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April 26, 1936 (vol. 46, iss. 145) • Page Image 9

… SECOND SECTION Litiirn aii 43rd ANNUAL MIAY FESTIVAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1936 VOL. XLVI No. 145 PRICE FIVE CENTS t 9 Famous Artists To Appear Here - i In May Series Of…

… London, and after studying in Vienna, Paris and Berlin, he stepped into the front rank of bari- tones. This is the first time he has appeared in Ann Arbor. Another Festival artist who will make his debut…

March 26, 1983 (vol. 93, iss. 138) • Page Image 5

… initiated into the world of Paul Geremia, however, might want to bear with me. It may seem profound to categorize this journeyman country blues singer as t.1 last of a dying breed. He is not. Ann Arbor sees…

… sit and feel and listen to where we've come from and not to where we are going. Ann Arbor offers many such opportunities. But they don't come ipuch better in the blues tradition than Paul Geremia. So…

… musty old lecture room in Angell Hall Thursday evening. The occasion was the Ottawa International Animated Film Festival presented by the Ann Arbor Film Cooperative. The night began with a series of…

… realistically- drawn teenagers singing of their own identity apart from the drug-oriented group. As a special treat, the Ann Arbor Film Cooperative displayed a collection of past Academy Award winning, animated…

… to Ann Arbor through the Celebration of Jewish Arts, spon- sored by B'nai B'rith, Hillel Com- munity. Tickets are available at Hillel as well as at the door for tonight's show at the Michigan Theater…

… Michigan Union Ticket Off ice For more info call 763-1107 ,\, THE DAILY CLASSIFIEDS ARE A GREAT WAY TO GET FAST RESULTS CALL 764-0551 1k i ANN ARBOR 2 INDIVIDUAL THEATRES 1 50. Avo ar ib..1y T91…

festival were a number of foreign films. One Japanese short was especially delightful. It follows the story of adorable pink and blue monkeys in their quest for the,, moon. The driving jungle music as well…

…. There are group rates and a nearly 50% discount rate for students. A show you don't want to miss! Paul Geremia revives blues at the cafe By Jeff Gibson I REALLY DON'T mind writing another preview for…

… more bluesman in six months than Eric Clapton or John Mayall could catalogue in an entire career (witness their latest efforts). Sadly, the dying breed is the blues audience that were awakened by the…

… aforementioned Bluesbreakers in the mid-'60s. Geremia and his contem- pories must face a current reality: If we can't dance to it we won't pay cover, and if we must sit we would rather be labotomized by our Blue

January 29, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 83) • Page Image 14

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

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

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

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

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

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

….....................................................Beth Fertig- CARTOONIST.......................................................;.Fred Zinn BUSINESS MANAGER..................................Rebecca Lawrence SALES MANAGER.............................................Anne

March 12, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 91) • Page Image 9

… kiosks, shop windows, telephone poles. These handbilled eyes have been announcing the imminent arrival of the celebration of the Ann Arbor Film Festival's 30th Anniversary, a once-in- a…

… Hammer and George Kuchar. Since its founding by George Manupelli and the Once Group cultural organization in 1963, the Ann Arbor Film Festival has been one of the most powerful forces in making Ann Arbor a…

January 20, 1981 (vol. 91, iss. 94) • Page Image 7

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

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

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

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

… fitting. IA The Departmenri of Medical Care Organization rm. Room M3148 S hool of Public Health It The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Name Address City/State/Zip Or Call. (313) 764-5432 DR…

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

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

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

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

March 16, 2000 (vol. 110, iss. 98) • Page Image 17

…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…

September 05, 1975 (vol. 86, iss. 2) • Page Image 18

… (Sinclair) to social, and cultural signifi- grander scale as the Blues and cross," Andrews said. "The cance," he added. DEtES C#og. LTD TIHE f4~iRENTS1IACOMRlf~t SPECIAL STUDENT PACKAGES AT OUR ANN ARBOR

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… started yesterday. The building is being removed to make room for the new federal building. To muc1 red, no blues fest (Continued from Page 1) ' Jazz Festival. guard who spotted him really "OFFICIALS think…

… acts from all cause he had been arrested for (which provided sites for the over the country. possession of marijuana several blues festival in 1969 and 1970) , And the financial coup de years before…

… those who reins of power. cancelled two years later after wanted to cross into Canada by "If there are going to be more showing a loss in 1970. increasing drug searches. Blues and Jazz Festivals, some…

March 22, 2011 (vol. 121, iss. 114) • Page Image 5

…The MTuesday, March 22, 2011 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL A2 festival turns 49 ANN ARBOR FILM FESTiVAL Professor documentarians By JENNIFER XU Senior Arts…

Ann Arbor Film Fes- tival has featured many notable contributors through the years, ranging from artists like Andy Warhol to seasoned filmmakers like Gus Van Sant. Today through Sunday, the festival

February 08, 1985 (vol. 95, iss. 107) • Page Image 6

… fans how great it is to be back home. Last year fans of Billy Joel from Long Island who saw him in Ann Arbor gleamed when they could tell people that he was from their home state. Or this year when R…

… Saturday February 9 in Ann Arbor. Two shows at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. in Hill Auditorium promise a spectacular night for listening to legendary hit music and witnessing those syn- chronized spins and turns that…

… what is still the world's largest and only Student Video Festival. 1-SHIRT 'PIINTINq An Arbor's fastest y Frm1-00 T-shrts screenprnt- dwihn24 hours of order. Mliclr printing our specialty. 4, ". a, su…

… You Want to Make Me Feel So Blue)" (1965) marked the band's first top hits. Being a chamelion of musical styles, the group's ability to play anything from R & B to gospel has enabled them to endure…

…." Responding to this surprising showing, the festival will this year comprise of two divisions, Collegiate and High School, each division havingt five categories reflecting the make-u of last year's entries…

…. This year's Festival will be held on March 29 and 30, and unlike last year's three-day format, will present winning videos and awards during both shows. This year's Video-Fest will also feature a full…

… organizing, screening, and selecting (the first entry came in during our in- terview, he and the entire Festival staff will deserve some relaxation. Though the Festival will be over come April first, its shows…

… won't be the last we see of the winning videos. The national USA cable syndicate has already been contracted. with the Festival to air the top videos on "Night- flight," a half hour video program…

… get more info. on the festival, along with entry forms, by calling Michigan Media at 764-2727. If you're a video junkie and Twisted Sister just isn't your fix, keep listening for more info on tickets to…

