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Ann Arbor Poetry: Shappy Seasholtz
7:00 pm
Ann Arbor Poetry: Shappy Seasholtz
@ Espresso Royale
Jun 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Performance by this Ypsilanti-based writer and cartoonist, a National Poetry Slam champion best known for his spoken word poem “I Am That Nerd.” His most recent book, 2011’s Spoken Nerd Revolution, revels in the nerd culture of …
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Emerging Writers: Revising Your Book, Step by Step
7:00 pm
Emerging Writers: Revising Your Book, Step by Step
@ AADL Westgate
Jun 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal discuss tips for breaking down the revision process into manageable steps. For all fiction & nonfiction writers grade 6-adult. Also, Kourvo & Neal …
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Gigi Langer: 50 Ways to Worry Less Now
7:00 pm
Gigi Langer: 50 Ways to Worry Less Now
@ Nicola's Books
Jun 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us for an event we could all use, as retired Eastern Michigan University professor Gigi Langer presents her book, 50 Ways to Worry Less Now: Reject Negative Thinking to Find Peace, Clarity, and Connection. Gigi …
The Moth Storyslam: Endings
7:30 pm
The Moth Storyslam: Endings
@ Greyline
Jun 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
June 5 & 19. 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 …
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Richard Russo: The Destiny Thief; Discussion with Sam Krowchenko
7:00 pm
Richard Russo: The Destiny Thief; Discussion with Sam Krowchenko
@ Literati
Jun 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is delighted to welcome award-winning author Richard Russo for a discussion his newly released essay collection The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing. Richard will be joined by Sam Krowchenko for a post-reading discussion. About The Destiny …
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RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 pm
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
@ Arboretum (Peony Garden entrance)
Jun 7 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24. U-M Residential College drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s vividly poetic love story, a romantic tragedy about “star-crossed lovers” defying their feuding …
Elaine Weeks and Chris Edwards: 5000 Ways You Know You’re From Detroit: Recollections and Images from Detroit’s Baby Boomer Years
7:00 pm
Elaine Weeks and Chris Edwards: 5000 Ways You Know You’re From Detroit: Recollections and Images from Detroit’s Baby Boomer Years
@ AADL Multipurpose Room
Jun 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Elaine Weeks and Chris Edwards share images from their new coffee table book, which contains over 1400 images of Detroit from 1939-1980. Also, a raffle and book signing hosted by 107.1 FM morning host Martin …
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David Sedaris: Calypso
5:00 pm
David Sedaris: Calypso
@ Literati
Jun 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
 On June 8th at 5pm, Literati is thrilled to welcome David Sedaris back to Ann Arbor and to Literati Bookstore as he tours independent bookstores across the country in support of his latest essay collection, Calypso! PLEASE READ …
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 pm
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
@ Arboretum (Peony Garden entrance)
Jun 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24. U-M Residential College drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s vividly poetic love story, a romantic tragedy about “star-crossed lovers” defying their feuding …
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RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 pm
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
@ Arboretum (Peony Garden entrance)
Jun 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24. U-M Residential College drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s vividly poetic love story, a romantic tragedy about “star-crossed lovers” defying their feuding …
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Teen Writing Festival
1:00 pm
Teen Writing Festival
@ AADL Multipurpose Room
Jun 10 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Panel discussion with young adult writers TBA, and a teen writing workshop hosted by the Neutral Zone. Also, announcement of the winners of the annual AADL “It’s All Write” teen short story writing contest, which …
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 pm
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
@ Arboretum (Peony Garden entrance)
Jun 10 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24. U-M Residential College drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s vividly poetic love story, a romantic tragedy about “star-crossed lovers” defying their feuding …
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Anna Drozd and Jerzy Drozd: Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity
7:00 pm
Anna Drozd and Jerzy Drozd: Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity
