardella and his Rock & Roll Trio. Will they be the last to play Joe's? Mr. Flood's Party (995- 2132)-True blues from Grand Rapids' Jimmy Stagger Band. The Nectarine Ballroom (994- 5436)-Dance to DJ Roger LeLievre. Rick's American Cafe (996- 2747)-Lamont Zodiac leads the Buzztones. U-Club (763-2236)-DJ DANCE PARTY! Sounds cool, huh? Windows (769-9500)-Ssssssh! Whisper is playing Top-40. Music Ann Arbor Chamber Orchestra The Valentine Dessert Concert is a cabaret style concert with can- dlelight seating, a selection of gourmet desserts, coffee and tea, and wine and sherry too, available for purchase. As for music there is music by Bach, Handel and Pickney area composer Kurt Car- penter. 8 p.m. Michigan League Ball Room, Tickets are $13 which includes the dessert. Call 996-0066 for more info. Schoolof Music Thomas Hilbish will conduct the University Chamber Choir and Or- chestra in a performance of the great B Minor Mass of Johann Sebastian Bach, at 8 p.xh. at Hill Auditorium. Free to the public. Call 7634726 for more information. School of Music Carl St. Clair is the conductor for an evening of music performed by the adventurous and talented School of Music students of the University Contemporary Direc- tions Ensemble. Music by contem- porary composer John Harbison George Crumb. No charge for ad- mission, and the place is Rackham Auditorium at 8 p.m. Call 763-4726 for more information. Stage Ann Arbor Civic Theater Main Street Production A restaurant reunion spurs reminiscence of college days for five Mount Holyoke graduates in Uncommon Women and Others. 8 p.m., Ann Arbor Civic Theater, 338 S. Main, $5. For more info, call 662- 7282. Performance Network Politics, controversy, hypocrisy, and pig-headedness! Ron Miller directs Slawomir Mrozek's play Vatzlav, which contains all of the above, and much more. If this sounds like your kind of enter- tainment stop by the Performance Network, 408 W. Washington at 8 p.m. $5, but students get a $1 discount! For more information call 663-0681. Street Light Theater Witness what your fellow studen- ts can accomplish as you see six short farces and comedies that they have written and directed, as well as performed. The Original Plays Festival includes tales of convicts, ruthless women, and a tennis player who must turn to the occult to improve his game. 8 p.m. at the Residential College Auditorium, East Quad. For more info call 662-7344 or 996-1787. Free. Speakers Astrofest 144 Seen any strange stars lately? No? Well, here's your chance! AstroFest 144 presents Strange Stars and Possible Planets,, a lec- ture by Jim Louden. And if that's not enough... there will be a film, Algol, the Demon Star. All in- terested gazers may report to MLB Aud. 3 at 7:30 p.m. To learn more call 426-5396. Free. University School of Natural Resources The Laird Norton Distinguished Visitor Series presents:Intensive Forest Management in the Lakes States, a lecture by William Ticknor. Ticknor is the Vice President for corporate woodlands of the Mead Corp. so he should know his trees! Stop by at 1040 Dana Bldg. on E. University at 3 p.m. to learn more about our forest friends. Free. For more infor- mation call 763-5466. Sports Women's Basketball The mighty women of Michigan. take on Iowa for an exciting night of hoops. Be there as the floor heats up: 7 p.m. at Crisler Arena. For only $1 you can get in out of the cold and help your team roar to a victory! For more info call 763- 2159. Women's Swimming The Lady Wolves battle our foes from down the road, Eastern Michigan University, for area bragging rights- Join in the fun at 7 p.m. at Matt Mann Pool. Only $1 for a splashing good time. Questions? Call 763-2159. Etc University Folk Dance Club Don't have a partner? That's okay-stop in at the Angell School gymnasium anyway. From 7-9:30 p.m. you can learn how the Greeks (from Greece, that is) dance, then from 9-10:30 p.m. there's an open dance. All this for only $1.50! 