January 27, 2000 (vol. 110, iss. 68) • Page Image 19

… 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…

….C, Ann Abr I48109-0932 - -- 5A rbor, S ihgnal or fax to 734-763-4575 ni r a-.maiI to eni~m ~d. IIcorn mii …

March 20, 1996 (vol. 106, iss. 95) • Page Image 5

…-hand Monday night as Chapman graced Ann Arbor's Michigan Theater with her presence. Entering the stage in total darkness and then being flooded by red and blue lights, Tracy and her band began with "New…

… in favor of turning a ofit. he recent source of many of these significant, phenomenal films was the 34th Ann Arbor Film Festival. The usually dismal first quarter of the year at the movies was…

… Pierce of Iowa City for the REVIEW Ann Arbor Film Festival Michigan Theater March 12-17, 1996 amazing "50 Feet Of String." This film was a portrait of the seemingly monoto- nous trials of daily life and…

… about other things she has been affected by personally. Poverty was a primary issue she sang about when 61y Breer's "Supreero" was one of the award winners at the 34th Ann Arbor Film Fwtlval, which…

…, "The Good Doctor," is coming to Ann Arbor, right here in the Basement Arts. The Good Doctor" served as Neil Simon's tribute to Anton Chekhov, ar- guably one of the greatest writers in s sian history. The…

Arbor Film Festival becomes just a fond memory. However, while com- mittees start planning for the Festival of 1997, and students, faculty and city- dwellers continue on with life here, selections from…

… experimental filmmak- ing that alternately entertained, in- formed and expressed creativity rarely seen in this age of mass-marketing. As the marquee darkens and the last souvenir T-shirt is sold, the 34th Ann

… Ticketmaster locations. Student admission to the 7:30 p.m. show is $5. Wednesday March 20, 1996 5 excellence thrives at Film Festival By Bryan Lark Daily Arts Writer In a season renowned or, more ap…

… brightened once again by the welcome appearance of the weeklong 16mm film festival, which concluded Sunday at the Michi- gan Theater. Handing out $10,000 in awards, the ards jury had the arduous, yet ulti…

… three separate screen- ings on the final day of the festival, the awarded films were extremely diverse in both content and production tech- nique. The winners ranged from three- minute shorts to 90-minute…

October 30, 1986 (vol. 97, iss. 41) • Page Image 9

…-draft rallies, and lots Rapids. But they love Halloween "The Blue Front during those of outdoor park festivals." weekend in Ann Arbor, and years was a musty, antiquated, Their tenacity worked, and they tomorrow…

… custodians. By night, part of the Persuaders since 1978, On stage, the Persuader's they are the Blue Front Persuaders, and four of the current six members playing is intense. Their sets are one of Ann Arbor

… Huron River. began their career with many free Persuaders are rarely booked in Ann The accommodations were small concerts. Says Russell, in Arbor. Most weekends are spent on and the music loud; they soon…

…The Michigan Daily, Thursday, October 30, 1986 - Page 9 Books The Blue Front Persuaders can be seen this weekend at Ricks'. Pictured above (left to right) are bandmembers Dan Covret, Jake…

… Lewandowski, Marc Russell, Pat Lewandowski, Karl Dyke, and Steve Wethy. Blue Front Persuaders pro vide a formula for enduring success to persuade people to listen to our Joe's Star Lounge. As their By Carol…

… Kuzdek sound." The Blue Front Persuaders popularity increased, so did were born. bookings. A manager and sound By day they are electricians, Fifteen musicians have been a man were hired. students, and…

… car..." Wethy uses broad music? Upright bass player Jake hand gestures on stage, which he "It's jump, swing, '40s and '50s Lewandowski and sax man Karl calls "barrier free" rhythm and blues rhythm and…

blues," says Marc Dyke are also two of the original when accompanying Dyke's Russell, drummer and one of the band members. Lewandowski's rendition of "Hound Dog." original Persuaders. brother Pat joined…

… retrospect, "We played for the the road, playing clubs in Petoskey, moved into a house down the street Children's Burn Center, PIRGIM Flint, Kalamazoo, and Grand from the Blue Front. benefits, anti…

May 11, 2009 (vol. 119, iss. 136) • Page Image 9

… 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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September 03, 1996 (vol. 106, iss. 120) • Page Image 52

… - quirky, unique and diversified. Each store has an entirely different atmosphere, rang- ing from skater to hip hop to classical to commercial. But if one thing can be said about the Ann Arbor record stores…

… largest record store in Ann Arbor. The selection at Tower can't be beat in almost any genre, and the prices are usually good if the item you want is on sale. Regular prices of more than $14 per disc can be…

January 21, 1983 (vol. 93, iss. 91) • Page Image 18

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

March 11, 1999 (vol. 109, iss. 93) • Page Image 11

…-day matinees at Ann Arbor 1 & 2 are for Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday only; matinees at State are for Saturday and Sunday only. THE 37TH ANNUAL ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL Vincent Van Gogh See Thursday. 7 p…

…-7652. 7 p.m. ---- - - - - Tuesday CAMPUS CINEMA 37th Ann Arbor Film Festival (1999) Open-to-the-public reception with the Peter Sparling Dance Co. opening thefes- tival with Julianne O…

August 02, 1983 (vol. 93, iss. 30) • Page Image 3

… rights division. Daily Photo by ELIZABETH SCOTT A medieval musician plays the crumhorn, an instrument popular in the middle ages, at the 14th Ann Arbor Medieval Festival last weekend in the Nichols…

… through donations. City considers ban on martial arts weapons By HALLE CZECHOWSKI the complaints of an Ann Arbor woman Minors may have more trouble who said her 12-year-old son had pur- buying. certain…

… martial arts devices in chased a throwing star at Harry's Ar- Ann Arbor, if an Ann Arbor City Council my Surplus on East Washington. member has his way. GARSON ZELTZER, co-owner of Councilmember Raphael…

… throwing stars which martial arts enthusiasts use for target could further investigate the issue. anyone else that these things cause in- practice. Some Ann Arbor residents say the potentially dangerous…

… Arboretum. Festival brings Camelot to life By GEORGEA KOVANIS Silver swords clashed, as men clad in tights and robes turned Nichols Arboretum into a small Sherwood Forest. It was a chance for 65 medievalists…

April 25, 1937 (vol. 47, iss. 145) • Page Image 9

…IMAY FESTIVAL L E t 'gun Iai& SECOND SECTION SUPPLEMENT VOL. XLVII No. 145 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1937 PRICE FIVE CENTS Music Faculty Praises Festival Programs,_Artists 44…

… Says Star List Is Most Distinguished Here In Long Tine The list of vocalists in the Festival is one of the most distinguished Ann Arbor has witnessed in a long time, Prof. Arthur Hackett of the School of…

