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Freestyle Hail to the p24 Health Food King(pin) Inside the enterprising minds The birth of a new album by at Beet Box. p.16 blues master George Bedard
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july 2013
vol. 24 / no.7
18 food: in review
fyi 7
Isalita, small plates merchant by Joe Saul and Lisa Leutheuser
Get away to The Chelsea House Victorian Inn
green corner 7
29 theater: Little Me
Celebrate Huron River Day
Penny Seats Theatre Company puts on Broadway outdoors by San Slomovits
The Art Fair Unframed 8
Some Ann Arborites voice complaints about one of A2’s biggest money makers by Nick Roumel
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Beeting the Odds 16
NPR’s Ira Glass takes the stage; the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology says goodbye to its director by Louis Meldman
The Beet Box promotes healthy food alternatives by Jennifer Xu
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Correction
There were two spelling errors in our June 2013 Best of Washtenaw county list. Our readers chose the best new restaurant as Isalita, and Best Trainer as Demond Johnson at A2 Fitness Pros.
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A bluesy conversation with George Bedard by Jerry Mack
Exploring the rising influence of electronic music by Jeff Milo
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Exclusive Read We sat down with DJ Clay, of Psychopathic Records, and talked about his new mixtape, the impact of dubstep on electronic music and … Michael Jackson!?
Patio Guide Summer is in full swing in Ann Arbor! Is there a better way to spend the evening than enjoying a cold beer with friends on your favorite patio? We don’t think so. We’ve rounded up the best patios in the city. Go to: www.ecurrent.com ecurrent.com / july 2013 5
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^ Fun 4 All Comics and Games has found a new home at 3773 Carpenter Road in the Target Plaza next to Meijer. The establishment, which has dutifully served Southeast Michigan’s comic and gaming fans for over 20 years, will be officially moved to their new location on July 1st. 734-434-7440. www.f4ahobbies.com ^ A new vintage ice-cream truck is in operation in Ann Arbor, bringing gourmet, sophisticated icecream, gelato, sorbet and other frozen treats Sign up to see where to the people of the truck will be next! Washtenaw County. Hello Ice Cream, owned and operated by local entrepreneur Margaret Schankler, offers unusual flavors like zabaglione (a light custard), sesame fig and lemon stracciatella (vanilla-based cream with chocolate shavings) alongside more traditional varieties like raspberry chocolate and chocolate espresso stout. 734-945-0901. www.helloicecream.com ^ The University of Michigan received a staggering $580 million from its top 10 single donations this year, including the largest single donation in the school’s history. Charles Munger contributed the $110 million dollar gift, which will go towards building an interdisciplinary graduate student dormitory and fellowship program. The University also revealed that their next capital campaign will focus on fundraising for scholarships instead of campus buildings. ^ The owners of more than a dozen Michigan restaurants and bars have invested in reviving the classic ‘Old German’ bar in the basement of Grizzly Peak Brewing Company. The bar is a tribute to the original ‘Old German’, which opened in Ann Arbor in 1928 and subsequently closed in 1995 when the space was converted into Grizzly Peak Brewing Company. The new bar will display pictures of the old restaurant and its former owner, Bud Metzger, as well as booths built out of stones from the original restaurant and over 13 types of beer on draft. The bar is set to be open in early July. 734-741-7325. www.grizzlypeak.net ^ A new gift shop, The Eyrie, offering only Michigan-made products, accessories and artwork is opening in Depot Town in Ypsilanti. Owned by Janet Rook, a first time business owner from Ann Arbor, the store is located at 9 E. Cross St. and sells a variety of things ranging from homemade soaps to postcards to paintings and even jewelry. The store also features an outdoor garden, which Rook plans to use to sell seasonal plants like potted herbs and flowers. 734-340-9286. www.theeyrie.net
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A place to rest your head in Chelsea
Sometimes it's necessary to escape the comforts of home for a romantic retreat, a couple days of relaxation without cooking or cleaning or for just a change of scenery. Luckily there's an internationally recognized hideaway just a town away. The Chelsea House Victorian Inn was recently honored with TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence award, which the world's largest travel site only bestows on businesses which maintain an overall rating by travelers of four stars or higher, out of five. The Queen Ann Victorian Inn, built in the 1880s is a full service Bed and Breakfast right in the heart of historic downtown Chelsea, within walking distance of local retail shops, restaurants and The Purple Rose Theater. To book your weekend getaway visit the website or check out the reviews posted on www.tripadvisor.com. Chelsea House Victorian Inn, 118 E. Middle St., Chelsea. 877-618-4935. www.chelseahouseinn.com—JG
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A day down by the river On Sunday, July 14 the public is encouraged to attend the City of Ann Arbor's annual Huron River Day. For 32 years the community has celebrated the partnerships among government, private and non-profit organizations to raise awareness about the importance of preserving the Huron River and improving water quality. The family-friendly event includes a children's activity tent, live animal program, butterfly house, live music, river exhibits, classic small boat show, fly fishing demos and more. Start the day early at 8:30am by signing up for the Ann Arbor Track Club's Gallup Gallop 1 Mile Run or 5k Run/Fitness Walk. Or canoe Gallup Park with a naturalist at 11am (preregistration with $5 fee required). There will also be $5 canoe & kayak rentals throughout the day and local food vendors on site. 12-4pm. Gallup Park, 3000 Fuller Rd. 734-662-9319. www.a2gov.org/hrd—JG ecurrent.com / july 2013 7
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UNFRAMED By Nick Roumel
Some businesses love it—some townies hate it. Inside, we're re-thinking the sharpest double-edged sword in Washtenaw county.
