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… THE BLUES FOR DECADES e By John Uhl ed by an impos Daily Music Editor ity of police) an affluent music Although the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival blues festival,c first appeared thirty-one years…

… ago as simply the Ann event. Any mon Arbor Blues Festival, the event has only taken place donated to Afi twelve times in Ann Arbor. South, the birth The original Ann Arbor Blues Festival ran for three…

… not see if there appeared the year before, like John Lee Hooker, Bobby "Blue" Bland and Buddy Guy. Both the '69 and '70 festivals were organized by University students and sponsored by the University…

… distractions By ANNA ASH Associate Arts Editor Mingled in with the circus per- formers and comedians at the Ann Arbor Sum- mer Festival, is an interna- Alll Arbor tional array Summer of some of the most talented…

… Ann Arbor will defi- nitely be able to find something that will entertain them this week at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival. There could really be no better way to spend a summer night. …

…Monday, June 18, 2007 f The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 S oartspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 Songs of an Ann Arbor summer AnnArbor Summerfest provides top attractions and musical…

…-ABRAHAMIAN/Daily Workers setting the stage for Ann Arbor's music, dance and performance series, Top of The Park, in Ingalls Mall. Portuguese David Bowie covers for Wes Anderson's "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" earned…

… Top of the Park stage at Ingalls Mall and Washington St. Ann Arbor fiddler Jeremy Kittel will perform. Known for his superb Celtic, bluegrass and jazz techniques, Kittel recently earned Outstanding…

…- ter, the West Virginian radio show Mountain Stage will be broadcast live. Returning to Ann Arbor for the second time this year, Jeff Daniels will be bringing his humorous sto- rytelling to the stage…

… round out the two- hour show For more events and details check out the festival's website at www.annarborsummerfestival.com More than just a music festival By MAUREEN SULLIVAN Daily Arts Writer Ann…

… Arbor's 24th annual 24 day- long Summer Festival brings big names in entertainment to the main stages at Hill Auditorium and the Power Center. The diversity of per- formers this year include retro swing…

… performers of morna - a soulful musical style simi- lar to the blues but with significant Portugese fado influences. Joining Evora will be Brazilian actor, com- poser and musician Seu Jorge, whose EMMA NOLAN…

… FeStival contemporary musicians. June15- July 8 With two ven- At the Power Center ues, the Power and Ingalls Mall Center and Top of the Park at Ingalls Mall, the festival is able to feature both…

… comprehensive tasting of half a dozen to a dozen wines, specially paired with appetizers, as well as as bottle of your own to take home. Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival draws music legends each year By…

… is one of the many jazz perform- ers featured in the annual Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival, which began Monday and continues through tomorrow. "The way the world's going today," Adams said to her…

…. Ashley's, hands down the most diverse (in terms of beer and whiskey selec- tion) bar in Ann Arbor, now has ALEX a step- DZIADOSZ/ sister in Daly Vinology. Both watering holes anni- hilate the naive patron…

… Catherine Smyka Daily Arts Writer Against a backdrop of Sept. I1 photos, soul singer Alberta Adams proclaimed a powerful message to her Sept. 11 audience at the Ann Arbor District Library Tuesday night. Adams…

… basement of the Ann Arbor District Library. The three musicians renminisced about getting started in the music business, recalling past performances and the timeless stories of the careers they have enjoyed…

… ANN ARBOR'S FILM FEST TAKES OVER THE MICHIGAN' S MAIN STAGE Left: Interns and volunteers pi together posters and publicati to hype the festival. Right: Film reels are meticuloi labeled and organized…

… accordir to their day, time and theater location. Going ByJiwon Le Daily Arts Witer Film festival volun- teers Shrihari Sathe, Jacquline Wood and hen lookin th Laura Bridges, cre- ing Ann Arbor Fri ate a…

… just one person that sees the work. I think Ann Arbor is so special because of how we respect the work and filmmakers doing the work. Some festivals are about the view- ers or the audience and our…

… er fe fri Th ta by as its w in fe Photos courtesy of the Ann Arbor Film Festival Top: "Colorforms" airs March 19 at 9:30 p.m. Bottom: "Mouskouri and a Cabbage Tree" airs March 20 at 2. p.m. …

…, wealthy cormu- The Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival was held pity. So it was like all your demons are congregated again in 1992 and has continued as ai annual event into one handy mass that you could…

… disperse by not to this day. The festival is now held at various loca- giving them a place to be." titots around Ann Arbor, including ait outdoor stage So Rainbow Multi-Media scrambled to find an at Gallup…

… Park, the jazz club setting of the Bird of alternative location at which to hold the festival. Paradise and at the Michigan Theater. "The city council in Ann Arbor jerked us around The festivals of the…

… Arbor festivals, which The James Brown Revue and Sun Ra & His brought an unprecedented array of authentic blues Arkestra were scheduled to perform on the first night and adventurous jazz performers to the…

… up promptly as an excuse to deny a money!" Sinclair said. permit." Erlewine said Andrews continued to lobby the Erlewine remembers that "in '74, there was a Ann Arbor city counsel unsuccessfully until…

… he change in the city government and there were more began to collaborate with Ann Arbor music prornot- Republicans on the council, so they couldn't get a er Lee Berry. Berry, with Andrews and Eric…

… away at the border and was not able to attend the event, which was just the Ornette Coleman Quartet to the traditional blues beginning of the festival's problems that year. styles of Jimmy Reed, Ray…

… bands as part of the 18th Annual Ann Arbor Summer Festival. The festival, which ended last night, consisted of more than a dozen performances in the Power Center and Hill Auditorium; Mondays at…

… Ann Arbor resident Zdeblick, who has gone to TOP for the last three years, worked at the festival every night. Tomorrow, she's down to having only one job, waiting tables. "(Nite Flight) last night was…

…. HEIGHTS OF ANN ARBOR By Maria Sprow Daily News Editor For three weeks, hundreds of Ann Arbor residents and University students hung out on the top of the Fletcher Street Parking Structure, dancing to local…

…Monday, July 9, 2001- The Michigan Daily - 3 Regent White to be White House fellow By Elizabeth Kassab Daily News Editor University Regent Katherine White (D-Ann Arhbor) was named one of twelve…

… Mendelssohn, which featured young authors and comedians; as well as nightly family and community-geared musical performances and movies. George Berdard & the Kingpins, a local swing/classic rock 'n' roll/blues…

…/country band, kicked off the closing night of Top of the Park, a free community event coordi- nated by the Summer Festival. "It's so much fun. We have a blast, it's so laid back." said Engineering sophomore and…

… the best," she said, adding she'll miss the job. "We go on breaks and dance by the stage." The Summer Festival started in 1984 as a way to bring summer art and musical performances to the community…