December 06, 1972 (vol. 83, iss. 74) • Page Image 3

… Newsreel shows R. D. Laing's Asylum in Modern Language Aud. 3 at 6:45, 8:30, and 10:15. JAVELINS-Ann Arbor's own Javelins perform tonight at the Roostertail in Detroit. UPCOMING CONCERT TIP-A benefit…

… Busters." (1946) :2News 3:00 2 News The 80th Ann Arbor May Festi- val will combine the best of tra- ditions with new features that will altogether celebrate this mark in local history. Four concerts on the…

… Maynard Klein singing Bach's "Motet No. 1." Tickets are now available at the Hill Box office. Lady Sings Blues' a realistic musical Dr. John the Night Tripper Dr. John (alias Mac Rebennack) will appear in…

… concert at the Crisler Arena this coming S By BRUCE SHLAIN The time-honored cinematic form of the musical is having its artistic growing pains, and while Lady Sings the Blues does not signal the end of…

…. But'joyful ludicrousness" can be hopelessly out of place at Arbor. times. In certain situations a nteby. character in a musical will ucted by "burst" into song and his cred- Saturday ibility as a human…

… being will ac Stern, burst with it. Moviegoers who nn Arbor insist that there should be a per- perform petual suspension of reality while o. 1, and wacthing a musical will not un- . 1. The derstand this…

… few years, some ier office of the biggest productions in the sical So- way of movie musicals have ar- currently dently tried to integrate the song nn Arbor and dance with some semblance s will be of…

… dance concert. Tick eighth appearance in Ann The final concert, cond Eugene Ormandy on night, will feature Isaa violinist in his sixth An appearance. He will Beethoven's Romance N the Mozart Concerto No…

… News 11:30 2 Movie "My Favorite Brunette." (1947) 4 Johnny Carson 7 Madhouse 90 50 Movie "The Last Rebel" (1971) 12:00 9 Movie "Second Chance." (1953) 1:00 4 News 7 Blue Angels 1:30 2 Movie "Spook…

September 07, 1972 • Page Image 42

… the nation tember. The last Ann Arbor Blues Festival, sponsored by Canter- bury House, lost somewhere in the neighborhood of $30,000. Andrews is confident that this year's festival will at the very…

… Crisler Arena and Hill Audi- torium. 1 The best example of this re- form effort is the revival of the annual Ann Arbor Blues Fes- tival. Andrews explains °that Rainbow Corporation has tak- en on the job of…

… Daystar Productions national acceptance or type of to include -jazz. The festival is music. tentatively scheduled for some- "Ann Arbor will soon be one time in the first part of Sep of the top cities in…

… announced that tickets for an upcoming Jefferson Airplane concert were to be sold in Ann Arbor box offices. By Saturday afternoon, al- most two days before tickets were to go on sale, the main lobby of the…

…, and Ike and Tina Turner. In addition to these, other performers are brought to Ann Arbor by var- ious individual student organi- zations, such as last year's Joan Baez concert promoted by the U…

… the University's Activity Center (UAC). and has become Ann Arbor's major concert promo- ter. As a promoter under contract with UAC, Andrews performs a number of services to student organizations who…

… be- cause universities can be had." Andrews doesn't joke about the hassles of readying a con- cert for Ann Arbor people. Dur- ing an interview last July, An- drews received a call from a man who wanted…

… same time. For example, Rod Stewart and the Faces appeared in Ann Arbor last July one week before the Rolling Stones concert in Detroit. While the Stewart con- cert sold only 6/7ths of Crisler Arena, the…

… last Detroit Stewart concert sold out Cobo Hall. Detroit presents further prob- lems to the Ann Arbor music scene because Bob Bageris, ma- jor Detroit promoter, has first choice over all big name groups…

… within an area which includes Ann Arbor. If someone, such as Andrews, wants to feature a big name act on campus, that per- son must agree to pay Bageris a certain percentage of the pro- fits in order to…

January 14, 1983 (vol. 93, iss. 85) • Page Image 14

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 05, 2012 (vol. 122, iss. 122) • Page Image 11

… was working for the University's Major Events Office and wanted John to assist him in organizing the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival. The festival began in 1969, and according to a 1972 article from…

…, as many as 16,000 attendees filled the grass of the Otis Spann Memorial Field for what was, by definition, an event for the people. "The thing that's gonna make the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival

… further explained that all proceeds from the festival were used to promote "self-help and self-determination projects here inAnn Arbor." "(People) had the opportunity to pay and have the money go to the…

…- outhurting you." - John Sinclair, "Guitar Army: Street Writings/PrisonWritings." Today, the Ann Arbor Film Festival persists, and musicians come to Hill Auditorium every year for the Ann Arbor Folk Fes- tival…

… during his Film Festival visit back in '66, art- ists have never really needed a reason to express themselves in Ann Arbor. The act of expression is enough. - Senior Arts Editor Kayla Upad- hyaya…

… in 1956. Started by a Greek immi- grant and his wife, the eatery has been serving up some of the best French toast, eggs and bacon in Ann Arbor for more than 50 years, earn- ing its cachet NATHAN among…

… powerful festivalithat Sinclair's legions staged. It churned up a lot of bread for the alternate com- munity around Ann Arbor and showed what canbe done once people settle down and get organized. The Rainbow…

… people are beautiful."- Rich- ard Nusser, from "The Wood- stock Nation at Ann Arbor," published in the Village Voice on Sept.28,1972. Eventually, the Michigan Supreme Court overturned the ruling against…

… The Ann Arbor News, it was a financial failure that was revived three years later under "new direction and expanded empha- sis." That new direction was Sin- clair's nonprofit organization, Rainbow Multi…

… forms have changed. And in today's Ann Arbor, an event like Hash Bash seems to be exactly that - an event, a time for momentary cel- ebration. The actual protesting occurs on a quieter level. LSA junior…

March 21, 1937 (vol. 47, iss. 123) • Page Image 7

… SECOND SECTION L Lit iga 11a11i MAY FESTIVAL S UPPLEMENT PRICE 5 CENTS ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 1937 PRICE 5 CENTS I mumommom 44th Annual May Festival Opens Here May 12…

…, with music, the celebration of the University of Michigan's 100 th anni- versary of establishment in Ann Arbor. The Festival, however, is more than a half century younger than the University in Ann Arbor

… Also To Participate Few May Festivals have witnessed as imposing an array of Metropolitan Opera stars and world-famous con- cert artists as this May Festival will witness. The seven vocalists in the…