@ Literati
Jun 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literat is excited to welcome author and artist Anne & Jerzy Drozd who will be sharing their new action-packed graphic novel, Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity! About Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity: Blast off! Discover the history …
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John U. Bacon: The Best of Bacon
7:00 pm
John U. Bacon: The Best of Bacon
@ Nicola's Books
Jun 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us for a book talk and signing with John U Bacon for his new book The Best of Bacon. Says John, “I wrote these stories between 1992 and 2018. They cover a dozen different sports for …
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Poetry and the Written Word: Open Mike
7:00 pm
Poetry and the Written Word: Open Mike
@ Crazy Wisdom
Jun 13 @ 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. 7-9 p.m., Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757
Toastmasters Meeting
7:00 pm
Toastmasters Meeting
@ Sweetwaters
Jun 13 @ 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 …
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RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 pm
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
@ Arboretum (Peony Garden entrance)
Jun 14 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24. U-M Residential College drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s vividly poetic love story, a romantic tragedy about “star-crossed lovers” defying their feuding …
Storytellers Guild: Story Night
7:00 pm
Storytellers Guild: Story Night
@ Crazy Wisdom
Jun 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild members host a storytelling program. Audience members are encouraged to bring a 5-minute story to tell. 7-9 p.m., Crazy Wisdom Tea Room, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757
Vicky Delany: The Spook in the Stacks and The Cat of the Baskervilles
7:00 pm
Vicky Delany: The Spook in the Stacks and The Cat of the Baskervilles
@ Aunt Agatha's
Jun 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This Canadian mystery writer briefly discusses her 2 most recent books. The Spook in the Stacks, the 4th in her Lighthouse Library Mystery series (written under the pen name Eva Gates) is centered around a crime-solving librarian …
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RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 pm
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
@ Arboretum (Peony Garden entrance)
Jun 15 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24. U-M Residential College drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s vividly poetic love story, a romantic tragedy about “star-crossed lovers” defying their feuding …
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Ann Arbor Comics Arts Festival
11:00 am
Ann Arbor Comics Arts Festival
@ AADL
Jun 16 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
June 16 & 17. Adults & kids of all ages invited to meet more than 50 top area cartoonists and participate in workshops on making web comics, writing and drawing minicomics, creating video games, and much …
Local Author Fair
12:30 pm
Local Author Fair
@ Chelsea District Library
Jun 16 @ 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Celebration of Chelsea-area authors with brief talks by children’s writers Marilyn Kuehl and David Brzezinski, teen writer S.D. Grimm, nonfiction writers Alex Weddon, Kate Bancroft, and Patrice Johnson, poets Jennifer Burd and Katherine Edgren, and …
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 pm
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
@ Arboretum (Peony Garden entrance)
Jun 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24. U-M Residential College drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s vividly poetic love story, a romantic tragedy about “star-crossed lovers” defying their feuding …
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Ann Arbor Comics Arts Festival
12:30 pm
Ann Arbor Comics Arts Festival
@ AADL
Jun 17 @ 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm
June 16 & 17. Adults & kids of all ages invited to meet more than 50 top area cartoonists and participate in workshops on making web comics, writing and drawing minicomics, creating video games, and much …
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 pm
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
@ Arboretum (Peony Garden entrance)
Jun 17 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24. U-M Residential College drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s vividly poetic love story, a romantic tragedy about “star-crossed lovers” defying their feuding …
Ann Arbor Poetry: TBD
7:00 pm
Ann Arbor Poetry: TBD
@ Espresso Royale
Jun 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Performance to be determined! 7 p.m. Espresso Royale, 324 S. State. $5 suggested donation. facebook.com/AnnArborPoetry.
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Debbie Taylor: Over in Motown!
2:00 pm
Debbie Taylor: Over in Motown!