… town, you can see your next door neighbor, the kid you went to grade school with, or your teacher' he said. "You can see everybody here. It's truly a townie festival." The Summer Festival started June 16…

… Kissmobile goes to special events and festivals in addition to visiting children's hospitals and fundraisers for CMN. To date Hershey's has raised over $7 million for CMN. The concept of the Kissmobile was…

… during the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival. Music fll cty durin anual Jfestival By Jacquelyn Nixon Daily Staff Reporter Escape and relaxation were on the minds of attendees of the Ann Arbor Blues and…

… growing. "For about the last three years, we've provided a venue for the Ann Arbor Jazz Festival. We've had between 600 and 800 people for the past three nights of the festival," Brooks said. Brooks said…

… brothers when I was younger," said Ann Arbor resident Jeff Bullard-Berent. "Gallup Park's a nice place to hear See FESTIVAL, Page 7A __ --Ili -11, -- bemocrats launch fall Students mourn losses of short…

… vocalist Little Jimmy Scott. Scott, infamous for singing at the funeral of Doc Pumas, filled the club to capacity Saturday evening. Ann Arbor resident Armen Solakhyam said his interest in jazz Inside…

… Theater with their gospel and soul performances. Saturday and yesterday afternoon brought musical acts such as Ann Arbor's Funktelligence and the Univer- sity's Faculty Ensemble to Gallup Park. Sitting on…

… culprit for the plague of fish deaths is Ann Arbor's water. LSA freshman Lesley Littman said after moving her fish to a cup of untreated Ann Arbor water while cleaning her fishbowl, they all died within…

…'s really keyed up about the top of the ticket," said Kolb, an Ann Arbor City Council member vying to replace Rep. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor), who is forced out by term limits. "All M -UUHt- L 1 LS Nel Dority…

… a lawn chair and sipping a glass of wine, Rackham student Pamela Young listened to the Creole, blues and soul music. "I like the way the musicians impro- vise and have their own style. It's incredibly…

… friendly atmosphere set the ne when about 100 students and nn Arbor residents gathered for the local Democratic Party office's kick-off event last night. Kilpatrick and state Rep. LaMar Lemmons (D- Detroit…

… Jazz Festival this weekend. On Friday and Saturday night, the jazz club Bird of Paradise, one of the festival's three locales, offered light dining in a dimly-lit setting in addition to the music of…

… September 13, 2002 michigandaily.com/arts mae@michigandaily.com ftgftdftmgadu ilRTS 5 Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival begins Adam Haslett's 'You Are Not a Stranger Here' is heartwarming By…

… Park tickets are also available at both the Arborland, Borders and at P.J.'s Used Records and CDs (no service charge). For more information visit the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival website: a2.blues…

… classroom setting? Oh man have we got an event for you. The annual Blues and Jazz Festi- val will descend on Ann Arbor all this weekend, once again featuring a diverse assortment of acts playing at venues…

… festivities kick off tonight at the Michigan Theater on East Lib- erty Street where Grammy Award winning pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri, known as 'The Sun of Latin Jazz,' will take the y stage with his…

… music just as he per- formed it at the original festival 30 years ago. The festival will close that evening with a performance by Karl Denson's Tiny Universe. Saxophonist and bandleader Den- son is know…

… the gate (students save $5 either way with student ID). Two day passes as well as complete festival package deals are also available. Tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations and Gallup…

… Ann Arbor Film Festival has been one of the city's most vibrant and distinctive cultural institutions, second only, perhaps, to the University itself. Spawned from a resurgence in cinematic…

… to Ann Arbor's famedetv By BLAKE GOBLE DailyArts Writer The Ann Arbor Film Festival rarely dis- appoints, and we expect it to be no different this year. But unless you're a hardcore film buff, the…

… Conradis I Daily Film Editor nn Arbor isn't typically known for glamour. A In fact, mest people wouldn't knew it ac all if it weren't for the University that has engulfed it. But for one week out of every…

… film on duck, duck, goose is surely bet- ter than no film at all on the titular subject. "bLuE daHLia Live Performance: Seven Chances": The classic slapstick star of silent film Buster Keaton set to the…

… world music of Kalamazoo's bLuE daHLia couldn' me more esoteric. But at the very least, y sic c ii it yourself to see at least one Ket is ism bcfarc you die. "Dish": Six gay men descb ei sobses- sions…

… songwriter with unique its and one person's struggle c sps isfr Ipper biends of Celtic rock folk instead of plastic.b'o.i'k ' "Gibson & Recoder s Pierfo- blues and funk - is known mance": Sandra Gibsonand sce…

… experimentation during the '60s, the festival grew to become one of the most widely-regarded avant-garde and experimental film festivals in the world. Yet only a year ago - despite the temptation to think a…

… festival as well-established as this would be immune to such worries - it was dangerously close to extinction. "Everybody was very disturbed," said Christen McArdle, AAFF's executive director. "It seemed…

… like a lot of artists did get in touch with me - internationally, especially." The concern in the filmmaking community arose in 2006 after a group of state legislators cut the festival's state fund- ing…

… the festival as examples of state-fund- ed art they deemed objectionable. Among the films named were Brooke Keesling's "Boobie Girl," an award-winning ani- mated short about a young girl who wishes for…

… inherent set of chil lenges. Gone is the opportunity to grab aid sustain an audience's attention via the com- forts of a low-lit club. Instead, fans at festi vals like the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival…

…. mwihigandaily.com /arts &cott wails at the Bird on Saturday night By John Uhl Daily Music Editor ,My anticipation for Jimmy Scott had been building since he was first booked to perform at the Ann Arbor Blues and…

…. While this year's Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Fest had to overcome a few ifiore logistical snags than in years past, the on Sunday was one of success thank large to the Robert Cray Band. If ther is anything…

… Just like being there... Burtmed you didn't make it out to the AiYv Arbor Blues and Ja:z: Festival! Don't tirt jist go online to see more pictures fim ii il} photographer Sam -ollenshead…

… to be said for last impressions, one can be glad that a seasoned vet like Cray got the last word. - .....mm -----.----,- - - Sam Hol!enshead/DAiLY Rhone Avielle, an Ann Arbor musician, attended the…

… to conclude this year's t - tivities. The crowd was instantly infused by the energy and focus of this urban blues legend. From the very beginning of the set, Cray's years of experience spoke for the…

…- selves. His warm guitar sound and pristie voice provided the perfect accompanimmgt to the varied material that comprises his repertoire. His blues/R&B/sou style is li his own and regardless of where you…

… respond to an uninteresting set by diverting their attention to conversation or Frisbee games. Performers at this Sunda 's festivities scored mixed results in thefW of such challenges. The penultimate…

… performer on Sunday's bill was female Zydeco artist Rosie Ledet and her Zydeco Playboys. Ledet's op infused, groove-oriented material w6rked well to grab the attention of festival goers, who responded by…

