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… melts in spring, your birthday (the superbowl?) and, of course, the Ann Arbor Folk Festival. This, the seventh annual festival, promises, as all those in the past have been, to be the single biggest folk…

… there's nothing happening in Ann Arbor in January.' The fourth festival saw some in- tgresting happenings. It was the only festival thus far, in which Bromberg did not contributes It was headlined instead…

… Dave Brubek Band, he has twice been a member of folk rock bands that have won major label recording contracts: Sky King and New Heavenly Blue. Local Ann Arborites, Footloose round out the scheduled…

…, acoustical guitar and Scottish Sten drum. Formerly known as Na Cabarfeidh the band has appeared frequently in Ann Arbor. Just recently, it released its third album, Mad Plaid. Eclectricity is another band that…

… has appeared recently in Ann Arbor having been at the Ark just last season. Made up of musicians Bob Lucas, Bill Sch- wartz and Miriam Sturm, the trio brings together a ,wide range of in- strumental and…

…?',ddition, many less-well-known but highly talented performers will appear. The first festival was held in 1977 primarily as a fundraiser for the Ark, Anih Arbor's local folk haven. The Ark, lio…

… blue, David Bromberg showed up and filled in. Bromberg's connection with the festival, continued into the second festival and beyond, as he headlined all but the fourth after that.' The second festival…

… day of the festival at the Michigan Theater Box Office. The Arnn Arbor folk fesitval has the - reputation %f featuring great perfor- mers, and the seventh annual festival is no exception. Each performer…

… weekend. No, R.E.M. is not return- ing. Tomorrow will mark the 11th occurence of the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, when some of folk music's premeir artists gather to do a benefit for The Ark, our local folk…

…- sician himself, Whiteley will play during "set changes" as well as in- troducing the performers. He will have quite a challenge following up so many great acts. THE 11Th ANN ARBOR FOLK FESTIVAL begins…

… multi- talented musician and consumate fiddler, embraces a diverse range of musical styles including blues, country, jazz, folk, and classical. His talent and range is indicated by a short list of the…

… mecca. The upcoming Festival does not boast a performer with popular name recognition like last year's headline act Donovan, but it more than com- pensates with a line-up deep in talent and performing…

… experience. This year's event features at least three acts which possess the status to "headline" a folk festival: Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert, David Bromberg, and Tom Paxton. The duet of Holly Near and Ron…

… theatre, Ann Arbor's Once Group will feature two dramatic happenings involving dance, amplified sound, and light and film projection. - Alvin Ailey's American Dance Theatre will end t h e Festival with a…

… Ann Arbor stay, the last week of it coinciding with the Crea- tive Arts Festival. His opening lecture' will be tomorrow night in Rackham Lecture Hall at 8:00 p.m. The scheduled topic is "Teaching…

…'s Players is a stu- dent-faculty "un-organization" which presents plays rarely per- formed on the contemporary stage. - The Believers will present a combination blues - gospel - jazz - pop musical comedy and…

… Society today. MUSIC - "Lady Soul" A r e t h a Franklin will sing the blues of today in her own inimitable style. - Music and drama are the basis for the Eastbound Mound's mixed media perform- ance in which…

… Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, January 19, 1969 Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday. January 19. 1969 ,...., . ~' I 7 ,. X The Creative A rts Festival: One week togo By BARBARA WEISS It…

…'s here. It's now. It's t h e Creative arts Festival, 1969. Entitled "Experiment in the Arts," the Festival will fea- ture modern notables famous internationally for their pioneer- ing contributions in the…

… fields of drama, poetry, art, dance, criticism, and song. "This year, we wanted to build a cultural event the dimensions of which would be something unique," says Harry Winer, '69, chairman of the Festival…

… Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival seemed to epitomize the disconnected nature of contemporary folk music. By presenting a cast of wholly dissimilar performers, the festival provided the audience with a clear…

… festival at Power Center. 4K* 4K 4( 4K 41 4( 4K 4t -k TOLEDO, OH - TUES., JAN. 29 University of Toledo Student Union ANN ARBOR, MI - WED., JAN. 30 University of Michigan Michigan Union FARMINGTON HILLS, MI…

… revialist Hedy West, and David Bromberg, whose im- pressive instrumental abilities extend to jazz, blues and pop-rock inter- pretations. Clearly, Sunday's folk festival displayed much more than folk music…

…. Combining intriguing vocals along with the crystal- clear instrumentals, their set improved upon a similar appearance last fall at the Ark. JOHN HAMMOND'S collection of blues interpretations drew him an…

… mastered folk, blues, and jazz guitar in succession, he's moved on the the fiddle, both as a per- former and as a manufacturer. 6 a 6 A ' i. Dave Bromberg will perform at the 9th Ann Arbor Folk Festival at…

… balconies of Hill Auditorium on Saturday, when the Ninth Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival gets underway in front of the largestcrowd in festival history. Beating last year's best-setting crowd, this year…

… Ann Arbor Folk Festival. Having appeared at all but two festivals, and at every one of the past five, Bormberg just plain belongs here. Although he has headlined several festivals in the past, he has…

… prospered, and is now the undeniable highlight of the Ann Arbor folk calen- dar each year. Until two years ago, the festival was an all day event, with both an af- ternoon and an evening show. Last year…

…Cutcheon came to the Ann Arbor area last July, he drew two hundred and sixty people. According to Siglin, McCutcheon "is to the eighties what Michael Cooney was to the six- ties." Rory Black, the second female…

…, better known as Mr B., has built up a large local following without any gimmicks. He's attracted massive crowds at each of the last two Ann Arbor Art Fairs, as well as at the Ark and Rick's. A student of…

…:30 p.m. Registration is at the beginning of each term and runs in sync with the University's term schedules. CAS Ballet Theatre School, on Church Street, gives classes in0 Russian Ballet. The Ann Arbor…

… and jazz classes. Classical Ballet, taught in the Ceccheti method, costs =85 per four month term. The Ann Arbor Civic Ballet is connected with this school, and is open for audition to University…

… students. Their next performance is in May with the Ann Arbor String Orchestra. Finally, the Community Ballet Scool. directedi hv Camilla # I ' iI )I )LI ) FREE UNIVERSITY COURSES BEGIN NEXT WEEK No sign…

… thought of as a second stringer. As one of the world's finest flat- picking guitarists, he won fame as the chief exponent of the Blue Ridge sound in the '50s. Since then, in concert with his son Merle, who…

…ARTS The Michigan Daily -Sunday, January 9, 1983 Page 5 Four strings strong 3 Guitarist David Bromberg brings his mix of country, blues, and folk music to the Sixth Ann Arbor Folk Festival next…

…- bines both old and new, traditional and change, making it fascinatingly con- temporary and diverse. This year's Sixth Ann Arbor Folk Festival aptly demonstrates that the genre of folk spans a great range…

… of musical and performance styles. The festival will be proudly presented on Saturday, January 15 at 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Michigan Theatre to benefit the Ark Coffeehouse, Ann Arbor's own famous…

… now the subject of a book by Helen Ruttencutter entitled Quartet. The renowned quartet is giving Ann Arbor the rare privilege of no perfor- mances through the University Musical Society, one this…

… Glen Campbell (and sub- sequently recorded by 330 other ar- tists), Hartford has infinitely more germain musical talents to offer Ann Arbor audiences. As a matter of fact, student radio station WCBN uses…

… Manhattan: an inescapable nightmare. Ann Doyle, who teaches at Herb David's Guitar Studio, provides the Ann Arbor flavor that Gemini has in years past. She is labelled a "feminist singer", but her…

…, Brom- berg began to establish himself as a guitar virtuoso and great entertainer in his own right. Today, with his excellent band, Bromberg offers a cross section of styles, drawing from blues, folk…

… Saturday at the Michigan Theatre. Folk festivalfeatures fine fiddling oot-stom in fun By Katie Brewer N INETEEN YEARS ago at a music festival in Vermont a classical tradition was established; the Guarneri…

… folk club. Headlining both per- formances is David Bromberg and his band, with four other acts per show to complete the picture. The festival promises to be a well-rounded and varied mixture of virtually…

…'s festival. His proficiency has brought him world wide recognition as a leading force in bluegrass and a unique contemporary musician. Although he wrote "Gentle on My Mind," made famous by none other than…

…, Blues. THE ARK (761-1451) Saturday: 12th Ann Arbor Folk Festival, Hill Aud., 6 p.m. Sunday: Homegrown Women's Music Series, Jazz. BIRD OF PARADISE (662-8310) Friday & Saturday: Rick Roe Ensemble, Jazz…

… V e xS** 2g 9 OA 7A i Riders in the Sky will appear at the Twelth Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival this weekend. Restaurants The Real Seafood Co. is for real Film A behind the scenes look at TIree…

… Fugitives Music Joan Jett will rock the Michigan Theater this Saturday Books The perfect novel for the 80s- well, almost Cover Story The Twelfth Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival comes to town The List What…

… 0 F Lt*- .......... . MI ho 4virltin"" anil" - I V, III r b s --AG---N '"" iV')7 OMAGAZINE ANN ARBOR'S BEST SELECTION OF ACCESSORIES AND JEWELRY 325 e. liberty 995-4222 that one was…

…'s going on in Ann Arbor this weekend1 Ediitor..............................................................................................................Alyssa Lustigman Associate Editor…

