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March 14, 1981 (vol. 91, iss. 132) • Page Image 5

… creation Quasi (right) in 'Quasi's Cabaret Trailer,' Saturday night at the Michigan Theatre as part of the Ann Arbor 16mm Film Festival. Festival gathers steam By FRED SCHILL It wasn't your everyday run…

… used mostly for granular treatments of songs See DANCEBLUES, Page 8 Needless to say, the Film Festival is the cinematic event of the year in Ann Arbor ... if not the entire Midwest. Covering all the 16…

…-of-the- mill blues. Couldn't be. Normal old blues songs don't take ten minutes to play and, my God, what happened to the vocals? What Albert Collins and the Icebreakers did to the blues Wednesday, night at Rick…

…'s American Cafe was a phenomenon unto itself. What they have created can only be called dance blues. Highlighted by long, thunderous Collins guitar solos, the songs scorched and sizzled upon creation, and the…

August 04, 1970 (vol. 80, iss. 59) • Page Image 4

… pockets of the promoters-who are already rich. HOWEVER, THERE is an al- ternative. The Ann Arbor Blues Festival is this weekend. Although it does cost $10, there are some very great differences between the…

… Itp Tuesday, August 4, 1970 4' THE MICHIGAN DAILY lrie £1r419an Bfai1 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Mice. Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Editorials orinted in…

… composer at this campus, combined his organiza- tional efforts with his own elec- tronic art "Call It Sheep," to offer one of the best and most thought- ful events of this type ever to be seen in Ann Arbor

… delivery service, and pick-up. Call Nejac, 662-5671. 27Ctc CHOICE APTS. For Fall. 2, 3, and 4 man, close to campus. 769-2800. Ann Arbor Trust Co., Property Management Dept., 100 S. Main. 30Ctc STATE STREET…

… experience. Call 662-4736. FU call THE PROFESSIONALS Creative Photography 10 years experience in Ann Arbor WEDDINGS and portraits. lrofesstonai 761-4146 or 761-1187 duality at student rates. Call John 1900 W…

… vs Blues Festival REFRIGERATOR on floors. Single rooms, 428 Cross St. 663-3886. 37C62 OLD BUT NICE-1 bdrm. furn. single or couple only, $160. 668-6906. 48Ctc LOVELY 2-bdrm. furn., prof. or coupit…

… two festivals. First, the Blues Festival is non- profit. It is not planned as a money-making venture. If, by some chance there is any profit, it will go into a fund to help pro- mote other musical…

… events-hope- fully free-throughout the year. It will also ensure that there will be another Blues Festival this year. In other words, in case there is any extra money, it will go right back to the…

… community. The money is even paid out at the Blues Festival. Goose Lake is paying already wealthy r o c k groups huge sums for an hour or two of their time. The blues musicians, on the con- trary, really need…

… the money. Some of them had to have their checks sent in advance so that they could pay their bills and get their cars fixed just to make it here. The money spent on the Blues Festival goes into the…

April 05, 1919 (vol. 29, iss. 0) • Page Image 5

… MILES TO THE PROM Booth 1-Beta Phi Guests-Misses Myrna E. Goodrich, Detroit; Clairibel L. Wiggins, Es- telle Schneider, Belle Harrison, Mar- garet Ridenour, Lelah E. Van Sickle, Edna Daskam, Ann Arbor

… Chaperones-Mrs. 15. G. Sanders, Ann Arbor; Mrs. B. H. Holmes, Lima, 0. Guests-The Misses Virginia Lea- 1I The Specialty Hat Shop OFFERS Individual and Distinctive Models EL7NIA B. FOGERTY 117 L. Liberty…

…, Pittsburg, Pa.; Gertrude Fitzgerald, Northampton, Mass.; Anne Morse. Los Angeles, Calif. Booth 5-Phi Gamma Delta Chaperones-Mrs. Conrad H. Smith, Detroit; M. and Mrs. Ralston Hayden, Ann Arbor. Guests…

… Grange, Ill.; Ana "'ebb, Bedfosrd, Inds.; Mary Elizabeth Londen, Bloomington, Ind.; Ruth Ab- bott, St. Lnosis, M1o.; Margaret Raney, Birminghai, Ala.; Mary Viias, Lasi ism; Julia Peterson, Ann Arbor. Booth…

….; Loretta Grim, Texarkana, Tex,.; Marion A. Harvey, Washiigton. D. C.; Delight Sweeney, Ann Arbor.s Booth 7-Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chaperones-Mr. and Mrs. Otto H. Hans, Ann Arbor. Mrs. James W. Halfhill, Lima, O…

…, Ann Arbor; Gertrude Bell, Helen Dufton, Clearfield, Pa.; Laura Davis, Erie, Pa.; Ruth Davis, Butte, Mont.; Margaret Jewell, Danville, Ill.; Thelka Wermuth, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Booth 8-Phi Kappa Psi…

… Chaperones- Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Walser, Ann Arbor. Guests-Misses Elizabeth Mock, Detroit; Marjorie Marsh, Jackson; Edith Staebler, Ann Arbor; Josephine Kelly, Geraldine Dunne, Chicago, Ill.; Adelaide M. Dodge…

…-Sigma Nu Chaperones-Prof. R. M. Wenley and Mrs. Wenley, Dr. and Mrs. E. K. Herd- man, Ann Arbor; Mrs. A. W. Pickard, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Guests-Misses Irene McDonald, Dorothy G. O'Connor, Bere- nice…

June 18, 1997 (vol. 107, iss. 7) • Page Image 11

…, song, The eight-member rhythm and blues dance and laughter will resound group expects its fourth CD, "Late through Ann Arbor's night skies. Night Cruise" to be released soon. A This outdoor songfest is…

…, saxophonist and manager 9erts of invention. of the Sun Messengers, hopes his band The Ann Arbor Summer Festival's will "get people dancing (and) set them Top of the Park series has ingenuity that in motion…

… part of the mix of soulful vocals, a four-man horn Ann Arbor Summer Festival, which section and a timeless rhythm will bring y udes the Power Center Series. Bob you to your feet. Nwhart, Capitol Steps…

… outdoor stage and theater. the Park for five years. It's free, it's close, But nothing and it transforms the y gold can stay. The ordinary into some- PREVIEW Sun Messengers thing amazing. Ann Arbor await…

… the show picnic fantasy; fun people, live tunes starts at sundown. a gourmet food. Ann Arbor supplies Catering to the diverse tastes, of an t people, though the popular series entire community isn…

… Top of the Here are a few val Park as a chance re incentives: ;Summ erFeS to maximize j , rhythm and Top of the Park M i c h i g a n s "Blues Brothers" In June 20-July 13 ephemeral warm 1997, the Top of…

… tive director, explained that revenues Blues Brothers," "Batman" and from Power Center ticket sales pay for "Apollo 13" will. be shown free of the outdoor series. The goal is to keep charge. Oleniczak…

September 05, 2001 (vol. 111, iss. 137) • Page Image 60

… (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…

September 08, 1973 (vol. 84, iss. 3) • Page Image 1

… the bill at the second day of the three-day Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival at Otis Spann Memorial Field . . . Bogart's "The Maltese Falcon" is featured at the Cinema Guild Bogart Festival at Arch Aud…

… grandfather. THE SECOND Annual Ann Ar- bor Blues and Jazz Festival last night smiled its way past technical foul-ups and fear of police action Kissinger rilled on w1A.iretaps By AP, UPI and Reuter WASHINGTON…

…For Daily subscriptions, phone 764-0558 FREE ISSUE IF iritoiau Fig hty-T hree Years of Editorial Freedom Ait FREE ISSUE Vol. LXXXIV, No. 3 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, September 8, 1973…

… Union, will be taken care of after- wards, according to Finn. " Ann Arbor-Dearborn bus Commuting to the University's Dearborn campus from Ann Arbor is about to be made easier with the addition of a new…

… stop on the Ann Arbor-Dearborn commuter bus run. The service, sponsored by the Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority, has been expanded to include a drop-off and pick-up point at the circular…

… drive north of theDearborn library. Starting Monday, buses leave the Hilton Inn in Ann Arbor weekdays at 7:00 and 7:30 AM, arriving in Dearborn about an hour later. Buses depart the Dearborn library for…

Ann Arbor at 4:37 and 5:07 PM. Price of a single one-way ticket is $2, but if monthly passes are purchased the cost works out to approximately $1 a ride. 0 Happenings... ..the great Ray Charles will top…

…. usual, By JEAN LOVE and PENNY BLANK Along with the rest of the nation, ,there seems to be little .or no re- lief in sight from swollen food prices for the Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti area consumer. Customers at…

… trouble-fear of drug a r r e s t prompted by statements from Ann Arbor Police chief Walter Krasny and Mayor James Stephenson earlier this week -failed to materialize. THE CONCERT opened with an old…

September 03, 2002 (vol. 113, iss. 1) • Page Image 46

… 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…

… l e vera,l aur U,£rckw. hsto nu ;;reul neeaflinV txntt avrte '( ' "V.. "MM*k s AItierdcte 4>r4hae4 n comed....s.heeto Ann Arbr flu nith clikesic Dave Mcttlitv Arl' Piok' 1i and…

