Articles tagged:Ann Arbor District Library

Posted: Fri May 25 5:33 a.m. by John Carlos Cantu AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
AADL Malletts Creek Branch exhibit explores Tibetan culture

One of the most heartfelt art exhibits we're going to see this year, “Tibetan Children Thangka Drawings”—an exhibit on display at the Ann Arbor District Library’s Malletts Creek branch—is ultimately as much about saving an endangered culture as it is a celebration of religious beliefs. As the AADL’s gallery statement ...

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Posted: Wed May 16 7:57 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Author/screenwriter Delia Ephron to speak at AADL

Delia EphronBestselling author, screenwriter and playwright Delia Ephron will make a special appearance at the downtown library, in the multi-purpose room, on Sunday, May 20 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. She will discuss her career, as well as her new novel "The Lion Is In." The event includes a book ...

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Posted: Tue May 15 7:59 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com
Things you may not know about Dan Rather, appearing Monday (for free) in Ann Arbor

Dan Rather is coming to the Michigan Theater on Monday--not to break a story, but to tell his own.

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Posted: Sun May 6 5:51 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Rothko lecture offered at Performance Network

As the recent recipient of international critical acclaim, as well as six Tony Awards, John Logan’s drama, “Red,” has brought the artist Mark Rothko out of the museums and onto stages across the country. Soon to be produced by Performance Network Theatre, “Red” chronicles two years in the life of ...

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Posted: Fri Apr 27 5:59 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Jeff Daniels' newest script getting a reading at the downtown library

On Tuesday, May 1, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the downtown library's multi-purpose room, the Purple Rose Theatre Company will present a concert reading of Jeff Daniels’ new play, "The Meaning of Almost Everything," which is scheduled for its world premiere at the Purple Rose during the 2012-2013 ...

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Posted: Wed Apr 18 5:59 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Survey shows 60% of Ann Arbor area voters would favor $65M library bond proposal

A new survey of likely voters in the Ann Arbor area shows about 60 percent would be in favor or lean in favor of a $65 million library bond proposal if it were on the ballot. The Ann Arbor District Library hired Lansing-based research firm EPIC-MRA to conduct the survey, ...

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Posted: Tue Apr 3 4:42 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Images from Candyland event at Pittsfield branch library

The children's board game Candyland came to life this afternoon at the Pittsfield branch of the Ann Arbor District Library with a full-size version of the game. Photographer Chris Asadian captured these images.

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Posted: Mon Apr 2 5:32 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Candyland coming to life at the Pittsfield branch library

The Chocolate Swamp, the Lollipop Forest, the gumdrop guy … do you remember all of these Candyland places and characters? The Ann Arbor District Library invites the community to the Pittsfield Branch (2359 Oak Valley Drive) on Tuesday, April 3 sometime between 1 and 4 p.m. to take a turn ...

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Posted: Sat Feb 4 5:55 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer
Ann Arbor library's Traverwood Branch to close for floor repair

The Traverwood branch of the Ann Arbor District Library will be closed for 10 days later this month for the refinishing of its wood floors.

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Posted: Wed Feb 1 5:59 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Ann Arbor Film Festival archive to be unveiled at AADL

On Friday, Feb. 3, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Ann Arbor downtown library's multipurpose room (343 S. Fifth Ave.), AADL will unveil its new Ann Arbor Film Festival archive, which chronicles the experimental and independent film festival's 50 year history. Join Donald Harrison, AAFF executive director, and other voices from ...

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Posted: Fri Jan 13 5:59 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

On Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., the Ann Arbor downtown library will offer a Martin Luther King Jr. Day-inspired event: a screening and discussion of "Black and Blue: The Story of Gerald Ford, Willis Ward & the '34 Michigan-Georgia Tech Football Game." Attendees will learn more about Willis ...

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Posted: Fri Dec 16 5:58 a.m. by John Carlos Cantu AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Ann Arbor District Library's 'Rock and Revolution' exhibit a don't-miss document of a bygone era

The Ann Arbor District Library’s “Rock and Revolution” exhibit displays a wide-ranging display of artworks and photojournalism, running the gamut from homegrown social circumstance to vivid kaleidoscopic art. Part of the recently held AADL “Freeing John Sinclair: The Day Legends Came to Town” series of public events, the exhibition inaugurates ...

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Posted: Tue Dec 13 3:02 a.m. by Jenn McKee Entertainment Journalist, AnnArbor.com
U-M grad 'Top Chef' winner draws crowd to downtown library

Stephanie Izard — a University of Michigan grad (1998) who won season 4 of the cooking reality show “Top Chef” — made a book tour stop at the Ann Arbor downtown library on Monday night to promote her new book, “Girl in the Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, ...

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Posted: Thu Dec 8 9:02 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
'Top Chef' winner Stephanie Izard to appear at AADL

"Top Chef" season 4 winner Stephanie Izard is scheduled to speak on Monday, Dec. 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the downtown library's multi-purpose room. Patrons should plan to arrive early to this special event as Izard returns to AADL with cooking tips and copies of her new book, "Girl in ...

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Posted: Tue Dec 6 1:50 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Yellow Room Gang hosting open songwriting session at downtown library

The Ann Arbor District Library's Downtown Library this week hosts a rare opportunity to watch som of the area's top songwriters at work. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, the library will host a public meeting of the Yellow Room Gang. The gang is a group of local singer-songwriters, all ...

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