T T ,w qw w w ww w4 Bars and Clubs The Apartment - (769-4060) - Relive the 70's with Touch. The Blind Pig - (996-8555) Wear your shades to the Sun Messengers. The Earle - (994-0211) Surprise! It's the Ron Brooks Trio. Joe's Star Lounge - (665-JOES) George Bedard and the Kingpins rock and roll your way. Main Street Comedy Showcase - (996-2132) Giggle with Gary Kern. Mr. Flood's Party - (995-2132) JuanitatMcCray and Her Motor City Beat. Mountain Jack's - (665-1133) Jack's throws you Lifeline. The Nectarine Ballroom - (994- 5436) Non Stop Bop through the 50's and 60's. Rick's American Cafe - (996- 2747) Legendary Chicago Bluesman Son Seals. Windows - (769-9500) Shhhh! It's Whisper. Music University Musical society St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, a New York based group of con- siderable reputation performs at 8:30 p.m.. Rackham Auditorium. Tickets range from $5-10 at Burton Tower, and the door. Call 665-3717. University School of Music Guest composition Recital Priscilla and Barton McLean are the avant-garde McLean Mix, a duo that combines electronic and acoustic instruments with visuals. 8 p.m. at the School of Music Recital Hall, Baits Dr. off Broad- way, North Campus. Free. Call 763-4726 for more information. Stage Performance Network The first entry in the weekend's dueling Beckett productions is Four by Beckett. The four plays in question are Krapp's last Tape, Act Without Words II, What's Where and Breath. 8 p.m. at the Performance Network, 408 W. Washington. Tickets are $5 for students, a dollar more for the rest of society under age 65. Call 663- 0681 for more information. Suspension Theater Samuel Beckett's Endgame directed by Andy Mennick, is the story of a wheelchair bound man, his garbage-can bound parents, and a boy who can't sit down. 8 p.m. at the Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth Ave. $5, a buck less for students. Reser- vations can be secured by calling 475-1197. UAC Original dance by non-dance students makes up the Impact Jazz Dance Spring concert. 8 p.m. at Lydia Medolssohn Theater. Speakers Guild House Noon Luncheon Local war tax resister Fran Eliot speaks at noon. Guild House, 802 Monroe. Free. Soup and sandwich available for a nominal fee. Call 662-5189 for more information. Etc Ikebana International Thomas Thompson, an Ann Ar- borite, and graduate of the Ikenobo School of Misawa, Japan will demonstrate his skills in the art of Japanese flower arranging. 1 p.m. at Matthei botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd.. $2. Call 663-4498 for more information. University Exhibit Museum, and the Department of Aerospace Engineering Astrofest 145: Spacesounds II and Best Voyager Films is a mutlimedia extravaganza of unearthly sights and sounds. Ex- plore your outer space. 7:30 p.m. in Modern Languages Bldg. Auditorium 3. Free. Call 426-5396 for more information. University Folk Dance Club Friday night means folk dancing time. No partner needed, soft- soled, clean shoes a plus. Instruc- tion fills up the first half, and is followed by open invitation dan- cing. 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the Angell School Gymansium, 1608 S. University, $1.50. Call 665-0219. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom The International Women's Day Celebration features a potpourri of poetry, drama, and song. 7 p.m. at the Ann Arbor Community Center, 625 N. Main St. $2, $1 for students. Call 668-6280 for more information. Bars and Clubs The Apartment - (769-4060) - Get ready for another Touch. The Blind Pig - (996-8555) - Detroit's own Stingrays.; The Earle - (994-0211) - Ron Brooks and two pals. Joe's Star Lounge - (665-JOES) - Figures on a Beach stand out. Main Street Comedy Showcase - (996-9080) - Laugh with Gary Kern. Mr. Flood's Party - (995-2132)f - Juanita McCray and Her Motor City Beat. Mountain Jack's - (665-1133) - Catch the Lifeline. The Nectarine Ballroom - (994- 5436) - Catch the fever with DJ Roger LeLievre. Rick's American Cafe - (996- 2747) - Alligator recording artistl Son Seals. U-Club - (763-2236) - Dance Party Time.C Stage Ann Arbor Association for the Per- forming Arts Club Zanzibar is a ritualistic an- nual mish-mash of local enter- tainment that devotes its proceeds to furthering the development of the arts in Ann Arbor. This year Club Zanzibar features, among others, erotic Arabic sword dancer Gina Ruzzo in her debut perfor- mance. 