The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 3B A G Having a *jolly good time, On a map quest for art ook out! The Jolly Pump- kin, brewery-turned-sen- sational-snacking-spot, is serving up a smackdown and shaking up Main Street's somewhat stagnant rep- ertoire. Not to hate on Main - it's clear- ly a fixture of the Ann LILA Arbor food KALICK scene and a prime, if not solo, player in the city's upscale dining selection. Yet despite its abundance of options and rela- tive accessibility to community members, you won't find many students there grabbing dinner on a typical Friday or Saturday night. Why not? The traditional dichotomy between Main Street and campus-area cuisine options may be due to distance. "I have class in an hour, therefore I am going to eat Jimmy John's for lunch." However, we can't ignore the price point. I mainly avoid Main because my pockets aren't that deep. Classic statements like "I'm going to eat dinner on Main because the parents are in town" or an overheard recounting of a ludicrously expensive date at Chop House or Gratzi only fur- ther stigmatize Main's pricey appeal. The Jolly Pumpkin might be starting to bridge this gap. Having opened in Ann Arbor in Sept. 2009, it's the most recent addition to an increasingly suc- cessful Jolly Pumpkin fran- chise, already well established * in Michigan with its brewery in Dexter and restaurant, brewery and distillery in Traverse City. It's rapidly asserting itself as a worthy opponent to compete with another local favorite just off Main, Arbor Brewing Com- pany. Like ABC, the Jolly Pumpkin brews its own. Unlike ABC, its food is excellent. Solid enough to comfort but not so heavy that it weighs you down, the menu is secretly sophisticated. Don't be fooled by the category breakdown advertising a mod- est spread of appetizers, sand- wiches, salads and pizzas. The Jolly Pumpkin's take on cuisine is a master mix of some Ameri- can classics, with twists as fresh as their ingredients (collected daily from local markets). Try the truffled French fries or the "Not Just a BLT" BLT featuring applewood-smoked bacon, aru- gula, roasted tomatoes, house- made mozzarella and salsa verde on toasted farm bread. Boo! The Jolly Pumpkin will scare you with how strong its salad game is. The grilled romaine - with croutons made from layers of thinly sliced pota- toes joined together by cream then lightly breaded - is about as decadent as they come. These will haunt you in the great- est way. Vegetarian and vegan options accommodate just about any dietary need. And, the brew- ery provides a not-so-short list of award-winning in-house beers to accompany any dish. An eclectic atmosphere and staff complement the equally eclectic menu. Inside, the walls are a pale burnt orange punc- tuated by quirky paintings and family photos. Multi-hued glass beads hang like drops off of cast iron rods as lighting over the booths and cast shadows on a wooden statue of a lion sipping a beer above the bar. Two mas- sive chandeliers whimsically constructed from cooking uten- sils hang at either end of the caf6, further emphasizing the comfortable yet funky vibes the Jolly Pumpkin so effortlessly emits. The service is friendly, approachable and helpful, mean- ing the waiter will tell you his real feelings about the horse- radish beet soup special. The bartender is probably wearing a Tigers hat as he wipes down the cherry wood counter. Your host- ess has tattoo sleeves and a sweet smile. If you can find it, modestly nestled among some of the loud- er facades, make sure to stop in. Good food and great brew form a scary-good combination. The prices are surprisingly mod- erate, especially for lunch. It's not necessarily a $4 sandwich from Potbelly, but only a stone's throw away from the $8 you'd spend on a Reuben from Amer's. The Jolly Pumpkin is perfectly poised to bring more student foot traffic to Main. Kalick is going to scare you with her writing game. E-mail her your "Eek!" at Ikalick@umich.edu. Navigating a pair of cartographical collections at 'U' libraries By CAROLYN KLARECKI Senior Arts Editor Whether you realize it or not, maps likely got you to where you are today. You've quizzically stared at the impossible-to-fold ones in your car on the side of the road, you've labeled states and capitols on a colorful America in grade school and you've been saved many times from first-day late- ness by the "you are here" labels on the plaques in academic buildings. And while you appreciate topographical depictions when they point you in the right direction, you might not stop and think about them much otherwise. But at the University, there are people who see maps for so much more than their surface appli- cation. They create culture so big there are two major cartography collections on campus: the Map Library in Hatcher Graduate Library and the collection in the William L. Clements Library. Here, maps are valued as works of art. Founded in 1923, the Clements Library started with alum and former regent William L. Cle- ments's personal collection of historic documents and manuscripts, which contained several hun- dred maps. Clements made a fortune supplying materials for the construction of the Panama Canal and combed auctions of private librar- ies and estate sales of aristocrats to obtain his obscenely large collection. The Clements Library has expanded greatly in the past 87 years and is now home to 30,000 charts of the Americas dat- ing from the 15th century to the 20th. Nearly every pre-1820 map of the Americas is included among the originals and