… intrigue, flashing camera bulbs and red carpet-style murmurings. And for once, the spotlight isn't on the students. For the past .46 years, the Ann Arbor Film Festival has been one of the city's most vibrant…

… about his longtime crusade for free speech. Though it's faced its ups and downs over the past year, the Ann Arbor Film Festival has beaten the odds and come out on top. McArdle sees it as not only a…

… widely-regarded avant-garde and experimental film festivals in the world. Yet only a year ago - despite the temptation to think a festival as well-established as this would be immune to such worries - it…

…, especially." The concern in the filmmaking community arose in 2006 after a group of state legislators cut the festival's state funding. The insti- gating factor for this sudden con- troversy was an article…

… published by the Mackinac Centex for Public Policy - a group opposed to state funding for the arts - which used several films shown at the festival as examples of state-funded art they deemed objectionable…

…Ardle thatthe sort of risque material the festival spe- cialized in would cause some dis- comfort. "It'll never go away," she said, commenting on the ongoing art/ porn conflict. "It's an easy argu- ment, and…

… festival - the AAFF was being zeroed out by the state. McArdle pointed to its history of pushing the envelope and taking chances with audacious and often contro- versial material as the main rea- son, yet…

… (or until you actually hold you own house party), but the wait will hopefully be worth it! ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL JESICA JUNSUN/Daily University alum Dan Lovell dances at the Nectarine, which was…

… nation and beyond By Lyle Henretty Daily Film Editor Attending the 39th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival at The Michigan Theater is a revitalizing experience for those who decry the current state of world…

… A2 4 By Andy Taylor-Fabe \Vcckcnd Editor The 40th annual Ann Arbor Film Festival began a week-long program March 10, 2002, with an opening gala at the Michigan Theater. The festival, which is one of…

… Award for Visual Effects for "Gladiator;' talked about his w~grk,,ap4. Oleszko performed. One of the unique aspects of the Ann Arbor Film Festival is the range of material that is assembled for the…

… lives of the students, faculty and staff 'In the University comun lity. Organization-s under the IlIAC umbrella include: .Amazin' Blue: A co-ed, purely a catpela singing ense thle, Amin'I)-Blue is the…

… oldest existing tunied-voice < a celagroutp at the LUnversty of Michigan,. An in' Blue puts 011 a i Fall and Winter ocoet and have won mnany a cam je[La comlpetitionts. Their new a>lb" Rail - lng the Ba…

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… ormowinaruap onac anL:g.:.#$te4.:ryzri tt~a i\z ,hor pr ",,::.". Th Lcia osOnet:Te suen-ur? uetdretdoceP''oes4tr Yd.ngr osoci heroiia dr VoedBstVde Soe 0 aily..Ragar Film Festival marks 40 year anniversary in…

… theater of the Michigan Theater. Although each of the 108 films is only showed once, the winners of the $ 18,000 prize money had their films screened. This year's festival was a little different, for in…

… festivals. The of Palestine. The Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festi- 2005 Oscar nom- Ann Arbor val's opening night film, "Salt of inee for Best For- This Sea," was selected for the eign Language 2008 Cannes Film…

… spotlight after sion for her to choose Ann Arbor its premiere at the 2008 Sundance to host the event. Film Festival. It follows a group of "Ann Arbor is a really good place Palestinian rappers as they pur- to…

…-Hop" dialogue. Ann Arbor represents will headline the festival's closing a place where people can openly night on Saturday. discuss (Palestinian) issues." Ashraf plans to hold the festival Ashraf hopes to dispel…

… networks, they are not are really happy we're doing this." fair and objective," she said. "Pal- The Ann Arbor Palestine Film estinians are not given a voice." Festival begins tonight atthe Michi- "Media…

… Furs' 2007 debutPlague Park, for example, was influenced by a trip to a mass grave of the same name in Helsinki, Finland. Palestinian films reach Ann Arbor By KAVI PANDEY they have to say about their…

…- ema, having already earned a 2003 oped its share of notable films. Cannes selection with short film Such films will be on display start- "Like Twenty Impossibles." ing tonight at the first Ann Arbor…

… common as an annual event in Ann Arbor. views of Palestine by bringing Pal- "The first year it was difficult, estinian films to a local audience. 'but it will become easier and easi- "I think the reason…

…'s standards. No song on the album expresses this concept of materialism run rampant better than "Talk- ing Hotel Arbat Blues." The melody is initially reminiscent of Joan Jett's garage-rock hit "Bad Reputation…

… Blues," acting as a word- less epilogue to its predecessor. Its whining synthesizers make for an uneasy listen. The ideas from "Arbat Blues" beg for reflection and evoke a troubling question: What if the…

… Festival. The Film, "Paradise Film Festival movie follows an American-born Now," is arguably h daughter of Palestnian refugees as the most famous Today through she returns to her family's home, movie from…

…ANDREW LAPIN DailyFilm Editor MARCH 19TH, 2009 - "Welcome to the new world of independent cinema," proclaims the tagline for the 47th annual Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF). The choice of words seems odd, because…

…, including a "Terra Firma" pro- gram highlighting films with See FILM FESTIVAL, page 7D Art Fairs in Ann Arbor Lupe Fiasco fields Q&A By BEN VANWAGONER Daily Fine ArtsfEditor JULY 13TH, 2008 - This is not…

… your grandmother's art fair. That's the message the Ann Arbor Art Fairs want you to believe, and truth be told, they're right. The phrase "art fair" may call Ann Arbor to mind kitschy wooden dolls or Art…

… Fairs intricately bent JuIy15-18, wire sculptures 2009 - more an excuse Campuswide to spend cash on "summer collectibles"than anythingelse. But the Ann Arbor Art Fairs are more than that. Perhaps, to…

…, drawing and sculpture. Between the four loosely collaborated fairs, there will be more than 1,000 artists sprawled practically everywhere on campus. On Ingall's Mall, the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair; on State…

…, East Liberty and Maynard, the State Street Art Fair; on South University, Ann Arbor's South University Art Fair; and on State in front of the Union, The Guild Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair. The artists…

… themselves are only the tip of the iceberg: The Fairs are expected to draw upwards of 500,000 people over the course of three days - that's more people, three days ina row, than are in Ann Arbor for football…

… Saturdays. For residents of Ann Arbor, it's a mixed bag. It means great business, but it also means unavoidable artistic chaos for three long (long) days. Streets so lately punctuated almost solely by the…

… celebrity in Ann Arbor - an African- American celebrity in Ann Arbor - and for everyone tocome out." At one point, a fan insisted on freestyling for Fiasco. Fiasco let the guy rap, though he joked, "You…

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… ROSENBAUM/Daily Eric Clapton plays to the crowd at the Palace on June 6, insisting this Is his last tour. The show featured old favorites "Layla," "Sunshine of Your Love" and "Bell Bottom Blues, along with an…