… 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…

September 10, 1972 (vol. 83, iss. 4) • Page Image 2

… Taylor and The House Rockers kicked off yes- terday afternoon's concert of the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Fes- tival '72 with a pleasant set of rocking, raucous blues. The band ranged far and wide over the…

… Daily. The Michigan Daily, edited and man- aged by students at the University of Michigan. News phone: 764-0562. Second Class postage paid at, Ann Arbor, Mich- igan 420 Maynard Street, -Ann Arbor

… "Wang Dang Doodle." They stayed there when Lucille Spann, widow of the late genius blues pianist Otis Spann and guest of honor at the festival, replaced Koko in the band. .Never has the blues sounded any…

… the mike, no one could doubt that the blues was present at the festival in all its triumphant bittersweet glory. The dedication ceremony fol- lowed, formally naming the fes- tival site "The Otis ,Spann…

… Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAIL Sunday, September 10, 1972 Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAIL~' Sunday, September 10, 1972 Blues and jazz at its best 'Sam': A sympathetic Woody By HERB BOWIE Hound Dog…

blues spectrum but their staple was a boogie style close to Jimmy Reed's. Backed just by drums and second guitar, the Hound Dog treated the audience to some sizzling slide guitar as well as a fine early…

… program back to blues, playing a mellow soulful style replete with horns in the tradition of the miaster B.B. King. But it wasn't until the premeir blues singer from Chicago, Koko Taylor, joined them that…

…). ___________- II Waters, who presented it to a tearful Lucille Spann. Muddy Watels, long time friend and employer of Otis Spann, wound up the afternoon concert, Muddy proving again that he's the best damn blues

… ' equally beautiful. Pharoah restricted himself to singing, but the pianist proved himself more than capable of leading the group instrumental- ly, constructing a wonderful dis- cordant solo. Bobby "Blue

…" Bland closed last night's show with a warm, comfortable set. Backed by a four-piece horn section, he sang a smooth blues reminiscent of B. B. King's vocal style. By RICHARD GLATZER In spite of what a…

September 28, 1979 (vol. 90, iss. 20) • Page Image 2

… always maintained that his music was never fairly appreciated. However, this was never the case in Ann Arbor, where his performances at the now historic Blues and Jazz Festivals, as well as his famed drum…

… Ensemble of Chicago. Although only in its second year, the Ann Arbor Jazz Festival already has become remarkably well-known in jazz circles. Tickets for this year's shows ^n3 e I ol _4. a1 '-p…

… have been sold to persons who will tre to Ann Arbor from the east coast, anrd all over the midwest and Canada. The number of performers slated to play at the festival, however, has drop- ped from last…

… Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 48109. Subscription rates: $12 SeptenaA ber through April (2 semesters) ;$13 by' mail outside Ann Arbor. Summer session published Tuesday through Saturday mornings…

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… Johni Paul II ...touring the U.S. Jazz festval highlights Mingus (Continued fromPage 1) veterans of various Mingus' groups. IT NOTHING else, it should be a festival of variety. Performances in- clude a…

… music is represented by such musicians as guitarist Larry Coryell, performing solo and former John Coltrane sideman and pianist McCoy Tyner. Also, however, this should be the festival of the hyphen…

November 12, 1972 (vol. 83, iss. 58) • Page Image 15

…," you may be asking your- self at this point, "how come this self-confessed aficianado did not get it on with everyone else at the 1972 Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival? Eh?" The whole music festival

…-age of the blues is dissi- pated and rendered diffuse for me by all that festival brouhaha. It seems to have the same effect on a lot of musicians, too. Moreover, the blues musician is also responding to…

…'s gonna go and how it's gonna get there. In the blues, there are rarely any struc- tural surprises for the listener, Surprises are rare enough to be a welcome change. When some- one d o e s something…

… innovative with the blues and brings it off, it makes me laugh with pleasure. I have in mind early Buddy Guy Jinior Wells and Butterfield just before and after he switched to the larger band. Usually the blues

… out of control, like Robert John- son's brand. Some folks shout the blues, some whisper them. Bessie Smith must've just wrap- ped them around everybody in range. For a person who's spent most of his…

… young life hurrying along big city streets from one school to another, it is healing to sit on a porch somewhere, listening to someone pick out a soft slow blues, accompanied by a sweet rough voice. "So…

… us. I regularly at- tend Big Ten football games and get pretty far into that gladia- torial spectacle. But somehow, I find it impos- sible to enjoy the blues in its contemporary Cinemascope set- ting…

…. I associate that music with tiny clubs and coffeehouses and people's porches. The big busi- ness / mass production ' carnival setting is irreconcilable with my private vision of the blues. I think the…

…-up/ applaud -only-when- it's all-over approach. A lot of the blues is fine dance music and dancing to a person's music seems a pretty fair exchange of gifts. I'm try- ing to say that the meaning -and mess…

…, and songs start- ed only to be interrupted for rambling sentimental monologues about the blues. I'd go to a con- cert or a club to hear the blues and instead find myself listen- ing to someone telling…

September 08, 1983 (vol. 94, iss. 1) • Page Image 61

… / ~ROPERTY' N WOOD ISHEERT R 114 I' ON 5 ~ oe - 1 ±+ f o c / * a ~ - E.tALNLAT°ST 0 E Ann Arbor - - Ai Campus an -03 w .r. si3i5 Tt a l - Downtown Area 4 10 750 1f, 2 0 1_7 * FULERRF/EACI~~W b…

… out of a plane. In Ann Arbor you can do it. Every term, the University Skydivers club gives students the chance to plummet through the skies of Michigan. It may not be relaxing, but it helps put that…

September 08, 1994 (vol. 104, iss. 119) • Page Image 58

… special festivals and other note-worthy occasions such as the Film Festival, Art Fair, Blues and Jazz Festival, and of course, Hash Bash. Ann Arbor has an impressive assortment of book stores, which is…

… hits On the other extreme, Ann Arbor is dotted with many weather, sports rock moderately-priced to expensive boutiques with specialized LESBIAN - GAY MALE - BISEXUAL PROGRAMS OFFICE 3116 MICHIGAN UNION…

… for that special date? Ann Arbor Clothing, Shahin, Vahan's, Van Boven and Marty's Menswear all carry suits and formalwear for men. Most do alterations for both men and women. Marty's Menswear and Van…

… tastes and whatever part of the body you need clothed, Ann Arbor has many choices for everyone. But in case you still find that Ann Arbor's choices are too limiting, you can always hop on the bus to…

… our city - but overall Ann Arbor's air is relatively clean. Traffic isn't bad, grass and trees are plentiful, and camping and hiking can be found less than 20 minutes away. Yet Ann Arbor is more than…

… sub- urbia, U.S.A. Poetry readings, dance performances, plays, bands, nation- ally renown speakers and "artsy" movies are all a regular part of Ann Arbor life - not to mention a never- ending list of…

… apparently appreciated since the city boasts the highest per capita book sales in the nation. New authors are constantly stopping by for book-sign- ing and readings, plus Ann Arbor hosts a slew of artists of…

… its own. Then there's food. Speaking as a great eater, I can attest to the fact that Ann Arbor offers a plethora of di- verse and delicious cuisine. Area res- taurants serve almost every type of food…

…'t amazing, but a lot of up-and-coming bands in- clude Ann Arbor in their tours, and there're a variety of clubs in which to house them. Athletics affect this city as well. Not only do many residents cheer on…

… Detroit teams, but the University it- self provides terrific spirit that spreads throughout Ann Arbor. The crowd that lines the streets on football Satur- days and after Final Four games speakO for…

May 22, 1987 (vol. 96, iss. 3) • Page Image 9

…ARTS The Michigan Daily Friday, May 22, 1987 Page 9 Local festival exposes Black filmmakers By Susan Sherman Ann Arbor has long been receptive to many diverse events. Off the track films, plays, and…

… bands are well received here. One unique feature is the variety of film series that occur. The Ann Arbor FIlm Festival is the sponsor of many of these series, bringing various types of films, usually…

… get shown." If you'd like more information about the series, call the Performance Network(663-0681). Blues lovers unite: a week to cheer By Alan Paul This is a rare week for lovers of blues, rythm and…

blues, and just good old honest music with a beat, with three excellant artists appear - ing in the area. Tonight a true musical treat awaits those of you with enough motivation to truck into Detroit. The…

June 03, 1982 (vol. 92, iss. 21) • Page Image 13

Arbor Ethnic Festival, Septem- ber 3, 4-This event takes place in downtown Ann Arbor on Main Street. The festival provides the opportunity to explore over 15 different ethnic cultures as they share their…

…The Michigan Doily-Thursday, June 3, 1982-Page 5-B Calendar of summer events to enjoy (Continued from Page 4) and Liberty. The State St. Area Mer- chants Association sponsors the fair. The Ann Arbor