… Flagstad's singing had been done en- tirely in the Scandinavian countries. Then in the summers of 1933 and 1934 she was invited to Bayreuth. It was her singing at this festival center that led to her being…

September 08, 1999 (vol. 109, iss. 137) • Page Image 45

… unique ways to take your money By Chris Grandstaff Daily Staff Reporter Simply put: Ann Arbor is different. What other city can claim to be the home of a world-renowned university, a festival celebrating…

… including the cost of one structure's remodeling that has not yet been deter- mined. Pallac stressed the money to finance the project will not come from Ann Arbor resi- dents' tax dollars. "The money conies…

… structures will be a positive addition to Ann Arbor. "It should be great," Hunter said. "Hopefully it will allow more access to the downtown." Improvements will include measures to protect existing structures…

… Because so many of the structures under renovation are close to campus, many mem- bers of the University community will be affected. The University and the city of Ann Arbor need to have a common goal in…

… our respective customers and constituents," Kosteva said. Attempts to improve Ann Arbor's parking situation are coming not a moment too soon for many of Ann Arbor's downtown business owners. Tom Hackett…

… that there is no pa rking, but in reality, there is." DANA UNNANE/Oady' Carlos Jackson and his son, Carlos Jackson Jr., enjoy a leafy summer day In Ann Arbor. SST! WANNA BUY ANYTHING? Ann Arbor has…

…, Hash Bash, the Naked Mile, and entertaining the Ku Klux Klan every couple of years Ann Arbor is still1 far from your average Midwestern town. The diversity of people and events har- bored within the city…

… limits of Ann Arbor can be attributed to the university and its need to cater to the variety of different life styles 'that it houses from around the world. The nature of the university is clearly vis…

…- ible throughout the city of Ann Arbor, but it is perhaps most clearly scene through the windows of a few stores in close proximity to the university itself W While strolling up and down State Street and…

… endless supply of bookstores and coffee shops. But a closer look at Ann Arbor's retailers will show that this is not your usual middle American locale. Ann Arbor provides its consumers with a variety of…

May 12, 1959 (vol. 69, iss. 159) • Page Image 2

… Dieken rehearse with Prof. Edythe M. Albert (seated) at the piano for the Festival of Song program which will be held at 2 p.m. in Hill Aud. The Festival is for elementarly school children in the Ann Arbor

… area. Children To Make WUOM festival of Song' Tour 1~. 4 ,U I Hundreds of elementary school children from the Ann Arbor area will flock into Hill Auditorium for WUOM's "Festival of Song," at 2 p…

… so the song used the Russian word "suffering" for the equivalent of the Ameri- can "blues," Prof. Humecky said. The second song learned was about hunters, rabbits, a beautiful girl and snow. The group…

… capacity without adding new capacity," he report- ed. "And increase in capacity, aft- er all, is the prime requisite of growth." REHEARSING--University students Jean Barr (left), Paul Schultz and LeAnn

… series was carried over 26 Michigan stations. To Dance, Sing During the festival today, many of the children will dance and sing the songs they learned over the air. Prof. Edythe M. Albert of the music…

August 22, 1974 (vol. 84, iss. 68) • Page Image 5

Festival lineup announced Rainbow Multi-Media Creative Direc- tor John Sinclair announced the follow- ing schedule of artists for the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival in Exile: 9 Friday night: The James…

…, Saturday and Sunday, September 6- 7-8 and is produced by Rainbow Multi- Media of Ann Arbor in association with CKLW Radio and St. Clair College, both of Windsor, Ontario. The Griffin Hollow Amphitheatre has…

… Collins and his band, Sunnyland Slim Blues Band, and Robert Junior Lockwood. The Festival in Exile will be held at Griffin Hollow Amphitheatre at St. Clair College, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Fri- day…

…'ve been per- forming. "Everybody is trying a lot harder to have a sense of ev- erybody else's worth," Crosby says. "Time will knock the a .. _ l _ .. .._." Michigan Daily Arts Exiled Blues and Jazz…

… Brown Revue, Sun Ra & His Arkestra, The Per- suasians, and -the John Nicholas Blues All-Stars featuring Hubert Sumlin, Mack Thompson, and S. P. Leary. * Saturday afternoon: "New Jazz of Detroit" (in…

… Detroit vocalist Ursula Walker with Kenn Cox and the Guerrilla Jam Band. . Sundayafternoon: u"Detroit Blues' with John Lee Hooker and his band, Jun- ior Walker and the All Stars, Johnnie Mae Matthews and…

… her band, Black Nas- ty, Boogie Woogie Red with the John Nicholas Blues All-Stars, One String Sam, and Little Junior Cannady and his band. 0 Sunday night: B. B. King, The Gil Evans Orchestra, Albert…

….m., Sat- urday and Sunday afternoon: 12:00 noon to S:30 p.m. Tickets for all five shows over the three-day Festival weekend are $22, which includes $2 Canadian tax. Communal living LaMonde (Larry Coven…

September 10, 1981 (vol. 92, iss. 1) • Page Image 98

… intimate setting for the performances of musical in- novators like Anthony Braxton, Marion Brown, Jaki Byard and Dave Holland., By this time the once-famous Ann Arbor Jazz and Blues Festival had been shut…

… always lagged behind musical in- novators, to the point where live jazz has now almost disappeared from the clubs of Ann Arbor. Concert production groups associated with the University of Michigan began to…

… dedicated people over the last six years have left a long string of rewarding cultural events and an authentic musical subculture in Ann Arbor, and now many of jazz's most important creators welcome a chance…

… to appear in what is, after all, a small midwestern community more noted for its football.. MORE IMPORTANTLY, students at the University have had an opportunity Ann Arbor to learn from the experience…

… to New York, where they recorded ar album that pales before the intense per- formance-the Ann Arbor audience in- spired. The concert series continued, and other notable concerts included ap- pearances…

…-. sify, providing valuable education in a See ECLIPSE. Page 5 Dave Brubeck Rock, By STEVE HOOK The early 1970s saw a thriving, hectic rock concert scene in Ann Arbor. With local nightclubs riding the…

… continued and in 1980 claimed its first fatality, a former Ann Arbor gathering place called Mr. Flood's Party. 'IN THE PAST year, however, things have swung back once more, at least partly. Rising production…

…- club-oriented groups. This growing roster of new bands, many bearing the catchall "New Wave" label, revitalized the club circuit in Detroit as well as in Ann Arbor, and represented the most significant…

… Lewis. WHILE THE Tidal Wave series, sponsored by Ann Arbor's Prism Productions, took control of the multifarious "New Wave" market (in- cluding rockabilly, ska and reggae, "punk," etc.), a second series…

