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Feb
9
Fri
ArtsX UMMA: UNDEFINED: Alex Kime and others @ UMMA Apse
Feb 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This program is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.
In today’s fractured environment where our identities are too often framed in ways that divide us, ArtsX UMMA: UNDEFINED is an evening of student performance that aims to reject divisive categorization, emphasize the fluidity of the human experience, and view our differences and similarities as cause for celebration.

Performances include dance, music, spoken word, and a variety of mixed media and digital arts. Artists include Anthony Coffee, Spencer Haney, Olivia Johnson, Alex Kime (RC 2017), Hannah Marcus, Maddy Joss & Johnny Matthews,  Augie Lessins & Daniel Kumapayi, Red Shoe Company, Nichole Reehorst, and more!

Join us for this special evening hosted by the UMMA Student Engagement Council,  in partnership with Arts at Michigan, the Michigan Community Scholars Program, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs.

Feb
11
Sun
Four Short Plays by Tennessee Williams @ Keene Theater, East Quad
Feb 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Students of Kate Mendeloff’s class RCHUMS 481 perform four short plays by Tennessee Williams.

Feb
14
Wed
Toastmasters at Sweetwaters @ Sweetwaters
Feb 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Toastmasters is an international group devoted to helping each other grow in our abilities to give speeches. The Sweetwaters Toastmasters Club meets twice monthly. We are a fun and friendly group! Toastmasters also helps you develop leadership skills if you wish to do that. Come as many times as you want for free, and decide later if you want to join. In the meantime, come make new friends and have fun!
Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea on Washington Street, 123 West Washington Street. Free. 323-286-3999. https://www.facebook.com/groups/TMSweet/ 

 

Feb
18
Sun
RC Drama Concentration: Love and Information @ Keene Theater, East Quad
Feb 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

U-M drama students in Kate Mendeloff’s play production seminar direct and perform renowned English playwright Caryl Churchill’s acclaimed 2012 play about relationships in the digital age presented as an evolving mosaic of more than 50 fragmented and superficially unconnected scenes.
7 p.m., Keene Theatre, East Quad, 701 East University. Free. 647-4354.

Feb
20
Tue
The Moth Storyslam: Secrets @ Greyline
Feb 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Jan 2 & 16. 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.  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.

 

Feb
24
Sat
31st Annual Storytelling Festival @ The Ark
Feb 24 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Feb. 24 & 25 (different programs). Performances for adults (Sat.) & families (Sun.) by 3 top storytellers from around the state. Headliner is Jeff Doyle, a nationally known Brighton storyteller who produces the annual Howell Opera House Scary Story Festival in October. Also, Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild members Barbara Schutzgruber, Patti Smith, Jane Fink, and Steve Daut, who also serves as emcee.
7:30 p.m. (Sat.) & 1 p.m. (Sun.), The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $20 (Sat.) & $10 (Sun. family concert) in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office (mutotix.com) & theark.org, and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.

Feb
25
Sun
31st Annual Storytelling Festival @ The Ark
Feb 25 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Feb. 24 & 25 (different programs). Performances for adults (Sat.) & families (Sun.) by 3 top storytellers from around the state. Headliner is Jeff Doyle, a nationally known Brighton storyteller who produces the annual Howell Opera House Scary Story Festival in October. Also, Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild members Barbara Schutzgruber, Patti Smith, Jane Fink, and Steve Daut, who also serves as emcee.
7:30 p.m. (Sat.) & 1 p.m. (Sun.), The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $20 (Sat.) & $10 (Sun. family concert) in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office (mutotix.com) & theark.org, and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.

Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild @ AADL 3rd floor
Feb 25 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
All invited to listen to guild members swap stories or bring their own to tell.
2-4 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library Freespace (3rd floor). Free. 971-5763.
Feb
28
Wed
Toastmaster’s at Sweetwaters @ Sweetwaters
Feb 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Toastmasters is an international group devoted to helping each other grow in our abilities to give speeches. The Sweetwaters Toastmasters Club meets twice monthly. We are a fun and friendly group! Toastmasters also helps you develop leadership skills if you wish to do that. Come as many times as you want for free, and decide later if you want to join. In the meantime, come make new friends and have fun!
Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea on Washington Street, 123 West Washington Street. Free. 323-286-3999. https://www.facebook.com/groups/TMSweet/

Mar
1
Thu
Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild: A Little Bit of Twain, A Little Bit of Thurber @ Dexter Public Library
Mar 1 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join the Dexter District Library in welcoming back professional storytellers, Jane Fink and Steve Daut as they share the wit and wisdom of American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer, Mark Twain and American cartoonist, author, humorist, journalist, playwright, and celebrated wit, James Grover Thurber. This fun filled performance is sure to amuse and entertain. Register at the Adult Service Desk or call the library at 734-426-4477.

Contact: lryan@dexter.lib.mi.us
Location: Dexter District Library – Lower Level

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