… Aitrs Festival of New Works dra attention to 'U' p1lywrite Monda9, June 11, 2001-- The Michigan bail - 11 y Jenna Gerds r the Daily hen you think Broadway show, at comes to mind? "Annie, Get Your…

… already een it. That's because "Summer of 2" owes at least a portion of its uture success to the University of ichigan's New Works Festival. The lay debuted at the University, under onstruction, in June of…

… 1999 in the estival's first year on campus. The Festival of New Works, artis- ally directed for three years by ywright Frank Gagliano, helped o showcase "Summer of 42" and nany other plays, musicals and…

… creenplays in the last two years, and sill continue to provide this special nd unique opportunity in 2001. In act, the Festival is the only vehicle n the country for dramatic writing hat undertakes production…

… for all hree forms of media in one season, .nd Gagliano and his associate, dary Lou Chlipala, have put a lot of d, sweat and tears into this sum - aers Festival. Arthur Miller attended the Festival n…

… flies." But don't buy tickets for this year's upcoming plays expecting to see a finished product. The element of the Festival of New Works that makes it so original is the fact that the productions are in…

…'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…

…. (Turrentine's performance at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival - originally slated for Saturday night - was cancelled after the announcement of his stroke. A replacement has not yet been named.) Turrentine…

… also includes two New Orleans acts, the Zydeco accordion- ist Rosie Ledet and Kernit Ruffins k" a Barbecue Swingers, a hand W which Special- 71izes in a laid- back blend of Ann Arbor Crescent City jazz…

…. blues and Blues and soul. Jazz Festival The Grammy Gallup Park Award-winning Federal-Mogul believes it takes well-educated, challenged employees to achieve real corporate success. This is why F-M places…

… hilanil- supplying plenty of straight-ahead stomp behind him. The Festival will officially com- mence oi Friday evening at the Michigai Theater with the Women, Rhythm & Blues" con- ert, headlined by and…

… bluesy player who could bop with the best of them shout the blues if a song warranted it. He also attached himself to some of the music's most embarrassing lunges for pop success. Turrentine, who died…

… the blues to his mother, a stride pianist. By high school, Turrentine had his own band, Four Bees and a Bop, which played the hard stuff but was commer- cial enough to get prom jobs. Turrentine toured…

… adding edge to even the most sac- charine of music. Turrentine was unashamed to pro- duce make-out music, some of it over- ly produced, but some of it taking you back to the roadside blues joint where you…

… jazz-based improvisation. Blues heroes the Robert Cray Band will headline Sunday's Gallup Park shows, which will be kicked off by the UM Faculty Jazz Ensem- ble and bluesman Hubert Sumlin. Sunday's bill…

… best and most exciting. The annual Ann Arbor Jazz and Blues Festival, Steve Rush's Canterbury House jazz sermons, and increasingly rare jazz-friendly record stores like Schoolkid's Records (In Exile) and…

… jazz scene. From clubs to concert halls, University con- certs to festivals, the Ann Arbor jazz scene repeatedly attracts first-rate talents and fresh new faces. Affordable and accessible, it's a wonder…

…U V V U V V V V i -v w -W -W 6B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend Magazine - Thursday, April 1, 2004 The Michigan Daily - Weekend Magi AND ALL THAT JAJ ANN ARBOR JAZZ SCENE: NO REASON TO…

… PLAY TH B y Andrew Horowitz Daily Arts Writer Photos by Mike Hulsebus Daily Staff Photographer With its proximity to Detroit and an abundance of neighborhood talent, Ann Arbor has developed a fervent…

… features two nights of big-name performers, including Cyrus Chestnut, Barry Harris and Bob Seeley. There's so much jazz in Ann Arbor that it isn't feasible to mention everything. The Music school…

… soul rather than just being entertaining." The Ann Arbor jazz scene is a great place to be adventurous and experience a little bit of everything - take advantage of it. - Daily Arts Writer Jiwon Lee…

… overlooked. While the Ark is primarily known as a folk club, every once in a while it attracts big-name jazz artists. This weekend it hosts the seventh-annual Mr. B's Blues & Boogie Piano Celebration, which…

… screen a few independent movies, the Ann Arbor Film Festival has relied on the give-and-take of goodwill: nurture and be nurtured. The festival, which kicks off at the Michigan Theater every March, strives…

… organization, relying entirely on the Ann Arbor community. "Something like (the Ann Arbor Film Festival), which is a celebra- tion of experimental art, is something that the community should be aware of and…

…2F - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 fast facts Ann Arbor boasts a number of archi- techturalstandouts - to find them, you just need to know where to look. Nickels Arcade The…

… the six other towns Allen founded - Ann Arbor, with the University's help, established itself as a prominent city as well as a center of political fer- ment. Until the 1970s, Ann Arbor's City Council…

… socialism and firing the police chief. The coun- try's first openly gay elected official was HRP councilwoman Kathy Kozachenko in Ann Arbor in 1974. Demonstrations were frequent downtown in the '60s and '70s…

… decriminalize marijuana. Hash Bash, a pro-marijuana rally, once drew thou- sands of proponents from all over the country. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has deemed Ann Arbor one of Michigan's "cool cities" Its…

… Historical Library Even 50 years ago, the Intersection of North University Avenue and State Street was a hub of local activity. Victor Douvan buys apples and cider from Alex Nemeth at the Ann Arbor Farmers…

… coincidentally marks my pus experience. The women and the from Lucky Kitchen, Big Ten Bur- Arbor's resident half-Jew - that the first summer in Ann Arbor I lived pizza slices are cheap, and although rito and…

… in the 1800s. Treetown takes root By Anne VanderMey Daily Staff Reporter Plagued by financial hardship, East Coast- ers Elisha Rumsey and John Allen fled into the untamed Midwest. In 1824, they…

… founded the village of Annarbour in honor of their wives, both named Ann. Rumsey died three years later, and Allen eventually left to look for gold in Cal- ifornia, but the town developed rapidly despite…

…Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 SUMMER FESTIVAL PREVIEW Matt Roney I Daily Arts Writer Ann Arbor is a far different place in the summer. Some would call it boring, but…

… musicians around for a weekend of peace and love. This year's festival will fea- ture Ann Arbor darlings My Dear Disco, along with area favorites Seth and Daisy May and Steppin' in it. Blissfest is a great…

… there's a lot going on, both in town and nearby. Music fans are especially in luck - Michigan is within driving distance of some of the most exciting music festivals of the summer. And it's not like you…

… can spend five days watching great bands play in a dusty field during the school year. Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Manchester, TN June 12-15 $209.50- $244.50 www.bonnaroo.com Speaking of…