665- 0219 gets you more info. Michigan Theater Foundation Can't afford to go to Las Vegas for spring break? Well, here's your chance to get in a little gambling anyway! The Las Vegas Millionaires' Party includes a cash bar, snacks, live entertainment and of course...gambling. $5 gets you all this plus a whole lot of fun, so stop in at the Ann Arbor Inn between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. Need to know more? Call 668-8397. University Natural Resources Club A Paul Bunyan look-alike con- test, "Jack 'n' Jill" bucksawing, and match-splitting contests. Now where can you find all of these events in one place? Only at the annual Paul Bunyan Ball! You can also square dance to the sounds of Ann Arbor's own Lil Pigheads. Sound like your kind of evening? Then head out to the Michigan Union Ballroom between 8 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. $3.50 or $6 a couple. For more info call 763-5967. Bars and Clubs The Apartment (769- 4060)-Wow! It's a Top40 Dance Party. The Blind Pig (996-8555)-Jump with the Fabulous Checkers. The Earle - (994-0211)-Gosh-oh- golly-gee-o, it's the Ron Brooks Trio. The Heidelberg (663- 7758)-Chris Bardstrom and Bill Barton, pholk phenomenon. Joe's Star Lounge (665- JOES)-Steve Nardella shuts down the Star Lounge. Mr. Flood's Party (995- 2132)-Stomp with the Jimmy Stagger Band. The Nectarin Ballroom (994- 5436)-Plymouth's own Elvis Dave resuscitates the King night. Rick's American Cafe (996- 2747)-Big boppin' with the Buz- ztones. Windows (769-9500)-Top 40 from Whisper. Music Ann Arbor Chamber Orchestra Valentine Dessert Concert, 8 p.m., see Friday's listing for more details. Call 996-0066 for infor- mation. Eclipse Jazz This will be the Ann Arbor debut of jazz vocalist Bobby McFerrin McFerrin will perform at The Ark, 637S. Main Street at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7.50 and are available at Schoolkids Records, P.J.'s Used Records, Michigan Union Ticket Office and all other ticketworld outlets. Call 763-TKTS for more details. School of Music Recently retired professor of piano Benning Dexter will give the premiere of a set of Piano Preludes by Pulitzer Prize winning and School of Music faculty member composer Leslie Bassett. Other music will include that of George Crumb and John Harbison. No charge for admission 8 p.m. at Rackham Auditorium. Call 763- 4726 for more on this. Stage Ann Arbor Civic Theatre Main Street Production Uncommon Women and Others continues. Tickets are 5 dollars both in advance and at the door. Civic Theatre, 338 S. Main. Show begins at 8 p.m. Call 662-7282 for more information. Performance Network Vatzlav continues at the Net- work. See Friday's listing. Street Light Theater The Original Plays Festival continues. See Friday's listing. University Activites Center Starbound is UAC's annual cam- puswide talent show featuring vocalists, instrumentalists, bands, dancers and maybe a trained dog act, if we're lucky. You can all be a part of it by turning up at Men- delssohn Theatre in the League at 8 p.m. Admission is a mere three bucks to catch some of the hottest talent on campus. Questions? Call 763-1077. Sports Men's Gymnastics Our men's tumblers take on the Badgers of Wisconsin in head to head gymnastic competition in Crisler Arena at 7 p.m. One dollar will buy you thrills, chills and high- flying action. Questions? Call 764- 0247. Men's Swimming Our tankers hope to sink Ohio State today at 3 p.m. at Mann Pool. Your one-dollar admission fee can help them out. Be there. Call 764- 0247 for more info. Etc Friends of the Matthei Botanical Gardens The Friends of the Matthei, Botanical Gardens sponsor a workshop today on the art of pressed flower arrangement. The event is free and all are welcome. Matthei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro. For more information, call 764-1168. Latin American Culture Project The Latin American Culture Project tonight sponsors a Car- nival Dance Party in East Quad's Half-Way Inn. Wear a costume! Admission is $4 (includes an over- flowing abundance of refreshmen- ts). All welcome-the fun begins at 8:00 p.m. University Exhibit Museum Planetarium The Exhibit Museum presents two audiovisual shows, The Stars of Winter and The Cosmic City. Each presentation costs a mere dollar. Children under 5 will not be