Articles tagged: 826michigan
column: 826michigan Trivia for Cheaters: The kids (and I) need your money
Posted: Mar 15, 2013I’ll get the begging out of the way first — I’m raising money for kids and I’d love your support. I’m competing (I use that term loosely) in 826michigan’s Trivia for Cheaters which pits my ... Read more »
Trivia for Cheaters competition to raise money for 826michigan
Posted: Feb 18, 2013826michiganIn the past, 826michigan, which provides free creative writing and tutoring programs to 2,500 youth in the area, has held fundraising events that encourage "cheating"—whether it be in euchre, or Scrabble, or a spelling bee. ... Read more »
Mittenfest raises more than $22,000 for 826michigan
Posted: Jan 02, 2013A five-day annual music festival that celebrates Michigan artists while also raising money for 826michigan, called Mittenfest, was a big success this year, raising $22,765.16, topping the $21,000 mark reached last year. Read more »
photo gallery: Scenes from Mittenfest 2012 at Woodruff's
Posted: Dec 29, 2012Mittenfest, the annual festival of Michigan music to benefit 826michigan, returned to Woodruff's in Ypsilanti on Friday. Photographer Courtney Sacco captured these images. Mittenfest continues through New Year's Day; for more information, check out the ... Read more »
5-day festival Mittenfest VII celebrates Michigan music and the New Year
Posted: Dec 24, 2012There are numerous reasons why Mittenfest is a staple event in local entertainment. The 5-day Michigan music festival returns for the seventh time to ring in the New Year and be charitable, on Dec. 28 ... Read more »
826michigan and Michigan Theater team up to show 'Shut Up and Play the Hits'
Posted: Dec 10, 2012Local writing and tutoring center 826michigan and the Michigan Theater will collaborate on December 13 at 7 p.m. to present a screening of the acclaimed new documentary, "Shut Up and Play the Hits," featuring LCD ... Read more »
Third annual Five Bowls of Oatmeal fundraiser to feature original plays by young people
Posted: Nov 14, 2012The third annual festival of student-written one act plays, called Five Bowls of Oatmeal, happens on Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. at Rackham Auditorium, 915 E. Washington St. in Ann Arbor. Tickets are $5 for ... Read more »
Three more A2Awesome grant recipients handed bags full of cash
Posted: Nov 01, 2012Brown paper bags full of cash were handed over to 826michigan Director Amanda Uhle, Spontaneous Art group members Trevor Stone, Natalie Berry, and Chris Sandon, and photographer Bill Streety. $1,000 grants from local micro-philanthropic group ... Read more »
MLive Detroit: Ann Arbor-based tutoring non-profit 826Michigan expanding to Detroit
Posted: Oct 26, 2012826Michigan, the non-profit tutoring center with a “Robot Supply and Repair Shop” storefront on East Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor, is expanding to Detroit. The expansion was announced by executive director Amanda Uhle at ... Read more »
with video: Ann Arbor gets sneak peek at locally filmed 'The Five Year Engagement'
Posted: Apr 21, 2012"The Five Year Engagement" producer Rodney Rothman, left, and director Nicholas Stoller answer questions after the premier of their movie at the Michigan Theater Friday night. When 1,100 patrons crowded the Michigan Theater’s main auditorium ... Read more »
826michigan announces second annual Spelling Bee for Honest Cheaters fundraiser
Posted: Mar 16, 2012Whether you live to spell or fear a world without spellcheck, local nonprofit writing and tutoring center 826michigan has the event for you: 826michigan’s Second Annual Spelling Bee for Honest Cheaters, Dirty Rotten Spellers, and ... Read more »
'A Taste of the Oscars' to benefit 826Michigan
Posted: Feb 13, 2012Note: This event has been canceled. 826michigan - a local nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young people develop their creative and expository writing skills - invites you to share an evening with Metro Times film ... Read more »
Sixth-annual Mittenfest music festival raises record $21K for 826michigan
Posted: Jan 02, 2012After five nights of nonstop rock at Woodruff's bar in Ypsilanti, the organizers of the annual Mittenfest music festival are celebrating a big win. Now in its sixth year, Mittenfest raised more than $21,000 this ... Read more »
photo gallery: Mittenfest making music to aid 826michigan
Posted: Dec 29, 2011Mittenfest, the annual multi-day extravaganza of Michigan rock that benefits literacy charity 826michigan, kicked off its sixth annual installment Wednesday night. Photographer Angela Cesere captured these images. For more information, see the AnnArbor.com preview article ... Read more »
Mittenfest VI back to rock in the New Year with 5 days of Michigan music
Posted: Dec 23, 2011Bands from across Michigan will take over Woodruff’s in Ypsilanti's Depot Town once again this holiday season for Mittenfest, an annual multi-day musical showcase that benefits Ann Arbor youth literacy non-profit 826michigan. The event has ... Read more »
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