… place to sit in the sun and enjoy some great, obscure music. I MAGE COUURTIESY OF ROTKU R Y.BUZN ETI.COM Rothbury Festival Rothbury, MI July 3-6 $244.75 $475 www.rothburyfestival.com There's a lot of…

… with a water park? Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago, IL July 18-20 $30/day,$65/weekend www.pitchforkmusicfestivaltom If Rothbury is too expensive and Bonnaroo is too far, Pitchfork Media's third annual…

… screening of a documentary about his longtime crusade for free speech. Though it's faced its ups and downs over the past year, the Ann Arbor Film Festival has beaten the odds and come out on top. McAr- die…

… astonished by the dedication and perseverance on the part of the festival's advocates. She argues that one of the reasons for the overwhelming encouragement was a sense of duty to the art world and the…

… world are rallying behind the AAFF now. Charlie Koones, publisher of the entertainment industry's most revered newspaper, Variety, ranked it as one of the "10 Film Festivals We Love" in his speech at the…

… International Film Festival Summit in 2007 - not bad con- sidering he had roughly 6,000 to choose from. And Larry Flynt, founder of Hustler Magazine, will make an appearance next week to coincide with the…

… 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…

… music performances. For all the country fans, the Palace is now selling tickets for Faith H1ill and Tim McGraw's "Soul to Soul" tour, coming to the Palace on September 29. Festivals Ann Arbor is notorious…

… the University department of theater and drama. There are z over 40 people in the acting company, and many are from the h University or the Ann Arbor area," Redding said. z Waterparks/Amusement Parks…

…. Located approximately 177 miles from Ann Arbor, the amusement park also offers several thrill rides. One a roller coaster, Shivering Timbers, was recently shown on the Discovery c Channel for its…

… documentary of roller coasters, entitled "Extreme Rides 2000. I Laure Bollenbach, office manager at the park, feels that Michigan* h Adventure Amusement Park has a lot to offer to students and Ann F Arbor…

… residents. e "We have over 40 rides and attractions. I think that it's a park you can do in a day and really have a good time," Bollenbach said. a Closer to Ann Arbor are the Oakland County Parks. Waterford…

… for its art festival. But for those who aren't crazy about art, many other festivals will be opening across the state. The 21st annual Michigan Renaissance Festival in Holly will run during the weekends…

… ofAugust 14 through September 26. With a 16th century village atmosphere, the Renaissance Festival has a variety of events, including the International Strongman Competition and the Bagpipe Blowout. If…

… anyone intends on taking a Shakespeare class for the upcom- ing year, the Michigan Shakespeare Festival will provide a jump- start to studying. Located at Ella Sharp Park in Jackson, this year's festival…

… will perform Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Richard Ill." The festival will run from July 20 to August 6, and was visited by over 4,000 people last year. Tonya Redding, the those looking…

… to eS marketing director for the Michigan Shakespeare Festival, noted the s festival's direct ties with the University. "We have a big University connection. We are presented in cooper- t ation with…

…th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival The Michigan Theater hosts this festival of independent and 16mm films. Today's events: Screenings at 7, 8, 9:30, and 11 p.m. Tickets are either $7, 12/2 shows, or $50…

… the hs a n has the your time sitting through tripe like "Mission To Mars." Well, this 38th Ann Arbor Film Festival Michigan Theater Through Sunday Germany this ycar.) Honcyman was part of a screening…

… 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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… also be at a reception at the Ann Arbor Dis- trict Library following the confer- ence and at the Author Breakfast i on Saturday in the League. W-4 The festival is committed to A I promoting literariness…

… festival is accessible to all age groups and supports the reading and writing scene not only at the University, but also through- out Ann Arbor - a town composed of accomplished and developing writers alike…

…Monday, May 11, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 All booked up By PRIYA BALI Daily Arts Writer For those still taking classes in Ann Arbor, the art scene continues to be a thriv- ing…

… resource. And it's only appropriate that a town known for its intellectually stimulat- ing culture and for hous- 6th Annual ing over 30 bookstores Ann Arbor host a spring book festi- val. The 6th Annual Ann…

… topics such as the newspaper industry, youth and creativity, how books change lives and the future of the book. The Ann Arbor art scene thrives all summer long. "The organizers who were originally behind…

… not only through the written word but also through theater, dance and music. On Friday, an event called "The Art of the Play: From Page to Stage" will feature short performances by Ann Arbor's Blackbird…

… folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, who is com- monly remembered for co-writing "Puff the Magic Dragon," will perform folk songs from his children's books. Returning this year is the Ann Arbor Civic Ballet…

…. "Ann Arbor is a culture ofideaswherepeoplewant to come and hear what others have to say about different issues, and then interact with those people and have Q&A and share their thoughts," Kobenalt said…

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…8A - Wednesday, March 26, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com From the Ann Arbor film festival ........................... I ......... ...........................-R................ A NIGHT…

… overheard every- where. A general sense of relief permeated as people rejoiced after great strife. No, it wasn't a Democratic Convention afterparty. It was the Ann Arbor Film Festival's opening night, and…

… with openingstate- ments from Ann'Arbor mayor John Hieftje and the Festival's executive director Chris- ten McArdle,. All had spirited comments on this year's event. Hieftje boasted of the festival…

…'s international status as one the "top 10 film festivals in the world," praising its notoriety within Ann Arbor and world- wide. He even joked about a "website that says we're overrated." Of course, everyone…

…-sung Nirvana-cover, the beautiful collapse of a smokestack and insight onthe dangersofbeing akid inRich- Kicking off the 46th- C7 annual Ann Arbor Film Festival mond, California, and you've got a varied…

…, eccentric opening night of the Ann Arbor Film Festival. Now, not every piece works, but that's not the point here. To go and have fun while trying some new things is what it's all about. You may even start…

… thinking, pondering and even criticizing a little. The Ann Arbor Film Festival is back, and has every intention of staying for another 46 years. ABC's faculty-centric sitcom revisits high school drama with…

… another artist? That was the key question in the mak- ing of "One Bad Cat," a documentary by University alum Thomas. G. Miller that will be showing at the Ann Arbor Film Festival this Thursday at 7 p.m. The…

… of his clientele is white, not black." Even at a film festival as consistently provocative and edgy as Ann Arbor's, however, Miller does expect the film to generate some controversy. "The discus- sion…

…-rimmed spec- tacles could be seen on almost every patron, and glasses of Ann Arbor Brewing Compa- ny wine were in every hand. The swish of tweed coats and philosophical debate over art and culture could be…

… Arts Editor When the Ann Arbor Summer Festival needed somebody to get up, get into it and get involved, James Brown was the man who got the call. A true legend in American popular music, Brown is the…

… a variety of entertain- ment diversions for summer residents of Ann Arbor. From the open air Top of the Park concert/film screening series to Power Center performances by a wide range of musicians…