… serious, and one wasn't. And now the serious one demands payment. BETTY BLUE (Jean-Jacques Beiniex, 1986) MLB 3 7:00 & 9:15 Betty Blue is a domineering type who is very frightened inside. She lives and…

….................................................................Lisa George THE APARTMENT LOUNGE (769-4060) Friday: Mars Needs Women (5:30- 8 p.m.), Rockabilly, rock & roll. George Bedard and the Kingpins, Swing, blues, rockabilly. Saturday: The Conquerroot Blues Band…

…. Sunday: Rick Roe Quartet, Jazz. THE BLIND PIG (996-8555) Friday: Frank Allison and the Odd Sox, Stories set to music. Second Self, Rock & roll. Saturday: Blue Front Persuaders, R&B. Sunday: The Gay 90s…

… it, the Tenth -Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival idisn't really just a folk festival. 3 It's actually a celebration of alternative music of several different iJtripes.With folk, blues, bluegrass, country…

…, among others, Columbia Records, show him capable of a wide range of blues styles, both electric and acoustic. He's played Ann Arbor about once a year for the last few years, always to full houses. Siglin…

… tfundraising shot in the arm for The §Ark, Ann Arbor's premier folk j ~"I'usic showplace, has grown into an annual event that looks as if it o will fill capacious Hill Auditorium ,for the second straight year…

…'s Ann Ar- bor Folk Festival. artists like Jimi Hendrix and Steve Miller, he did win himself the critical acclaim that has buoyed him through 20 years of touring. The series of records he released for…

…; the 60s blues revival that took place concurrent to the folk music explosion. While he never had the commercial success of crossover The Homestead Bed & Breakfast magazine. Pat Flynn, another guitarist…

…, and John Cowan, the singer, round out the band. Dave Van Ronk is an urban blues answer to the flashier work of Taj Mahal. Getting his start in the same Greenwich Village folk scene that spurred Bob…

… music" Saturday, when the Ann Arbor Folk Festival marks its fifth anniversary with two concerts at the Michigan Thea'ter. David Bromberg, whose Ann Arbor following is perhaps his most loyal nationwide…

…- talist (guitar, banjo), will also appear. Ann Arbor's "Gemini" folk music duo will perform with Percy "Mr. Bones" Danforth, the ageless percussion whiz who frequently pops ontosthe Ark stage. For comic…

…-alternating between folk- influenced works and those of jazz, blues and country-that personifies the diversity of the scheduled performers. The "folk music" umbrella is very en- compassing, and it pften takes a…

… festival such as this to vividly'reflect the genre's range. "Sub-headliners" for each show will be Tom Paxton, a veteran American coffeehouse performer, and Kate and Anna McGarrigle, popular French- Canadian…

… labeled a "Folk-related Festival." Describing the current "total upheaval" in the folk music field, whose boundaries are increasingly am- bigious, Siglin explained that "You can't say what isn't folk music…

… anymore." Festival patrons will hear more different types of music in one day than they'll hear for the rest of the year," Siglin said.. The exact itinerary has yet to be established, due to the notorious…

… minute arrangements that often ,precede such affairs. The actual agen- da will become known "about five minutes before show time," according to Siglin. What is known is the festival cast: Owen McBride will…

… relief, mime 0. J. Ander- son will appear at the festival. A Own McBride will emcee this weekend's Folk Festival. 'Dances'at Trueblo W ILLIE FEUER and Susan Matheke, former members ,of the Viola Dance…

…, an exciting string band from southern Ohio, are scheduled to appear. Finally, Billy Novick and Guy Van Dusen have been added to the festival. Novick is an accomplished jazz clarinetist and Van Dusen a…

… guitarist. Their collaboration Saturday-a rarity-should furher complement the festival's already impressive diversity. Ticket sales are reportedly quite brisk for Saturday's folk festival. Siglin explained…

… participation marked Saturday's Sixth Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival at the Michigan Theatre. Despite the wintery tem- peratures, the afternoon show was full and the evening show completely sold out. Jim Post, as…

… audience with his banjo at Friday's Sixth Ann Arbor Folk Festival. Pigs Wi By Joe Hoppe TF PIGS HAD Wings they'd get a whole bunch of people and have them read poetry and prose, perform folk, classical…

… continuity he maintained throughout both shows. First of the official performers in the day long line-up was Ann Arbor's Ann Doyle. As Doyle herself revealed, this was her first large audience, but she…

… handicapped child followed by a poem by Carl Sandburg about people and their work. Her best piece was "Fuzzy," a joyous song writ- ten during her year in Ann Arbor, which demonstrated her talent as singer…

… audience wanting more. Ann Arbor is Bromberg's town, as he proclaimed, and the Ark is his favorite place to play. This affection clearly showed as the band kicked off the last part of the evening with high…

… "Dark Hollow," and the inevitable blues num- bers. Despite their exhaustion, which made the set seem unfocused, the band was tight, with perfectly balanced harmonies and smooth spotlighting of solo…

… more soulful pieces "Julia," and "Dark as a Dungeon." Bromberg played his solo songs, such as "Statesboro Blues," fludily and with in- tensity. Crary and Hartford joined the band for the final tunes as…

…ARTS The Michigan Daily Tuesday, January 18, 1983 Page 5 Folk Festival: Good Vibrations and music flow By Isabel Bradburn and Jennifer Gamson HIGH-ENERGY level and en- If thusiastic audience…

… MC and first performer of the festival, established an energetic tone from the outset, by creating what he coined a "real get-down" at- mosphere. "If you're inhibited (about singing)" Post advised…

… performance was a lively and engaging illustration of an American cultural tradition, included in the annual festival for the first time. Although David Bromberg was billed as the main attraction, John Hartford…

…'s Arbor Folk Festival Ann Arbor Folk Festival Friday and Saturday Hill Auditorium Festival By Kimberly Chou Daily Arts Writer Auditorium - while Blanche bassist Tracee Mae Miller sported a '50s…

…' energy was not dampened by the length; they were ever enthusiastic and championed the merits of the venue, the festival and Ann Arbor's folk music legacy. To top it off, Hill is in the middle of Central…

… blues-based set more than four hours after guests started filling the seats. Tired attendees started to sneak out of Hill between songs, but Cray still tried to work the crowd, proclaiming, "Thank you…

… kindly!" between every other song. Cray's style of blues is solid but almost too pop-oriented - maybe too easy-lis- tening to keep an audience alive after they've sat still for the past five hours. Singing…

… strange ANI part: Outside the buyers jockeying for prestige positions and blow- ing through studio spare change, Sun- dance just doesn't do it for the masses. As an American film festival, we might…

… two nights a year at one of the largest and most prestigous folk festivals in the country. Though sponsored by the Ark, a Main Street con- cert hall, the event moved to the more spacious Hill Auditorium…

… Campus - yet it's doubtful the majority University students knew about the folky weekend festivities, much less found them relevant. The festival's opening night was meant to be more diverse - a louder and…

… first national tour to promote Cody's first album. As most people know, Command- er Cody and his Lost Planet Air- men started their career in Ann Arbor, but didn't start making it big until they had moved…

… out to Berkeley. Since Cody is an ori- ginal Ann Arbor product, he is one of the most popular bands in the area. Their popularity is well deserved. Sunday night's show was Cody at his very best. The…

… they played competently enough, but were nothing as compared to Cody. The harmonica-player in the Boogie Brothers should be rec- ognized for his excellent blues harmonica. The concert was one of the…

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…0 What's happening around Ann Arbor I FRIDAY Campus Cinema Hail Mary (Jean-Luc Godard, 1985) AAFC/C2, 7:00 and 9:00 p.m., AH Aud. A. A modern version of the story of the Annunciation and the…

… comes upon an East German plot to take over all of Germany. Performances Ann Arbor Chamber Orchestra -. Washtenaw Council for the Arts. 8 p.m., Michigan Theater (996-0066). Renowned Canadian violinist…

…, Brahms, and Chopin. Bars & Clubs. The Ark - (761-1451) - 9th Ann Ar- bor Folk Festival. The Blind Pig - (996-8555) - Steve Nardella Rock 'n' Roll Trio. The Earle - (994-0211) Rick Burgess and Patty O…

…. Huron (1-626-8742). This 11-member string ensemble will feature classics such as Schumann's Fairy tales and Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1. Bars & Clubs The Blind Pig - (996-8555) - Blue Front…

… - (995-2132) - Willie D. Warren and the Blues Cruisers. Mountain Jack's - (665-1133) - Don Dowland; musical comedian. The Nectarine Ballroom - (994- 5436) - Top-40 Dance Party. Rick's American Cafe - (996…

…[, .. . By Mitch Cantor For a while, it was almost like an old Ed Sullivan show. And one of the bet- ter ones, at that. And almost perfectly executed. But the Fifth Ann Arbor Folk Festival, at the Michigan…

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… for the River"), an Irish instrumental medley, and the Harlem Globetrotters' theme song (whatever it's called). The musician- ship was brilliant, the act composed. They will be returning to Ann Arbor in…

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… astonished the crowd with its swing-era music.! Combining on guitar and dtarinet, and then guitar and tin whistle, Novick and Van Duser artfully recreated a couple of jazz tunes, a blues suicide chant ("Ready…

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… Mabus . highlighted the evening show Diversity hallmark of Arkfolk festival By Lesa Doll T HERE IS nothing as entrancing as a young, nubile dancer. In-no other persona can we find such illuminating, raw…