… returned to Ann Arbor; the months ahead should reflect it. Rather than complain about the lack of worthwhile concerts presented around town, the grumbling now seems to say quite the opposite: There are more…

September 08, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 119) • Page Image 8

… fl :1 Voted "Best Test Prep in Ann Arbor" by The Michigan Daily "Best of Ann Arbor 1998" readership poll - A- W - A- …

… champion himself as the working class' candidate and to court the union vote. "We need solidarity once, and tor- ever," '1ieger, clad in blue jeans and a blue blazer, told union types during a post…

… County's Commerce Township. "This is a labor town, where )eople have fought for years for things hey believe in." As Michiganians elsewhere flocked o festivals or tired up backyard grills, )etroit…

… Michigan's northern and lower peninsulas, Innler hustled in a state plane to the Detroit enclave of I lamtramck and its ILabor Day Festival ® In Macomb County's Romeo com- munity, things were peachy wlith…

… its yearly Peach festival, deaturiig pancake break fasts, binno, arts-and-cra fts booths, carnival rides and Vegas-style ,ames leading to a holiday parade and classic car cruise. * liIn Pontiac, Labor…

… to tunes of the Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival, billed by organiiz- ers as North America's largest free jazz event. I . ADRIANA YUGOVIO# ROTC members Kevin Janicki and Jared Lampe repel down the…

January 28, 1983 (vol. 93, iss. 97) • Page Image 18

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 20, 1991 (vol. 9, iss. 15) • Page Image 1

… Hotel, blues-based band with Social Fabric. GranfallonNudu Hippies, Ann Arbor rock and roll. City Grill (994-8484) Friday-Saturday: Bob Cantu & the Big Deal Band, blues jams. Mainstreet Comedy Showcase…

…. (Alexander Korda, 1936) Aud A 7:00, 8:40 & 10:15 . - - - " S Scenes from the Surreal The Ann Arbor premiere of a collection of new animated shorts from the Czech surrealist. (Jan Svankmajer, 1990) MLB 4 7…

…, except it's good. With William Hurt, Christine Lahti and Mandy Patinkin. (At Ann Arbor 1 & 2: Sat/Sun/Tues. 12:00, 2:20, 4:45,7:05, 9:20; all week:4:45, 7:05, 9:30; at Showcase: 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10…

… with MS and must deal the changes in her life, career and marriage with her psychiatrist. Ann Arbor Civic Theater. 8 p.m. $7, 662-7282 Kuru. A tale of cultural differences and a comic look at fatal…

… Cultural Center.I11 a.m. to 7 p.m. See Friday Duet For One. Ann Arbor Civic Theatre. 8 p.m. See Friday I See America Dancing: Reception. A public reception for the photography exhibit of dance images by…

…'N'B with DJ PMS Productions. TUESDAY Nancy Garrett. Free piano recital with tunes from Mozart, Beethovan and Brahms. THURSDAY Duet For One. Ann Arbor Civic Theatre. 8 p.m. Thursday 2 for 1, $7. See Friday…

… 1.0 Barton Fink (R) John Turturro and John Goodman star in the latest style-over-substance comedy from the makers of . Raising Arizona (At Ann Arbor 1 & 2, Sat/Sunfrues: 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:25, 9…

… ........... ............ . ...... ..... ...... ... ......... ................... .... ... ........ ................ ............. -xxxxx ......... FRIDAY The Cavani String Quartet. A prizewinning ensemble in residence at the Cleveland Institute of Music makes its debut in Ann Arbor with Hayden, Shostakovich and Beethoven. The apse…

… Brooks Trio, jazz. * S* S * The Blind Pig (996-8555) Friday: Detroit Blues Band, blues from Detroit Saturday: Pato Baton, rapping reggae. Sunday: Voodoo Love Party with DJ Jeffrey L Monday: Gary Betlief…

March 26, 2008 (vol. 118, iss. 121) • Page Image 8

…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…

July 21, 1976 (vol. 86, iss. 50) • Page Image 10

…Page Four THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, July 21, 1976 while you are in Ann Arbor for the Art Fair Shop the Sales VWNTOIN DURING SARGAIN HAYS Iow often do yon find retail merchants and artists…

… and craftspeople who sell only original work collaborating to bring you exceptional offerings and values for almost anything you'd like to buy? All of this is happening on Main St., Ann Arbor's original…

… shopping district, with the simultaneous occurance of Mait St. Bargain Days and the University of Michigan Artists and Craftsmen Guild-sponsored Srmmer Arts Festival. The association hetween these two groups…

… and Craftsmen Guild's Free Arts Festival on East Uni- versity. The Guild, being inundated with requests for booth spaces, was eager to find more places for its artists and craftspeople to exhibit. And…

March 16, 2000 (vol. 110, iss. 98) • Page Image 19

… 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…

March 21, 1937 (vol. 47, iss. 123) • Page Image 8

…OSEPF KNITZER . m O0 4 Violinist EUGENE LIST .A. . . . .gPianist TIAN ....Organist PALMER CHRISI MR. CHARLES A. SINK ANN ARBOR, MICH. Enclosed find remittance of $.. May Festival Tickets, as follows: i…

… be required to present their ticket stubs in order to re-enter. Traffic regulations will be enforced by the Ann Arbor Police Department and the Building and Grounds Department of the University. For…

… the Centennial Of The Establishment Of The University In Ann Arbor th hoetikt I 1 ARTISTS .r GROUP~S , ' KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD Soprano .4. ELISABETH RETHBERG . . . ISoprano MARION ARTHUR…

…4 THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 19:7 SUNDAY, MARUU 21~ I Ormandy, Itur b Will Be Festival Guest Directors Philadelphia Conductor To Make His First Local Appearance In Concerts 'Continued…

… medal. The annual Aus- ;rian Danube Festival, offering music by Bruckner, Beethoven, Mozart, and Franz Schmidt, at Linz and St. Flor- ian, is considered one of Europe's great music ,festivals. Besides Mr…

… experience that he definitely sup- plemented his career as piano vir- tuoso by accepting numerous orches- tra engagements. May Festivals Offer Famous List Of Chorals The Seasons,' 'Parsifal' 'Spring Rapture…

May 10, 1983 (vol. 93, iss. 3) • Page Image 2

…. HAPPENINGS TUESDAY Highlight Cruise anywhere in Ann Arbor this week for only 10 cents. The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority has dropped fares to celebrate National Transportation week. Free "go blue" Chinese…