… the spirited gospel- esque vocals that dominated songs like "Try Me" and "Please, Please, Please" This new, more sophisticateapproach to rhythm and blues became known as soul music and, befitting his…

… influential African-American musical figure of the rock 'n' roll era. Godfather of Soul becomes city's rainakel bringing in all kinds of performers." The Festival, which runs from June 16 to July 9, features…

…, dance groups and multicultural exhibitions, the Summer Festival "really presents a little some- thing for everyone,' Murdock said. That type of multi-dimensional appeal is something embodied in the music…

… featured performer for Saturday's "I Feel Good" Benefit at Hill Auditorium, an event which, accord- ing to Summer Festival marketing direc- tor Colleen Murdock, is integral to the Fest's summer…

…-long activities. "All proceeds from the concert go toward funding different aspects of the Summer Festival," Murdock said. "We have a number of needs, from hiring stu- dents to work as concessionaires to…

… Maazlin There are few cities in the Midwest that measure up to Ann Arbor. Aside from Madison, our fair city, compared to any other Big Ten col- 'tege town, is the best around. Columbus is large, but lacks…

… character. West Lafayette is in the middle of nowhere. Evanston is a Cambridge wannabe. And everyone in East Lansing is grain-fed. Or so the theory goes. Ann Arbor is simply different. Instead of strip malls…

… ititg new retail stor ettat buys an(] sells genily ttsedl brattdltaimte teen apparel andsiores~tte!. We're stocking up for our new store in Ann Arbor opening this August. We're looking for gently used…

…Genre-crossing Hart 0reinvents the blues The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 14, 2000 - 11 De La Soul makes long- awaited return with 'AOl By Christian Hoard Daily Arts Writer If rock is dead, then…

… what's become of the blues, the genre which, more than any Osther, made rock n' roll possible in the first place? The short answer goes something like Alvin this: At a time Youngblood when the a con…

…- Hart puter and a Magic Bag turntable are becoming the Tuosday at 5 nrn. instruments of choice for many younger musi- cians, the blues have become a thing of the past, either the posses- sion of a limited…

… number of purists or the obsession of a few historically-minded musicologists. Still, although blues music has more to do with folk tradition than the cutting edge these days, one needs to look no fur…

… evince a taste for genre-crossing - classic rock and western swing are two of the styles Hart frequently draws upon - unmatched by any other blues performer. Though Hart's interest in the blues was…

… while stationed in Mississippi. Later; Hart was introduced to blues vet Joe Louis Walker, who befriended the young gui- tarist and invited him to open several of his shows. When se opened forTaj Mahal in…

… tossed together electric-blues versions of folk tunes with traditional blues covers and a handful of originals, and the combination of dexterity and rootsiness won Hart widespread critical acclaim…

…. "Territory," Hart's 1998 follow-up, expanded on "Big Mama's" inclusiveness, as Hart augment- ed a more traditional blues sound with everything from Zappa's pseudo-sym- phonic whomp to a Captain Beefhart Four…

… electric blues player even while expanding his ever-growing catalogue with an unlikely cover of a song by garage rockers the Sonics. 'Greyest' a solid, somber effort In recent years Ontario. Canada has…

… said, noting that Red Hawk adds a new poster every year to commemorate the Ann Arbor Film Festival. "We pride our- selves on the whole restaurant," Elam explained. "We try to keep everything neat and…

…- ping and eggs were frying to culmi- nate in the best meal of the entire week. With the on-the-go dining atmosphere in Ann Arbor, such a luxury is hard to find. Thanks to the wonders of Cafe Zola, this…

… painted, as is the hallway that leads to the restrooms downstairs. Elizabeth Hoffman, the owner's aunt, was an Ann Arbor artist who painted the murals. "If you look closely, there are fairies within the…

… to be added to the wall." By maintaining clean and innova- tive restrooms, these three Ann Arbor mainstays deliver not just exquisite cuisine, but also excep- tional customer care. Congratukations to…

… The Princeton Review voted Best Test Prep' in Ann Arbor by the Michigan Daily. The (Princeton 1802Rve Rueviewo~eiei c~ 5. Originally decorated restrooms are a sp TEXTBOOKS / FURNITURE / TICKETS…

… often deduce the care with which the fare is prepared by the care taken to maintain the restrooms. Those that are neat and well-kept are routine, but restrooms that are especially original are part of Ann…

… Arbor's charm. China Gate on South University Avenue is known for its delicious and award-winning Chinese cuisine. Rarely, though, is it admired for its hidden and neat restrooms. When patrons are in need…

… strewn around the overflowing trash can. Arbor Brew- ing Company's restrooms, on the other hand, offer beautifully deco- rated walls and a clean atmosphere. Both of the restrooms on the main floor are…

… mural and on their wings are the names of the people who work here," said Emily Thomp- son, a manager at Arbor Brewing Company. Different features within the mural highlight one staff mem- ber's love for…

… turtles, another's bright blue eyes and a manager's slumber. "It's an homage to the staff," Thompson said. Hoffman continues to add new aspects to the mural; thus, a sign reading "mural is in progress…

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… stand-out of this year's Ann Arbor Film Festival. perientation, animatin omakefor memorable AAF By Andy TaylorFabe & Ryan Blay Daily ArtsWriters The Ann Arbor Film Festival has a 39-year history of…

… between the elf-like man and woman who are featured in the film are surreal and strangely funny, and the swirling blue colors of the film were mesmerizing. Another favorite was Ann Alter's "Team Red," a…

… showcasing talented filmmakers early in their careers (just ask Gus Van Sant and George Lucas, both past winners) and is always worth the price of admission. As every year, the experimental film festival…

…, as everyone around him loves him. "I can still have fun with my grandpa," the young boy says, "whether he likes it or not." And what film festival could possibly be complete without a nod to '70s…

… the stigma of HIV and the activities of "rich white men" infected, was eerie and brilliant. Festival veteran Jay Rosenblatt scored honorable mention with one of his two brief entries, "Nine Lives (The…

… Eternal Moment of Now)," a one-minute look at the life of a cat. Rosenblatt's second entry was the quaint story of his child- hood fear that worms could rain down from the sky. While any film festival, by…

…, check out the festival's official website at wwwaafilmfest.org. - Daily Film Editor Lyle Henretty contributed to this report. By Laura Deneau Daily Arts Writer Romantic-comedy, opera and escapist's dream…

…-$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…

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… Kafka novel. Nat Sci. Auditorium. 7 p.m. $4. MUSIC Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival For day two, be sure to check out special guests Little Milton, Jimmy Bosch, Deborah Coleman, Butler Twins and local boys…

….50. MUSIC Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival Come check out an incredible combination of blues music at a fabulous location as legendary Robert Cray and company play at Gallup Park on the final day of this Ann…