… have been very tiresome set changes. Following a short introduction of the festival, McBride brought on Gemini, a duo composed of local identical twins. Sandor and Laszlo Slomovits. An a cappella version…

… Sandor and Percy Danforth, an 81-year-old bones virtuoso tiewhom the festival was dedicated. (If you've never seen anyone play bones, they are played with one in each hand-like spoons-but sound like tap…

…, balladeers, pickers, grinners, and virtuosos all find a place on the Twelfth Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival Ark's postage-stamp stage. On some nights, the quarters are too cozy for comfort. If you…

…. The Twelfth Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival takes place Saturday at Hill Audito- rium. Connie Regan and Barbara Free- man, the Folktellers, serve as the Folk Festival's southern-fried em- cees. Close…

…'s premiere folk music club, the Ark, and prepare to be enter- tained. The Ark brings in an aston- ishing variety of talent from both around the world and around the block. Storytellers, blues singers…

… Monroe (Ranger Doug) is the self proclaimed "Idol of American Youth" and a past blue grasser. Monroe, who sings and plays guitar, is a former historian for the Country Music Foundation, and a free…

… is an alternative that Bishop won't, or more accurately, has insisted on, not choosing. Exploring the traditions and styles of country, folk, blues, rock, and reggae, Bishop has been creating an…

… years... This, for me, was a positive move." The life, and love, of a folk singer is the stage, not the studio, and Prine's appearance at the Folk Festival is another positive move - for him and for us…

… Stones. These guys have played with some of the best; blues of the finest quality can be expected. Rick's American Cafe, January 21, at 8 p.m. Fourth Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival-This year's headliner…

… twenty years and several recor- }A N L T.00 dings worth of blues experience. It's not - - subtle, but it cannot be resisted. TONITE A T M DNTE .TONITE AT MiDNITE = His ROY SCHEIDER the ann arbor…

….'' Not for the faint of heart. Second Chance, January 19. The Legendary Blues Band-Formerly the back-up band of blues legend and Muddy Waters, the band has since toured with such luminaries as the Rolling…

… for the Ark Coffeehouse benefit is the patented eccentric blues and jazz performer, Leon Redbone. Michael Cooney, Margaret Christl, and the Henrie Brothers appear with Redbone in the 2 p.m. show and…

…:00, 7:00 and 9:45, Michigan Theatre. LONNIE BROOKS Red-hot blues By FRED SCHILL - Lonnie Brooks gazed at the audience, grinning expectantly. "Are we gonna have a good time tonight?" he asked. Standard…

… fare, but the Lonnie Brooks Blues Band was serious, fulfilling their own prophecy in three frenetic sets of Chicago blues Wednesday night at Rick's American Cafe. Brooks is an impatient man. He wan- ts…

… to be bluesy fast, none of this messing around moaning and groaning about it. Exorcise a few demons, man. SO BROOKS plays the blues im- patiently, like a man trying to get it out of his system before…

… wondering where rock and roll came from. Brooks plays a jumping, foot- stomping style of blues at a pace that would stymie a whirling dervish, with a reckless contagion that makes the bubonic plague look tame…

…. In three sets of blues he played one slow song. One. And even then he filled all of the spaces with fluid, staccato guitar runs so his fingers wouldn't get idle. BROOKS IS blessed with a gift that…

… resting the guitar on the back of his head during one solo without bat- ting an eyelash. He even picked it with his teeth (move over, Jimi Hendrix). This was unmistakably blues, but it was played with a…

…0 8 - Friday, January 28, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom A double dose of Sundance USA The Swell Season will play tomorrow as part of the Ann Arbor Folk Festival. A2 festival for…

…I all folk The Avett Brothers, Mavis Staples headline 34th Folk Festival By MIKE KUNTZ Daily Arts Writer From its humble beginnings as aone- night stand at the Power Center in 1977, the Ann Arbor Folk…

… could be generated by tonight's opening at Canterbury House of the Ann Arbor Drama Festival. For a whole month, the festival will produce shows Thurs- day through Sunday nights and drama work- shops on…

… organizations and professional companies bring a lot of very good theater into Ann Arbor. But Debbie Nathan, in charge of organizing the festival, explains, "Many kinds of theater are not done at the University…

… think. This weekend's Ann Arbor Folk Festi- val will feature a cross-generational jam of folk, blues and Americana 29 years in the making. The festival's third decade concludes with two consecutive nights…

… festival Ann Arbor Folk Festival at Hill Auditorium pitches folk to a younger audience By Kimberly Chou Daily Arts Writer Folk music isn't just for old folk. At least that's what The Ark would like you to…

… to accommodate the bands and their audience. "The crowd varies. There are the baby boomers, then (also) University stu- dents," Chaffer-Authier said. Although in the past the Ann Arbor Folk Festival…

… might ring a bell with the average college student. Blues great Robert Cray and his band will headline on Friday, with gothic vaudevillians Blanche fitting the bill alongside Iris DeMent, the Greencards…

… at Hill Audi- torium. The Ark's largest fundraiser is also one of the biggest folk festivals in the country. Both Friday and Saturday welcome as-yet-undiscovered acts as well as artists whose names…

… lineup) by the night of the concert." This will be the Ark's fourth year hosting the two-night festival, which shifted venues during Hill renovations a few years ago. The Ark split the bill into two nights…

… has booked major artists such as Emmy Lou Harris, the Indigo Girls and Ani DiFranco, the festival has increased the number of smaller bands. "With a 3,000-person crowd, it's a boost for them to be seen…

…, the Ann Arbor Folk Festival was an event to remain in your mind for at least the whole slow year till the next festival. If the festival is any sort of barometer of folk music today, one can certainly…

… club with an Ann Arbor tradition, but with a new face for '85. The music room has been made more spa- cious and more social. A new game room has been added in the A....L T ^.J......4 Guiness and a full…

… "best," but there certainly; are high's and low's. In the wake of Griffith, Post, and Rush's entourage, Dave Bromberg's quiet blues and backup to other musicians was pleasant but not especially memorable…

… atmosphere. Jazz is a music of life. It has its origins in the songs of slavery, post-Civil War Reconstruction, and, most importan tly, in the burgeoning blues tradition of the early twentieth century. For…

…. And the festival's sup- posed star, Bonnie Raitt, seemed less than what she could have been. She played a few slow, bluesy tunes in the vein of Sippie's mournful wailings of devious or lost lovers, and…

…, all in a row. these songs seemed a bit too much of the same crying thing. But after more than five hours, it's hard to say what headliner could startle you in your chair. The festival's new structure…

… at Hill Auditorium where she closed Sunday's Folk Festival. Despite her headline appearance, she seemed outdone by the evening's earlier acts. By Aaron Bergman This is the first article of a weekly…

… held all over the country. Major festivals, such as the Montreaux- Detroit Jazz Festival and Kool Jazz Fests have become more popular and successful. All these gains bode well for the future of jazz on a…

… down memory lane. — Eli Rallo, Daily Arts Writer 7. SMTD’s “Porgy and Bess” Year after year, some of the biggest names in folk travel to Michigan for the Ann Arbor Folk Festival. This year, for the…

… for everyone at the festival. For two nights, Ann Arbor’s historic Hill Auditorium transformed into a haven for music that celebrates the tradition of storytelling in America. Whether you are a…

… walking folk encyclopedia or know absolutely nothing about the genre, the Ann Arbor Folk Festival is an Ann Arbor tradition that everyone should experience. — Ryan Cox, Daily Arts Writer 8. Ann Arbor’s…

… 40th Annual Folk Festival Year after year, some of the biggest names in folk travel to Michigan for the Ann Arbor Folk Festival. This year, for the festival’s fortieth anniversary, the acts were…

… nothing about the genre, the Ann Arbor Folk Festival is an Ann Arbor tradition that everyone should experience. — Ryan Cox, Daily Arts Writer 9. UMS presents “Cold Blood” I have seen some bizarre…

… to the streets of Ann Arbor on Oct. 23, it was an intervention for thousands of Ann Arbor students and residents. Ten thousand books lay splayed out on East Liberty St. illuminated by the sun by day…

… residents of Ann Arbor were driven by a thirst for new information rather than consumer instincts. Before coming to Ann Arbor, the installation was also set up in Madrid, Toronto, Melbourne and New York…

…. Its arrival and success here speak volumes about Ann Arbor’s far-reaching influence on the humanities. — Ben Vassar, Daily Arts Writer 4. A Dramatic Reading of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman…

… speaking voice. That night, McDonald dazzled the hearts and minds of Ann Arbor. — Isabelle Hasslund, Community Culture Editor 6. Pasek and Paul Book Tour to Ann Arbor When thinking about my favorite…

… had the pleasure of seeing live in Ann Arbor early in the fall semester of 2018. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (writers of “Dear Evan Hansen”) and Darren Criss (“Glee”) all came together on the “Dear…

… Filmmaker: Return Address for Film (if different: Phone Number: Complete One Entry Blank for each film entered and return before February 1, 1971, to: ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL, P.O. Box 8, Ann Arbor, Michigan…

… 48107 Please enclose Entry Fee of $3.00 per film, payable to the Ann Arbor Film Cooperative. I If you have any questioon regarding the Festival, contact: DOUG LICHTERMAN, 313-764-3643 This. [W W - WwW U…