…, lithographs and ceramics. The Ann Arbor Summer Symphony, July 29-The final summer concert will take place at Hill Auditorium. Ad- mission is free. The doors will open at 8:00 pm and the concert will begin at 8…

…:30 pm: Ann Arbor Antiques Market, August 15-This market attracts over 200 an- tiqqe dealers to the Washtenaw County Fairgrounds in Saline. All antiques are guaranteed for authenticity. Admission is $1…

… Yesteryear Heritage Festival, August 27-29-The festival features the Heritage Parade, the Wallenda High wire act, and antique car show, historic homes tour, and a street art fair-all in downtown Ypsi. Ann

August 06, 1982 (vol. 92, iss. 56) • Page Image 7

… Urbations, erst- while Ann Arbor favorites, R&B their way into the hearts, minds, and ears of those on the dance floor. Second Chance (516 E. Liberty; Theater on Main Street. Call 662-7282 994-5350) for more…

… of the Union. Boccaccio, songs from the 16th cen- Theater tury, Morris Dancing, juggling, and swordplay. Most of the events will Ann Arbor Civic Theater fake place on the lawn in front of the The…

…Arts The Michigan Daily Friday, August 6, 1982 Page 7 I Clubs/Bars The Blind Pig (208 S. First; 996- 8555) The Detroit Blues Band plays some Motor City tunes tonight and That's Entertainment…

… information. Top-40 rock from a group called Miscellaneous Mugsy all weekend. uCallweekgndUni.13th Annual Medieval Festival U-Club (Michigan Union; 763-5911) This is the last weekend for this Every Thursday…

…, Reggae Dance year's festival, a smorgasbord of fun Party. Every Friday, Rockin' Oldies, and frolic from the middle ages. Both shows DJ'ed by Michael Kremen Highlights are plays by Chaucer and on the patio…

April 05, 1919 (vol. 29, iss. 0) • Page Image 13

… Donaldson's for Collar Attached Shirts and Knit Ties 711 No. University Ann Arbor May Festival SIX CONCERTS-MAY 14, 15, 16, 17 FOUR DAYS OF MUSIC SOPRANOS ROSA PONSELLE Prima donna Metropolitan Opera Company…

Ann Arbor Favorite BASSES ANDRES deSEGUROLA Metropolitan Opera Company GVSTAF HOLMQUIST A Festival Favorite INSTRUMENTALISTS OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH Noted Pianist Conductor CHAR.LES M. COURt.BOIN Belgian…

…. E. Van Sickle, Edna Daskain, Ann Arbor; Bernarda F. McCormick, Harisrburg, Pa.; Sue K. Behan, Petoskey; Genevive Nulan, Ypsilanti; Ursula V. Fulton, Alpena; May Blakeslee, Kalamazoo; Doris Hol- man…

…, Durban, South Africa. Booth 2-Phi Delta Theta ! Chaperones-Mrs. H. G. Sanders, Ann Arbor; Mrs. B. H. Holmes, Lima, 0. Guests-The Misses Virginia Lea- The Specialty Hat Shop; OFFERS Individual and…

…, Ind. Booth 3-Beta Theta Pi Chaperones - Mrs. Eugene G. O'Brien, Detroit; Mrs. Junius E. Beal, Ann Arbor. Guests-The Misses Flor- ence Kean, Miriam B. Russell, Marion Towar, Frances Nash, Grace Dohany…

… Pfatnter, Dayton, 0.; Dorothy Joyce, Cleveland, 0.; Genevieve Martz, Los Angeles, Calif.; Elizabeth Bennett, Port Huron; Cecile At. Classen, Ann Arbor. Booth- 4Alpha Delta Phit Chaperones-Mr. and Mrs…

Arbor. Guests-Misses Gertrude Grow, Detroit; Margaret Booth, Birm- ingham; Mary Jennings, Dorothy Mar- tindale, Katherine Rttier, Grand Rap- ids; Caroline Frambach, Ruth Ann Dey, Margaret At kinson…

…, ('hicago, Ill.; Loretta Grim, Texarkana, Te.;tMarion A. Harvey, Washington, D. C.; Delight Sweeney, Ann Arbor. Booth i7-Sigma Alpha Epsihtn Chaperones-Mr. and Mrs. Otto H. Hans, Atn Arbor. Mrs. James W…

… Rieger, Mary Ives, Ann Arbor; Gertrude Bell, Helen Dufton, Clearfield, Pa.; Laura Davis, Erie, Pa.; Ruth Davis, Butte, Mont.; Margaret Jewell, Danville, Ill.; Thelka Wermuth, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Booth 8--Phi…

… Kappa Psi Chaperones- Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Walser, Ann Arbor. Guests-Misses Elizabeth Mock, Detroit; Marjorie Marsh, Jackson; Edith Staebler, Ann Arbor; Josephine Kelly, Geraldine Dunne, Chicago, Ill…

September 19, 1970 (vol. 81, iss. 15) • Page Image 2

… together House of Mystique Incense. Co off-color blues he pours on festival crowds ("I'm gonna get me a Saturday in Ann Arbor for the To complete the day, BAM is sex-atary, I'm gonna give her a dick…

… the Universitv of Micnigan. News phone: 764-0552. Second Class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Mich- !gan, 420 Maynard St.. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. Published daily Tues- day through Sunday morning Univer…

…-FREE DELIVERY j3 1 AT LAST!1 It's kick-off weekend for Ann Arbor's new rock spot that has what you've been looking for. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, September 17, 18. 19 at the ODYSSEY you'll enjoy and dance…

… to Ann Arbor's favorite rock groups. No cover. No minimum. Food and liquor 'til 2 a.m. Thursday-9:30-1:30-LOVE'S ALCHEMY Friday--9:30-1:30-LEAVES OF GRASS Saturday-5-7 (after game Happy Hours…

…, including outstanding works of Ann Arbor artist Jon Lockard and D;troit sculptor Oscar Grades. George Norman's Black Odyssey of his- torical Afro-American struggles and achievements will be dis- played. The…

… us it is new, because few of us besides the blues officianados who write the programs for the blues festivals and collect obscure label records, really know what's behind men like Sykes. Discovering…

… Forties when our parents were flirting in gaslight clubs, necking under Tiffany-type lamps - while the big blues man tinkled away in the corner. Sykes made his first album in 1929, went on to pioneer the…

… distinctive American boogie woogie style, eight beats to the bar in left hand rhythm, "walking the basses" he called it. The big blues hits we now hear backed by electric guitars and Madison Avenue recording…

… think of Sykes as the ghost behind the songs. he becomes a fascinating piece or a chapter in a blues anthology, and the music won't come alive. We think: the boogie woogie and the cocktail blues lived in…

… sensitivity e q u a I to anyone performing folk music today." -Michigan Daily Famous PIZZA*& CHICKEN f rom THOMPSON'S PIZZA 211 E. ANN ST. (Next to Armory) CALL 761-0001 FREE DELIVERY-7 Days a Week…

September 08, 1997 (vol. 107, iss. 121) • Page Image 8

… the Blues and Jazz Festival yesterday. jBottom) Ann Arbor's own Shakey Jake boogies down with a fan at the Blues and Jazz Festival at Gallup Park on Saturday. ily I Early birds can get something a…

… Alin Youngblood Hart hits A2 Catch Alvin Youngblood Hart at The Ark. Hart, a blues guitarist, will be sharing his tunes with Ann Arbor tonight. Take a night off from studying to check out the show…

…. Tickets are $10 and are available in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office or Schoolkids' Records. Don't miss out! , Monday September 8, 1997 A CELEBRATION OF ECLECTICISM 25th Ann Arbor Blues and…

… Jazz Festival brings worlds of music together By James Miller Daily Arts Writer In loving memory of Luther Allison, who saw the Blues walking like a natur- al man. Detroit blues bands are sometimes kind…

… for this reason that Johnnie Bassett and the Blues Insurgents are such a gust of sweet, blue air. Bassett himself has a tasty, thick baritone that makes audience members lean over and whisper to their…

… erudite guitar work and great theatrical sense, it seemed a shame that Bassett was confined to the role of opener. Have you ever seen a blues band with two huge mountains of amps, like it was sharing a bus…

… with Pantera? Have you ever seen a blues legend in overalls and a Reebok headband? Have you ever seen that same legend equally at home with Tampa Red and Jimi Hendrix? That is the Buddy Guy Experience…

… bluffing. But he has this way of beginning a slow and fitful blues at a Friday, very low volume, Pendergrass kind of voices that you could listen to all day. Songs like "Too Poor" and the Joe Cocker classic…

January 27, 1989 (vol. 99, iss. 84) • Page Image 14

…, 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…

July 21, 1976 (vol. 86, iss. 50) • Page Image 16

… & Old Blues 2:00M Medieval Festival pre- view 3:00 Ann Arbor Dance The- ater (improvisations) 4:00 Tae Kwon Do demonstra- tion 5:00 Trinidad T r i p o I i Steel Band 7:00 Recorder Society (Chil- dren…

… Art Fair . K.,.,...v, By LANI JORDAN Blues and jazz, strolling min- strels, "spontaneous h u m a n theatre," and a hootenanny at the Ann Arbor Art Fair? Yes, it's true. Along with the dis- plays of…

