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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...