copies that form the col- lection, which is accessible for student observa- tion through appointment. "The map collection at Clements is a more historical map collection," said Brian Dunnigan, curator of the Clements collection. "It documents the growth and cartographic knowledge of the Americas from the time of Columbus up until, for the most part, about 1900." While old maps are often valued for their his- The Hatcher Map Library has more than 320,000 maps. torical significance, many also contain ornate designs, giving them significant artistic value as well. "I would especially say for the manuscript maps, they are decorative - they are certainly functional for the most part - but they are defi- nitely a form of art," Dunnigan said. Long before GPS and satellites, maps were often drawn and colored by hand. Pictures were used to denote landmarks and land ownership or simply to add a little flair to the document. Ships were placed in the harbors and oceans, windmills graced the countrysides and yellows, reds and blues marked divided properties. Certainly, you don't find this ornamentation on your TomTom or Garmin. "You can see that with printed maps, they get more scientific as you get into the late 18th, early 19th century," Dunnigan said. "They start to lose alot ofthe decorativeelements thatyousee onthe earlier maps." While it's true that over time maps get more factual and less creative, it can still be argued that modern maps retain a sense of aesthetics and illustrate cultural relevance. "I want to say (maps) stopped being art at a certain time, but they didn't," said Tim Utter, the access and information services librarian for the Map Library at Hatcher Graduate Library. "What See MAPS, Page 4B Pledging creativity: Artsy Greeks By Emma Jeszke I Daily Arts Writer Some University students might exclusively associate Greek Life with the keg-induced madness that becomes Hill St. every football Saturday. What you may not be aware of, though, is a vibrant (albeit quiet) side to the Greek system that focuses on the spreading and sharing of what its members love: art. Daily Arts explores Alpha Rho Chi and Kappa Kappa Psi - two co-ed, professional, arts-focused fraternities on campus doing just that. Though Alpha Rho Chi and Kappa Kappa Psi both lack an offi- cial frat house with bawdy parties, their presence is still very visible in the Greek scene. Through their respective organizations, architec- tural and musical outreach stays alive on campus, adding another layer of color to the Ann Arbor's artistic - and Greek - community. aa APX Alpha Rho Chi, founded in 1914 by two architecture societies from the Universities of Michigan and Illinois, is a nationwide fraternity for those interested in architecture and the "allied arts," which include related design fields like industrial engineering and civil engineering. "What we aim to do is create and foster both a social and professional relationship and community with students within the school and within the University setting," said Jordan Buckner, president of Alpha Rho Chi. "We work with students and the University to put on pro- grams and events that extend the architectural experience outside of the classroom." Through last week's program, called "Dinosaurs on the Diag," Alpha Rho Chi extended the archi- tectural experience all the way from the North Campus classroom to Central Campus. Large wooden dinosaurs on the Diag transformed the normally monotonous, open area into a dynamic Jurassic land. The various dinosaur structures were completely designed and con- structed by architecture students. "One thingthat we are interested in ... is gaining exposure to people, especially on Central Campus, about architecture and some of the other design fields that they don't normally have exposure to," Buck- ner said. "So one of the goals of the 'Dinosaurs on the Diag' program is to create a space or environment and a re-envisioning of the Central Campus Diag space to get people to look at it differently. "The great thing about architec- ture, too, is that it's not just about designing buildings," he said. "It's designing spaces, spaces that can be formative and kind of emotion- al for people ton. We get to build something with our hands, we get to design it with our hands and everything we do is kind of our own creative process." Alpha Rho Chi uses architec- ture as a means of outreach in other ways, too. This past summer, the fraternity participated in the building of new playgrounds for a Detroit elementary school by help- ing plan and create the structures. In October, the group is taking part in a Michigan Habitat for Human- ity build. Although Buckner said the fra- ternity strives to bring its art to others who aren't familiar with it, he also feels that Alpha Rho Chi is important because of the relation- ships it fosters between its mem- bers. "(Alpha Rho Chi) provides a catalyst to form strong friendships and relationships to people with the same interests as me," Buck- ner said, "connections that will not only last though college, but also throughout the rest of my life." See ARTSY GREEKS, Page 4B FOR EVERY DAY YOU WAIT TO APPLY TO DAILY ARTS, A "TWILIGHT" BOOK GETS WRITTEN. VAMPIRES AREN'T SPARKLY. E-mail jamblockclmichigandaily.com for information on applying. Or come to the Daily's final mass meeting of the fall, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at 420 Maynard Street. Happy Hours Mon - Fri BAR&GRIL 3:00 - 5:00 Thurs - Sat Nights 10:00 - 1:00 316 S. 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