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he Ann Arbor Art Fair engenders fierce pride. The event brings much to love with it—artists from all over the world, national attention, and a festival atmosphere the third week of every July. But some of that pride is perverse. A few vocal Ann Arbor residents trumpet their intense dislike for the annual event, citing their complaints as: crowds, traffic, or most egregiously, commercialization of art. There is also reflexive hate, the same sort that incites people to stop liking songs when they become popular. The reasoning, “Art Fair is for the masses. Therefore, I, who do not walk the common path, fold my arms, harrumph, and judge it harshly.” A pre-Art Fair purist was Théophile Gautier, the French writer, who argued “l’art pour l’art” (“art for art’s sake”), which became a 19th century Bohemian battle cry against the commercialism of art. Retorted French novelist George Sand, “L'art pour l'art is an empty phrase, an idle sentence. Artists have a "duty to find an adequate expression to convey it to as many souls as possible," ensuring that their works were accessible enough to be appreciated. In this way the Art Fair gets assailed from both sides.
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It’s About the Art
Art Fair originated in 1960 as a showcase for art. In 1961, the artist application fee was $1. Individual artists participated along with the Ann Arbor Potters Guild, the Ann Arbor Women Painters, and the Ann Arbor Handweaver’s Guild. Artists then were inspired by the beat generation. They hung their work on pegboards, drank beer, and listened to Allen Ginsberg and John Coltrane. At www.artfairinsiders.com, one artist fondly remembers selling hundreds of dollars worth of photographs to author Elmore Leonard. An early Art Fair application urged, “All work must be original. We want quality work, creative work, original work.” The application process and jury aspect of Art Fair promote creativity and rigor. Art media at today’s fair goes beyond painting and sculpture, and includes 3-D, digital art, and computer-enhanced photography.
Jury Process
The Street Art Fair, the “Original” from those early days on South University, since 2003 surrounding Burton Carillon, has been ranked the #1 juried art fair in the United States, and consistently ranks in the top 10. Executive Director Maureen Riley describes, “Over the course of five days each February, approximately 20 art professionals review and score 700-800 applications in media specific panel sessions. Because of this rigorous jury process, and the fact that the Street Art Fair invites 198 artists, much smaller than many art fairs, we are able to present consistently high-quality, original artwork. Most of our artists are also represented by galleries and several have work in museum collections.” Japanese photographer Takashi Yamashita, accepted by the Street Art Fair, is participating in his first Ann Arbor air. Yamashita, whose art sprung from his work as an architect “to complement what is lacking in architecture,” writes: “My photos are there to question what one sees or one thinks he/she sees, that is, with westerners’ eyes. My art work focuses on the eastern or more specifically philosophy of Japan. The photos are very vague and the closer you get you will lose the whole of what you are looking at. They are not meant to be seen with the analytical eyes of the western philosophy. One needs to become a part of it using all his/her senses.” But Yamashita is also a realist. He admits, “It would be nice to have as many people as possible to visit my booth and experience my art work. I want to sell as many pieces as possible.”
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It’s About the Merchants
The Ann Arbor Art Fair has always represented a tenuous partnership between local businesses and artists. It was the brainchild of a local merchant in 1959, originating as a way for shopkeepers to attract crowds to a college town that slept in the summer when the students were away. The first fair cost $132.47 for postage and a mailer—split evenly between the Ann Arbor Art Association and the South University Businessmen’s Association. For over 40 years, the merchants and The Street Art Fair co-existed until simmering financial disputes led the "original" fair to its current home in the North University/Burton Tower area. South University merchants now control their own Art Fair, and their web site www.a2southu.com/art-fair touts “great ethnic restaurants, hip and quirky stores,” souvenirs, and the beer and wine garden, alongside featured artists.
Participation Costs
The tension between art and business is not lost on the artists. Tampa-based photographer Nels Johnson wrote in a blog, “Requiem for an Art Show,” after the 2011 Art Fair, “I have done this show for 23 years since 1988. Was in the State Street show six years and have been in the Guild's Show, always on Main Street, the rest of the years.” Johnson praised the Guild for running a “professional operation,” but then targeted “the merchants of Ann Arbor [who] control what goes on at all of the shows. They are a greedy bunch who don't really care as much about the arts as they care about lining their pockets and getting rid of surplus goods.” Johnson added that for many years, Ann Arbor was the “biggie” of the summer. “Some artists could live off their sales [from Ann Arbor] for six months.” But in 2006, just as the recession was hitting, merchants doubled the booth fees, up to $1500 for larger booths. He estimated “2000 booths at all of the shows, including the scab booths, chasing a paltry turnout of buyers with disposable income,” there were “Too many booths, too little buyers. A very thin slice for most of us. The model is broke, folks,” Johnson opined. Coupled with travel and lodging expenses, he concluded, “The shows costs are not worth it.”
