Calendar

Literati is pleased to welcome James Stevens and Ralph Nelson for a discussion of their book Digital Vernacular: Architectural Principles, Tools, and Processes. Digital Vernacular addresses the why and how of digital fabrication in hundreds of step-by-step[...]

All poets invited to compete in a poetry slam judged by a randomly chosen panel from the audience. The program begins with a poetry open mike and (occasionally) a short set by a featured poet.[...]

Literati is proud to be the bookseller for the 2016 Jill Harris Memorial Lecture, presented by the University of Michigan’s Institute for the Humanities. Laila Lalami is the author of the novels Hope and Other Dangerous[...]

 Calling all trivia enthusiasts and book lovers! We’re hosting a fun, prize-filled evening of book trivia. Bring your own teams (no larger than 6 people per team) or come and we’ll pair you with new[...]

Literati is pleased to present a roundtable discussion, in conjunction with the Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, to mark the publication of Women’s Hebrew Poetry on American Shores: Poems by Anne Kleiman and[...]

local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal discuss the difference between traditional and self-publishing and examine the benefits and drawbacks of each path. For adult and teen (grade 6 &[...]

We would like to invite you to join us in celebrating the release of the 2015-2016 RC Review Literary Magazine! Our release party will be held on April 8th from 7-9pm in the Benz Library,[...]

Apr. 8-10. U-M drama lecturer Kate Mendelof directs RC students in Federico Garcia Lorca’s landmark 1932 drama, a lyrical, expressionist tragedy inspired by a sensational 20s murder case in rural Spain. A young bride flees[...]

Apr. 8-10. U-M drama lecturer Kate Mendelof directs RC students in Federico Garcia Lorca’s landmark 1932 drama, a lyrical, expressionist tragedy inspired by a sensational 20s murder case in rural Spain. A young bride flees[...]

Apr. 8-10. U-M drama lecturer Kate Mendelof directs RC students in Federico Garcia Lorca’s landmark 1932 drama, a lyrical, expressionist tragedy inspired by a sensational 20s murder case in rural Spain. A young bride flees[...]

Featured readers include Jennifer Allen, Harish Batra,  Julia Byers, Cameron Finch, Hannah Levine, Sydney Morgan-Green, and Molly Reitman.

Storytellers Guild members present a program of old tales and personal stories for grownups.  Free; donations accepted.annarborstorytelling.org, facebook.com/annarborstorytellers. 665-2757.  

RC Seniors show of visual art work exhibit, jury: RC Art Faculty Show comes down on Sunday, May 1.

Michigan Notable Book Author Mardi Jo Link will discuss her memoirs, Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm and The Drummond Girls, as well as some of her new projects and the craft[...]

 Women Writers of Ann Arbor/Ypsi meet four times a year to read their works in all genres. Visitors and new members welcome to our Spring Read on April 16. Ask for information, RSVP or signup[...]

The top 12 qualifiers from the weekly slams over the past several months compete for a spot on the team that will represent Ann Arbor in the National Poetry Slam held in Decatur (GA) in[...]

Dt.Theater will present “Unschuld” (Innocence).

Detroit children’s book writer Jean Alicia Elster, author the African American coming-of-age tale The Colored Car, discusses the art of writing and presents awards to the winners of the AADL short story contest for 3rd-5th[...]

“The Glass Sandwich” – string quartets by Philip Glass, Dvorak, Schubert and Beethoven; Trios by Piazzolla, Faure, Saint-Saens and Kummer performed by RC Chamber Musicians

Every 1st & 3rd Sun. All poets invited to compete in a poetry slam judged by a randomly chosen panel from the audience. The program begins with a poetry open mike and (occasionally) a short[...]

RC theater students present a program of short plays TBA.

RC Chamber Musicians perform music by Ewazen, Rossini, Borodin, Brahms, Weber, Schubert and Gliere.

Dt.Theater will present “Unschuld” (Innocence).

Awards for the Winter Term writing contests administered by the Hopwood Awards Program will be announced. A lecture by Susan Choi will follow the announcement of the awards. Susan Choi’s first novel, The Foreign Student,[...]

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[...]

Local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal host an open house for writers to connect with one another and/or work on their projects.

RC Alumni, current students, faculty and staff – join together for a day of sharing information to connect, renew, discover and celebrate our community.

Local writer Gregory Fournier discusses his new true crime book about John Norman Collins and the Washtenaw County coed killings of the late 1960s for which he was convicted. 3-5 p.m., Brewed Awakenings, 7025 E.[...]

Readings by winners of the One Pause Poetry high school poetry contest. 7 p.m., Nicola’s Books, 2513 Jackson, Westgate shopping center. Free.info@onepausepoetry.com, 585-5567.

The five finalists in the contest for designation as the Ann Arbor youth poet laureate read from their poetry. The finalists were chosen from among the applicants by a panel of local poets-Scott Beal, Keith[...]

Literati is pleased to partner with One Pause Poetry in showcasing the work of Rickey Laurentiis, Gretchen Marquette, Airea Matthews, and Ladan Osman. Rickey Laurentiis is the author of Boy with Thorn, selected by Terrance Hayes for[...]