… are in Detroit. Archie Shepp will be heard. Black night suffering to be heard clear over here in this land of whole milk lectures. 603 E. MADISON SAT.-9:00 P.M. EVERYONE WELCOME! 1971 Ann Arbor 8…

… Ann Arbor Film Cooperative). Mail films to P.O. Box 8, Ann Arbor, Michi- qan 48107. If you anticipate that your film will not reach us by February 1, please send your entry blank and entry fee ahead…

… with a note as to when the film might be expected. To deliver your film personally make arrangements with Doug Lichterman in Ann Arbor at 313-764-3643. All films must reach us by February 8, 1971. Each…

… film submitted will be screened by a selectionccommittee which will program the four days of showings in the Residential College Audi- torium. (Located in East Quadrangle, 716 S. University, Ann Arbor…

… on - all at once - and this is no jive nightclub ($5 a drink and "Direct from the Desert Inn.") This is direct from the heart, from the mix of black slums and white palaces, bitter-sweet, the blues…

… nunFilnFestival Fehruai'y 18-21 RULES The festival is open to all non-professional Regular 8, Super 8, and Single 8 Films. Explicit instructions on synchronization of sound systems are required for all…

… sound films. If Sync instructions are impractical or un- telligible, films will not be accepted for showing. Also, films with poor splicing or other defects will be returned. 4The Festival recommends that…

…, Michigan). An Awards Jury will view the selected films as they are presented at the Festival and make the decisions regarding distribution of prize 'mon- ey. There will be prizes in each of the four cate…

…-discussion on the concept of the "Jewish American Princeess." Sponsored by: U-M Program on Judaic Studies, U-M Program on Women's Studies, U-M Department of Sociology, Jewish Feminist Group of Ann Arbor, M l Hill…

… Kubek ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER............Karen Brown Cover photo by Karen Handelman Weekend Magazine is edited and managed by students on the staff of The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor…

… their hits, including songs from their recent LP Echo and the Bunnymen. SATURDAY 11TH ANNUAL A N N ARBOR FOLK FESTIVAL - 6 p.m., Hill Auditorium This year's line-up includes .Holly Near and Ronnie…

…' entertains, comments on human exsistence. COVER STORY Prominent campus figures discuss their perceptions of racism. MICH-ELLANY Interview: Folk festival headliner Holly Near THE LIST What's going on in Ann…

… Street Forum, U-M Office of Ethics and Religion. The Kinsey Report represents the cutting edge of contemporary blues. music Meredith Monk's voice is too dangerous to imitate at home. FILM 'Maurice…

… Arbor this weekend. EDITORS.................................................Rebecca Blumenstein Alan Paul Stephen Gregory FILM EDITOR................................John Shea MUSIC EDITOR…

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…, featured attraction of the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, is caught in a rare moment of eye contact. Redbone, known for his ragtime and blues music, alternately amused and bewildered Sunday's "folksy" audiences…

… vocal skills demonstrate unpredic- tability with hums, yodels, grunts and a whole series of other surprises. defined "folk music" no worse than others performing in Sunday's Fourth Ann Arbor Folk Festival…

… notably, his own compositions; "The Xerox Line,'' and "I Wanna See Your Smiling Face Forty-five Years from Now." I doubt if the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, whose purpose is to raip4 money for the Ark, was…

… very subtle joke; it left you wondering bewilderedly whether you "got it." The 2 p.m. show was opened by one of Ann Arbor's favorite "Ark" enter- tainers, Michael Cooney. After a somewhat awkward…

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… him- self. His music spans generations, reviving old 1930s and 40s ragtime and blues, al well as the versatile styles of past guitarists such as Lonnie Johnson, ig Bill Broonzy and Blind Blake. His…

… army"), and "Old Blue," a story/song aided by Cooney's masterful banjo techniques. Following Cooney was Margaret Christl, who, despite her tendency towards the painfully over-theatrical, highlighted the…

…ARTS yhe Michigan Daily Tuesday, January 20, 1981 PageT Redbone heads otherwise folksy festiv By JENNIFER GAMSON The lightsdim and the 1930s ragtime sound fills the theater. Onto the stage…

… festival offered Redbone in the same detached style, but the dynamism of the other three acts made it a more satisfying show overall. Mick Moloney and Eugene O'Donnell, both from Ireland, started out the…

… usually lasts between five and six exciting hours, benefits Ann Arbor's bastion of quality folk, blue- grass and world music: the Ark. The Ark, now located on Main Street at Liberty, has been a bulwark of…

… the New Year. Ann Arbor residents will have a chance to experience the power of Great Big Sea at Hill Auditorium this Saturday as part of the 23rd Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival. The folk festival is a…

… local music and the arts for more than 30 years. Fans of folk music already know that there will be no better single dis- play of talent on one stage than the upcoming annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival, but…

….S. border in a Customs bureaucracy and unable to make it to Ann Arbor as scheduled. Now, with all their papers in order, Great Big Sea is eager to be part of the folk festival. The band performs a mix of…

… in the audience. In spite of the band's pride in a great set, at the end of the performance they were greeted by a silence in which "you could hear a spoon drop," Buell said. In Ann Arbor, Automobile…

… getting jobs in Ann Arbor. "As far as Ann Arbor goes, we haven't played everywhere we need to play," Buell said. Automobile is holding off on scheduling any performances at the Blind Pig for the time being…

… performs at the Ark and will be intermittently performing while hosting the folk festival along with his colleague Robert Jones, a blues DJ for WDET. Great Big Sea has a habit of utter- ly astonishing those…

…, The Hot Club of Cowtown, Anne Hills, Fred Eaglesmith, and David Barrett. Masters of ceremonies Matt Watroba and Robert Jones will appear on behalf of Detroit's WDET Radio (101.9 FM). The concert, which…

… runs the gamut from pop to country, while Anne Hills possesses a voice desribed as pure, luminous, crystalline and irresistible. Millions have unkowingly heard David Barrett's compositions at both the…

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… classic pianist Winifred Kerner entertains tonight. The Habitat - Listen to the dan- ce tunes of the Whiz Kids and dan- ce your night away. Joe's Star Lounge - Ann Arbor's favorite wild rockers the Ur…

… Arbor's Bruce Dondero's "The Dancer," his first symphonic work, by thirty of Ann Arbor's best jazz musicians. Also performances of the Les Bloom- Bruce Dondero Sextet, pianist. Larry Manderville, and more…

… choirs. Come early, because no one will be seated after the concert begins. 8:15 p.m. Hill Auditorium. Call 763-3017. Free. Rick's American Cafe (611 Chur- ch) Blues guitarist Luther Allison returns to Ann…

… Folk Dancing Club Instruction in folk dance for beginners followed by 2 hours of dancing. Music by Ann Arbor's Brown Bag International Folk Dance Band. 8-9:30 p.m. (instruc- tion), 9:30-midnight…

…'s passion for horses, returns and will continue for its second of four performances tonight. The University's Mime Troupe will perform as horses while the ac- companying music by Ann Arbor's Martin Simmons…

… (jacket and tie). 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., Ann Arbor Inn. $5, which in- cludes one drink ticket. 668-8480, 769-9500. Washtenaw County Coordinating Council for Children at Risk University child psychiatrist Judith…

… Hendrick Huisjes, a professor practiced in the areas of gynecology and obstetrics. 8 p.m., International Center (West Quad). 763-6865. Free. Cultural School of Ann Arbor Oneg Shabbat Nira and Moshe Yorav of…

…- sored by Eclipse Jazz and will be held at 4 p.m. at the Trotter House (1443 Washtenaw). 763-4692. Free. Music Ann Arbor Chamber Orchestra Society Silver Medalist of the sixth Van Cliburn International…

…, offer dynamic entertainment and tonight they are celebrating the release of their latest LP Mandance. Jackson and the Decoding Society hit Ann Arbor only once a year and have already established quite a…

… following. Recommended. Tickets are $6.50 for the shows at 8 and 10:30 p.m., University Club. Ann Arbor Armory Tonight the Armory is holding a Reggae Dance Party featuring none other than Detroit's own Makah…

… Habitat. Joe's Star Lounge-The Blue Front Persuaders are at it again with everything from R&B 'to oldies rock. Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation p.m., Arborland Shopping Center,l Department Call 971…

…'. Call 761-1451. Mr. Flood's Party-Steve Alliance Francaise d'Ann Arbor Newhouse combines funk, blues, The Alliance sponsors a tour at and country for interesting enter- the Detroit Institute of Arts today…

… home grown music. Music begins at 6 p.m. Tickets $6. Call 331-8786 Benefit for Ark Coffeehouse The Sixth Ann Arbor Folk Festival will benefit the Ark Cof- feehouse, Ann Arbor's famous folk club. THis…

… Shuttle Columbia's fifth mission. MLB Aud. 3, 7:30 p.m. 994-3966. Free. Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor An organization of talented young actors from all parts of the world will be settling in the Ann Arbor…

… community for a show en-_ titled Up With People. Folk songs and dancing all night. $8.50, Michigan Theater. Call 668-8480. Ann Arbor Public Library Films for Children In honor of Martin Lutber King Day, the…

… Ann Arbor Public Library Films for Children will present the Time-Life film The Bridge of Adam Rush. The film is intended for children in kindergarten or older (no preschollers) and follows the story of…

… a father and his son and their learning to work together. From 2-3 p.m. at the Ann Arbor Public Library. 994-2345. Free. Guild House Today at their weekly luncheon the Guild House presents political…

