Calendar of Events
Sunday, November 1, 2009
"A2Sunday Runners": Two Dogs Running.
Every Sun. All invited to join informal runs of 5-7 miles along various scenic routes.
meet at Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, Kerrytown. Free. 657-0214.
Sunday Rides: Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society.
Every Sun. Today: "Gee Farms Ride," a fast-paced 95-mile ride to Gee Farms in Pinckney for cider, doughnuts, fresh fruit, ice cream, and other goodies.
meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St. Free. 904-6431 unless otherwise noted.
Cyclo-Cross Bicycle Race: Two Wheel Tango.
Oct. 31 & Nov. 1. Races of 1 1/2-2 miles through Vets Park. Classes include beginner men and women, expert men and single-speed racers, juniors, master's men, and elite men and women. Awards to top 3 in each class and prizes for the top 3 elite men & women. Spectators can see the whole course--riders "falling in the mud and all that fun stuff," says an organizer. Barbecue and Jolly Pumpkin ales available.
Veterans Memorial Park, 2150 Jackson Rd. $30 (elite riders, $35) entry fee. Free to spectators. 528-3030.
AAPEX 2009: Annual Ann Arbor Stamp Club Exhibition and Bourse.
Oct. 31 & Nov. 1. This show usually draws about 600 local stamp collectors and noncollectors lured by the beauty and history of numerous exhibits of postage stamps from around the world. Also, a sale of stamps.
Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Bldg., 4800 Huron River Dr. Free admission. 761-5859.
Ultimate Frisbee: H.A.C. Ultimate.
Every Sun. All invited to a very relaxed pickup game of this spirited team sport. Note: Overly competitive players are politely asked to leave.
Mitchell Field, south side of Fuller Rd. just west of Bonisteel. Free. 846-9418.
First Singles: First Presbyterian Church.
Every Sun. A weekly program open to all single adults interested in contemporary Christian topics, new ideas, personal growth, and social and physical activities. Today: First Singles member Don Deatrick plays a CD on "Mozart`s Music and Life."
First Presbyterian Church Curtis Room, 1432 Washtenaw. Free. 662-4466, ext. 43.
Author's Day: Barnes & Noble.
Several local and national writers are on hand during the course of the day for Q&As with their fans and prospective readers. Signing.
Barnes & Noble, 3235 Washtenaw. Free. 973-1618.
"Gypsy Pond Music": Digital Music Ensemble (U-M School of Music).
Oct. 28-Nov. 1. Stephen Rush oversees his "interactive floating labyrinth" that amplifies, combines, and manipulates natural sounds in and around the pond. A remote-control toy boat traverses a 40-foot-square wooden maze that floats in the pond, triggering sounds, lights, and video loops. Rush says "the music is techno-ambient in nature--it sure ain't Gramma's Mahler!" Reimagined by Rush's students every year, the piece explores labyrinth myths. At night, the work is lit with floating candles.
School of Music pond. Free. 764-0594.
"Exploring Quakerism": Ann Arbor Friends Meeting.
Nov. 1 & 8. Three Society of Friends members discuss "Experiencing Quaker Simplicity" (Nov. 1) and "Experiencing Quaker Peace" (Nov. 8). Followed by Q&A and a 15-minute worship service. Lunch.
Ann Arbor Friends Meetinghouse, 1420 Hill. Free. 761-7435.
Volunteer Stewardship Workday: Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation.
All invited to help city natural area preservation staff maintain the natural areas in various city parks. Wear pants and closed-toe shoes. Followed by short nature walks. Today: help remove invasive woody plants from the Huron Parkway Nature Area.
meet at the park steward's house, 3470 Woodland Rd. off E. Huron River Dr. Free. 996-3266.
"Body Music Mini-Festival": U-M Arts on Earth.
Body music performances by Keith Terry (see 6 Friday listing), Cudamani (Bali) dance troupe artistic director Dewa Ketut Alit Adnyana, local classical Indian dancer Sreyashi Dey, San Francisco multi-instrumentalist Bryan Dyer, U-M percussion professor Joseph Gramley, Southern rhythm vocalist David Pleasant, and others. Followed by workshops (2-3:30 p.m.) and an open mike (3:30-5 p.m.).
Michigan Union Pendleton Room. Free. 615-8738.
Ann Arbor Go Club.
Every Sun. & Thurs. except Nov. 26. Players of all skill levels invited to play what's regarded as the world's most difficult board game. No partner necessary. Boards and stones provided.