… Parasitism in Nor- theastern Brazil," noon, 4015 LSA Bldg. National Organization for Women-"Motherhood after 28," Prof. Betty Barber, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Church, 1917 Washtenaw Ave. Mettings Ann Arbor Go Club…

… City Hall. To find out where a bike-to-work group is meeting in your neighborhood call the Ann Arbor Bicycle League at 994-2814. Films Ann Arbor Film Co-op-A Day at the Races, 7:30 & 9:45-p.m., Three…

… Stooges, 9 p.m., Lorch. Cinema Two-Dog Day Afternoon, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., Aud A Angell. Classic Film Theatre-The Wild Child, 7:30 p.m., Small Change, 9 p.m., Michigan Theater. Performances Ann Arbor Council…

… of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109. Subscription rates: $13 September through April (2 semesters…

…); $14 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Summer session published tri-weekly Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings. Subscription rates: $3.50in Ann Arbor; $5Sby mail outside Ann Arbor. Second class postage…

… paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan. POSTMASTER: 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…

… Ave. Continuing Education for Women-Job Hunt Club, noon, 350 S. Thayer. Aikido-practice, 5 p.m., Wrestling Rm., IM Bldg. Asian Studies-Indonesian Film festival, 7:30 p.m., Aud A Angell. Washtenaw County…

December 02, 1988 (vol. 99, iss. 60) • Page Image 22

…: Club Night, Danceable new music, hip hop, Euro-beat, and funk. FILM FESTIVAL - MLB Aud. 4, 8&10 p.m. To benefit Ann Arbor's homeless. "FEMALE FORM" ART EXHIBIT - Pond Rm., Michi- gan Union, December 2…

…- volvement with the communist party, and her private relationship with Leon Trotsky. This is an Ann Arbor Premiere, and a symposium on Frida's art will follow the first show. SUNDAY KING LEAR (Grigori Koz…

…, restaurants, shopping and enter- tainment at your doorstep. The perfect home for students,' faculty, and staff members. In View.. I The only one of its kind. From Ann y Arbor's tallest build- ing you'll enjoy…

…Dgily 663-1530 Tower Plaza Condominiums 555 East William Ann Arbor Sales by Triad Realty Associates I / # Ff K F / ' / /! '4 1 1,i' / ), / /, %' .i 4 h i N 1A )..M Guns and Angels? Rocks and Roses? See…

…-4060) Friday: Private Sector (5:30-8:30 p.m.) and the Whip, R&B, soul, and vintage rock. Saturday: Rubber Pen, Blues, motown. THE ARK (761-1451) Friday: RFD Boys, Local blue grass. Saturday: Uncle Bonsai, Folk…

…-NRG Dance Party, D.J. Rick Yacobell. RICK'S AMERICAN CAFE (996-2747) Friday & Saturday: Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Hot blues guitar. U-CLUB (763-2236) Friday: New Music Dance Party, D.J. Tom Simonian. Saturday…

… Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. SUNDAY UNIVERSITY PLAYERS - Power Center, 2 p.m. "A MidsummerNight's Dream" by William Shakespeare. 01 f f> c Record Reviews Blues, rock, country - Lucinda…

… Williams. Film ,A movie funnier than 'Airplane!' Can it be? Cover Story A look at the Black and white greek systems. Mich-ellany Interview: Writer, feminist Andrea Dworkin. 1 The List What's happening in Ann

Arbor this weekend. FRIDAY WIND ENSEMBLE - Rack- ham Lecture Hall, 8 p.m. H. Robert Reynolds, conductor. UNIVERSITY PLAYERS - Power Center, 8 p.m. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare…

… Theatre, Frieze Bldg., December 1- 4, 8 pm. Special matinee Sunday Dec. 4, 4 p.m. Tickets: $10/$8 senior citizens and matinee performances. "AMAZIN' BLUE" - Michi-. gan Union Ballroom, 8 p.m. Will sing and…

October 30, 1981 (vol. 92, iss. 44) • Page Image 3

… more information, call 973-3315. FILMS Alternative Action-Invasion of the Body Snatchers, MLB 4, 7 & 10:15 p.m.; The Blob, MLB 4,8:30 p.m. Ann Arbor Film Cooperative-The Elephant Man, MLB 3, 7 & 9:30 p…

… Rm., noon; Judith Becker, "Tradition & Modernity in Javanese 'Music," Lane Hall Commons Rm., 4 p.m. MEETINGS International Student Fellowship-4100 Nixon Rd., 7 p.m. Ann Arbor Chinese Bible Class…

…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, October 30, 1981-Page 3 A maize-and-blue for maize-andbiu By LISA CRUMRINE The word "alumni" conjures up images of maize and blue clad rah-rah Michigan fans raving…

… room that can be divided into four small rooms, each with a fireplace. The building's interior color scheme will be maize and blue. Dark blue wall carpeting will cover the two-story high walls and a blue

… Theatre-Baby Snakes, Michigan Theater, 3, 6, 9 & midnight. Gargoyle-Phantom of Paradise, Hutchins Hall, 7 & 9 p.m. Mediatrics-The Great Muppet Caper, Nat. Sci., 7 & 9 p.m. NASCO Film Festival, Michigan…

October 19, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 12) • Page Image 5

… PREVIEW Edgefest to bring vibrant musical talent to campus Ann Arbor’s annual jazz festival returns this week to Kerrytown The soul of the saxophone, the pounding of percussion, the mellow of the…

… community of Ann Arbor clamors with anticipation over this valued attraction each year. In an interview with the Daily, Deanna Relyea, founder of Kerrytown Concert House in 1984, said Edgefest is…

…. Consider this stretch equivalent to Buehrle’s time with the Toronto Blue Jays, the city from where dvsn themselves hail; the pitcher saw success with a new level of finesse in the twilight…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Thursday, October 19, 2017 — 5 Arts AMAZON STUDIOS ‘Last Flag Flying’ is one of the many films playing at Chicago Film Festival this month At Chicago…

… International Film Festival, Day 2: ‘12 Days’ & ‘Last Flag Flying’ Daniel Hensel continues his daily updates this week from Chicago “12 Days,” a documentary by French filmmaker Raymond Depardon (“Journal…

… plays in these scenes, is haunting, composed mostly of despair but with a tinge of hope and uplift, like the facility’s inmates. The first American film I saw at the Festival, aside from “The…

… Florida Project,” which wasn’t playing at the Festival but was playing at the same theater, was “Last Flag Flying,” a follow-up to “The Last Detail,” a 1973 film directed by Hal Ashby. In “The Last…

… and the two deaths in the past year, so when he’s finally able to laugh, it’s an outburst of melancholic catharsis. DANIEL HENSEL Daily Film Editor FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE COMMUNITY CULTURE…