…, poetry program coordinator at the In- stitute. Carpools are available; all invited. Call Nan at 665-5425. Free. Women's Aglow Fellowship The Ann Arbor chapter of this in- terdenominational Christian…

… expect to be bored by some skits, and pleasantly surprised by many others. 10 p.m. Call 995-2023. Free. Recycle Ann Arbor Today's the collection date for the area bounded by Brooks, Miller, Maple, and M-14…

…-Newport- Huron River Drive. Donate your recyclable items. Call 665-6398. Ann Arbor Camera Club Lensmen Lenton Sutcliffe and George Mendenhall tell you how to get the better picture. All invited to Forsythe…

… Church (306 N. Division). Tickets $3. Call 971-2110. First Presbyterian Church Festival The chancel choir of the First Presbyterian joins with the Ann 'Arbor Chamber Orchestra for a performance of the St…

… Community College Big Band making it a sure big band ex- travaganza. 8 p.m. $6.50, $7.50, and $8.50. Call 763-5924. Theater Ann Arbor Civic Theatre Spend an evening with Eugene Ionesco in his world of absurd…

… against the Hoosiers of Indiana at the Matt Mann Pool at 7:30 p.m. Call 764-0247. Etc. Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association "ConFusion 101" is the name, and outer-space and celestial ex- ploits the game…

….m. at the Exhibit Museum (Geddes at N. University). $1. Call 764-0478. Ann Arbor Science Association "ConFusion 101" continues. See Friday's listing. Explorer Post #4 The Post will sponsor a cross country…

…-style with Parade. Musicx St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Janet Smarr and Roger Marcus, a professional duo with a large Ann Arbor following, perform music for voice, lute, and guitar. St. An- drew's Episcopal…

…- 2159. Sierra Club There will be a four-mile hike through the Highland Recreation Area, a wooded lake area about 20 miles from Ann Arbor. Car pools leave Ann Arbor City Hall at 1 p.m. Free, except for gas…

… money. Call 668-7688. Etc. Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association "Con;Fusion 101" continues. See Friday's listing. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. University Exhibit Museum Planetarium "Orion and Company" con- tinues. 2…

… will be offered to encourage support of this enter- taining and educational Ann Arbor institution. There'll be good radio all weekend long, help keep it that way. Call 763-3501. Theater Michigan Ensemble…

… benefit performance at the Michigan Union Ballroom will highlight many of Ann Arbor's talented musicians. Composing the bill for the show will be Peter "Madcat" Ruth, a virtual wizard on the harmonica, Ann…

… audiences around the world. 8 p.m. Tickets are $11-16. Call 665-3717. Ann Arbor Civic Theatre Ionesco's absurdity entertains another audience tonight at 8 p.m. with The Bald Soprano and The Lesson. See Friday…

… legacy in the Ann Arbor area, Ruth has built up a sizeable flock of fans who make the pilgrimage to his every area appearance. Ruth is on* of those performers who is a testament to the ability of…

… leave few dimensions left to explore. The only thing that has seemingly eluded Ruth is a successful recor- ding career. But Ruth loves the Ann Arbor area ana its people, and reserves many dates on his…

…. And don't let his disheveled appearance fool you, for underneath the T-shirt and tat- tered blue jeans is a man who represents the quintessence of harmonica blues. Also slated to appear is Ann Doyle, a…

… Michyigan Central Railroad Station opened in Ann Arbor. If you weren't there, now's your chance to see history repeat itself. This weekend we're dedicating Amtrak's brand-new Ann Arbor Station at 325 Depot…

… Arbor Folk Festival two weeks ago, and will even include a few veterans from that show. Harmonica wizard Peter "Madcat" Ruth will highlight the second part of the show in a solo appearance. A musical…

… performances and talks relevant to the nuclear issue, the second part will be all music, and the latter section will consist of dance music. The benefit is a highly recommended follow- up to the successful Ann…

… coagulating emotions and music. The musical passions of the instrumental sculptor are enrooted in "the blues," a style which Ruth has attacked like an exposed nerve. Cultivating his talents in such innovative…

… early '70 s bands as the New Heavenly Blues, Sky King, and the Dave Brubeck Band, Ruth has enlarged the breadth of his musical foun- dation. His encompassing exploitation of the genres of blues and jazz…

… local singer-songwriter who was well-recieved at the Folk Festival. Perhaps a bit intimidated by the large crowd at the Michigan Theatre, Doyle will undoubtedly feel more comfortable in the intimate…

… favorites at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival this Sunday. a two week concert without repeating a song; he is, in fact, a modern day Woodie Guthrie, having spent much of his life hitch-hiking around North America…

… festival) will also appear in the afternoon show. He is a frequent visitor to the Ark-a dedicated collector-singer, and a vivacious storyteller- humorist. It is said that he could sing i 7the ann arbor…

… Thanks to Dave and Linda Siglin, who manage the Ark, we'll be able to see both the Fourth Annual Ann Ar- bor Folk Festival and the Super- Bowl this month. The Ark benefit was originally scheduled for Super…

… white- cardboard-framed, blue-and-red tinted ,glasses (which tend to make everyone in the audience look like members of some New Wave ensemble called the Visual Aids) while a galactic explosion sent a…

… simultaneously-running cameras to produce a doulgle-image in glorious Technicolor, instead of the usual grade-B-surreal red and blue tint. The movie was rarely screened in its original form. This Friday…

… being eroded anyway, and Redbone comes as close to the Blues, Jazz, "Melancholy Baby," you name it and Leon Redbone plays it. Redbone will appear with Michael Cooney, Andy Breckman and other Ark…

… even see the Super Bowl. I traditional concept as many of the country-western, blues, or pop ar- tists touring folk music coffeehouses today. "Why the hell even try to define it?" screeched last year…

… and tries to see its way to the end of the tunnel. This could be a concept album. Start. with traditional rock-ska y"Enjoy Yourself", look at the working class and rich girls who end up in blue movies…

… indicated that on the 25th there would be no leaving Philadelphia, period.) As usual, there will be two shows for the festival, one in the afternoon and one at night and three acts in addition to the…

…- ship. They've been playing together on-and-off since 1973, and tend to deliver an intense set. It appears to be another satisfying festival, one that is, once again, marked by its diversity. And you can…

… of Michigan, Ann Arbor The Bush Program in Child Development and Social Policy Winter 1981 Public Lectures CURRENT ISSUES IN EDUCATION Vt 4 Asa Hilliard, Georgia State University January 22 Is School…

… come. Individually and collectively, the band has played with Greg Allman, Eric Clapton, Larry Coryell, Bob Dylan, Dizzy Gillespie, the ann arbor film cooperative TONIGHT TONIGHT PRESENTS A CLOCKWORK…

… Hall, the Newport and Mon- treaux Jazz Festivals, the International Jazz Jamboree, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, to name a few. The band has mastered a variety of blues styles, from the…

…. Several years ago Shagan wrote hustle Blues Band tonight The Legendary Blues Band, formerly known as the Muddy Waters Band, will be playing tonight in the latest of a series of performances by fine blues…

… ar- tists at Rick's American Cafe. The name may sound pretentious at first, but the band is led by pianist Pinetop Perkins and mouth harpist Jerry Portnoy; both about as legendary as blues musicians…

… blues of har- monica masters Sonny Boy Williamson and Slim Harpo, to Southern honky- tonk blues, to Chicago blues by artists such as Little Walter. All of the band's members (including Louis Myers on…

… guitar, Calvin Jones on bass, and Willie Smith on drums) are fine blues singers as well as superior instrumentalists. But it is Pinetop Perkins that con- tinually inspires a barrage of adjec- tives. He is…

… perhaps the finest blues pianist in the business, and his vocals are fraught with the passion and in- spiration characteristic of fine blues. Skeptical? Seeing is believing, to cop a cliche, and the…

… to an outstanding evening of perfor- ces at the 20th Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival at Hill Auditori um. The Celtic duo of Ali Bain, a fiddler, and Phil Cunningham, an accordionist, were the evening…

…'s first act. The pair, who traveled to Ann Arbor R from Scotland on Friday, ran through a set of jigs, airs and rollicking reels that opened the Festival in fine fashion. Next on the bill was singer…

… favorite. To begin, Bromberg told the crowd it was his first perfor- mance in more than a year, and then launched into "Travelin' Blues." He had not made it halfway through, however, when misfortune struck…

… eccentric renditions of turn-of-the-century Dixieland blues. Martin Sexton appeared next, having just arrived from Hartford, Conn., where he spent 12 hours snowed in. Like Redbone, he performed a truncated…

…, "What about that?! I mean, whoa! Totally unexpected!" Griffith and her Blue Moon Orchestra, the headliners for whom most of the crowd had been waiting, came out around 10:45 p.m. They began with John…

… his albums. The show begins at 7 p.m. at Borders Books and Music at 612 E. Liberty St. For more information, call 662-7652. Monday January 27, 1997 A Folk Festival warms Hill Evening of high…

…. The Festival, in its 20th year, is going strong. On Saturday night, it accom- plished both of its goals: To raise money for the Ark (a sold- out crowd paid $25 a piece), and to provide a diverse and…

… entertaining evening. Susan Werner sings at the Folk Festival. venezuelan-style Lara plays at Borders, Pontiac By Kristin Long Daily Arts WNriter According to Nil Lara, "the whole thing is about celebrating…