It’s About the Art
The Guild of Artists and Artisans, a non-profit association of independent artists, founded in 1970 in Ann Arbor, now runs five art fairs throughout the state, including their fair in Ann Arbor spanning portions of Main, Liberty, and State Street. Its origins are decidedly rogue, in protest to what they believed to be the overly commercial nature of the Street Art Fair. Their web site, www.theguild.org, states “A group of young artists from Ann Arbor began working on a separate art fair which would give emerging artists, craftspeople and art students a chance to “take to the streets.” Calling it the Free Arts Festival, they set up this “free fair” on the University of Michigan’s “Diag” on Central Campus.” Their success led to formalizing their association, and the Guild continues to enjoy an excellent reputation for taking care of their artists.
The Shadow In Ypsi
Ironically, as the Guild became more established, history has repeated itself with the Shadow Art Fair (www. shadowartfair.com), an event springing up in Ypsilanti about seven or eight years ago. Cofounder and well-known local blogger Mark Maynard remembers working the Ann Arbor Art Fair, standing at hot pizza ovens, with “people demanding stuff.” He began dreaming of “a counterprogram, a street thing, to draw people from Ann Arbor to Ypsi.” With his artist friends, and the cooperation of the new Corner Brewery, they set up a “cool alternative” continued on pg. 10
Takashi Yamashitablends photogrpahy and architecture in his art.
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which takes place on the Sunday after Ann Arbor Art Fair. Maynard recalls the first Shadow Art Fair. “We were prepared for a few people to show up, but thousands did. We had expressive art, interviewing people about their lives, intermixed with ceramics and watercolors. We had spontaneous group art.” In one such performance piece, a troupe of actors, dressed as mice, fed a massive cat its own waste. Abrasive? Absolutely, but equally free-spirited. Maynard is not anti-Ann Arbor Art Fair. With a day job is in business development for UM, he notes, “I’m realistic. The economy needs it. It’s good for Ann Arbor. But it’s really expensive and it’s not art that resonates with a lot of people I know.” He asks, “Isn’t there room for both? Ypsi, the cool sister city to Ann Arbor?”
It’s About the Businesses
Artemesia Gentileschi ‘s Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, hidden at 223 S. Main St. (alley)
Just as many artists depend on Art Fair income, so do local businesses. Thom Byrd, the owner of Ed’s Bread, a supplier to many stores and restaurants, says “as a small business owner, when students are gone in the summer, it’s a boost in our business. We do about 40% more. I start an hour or two earlier [which, for Thom, means awakening at midnight instead of 1:30am] – and rely on “5 Hour Energy” to get through those 18 hour days.” Not all business owners are thrilled with Art Fair. Brandon Johns, chef and co-owner of Grange Restaurant, writes, “[it] actually hurts our biz way more often than not. Art Fair week is one of the slowest weeks of the year for us. We have had maybe two days in three years that were positive. Of course, perhaps if they moved the food court from directly in front of my restaurant we would do better. But I've been told, every year, that is simply ‘impossible.’” Other downtown businesses deal with Art Fair in different ways. Washington Street law firm Garris, Garris, Garris, & Garris is fortunate to have a moderate amount of parking. In the early days, Garris #2 (Mike) suggested to Garris #4 (Jackie) that she stand outside and charge for parking, to earn a few extra bucks. Now it’s become part of Jackie’s summer ritual. “I like to people watch.”
