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Julia Mossbridge: Normalizing Precognition: How Sensing the Future Can Be Explained Without Breaking Occam’s Razor 7:00 pm
Julia Mossbridge: Normalizing Precognition: How Sensing the Future Can Be Explained Without Breaking Occam’s Razor @ Rackham Amphitheater
Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
U-M Program in Creativity and Consciousness Studies Consciousness Next! Series presents Dr. Julia Mossbridge, whose recent book The Premonition Code: The Science of Precognition, How Sensing the Future Can Change Your Life (with Theresa Cheung) …

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Stories of Service: An Evening with Veterans 7:00 pm
Stories of Service: An Evening with Veterans @ Hill Auditorium
Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Storytelling by Michigan veterans. Also, live entertainment by the Concordia University Choir & Band and others TBA. 7 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Free, but tickets required in advance at eventbrite.com (search for “Stories of Service”). (518) 481-0552.
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CW Salon: The Science and Practice of Changing Your Life by Glimpsing the Future, with Julia Mossbridge and Richard Mann 7:00 pm
CW Salon: The Science and Practice of Changing Your Life by Glimpsing the Future, with Julia Mossbridge and Richard Mann @ Crazy Wisdom
Nov 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Author Julia Mossbridge will be in town from San Francisco to talk about her new book, written with Teresa Cheung, called The Premonition Code. Julia is a Fellow at the Institute for Noetic Sciences and a Visiting Scholar at …

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Scott McCloud: Comics and the Art of Visual Communication 7:00 pm
Scott McCloud: Comics and the Art of Visual Communication @ Duderstadt Center
Nov 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
“Comics” is finally coming of age as an artistic and literary form. Now this once-maligned medium of expression is poised for new opportunities, thanks to a mutating media environment and a potential revolution in visual …

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Lindsay-Jean Hard: Cooking with Scraps 7:00 pm
Lindsay-Jean Hard: Cooking with Scraps @ Literati
Nov 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati Bookstore is thrilled to welcome Lindsay-Jean Hard who will be sharing her new cookbook Cooking with Scraps: Turn Your Peels, Cores, Rinds, and Stems Into Delicious Meals About Cooking with Scraps: “A whole new way to …

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What is Fifth Avenue Press? An Introduction to AADL’s Publishing Imprint 7:00 pm
What is Fifth Avenue Press? An Introduction to AADL’s Publishing Imprint @ AADL Downtown
Nov 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Writers who have published their books through the AADL discuss the imprint and how to submit a manuscript. 7-8:30 p.m., AADL Downtown 4th fl. meeting rm. Free. 327-4200
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Writing Interactive Fiction 6:00 pm
Writing Interactive Fiction @ AADL Downtown
Nov 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
All grade 8-adult invited to learn how to write a digital “Choose Your Own Adventure” story using a simple coding language. You can then play through the stories you and others have written. 6-8 p.m., …

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NaNoWrMiMo Free Write Session 1:00 pm
NaNoWrMiMo Free Write Session @ AADL Westgate
Nov 10 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Nov. 10 & 17. All adults and teens in grade 9 & up invited to work on their novel for this nonprofit promotion (also known as National Novel Writing Month) challenging teens and adults to write …

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Jessica Care Moore 7:00 pm
Jessica Care Moore @ AADL Downtown
Nov 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This native Detroiter, an acclaimed poet, playwright, performance artist, and producer, discusses her visual art and poetry. Her most recent poetry collection, Sunlight Through Bullet Holes, “mixes observation with passion and brevity,” says an Ebony review. “It’s black intelligence …

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Books Talk: Beth Genne: Dance Me a Song, and Naomi Andre: Black Opera 3:00 am
Books Talk: Beth Genne: Dance Me a Song, and Naomi Andre: Black Opera @ 1405 East Quad
Nov 16 @ 3:00 am – 5:00 am
In Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement (published May 4, 2018), Naomi André draws on the experiences of performers and audiences to explore this music’s resonance with today’s listeners. Interacting with creators and performers, as well …

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NaNoWrMiMo Free Write Session 1:00 pm
NaNoWrMiMo Free Write Session @ AADL Westgate
Nov 17 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Nov. 10 & 17. All adults and teens in grade 9 & up invited to work on their novel for this nonprofit promotion (also known as National Novel Writing Month) challenging teens and adults to write …

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Ann Arbor Poetry: Cozine Welch 7:00 pm
Ann Arbor Poetry: Cozine Welch @ Espresso Royale
Nov 18 @ 7:00 pm – Dec 2 @ 8:30 pm
Performance by this RC Prison Creative Arts Project instructor, who was incarcerated at age 17 and released just last year, after serving 18 years. His free verse poems explore the dehumanization of mass incarceration and …

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Pete Souza: Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents 7:00 pm
Pete Souza: Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents @ Rackham Auditorium
Nov 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Purchase Tickets Here. Literati Bookstore is thrilled to welcome Pete Souza to Ann Arbor for a visual presentation of his latest book, Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents. Tickets are general admission and include a hardcover …

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Shachar Pinsker: A Rich Brew: How Cafes Created Modern Jewish Culture 5:30 pm
Shachar Pinsker: A Rich Brew: How Cafes Created Modern Jewish Culture @ Hatcher Library
Nov 28 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Literati is thrilled to partner with the Institute of Humanitites at the University of Michigan to have copies of Shachar Pinsker’s new book Rich Brew: How Cafes Created Modern Jewish Culture available for purchase. About Rich Brew: A fascinating …

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Michael Giorgione: Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat 7:00 pm
Michael Giorgione: Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat @ Ford Presidential Library
Nov 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Retired U.S. Navy admiral Michael Giorgione discusses his 2017 book based on interviews with commanders and his own experience as the commanding officer at Camp David from 1999-2001. Book sale, signing, & reception follow. 7 p.m., Ford …

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Poetry and the Written Word: Ken Mikolowski 7:00 pm
Poetry and the Written Word: Ken Mikolowski @ Crazy Wisdom
Nov 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Ken Mikolowski is the author of six books of poetry, most recently THAT THAT. His poems have been recorded by the Frank Carlberg Group and Michael Gould. Mikolowski taught poetry writing at the RC for …

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Lecture: Angela Dillard: Civil Rights Conservatism and the Ironies of ‘Monumental’ History 4:00 pm
Lecture: Angela Dillard: Civil Rights Conservatism and the Ironies of ‘Monumental’ History @ Rackham Amphitheater
Nov 29 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Lecture by U-M Afroamerican and African studies professor and former RC director Angela Dillard. 4 p.m., Rackham Amphitheatre (4th floor). Free. 615-6667.
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NaNoWriMo: Brigit Young: I Wrote a Novel .. Now What? 6:30 pm
NaNoWriMo: Brigit Young: I Wrote a Novel .. Now What? @ AADL Westgate
Nov 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
NYC-based writer (and Ann Arbor native) Brigit Young offers tips on revising your written work and how to get published. Q&A. In conjunction with the end of National Novel Writing Month, a nonprofit promotion challenging teens and …

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RC Players: Bright Half Life 8:00 pm
RC Players: Bright Half Life @ Keene Theatre, East Quad
Nov 30 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Nov. 30 & Dec. 1. RC student Maddie Lukomski directs RC students in Tanya Barfield’s 2014 LAMBDA award-winning emotionally searing 2-character play about a deeply committed but ultimately doomed interracial lesbian relationship. 8 p.m., Keene Theatre, …

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