…i Eighty-Seven Years of Editorial Freedom 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109 ABENG advertising: Dereliction of duty Saturday, January 29, 1977 News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by…

… apartment." And they laugh - there are no inexpensive apartments in Ann Arbor, only high-priced rat traps. Any city where tenants have to look for housing eight months before they want to live in it, where…

… high rise variety (Tower Plaza was completed in 1969). "If I were in- volved in building, and I could build elsewhere, I would, said Karen Fraccaro of Maize and Blue Man- agement. But even given high…

… to finance the Black Arts and Culture Festival. On November 4, 1976, a resolution was proposed and passed by the RA read- ing: "Any group which uses RA funds for any activity must have thtat activity…

… Festival was held in the East Quad. Events occurred from Fri- day evening, January 21, through Sunday, January 23. I know that the festival was held during that time per- iod, because on the Friday evening…

… of its opening some- one told me about it. I cursed my ignorance at not hav- ing been aware of the festival beforehand. It seems, though, that I wasn't alone in not being aware of the existence of the…

… festival. Apparently I am one of a very large number of East Quad residents who knew nothing of the festival. This seemed strange. How could so many people not be aware that a major event of this sort was…

… taking place? Answer: The fes- tival was very badly publicized. This answer raises two very crucial questions. What was the reason that the festival was so, poorly adver- tised, and by poorly advertising…

…, my political answer (as I really don't answer their question at all) is, "You should try the Blue Nile!" You see, the Blue Nile is cer- tainly not the best restaurant in Ann Arbor, but for most people…

… Mariachi Band in the World." On Jan. 27, University Musical Society will present Mariachi Vargas at Hill Auditorium, two years after an incredibly popular 2010 perfor- mance in Ann Arbor. Mariachi Vargas was…

… coconut milk sauce. At $28 for a three-course meal from this highly esteemed estab- lishment, we salute you, Ann Arbor Restaurant Week, for get- ting college kids and good food together again. Other MUSTS…

… dictate that I divulge my job here at the Daily. Also inevitably, the response I hear is always the same: "Food critic? Great! What's the best restaurant in Ann Arbor?" After a quick smile and light laugh…

… selection of nationally recognized pizza). LUNCH MUST/DINNER BUST: The Blue Nile Inevitably, there comes a time - in the natural course of get- ting to know new people - when the rules of social interaction…

… United States, but her story with the band began when she was a mid- dle school student, completely infatuated with mariachi music. In 1979, Munoz participated in a San Antonio mariachi festival, the first…

… of its kind, headlined by Mariachi Vargas. Mufioz said she fell in love with the band and attended the festival habitually for the next five years. What followed was a tO-year hiatus when no mariachi…

… festivals were held in San Antonio. During that time, Munoz studied adver- tising, specializing in Hispanic markets and eventually founded her own company, Mufioz Public Relations, which she used to res…

… festival which will also feature Taj Mahal, Elizabeth Cotten, Dave Van Ronk, Peter Chase, Uncle Bonsai, New Grass Revival, Sally Rogers, Dick Siegel, and Owen McBride. LOOSE ENDS - Ann Arbor Civic Theater…

… Mr-11 9 w What's happening in Ann Arbor this weekend P, FRIDAY CAMPUS CINEMA ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (Frank Capra, 1944), CG, DBLf7:00l p.m., MLB 4. Two kindly old ladies waste people with…

…, this time as a middle-class couple who mut deal with their daughter's engagement to a black man (Sidney Poitier). PERFORMANCES LOOSE ENDS - Ann Arbor Civic Theater Main Street Pro- ductions, 8 p.m., Ann…

… benefit Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Department. BARS & CLUBS BIRD OF PARADISE (662- 8310) - Ron Brooks Trio with Betty Joplin, jazz. THE BLIND PIG (996-8555) - Watusies, neo-garage rock. THE EARLE (994…

… DANCE-A-THON BENEFIT - University Student Nurses' Association, 7:30 p.m., Ann Arbor Inn (761-3213). Come out to practice or learn the twist, tango, waltz, and mashed potato while raising funds in this…

… marathon dance for the Ann Arbor McDonald House. Pledge sheets are available at local McDonald restaurants, the Ann Arbor Inn, and the Campus Information Center. SATURDAY CAMPUS CINEMA RAIDERS OF THE LOST…

…-educated man in India wants to give his secluded wife mre freedom, but is fearful of it at the same time. Ann Arbor premiere. CATCH-22 (Mike Nichols, 1970), Hill St., 7:00 & 9:30 p.m., Hill St. Masterful…

… GARDEN recom ends:3035 Washtena w A ve.--971-0970 . C e The Oldest Pizzeria VK ,TON5 Ann Arbor's Only Rib House Prime Ribs Spare Ribs * Beef Ribs Short Ribs BBQ Chicken Baby Back Ribs Vegetarian, Seafood…

… and Sandwich Menu Available " 114 E. Washington, Ann Arbor, 663-3900 BANDMLE " Fresh Bakery " Homemade Soups " Sandwiches made to or " Hot Entrees Daily 120E. Liberty, Annf 668-8299 Sat.9a.m.-8 n…

…. Sunday 9 a.n der , Arbor . m. in Ann Arbor, with Delicious Italian Dinners & Salads. "VOTED BEST PIZZA IN ANN ARBOR BY THE MICHIGANDAILY" Restaurant & Bar 512 East William, Ann Arbor, 663-3379 Szechuan…

…-$30. 764-8572. THEATER Fireside Festival of New Plays See Thursday. Performance Network, 408 W. Washington. 7 p.m. 663-0681. Call for ticket prices. Lighten up the Sky! See Thursday. Ann Arbor Civic Theatre…

… tortured for incorporating into their name the phrase that every overzealous male dreads as much as a weak libido. The Ark, 316 S.- Main. 8 p.m. $20. 761-1451. Ann Arbor Symphony Mozart, Schumann and Debussy…

…- backs, 25 cent paperbacks, through January 24th. All proceeds go toward library projects. Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 327-4200. Jerry Prescott Best-selling author…

….m. Rudolph Valentino & Clara Bow The Ann Arbor Silent Film Society pre- sents two films starring Valentino & Bow, "The Eagle" and "it," plus the documentary "The Valentino Mystique." Michigan Theater, 603 E…

… Playhouse, 2275 Platt. 2 p.m. 971-AACT. $16, $14 students. House Blend Series Ann Arbor Playwrights provide staged readings of new works. Ann Arbor Civic Theatre Playhouse, 2275 Platt. 6 p.m. 888-477-9273. $3…

… about you. Borders Arbor Washtenaw. 7 p.m. Free. Tuesda CAMPUS CINEMA Cradle Will Rock (1999) 6:45 & 9:30 p.m. Living With Pride: Ruth E (1999) Documentary abc known African-American have no witty…

… comments kids. Sorry. Michigan Lez Free. Spartacus (1962) I AM I Michigan Theater, 603 E p.m. $5.50. MUSIC Blind Pig Showcase LocE the Pig. It's a gamble an Blind Pig, 208 S. First St Free. 996-8555. Blues…

… state). Blind Pig, 208 S. 1st St. 10 p.m. $5. 996-8555. THEA TER Betrayal See Thursday. 8 & 11 p.m. Fireside Festival of New Plays See Thursday. 8 p.m. Lighten up the Sky! See Thursday. 8 ALTERNA TIVES…

…) . MAR. 10, 11, 12, 13 Fourth Ann Arbor Film Festival Programs not repeated. Winners shown at 7:00 and 9:00 Sunday. ADMISSION: 75 cents. MAR. 17, 18 BUSBY BERKELEY'S GOLD DIGGERS of 1933 Dick Powell, Joan…

… contemporary study by the greatest Japanese director. 1 st time in Ann Arbor^ Short: "From Inner Space." Original electronic score. JAN. 29, 30 ANTONIONI'S ECLIPSE (1962) Alain Delon, Monica Vitti, Francisco…

… Rabal. This version shown with the original final seven minutes, a controversial sequence usually cut out. 1 st time in Ann Arbor. FEB. 3, 4 THE GOLEM (1920) Two outstanding versions of the Jewish legend…

… (1960) Terry-Thomas, Alistair Sims, Ian Carmichael. A "one-upmanship" delight finally coming back to Ann Arbor. Short: "Hot Dog" (Larry Semon) . FEB. 9 SPECIAL FREE WEDNESDAY SHOWING NO. 3 D. W. GRIFFITH…

…, other international awards. Two small children act out their elder's crimes and ceremonies. Short: "Saint Louis Blues" (Bessie Smith). APRIL 7, 8 KIND HEARTS & CORONETS (1948) Alec Guiness in eight roles…

… Picture, Venice Film Festival. Shorts: Hubley's "Moonbird" (Color) -Academy Award, Venice Prize; Bob Benchley short. JAN. 15, 16 VITTORIO DE SICA'S THE BICYCLE THIEF (1948) Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiolo…

… APU trilogy. "His films have an essential poetry seldom attempted in modern cinema." APRIL 2, 3 RENE CLEMENT'S FORBIDDEN GAMES ( 1952) Brigette Fossey, George Poujouly. Grand Prize, Venice Film Festival…

… I Cole, Grisman headline Folk Festival By Anders Smith-Lindall Daily Arts Writer Saturday night, Hill Auditorium will play host to the 21st Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival. From the time the first…