….m. Free. Kindergarten teacher Dex (Donal Logue) tries his luck with the ladies in "Th T 10~ex $ 11 MEXICAN CAFE Ann Arbor's Finest Mexican Style Food! Michigan's Largest Selection of Gourmet Hot Sauces…

… Arbor-exclusive festival. Gallup Park. 747-9955. Benefit Concert: Brenda Wimberly Recent U of M graduate and soprano singer Brenda Wimberly hits all the rights notes in a solo voice and piano performance…

… for meditation and aware- ness. Featured instruments include guitar, conga, bells, and bass guitar. Flaming Jewel Dharma Center (211 E. Ann St.) 7:30pm. Free. 663-3842. Hot Club of Cowtown Straight…

…-0395. A LTERNA TIVES Ann Perlman Author reads fron new book "Infidelity." Nicola's Traver Village, 2607 Plymouth p.m. Sabrina Ward Harrison Young a reads from her book, "Spilling The Art of Becoming…

… States, Japan and France. This article originally ran Jan. 23, 2007. AAFF returns, free of censorship By KRISTIN MacDONALD Associate Arts Editor The Ann Arbor Film Festival kicked off Tuesday night with…

… of Ann Arbor's more progressive-minded past. The screening began with an earnest trib- ute to deceased AAFF participant Helen Hill, a one-time Festival judge and lifelong film- maker, and the Festival…

… on. This article originally ran March 22, 2007. BEHIND THE CONTROVERSY Ann Arbor's annual film festivals provide a medium for independent artists to showcase their work. But the past few years, state…

… medium. Others believe that state funding is necessary for the festival to con- tinue its trend of excellence. They contend that art is a public good that earns revenue for Ann Arbor through jobs and…

… tourism. Regardless of whether the state funds future festivals or not, the Ann Arbor Film Festival will continue contributing to the eclectic nature of the town. It is a tradition that will add breadth to…

… your college experience should you choose to take part in it. The lobby of The Michigan Theater was filled with boozers and shmoozers for the opening night of the Ann Arbor Film Festival. …

… Ann Arbor research and development facility - eliminating 2,100 jobs. At a hastily convened press con- ference this afternoon in the Mich- igan Union, Mayor John Hieftje joined University President Mary…

… with The Detroit Free Press that Pfizer wouldn't neces- sarily cut off research funding sim- ply because they were no longer in Ann Arbor. In addition to funding research, Pfizer supported a few…

… candidly about what the loss of Pfizer, the world's largest phar- maceutical company, would mean for Ann Arbor. He said that the PHOTO BY ANGELA CESERE/Daily " " _""___""""""__ ________________ GRAPHIC BY…

… BRIDGET O'DONNELL/Daily ANGELA CE5ERE The 177-acre Pfizer facility located near Gov. Jennifer Granholm speaks about the closing of the Ann Arbor Pfizer facility in the Michigan Union yesterday as University…

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… actyou of the blues in Mississippi. Do see before death. the same for country and head to karaoke at New York by Nashville or stay closerto home ork's Indie Rock Karaoke: and spend a week embracing all e…

…'ll probably up's own songs, but rather be surprised atcwhat you find. r karaoke tracks. From Road trip to a smallmusic ave the Queen" to Journey festival: Sure, people love Bonna- really any song goes here. roo…

… there's some- thing redeeming about a smaller e best ways to music festival that pulls in the proper crowds and only has one or ck out before twobig, headlining acts. For the most part, the people who…

… many much fun as a small festival is, can saytheytackled "You don't fool yourself: The Glaston- Got Me" with Ted Leo slay- bury Festival of Contemporary rds? Just plain awesome. Performing Arts in…

… festival if you can even kin' on Heaven's Door" from consider yourself a festival-goer. n Jane Approximately," but And it always rains - Woodstock- ally cares? You will have sort…

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… that ushered in a new era work, this is ultimately a story in Hollywood is both a filmmaking of love. Serious Jim Carrey is in, "DON landmark and a pre-college must Kate Winslet with blue hair is still…

… it either. 's the new thing.You t out. This article originally ran on Sept. 5, 2006. 4 Courtesyteiramax Uma Thurman in "Pulp": Sexiest cokehead ever (sorry Kate Moss). 4 page 400 S. Division Ann…

… honors at the 1994 NIE DARKO" Cannes Film Festival. The pop- culture manifesto and unchal- he bizarre church of lenged alpha and omega of all ko." The Sept. 11 era things postmodern filmmaking is a plane…

… circuit *a s V . FOREST CASEY/Daily Norm Harris explains the finer points of graphic novels at the Vault of Midnight booth during the Ann Arbor Book Festival on April 24, 2004. naugmral book festival kics…

… executive director for Ann Arbor's inaugural Book Festival. The event spans four days and promises to be an experience with many events featuring authors. A primary objective of the festi- val is to raise…

…r ANN ARBOR The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2004 - 3F Shopping in the city: A girl's guide By Alison Go Daily Staff Writer ;> ~ « Between studying, sleeping and partying, we…

… are nearly outnumbered by Starbucks in this over- achieving and hyper-caffeinated city. Fortunately for you, The Daily did some research and, $208 later, has compiled a list of some of Ann Arbor's best…

… Link," along with the University's modifications to its bus system, has been troubling some Ann Arbor commuters who have yet to master the new routes. The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority began The…

… Link mass- transit system, which joins The Ride program, in August. The new bus system's purpose is to provide tourists and Ann Arbor residents the ability to commute through the city's various shopping…

…. "You don't need a car to get around Ann Arbor" Stasiak said. The Link encompasses only the downtown area of Ann Arbor, and some people find The Ride to better suit their transportation needs. "I don…

… because it doesn't start until 11 a.m., it doesn't help us,"Ann Arbor resident Larry Maciag said. Still, some regular riders of The Link had positive comments regard- ing the service, speed and efficiency…

… of the bus network. "I think it's very good. I depend on it," Ann Arbor resident Julie Chaplin said. FOREST CASEY/Daily HOOKED ON PHONICS Crazy Wisdom melds spirituality and tea on the bookstore…

… off in Ann Arbor By Ashley Dinges Daily Staff Writer Passing through Ann Arbor on any given night, it's difficult to miss the brightly lit, two-story Crazy Wis- dom Bookstore and Tearoom on South Main…

…, with the customary dis- count of $6.75 given to students with identification and some package dis- counts available. Serving Ann Arbor since 1980 RECORDS & USED CDS 617 Packard Upstairs from Subway…

…Tuesday May 30, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ARTS Sundance hits Mich. 8 fi 2 d s' d v ni N, P "Go Blue!" By Jeffrey Bloomer Managing Editor With the famously…

… notion of a "cure" for mutants, a drug effec- tively stripping them of their powers and whatever defor- mities, God-like abilities or cool morphology resonates especially well with the blue, ape-like Beast…