9 p.m. at Schwaben Hall, 215 S. Ashley. Tickets are $4 in ad- vance at the Michigan Theater, $4.50 at the door. Call 668-8397 for more information. Performance Network Four By Beckett continues tonight at 8 p.m. See Friday's listing. Suspension Theater Endgame rounds out tonight's Beckett offerings at 8 p.m. See Friday's entry. UAC The Impact Jazz Dance Concert repeats tonight at 8 p.m.. See Friday's entry. Sports Women's Basketball Our dunkers take on the hated Hoosiers of Indiana university. 2 p.m. at Crisler Arena. $1. Call 763- 2159 for more. Women's Gymnastics Our tumblers battle the Central Michigan Chippewas. Noon at the University Coliseum. $1. Call 763- 2159 for more information. Etc Ann Arbor Democratic Party The donkey party hosts a Las Vegas Party featuring everyone's favorite vice (well, almost everyone's) gambling. Cash bar for the legal, and snacks will be in abundance. 7:30-11:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church, 1917 Washtenaw Ave. $7.50, including two bucks worth of chips. Call 761- 2141 for more information. Swingin' A's Square Dance Club Caller Ted Shaw leads the Hawaiian Luau Party from 8-11 p.m. at the Forsythe School, 1655 Newport Rd. $6 a couple. Call 662- 6673. University Exhibit Museum The Stars. of Winter, a video show runs at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.. The audiovisual show The Cosmic City runs at 1:30, 2:45, and 4 p.m. University Exhibit Museum, Ged- des at N. University. $1. Call 764- 0478 for more information. The Blind Pig (996-8555) - Take your undersexed piano to the Third Annual Piano Orgy, featuring Mr. B. Main Street Comedy Showcase - (996-9080) - Open Mike Night. Mr. Flood's Party - (995-2132) - Resistance Free featuring Jeanne Mayle. Music Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance Pianist Laura Stein and Fiddlers Arlene Leitch and Paul Winder perform and explain a variety of tunes from the Shetland islands. 8 p.m., 1016 Olivia. Small donation. Call 769-1052. The Ark The Homegrown Women's Music Series tonight features Sandra and Sharon Washington, and Yarrow. 7 p.m. at The Ark, 637/2 S. Main. $3-5 sliding scale based on ability to pay. Call 665-8202. Kerrytown Concert House Today's Brass quintet celebrates Johann Sebastian's 300th with works by Bach and his boys. 2 p.m. at the Kerrytown Concert House 415 N. Fouth Ave. $5, but students get in for half price. Call 769-2999 for more information. University Musical Society World-class pianist Paul Badura-Skoda performs at 4 p.m. at Rackham. Tickets range from $5-10, and are available at Burton Tower and the door. Call 665-3717 for more information. University School of Music Faculty members Fred Ormand' Donald McInnes, and Martin Katz play clarinet, viola, and piano respectively, in today's faculty recital. 4 p.m. at the School of Music Recital Hall on Baits Dr. off of Broadway, North Campus. Call 763-4726 for more information. Free. Stage Celebration of Jewish Arts David Schechter directs and stars in Gimpel the Fool, Isaac Bashevis Singer's story of a gullible baker. 8:30 p.m. at Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. $15, but students get a nifty half-price dealie. Call 663-3336 for more in- formation. Performance Network Four by Beckett continues, and knocks a dollar off the price of this 6:30 p.m. semi-matinee. See Friday's entry. Suspension theater Endgame continues at Kerrytown. 8 p.m. See Friday's en- try. Ann Arbor Unitarian Fellowship University School of Education instructor Jennifer Marquardt speaks on The Censorship of Children's Books. 10 a.m. at Burns Park community Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. Call 971-8638 for more information. Etc Ann Arbor Dulcimer Society Bring your dulcimer, and at least 10 copies of a music piece to share, for the montly meeting of the Dulcimer society. All invited. 2 p.m. at The Ark, 6371/2 S. Main. Free. Call 769-4143 for more infor- mation. University Exhibit Museum The Cosmic City shows at 1:30, 2:45, and 4 p.m. See Saturday's en- try. Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Nature Walk Botanical Gardens Adult Education coordinator Ellen Weatherbee conducts an outdoor workshop on The Edibles of Win- ter. 10 a.m.