admitted. The Stars of Winter runs at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., The Cosmic City at 1:30, 2:45, and 4 p.m. Information can be had by calling 764-0478. University Juggling Club University Juggling Club offers free juggling lessons to all comers to their meeting today in Anderson Rooms C and D of the Michigan Union. No experience is needed, and it's absolutely free. So trot over at 4 p.m., plan to stay til 6, and you may well be on your way to the Kennedy Center. WCBN University student run radio station WCBN finishes its annual 88:3 hour on air fundraiser with a dance party featuring quite a diversity of musical styles. Watusies, Reggae, Rock 'n Roll, African Jazz, and acoustic warm- ups are only some of the featured material and proceeds go to benefit camputs broadcasting. Cash bar will be available. 8 p.m. till 1 a.m. at The Mich. Union Ball Room. Tickets.are $4 and more in- fo is available by calling 763-3501. University Musical Society Katia and Marielle Labeque are duo French pianists (sisters also). They are widely regarded by many critics as the finest classical duo piano team in the world today and they will be here in Ann Arbor. Program will include music by Brahms, Ravel, Stravinsky and Gershwin, so get your tickets now, while they last. Prices range from a mere $5 to only $10 for the finest seats, and tickets are available at Burton Tower. For more info, call the University Musical Society at 665-3717. School of Music Eric Becher will conduct the University Band. Program will be announced 4 p.m. at Hill Auditorium, no charge. Call 763- 4726 for more info. Ann Arbor Symphony Band The Symphony Band of Ann Ar- bor is comprised of more than 60 volunteer local musicians, and they will be performing their second concert of the season along with guest trumpeter Dan Wagner. Music will include selections by Vaclav Nelhybel, Schumann, Ben- nett and The Big B, Beethovep. No charge for an afternoon of fine music. 3 p.m. Slauson Inter- mediate School 1019 W. Washington St. Call 994-2314 or 971- 2099 for more on this scoop. Stage Performance Network Vatzlav continues at the Net- work. 6:30 p.m. See Friday's entry. Speakers Washtenaw County American Civil Liberties Union This monthly meeting will afford any and all interested parties an opportunity to question the board of the ACLU on civil liberties issues. 7:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church, 1917 Washtenaw. Call 662-1334 for an- swers. Free. Sports Women's Basketball Hard-hitting, heavy, hot, hoop- ball action tonight as Michigan takes on the Golden Gopherettes of Minnesota. 7 p.m. at Crisler Arena. Dial 763-2159 for more information. Etc Planned Parenthood of Mid- Michigan The community is invited to tour Planned Parenthood's new headquarters facility. The Open House will feature tours by agency Board and Staff members. A-6 p.m., 3100 Professional Dr. Call Karen at 973-0710 for more infor- mation. University Exhibit Museum How many times have you said to yourself, "Gee, I sure wish I knew more about the Milky Way galaxy, but there's no place to go." If you've said it a lot, you should go see the audio-visual show The Cosmnic City. 1:30, 2:45, and 4 p.m. at the Exhibit Museum, Geddes at N. University. $1. Call 764-0478 for more information. A - Bars andClubs The Blind Pig (996-8555)-Le Club Sputnik takes off. The Earle (994-0211)-88 keys manipulated by Larry Mander- vile. Mr. Flood's Party (995- 2132)-Packing clout, it's Killer Trout! The Nectarine Ballroom (994- 5436)-Motor City DJ Galen Davis spins 'em. Rick's American Cafe (996- 2747)-The Slang is happening. Music School of Music University Concerto Competition Winners, soloist winners of the un- dergrad and grad performance competitions are to perform with the University Symphony Or- chestra. Don't miss out. 8 p.m. at Hill Auditorium, free. Call 763-4726 for more info. Washtenaw Council for The Arts Steve Newhouse, Ann Arbor's ragtime, country, folk and blues urban cowboy entertainer will be performing foot stompin' tunes at 8. p.m. at 826 W. Huron Street. And...there's plenty of parkin'. Small donation is requested. Call 769-1052 any time or 663-3537 evenings, for more information. Stage Eyemediae Video Showcase Tonight, Music with Roots in the Aether. Video works featuring Alvin Lucier's Bird and Person Dying, Music for Solo performer, and Outlines of Persons and Things. Also, former Folobex guitarist Chris Gerard improvises. 