@ AADL Malletts Creek
Jun 18 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Debbie Taylor’s Over In Motown! is an energetic picture book celebrating the musical genres and rhythms of the industry that fueled Detroit in the Motown era. Based on the Over In The Meadow rhyme, this counting book features …
Beverly Jenkins: The Historical Background of Juneteenth
7:00 pm
Beverly Jenkins: The Historical Background of Juneteenth
@ AADL Malletts Creek
Jun 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Talk by local writer Beverly Jenkins, recipient of the 2017 Romance Writers of America Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award. She sets her African American historical romance novels in the decades after emancipation to emphasize black history after …
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E. Lawrence Abel: John Wilkes Booth and the Women Who Loved Him
7:00 pm
E. Lawrence Abel: John Wilkes Booth and the Women Who Loved Him
@ Nicola's Books
Jun 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us for a talk and signing with Wayne State University emeritus professor and historian E. Lawrence Abel, author of John Wilkes Booth and the Women Who Loved Him. When John Wilkes Booth died—shot inside a …
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Emerging Writers: Open House
7:00 pm
Emerging Writers: Open House
@ AADL Westgate
Jun 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
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.
Fiction at Literati: Lillian Li: Number One Chinese Restaurant
7:00 pm
Fiction at Literati: Lillian Li: Number One Chinese Restaurant
@ Literati
Jun 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is honored and especially excited to host author, bookseller, and number one human being Lillian Li who will be sharing her debut novel, Number One Chinese Restaurant. About Number One Chinese Restaurant: Named a Most Anticipated Book …
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The Moth Storyslam: Imposter
7:30 pm
The Moth Storyslam: Imposter
@ Greyline
Jun 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
June 5 & 19. 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 …
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Fiction at Literati: Nick Dybek: The Verdun Affair
7:00 pm
Fiction at Literati: Nick Dybek: The Verdun Affair
@ Literati
Jun 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome author Nick Dybek who will reading and discussing his new novel, The Verdun Affair. About The Verdun Affair: “The Verdun Affair is ravishingly beautiful, and as much about love as about war. Nick …
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RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 pm
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
@ Arboretum (Peony Garden entrance)
Jun 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24. U-M Residential College drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s vividly poetic love story, a romantic tragedy about “star-crossed lovers” defying their feuding …
Petra Kuppers: Ice Bar
7:00 pm
Petra Kuppers: Ice Bar
@ Aut Bar/Common Language Bookstore
Jun 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Petra Kuppers will read from her short story collection Ice Bar at Aut Bar/Common Language Bookstore. Visit with post-apocalyptic science fiction and psychedelic fantasy, featuring a cast of queer, vulnerable, beautiful characters. Disability becomes an …
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Paul Selig: The Book of Truth: The Mastery Trilogy: Book II
6:00 am
Paul Selig: The Book of Truth: The Mastery Trilogy: Book II
@ Crazy Wisdom
Jun 22 @ 6:00 am – 7:30 am
Paul Selig, who says he receives “clairaudient dictation from unseen intellects called Guides,” reads from his new book. Signing. 6-7:30 p.m., Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757.