… good. "Some groups have their own particular audiences, of course," she admitted, "but no matter what type ofgroup it is, it's greeted warmly" The entertainment, arranged by the Ann Arbor Council for…

… other Ann Arbor groupsand outlying areas is also sought. "Sometimes performers are a little reluctant, but those who've taken the chance (to partici- pate) have really enjoyed it," said Linter. She added…

…) 6:00 Sing-along w it h Dianne Baker 6:45 Stoney Creek (blue grass) 7:00 Recorder Society - Chil- dren's Art Booth 7:30 Tae Kwon Do - demon- stration by the academy 8:15 Ark "Hootenanny" 10:00 Slide…

… Attractions - A Grande de Coca Cola 1:00 Theater Co. - excerpts from Bitch, You Crazy and Mad Madonnas 2:00 Medieval Festival pre- view 3:00 Strolling Players 5:00 Galliard Brass Ensemble (renaissance & baroque…

… Kwon Do - demon- stration by the academy 12:00 Medieval Festival pre- view 1:00 Theater Co. of AA - Bitch, You Crazy & Mad Ma- donnas 2:00 Roadside Attractions - comedia del Arte 3:00 Gale Benson & Andy…

July 19, 1973 (vol. 83, iss. 43) • Page Image 18

… Linda Siglin of the Ark 7:30 - 10:00 Poetry Festival in the Union Gallery of the Michi- gan Union 8:30 Ann Arbor Chamber Or- chestra presenting . Beethoven and Haydn in the Michigan Un- ion ballroom…

… noon each diy and will remain there until at least 10 :00 every night. From the world of drama, the U Players and the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre have been signed on. The Players are schedulvd to perform a…

… ,nd the Ann Arbor Council for Perfornming Arts All performances are on the East University Street stage unless otherwise noted. TIIURSDAY, JULY 19 12:00 noon Stone Ground, light rock band 1:00 Ann Marie…

… atlsiss Proseitod by the .\A1n Arbor Cttt:oril frtr Performiog .rts and the University Artists Gttild, the entertainment will st 01nearly every field of artstic e deartor. PERFORMERS WILL tak, the stage at…

… Schramm, song writer singer, guitar 2:00 Okra, jazz band . 3:00 Todd Kabza & John Dian, rag-time songs, blue-grass, gui- tar and harmonica 4:00 Sine Nomine popular me- dieval and renaissance music; lute…

…, recorder, crum horn, viola da damba 5:00 Turkish folk, South Ser- bian Harem and Israeli dances The Human Mime Troup, Ice Cube on a Leash 6:00 The R.F.D. Boys, blue- grass music 7:00 Hootenanny, hosted by…

…. Donation $1 to cover costs 0:00 Noah Blindside, jazz, rock and blues 10:00 - 11:30 Free Movies - Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton silents; on the diag FRIDAY, JULY 20: 1: 110 mgaolk Singor. t:lll sin Ottk Iidg…

… musical revitr oin- cluding "The Road of the Gease- paint," while the Civic Theatre will do excerpts from "The Apple Tree" and "Most Happy Fella." MUSICALLY, T H E festival boasts representatives from near…

… take place in conjunction with the fairs outside the festival area itself. Silent movies with tuster Keaton and Charlie Chap- lin will be shown on the Diag Thursday night. For those whs tisho Itto…

July 24, 1984 (vol. 94, iss. 28) • Page Image 18

… UNIVERSITY GRACEFUL ARCH - Ann Arbor Street Art Fair Wednesday - July 25 11a.m. - Ann Arbor Y Dancers noon - Mustard's Retreat (Folk Duo) 1 p.m. - Vortex (Acoustic Jazz) 2 p.m. - Young People's Theatre (Drama…

… Middle Eastern Dance Ensemble (Dance) 6:30 p.m. - Sirab (Middle eastern dance) 7 p.m. - Ann Arbor Civic Band (Band favorites) 8 p.m. - The Fabulous Checkers (Jazz inflected R & R&B) Thursday -July 26. 11 a…

….m. - Bonnie Rideout Accompanied by Geof Beck (Scottish music) 4 p.m. - Tom Steppe (Acoustic guitar) 5p.m. - Blue Front Persuaders (Old style R & B) 6 p.m. - Troupe Habitat Al Fen (Middle Eastern dance) 7 p…

… p.m.-Junior Theatre Strolling Players (Drama "Where's Elmo?") 3 p.m.-Common Ground Theatre Ensemble 4 p.m.-Ann Doyle (Folk music) 5 p.m.-Disband (Rock) 6 p.m.-Troupe Ta Smullat (Middle Eastern Dance…

… McGuinness 5 p.m. - Connie Huber, Grace Morand, and Cheryl Dawdy 6:30 p.m. - Footloose 8 p.m. - Ann Doyle Group Thursday - July 26 2 p.m. - Lunar Glee Club 3:30 p.m. - Dave Wild Trio 5 p.m. - Larry…

… Manderville Trio 6:30 p.m. - Les Bloom Quartet 8 p.m. - Stephanie Ozer & Kathy Moore Friday - July 27 3:30 p.m. - Marc Anderson Jazztet 5 p.m. - Lunar Glee Club 6:30 p.m. - The Fabulous Checkers 8 p.m. - Blue

… Traditional Music and Dance (Folk music) 2 p.m. - O.J. Anderson (Mime artist) 3 p.m. - Stark Raving Revue (Band jamboree) MICHIGAN UNION ECLIPSE JAZZ- Summer Arts Festival Wednesday -July 25 3:30 p.m. - Hugh…

May 15, 1984 (vol. 94, iss. 6) • Page Image 8

… draw more sound from the simple instruments in his hands than seems possible, and he does so with great energy. Hammond will be hitting Ann Arbor Thursday night as the first national name to play in the…

… us John Hammond, one of the foremost acoustic blues musicians of the last quar- ter century. Since his overwhelming debut at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival, Hammond has made a habit of bowling…

…I ARTS Tuesday, May 15, 1984 The Michigan Daily Page 8 Blues pair shows big-time flair 4 By Michael Fisch EVERYBODY AROUND is finding out about the Blind Pig's new renovation, so I figure you…

… all ought to hear about the Michigan Theatre's transformation. Last Saturday, with the help of Bobby Blue Bland and his orchestra, and Albert King and the Blues Band, the unassuming theatre became a…

… honkytonk blues bar and a night club all rolled into one glorious jam of blues music. Albert King's six piece Blues Band started things going with some foot tapping blues, until the king himself strutted on…

… people if that were how many showed up.) All that mattered was that he could play blues and the crowd was ready to listen. And boy were they ready to listen. Af- fectionate fans were shouting things like…

… talent and soul. One without the other makes music but not blues like King makes it. He sang about problems most of us can relate to - "going' to Detroit to get a job ... " a woman whose "always bein' so…

… mean" but he wasn't just singing, there was a special kind of bond there, like he was talking to each of us. Some have been talking about a decline in blues but this crowd would hear nothing of it. At…

… when the crowd's emotion level seemed to have reached its peak, on came the Bobby Blue Bland Orchestra. The nine piecer took the stage with a whole different sort of sound, and a dif- ferent feeling. The…

… another note from his guitar during a show which he co-headlined with Bobby Blue Bland. same get up, an off rust tuxedo (excep- and filled the whole theatre with through his sometimes growling, ting one sax…

February 19, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 98) • Page Image 7

… after forming last year. Ann Arbor jazz/new age pianist David Flippo opens the show. He is popular with Gandy Dancer diners so he should be just fine with you as you munch down some inexpensive grub for…

… & DARROM EQUIPMENT NEW & USED BARGAINS Ann Arbor 13th Camera Show and Sale Holiday Inn West 2900 Jackson Rd., otfi-94, Exit 172 Ann Abor, MI SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1988 10AM. -5 P.M. ADMISSION $3.00 FOR INFO…

… sets of rockin' pi- ano blues. You may be skeptical. I may have been too except that I saw Sunnyland Slim and his young, very tight, and very talented blues band at last June's Chicago Blues Festival

…, Sunnyland settled in Chicago where he played bring k up some mean blues as was lues Festival. See him Saturday . Margitza are native Detroiters, who won the Hennessey Cognac National Jazz Search shortly…

…ARTS ,a - - - - - - - ---- - - - - --- -- -- The Michigan Doily Friday, February 19, 1988 Pagt Sunnyland Slim By Alan Paul 81 is pretty old to be playing the blues with verve and energy…

blues. Sure, his fingers have slowed down, but his band, led by guitarist Steve Freund, cooks. Cooking is nothing new to Sun- nyland Slim. He has been playing professionally since 1922 and the following…

… year he left his home in Mississippi and settled in Memphis. He went on to play with blues per- formers from Ma Rainey to "Memphis Minnie" Douglas, and "Sonny Boy Williamson, No. 1" During the early '40s…

