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Moth Storyslam: First Impression 7:30 pm
Moth Storyslam: First Impression @ Ann Arbor Distilling Company
May 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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[...]
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Official Children’s Book Week: Jean Alicia Elster, Ruth Behar, Jack Cheng with Shutta Crum 7:00 pm
Official Children’s Book Week: Jean Alicia Elster, Ruth Behar, Jack Cheng with Shutta Crum @ Nicola's Books
May 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jean Alicia Elster, Ruth Behar and Jack Cheng with Shutta Crum as moderator Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of children’s books and reading. Established in 1919, it is the longest-running national literacy initiative in[...]
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Student Advocacy Center Fundraiser: Telling Tales Out of School 7:30 pm
Student Advocacy Center Fundraiser: Telling Tales Out of School @ Towsley Auditorium, Morris Lawrence Bldg, WCC
May 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Storytelling by Derrick Jackson, Patti Smith, DaQuann Harrison, and Sada Imran. Also, the EMU applied theater class performs their take on an expulsion hearing. Host is SAC mentor Gordie Wykes. Preceded at 6 p.m. by[...]
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Louder Than A Bomb (Detroit): Michigan Youth Poetry Festival Grand Slam 3:00 pm
Louder Than A Bomb (Detroit): Michigan Youth Poetry Festival Grand Slam @ Wayne State Community Arts Auditorium
May 7 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
GRAND SLAM Community Arts Auditorium Wayne State University (450 Reuther Mall) 3pm / All Ages $5 Suggested Donation The final four teams will compete for the title of Michigan’s poetry slam champion. The event will[...]
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Poetry and the Written Word 7:00 pm
Poetry and the Written Word @ Crazy Wisdom
May 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
All invited to read and discuss their poetry or short stories. Bring about 6 copies of your work to share. Hosted by local poets and former college English teachers Joe Kelty and Ed Morin. 7-9[...]
Poetry Salon: One Pause Poetry 8:00 pm
Poetry Salon: One Pause Poetry @ Argus Farm Stop
May 10 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Reading and discussion of several poems. Followed by collaborative writing games and exercises. Snacks & socializing. 8-10 p.m., Argus Farm Stop, 325 W. Liberty. Free. onepausepoetry.org, 707-1284.
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Andrew Scott Cooper: The Fall of Heaven: The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran 7:00 pm
Andrew Scott Cooper: The Fall of Heaven: The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran @ Ford Library
May 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Brooklyn historian Andrew Scott Cooper, a commentator on U.S.-Iran relations, discusses his new book about the rise and fall of Iran’s glamorous Pahlavi dynasty, which he wrote with the cooperation of the late shah Mohammad[...]
Moth Storyslam: Traps 7:30 pm
Moth Storyslam: Traps @ Ann Arbor Distilling Company
May 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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[...]
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Lori Rader-Day: The Day I Died 7:00 pm
Lori Rader-Day: The Day I Died @ Aunt Agatha's
May 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Lori Rader-Day joins our book club to talk about her thrillers including her latest, The Night I Died.
Richard Prum: The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal Word – and Us 7:00 pm
Richard Prum: The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal Word – and Us @ AADL Multipurpose Room
May 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Yale University ornithology professor Richard Prum discusses his new book. Signing. 7-8:30 p.m., AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 327-4555.
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Creative Writing Workshop: Wellspring Writing Workshops 10:00 am
Creative Writing Workshop: Wellspring Writing Workshops @ Gallup Park Meeting Room
May 20 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Creative writing workshop in the Gallup Park meeting room. Spend a day by the river. Bypass your inner critic; go directly to images, feelings and memories; enter the place where story and natural language reside.[...]
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Poetry and the Written Word: Bill Yarrow and Zilka Joseph 7:00 pm
Poetry and the Written Word: Bill Yarrow and Zilka Joseph @ Crazy Wisdom
May 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Readings by Joliet Junior College English professor Bill Yarrow, a widely published poet who edits the Blue Fifth Review, and Zilka Joseph, a local poet known for her vividly figured explorations of the natural world[...]
Poetry Salon: One Pause Poetry 8:00 pm
Poetry Salon: One Pause Poetry @ Argus Farm Stop
May 24 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Reading and discussion of several poems. Followed by collaborative writing games and exercises. Snacks & socializing. 8-10 p.m., Argus Farm Stop, 325 W. Liberty. Free. onepausepoetry.org, 707-1284.
The Moth Michigan GrandSLAM: Breaking Ground 8:00 pm
The Moth Michigan GrandSLAM: Breaking Ground @ The Ark
May 24 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
All-star storytelling showdown featuring the last 10 winners of the Ann Arbor Storyslams, the monthly open mike storytelling competitions sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio[...]
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Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild 2:00 pm
Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild @ AADL Free Space (3rd floor)
May 28 @ 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), 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 971-5763.
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