I don't think it's entirely unfair to hold modern superhero movies to a different standard than other, typically loftier cineplex fare. If we didn't, where exactly would we be regarding directing duo Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor's new Marvel Comics film "Ghost Rider: The Spirit of Vengeance?" Outside thumbing our ...
Most tickets available from Ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster retail sites, including the Michigan Union. The Michigan League Ticket Office, 911 N. University Ave., sells tickets in person or by phone at 734-764-2538 for University Musical Society, University of Michigan and Ann Arbor Summer Festival productions; these tickets are also available online: ...
A major traveling exhibition of art and performances from the Fluxus movement is stopping at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. "Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life" includes more than 100 artworks by major players in the pivotal 1960s and 1970s international art movement. The exhibition runs Feb. ...
In some circles, live theater has a reputation for expensive ticket prices and an appeal to the hoity-toity crowd. However, this week’s headliners affirm that theater can be accessible to everyone, and include theater in a Basement (well, it’s not really a basement) and theater in a Mosh Pit (okay, ...
Respected roots-guitar whiz Dave Alvin is preparing to release an expanded edition of his album "Eleven Eleven"—and the bonus features have a distinct local flavor: a CD and DVD of Alvin's performance last July at The Ark, Ann Arbor's storied nonprofit folk-and-more venue. As detailed on Alvin's page on the ...
Dan Crary headlines this year's BreakFEST concert. The annual BreakFEST benefit concert, which raises funds for Ann Arbor’s Breakfast at St. Andrew’s program, will kick off its third year Friday with a tasty bill that includes a blues innovator, a duo with strong alt-country roots, a great Michigan folk performer, ...
Button HoledKylie LoganBerkley Prime Crime, $7.99 Buttons? What kind of interesting or even passable novel could be written about buttons? Quite an entertaining one, as it turns out, by old pro Kylie Logan, who readers may also know as Casey Daniels or Miranda Bliss. The premise of this cozy is ...
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre announces auditions for the Sondheim musical "Sweeney Todd," directed by Rachel Francisco. Auditions take place Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m., and Monday, March 19 at 7 p.m., with callbacks beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 21.