… flues 8:00, and THE SUNNYLAND SLIM BLUES BAND at 10:00. Call WEMU at 487-2229 for directions or more information. "Hunan Garden reaps the rewards of fine preparation." from Detroit Free Press, March 21…

… Sunnyland Slim, 81, can still coo evident at last year's Chicago Bl night at Ypsilanti's Depot Town with the original Muddy Waters blues band. So, the man's itinerary reads like this: 1922 - Ma Rainey, 1942…

March 11, 2009 (vol. 119, iss. 106) • Page Image 5

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…

March 06, 1984 (vol. 94, iss. 122) • Page Image 6

…4 ARTS The Michigan Daily Tuesday, March 6, 1984 Page 6 _ _ P_ _' Ann Arbor Film Festival arrives 4 By Paul Clipson TONIGHT WILL mark the 22nd year of Ann Arbor's oldest and most renowned…

… film event, the aptly named Ann Arbor Film Festival. Actually, it's one of the oldest 16 mm film festivals anywhere. This year, like the past three, the festival will be held in the largest cinema in Ann

Arbor, the Michigan Theater. The festival starts tonight and will run until Sunday; winners night. There are three separate showings every evening, each screening a different package of films: All for…

… the documentary production group, Green Mountain Post. Their film, The Secret Agent, delves into the issues surrounding Agent Orange. Currently in New York, former Ann Arborites John Tintori and Mary…

… laughing in the distance, casting a slightly disturbing quality to the film. " From New York comes a documentary, The Shadow Project, by Zachary Winestine and JoAnn Pawowski. The film details a performance…

… tall - not including the floppy ears.Very colorful, he comes in pink and blue, holding a red and yellow pennant that can be personalized with the name of your school. Get hopping - adopt him now! $24…

… reasonable prices - either $2 dollars a show, or an economical $6 dollars for all three showings. There are a lot of special activities planned for this year's festival and most importantly, the festival will…

… all over the U.S.Not surprisingly, there will be a large amount of varying film styles and types. The film festival has always strived for variety for everyone's own tastes. Whether you crave for…

… Cybulski, past festival winners themselves, have also entered a film. Here's just a few of the many films entered to give an idea of what's going to be shown: * Barbara Klutinis' Trumpet Garden' can best be…

… soundtrack with footage of Ronald Reagan, medical films and other stuff, which creates a really strange mood. Besides the films that will be screened for the festival, a number of other activities have been…

April 07, 2011 (vol. 121, iss. 126) • Page Image 14

…'s Night Dream" was performed in the Arb last summer. T n S Ft.HAN HArM The Ann Arbor Summer Festival offers Top of the Park shows for free. Sinking into the A2 summer arts scene Festivals, fairs and the…

… Shakespeare," she added. Cooljams for hot summer days Robb Woulfe, director for the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, says the annual music and arts festi- val has something for everyone. The Ann Arbor Summer Fes…

… exotic opportunities in far-off places. For students who plan to fill their four-month break with intern- ships, volunteering, studying abroad or working at their dream job, Ann Arbor seems to close her…

… University's surrounding town, the perception is flawed - Ann Arbor is alert and wide awake throughout the summer, bursting to life with technicolor opportunities in which students can immerse themselves. Stu…

…- dents who spend their much- needed hiatus in Ann Arbor have the exclusive opportunity to cre- ate, experience and participate in a variety of artistic pursuits. Shakespearean students For students…

… choosin on stage Perha exhibit ity whe the nat winning product $78 mil annuall fairs. Takin new this year will be a area, the Ann Arbor art fairs fea- foot inflatable walk-in ture famous and local artisans…

… entertainment and ails from an English com- music performances. rchitects of Air, which The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, and constructs lumi- The Original was established r display. Students will in 1960 and has…

… since expanded e opportunity to wander into three other fairs - the State the multicolor tubes and Street Area Art Fair, the Ann us spaces and explore the Arbor Summer Art Fair and Ann ent-like structure…

… they're going to see that does not allow you to pur- chase, you can still look around and develop ideas about what you Art on display like." She added: "The art fair is cer- aps Ann Arbor will tainly…

…, sprawling auditory or tactile artistic senses, ion that brings about Ann Arbor offers opportunities lion into the community throughout the summer for the y: the four Ann Arbor art creation, participation in…

March 06, 1968 (vol. 78, iss. 130) • Page Image 2

…I Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY cinema- Festival Flicks into View Tonight Wilder, Ke By ELLEN FRANK They let you smoke at Cinema Guild during the Ann Arbor Film…

… Inevitable and the Velvet Underground. Some promising highlights of this year's Festival are several works of local film makers. Ann Arbor entries have come from Eric Brown, Jay Cassidy, Andrew Lugg and…

… number of films - it's easier and more varied than setting up individual festivals." Those that do use- the Ann Arbor Festival, in theatres from Youngstown, Ohio, to Tempe, Arizona, often adopt a hybrid…

… name for the imported, but locally sponsored, show. In Berkeley, it's called "The Berkeley-Ann Arbor- University of California-Centenn- ial Experimental Film Festival." University Charter Caledonian…

… Michigan University; Michael Ve- nezia, sculptor-painter from Ann Arbor; Ann Wehrer, a member of! the Dramatic Arts Center (and star of Andy Warhol's latest film, "Bike Boy"); and Prof. Samia Halaby- of the…

…-SUNDAY, MARCH 6-10 Presented in cooperation with the DRAMATIC ARTS CENTER of Ann Arbor. Over $900 in awards. Over 175 films in competition. There will be two completely different shows each night, Wednesday…

…-Satur- day. On Sunday, there will be two showings of the prize winners. Individual tickets may be purchased before each showing; series tickets, which include i I On Washtenaw between Ann Arbor and…

September 08, 2009 (vol. 120, iss. 1) • Page Image 32

…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…

… fotJust 6uitars - lessons, Repairs, Books 8 Accessories -Since ilbz * "ALL NEW. - GROUP CLASSES « « ** SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! . ,TEN-W EE SESSIONS INCLUDE: All About Rock - - Beatlemania Band " 9 Blues

August 15, 1973 (vol. 83, iss. 62) • Page Image 3

…. Alcohol sales, under a temporary State Liquor Control Commission permit, may also bring more Ann Arbor police inside the gates of the festival than last year, when only two officers were on hand in order to…

festival will "help control" the alcohol and downers situa- tion and keep the profits "within the Ann Arbor rainbow community." Festival - goers will not be allowed to bring their own alcohol through the…

… com- plicates withdrawal problems from down- ers and the combination can produce a comatose state and even death. SPOKESPERSONS for Ann Arbor's Drug Help, which u-as contracted by the fes- tivvl…

… examination in connection with a federal grand jury in- vestigation of possible violations of tax, See AGNEW, Page 1# QUAALUDE PROBLEM? Booze on tap for blues festival By DAVID STOLL Despite serious problems…

… at last year's Blues and Jazz Festival from the com- bined use of alcohol and downers, par- ticularly quaaludes, promoters say beer and wine will be sold inside the gates at the upcoming concert…

July 20, 1955 (vol. 65, iss. 22) • Page Image 4

… raise cash for attending the two-week festivities. Theusually busy summer social season in Ann Arbor has been made even more ebulient of late by the arrival of Marie Winn of New York City and Cambridge…

… folk- dances. While in Ann Arbor for the sum- mer Miss Winn is staying at the Ann Arbor Hill manse of Miss Hal- ka Feinberg, now in Europe. The quiet and pleasant seclusion of the manse, she reports…

…, flatter- ing fit. Pastels, Navy, Blues, Corals,- Prints. t MARSZALKOWSKA STREET, MAIN ARTERY OF WARSAW, SEEN AT CONSTITUTION SQUARE. TO BE THE SITE OF THE FIFTH WORLD FESTIVAL OF YOUTH AND STUDENTS…

…-iron multifilament nylon crepe pajamas, so easy to care for and wonderful to wear. Pink with blue, blue with pink, mint with aqua, helio with orchid. Sizes 32 to 40. DANCE PERFORMANCE BY AN ANHWEI ENSEMBLE OF THE…

… FOUR oh1~THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY,; t'[ T,20, 1955 ..Y . ..,.,..,,....,SA.. U.. . 2(L 1953 .. LIABILITIES INVOLVED: Gittler Terms Obesity Disease Fifth Youth Festival Set If you are…

… the Fifth World Festival of Youth and Students is held this month. Native costumes will be worn for demonstration dances every day from July 31 to August 14 whenr youth from countries including Japan, C…

…4 na, Latin America, Aus- tria, France, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Africa, Finland and many others attend the festival. Various Contests The Youth Festival is being sponsored by the Anti…

… occupations will attend the festival. In all participating countries, fund-raising projects have been launched in order to finance. the < Warsaw trip for interested youth. In Belgium a special postcard has been…

… issued, and proceeds from sales will go to a fund for-festival- goers. Japan's Fetes In Japan, fetes are being organ- ized, the funds going towards cov- ering the costs of that country's delegation's trip…

…. In Great Britain, delegates staged an extra fund drive to assist young people of Kenya and Malaya who want to come to the festival in Warsaw. Special stamps have been issued in Denmark and Norway to…