… Guy Clark. In a telephone interview last week, the esteemed singer-songwriter said that he is excited to perform at the Folk Festival. "I love Ann Arbor and I love the Ark," Clark said, tipping his cap…

… links of racism, architecture BEN VASSAR Daily Arts Writer COMMUNITY CULTURE REVIEW JUSTIN BECK The second night of the 42nd Ann Arbor Folk Festival at The Ark, a local music club dedicated to good…

… Auditorium for the second night of this year’s Ann Arbor Folk Festival. It’s funny, but true — nothing can get you crying in public quite like hearing people bear their souls 50 feet away from you…

…, singing their stories like it’s the last thing they’ll ever say. The Festival is arguably one of the biggest music events in the metro- Detroit area each year, a collection of folk and blues’s best and…

…’s Hill Auditorium post- concert, just before the clock struck midnight. Maybe it was The RFD Boys playing fiddle and singing some old- time blues as if they were in a back- alley rafting bar deep in…

… a sense of community between everyone in the room, musician and audience member alike. To round out the first half of the festival, Pokey LaFarge walked on stage looking like he had just…

… of folk stars Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins. Osborne brought the Folk Festival’s audiences an inventive set of Bob Dylan classics along with guitarist and fellow vocalist Jackie…

… guitar strings, massage-parlor stories and a million little jokes, Wainwright closed the festival with the ease and familiarity that only true performers have, and a voice that can only be described…

… becoming one of the very best homegrown Ann Arbor ban- ds. Catch them in a natural environment at East Quad's Halfass Inn, Friday, January 23. Homegrown: Women's Music Series-The folk group, Herizons and…

…ARTS Friday, January 23, 1981 The Michigan Daily Page 5 Bestin' the blues with Pinetop Perkins By FRED SCHILL During their three sets at -Rick's American Cafe Wednesday night, the Legendary…

… Blues Band resurrected the spirit and integrity of the finest blues innovators, the men who established the form. They played the music that is the fundamental basis of all blues-and most rock…

…-being played today. The band quite simply resurrected the most classic of blues with exhilirating precision: Sonny Boy Williamson came back in. the form of mouth harpist Jerry Portnoy, whose thick, solid…

… moody vocals of lead guitarist Louis Myers evoked the emotional en- thusiasm that was part and parcel of even the oldest and most overworked blues standards (like "Got My MoJo Working" and the inevitable…

… and a' that, the star of the show was the incomparable Pinetop Perkins, quite conceivably the finest blues pianist of all time. Perkins, who says he took his name and much of his style from boogie…

… MAIJREEN O'MALLEY The Legendary Blues Band, featuring Pinetop Perkins (seated), recreated the blues as they were meant to be played in their Wednesday night sets at Rick's. And they didn't forget the wit…

… weakness of his recent material; but the oldies are still as good as gold. Monday, January 26, Second Chance. The Urbations-Word has been getting around fast that this rhythm-and- blues outfit is fast…

… music of generations in his grasp. It is not even fair to compare the Legendary Blues band with other recent artists at Rick's. While the shows have consistently been of remarkably fine quality, this band…

… knows the blues thoroughly and from its exquisite beginnings. Blues of this calibre is rare indeed. Which leads to the question: What happens to blues when Perkins, Muddy Waters, Albert King, and their…

…'s eccentric inclinations might be leading the group in the right direction. By ANDREW SARGUS KLEIN ManagingArtsEditor Of course it's sold out already. The Ann Arbor Folk Festival, set to be reincarnated for…

… outdoors and eclectic to the point of Appalachian/French/ zydeco tap dancing, but Ann Arbor's festival doesn't always feellike a real snapshot of roots and folk music. It Toad the Wet Sprocket,_really? gets…

…. YOUTUBE USES IT. Believe it or not, you can still record stuff From Russia with love, to Ann Arbor If you could scratch VHS tapes, people would still use them on a tape. Conan's on way too late, and if…

… Auditorium Company is on tour $10-$40 again. It will make its Ann Arbor debut at Hill Auditorium Sunday. Captivated by the traditions, dances and music of his country's folklore, the late Igor Moiseyev…

… editions of "Evil Dead" and "Blues Brothers" two times over. Maybe we have to give up and admit that tape will never have its day in the sun again. Don't throw them out right away: Video tapes have at least…

… the 31st time this weekend, is a town staple that ranks somewhere between Hash Bash and the Art Fair. It's got repu- A rbor tation, an hon- est crowd and a Folk Festival slightly diluted (if well…

… longer raise the money, the festival was created in 1977 and The Ark soldiered on through the decades and into its comfort zone. If my tone has been vague up until this point, it's because the folk…

… festival is hit-or-miss at best. Ben Folds, headlining tonight, doesn't really fit into the proverbial folk tracksuit. Emmylou Harris, topping off Saturday night's lineup, seems a better fit. The festival…

…-nostalgia - why is this band at a folk festival? Sound like mid- '90s pop to me. What is also missing from the event is the atmosphere a folk fes- tival generally invokes. The Ark is wonderfully cramped and…

… the job done but does little else to distinguish itself as a preeminent festival on the folk circuit. The same could not.be said for our annual film festival, which is enjoying not only a legal victory…

…- tical Nurses. But these blue-swathed Florence Nightingales may also leave Ann Arbor as Registered Nurses whose Job includes observation, care and counel' of the ill and prevention of illness: Second…

…:30, Saturday, February TRIO ITA LIANO d'ARCH I. .. .. ... .. .. .. . .2:30, Sunday, February Series Tickets: $8.00-$6.00-$5.00. Single Concerts: $4.00-$3.00-$2.00 ANN ARBOR MAY FESTIVAL APRIL 22…

… each other, but it is not senti- mental. In the hands of the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre, presented in Lydia Mendelssohn this weekend, it is simple and warm and quite wonderful. The key to the success of…

… and your date can see Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's A RAISIN IN THE SUN Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, 7:00 p.m. $1.50 and $1.75 Box office (668-6300) open today 10 a.m to 8 p.m., 4' tomorrow noon to 7 p…

… Family Affairs By CATHY PERMUT Try catching one of those blue- striped coeds if you can, as she hurries acros the Fishbowl pursu- ing a few electives in her tight four-year-three-summer schedule toward a…

… children in the county. One volunteer feels their contribution is the help and con- fidence nursing sitters gave to parents with such problems. Which is just one more reason to follow that girl in blue. t…

…I By ANNE RICHMOND Editor of Generation Many of us are familiar with Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin In the Sun." Set on Chicago's south side, the story concerns a Negro family that has, as one of its…

… Next! Claude Giroux Presents . . Grand Prize Winner '66 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL STARTS FRIDAY ! DEAN MARTIN in "MURDERERS ROW" A MAN AND A WOMAN I I 1' Ill She'S PIJBU.uNIT That's Penelope…

….00-$4.50-$3.00--$2.50-$1.50 On sale beginning Monday, January 9 I __ E CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL in Rackham Auditorium BORODIN QUARTET (from Moscow).........8:30, Friday, February; STOCKHOLM KYNDEL STRING QUARTET .. 8…

… buddy, ya gotcher tickets yet?"), you'd think it was a sporting event and not a concert about to happen in the hall. But folk it was, and a heavy dose at that. The Eighth Ann Arbor Folk Festival - the…

… Photo by KATE O'LgARY A gathering of folk personalities created a miasma of enjoyable entertainment during the Ann Arbor Folk Festival 09 Sunday night.From left to right: Tony Barrand, Nanci Griffith, Bim…

… folk figure to keep your eye on in years to come. Like Griffith, Bim was a first-timer in Ann Arbor. The Canadian musician Bim might have been a surprise, too, but his soprano voice made his lyrics slide…

… humorous to the sincerely sentimental in "The Blue Moon" and then to the spunkily strum- ming "Spin On a Red Brick Floor." With such a range of tones and a solid singing and playing talent, Griffith is a…

…4 ARTS The Michigan Daily Tuesday, January 29, 1985 Page 6 Folk Festival is fatiguing but fabulous 4 By Andy Weine aith all the scalpers around Hill Aud- V itorium Sunday evening ("Hey…

… obsessed by the idea that he is Christ. FEB. 25, 26 DANCE FILM FESTIVAL In cooperation with the Ann Arbor Dance Theatre Feb. 25-EXPERIMENTAL DANCE FILMS Feb. 26-2:30 Matinee: EDUCATIONAL DANCE FILMS Feb. 26…

… DU! A powerful translation into film of Faulkner's novel. Bigotry and mob violence in the deep South, shot in Oxford, Mississippi. ST MARCH 7-12 FIFTH ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL APRIL 13, 14 SALT OF…

… THE EARTH (dir. Herbert Biberman, 1953) American. First time in Ann5Arbor, this revolutionary worker's film for which the writer, producer and director were blacklisted. SHORT: "PAKHITA BALLET" (Bolshoi…

…-B thriller. JAN. 18 Wednesday Night Experimental. Series Program No. I Jack Smith's "FLAMING CREATURES" Mike Kuchor's "SINS OF THE FLESHAPOIDS" JAN. 19, 20 THE BLUE ANGEL (dir. Joseph Von Sternberg, 1930…

… comedian in his most celebrated role. JAN. 10-15 FESTIVAL WEEK OF JEAN-LUC GODARD: JAN. 10, 11 UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME (A WOMAN IS AWOMAN) 1961 French, subtitles. Godard's film tribute to his wife, Anna…