… And It’s About the Townies
Marcello Grasso, a cook at the Gandy Dancer recalls when he was tending bar at the Del Rio in ’95, and sported a homemade t-shirt that read, “This is not a petting zoo.” And on the back, “I will f***ing bite you!” He did it to shock the suburbanites. Today he has mellowed. “Hey, the whole town makes some money and people leave with things they like. Deal with it!” Attorney and artist Laurie Longo says she can “relax, leave the office earlier, come and go, and dress more like my younger self in fun, messy, comfortable quasi-hippie clothes entirely unsuitable for a law office and nobody even notices and its fun to run into everyone else from the "professional" world who are kind of ‘off duty’ and regressing the same way.” While many townies certainly complain about the traffic and parking, senior UM learning specialist Deb Orlowski observes, “You’re not a true Townie if you haven't figured out how to get around town while everyone is here!” Professional educator Steven continued on pg. 12
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Eisenberg has his secret free parking space, one block from the Art Fair. Dan Meisler, a former journalist and now communications specialist for the UM Office of the Vice President of Research, doesn’t mince words when it comes to complainers. “I think it's a conscious attempt to display your townie credentials,” Meisler says. “People like to recount how many Art Fairs they've been to, how it used to be less commercial, how everyone who comes in is from the Detroit suburbs ... these are nothing more than desperate attempts to prove how local you are. And it is a classic ‘first-world complaint’—that is, so many artists from around the world come set up shop in my back yard that I can't find a good parking spot. “People should appreciate living in a city that hosts events like this,” Meisler continues. “I feel the same way about UM football—it's fine if it's not your thing (and I wouldn't begrudge anyone their prerogative to leave town for either event), but to complain about it as if it's a great affront to your precious lifestyle is blinkered, selfimportant and borderline childish.” Perhaps all this tension is what makes Art Fair a success. This tug of war between townies and visitor, artists and merchants, established fairs and alternatives … it keeps us all from falling on our faces. At the same time we may grumble, “It’s not art, and it’s not fair,” we feel pride. It’s part of our city’s history and tradition. Says retired Street Art Fair director Shary Brown, “It’s the quintessential Ann Arbor event to be very proud of.” But if you still can’t deal with Art Fair …. be comforted by the fact there must be … 50 ways to leave. continued on pg. 14
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… 50 Ways To Leave Ann Arbor Slip into the shadows, Joe …
Ypsilanti Shadow Art Fair
Saturday, July 20 Noon-Midnight Corner Brewery, 720 Norris St.Ypsilanti www.arborbrewing.com
Drive your Mustang to Bellevue, Stu …
“33rd Mustang Roundup and All-Ford Picnic.” Join other muscle car enthusiasts at the “World’s Largest Annual Gathering of Mustangs.”
July 18-21, 2013 Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA Event Info: www.mustangsnorthwest.org
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Enjoy Public Art, Bart …
It’s everywhere. From Charles Ginnever’s “Daedalus” on the lawn of the UM Art Museum, to the Herbert Dreiseitl water sculpture at the Ann Arbor Municipal Building, to the seven recreated masterpiece paintings in downtown Ann Arbor, to a Mary Thiefels’ mural … it doesn’t need to be July to find art in Ann Arbor.
Go to the Palace, Single Ladies …
“The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour Starring Beyonce” See Mrs. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter perform live in her fourth world tour. July 20 at 8pm Ticket Info: www.ticketmaster.com
Hie Thee To Stratford, Will …
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” July 17, 19 – 2pm; July 20 – 8pm Festival Theatre, Stratford, ON (Canada) Ticket Information: www.stratfordfestival.ca
Pluck your Harp, Bob …
Bob Jones University Harp Camp Learn to play harp for your cloud in heaven, at this 86 year old evangelical college. July 14-19 Bob Jones University, Greeneville, SC www.bju.edu
Take an out of town Dep, Shep …
NachtLaw attorney Nicholas Roumel will be taking depositions in Harbor Springs, on the shores of Lake Michigan, and unfortunately missing Ann Arbor Art Fair weekend. But there will be the
“Oil Painters of America Summer Salon 2013.” The Oil Painters of America’s first ever Summer Salon will be hosted by the Crooked Tree Arts Center during the summer of 2013! On display will be over 400 paintings from across the United States representing the best oil painting in the country. The Center will be transformed into a salon style exhibition space with fine art, lectures, workshops and special events. June 21-August 31 Crooked Tree Arts Center www.crookedtree.org (231) 347-4337
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84th Major League All Star Game It’s the first time the Midsummer Classic will take place at the home of the Mets since 1964. Tuesday, July 14, 2013 (time TBD) Citi Field (New York Mets’ home field) Flushing, NY Ticket Info: www.mlb.com
Southbound, not down.
Toledo Ohio, Home to one of the most prestigious art museums in the world, one of the finest Zoos in the United States, and one heck of a baseball team—the Toledo Mud Hens—our neighbors in Ohio know how to have a good time. toledo.oh.gov/
Grand Rapids, Ohio Just south of the Maumee River, Grand Rapids is like the Venice of the midwest— full of antique architecture, as well as fine canoeing, shiopping, and home of the renowned Kerr House. www.grandrapidsohio.com
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The Beet Box crew’s 22-year-old CEO Dan Morse
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Photo Credit: Doug Coombe
feature The Beet Box is in Mark’s Carts at 211 W Washington St. Hours: Mon-Wed: 11am-3pm Thu-Sat: 11am-3pm, 5:30-8:30pm
The Beet Box staffers, including head chef Kay Feker, center, munching their preferred tuber