-noon at Matthei botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free. Pre-register, because there is a twenty-five person limit, by calling 973-2575. Bars and Clubs The Apartment - (769-4060) - disco Party! ! ! The Earle - (994-0211) - The Man...Larry Manderville Joe's Star Lounge - (665-JOES) - Video Night featuring The Sex Pistols in The Great Rock and Roll Swindle. Mr. Flood's Party - (995-2132) - Hey, Dobey, it's the Maynard G. Krebs Quintet. The Nectarine Ballroom - (994- 5436) - Galen Davis hosts the Stud Club. Rick's American Cafe - (996- 2747) - Funk from Fork It Over. Stage Eyemediae Video Showcase Music with Roots in the Aether features video by Teery Riley, and a live performance by Matt Smith, guitarist for Ann Arbor's own It's Raining. 8 p.m. at Kerrytown Con- cert House, 415 N. Fourth Ave. $3. Call 662-2410. Guild House Tonight's featured poets are Suzanne Burr and Lawrence Gold- stein. 8 p.m. at Guild House, 802 Monroe. Free. Performance Network's Works In Progress A sneak preview staged reading of University English professor Lynn Coffin's The Three Meals promises dating, sexual politics, and marital bliss? 7 p.m. at the Performance Network, 408 W. Washington, $2. Call 663-0681. University Professional Theater Program Graduate student Gary Garrison directs Langford Wilson's Hot 1 Baltimore. 8 p.m. in the New Trueblood Theater,. Frieze Bldg. $3. Call 763-5213 for more. Speakers Un iversity School of Art University of New Mexico professor Ann Noggles discusses her work in photography. 7:30 p.m. in Art and Architecture room 2104, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd. Free. Call 764- 0397 for more information. University School of Public Health Dr. Helen Caldicott, founder of Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament will give a lecture entitled, The Threat of Nuclear War: Can Women Make the Dif- ference? 8 p.m. at Rackham Auditorium. Call 764-3423. Free. Bars and Clubs The Blind Pig - (996-8555) -Tracy Lee and the Leonards. The Earle - (994-0211) - Larry Manderville rules the keyboard. Joe's Star Lounge - (665-JOES) -Two Shows By gil-Scott Heron, 8:30 and 11:30 Mr. Flood's Party - (995-2132) -- Hold your breath, it's the Detroit Fumes. Mountain Jack's - (665-1133) -Hold on, it's Lifeline. The Nectarine Ballroom - (994- 5436) - Gay Dance Party with Roger LeLievre. Rick's American Cafe - (996- 2747) - Rough Cut from Rock City. U-Club - (763-2236) - Reggae Dance Party, mon. Windows - (769-9500) - Listen, it's Whisper. Music Eclipse Jazz Lecturer Roy Brooks directs Detroit's Aboriginal Percussion Choir. Brooks leads a free workshop at 4 p.m. in the League. 8 p.m. Michigan League Ballroom. tickets are $6 at Schoolkid's, P.J.'s, the Union Ticket Office, and1 Ticketworld outlets. Call 763- TKTS. University School of Music The New World String Quartet, a Grand Rapids-based expert en- semble plays Rackham. 8 p.m. Free. Call 763-4726 for more infor- mation. University School of Music; Patrick Gardner conducts the Stage University Professional Theater Program The Hot I Baltimore stays open. 8 + p.m. See Monday's listing. Speakers Ann Arbor Board of Realtors/Ann Arbor Apartment Association/home Builders- Association of Washtenaw County this is your chance to grill the mayoral candidates on housing matters. 7:30 p.m. at the Campus Inn. Free. Call 761-7340. Eclipse Jazz The Annual Jazz lecture series downbeats today with Roy Brooks. 5 p.m. in the Michigan League Ballroom. Registration for the en- tire series is $25. Call 763-0046 for more inforniation. University English Department Professor William Hollingera reads from his short stories and perhaps from his award-winning. novel, The Fence Walker. 4 p.m. in the Rackham West conference Room. Free. Call 764-5272. Etc. Jugglers of Ann Arbor Bring your balls and beanbags to the weekly juggler's meeting 7-10 p.m. in the community High Gym, 401 N. Division. Free. Call 994-0262 for more information. starring renowned British actor Edward Duke. Duke undertakes the fantastic feat of singlehandedly portraying all twelve characters in this P.G. Wodehouse comedy. tickets are $11-15, with a 10% discount to seniors and students available at the PTP ticket office in the League. 