August 29, 1967 (vol. 78, iss. 1) • Page Image 17

… Diag and notices in The Daily. Many believe the Blue Front to be the best place in Ann Arbor to spend a 'few leisurely hours. This small book and magazine store at the corner of State and Packard is an…

… the Dramatic Arts Center presents the five day Ann Arbor Film Festival in early March. Entrance is only 75 cents for the festival, the largest of its kind in the country. During the same weekend, the…

…, AUGUST 29, 196 r THNE MICRI+GAN DAILY _ i How To Stretch Your Dollars In Ann Arbor By ELLEN FRANK Ann Arbor often seems like the only restaurant inside a crowded airport-prices can be high…

… because it is the only thing that's there. Ann Arbor's theatres long ago gave into the price rise. Concerts at Hill Auditorium can cost as much as $6 for a single seat. Even the Union has given up the 10…

…-priced ways of having fun. Happily some means of Ann Arbor entertainment have adjusted for the poor struggling student, whose parent's income falls below the University's median of $17,000. Film A typical male…

… Saturday afternoons. Adult admission is $1; and 50 cents for children. Lectures and Discussions Several organizations in Ann Arbor are open on a regular basis for discussion. Among them is the Guild House at…

… for less than $1. The Prime Movers play at Clint's Club Bar, 111 E. Ann, on weekends. Slow drinking of beer is cheap. Unfortunately, you must be 21. The Seventh Seal is known well in Ann Arbor for its…

… ideal nlace tn read-or even buy-from Ann Arbor's most A ARBOR'S IA I G sou D EQUIPi I STORES advice Your headquarters for "sound" and the finest equipment Sony Portables are great for…

… somewhere on the campus. To keep up on these, check the Across Campus column in The Daily or the University Calendar posted weekly in most University buildings. Music It is possible to hear good rock or blues

… Canterbury House on Maynard Street offers an 8 mm. film festival. Theatre The Speech Department presents student performed, di- rected and costumed Lab Bills sporadically but often during the academic year…

September 10, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 121) • Page Image 11

… (1998) See Saturday. 7 p.m. Next Stop Wonderland (1998) See Thursday. Mich. 9 p.m. MUSIC Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival Robert Jones, Root Doctor, Rosie Ledet, Paul deLay, New Orleans Klezmer All…

… early shorts by various artists. With live organ accompaniment. Mich. 4:10 p.m Friday MUSic Maceo Parker Aw Yeah! Brought to you by the 1998 Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, this saxman is the 'unk' in…

August 12, 1970 (vol. 80, iss. 65) • Page Image 3

…." Local blues sponsors near broke Losses incurred by the Ann Arbor Blues Festival last weekend have placed the two sponsors - Uni- versity Activities Center (UAC) and Canterbury House - in serious fi…

… meet tom discuss the G what if any a time. Trib, attac Over 100 pee Tribal Count meeting at th headquarters The main s the heroin prc in Ann Arbor. such a serious now to educal getting involv Goodson, an…

… able to be involved in the Blues Festival again." , Harris said Canterbury House was "glad to have helped put on the festival," despite the financial loss- es. He noted, however, that Canter- bury House…

… and continual operation and control is needed. festival actions DOUBLE FEATURE-THROUGH FRIDAY BIG REASONS TO SEE "En1d oTheRoad"0 t.}t'f ,.".,.,.i::f:.>.'}:"N:% f :":'::'::: ': !!. , .y f ! "}:r: J…

…- ports of "undisturbed trafficking in nar- cotics" at the Goose Lake Rock Festival and said some "major pushers" had been arrested. "A predetermined plan was put in mo- tion and carried out by . state…

… police narcotic officers during the festival." said Col. Fredrick Davids. "As a result of this plan, individuals trafficking in nar- cotics and dangerous drugs have been arrested. Others are being sought…

…- nancial difficulties. Total losses on the festival, which UAC and Canterbury House split equally, have been estimated at be- tween $10,000 and $20,000. Mark Harris, director of Canter- bury fHouse said…

… Creative Arts Festival. Last year UAC lost $10,000 on the Creative Arts Festival. ~~ T Davids has recently been named direc- tor of safety at the University and will begin his duties here in September…

…. Davids said that there was "never at any time a 'hands-off' policy in con- nection with the festival-only a change in police policy to allow for the deploy- ment of the investigations and subse- quent…

… arrests of persons involved in a manner which was the safest for all con- cerned." Davids said the many thousands of persons at the festival made it "very difficult" to carry out routine police procedures…

August 07, 1982 (vol. 92, iss. 57) • Page Image 2

… in the mid 80s. Happenings SATURDAY Films AAFC - Body Heat, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m., MLB 3. Ann Arbor Public Library - Jane Eyre, 2:30 p.m. Cinema Guild - The Blues Brothers, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Lorch. CFT - Gone…

… a.m., Friends Meetinghouse, 1420 Hill. Ann Arbor Go Club - meeting, 2-7 p.m., 1433 Mason. Medieval Festival - medieval music, dance, drama, crafts, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., School of Music. SUNDAY Films…

…:15 p.m., 3909 Union. To submit items for the Happenings Column, send them in care of Happenings, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI. 48109. The Michigan Daily 4 4 I 4 4 4 4 4 FIRST…

… the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48.109. Subscription rates: $12 September through April (2 semesters); $13 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Summer session published Tuesday…

… through Saturday mor- nings. Subscription rates: $6.50 in Ann Arbor; $7 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan. POST- MASTER: Send address changes to THE MICHIGAN DAILY…

…, 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, MI. 48109. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and sub- scribes to United Press Inter- national, Pacific News Service, Los Angeles Times Syndicate and…

… p.m., Rio Bravo, 4:15 & 9:15 p.m., Michigan Theatre. Miscellaneous Michigan Nuclear Weapons Freeze - general meeting, 7:30 p.m., Ann Ar- bor Public Library. Christian Science Organization - meeting, 7…

… for the quiet, middle-class suburb of Eaton near Norwich to attend a free pop festival. Announcing they were marking the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and the festival of the "god of…

… CFT - Gone With The Wind, 3 & 7:30 p.m., Michigan Theatre. Miscellaneous Medieval Festival - Medieval music, dance, drama, crafts, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., School of Music. MONDAY Films CFT - Red River, 2 & 7…

February 18, 1922 (vol. 32, iss. 98) • Page Image 3

… concert stage who has won the admiration of all. Like Miss Parkhurst, she is conceded to be one of the most promising of the younger generation of artists. Frieda Hempel, who has appeared in Ann Arbor so…

… lovers and teachers, for he is a composer of note as well as a virtuoso, his compo- sitions having been used for many years by great musical pedagogues. His coming to Ann Arbor will be of special interest…

… managers in secur-e contract with him for auimIted er:of engagements after the close e operatic season, the Ann Arbort gement, was able to bring About ocal festival debut. His engage- will be an event in Ann

Arbor cal history, second only to that ~ruso a few years ago. Choral Union Thursday (ursday, evening the University al union will make its 'first ap- ance at the festival In the presen- n' of Wlf…

…, a blue card showed such a condition. Thus, each. operator could see at a glance how the sections were being filled up, and Iphoned back accordingly to the enrollment rooms whether such and such "a man…

…S YiNG MSITWEiIE S N ANNOIJINCED ) FAVORITES RETURN D NEWTALENTADDL D I Musieians to Join with OperaticI Stars of Country in. Presentation . ans for this year's May Festival1 promise of one of the…

September 12, 1996 (vol. 106, iss. 127) • Page Image 13

…-crazed serial killer. Mich 5:30. Animania Japanese animation featuring Mimi 0 Sumaseba, Slayers, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and DNA. MLB 3 5:00. Free. MUSIC Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival An incredible festival

…:15. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) Based on Kate Douglas Wiggin's book. Mich 7:00. MUSIC Ann Arbor Bluestage Open mic blues jam. 9 p.m. Blind Pig. $2. Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival See Saturday. Jimmy…

…." 6 p.m. Ann Arbor Art Center, 117 W. Liberty. Free. saturday CAMPUS CINEMA The Blues Brothers (1980) Jake and Elwood Blues resort to sketchy deals in order to scrape up some big bucks in this John…

… musical is back in Detroit. Fox Theater, 2211 Woodward Ave. $10 to $57.50. 1 pm. & 8 p.m. My Favorite Year Based on the motion picture of the same name, this musical kicks off the Ann Arbor Civic Theater…

…:15, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45, 12:30. Jack At Showcase: 7:40. Lone Star At Ann Arbor 1 & 2: 7:05 (Thursday only). She's the One At Briarwood: 1:50, 4:10, 6:45. Spitfire Grill At Ann Arbor 1 & 2: 12:10 and 2…

… $25 in advance at Schoolkids' or call 763-8587. Keb' Mo' Incredible blues guitarist. Doors open at 9:30 p.m. Blind Pig. $12.50 in advance at Schoolkids' or call '10-645-6666. Daddy Longlegs Former Bop…

