There are plenty going on this weekend to celebrate Memorial Day, including community parades, observances, a weekend-long military exhibit and an outdoor concert.
Colin Hay, former Men at Work lead singer, brings his one-man show to the Ark on Sunday night. BOOKS The "34th Annual Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair" will be held at the Michigan Union. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Among the items featured this year will be first editions of Joseph Conrad, ...
THEATER See "The Phantom Tollbooth" at the College Theater on the Washtenaw Community College campus. Performances are today through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. This play tells the story of a young boy bored by school. He receives a magical tollbooth, and sets off ...
THEATER Monday continues "The Met - Live in HD: Wagner's Complete Ring Cycle" at the Quality 16 and Rave movie theaters. 6:30 p.m. "Die Walkure (The Valkyrie)" will play on Monday, and "Siegfried" on Wednesday. Deborah Voigt stars Brunnhilde, and Jay Hunter Morris plays Siegfried. $12.50. To order tickets or ...
MOTHER'S DAY Take Mom to "Mother’s Day Tea" at the TeaHaus. 10 a.m. and 1 and 4 p.m. A full English tea with finger sandwiches, scones, and dessert. Reservations required by emailing lisa@teahaus-annarbor.com or calling 734-622-0460. $28. The TeaHaus is at 204 N. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor. 734-622-0460.
BOOKS Local author Ann Pearlman will discuss her new book, "A Gift for My Sister" at Nicola's Books. 7 p.m. When a series of tragedies strikes, two sisters must somehow come together in the face of heartbreak, dashed hopes and demons of the past. Pearlman is also the author of ...
THEATER See the The Met Live in HD series "Wagner’s Complete Ring Cycle" and the documentary "Wagner's Dream" at Quality 16 and Rave Ann Arbor. The documentary will show on Monday at 6:30 p.m. The Ring Cycle begins on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The other shows will run Monday, Wednesday ...
BIKE There will be a Fifth Anniversary Spectacular Bike Ypsi Spring Ride and Festival at the Ypsilanti Senior and Community Center. Free bike tune-ups and registration begin at 9 a.m. Register for rides by 9:45 a.m. Join the community parade at 1 p.m. There will be a post-ride rally and ...
FUNDRAISER The Family Learning Institute will hold a "Bee on Board for Literacy Spelling Bee" in the Morris Lawrence Building on the WCC campus on Friday. 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and music by the Community High Jazz Band. FLI has helped more than ...
THEATER See "The Cricket in Times Square" performed by the Wild Swan Theater at the Towsley Auditorium on the WCC campus this week. Today and Friday: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: 2 p.m. Based on George Selden’s classic children’s tale of life in 1930s New York City. ...
FILM "Martin Bandyke's Moving Pictures" series ends its run at the Michigan Theater on Monday. 7 p.m. This week, see "Jazz on a Summer's Day." A documentary about the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. The film mixes images of water and the city with the performers and audience at the festival. ...
BIKES The "Annual Antique and Classic Bicycle Show" returns to the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The biggest, oldest and the best antique and classic bicycle show in the nation. This event is mostly indoors, so rain or shine the show is on. $3 admission (kids ages 10 ...
FUNDRAISER The Ypsilanti District Library Whittaker Road branch invites the community to its "Second Annual Get Inspired!Fundraiser" on Friday. 7 to 9 p.m. This year’s event features acclaimed illustrator Allan Drummond whose works are the cornerstone of "The Wartime Escape: Margret and H.A. Rey’s Journey from France." Funds raised at ...
THEATER See the re-broadcast of "Manon" performed by the Metropolitan Opera at the Quality 16 movie theater. 1 p.m. A young provincial woman courted by two Parisian noblemen who is ruined by her taste for luxury. Tickets are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. Q16 is ...
FILM Get a special sneak preview of "The Five-Year Engagement" at the Michigan Theater on Friday. 7:30 p.m. Filmed in Ann Arbor, the new film from director Nicholas Stoller, producer Judd Apatow and Rodney Rothman looks at what happens when an engaged couple (Jason Segel and Emily Blunt) keeps getting ...
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