a 2A - Thursday, November 15, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com In the mid-1960s, Ann Arborites were becoming increasingly con- cerned about the pressures put on young people in the area - especially college students. So in 1965, four area churches united to form a safe, wel- coming place for students and youth to share art and unwind. So began the folk venue that Ann Arbor now knows as The Ark. The Ark didn't begin as a concert house, though. At first The Ark was a forum for the discussion of politi- cal, social and occasionally theologi- cal issues known as Hill House. It was housed in a building owned by the First Presbyterian Church on Hill Street between South Forest and Washtenaw avenues. The churches envisioned the house as a way to provide University stu- dents with an alcohol- and drug-free gathering place, according to The Ark's website. Although churches were The Ark's T HE OR IG INS OF THE A RK Folk tales main supporters, there was never any preaching in Hill House, which caused some discontent among the parishioners, according to long-time manager David Siglin. As student input gradually moved The Ark's activities away from dis- cussion and toward folk music, the churches became increasingly less involved, said Siglin, who has man- aged The Ark for negrly 40 years. "The churches found fewer and fewer people who were interested in The Ark," he said. The churches also began to divert their funding away from the venue. "We just rolled with it," Siglin said. In 1984, according to The Ark's website, the First Presbyterian Church reclaimed Hill House for its own use, and the folk music venue moved to Main Street. Hill House was demolished two years later. The Ark took up its current resi- C,4 i idiigan Bal'by 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL DAVID GOH Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfl@michigandaily.com goh@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Office hours:Sun.-Thurs. 11a.m. -2a.m 734-763-245 NewsTips newa@michigandaily.cor Corrections corrections@michigaodaily.co Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.co Photography Department photo@michigandaily.co 734-764-05 Arts Section artspage@michigandaily.cor a dence 1996, and it opened with a number of well-known performers including folk singer Greg Brown. In the more than four decades since its inception, The Ark has hosted an enormous number of artists, including Gilda Radner of Saturday Night Live, Will Gere of "The Waltons" and Iggy Pop, who all played there in their early days. Siglin cites the Dixie Chicks, Nora Jones and Diana Krall as a few con- temporary artists who have played The Ark. Although The Ark has undergone many changes in the 42 years in Ann Arbor, its mission statement is still close to its founders' vision. The statement describes the con- cert house as "a non-profit organiza- tion dedicated to the enrichment of the human spirit" that "provides a safe and welcoming atmosphere for all people." CHARLES GREGG-GEIST M. s9 am )m om Im Editorial Page Sports Section Display Sales Classified Sales opinion@michioondaily.com sports@miciiigondaily.com display@michigandaily.com classified@michigndaily.com 4 The Ark has been at its current location at316 S. Main St. since 1996. The folk venue was founded in 1965 in a house on Hill Street as a place to discuss social issues. CRIME NOTES X-Box, games stolen from dorm room WHERE: Mary Markley Resi- dence Hall WHEN: Tuesday at about 9:30 p.m. WHAT: A student reported that another student stole his XBox and two games after he refused to let him borrow the system, the Department of Public Safety reported. The owner left his room for about 15 minutes, and when he returned the items were missing. Together the Xbox and games are valued at about $500. Recyclables stolen from Grad WHERE: Harlan Hatcher CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Graduate Library WHEN: Tuesday at about 7 a.m. WHAT: About $5 worth of redeemable bottles were stolen from a room, DPS reported. The theft occurred sometime overnight. Police have no sus- pects. Computer, two cameras taken from building WHERE: Alumni Memorial Hall, 525 State St. WHEN: Tuesday at about 8 a.m. WHAT: A desktop com- puter and two digital cameras belongingto the Museum of Art were stolen overnight, DPS reported. The items are valued at $1500. Police said the door to the building was not prop- erly secured. Police have no suspects. Info session on careers in journalism WHAT: University alum Geoff Larcom of the Ann Arbor News will answer questions about journalism careers. 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