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5:00 pm Margit Strassburger: Bonjour Berlin @ Keene Theater, East Quad
Margit Strassburger: Bonjour Berlin @ Keene Theater, East Quad
Feb 17 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
German actor Margit Stra�burger sings cabaret songs set to poetry by German Jewish poet Mascha Kaleko that longs for pre 1933-Berlin. In German with piano accompaniment by Toledo-based pianist Michelle Papenfuss. Q&A follows. 5-7 p.m.,[...]
7:00 pm Ann Arbor Poetry: Frances Kai-Hwa Wang @ Espresso Royale
Ann Arbor Poetry: Frances Kai-Hwa Wang @ Espresso Royale
Feb 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Reading by this local writer (and Observer contributor), who has published prose poetry, personal essays, and news articles. 7 p.m. Espresso Royale, 324 S. State. $5 suggested donation. facebook.com/AnnArborPoetry.  
7:00 pm Reading: Café Shapiro @ Shapiro Undergraduate Library Lobby
Reading: Café Shapiro @ Shapiro Undergraduate Library Lobby
Feb 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb. 11, 12, 18, 19, & 21. U-M students, nominated by their instructors, read their poems and short stories. Light refreshments. 7-8:30 p.m., U-M Shapiro Undergrad Library Lobby, 919 South University. Free. 764-7493.
7:00 pm Fiction at Literati: Maryse Meijer: RAG @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Maryse Meijer: RAG @ Literati
Feb 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome author Maryse Meijer who will be sharing her new collection of stories RAG. About RAG: From the author of Heartbreaker, a disquieting collection tracing the destructive consequences of the desire for connection A[...]
7:00 pm Juan Cole: Muhammad: Prophet of Peace and the Clash of Empires @ Nicola's Books
Juan Cole: Muhammad: Prophet of Peace and the Clash of Empires @ Nicola's Books
Feb 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us for an evening featuring Juan Cole. Juan is an Ann Arbor local and professor of history at the University of Michigan. A revered public intellectual, he is the author and creator of the[...]
7:00 pm Reading: Café Shapiro @ Shapiro Undergraduate Library Lobby
Reading: Café Shapiro @ Shapiro Undergraduate Library Lobby
Feb 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb. 11, 12, 18, 19, & 21. U-M students, nominated by their instructors, read their poems and short stories. Light refreshments. 7-8:30 p.m., U-M Shapiro Undergrad Library Lobby, 919 South University. Free. 764-7493.
7:30 pm The Moth Storyslam: Flight @ Greyline
The Moth Storyslam: Flight @ Greyline
Feb 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
 Open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit that also produces a weekly public radio show. Ten storytellers are selected at random to tell a 3-5 minute story–this month’s themes are “Delusions” (Feb. 5)[...]
7:00 pm Fiction at Literati: Susan Dennard: Bloodwitch @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Susan Dennard: Bloodwitch @ Literati
Feb 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome back author Susan Dennard who will be sharing her new novel Bloodwitch, the latest in the Witchlands series. About Bloodwitch: Susan Dennard’s New York Times bestselling, young adult epic fantasy Witchlands series continues with[...]
8:00 pm Poetry Salon: One Pause Poetry @ Argus Farm Stop
Poetry Salon: One Pause Poetry @ Argus Farm Stop
Feb 20 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Every Wed. Members read and discuss poems around themes TBA. Followed by collaborative writing games and exercises. Attendees invited to read their poems. Snacks & socializing. 8-10 p.m., Argus Farm Stop greenhouse, 325 W. Liberty. $5[...]
7:00 pm Randall Jelks: Faith and Struggle in the Livs of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali @ Nicola's Books
Randall Jelks: Faith and Struggle in the Livs of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali @ Nicola's Books
Feb 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us for an in conversation event featuring award winning author Dr. Randal Jelks, where he will discuss his most recent work, Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou[...]
7:00 pm Reading: Café Shapiro @ Shapiro Undergraduate Library Lobby
Reading: Café Shapiro @ Shapiro Undergraduate Library Lobby
Feb 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb. 11, 12, 18, 19, & 21. U-M students, nominated by their instructors, read their poems and short stories. Today includes RC writing student Jazzaray James. Light refreshments. 7-8:30 p.m., U-M Shapiro Undergrad Library Lobby,[...]
7:00 pm Caroiyn Dunn: Three Sisters @ East Quad Keene Theater
Caroiyn Dunn: Three Sisters @ East Quad Keene Theater
Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Anishinaabe Theatre Exchange artists will be in residence at the University of Michigan campus from February 16-23, 2019, culminating in two performances of the new play by Carolyn Dunn, Three Sisters. The Anishinaabe Theatre Exchange[...]
7:00 pm Caryl Churchill Festival: Top Girls, The Skriker @ Walgreen Drama Center Newman Studio
Caryl Churchill Festival: Top Girls, The Skriker @ Walgreen Drama Center Newman Studio
Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb. 14, 16, 22, & 23 (different programs). U-M students and faculty perform staged readings of works by this acclaimed English playwright in honor of her 80th birthday. Tonight: Top Girls (7 p.m.), the groundbreaking 1982 indictment of Thatcherism[...]
7:00 pm Fiction at Literati: Rachel DeWoskin: Someday We Will Fly @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Rachel DeWoskin: Someday We Will Fly @ Literati
Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to host author Rachel DeWosking who will be visitng to share her latest YA novel Someday We Will Fly: About Someday We Will Fly: From the author of Blind, a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story set during[...]
3:00 pm Arjun Alva: Adventures of Jimmy Hailbuster @ Nicola's Books
Arjun Alva: Adventures of Jimmy Hailbuster @ Nicola's Books
Feb 23 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Join us for a talk and signing with Arjun Alva. Arjun is a 6th Grader at Forsythe Middle School here in Ann Arbor. Arjun has always loved writing. It took him around 6 months to[...]
3:00 pm Caryl Churchill Festival: Escaped Alone, Cloud Nine, Seven Jewish Children @ Walgreen Drama Center Newman Studio
Caryl Churchill Festival: Escaped Alone, Cloud Nine, Seven Jewish Children @ Walgreen Drama Center Newman Studio
Feb 23 @ 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Feb. 14, 16, 22, & 23 (different programs). U-M students and faculty perform staged readings of works by this acclaimed English playwright in honor of her 80th birthday. Today: the 2017 play Escaped Alone (3 p.m.),a brisk 55-minute surrealist set[...]
7:30 pm 32nd Annual Storytelling Festival @ The Ark
32nd Annual Storytelling Festival @ The Ark
Feb 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Feb. 23 & 24 (different programs). Performances for adults (Sat.) & families (Sun.) by 3 top storytellers from around the country. Headliner is Hand Christian Andersen Storytelling Center (NYC) director Laura Simms, an internationally celebrated veteran storyteller whose[...]
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