… featuring many inspired jazz and blues musicians. At Gallup Park on Fuller Road. $14 in advance at Schoolkids', $16/$10 stu. at gates. Dick Siegel guy does it; advance at; Folk, rockabilly, rap ... this…

August 29, 1967 (vol. 78, iss. 1) • Page Image 17

blues for less than $1. The Prime Movers play at Clint's Club Bar, 111 E. Ann, on weekends. Slow drinking of beer is cheap. Unfortunately, you must be 21. The Seventh Seal is known well in Ann Arbor for…

… signs on the Diag and notices in The Daily. Many believe the Blue Front to be the best place in Ann Arbor to spend a few leisurely hours. This small book and magazine store at the corner of State and…

… Dramatic Arts Center presents the five day Ann Arbor Film Festival in early March. Entrance is only 75 cents for the festival, the largest of its kind in the country. During the same weekend, the Canterbury…

…TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 196' How To Stretch Your Dollars In Ann Arbor By ELLEN FRANK Ann Arbor often seems like the only restaurant inside a crowded airport-prices can be high because it is the only…

… thing that's there. Ann Arbor's theatres long ago gave into the price rise. Concerts at Hill Auditorium can cost as much as $6 for a single seat. Even the Union has given up the 10 cents cup of coffee…

…. Happily some means of Ann Arbor entertainment have adjusted for the poor struggling student, whose parent's income falls below the University's median of $17,000. Film A typical male student refers to the…

… Saturday afternoons. Adult admission is $1; and 50 cents for children. Lectures and Discussions Several organizations in Ann Arbor are open on a regular basis for discussion. Among them is the Guild House at…

… Packard is an ideal place to read-or even buy-from Ann Arbor's most Tilt MICHIGAN DAILY P ALM~ 70".r 4 N'A "vP ... P... 'ti P. w. a~ ad ..a . v wy. a w s a rss~c~= a L j ~C. S 1. tt VWV A% At…

… House on Maynard Street offers an 8 mm. film festival. Theatre The Speech Department presents student performed, di- rected and costumed Lab Bills sporadically but often during the academic year…

… College Rah-Rah, there will be a weekend of partially free festivities for the campus as a whole. These include Homecoming, Winter Week- end, and Labor Day Weekend. Each weekend announces its program with…

August 29, 1967 (vol. 0, iss. 1) • Page Image 71

… Weekend. Each weekend announces its program with signs on the Diag and notices in The Daily. Many believe the Blue Front to be the best place in Ann Arbor to spend a few leisurely hours. This small book and…

… experimental film, the Cinema Guild, in cooperation with the Dramatic Arts Center presents the five day Ann Arbor Film Festival in early March. Entrance is only 75 cents for the festival, the largest of its kind…

…TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 106: - W. Maa .'"UT. E A :u 5FI.V a src a. iat1 #/aJ I How To Stretch Your Dollars In Ann Arbor By ELLEN FRANK Ann Arbor often seems like the only restaurant inside a…

… crowded airport-prices can be high because it is the only thing that's there. Ann Arbor's theatres long ago gave into the price rise. Concerts at Hill Auditorium can cost as much as $6 for a single seat…

…, can find some reasonably-priced ways of having fun. Happily some means of Ann Arbor entertainment have adjusted for the poor struggling student, whose parent's income falls below the University's median…

… Children's Theatre. The plays are scheduled irregularly on Saturday afternoons. Adult admission is $1; and 50 cents for children. Lectures and Discussions Several organizations in Ann Arbor are open on a…

… University buildings. Music It is possible to hear good rock or blues for less than $1. The Prime Movers play at Clint's Club Bar, 111 E. Ann, on weekends. Slow drinking of beer is cheap. Unfortunately, you…

… must be 21. The Seventh Seal is known well in Ann Arbor for its free concerts of rock and adapted Eastern music. In warm weather they often play on Sundays at West Park, Seventh St. and Huron. Time and…

… magazine store at the corner of State and Packard is an ideal place to read-or even buy-from Ann Arbor's most dfvxrv-n.,.r~nn .f nnn-- nciAny.. niI fratur iI' 4 A RBOR'S LEADI G :; : (: soy D EQUIP…

… in the country. During the same weekend, the Canterbury House on Maynard Street offers an 8 mm. film festival. Theatre The Speech Department presents student performed, di- rected and costumed Lab…

September 03, 1997 (vol. 107, iss. 118) • Page Image 52

… something. t But this is unfair. After all, we'reot talking ab'out H.O.R.D.E here, this is Frog Island. Frog Island is the some- what less high-powered cousin of the famous Ann Arbor Jazz and Blues Festival

…, although not by much. The Ann Arbor festival concentrates mainly on bringing in a bunch of big nahes, while Frog Island has been content to put on shows with a more relaxed, sum- mer barbecue atmosphere…

…6D_- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 3, 1997 ARTS Music stores provide a bou ty of rare selections By Aaron Rennie Daily Music Editor Like most college towns, Ann Arbor possesses a…

… national options students face when deciding to purchase music. For out-of-state students venturing to Ann Arbor for the first time, one particu- lar record store may be a welcome sign of familiarity: Tower…

… spread the gospel of the independent store to the world outside of Ann Arbor. The main branch sells every- thing from Sun Ra and Medeski, Martin and Wood to U2 and John Lee Hooker. The indie store, known…

…-hand music, Ann Arbor has a few stores that specialize in low-budget alternatives to new releases. Less than a block from Schoolkids is Encore Records on 417 E. Liberty St. Upon entering the store, one is…

… on blues and jazz masters. And although its prices are rather high for CDs, Borders possesses more listening stations than any other store in town. Across the street from Borders is Schoolkids Records…

… student In the School of Music, scans the compact disc collection at Encore Recordings at 41'. r -- - Feeling the blues Pynchon's talents shine like stars in latest novel ,. By Jeff Eldridge Daily NSE…

…, a farmer who turns into a large beaver, a horny mechanical duck and an angry cheese. SARA STILLMAN/Daily Blues legend B.B. King and his guitar Lucille jam at a show at Hill Auditorium in November. He…

… New Orleans form of melody, counter- melody, solo to one solo to unison play- IWOV 7 10, "1 y J J J Got the Back-to-School Blues? Come to, the call ora' of U-Club events I Entree Plus accepted…

July 01, 1976 (vol. 86, iss. 37) • Page Image 6

…, country blues, jug band music, gospel singing, and the ubiquitous blue-grass music which never seems to lose pop- ularity. Part of the festival's magic lies in that each individ- ual has a uniquely…

… , hundreds of Ann Arborites make the annual pilgrimage up to Toronto to attend the Mar-i- posa Folk Ftestival, one of the most influential and highly ac- claimed events of teh folk music world. This year…

…r s Entertai ment T HEIGAN DAILY Pictured are scenes from the Mariposa Folk Festival 1976, held in Toronto, Ontario June 25- 27. Clockwise, from above, are festivalgoers on their way to Toronto…

…'s festival, held last weekend, once again creat- ed the kind of memorable exper- iences that keep people coming back again and again. Mariposa is one of the few ventures which succeeds in try- ing to be all…

… things to all peo- ple. Each year sees a subtle change in either the program- ming or festival-site layout which reflects an ever-increas- ing responsiveness to audiences' changing needs and tastes. In the…

… year) the festival tends to dowvgrade individual performances, stressing their relationship to the music scene as a whole. Instead, Mariposa utilizes a workshop approach, which takes a topical approach…

… toward the music and allows the individual to pick and choose what sort of sounds assail his ears. This year's festival-goers had a choice of six different festival sites, including a special child- ren…

… learning ex- perience, which, ultimately, is the whole point of the festival. WITH THIS sort of set up and with such a wide variety of programming - this year fea- tured French Canadian f i d d I e music…

… personalized experience. Depending upon his or her orientation and where he tr she happened tobe at any giveni moment, every person who went to the festival w ill have a different set of memor- ies. Whether…

December 10, 1986 (vol. 97, iss. 68) • Page Image 7

…, Vaughn and his band Double Trouble managed to sell twenty thousand tickets to six shows at the Royal Oak Music Theatre. Ann Arbor's tradition of sup - porting the blues, combined with Vaughn's strong local…

… Soul to Soul. See STEVIE, Page 9 HAVE FRAMING CREWS. Need work. Call 1-517-456-4812. Ask for Ray Trumbley. The Ann Arbor Cantata Singers FESTIVAL CHRISTMAS VIII Dr. Bradley R. Bloom, music director…

… tomorrow night. No stranger to the Detroit / Ann Arbor area, Thursday's show will be Vaughn's fourth appear - ance here in a year and a half, including a show last year at Hill Auditorium. Last February…

… Sunday, December 14, 1986 4:00 p.m. Bethlehem United Church of Christ 423 S. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor In Venisti enim Gratiam....................... Tomds Luis de Victoria Ein Kind ist uns Geboren…

… and Johnny Copeland in addition to the great Blues Festival featuring John Lee Hooker, the term is coming to a close with another superb guitarist when Stevie Ray Vaughn comes to Hill Auditorium…