Espresso Royale, 322 S. State. Free. 417-5547.
Tour: Kempf House Museum.
Every Sun. Guided tours of this restored 19th-century Greek Revival home, named for the family of German American musicians who occupied it at the turn of the 19th century.
Kempf House, 312 S. Division. Free; donations accepted. 994-4898.
Storytime: Liberty Borders.
Every Sun. A Borders staffer reads stories for kids.
Borders, 612 E. Liberty. Free. 668-7652.
Magic: The Gathering Tournament: Get Your Game On.
Every Sun.-Fri., except Nov. 26. All invited to compete in tournaments of this popular collectible card game using standard constructed (Sun. & Thurs.), vintage (Mon.), Elder Dragon Highlander (Tues.), Legacy (Wed.), and booster draft (Fri.) decks. Prizes. Bring your own cards. Sun.-Thurs.
Get Your Game On, 709 Packard. $5. 786-3746.
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium.
Every Sat. & Sun. and Nov. 27. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (1:30 & 3:30 p.m., plus 11:30 a.m. Sat. and Nov. 27 only) explores the current night sky. Stars of the Pharoahs (12:30 p.m. Sat. only) explores the use of science in ancient Egypt to tell time, make a workable calendar, and align huge buildings. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 p.m. Sat., Sun., & Nov. 27) explores how telescopes work and what they can do.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
"Five Wishes: Taking Care of Tomorrow Today": Ann Arbor District Library.
Arbor Hospice community outreach coordinator Marie Pierce discusses writing an advance health care directive.
AADL Traverwood Branch, 3333 Traverwood at Huron Pkwy. Free. 327-4200.
"Kerry Tales: The Wise Old Owl and Mother Goose": Kerrytown Shops.
30-minute family-oriented program of rhymes, riddles, and stories with local storyteller Trudy Bulkley as Mother Goose.
Hollander's, 407 N. Fifth Ave. (Kerrytown). Free. 769-3115.
"Octubafest": U-M School of Music.
Oct. 28 & 30 and Nov. 1. Todd Fiegel conducts the U-M Euphonium and Tuba Ensemble in a program of ensemble works set to screenings of scenes from movies and cartoons, including Fantasia, Torn Curtain, Psycho, a Road Runner cartoon, and others.
U-M Walgreen Drama Center Stamps Auditorium, 1226 Murfin, North Campus. Free. 764-0594.
"Day of the Dead Performance": Ann Arbor District Library.
The renowned Moyocoyani Izel Mexican Folkloric Dance Troupe showcases dances traditionally performed on this Mexican holiday.
AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 327-8301.
"Escanaba": Purple Rose Theatre Company.
Every Wed.-Sun. (except Nov. 26) Sept. 17-Dec. 19. See review. Guy Sanville directs the world premiere of Jeff Daniels' comedy, the third in his deer-hunting Yooper trilogy that includes the hugely successful Escanaba in da Moonlight and Escanaba in Love. This installment reveals the origins of some of the Soady family's time-honored deer camp traditions. Stars Julian Gant, Wayne David Parker, and Tom Whalen.
Purple Rose, 137 Park St., Chelsea. $25 (Sun. eves., Wed. & Thurs.), $33 (Sat. & Sun. matinees), & $38 (Fri. & Sat. eves.) in advance and at the door. 433-7673.
Forest Hill Cemetery Tour.
Every Sun., Oct. 4-Nov. 8. Ann Arbor's unofficial city historian, Wystan Stevens, who is about to move out of town, has been leading his popular interpretive tour of Ann Arbor's oldest cemetery for almost 30 years. Stevens is an enchanting, wryly humorous raconteur, and he says that "the fall is the prettiest time of year for the graveyard." If you haven't been led around Forest Hill by Wystan, you don't really know Ann Arbor! Canceled in case of heavy rain.
meet inside the gate on Observatory, just north of Geddes. $10 (children with adult, free) by advance reservation and at the gate. 662-5438.
Waterloo Natural History Association.
Nov. 1 & 15. Today: "Spiders and Their Kin." EMU biology professor Cara Shillington displays live spiders, scorpions, and other fascinating invertebrates. She also talks about poisonous spiders in Michigan, where they hang out, and how to avoid them. 2 p.m., Eddy Discovery Center, Bush Rd. (west from Pierce Rd. off I-94 exit 157), Chelsea .
$2 (family, $5). $6 vehicle entry fee. 475-3170.