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in review Isalita
Small Plates Mexican, from an All-Star Team
341 E Liberty St., Ste 2. 734-213-7400. www.isalita.com/ Tue-Thu 4-10pm, Fri-Sat 4-11pm, Sun 4-9pm.
by Joe Saul and Lisa Leutheuser
Before returning to Ann Arbor to start Mani Osteria (see our September 2011 review), Adam Baru worked for Iron Chefs Morimoto and Garces. So it was a good bet that he wouldn’t be stopping at one restaurant. The only question was whether new endeavors would knock it out of the park like Mani has. He and Chef Brendan McCall have answered that question with a resounding yes. It’s a challenge to succeed with an upscale Mexican restaurant in the US outside of major dining cities. Most Americans (unfortunately) associate Mexican food with Taco Bell. More knowledgeable Mexican food aficionados have mostly been exposed to inexpensive taquerias, or maybe family restaurants where the menu pretty much tops out at $10 for carne asada a la Tampiqueña. We love those places ourselves, but it’s still not upscale dining. Isalita is upscale, though not crazily so, and Ann Arbor’s diners have taken it into their hearts at lightning speed. It shares a basic concept with Mani Osteria: small plates, so you can share a variety of tastes, with highquality ingredients and intense flavors. Like Mani, it isn’t cheap—but it isn’t expensive either — and it’s definitely worth it. One way Isalita conceptually differs from Mani, though, is that while Mani’s menu mostly hews closely to traditional regional Italian fare, Isalita may start from traditional Mexican dishes, but usually flies off in some creative and tasty direction. Baru and McCall are striking a balance with the menu. On the one hand, they don’t want to scare off people who just want some good Mexican-inspired food to go with their excellent cocktails. “We originally thought customers would see us as a bar with great food,” McCall told us. “We were surprised by how much the food took off! It made things crazy in the kitchen, because we hadn’t planned for the capacity!” On the other hand, they’re serious about Mexican food—Baru’s wife is Mexican, and they’ve made multiple jealousy-inducing research trips—and they use some very authentic and obscure ingredients. Mundane things like quesadillas don’t crowd any of the menu’s limited real estate, though you can still get them for your kids. The upshot, though, is that while everything on the menu is very flavorful and artfully prepared, and some of these
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tastes will expand your horizons, there’s nothing scary, or even excessively hot. Here, our recommendations: Truffle Guacamole — Creamy mashed avocado, cilantro, and jalapeno mixed with huitlacoche (a.k.a. “corn smut” or more appetizingly “corn fungus”) vinaigrette and a bit of truffle. Very silky texture. Even the member of our group who normally won’t eat avocados (due to overexposure as a kid) really likes this. New Salsas —The new salsas—Roja, Verde, and Manzana—are worth checking out. The Roja is a blend of roasted tomatoes and chipotle, the Verde is made with tomatillos and cilantro with avocado, and the chunky Manzana salsa is named after the yellow-orange chiles that give this salsa its spicy heat. Botanas de Calle (Street Snacks) Flautas — Chef Brendan has a gift for duck. Here he takes duck confit and wraps it in crispy fried tortillas. Topped with crema, lettuce, and julienned radish that’s almost too pretty to eat. Tuna Tostadas — Three generous slices of raw tuna, served on a fried tortilla rounds with avocado, morita chile, crema, and topped with a sprinkle of crispy shallots. Sweet Plantains — Chopped plantains pan-fried until caramelized and topped with crema and queso blanco. Utterly delicious with a soft, chewy taffy-like texture. Elotes (grilled corn on the cob) — With the toppings, it’s a spicy dish and amazing. But if you can’t eat dairy (like some of our group), it’s still a really delicious grilled corn cob with lots of good smoky flavor. Ceviches Spicy Tuna — Mexico meets Japan with this dish of slices of cool, clean-flavored raw tuna kicked up by the strong flavors of pickled onions, serrano, lime and toasted coconut. Salmon — Sushi-grade salmon topped with perfectlycubed bits of watermelon and micro greens and grapefruit granita. Have you been to Insalita? Give us your review at ecurrent.com. While you’re there check out more of Joe and Lisa’s top menu picks!
ongoing tuesdays
Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market
2-6pm., Ferris St. & Hamilton St. in downtown, www.growinghope.net
One of Ypsilanti’s two farmers markets, run by Growing Hope, featuring 40 vendors selling a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, breads and baked goods, cheese, meats, plants and seedlings, soaps, laundry detergent, and other homemade crafts and jewelry - all grown or made in Michigan. Accepting many forms of payment: cash, SNAP/EBT (Bridge Card), WIC Project FRESH, Senior Market FRESH, Double Up Food Bucks, and credit/ debit cards, continues through Oct. 29.
ongoing wednesdays
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
4:30-8:30pm., 315 Detroit St.
This unique farmers market experience offers you the chance to shop, sip, dine, and be merry! There will be live music, food carts, a non-profit sponsored beer and wine garden, as well as educational food demos throughout the season, ends Wed, September 26.
Wine Tasting
6-7pm. $25. Paesano’s, 3411 Washtenaw Ave. 734-971-0484. www.paesanosannarbor.com
A guest wine representative will teach you about various Italian wines. Sample 5 different kinds of wines with delicious appetizers.
2 tuesday Independence Day Cookie Class
5:30-8pm. $75. Sweet Heather Anne, 920 N. Main St. 734-913-2025. www.sweetheatheranne.com
Join Sweet Heather Anne to bake delicious brown-sugar cookies and decorate them with newly learned techniques, all in American red, white and blue. Payment is due upon advance reservation.
