Live jazz in Ann Arbor may have lost its home when the Firefly Club closed last August, but the music still plays on. Most of the local acts that performed regularly at the Firefly have landed elsewhere — however, musicians and jazz fans say it’s not the same. “There’s no ...
Michigan State Department of Treasury officials auctioned off the Firefly Club's assets today - nearly two months after seizing the jazz venue because its owner fell short on back sales tax payments. The owner, Susan Chastain, watched this morning as about two dozen people at the South Main Street club ...
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Two weeks after state Department of Treasury officials seized the Firefly Club in Ann Arbor for non-payment of back sales taxes, the popular jazz club remains closed.Owner Susan Chastain said tonight that she's received an outpouring of support and donations - but thus far, no agreement has been reached to ...
University Bank announced today that a matching-donation drive to benefit the Firefly Club is about halfway to its goal. The bank said its Rescue the Firefly account has $880 in donations toward its $1,800 goal. If that level is reached, the bank will match the amount. If state officials agree, ...
Since the news broke that the Firefly Club in Ann Arbor was closed by state officials for unpaid sales tax, owner Susan Chastain said she's received an "overwhelming" outpouring of support. That includes offers from 20 different jazz and blues acts to play a large benefit show here in hopes ...
The owner of the Firefly Club, a live jazz venue in Ann Arbor, has 10 days to pay $120,000 in back sales taxes to state department of treasury officials or they will auction everything off, she said.Treasury officials seized the property Thursday night, said spokesman Caleb Buhs. Susan Chastain, who ...
The closure of the Firefly Club this week leaves Ann Arbor without a full-time jazz spot for the first time in nearly 25 years. And while those in the local jazz community expressed hope Friday that it will reopen soon, they also spent time reflecting on what the club has ...
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