"Hike Along the River Raisin": Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission.
Led by WCPARC naturalist Faye Stoner.
Leonard Preserve, meet at the dead end of Union St. north off Main west of M-52, Manchester. Free. 971-6337.
"Pre-Season Potluck & Hike": Washtenaw Ski Touring Club.
A trail expert TBA leads a hike. Followed at 4 p.m. by a potluck (bring a dish to share and your own utensils). BYOB.
Independence Lake County Park, 3200 Jennings (north off North Territorial), Webster Twp. Free. $5 vehicle entry fee. 662-SKIS.
U-M Men's Soccer vs. Northwestern.
U-M Soccer Field, 2250 S. State. Free. 763-2159.
Dinosaur Tours: U-M Exhibit Museum.
Every Sat. & Sun. 30-minute docent-led tour of the museum's dinosaur exhibits.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. Free, but limited to the first 15 people to sign up for each tour. 764-0478.
"Happiness! Songs from Broadway": Concordia University.
Oct. 29-Nov. 1. Concordia University guest theater artist Robert Bethune directs student singers in a performance of uplifting Broadway show tunes.
Concordia University Kreft Center Black Box Theater, 4090 Geddes. $10. 995-4612.
"Healing Depression the Mind-Body Way: Creating Happiness with Meditation, Yoga, and Ayurveda": Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room.
Local Ayurvedic medicine practitioner Sandra Moss discusses her new book. Signing.
Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757.
Halloween Concert: Dexter Community Band.
Bill Gourley directs this 85-member volunteer ensemble (in costume) in a program highlighted by Who's That Masked Man?, Jay Bocook's arrangement of theme music from Phantom of the Opera, The Mask of Zorro, The Lone Ranger, Spider-Man, and The Incredibles. Also, Robert Sheldon's arrangement of the theme to Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire, Franco Cesarini's The Haunter of the Dark, John Moss's trumpet quartet The Summit, Tom Wallace's House of Horrors, Tohru Takahashi's arrangement of Josef Hellmesberger's Danse Diabolique, James Barnes' medley of Harold Arlen tunes from The Wizard of Oz, and Sousa's The Gliding Girl and "Gladiator March." Kids invited to come in costume for a parade across the stage. 3 p.m., Dexter Center for the Performing Arts, Dexter High School, 2200 N. Parker at Shield,
Dexter. Free. 426-2734.
Children's Puppet Shows: Dreamland Theater.
Nov. 1 & 8. See review. The Dreamland Puppet Troupe presents marionette, rod, and shadow puppet shows for kids.
Dreamland Theater, 26 N. Washington, Ypsilanti. $5 (kids age 3 & under, free). 657-2337.
"Native American Pottery Maker of San Ildefonso": Yourist Studio Gallery.
Screening of this video about potter Maria Martinez.
Yourist Studio Gallery, 1133 Broadway. Free. 662-4914.
"Solemn Evensong for All Souls": St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Deborah Friauff directs the church's adult choir in a program that features 3 movements from Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen, a much performed contemporary composer renowned for the shimmering mysticism of his vocal lines. Also, the 20th-century English composer Herbert Howells' Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 306 N. Division. Free. 663-0518.
Christine Brewer: University Musical Society.
This Grammy-winning soprano recently performed Br'fcnnhilde in the Metropolitan Opera Ring cycle. Brewer "pinned us all to our seats and threatened to demolish the walls of the Queen's Hall with her ecstatic new Br'fcnnhilde voice," says a Sunday Times (London) review. "She was simply devastating." Program: Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder, Britten's Cabaret Songs, 3 Richard Strauss songs, and more. Accompanist is Craig Rutenberg.
Hill Auditorium. Tickets $10-$50 in advance at the Michigan League Box Office & ums.org, and (if available) at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538 or (800) 221-1229.
Ann Arbor Morris.
Every Sun. All invited to try this boisterous, jingly English ceremonial dance based on the 15th-century Spanish moresca . Wear athletic shoes.
Gretchen's House VII barn, 1580 Dhu Varren Rd. Free. Email a2morris@umich.edu to confirm. 747-8138.
U-M Ballroom Dancers.
Every Sun. Ballroom dancing to recorded music, including fox-trots, waltzes, cha-chas, rumbas, tangos, swing, and more. No partner necessary. Preceded at 7 p.m. by beginning lessons and practice.
Michigan Union Ballroom. $3. 763-6984.