9 tuesday Creative Ice Cream Flavors!
6:30-9:30pm. $75. Main Dish Kitchen, 5060 Jackson Rd. 734-645-1030. www.annarborcooks.com
Join Ann Arbor Cooks and learn about the various kinds of frozen treats as well as new, unique flavors. Guests will make their own icy creations, including Tarragon Herb Gelato and Maple Bacon Ice Cream.
Raw Foods: Make Your Own Salad Dressings
7-8:30pm. Free. Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea House, 114 S. Main Street. 734-994-4589. www.peoplesfood.coop
Salad dressings can ruin a healthy meal. Let Ellen Livings-
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dnesday 10 wednesday Bourbon Trail BBQ Dinner 7-10pm. $55/person. Zingerman’s Roadhouse, 2501 Jackson Ave. 734-663-3663. www.zingermansroadhouse.com
Sample seven bourbons from the classic Bourbon Trail region in Kentucky. Enjoy the drinks with a Kentuckyinspired barbecue menu.
11 thursday Date Night: Bento Box
6:30-10pm. $150 per couple. Main Dish Kitchen. 5060 Jackson Rd. 734-645-1030. www.annarborcooks.com
Enjoy a romantic evening with Ann Arbor Cooks making your own Japanese bento box meal. The menu includes Miso Soup, Teriyaki Black Code with Seared Baby Bok Choy and Simple Sesame Rice, and Green Tea Ice Cream with Crystallized Ginger.
Beer Tasting: Wheats, Wits, and Lambics
7-9pm. $25 advance/ $30 door. Ann Arbor Brewing Company, 114 E. Washington St. 734-213-1393. www.arborbrewingcompany.com
Celebrate in season drinks such as Belgian Lambics, American wheats, and fruity wits. There will also be appetizers and door prizes..
The simple life
People who haven't checked out White Lotus Farms have been seriously missing out on "livin' the free-range lifestyle." White Lotus Farms is just that — a farm. But this isn't just any down-home agriculture, it's a farm that takes pride in all of their animals living healthy, happy, free-range lives in open fields, rather than overcrowded cages. Besides the farm to table dinners they host, catch up on your grocery shopping with their artisan cheeses like brie and chevre and small-batch breads and pastries. White Lotus Farms also offers organic, sustainable produce and continually focuses on a high standard of excellence, making sure to source locally as often as possible. Products available for sale depend on season and day, and can be viewed on their website. The Farm is open on Saturdays, 9:30am-2pm, 7217 W. Liberty Rd. Also available at the BLOOM! Garden Center in Dexter and at the Wednesday Evening Farmers Market in Kerrytown. 734-707-1284. www.whitelotusfarms.com. —DL
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Making Ice Cream and Sorbet
7-8:30pm. $25. People’s Food Co-op, private residence, 722 Soule Blvd. www.facebook.com/peoplesfoodcoop
Learn to make homemade sorbet, gelato, and ice cream. Incorporate fruits and other various flavors, and also learn about vegan options.
15 monday Cocktail Class: Farm-toGlass Cocktails 7:30-9:30pm. $35. The Last Word, 301 W. Huron. 734-585-5691. www.tammystastings.com
Join Tammy’s Tastings and learn how to incorporate local produce into cocktails. Use berries, herbs, and cucumbers to make a local and delicious drink.
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Wine Tasting: Island Wines
7pm. $35. Vinology, 110 S. Main St. 734-222-9841 www.vinologya2.com
Enjoy a walk-around tasting featuring roughly a dozen wines from coastal areas like Greece and Sicily. Explore these “island wines” while snacking on “ocean-side” appetizers prepared by the chef.
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21 sunday Top Chef: Seattle Winner Kristen Kish 4-5:30pm. Free. Downtown Library, 343 S. 5th Ave. 734-327-4200. www.aadl.org
Meet Top Chef Seattle winner and Michigan local Kristen Kish. Hear about her variety of culinary experiences including her current career in Boston and her participation in Top Chef, the Bravo network’s reality show/cooking competition.
23 tuesday Eating Your Values
7pm-9pm. $20 Bona Sera Café, 200 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. 734-276-3215
Join Tammy from Tammy’s Tastings to explore and learn more about eating organic versus conventional, and local versus imported, foods. There will be literal food for thought and lots of discussion to keep the night interesting.
Rum Dinner with F. Paul Pacult
6pm. $110. The Raven’s Club, 207 S. Main St. 734-214-0400 www. theravensclub.com
Taste and appreciate the versatility of rum as Pacult leads you through a tasting of eight different styles. The tasting is paired with a five-course dinner prepared by Chef Frank Fejeran.
24 wednesday City Hot Dog Challenge!
6:30-9:30pm. $75. Main Dish Kitchen, 5060 Jackson Rd. 734-645-1030. www.annarborcooks.com
Hot dogs are one of the most patriotic foods in the USA. Come make your own frankfurters and condiments from scratch with Ann Arbor Cooks.