…ARTS The Michigan Daily Wednesday, December 10, 1986 Page 7 Stevie set to rock the Hill By Brian Jarvinen After a long fall season of blues shows, which has included performances by Lonnie Mack…

…. The result was Double Trouble's 1983 debut album Texas Flood, which featured the blues-meets- rockabilly tune "Love Struck Baby," as well as plenty of standard Texas blues-type stuff. After this, Vaughn…

… hit the road with a vengeance as an opening act for various groups, including The Moody Blues, for whom he opened a show at Crisler Arena a few years ago. Eventually he began headlining his own shows…

…/19/86) one customer per week 1104 S. University 996-1811 I. - - - between Chicago blues and his own, Texas style, and came about with the help of his new keyboard player, Reese Wynans. Die-hard guitar fans…

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January 30, 1987 (vol. 97, iss. 86) • Page Image 7

… 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…

July 25, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 51) • Page Image 20

…, "^ . 7:30 p.m:-Ann Arbor Recorder's Society 8:30 p.m.-Tucker Blues Band Friday 10:00 a.m."The Operation," Young People's Theatre Reper- tory Co. 11:00 a.m.-Young People's The- atre, demonstration 11:30 a…

…'s Studio" vocals 3:00 p.m.-"Create a Patron" Thursday Contest 2:00 p.m.-Pam Shom and Adam 6:00 p.m.-"Trees," folk music and Hirsh, guitar and vocals vocals Graceful Arch-Ann Arbor Street Art Fair Wednesday…

…'s The- by the Ann Arbor Recrea- atre, demonstration tion Department 11:30 a.m.-Matt Thornton, solo 11:30 a.m.-David Jaborski, original acoustic performer for the guitar music Black Sheep 1:00 p…

….m.-Hootenany by Friends of the Ark 3:45 p.m.-Pam Shom and Adam Hirsch, guitar and vocals 6:30p.m.-Mirage, a dance col- lective with Trees Again 5:00 p.m.-Andy Adamson Quartet, original jazz 7:30 p.m.-Ann Arbor

….m.-Steven Cole, show tunes from the 20's, 30's, and 40's 12:00 p.m.-Vaudeville, musical the- atre from the Black Sheep Repertory Theatre 1:00p-m.-"Strolling Players" from the Ann Arbor Rec- reation Department 2…

….m.-Sweet Adelines and the Huron Valley Chapter of SPECSQSA, barber shop music 12:30p.m.-Contact Improvisation Demonstration by mem- bers of Mirage 1:00 p.m.-Ann Arbor Contempo- rary Chamber Players 2:00 p…

….m.-Gemini, folk guitar duo 12:30 p.m.-Creative movement for children by members of 2:30 p.m.-"Over the Rainbow with Mirage Harold Arlen"presented by Arbecoll Theatrics 1:00p.m.-"Strolling Players" from the Ann

Arbor Rec- 3:45 p.m.-Connie Huber, solo reation Department acoustic performer from the Black Sheep Reper- 2:30 p.m.-Randy Mathews, con- tory Theatre Company temporary folk recording artist 4:45 p…

… Civic Band 6:30p.m.-Footloose, country 8:30 p.m.-Emerlad City, electric music rhythm and blues dance music Liberty Plaza-Eclipse Jazz Wednesday Thursday 6:30p.m--Andy Adamson Quartt 2:00 p.m Wendell…

…Page 14-Wednesday, July 25, 1979-The Michigan Daily The Art of Entertainment Main Street-Summer Arts Festival Wednesday 11:00a.m.-Aerobic Dancing Inc., contemporary dance techniques 3:00p…

August 15, 1935 (vol. 16, iss. 46) • Page Image 20

…, through their college careers. May Festivals Bring" Host Of Music TaWenI For Forty-Two Years Ann Arbor Has Been Scene Of Fine Programs Famous and distinguished soloists. internationally renowned musical or…

…- ganizations, and purely amateur choral unites of University students all combine talents in Ann Arbor each spring in the annual May Festival, one of the outstanding music festi- vals in the United States. For…

… symphony orchestra, choral works of classic value, and each sea- son a world premiere of some orches- tral or choral composition. Last year's May Festival brought such stars to Ann Arbor as Helen Moore…

… world premiere at the May Festival. The following fall it was sung- at the Metropolitan in New York. Other compositions which were given their priemeres at Festi- vals in Ann Arbor, received similar…

… catalogue prices in Ann Arbor. LIMITED NUMBER, SLIGHTLY USED SETS Everything for the Student NOTEBOOKS ....... .... 5c to $5:00. LAUNDRY CASES . ...,... .ALL PRICES FOUNTAIN PENS........89c to$10…

… large amount of these supplies used in Ann Ar- bor, we buy in huge quantities and thereby get ROCK-BOT- Complete Stock of FICTION, POETRY DRAMA., Etc When you arrive in Ann Arbor drop in and get…

…. Authorized agents for Eugene Dietzgen, Keuffel & Esser, U. S. Blue and Frederick Post Co. NOTICE - Standard sets of drawing instru- ments approved by the University of Michi- gan, are sold 30% to 40% under…

… 42 years, the May Festival has continually attracted the "cream" of America's musical personnel for its concert programs. Another great program is now be- ing assembled for the 1936 festival, one which…

… is expected to surpass even the splendor and magnitude of its 42 predecessors. Festival concerts present music-go- ers with an opportunity to hear vocal and instrumental soloists, an out- standing…

… has brought the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's complete unit here to provide the orchestration for the festivals. They will be heard again this May. The University Choral Union, a chorus of University…

June 11, 2001 (vol. 116, iss. 124) • Page Image 11

… is $320 INTERESTED? Call ClinSite at 1-888-254-6748 toll-free, or email us at clinsite@aol.com Brighton, Ann Arbor, Plymouth …

… 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…

October 16, 1986 (vol. 97, iss. 31) • Page Image 7

… Hooker's style of blues Unlike most of the rest of the country, Ann Arbor is no stranger to good blues. Even so, Thursday's blues festival at the Power Center promises to be the sort of event they talk…

… Goodman, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteer, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. He made his first stop in Ann Arbor in 1963, and he says he's been back here every year since. Every trip is an event, though…

… at the Blues Festival tonight. Pictured above is John Hammond. 'Parade' showcases women and war By P.C. Russell Ginns This weekend, the undergraduate acting students of the Department of Theater and…

…ARTS Page 7 The Michigan Daily Thursday, October 16, 1986 Blues By Joseph Kraus Primitive is a word that's been used, but it's not so primitive as it is powerful. John Hammond on John Lee…

… about years later. Featuring the legendary John Lee Hooker, John Hammond, Elvin Bishop, and Pinetop Perkins, it's a travelling show of. some of the finest blues of the last forty years. Anyway you slice…

… it, Hooker comes up a legend. A contemporary of Muddy Waters, he was amongst the prime developers of what came to be known as the "Chicago bar blues." That raw electric sound percolated throughout the…

… musical underworld until it burst forth to popular acclaim with the wave of British blues-rockers that included the Animals, the Rolling Stones, and the Yardbirds. lege But Hooker had the sound first, and…

… began to play the electric guitar to make himself heard. Through an amplifier the old Delta blues took on a different sort of power and Hooker became an early master noted for his powerful, crude- looking…

… chord work. ends Since then he's been at the top of the blues world, riding its crests of popularity into the national spotlight and disappearing behind the waves of his flashier des - cendants during…

… the all too frequent lulls in blues popularity. Hammond, even though he's a quarter century younger than Hooker, comes across as the more traditional of the two. Although he's dabbled in electric blues

August 08, 1981 (vol. 91, iss. 58) • Page Image 11

…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, August 8-, 1981-Page 11 Ann Arbor plays host to Reds 4 Ann Arbor, normally thought of as the home of T University of Michigan sports teams, has had a g newcomer in…

… Saturday and practiced in Ann ~<Arbor through Thursday. ~C A few of the numerous yonngsters that watched S the Reds practice, line the left-center field wall (left). The youngster second from the left has…

… athletics recently. Due to a jazz festival being held in Riverfront Stadium, the Cin- cinnati Reds have been practicing at both C C Michigan's Fisher Stadium and Fieldhouse. Cmn- a ~ ~. ) cmnnati arrived…

July 27, 1978 (vol. 88, iss. 52) • Page Image 8

…Page 8-Thursday, July 27, 1978-The Michigan Daily part Tired of being be small to try out for E luncoordinated to alternative to com Ann Arbor, and yoi fast to participate. It's called "New + uAnn

… main ide s'hard and play fair, ' b time; and to builda r 'y C R iof responsibility yet Ann Arbor's New the Department of. one of the coordinat "very definitely a s "I was pleased w she added, "but I w a…

Arbor, the con Games was origina " ,-protest in Californi the protest, a new protestors unders called "Slaughter,' x1' fun." From Brand's co of "Soft Touch" troduced by Pat Fa the basis for New G The two…

… Depart Games Festival int Photos by M. O'Malley b …

January 14, 1982 (vol. 92, iss. 85) • Page Image 5

… 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…

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