Check out our picks for the best in visual art, music, family fun, theater, film and more this week, and then vote on the event that interests you most.
• Monday, March 22Cultural Revolution with John Sinclair & Gerry Fialka: Sinclair & Fialka offer inspiring dialogue on poetry, music and revolution. At Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea Room, 114 South Main Street, at 6 p.m. | More info
• Tuesday, March 23-Sunday, March 28 Ann Arbor Film Festival: Six-day festival featuring new experimental and independent films from around the world in various forms, including shorts, animation, documentaries, narrative film and music videos. At the Michigan Theater, 603 East Liberty Street. | Dates, times & events | AnnArbor.com story
• Tuesday, March 23-Sunday March 28 (continues through April 7) 15th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners: The largest exhibition of prisoner art in the country, this year featuring over 300 works of art by over 200 artists, shedding light on the talents to be found behind prison walls and encouraging the public to take a second look. At Duderstadt Gallery, 2281 Bonisteel Boulevard on the University of Michigan campus. | Dates and times | AnnArbor.com story
• Wednesday, March 24 Michigan Beer Dinner: Chef Johns combines his critically acclaimed menu with the best beer Michigan has to offer, creating delicious beer-food pairings. At the Grange Kitchen and Bar, 118 West Liberty Street, at 7 p.m. | More info
• Wednesday, March 24 Peter Wispelwey: Dutch-born cellist performing a solo program of Bach and Britten. At Rackham Auditorium, 915 East Washington Street, at 8 p.m. | More info | AnnArbor.com story
• Thursday, March 25 Thomas Lynch reading/signing: Michigan-based poet and mortician Thomas Lynch reads and signs copies of "Apparition and Late Fictions," a collection of short stories about love and death. At Nicola's Books, 2513 Jackson Avenue in Westgate Shopping Center, at 7 p.m. | More info | AnnArbor.com story
• Thursday, March 25-Saturday, March 27 "Once Upon a Time": An engaging collection of kid-friendly classics, including "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," "Reynard the Fox" and "The Three Little Pigs," is sure to delight young theatergoers. At Towsley Auditorium, 4800 East Huron River Drive on the Washtenaw Community College campus. | Dates and times
• Thursday, March 25-Saturday, March 28 "Uncle Vanya": Maly Drama Theater of St. Petersburg's production of Anton Chekhov’s tragicomic masterpiece of dashed dreams, thwarted love and eternal longing. At Power Center, 121 Fletcher Street. | Dates and times | AnnArbor.com story
• Friday, March 26 Dark Matter featuring Flying Lotus w/ Mahjongg: Hip-hop/electronic alchemist Flying Lotus, fresh from providing a live score to "Heaven & Earth Magic" at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, headlines an afterparty with Chicago-based experimental post-punk band Mahjongg, VJ Dr. Strangeloop and DJ Forest Juziuk. At the Blind Pig, 208 South First Street, at 10 p.m. | More info
• Saturday, March 27 Teen Film Festival: Highlighting the winners of the YDL Teen Film Fest, with awards given for Best Film, Director, Actor and Actress. At the Whittaker Road branch of the Ypsilanti District Library, 5577 Whittaker Road, at 4 p.m. | More info
• Saturday, March 27-Sunday, March 28 The Marathon: Dance marathon, plus performances, games and activities raising funds and awareness for pediatric rehabilitation programs at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor and Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. At the University of Michigan indoor track building, 1150 South State Street. | Dates and times | More info
• Sunday, March 28 Michigan in Word and Song: Jan Krist, Joel Mabus, Matt Watroba, Robert Jones, M. L. Liebler and Jim Bizer perform music and poetry celebrating Michigan. At The Ark, 316 South Main Street, at 7:30 p.m. | More info | AnnArbor.com story
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