… discriminating yes of the international film com- nunity currently set on the public- ty parade that is the Cannes Film Festival, The Michigan Theater has urned its focus to honoring classics rom another festival…

…-revered tar's early films. Michigan Theater executive direc- or and CEO Russ Collins, who trav- led to the Sundance Film Festival arlier this year and spoke on a >anel, said the series will give the heater the…

… sequence f films originally screened before ome of cinema's most eager and rdent fans, which Collins said are he lifeblood of the festival. "As I walked the streets (at Sun- ance), they were filled with…

… executive director for Ann Arbor's inaugural Book Festival. The event spans four days and promises to be a capacious experience with many events featuring authors. Launching the festival is a panel discussion…

… myriad of topics including comic books, poetry, AnAro publishing, song- Ann Arbor writing, book arts, Book book groups and Festival literacy promo- April 22-25 tion. The comics Most Events are stage will…

… as they are being produced. The tour costs $10 but includes a copy of "Ann Arbor (W)rites," a collection about Ann Arbor life with pieces by Charles Bax- ter (author of "Saul and Patsy") and actress…

… like an Egyptian or grab its crotch, this is prob- ably your only chance. HOOKEDON PHONICS NEW TRADITION BEGINS IN ANN ARBOR fit dinner gala, comes at a cost of $200, but there will be many other…

… what we want to do is position Michigan as a literary center, and Ann Arbor really makes sense as that center." She point- ed out that the city is home to more than 30 bookstores and four of the largest…

….m. to 4 p-m Th Drms McGugnlcture and Awa~rds: The second Wle Feminism and the Women i 41tde Clas f'8 -Wrday fromt3to5p Malloy ?is Tour and "Ann Arbor (W)it"" reption (S 10fte) Street Fetival~ Pavilions…

… industry intrigue, flashing camera bulbs and red carpet-style murmurings. And for once, the spotlight isn't on the students. For the past 46 years, the Ann Arbor Film Festival has been one of the city's most…

…16 Orientation Edition 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com And the show goes on... By Brandon Conradis I Daily Film Editor Truman in 'The Hills' Mar. 30, 2008 - Ann Arbor isn't typically…

… vibrant and distinctive cultural institutions, second only, perhaps, to the Uni- versity itself. Spawned from a resurgence in cinematic experi- mentation during the '60s, the festival grew to become one of…

… the most widely-regarded avant- garde and experimental film festivals in the world. Yet only a year ago - despite the temptation to think a festival as well-estab- lished as this would be immune to such…

… - internation- ally, especially." The concern in the filmmaking community arose in 2006 after a group of state legislators cut the festival's state funding. The instigating factor for this sud- den controversy…

… was an article published by the Mackinac Cen- ter for Public Policy - a group opposed to state funding for the arts - which used several films shown at the festival as examples of state-fundedart they…

… no surprise to McArdle that the sort of risque material the festival specialized in would cause some discomfort. "It'll never go away," she said, commenting on the ongoing art/ After watching "The…

…- cries from filmmakers defending the integrity of their work and the festival - the AAFFwas being zeroed out by the state. McArdle pointed to its history of pushing the envelope and taking chances with…

… audacious and often contro- versial material as the main rea- son, yet she was quick to add that the festival was about more than just shocking its audience. "The festival is about the dia- logue that…

… happens during and after the festival, and supporting those very artists that are mak- ing work that instigate this dia- logue," she said. It's that sense of community awareness among contributors to the…

…'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…

… intern with the Ann Arbor Film Festival, places posters into the display cases in front of the Michigan Theater on East Liberty Street. The festival kicks off tonight. Marchvigil1 protest lack of fe…

… and Tuesday in front of the Ann Arbor Public Library. THE CALENDAR What's happening in Ann Arbor today EVENTS "Students Who Support Children Deserve Better Options From the Univer- Apartheid…

… with symposium The Anne Waldman Symposium kicks off Wednesday with "Talking About Anne: Some Reflections on Anne Waldman's Work," a talk by NPR correspondent Andrei Codrescu. The symposium features an…

… Blues: How Politics Built a Prison Nation." She will speak today at 8 p.m. at Shaman Drum Bookshop, 315 S. State St. Conference to honor Goldstein, discuss writing A daylong conference, titled "Mak- ing a…

… Shabbat dinner is a really good wy to bring people together - especially during a week dedicated to remembering the Holo- caust," Wulwick said. Mirror images Blue Party aims to improve transportation…

…. But Blue Party presidential can- didate John Carter says his party's platform consists of realistic issues it wants to accomplish next year. Carter said his main goals are improving transportation…

… to work. "Blue Party is going to get these things done because we've done them before," said Blue Party vice presidential candidate John Simp- son. "Doing it the first time is hard, doing it the second…

… time is follow- ing your protocol." All of the Blue Party's promises last year were accomplished, including the creation of a fall break and the extension of recre- ational sports building hours, Carter…

… said. The experience and connections with the administration gained by Blue Party members in working on Winter 2002 such projects will help the party accomplish current goals like push- ing spring break…

… back a week, Simpson said. "Everyone can complain that we break-in spring break, and we don't get to experience it like everybody else," Simpson said. "One of the Blue Party's strengths is working with…

… documentary that follows a fami- ly's immigration from wartime Laos to New York City, won the Ken Burns Award for Best of the Festival to conclude the 46th Ann Arbor Film Festival on Sunday. The feature…

… Burns, who is a graduate of Pio- neer High School in Ann Arbor. A series of screenings Sunday night show- cased more than a dozen films selected by the festival's jury, which included Bill Plympton, a…

…-rounded system - is hurting everyone but Nintendo. Sega's blue hedgehog has been floating around other platforms for years now. Maybe Mario could use a change of scenery, too. Passman is actually a Microsoft…

… Orbits Inside" A RETURN TOFORM After two tepid years, festival concludes with awards and homegrown, indie mentality By JEFFREY BLOOMER DailyArts Writer "The Betrayal," a prodigious, decade- spanning…

…, and the announcement of her recognition earned audible approval from the theater crowd Sunday night. After two turbulent but productive years for the festival that saw a successful anti- censorship…

…, the festival was smooth and continued the tra- dition that has earned it national acclaim. As with every year, there were some tech- nical hiccups, as well as uninitiated audi- ences who seemed weary of…

…-on curation the festival fea- tured this year, which included "themed competition programs" that organized the screenings of films into distinct packages like "All That Is Animated," which pack- aged the…

… festival's popular animated films, and "The Orbits Inside," which examined issues of identity and cultural institutions. Though some festival-goers said the themes were not always cohesive or representative…

…, others said they planned their attendance around them. On the final night of the festival, the orga- nizers seemed at ease, and the audience was content. It was another successful year for the festival - a…