8 p:m. at Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth Ave. $3. Call 662-2410 or 769-2999 for more in- formation. Speakers Guild House Let us go then, you and I, While the evening is spread out upon the sky, Like a patient etherized upon a table...to the poetry reading at Guild House, 802 Monroe. Free. Call 662-5189 for more information, or to volunteer your poetic ser- vices. University Center for Continuing Education of Women Re-Entry Brown Bag Lunch Today's Brown Bagger features a panel discussion with women who are juggling careers, education, and motherhood. All in- vited. Noon-1:30 p.m. at CEW, 350 S. Thayer. Free. Call 763-1353 for more information. Bars and Clubs The Blind Pig (996-8555)-Paint the town with All Fall Down. The Earle (994-0211)-At the ivories, Larry Manderville. Mr. Flood's Party (995- 2132)-The Slang is talkin' atcha. The Nectarine Ballroom (994- 5436)-High Energy Dance Music with Roger Le Lievre. Rick's American Caf (996- 2747)-Wanna hear a band?(Go Fork It Over. Windows (769-9500)-Top-40 from Whisper. Music University Musical Society Yehudi Menuhin will conduct the reknowned Royal Philharmonic one of the great musical collaborations of the University Musical Society's 1984-85 season. Their program is to include works by Bernstein, Delius, Elgar and Tchaikovsky. How can one miss this spectacular evening? Tickets range from $8418 and available at Burton Tower. Call 665-3717 for more info. Stage The North Country Opera Com- pany If you like the folk sounds that come out of Ann Arbor you won't want to miss Songs from the North Country: Selections from the Musical Plays of Jay Stielstra. Folk singers and musicians from the area come together to make a live recording of Ann Arbor native Jay Stielstra's musical plays. The show begins at 8 p.m. at The Ark, 637% S. Main. Tickets are $4 at the door and in advance form Schoolkids', Oldtown Bar, and Herb David Guitar Studio. For more info call 761-1451. Speakers University of Michigan English Department If you enjoy contemporary fic- tion you won't want to miss this reading by Southern Illinois English professor Philip Graham. Graham's collection of short stories, The Art of the Knock, was published in 1984...you can't get more contemporary than that! 4 p.m., Rackam West Lecture Room. Free. For more info call 764-5272. WLE DN E*01D A Y Bars and Clubs The Blind Pig (996-8555)-Hey, pookas! Tonight it's Bop Harvey. The Earle (994-0211)-Hands of Larry Manderville. Mr. Flood's Party (995- 2132)-Fusion from Fast Tracks. The Nectarine Ballroom (994- 5436)-Steve King and the Dittilies rock you up. Rick's American Cafe (996- 2747)-From the Cherry Capital, Skyscrapers. U-Club (763-2236)-Laugh Track. Windows (769-9500)-Flyin' high with Whisper. Music University Musical Society The Netherlands Wind Ensem- ble will present a program which will include music of Krommer, Possio, Rummel and Rossini. 81 p.m. at Rackham Auditorium.1 Tickets are $8 and available at Burton Tower. Call 665-3717 for more info.1 Netherlands America University1 League Jan Krosenbrink and Maria Rose, a viola and piano duo will perform for no charge a concert of works by Eccles, Bach, Faure and Brahms. 8 p.m. at the new Kerrytown Concert Hall 415 N. Fourth Ave. Call 763-6865 or 769- 2999 for more information. Stage Main Street Comedy Showcase Have you always dreamed of becoming a stand-up comedian? If so you won't want to miss Open, Mike Night at the Main Street Comedy Showcase. They give you a chance to do your own thing or to just sit back and enjoy the routines of professionals from Detroit. The show begins at 9 p.m. at 215 N. Main above the Heidelberg. Tickets are $2 at the door. Questions? Call 996-9080. The North Country Opera Com- pany Songs from the North Country: Selections from the Musical Plays of Jay