Uncorked Wine Tasting with Laurentide Winery 7:30pm. $15. The Last Word. 301 W. Huron St. 734-585-5691. www.producestation.com
Taste five new wines, released
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from the epic 2012 vintage from Laurentide Winery. Michigan-made and all about quality, the owners of the winery will be joining guests and engage in conversation while showcasing their creations. Sponsored by the Produce Station.
25 thursday Cheese and Books
8pm. $25. Literati Bookstore, 124 E. Washington. 734-585-5567. www.literatibookstore.wordpress. com
Learn about various kinds of cheeses, how to make your own cheese, and how to use cheese in cooking, all while enjoying a five course cheese tasting.
Legally Magic Brownies 5:30-9:30pm. $125. Zingerman’s Bakehouse, 3711 Plaza Dr. 734-761-7255. www.bakewithzing.com
Learn to bake various kinds of brownies (without the box!). Try the Magic Brownies and the Pecan Blondie, and leave with at least four pans to bring to friends and family.
26 friday Indian Delights
6-8pm. $15. Whole Foods Market, 3135 Washtenaw Ave. 734-975-4500.
Learn how to make Indian dishes with a healthier twist. Jan Kemp is preparing dishes with no added oils or ghee, making it ideal for healthconscious folks looking for an expanded palate.
27 saturday Wine and Wool Festival
10am-4pm. Free. Sandhill Crane Vineyards, 4724 Walz Rd., Jackson. 517-764-0679 www.sandhillcranevineyards.com
Bring your spinning wheel, knitting or crocheting and sample different kinds of yarn while indulging in a free wine tasting. Overflow parking and shuttle service will be available at East Jackson Middle School.
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Bitter Obsession by Jeff Paquin (Owner of The Raven’s Club)
Bitters, found in classics like the Manhattan and Sazerac , are a high proof infusion of roots, botanicals, fruits or seeds originally used for their medicinal value. Taken alone as a health tonic, bitters are difficult, given the intensely bitter taste. Add them to water (or a cocktail) and BAM! I’m feeling better already! During the late 1800s, every bar had bitters on the back bar. Throughout the temperance movement, bitters still had a “medicinal” presence, after which they faded into near oblivion. With the cocktail revival, bitters have come back with new manufacturers in the marketplace. My bitters adventure began with a book: Brad T. Parsons’ Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, which clarified ingredients and their roles and how to get various end results. The book is a must-read for cocktail enthusiasts, not only for bitters recipes but for a history of cocktail culture. The key to making bitters is using the highest proof base spirit available, over 100 proof minimum. For example, 153 proof Diesel vodka, if you want the base to be neutral or 126 proof Wray & Nephew rum if you want a sweeter profile. Whiskeys and bourbons are great too. The high proof ensures as much flavor as possible extracted from your tree bark, fruit and nuts. Try the recipe below, or make up one of your own. Happy Tippling!
TRC Mole Bitters For the Bitters: 1/2c roos roast trc blend coffee beans 1/2c cocoa nibs Peel from 6 honeycrisp apples 3 dried poblano peppers 1/4 tsp quassia chips 1/4 tsp gentian root 1/4 tsp wild cherry bark 2 c Diesel grain neutral spirits For the Demerara Simple Syrup: 1 cup demerara sugar 1 cup water Add bitters ingredients to a large mason jar and cover with enough alcohol to submerge solids leaving an additional half inch of alcohol. Store in a dark place and shake daily. After four weeks, strain solid
ingredients through cheese cloth and set the alcohol aside. For dilution liquid: place strained solid ingredients in a pot and cover with four cups of water. Boil for about 15 minutes to infuse the flavors into the water. Cool and place in a separate jar for up to 3 days. Strain liquid through cheesecloth, discarding solids. Mix equal amounts of the strained alcohol and strained dilution liquid together. For demerara simple syrup: heat 1 cup of water with 1 cup sugar and stir until sugar dissolves. Cool and add ½ cup syrup to the diluted bitters mixture. At this point, check for clarity. If solution is cloudy, strain through several layers of cheesecloth until desired clarity is reached.