… cello — these sounds blend into a traveling tune, dancing through the air to the ears of the crowd. Edgefest, the four day festival of avant- garde music, features a plethora of world…

…. Founded in 1997, Edgefest started as a one-day festival that quickly grew into its present four- day celebration. It began when two exceptional groups of musicians happened to come through town at the…

July 23, 1974 (vol. 84, iss. 46) • Page Image 3

… local Blues and Jazz Festival By GORDON ATCHESON City Council effectively k it Il e d this year's Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Fes- tival last night by voting down a contract that would have authorized a…

…'s concert caused multiple problems for area resi- dents, council Republicans cast all the votes against the contract which was defeated 6-4. "Last year's Blues and Jazz Festival tarnished the city's i m a g e…

… concert site. The festival promoters, Rainbow Multi- Media Corp., said that without a firm commitment on location at this time, it would be impossible to book and stage the event. ARGUING that I a s t year…

… failing to live up to contractual agreements made for the 1973 festival, including nonpayment of various employes and inadequate trash collection immediately after the event. THIS YEAR'S festival-also a…

… three- day concert series-had been tentatively planned for the s a m e location near Huron High School in early September. "There is no longer any possibility of a festival this year," Rainbow Multi…

…- Media representative P e t e r Andrews said immediately after the council vote. He lashed out at Stephenson's charges, saying that with the possible exception of the clean-up operations the festival was…

January 28, 1983 (vol. 93, iss. 97) • Page Image 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

March 16, 1982 (vol. 92, iss. 129) • Page Image 5

….m. session of the Ann Arbor Film Festival may have been disap- pointed by a series of original but not always interesting movies. The evening started out well enough, but the films seemed to get worse as time…

… alligator farm into a symphony df images. Thanks are due to the Ann Arbor Film Festival for another wonderful fest, and kudos to all the entrants fot their always interesting films. Lunch 11:30 to 1…

… favorite of mine was Strong Willed Women Subdue And Sub- jugate Reptiles. This film, in brilliant greens and blues, used a stop-slow- motion effect to transform footage of synchronized swimmers and qn…

… ATILANT:C 3 UJ j330J CTY 5301 (, A PRAOUT 7301 Festival By Richard Campbell b F OR MANY people, the thought ofn attending a 16mm film festival is like watching dad's home movies alla night. But Sunday…

…'s winner's night showed that 16mm is quite capable ofd going up against anything thata Hollywood cranks out, and quitee frequently is on the cutting edge of ther avant-garde.r The aspect of the festival that…

…- believable. Enough praise. Here's a look at Sunday's show: Winner of the Tom Berman Award, to the most promising film maker in the festival, went to An Acquired Taste (Ralph Arlyck). This fresh, humorous mini…

…-autobiography reminded me of an earlier Film Festival winner, Frank Film. Both films were personal in- trospections on a life dedicated to making movies, a life that very well might be futile. Arlyck visited his high…

… colors, though. There were several extremely good animated films at the festival. Com- muter (Michael patterson), utilizing drawings based on frames from a live- action movie, was a visual and aural…

August 29, 1967 (vol. 78, iss. 1) • Page Image 9

…:30-9:00 Sat. 9:30-6:0 ANN ARBOR'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE RECORD SHOPS WITH TWO CAMPUS LOCATIONS 1235 S. UNIVERSITY 300 S. STATE FOLK - ROCK JAZZ - CLASSICS -0 SPOKEN - POP Thousands of L.P.'s and…

… n 7;:! pzm- r. , T x IY z syx 1. 0 . as .............. a . i, 3! 3 }" YRf" Y Ann .,J.: iltp,_ M3 I' All i R' k 1x 1 Nil 3 x..¢...,.,.: :! ¢ Q ;:i A U .;: If you've been searching for an OLDIE…

… ARTISTS ON LONDON- Blues Breakers, w. Eric Clapton Moody Blues Marianne Faithful Mantovani, and many more mono or stereo HELMUT WALCHO Great Organ Works by J. S. Bach WAGNER- Die Walkure w. Nilsson…

… Maggie Teyte Dennis Brain Artur Schnabel Lottie Lehman Pablo Casals Ro er Wagner Chorale Alfred Cortot Fritz Kreisler Nathan Milstein Both Festival Orch. AND MANY MANY MORE ____________________I U…

July 26, 1972 (vol. 82, iss. 49) • Page Image 10

… ADDRESS 'CITY STATE ZIP mail to: Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival P.O. Box 381a Ann Arbor, Mich. 48107 Send certified (heck or money order NO CASH PLEASE ------------------------ 1969, said I eo "agreed…

… Task Forces. 8 p.m. -THURSDAY, JULY 27 ANN ARBOR PUBLIC LIBRARY Corner S. Fifth and E, William Te BLIES & JAZZ [motival L9A MILES DAVIS OTIS RUSH BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND) ARCHIE SHEPP DR. JOHN MUDDY WATERS…

… mounting media criticism since Ann Arbor Democrats - OPEN MEETING - Report from McGovern delegates Jacqui Hoop, Tom Mu a and Tim smith._ tiReport on Ward Boundary Commission. Formation of 1972-73 Issues…

…, SavaiontRecords(330Manead& 5 iS. UnUversiy), Ned' Books (Ypslantot.aend by mail ro m Ann Arbor Bes & Js Festiva, pox 38, Ann Arbr, tic t4t107 WE EXPECT TO SELL OUT! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! Limited time offer…

… SUN RA SEIGAL-SCHWALL BLUES BAND CHARLES MINGUS JR. WALKER & THE ALL-STARS FREDDIE KING LUTHER ALLISON HOUND DOG TAYLOR & THE HOUSE ROCKERS MIGHTY JOE YOUNG with LUCILLE SPANN & many other Blues & Jazz…

… Artists 3 DAYS -- 5 SHOWS Friday-Saturday-Sunday September 8-9-10 OTIS SPANN MEMORIAL FIELD unex tBt tth Sc- Ann Arb.,, Mchigpn SERIES TICKET S5.OO ALL0SHOWS aR.Pow p R~l TICKET OUTLETS-Michigan Union…

July 21, 1976 (vol. 86, iss. 50) • Page Image 9

… ZAHS The Festival was started in 1971 as an sponsored fairs, members adopted a set Suddenly Ann Arbor is awakened from alternative to the more stringently-regu- of rules to govern the work which is its…

…Wednesday, July 21, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three Ann Arbor Art Fair '76 South University changes its tune By JAY LEVIN It happens every summer. Just when the July sun begins to beat rudely…