Stielstra continues tonight at 8p.m. See Tuesday's listing. University of Michigan_ Professional Theater Productions University Players The Crucible, a play written by former Michigan Daily writer, Hopwdod Award winner, and University of Michigan graduate, Arthur Miller opens tonight. If that's not enough for you...the play, which deals with the Salem witch trials, also won a Tony Awvard. The show begins at 8 p.m. at the Power Center. Tickets are $3-$5, and are available at the door or in advance from the Michigan League Box Office. Call 764-0450 for more info. T H UR S A Y i Bars and Clubs The Apartment (769- 4060)-Jam session with Sherman Mitchell, Paul Vornhagen and Friends. The Blind Pig (996-8555)-Show 'em you give a dang, go see the Slang. The Earle (994-0211)-Larry Manderville, solo keyboard ar- tiste. Mr. Flood's Party (995- 2132)-Rockin' Awesome Good Times with George Bedard and the Bonnevilles. The Nectarine Ballroom (994- 5436)-Screaming sheekness and lots of fun with DJ J. Barry. Rick's American Cafe (996- 2747)-Skyscrapers perform, a Travers City band that covers everything from soul to bar band stomp. U-Club (763-2236)-Soundstage, spotlighting local performers. Windows (769-9500)-Wow! It's Whisper at Windows! Music Music at Mid Day Kathy Canfield, a University of Michigan music student, will play a varied program featuring Strauss and others, on the French horn. The Michigan Union Arts Programs will sponsor this Music at Midday feature which begins at 12:15 p.m. in the Michigan Union Pendleton Room. Admission, com- plimentary. 763-5900. The Ark Michael Cooney, Barry O'Neill, Joe Hickerson and special guest Davey Jones will entertain you all for one marvelous evening of musical jest and fun. Tickets are $6 and available at the door. 8 p.m. at The ARK, 637 S. Main Street. Call 761-1451 for more details. Prism Productions Roomful of Blues. And that's what it'll be when a swinging horn- led R&B outfit from Providence Rhode Island performs a com- bination of classic rhythm and blues! 9:30 p.m. at Rick's American Cafe. 611 Church Street. Tickets are $7 and are obtainable at Schoolkids', P.J.'s Used Recor- ds and at the door too! Call 996-2747 for more details. Kerrytown Concert House Pianist William Bolcom and his wife mezzo-soprano Joan Morris will give a recital of Bolcom's own compositions of cabaret songs for recording by RCA. The show takes place at the Kerrytown Concert House, 415 North Fourth Avenue. Reservations, a requirement. Tickets $10. For more info: 769- 2999. Stage University of Michigan Professional Theater Productions University Players The Crucible, Arthur Miller's fantastic tale of the Salem witch trials continues its run tonight. See Wednesday's listing. Michigan Theatre Foundation Harvey Fierstein's.Tony Award- winning hit, Torch Song Trilogy opens tonight at the Michigan Theatre. The play centers on the trial and tribulations of a New York City drag queen. ierstein's sensitive portrayal has drawn raves universally from critics. Michigan Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets range from $9.50 to $23.50. Questions? Call 668-8397. Speakers University of Michigan Center for Continuing Education of Women Local psychologist Shirley Hat- chett speaks on Age and Racial At- titude Change among Black Americans. The lecture is just one in a series on Adult Development. Noon-1:30 p.m. at CEW, 350 S. Thayer. For more information call 763-1353. Free. Citizens Trust Lunch and Learn Are you afraid that someone has their finger on the wrong button in your local nuclear power plant? If so you should come hear Detroit Edison chief executive officer Walter McCarthy, Jr. speak on The Future of Nuclear Power. The lec- ture, including lunch, begins at noon at the Campus Inn. The lunch will cost $6, and reservations must be made by February 18 by calling 994-5555 ext. 213. Michigan Yes, fo for Intei Michigar place fro League C behind. call 764- Ann Fellows! Society Happy it's Charl ty! Unive Professoi from sele day bo refreshm at the Library, Call 761-8 Free. Universi Art A hau within. 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