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 pm
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
@ Arboretum (Peony Garden entrance)
Jun 22 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24. U-M Residential College drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s vividly poetic love story, a romantic tragedy about “star-crossed lovers” defying their feuding …
Fiction at Literati: Mark Beyer: Hired Man
7:00 pm
Fiction at Literati: Mark Beyer: Hired Man
@ Literati
Jun 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is excited to welcome author Mark Beyer who will be reading and discussing his new novel, Hired Man. About Hired Man: What would you do if a dying stranger begged you to save his daughter and …
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Stephanie Feldstein: The Animal Lover’s Guide to Changing the World
3:00 pm
Stephanie Feldstein: The Animal Lover’s Guide to Changing the World
@ Nicola's Books
Jun 23 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Benefitting The Humane Society of Huron Valley Bountiful Bowls Program Join us for a talk and signing with Stephanie Feldstein, the Population and Sustainability Director at the Center for Biological Diversity, for her book, The Animal …
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RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 pm
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
@ Arboretum (Peony Garden entrance)
Jun 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24. U-M Residential College drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s vividly poetic love story, a romantic tragedy about “star-crossed lovers” defying their feuding …
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Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild
2:00 pm
Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild
@ AADL 3rd floor
Jun 24 @ 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., AADL Downtown 3rd-floor freespace rm., 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. annarborstorytelling.org, 997-5388
Shutta Crum: Mousling’s Words, and Rhonda Gowler Greene: Let’s Go ABC! Things That Go, from A to Z
2:00 pm
Shutta Crum: Mousling’s Words, and Rhonda Gowler Greene: Let’s Go ABC! Things That Go, from A to Z
@ Nicola's Books
Jun 24 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
These 2 Michigan picture book writers read from their new books. Crum’s Mousling’s Words is about a young mouse’s first trip out of the nest. Greene’s Let’s Go ABC! Things That Go, from A to Z celebrates machines that …
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 pm
RC Production: Romeo and Juliet
@ Arboretum (Peony Garden entrance)
Jun 24 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24. U-M Residential College drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s vividly poetic love story, a romantic tragedy about “star-crossed lovers” defying their feuding …
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Peter Gabel: The Desire for Mutual Recognition: Social Movements and the Dissolution of the False Self
6:00 pm
Peter Gabel: The Desire for Mutual Recognition: Social Movements and the Dissolution of the False Self
@ Crazy Wisdom
Jun 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Social Theorist Peter Gabel will speak about his new book The Desire for Mutual Recognition: Social Movements and the Dissolution of the False Self, published by Routledge Press, 2018. Free to attend. For more info: …
Skazat! Poetry Series: Janice Leach and James Frederick Leach
7:00 pm
Skazat! Poetry Series: Janice Leach and James Frederick Leach
@ Sweetwaters
Jun 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This local husband-and-wife writing team reads from ‘Til Death: Marriage Poems, their jointly written collection exploring the ups and downs of suburban monogamy from their dual perspectives. The program begins with open mike readings. 7-8:30 p.m., Sweetwaters, …
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Summer Reading Series: Sarah Zettel: An Exchange of Two Flowers
7:00 pm
Summer Reading Series: Sarah Zettel: An Exchange of Two Flowers
@ AADL Multipurpose Room
Jun 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Local writer Sarah Zettel reads from her new historical fiction novella set in 1839 China at the outset of the 1st Anglo-Chinese Opium War. Tea & snacks. 7-8:30 p.m., AADL Downtown multipurpose rm., 343 S. …
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Fiction at Literati: Fatima Farheen Mirza: A Place For Us
7:00 pm
Fiction at Literati: Fatima Farheen Mirza: A Place For Us
@ Literati
Jun 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati Bookstore is excited to welcome author Fatima Farheen Mirza, who will read and discuss her debut novel, A Place for Us. About A Place for Us: Fatima Farheen Mirza’s masterful debut novel gathers together the lives …
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Michael Ferro: Title 13 and Susan DeFreitas: Hot Season
7:00 pm
Michael Ferro: Title 13 and Susan DeFreitas: Hot Season
@ Bookbound
Jun 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Readings by these 2 novelists. Title 13 is local writer Ferro’s satirical debut novel about an alcoholic bureaucrat who struggles with mounting paranoia, his relationships with concerned family members, his dying grandmother, and a budding office romance. …
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Poetry and the Written Word: Lauren Bernstein-Machlay: Travelers
7:00 pm
Poetry and the Written Word: Lauren Bernstein-Machlay: Travelers
@ Crazy Wisdom
Jun 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Widely-published Detroit poet Lauren Bernstein-Machlay reads from her latest book, Travelers, a collection of autobiographical poems. Foreword (Traverse City) writer Susan Waggoner notes “it’s through the bravery of the concept-going back to the place where you grew up to …
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Toastmasters Meeting
7:00 pm
Toastmasters Meeting
@ Sweetwaters
Jun 27 @ 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 …
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