… Gazette, and Asleep At The Wheel. In the tradition of past Ann Arbor Blues festivals, final fig- ures show that the Ann A r b o r Blues and Jazz Festival 1972 ac- tually came out in the red finan- - cially…

… - to the tune of approxi- mately 3,600, according to Rain- bow Multi-Media. Despite finan- cial loss and due to cultural and musical success, there will in all likelihood be an Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz…

… programming internation artists, presents Ko Iwasaki i Demonstration concert this Wednesday. A gifted young cellist from AND Japan, Iwasaki will make hi I NTRODUCTORY Ann Arbor debut in a concert i the Choral…

… French Revolution, it is particularly memorable for its presentation of the Storm of the Bastille and the frenzy around the guillotine. ucrftjE rLI'A FILMS-Ann Arbor Film Co-op presents Friedkin's The…

… French Connection in Aud. A, Angell, at 7 and 9; Cinema Guild presents Conway's A Tale of Two Cities in Arch. Aud., at 7 and 9:05. DRAMA-Ann Arbor Civic Theatre presents The Lion in Winter tonight at 8 in…

… Mendelssohn. MUSIC-Music School presents the U Symphonic Wind En- semble: Sydney Hodkinson, conductor; Daniel Fuller, guest piano soloist at Hill, 8. ART-The Ann Arbor Art Association presents a new water…

… the college of Architecture and Design. A pictorial exhibition de- picting the countryside and life of the people of Bangla- desh continues at the Ann Arbor Public Library (runs until the end of the…

…'re without tick- ets and want to buy some, take your blues-craving body down to the Union Lobby now or to the Power Box Office before t h e show. Keep in mind the fate of con- certs in this town and please re…

…. January 22, 1973 Make arrangements to meet him through SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Stanford University Luther Allison, young blues guitarist and singer scheduled to ap- pear Saturday at 8 in the Power Center. U…

… Festival 1973. * * * According to Rolling Stone, Ro- berta Flack is finally back at Helen Reddy work after an auto accident which totalled her new Citroen early in December. Bassist Jer- ry Jemott, who…

…), above 80 percent of the films at the box office today. Not quite everything you'd want, but close... i i By Peter Ephross F ACE IT. The Ann Arbor Folk Festival has high, almost im- possible…

…!"'s Ann Arbor premiere. As' usual for producer Jean-Luc Godard though, "Hail Mary!" is an obscure and cerebral film for the devoted fan, not the general public. -Since 1958, Godard made waves as a film…

… clock, collapsing in a soft heap, satisfied wreck of a listener. What a way to go! Things are busy enough, however, right here in Southeastern Michigan. Ann Arbor is never without a gig, and Detroit isn…

… Cardinal Law of Boston, and picketted by heretical Catholics, Hail Mary! (of the Ann Arobor Film Co-op's Banned Film Series) had to be a success. All four showings in Angell Hall sold out in "Hail Mary…

…'t all that far away. Within the next few weeks, Jazz addicts will be pressed for time as the events whip by. Saturday, Feb. 1st at the Ark-"Out of the Blue", a small platoon of young lions recently signed…

… by Blue Note records. This should be exciting. New names and faces always are. .Saturday, Feb. 8th-Sun Ra and the Arkestra will make a bright landing at Lydia Mendellsohn Theater. Ra has said that he…

… Institute of Art. Two cardinal members of the Griot Galaxy, and former Arkestra A membrs. Tani Tabbal and Jaribu have heard as a member of the Out Of the Blue organization. Roscoe, seasoned vet, mingling…

…- mners, the folk festival has nine. It lasts for over two times the normal two hour length. And the ticketed price while not prohibitive, is steep, up to $15 a seat. In spite of these unreasonable ex…

… 'One Earth Tour. The concert marks Kodo's fourth elec- 'trifying Ann Arbor appearance. "Kodo gives a one-of-a-kind performance that is not repeated on stage anywhere else. Seeing it is an entirely…

… lives in Factory BY JENNI TALBOT LOU Reed and John Cale may not have come anywhere near Ann Arbor when staging Songs for 'Drella, their tribute to Vel- vet Underground mentor Andy Warhol, but that doesn…

…, which has been compared to The Velvet Underground, is currently promot- ing its album Shonen Blue. "We try to use very little drum. Our music is mellow and atmo- spheric,"'Oniki said. THE FACTORY YEARS…

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… A Blues For Buddha features: Razor Blades Of Love Scottish Rain \~'~U.* The Real Mc Coy r j*~ 9877-1-H Also available on CD. 9960-1-R Also available on CD. Bauhaus voice Peter Murphy explodes with…

… festival. The film focuses on the relationships and tensions between women prisoners and the prison staff. Prisonnieres is directed by Charlotte Silvera, who will also speak after the screening on Friday at…

… 7 p.m. Other films being shown as part of the festival are Radio Corbeau, Les Innocents, and Camomille. All of the films to be shown bring out different aspects of French society, including racism…

… Bob Dylan concert, Ann Arbor's everyday music scene has been at times unjustifiably bleak - until re- cently. Since the People's Ballroom on Washington St. burned down, the presentation of music (with…

… the exception of places like the Blind Pig and the Ark) was in the hands of the local bar-owners who could, but more often could- n't, provide the kind of music Ann Arbor audiences wanted to hear. There…

…Tuesday, January 8, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Five Tuesday, Jnuary 8, 174 THE MICIGAN|DAIL Blues By KURT HARJU Despite musical activities such as the Blues and Jazz Festivals and the upcoming…

…. A highlight of the concert is Brubeck's new cantata, "Truth," with Don Th. Jaeger conducting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, our 100-voice Festival Chorus, Chris Bru- beck's "New Heavenly Blue" rock…

… was no community cen- ter where people could meet and dance as they used to at the Peo- ple's Ballroom. And there was no place that offered any of the music that annually gave rise to the Blues and Jazz…

… known artists - many of which were blues groups, and the tine and space to boogie at a reasen- able price. Another place, the King Plea- sure Jazz Club, was just opening up in October in the basement of…

… Allison Lfter his triumphant return to last year's Blues and Jazz Feival, One-String Sam, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Bob Seeger, CJQ, Wil- lie Dixon, and Tim Buckley among others. In addition, the Primo pro- vided…

… Festival. Except for an occasional c )n- cert, there was just no place to and go for a good evening of m.isic. That is, of course, until list scmester. Those coming back from sum- mer vacation found the…

… /, Limited Engagement 3 Days Only Thur., Fri., Sat. 4 t, 11 Foresters' (lub Annual PAUL BUNYAN BALL ANN ARBOR PREMIERE THURSDAY Everybody's Favorite Dirty Old Man Is Back in Town. Putting It Down Once…

… the grocers of Nor- mission is $1.00. an unembarrassed mixture of Blues and higher -analysics; his aud- folk, England. lence was beautifully, tribally with him in his darkness. In his poetry, Lord…

…Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, January 30, 1969 . Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, January 30, 1969 arts festival A Festival ofelectric dynamism By ELIZABETH WISSMAN. It was the…

… Black Poets' Festival, and it was exactly what you would expect. The League Ballroom bathed in vociferous goodwill, applause offered up, at secure intervals, from supplicants as liberal f and livid as…

… toadstools. The Daily, of course, sent their honky re-f viewer. The "Festival" part, at least, no one could deny. The poets weie r costumed, in shades, or in taffeta: as cadre or priest they came. (Except for…

… literature is most often Daily-Sara Krulwic successful. In Cleaver's brilliant manipulation of ghetto vulgarity,rNi" or in a young poet 'named Lee (whose verse was presented at the AaVLCJ ANcholas Festival…

… priori beauty. This was the great difficulty of the Black Poets' Festival and will remain the great difficulty of Black literature as it "The Life and Death of Tom little-known plays not ' ofti attempts to…

… -copy it,and popularize it out of existence. In his self-styled- century mystery play first per- tive Arts Festival. General a "polemic," Mr. Nicholas was electric. His speech was ragged with formed by…

… Chamberlain Players, TODAY however, and in so much of the poetry -of the Black Poets' Festival, known by its members as an Robin Kenyatta and the ", ,unorganization," is a group Ricn Cntemaryd h the -myth…

… h A Premiere Production ,i; - - "__.____ _ .__... t 1 .. . ... l ,en ed gs, r'm der yd- as. b- M- td- The CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL invites you to participate in "THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN SONG…

…Monday January 31, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily. com ART s 5A SA FOREST CASEY/Daily King Wilkie performs on the second night of the Ann Arbor Folk Festival. CHEADLE…

…, Ottawa native and Juno Award winner Lynn Miles graced the stage in a bright blue velvet blazer. She effortlessly sailed through the higher octaves while poignantly recalling lost loves in her trademark…

… might be seen sailing an old boat around Cape Cod, fishing and sing- ing to himself. King Wilkie, the amicable blue- grass sextet from Virginia consist- ing of six strapping young men under the age of 27…

… performance despite his tall frame and intimidating demean- or. With his deep, rumbling voice, Thompson dipped into an extensive repertoire of folk, blues, and blue- grass for his set. His songs were powerful…

… the cruelty of apathy, the constant existence of incongruous hatred and proof that one man can make an altruistic difference. FESTIVAL Continued from page 1A the Blind Boys announced, "We didn't come…