… Fair Time. Starting today, as in the past 16 Ann Arbor Julys, the booths will pop up under a white canopy and the artists will flock to the part of South University girded by East 'U' and Washtenaw for…

… coordinator, "all of the various art mediums are considered" during the fair. The Ann Arbor Potters Guild, Senior Citizens Guild and student groups from Pioneer and Huron High Schools will join individual…

…'s Association to coincide with Ann Arbor's summer bargain days. It is still partly funded by the street's merchants, who stand to reap some green bouquets when the thousands of fans flock to the fair. As in…

… their trade further enhance the aura of professionalism fair-goers will enjoy. Carl Wesenberg of Ann Arbor, a woodcarver, has demonstrated his craft in every Street Art Fair since its inception in 1959…

… the job. See SOUTH, Page 18 Daily Photo by KEN FINK Hand-painted portraits will be just one of the many items featured at the annual Ann Arbor Art Fair. The fair begins today and will run through…

… Saturday. State's choice af- air While Ann Arbor bustles with activity this week, the State Street Area Art Fair will be vying for its share of the attention. The State Street event is one of three inde…

…- pendent art fairs held concurrently each July. Collectively they make up the "Ann Arbor Art Fair," one of the largest and most re- nowned events of its kind. This week, over 200,000 people are expected to…

… purchase almost every kind of artwork imag- inable. For pewcomers to the Ann Arbor area who get lost in the confusion of the fair, an infor- mation booth on the corner of Liberty and Maynard will offer…

June 08, 1985 (vol. 95, iss. 15) • Page Image 1

… Don't be discouraged. This weekend the sights, become more than fundraiser for St. Nicholas. smells, and sounds of Greektown have come to Ann "We like to show off our Greek heritage with the Arbor. The…

… says. dressed up as a kangaroo at a "No But when he came to Ann Arbor Code" rally last year, Josephson says from the predominantly wealthy that if he were eligible to vote in the Verona, New Jersey…

… any craving for Greek food and culture. area." TEFSIAsponsored by the Greek Orthodox THE FESTIVAL has also become something Ann THE FESTIVAL, stsred byathurGreekndrtisdrx Arborites expect. Church on 414…

… by DAN HABIB St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church members prepare souvlakia (shish kebab) for the Ya'ssoo Greek Festival being held today and tomorrow. Festival draws Greeks together By SUSAN GRANT This…

… weekend, Helen Garris, a church member, expec- In the mood for some souvlakia or baklava, but can't ts 25,00 or 30,000 at the festival. get to Greektown? Through the years, though, the Ya'ssoo Festival has…

… fourteenth annual Ya'ssoo Greek Festival, festival," said Abe Karam, a member of the church. taking place this weekend at the Veteran's Arena, will "Also, the festival is a homecoming for Greeks in the satisfy…

… N. Main, started ass church fundraiser. See FESTIVAL, Page 3 Men's Glee Club to leave for Europe By BARBARA LOECHER Wales will be its 19th and last perfor- the Mozartuem," said Glee Club If good…

… recordings, burg Music Festival. from our concerts," Gardner said, they invited the club to Wales to par- "The reputation of this club is such "especially two full houses at Hill ticipate in the competition…

June 20, 2011 (vol. 142, iss. 142) • Page Image 8

… images made specifically for e7 yoga /i Oo 5 215 S. State St. 2nd Floor Ann Arbor 734-604-0741 facebook.com/RussaYogAA youtube.com/user/russayogi www.rUSSayO g .com d with the artwork of festivalgoers…

… complaint was, it needs to be more open-mind- ed." "It needs to include other genres (like) bluegrass, jazz, blues, hip hop, reggae, whatever, because the only thingyou need to be a jam band is to improvise…

… nessee's festival Not enough? Take in a movie fol- lowed by a Q&A session with the ompasses genres likes of Zach Braff, Aziz Ansari or Kareem Abdul Jabar. Prefer to be By DAVID RIVA bombarded with jokes…

… canvas to paint carica- swan dives. festival headliners, display No, this is not reality. This is of performers from years Bonnaroo. ray generic graffiti and But behind all the glitter and otes ranging…

… from nonsen- gloss that most experience at the rofound. festival is an intensely well-planned ps the most noteworthy event that has evolved into a pre- the wall reads "Reality is miere destination for…

… Wars." A a jam-band dust bowl into an oasis p to the source reveals an of art to satisfy anyone's pallet. d cuckoo clock towering One of the festival's keys to suc- unfathomably large camp- cess is the…

… dispensation of good-natured feelings. Slug, of the hip-hop group Atmo- sphere, described why this is so important. "There's a vibe at festivals - but especially at one like this - that's real communal," he said…

… and have a mindset that goes along with this," he added. Needless to say, the festival had its fair share of guitar-driven acts as well with mind-blowingsets from My Morning Jacket, Arcade Fire and The…

January 15, 1981 (vol. 91, iss. 90) • Page Image 7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

March 08, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 105) • Page Image 5

…'s Night," where the best films of the week will be shown again). Part of the appeal of the Ann Arbor film festival is that whatever it is you're looking for - whether it be animation or narra- tive…

… promising filmmaker in the festival." Most of the money has been donated by Ann Arbor busi- nesses and private contributions. The beauty of the festival lies in that while it is a prestigious event, it still…

… can exert By Bappeal to an audience. Nicholls' en- ences are limitless, ranging from on a young band. "They don't say ergy is more honest than a market- Bach to the Blues, Elvis to Eno, we want you to…

….50. that their newly signed contract with Capitol Records doesn't mean an end to their romp 'n' roll style. Festival Continued from Page 1 ceedings), along with a five-mem- ber screening committee, will…

… view them all before deciding which 80 or so films will be shown for the week-long festival. There are approximately 25 to 30 hours of films, running from today through Sunday (the last night is "Winner…

festival - shot in black and white, it has a distinctly gritty tone - but for those who get a big kick out of lewd sexual connotations (as Allen clearly does), it's a lot of fun. Syn- thesizers pound in the…

… funny Doo-Wop is. Not all of the films are good. But, as programming director Rock says, "This festival is for personal expression." Experimentation is king here, even if that means watching a two minute…

… film and spending more that half that time staring at a black screen (as one of the films shown to the press was). The good thing about the festival is, if you don't like a particular film, it will be…

… campus cinema, it is the perfect prescription for a sick patient. If it's "new cinema" you want - for this week anyway - theres no reason to look any- where else but your own backyard. The Festival opens…

April 11, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 114) • Page Image 17

… 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…

January 21, 1981 (vol. 91, iss. 95) • Page Image 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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