Herbert Eagle is Professor in RC Arts and Ideas in the Humanities
Thomas Weisskopf is Professor Emeritus, RC Social Theory and Practice
Alisa Solomon, RC ’78, Drama and Philosophy, Professor and Director, Arts and Culture Concentration in the M.A. Program, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University
Heather Ann Thompson, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for History, is Professor of History, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, and Professor in the RC Social Theory and Practice Program
Prison Creative Arts Project Panel, Panel Members TBA
2-4 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library Freespace (3rd floor), 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 971-5763.
Sweetwaters and Toastmaster community members are creating a new Toastmasters Club at Sweetwaters! We will have 1 or 2 prepared speeches, showcase some of our (kind, encouraging and gentle) evaluations of the speeches, and some opportunities for people to have impromptu speaking fun. There will also be a chance for Q & A during the meeting too.
Come a little early and pick-up a beverage or snack from the cafe and have fun making new friendships with encouraging and supportive people!
Sweetwaters Washington St., 123 W. Washington St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Free.joshs@sweetwaterscafe.com https://www.facebook.com/events/1053675414768433/
U-M percussion professor Michael Gould performs his compositions, inspired by recently retired RC instructor Ken Mikolowski’s poems, that revolve around his own experiences with loss, illness, and recovery. With narration by U-M theater professor Malcolm Tulip, and dance accompaniment by the Berlin-based Tangente Dance Company choreographed by U-M dance professor Amy Chavasse. The project title takes its inspiration from the “Dido’s Lament” aria from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Local mezzo-soprano Deanna Relyea opens the program with a performance of the aria, accompanied by cellist Katri Ervamaa.
7 p.m., U-M Residential College Keene Theater, East Quad, 701 East University. Free. 763-0176
Nov. 7 & 21. Monthly open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each month 10 storytellers are selected at random from among those who sign up to tell a 3-5 minute story on the monthly theme. Nov. themes: “Promises” (Nov. 7) & “Revelations” (Nov. 21). The 3 teams of judges are recruited from the audience. Monthly winners compete in a semiannual Grand Slam. Space limited, so it’s smart to arrive early.
7:30-9 p.m. (doors open and sign-up begins at 6 p.m.), Greyline, 100 N. Ashley. $8. 764-5118.
As part of Desiree Cooper’s two-day residency at the Residential College, she is be giving a reading, free and open to the public, in Benzinger Library. She will be reading from her new book of stories, Know the Mother.