8 p.m., Lydia Men- delssohn Theater. Call 764-0450 for more information. University Professional Theatre Program Hot I baltimore continues. See Monday. Speakers College of Literature, Science and the Arts Douglas Hofstadter, a recent ad- dition to the University faculty as the Mary Ann and Charles R. Walgren Professor for the Study of Human Understanding, lectures on The Slippable Alphabet: a Window on the Creative Mind. Hofstadter is sthe author of the award-winning "Godel, Escher, Bach". Rackham Auditorium, 8 p.m., reception following. Admission is free. Call 763-9521. Washtenaw County Gay/Lesbian Political Caucus/University Gay Undergraduates The Gay/Lesbian Political Caucus and the University Gay Undergrads sponsor a Candidates forum tonight to give Ann Arbor council and mayoral candidates a chance to discuss their positions on gay-related issues. 9 p.m., Guild House (802 Monroe, near the Law Quad) Admission is free. Call 662- 1977 for more information. DA Y The Buzztones: Thursday at the Blind Pig W E BasaA Yb Bars and Clubs Bars and Clubs The Blind Pig -(996-8555) - Reggae Dance Party, again. The Earle - (994-0211) - Man- derville hits the keys. Mr. Flood's Party - (665-2132) -Play the LP's Mountain Jack's - (665-1133) - Throw down with the Lifeline. The Nectarine Ballroom - (994- 5436) - DJ J. Barry. Rick's American Cafe - (996- 2747) - Beam down with the rock Aliens. U-club - (763-2236) - Laugh Track. Windows - (769-9500) - Top-40 from Whispers. Music University Office of Major Events The Office of Major Events presents the Cheiftains, inter- nationally popular purveyors of traditional Irish Music, joined by champion Irish step dancer Michael Flatley. Hill Auditorium, 8 p.m. Tickets $10-12.50 at the Union and Ticketworld outlets, Questions? Call 763-TKTS. Stage Professional Theatre Program Special Attraction Jeeves Takes Charge opens, The Apartment - (769-4060) - Jazz and Jam Session. The Blind Pig - (996-8555) - Dive! It's the Buzztones. The Earle - (994-0211) - Solo piano man Larry Manderville. Joe's Star Lounge - (665-JOES) Main Street Comedy Showcase - (996-9080) - Paula Poundstone, from snl and Letterman. Mr. Flood's Party - (995-2132) - Cosmic rock with the Rock Aliens. Mountain Jack's - (665-1133). - Lifeline holds on. The Nectarine Ballroom - (994- 5436) -- DJ. J. Barry. Rick's American Cafe - (996- 2747) - Traverse City's Skyscrapers. U-Club - (763-2236) - Soun- dstage. Windows - (769-9500) - Whisper rocks. Music Kerrytown concert House University alum Arnold Fried- man, presently cellist with the Toledo Symphony and the Adrian String Quartet, performs works from Beethoven and Kodaly. 8 p.m., Kerrytown Concert House 415 N. Fourth Ave. Free Ad- mission. Call 769-2999 for more in- fo. Michigan Union Arts Program Jill Feldstein, Viola da gamba, and Norma Cornhill, soprano and harpsichord, both members of the Academy of Early Music, present an all-Bach program. 12:15 p.m., Union Pendleton room. Admission is Free. Call 763-5900 for more info. University Musical Society Christopher Hogwood directs the Academy of Ancient Music en- semble with soprano Emma Kirby. 8:30 p.m. in Hill Audiorium. tickets are $8-18 at Burton Tower and at the door. Call 665-3717 for more in- formation. University School of Music The University Jazz Band, led by noted trumpeter Louis Smith, per- forms an assortment of tunes-to- be-announced. 8 p.m., Rackham Auditorium Admission Free. Call 763-4726 for more information. Stage Ann Arbor Civic Theater Main Street Production Thom Johnson directs A. R. Burney's The Dining Room. 8 p.m. at the Ann Arbor civic theater, 338 S. Main. Tickets are $5 in advance or at the door. Call 662-7282. Performance Network Four by Beckett continues. See Friday's listing. University Dance Company University dance faculty mem- bers today present recently choreographed works to a number of widely varying musical sources - from Peter "Madcat" Ruth to the University Philharmonia. Power Center, 8 p.m. Call 764-0450 for more information. University Professional Theater Program The Hot 1 Baltimore keeps its doors open. See Monday. University Professional Theater Program Special Attraction Jeeves is still in charge. See Wednesday. Speak Ann Arbor C Soap box Ann Arbor candidates wv tations on th questions f Refreshment 9a.m., at the Jackson roa required, an< 4433. Town Hall Series Leonid Ha poser, conduc and lecturer, Music. 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