For What It Is – Thoughts on the “Electro…” “genre”
Crank the knob on some sick beats by Caroline Myrick and Darin Rajabian of Nightlife (L) and Jah Connery (R) through our exclusive playlist at ecurrent.com
By Jeff Milo Current: When you’re making electronic music, is there an inclination, a pressure, …some expectation, to “make it danceable…” Darin Rajabian: “…man, that’s a tough question. Let’s just start talking together and we’ll see if we answer it…” In the beginning, there was acoustic resonance, classical forms… until Bob Moog modulated various frequencies and oscillated out into the ether. And he heard that it was good. The Acoustic Society of America claimed Mr. Moog was destroying music by propagating and expanding the possibilities of electronic resonance. Soon, ad hoc prophets took up his cause, Wendy Carlos Switched On Bach and Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer helped the world “Feel Love” and Kraftwerk turned on The Man Machine. These days nobody debates the longevity of electronica—the genre is here to stay, and dominates modern pop music. The question is: in becoming pop music, has electronica lost itself? Current sat down with a few Michigan electronica artists—of different backgrounds—to unpack the problem. Rajabian: “I think it’s a horrible idea to force electronic music into being a dance song. The song usually chooses for itself. It might depend on how I’m feeling at the time.” Rajabian writes and records with singer Caroline Myrick, as Ann Arbor-based synth-pop duo, Nightlife. Meanwhile, Matthew Forbush (one-half of Grand Rapids dance-pop duo Alexis), sings about a “secret side” of himself that’s engaged by electronic music, letting him “be what he wants to be…” Forbush used to be a punk rocker doing "the guitar thing." But he loved to go out dancing. In fact, he noticed he’d be turning more heads with his moves on the dancefloor than any amount of attention garnered at a rock show with other fledgling punk-outfits. Forbush: “There’s a stigma that electronic musicians are talent-less or not-real. Going into live shows, (Dan Hurst) and I overcame that perception. I do consider the listener when writing, like, is the BPM (beats per minute) just right? I love pop music’s tradition. We want to keep it fresh the entire time, keep that energy. Josh Davis (a.k.a. Ypsilanti-area emcee and producer Jah Connery): “It’s funny how ‘large’ these small worlds get, with age. Modern Top 40 songs sound like things we’d tolerated at clubs in the late 90’s. Hopefully people
music hear Skrillex and then learn about Squarepusher (an intellectual electronic pioneer), then go back and learn about (influential 70's rhythmic band) Can and then (avant-garde composer) John Cage.” "When a culture gets bastardized,” Davis says, "look for the benefits." For Davis, he’s “always thought of hiphop” under the “electronica” umbrella – producing both “genres” (sometimes blending them on the same track). He looks back to late 70’s pioneers like Afrika Bambaataa or Mantronix, or, even Kraftwerk. Rajabian is intrigued by modern dance-pop gods Daft Punk “totally 180-ing it” with their latest album, Random Access Memories and going to 70’s disco with live instrumentation. Besides, all that “super-compressed, side-chain kicks hurt your ears I run all my synths and outboards into real preamps. I don’t fake it. I’m all about real songs; (Nightlife) songs have chords, bridges, hooks, melodies. There’s a reason why we wrote it…” Forbush, staying true to verse-chorus-verse writing over Hurts’ arrangements, is concerned “everyone’s going for that pop-club banger formula. Everything’s got this banging gay bar disco beat.” Forbush is all about dancing, but Alexis has some softer, more spaced-out ballads, too. To have to produce every song so big, banging and ostentatious, obnoxiously in-your-face dance-dance-dance every time, “…that…that might turn me off,” he says.
You don’t want to pander.
When Davis is “…feeling super manic and social,” all he can think about “…is grabbing a mic and really getting into the audience.” That’s the emcee side of him. But then, “when I’m down, I get a lot more in tune with my instrumentals.” When Davis feels he has to justify his laptop to any “haters,” he reasons that it’s really just “carrying the record bag” for him, the human DJ. “I’m ready whenever for whatever.” Hip-hop, indie-pop…“ It’s all-electronic now,” Rajabian claims. “Why don’t audiences accept it and enjoy it for what it is?” Nightlife’s Days is available now while Jah Connery and Alexis are both currently recording, eyeing release dates toward the late summer / early fall. nightlifepop.bandcamp.com, jahconnery.bandcamp.com musicofalexis.bandcamp.com ecurrent.com / july 2013 21
Abigail Stauffer
Top of the Park / Saturday, July 6
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival is known to bring in international touring acts while also highlighting the amazing music born out of this region. A2's own Abigail Stauffer is a rising star in the local scene— primed and ready to own the outdoor stage at Top of the Park. She's already made her way to opening for Shawn Colvin at The Ark last year, and her latest album, No Contradictions (released May 30, 2013), is full of tunes simultaneously wistful and empowering. Her voice at once can be playful then radiate sentiment to really stir the audience's emotions, sometimes all in one track. She's the perfect songstress to prelude a summer sunset. 6pm. Free. Grove Stage, Top of the Park. www.a2sf.org—JG
1 saturday Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop She & Him Hill Auditorium
The seemingly unlikely pairing of Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward —the effervescent actresssinger and the sought-after yet self-effacing guitarist—proved to sound absolutely right. 7:30pm. $35-$45.
Dance & Techno
Factory - Necto Nightclub Every Monday features A2’s best goth, industrial, synthpop and alternative dance with DJ Jinx. 9pm. $1-$3.
3 wednesday Country & Bluegrass
Ryan Racine’s Gas For Less - Woodruff’s
Detroit-based country musician Racine has been recording his original brand of Americana music for over 20 years. His whiskey-drenched selfdeprecating tunes hide behind upbeat tunes and cheerful melodies. 9pm. $5.
5 friday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic
Mike Vial, Robert Johnson Blues Band - Mash
Mike’s vocal style and his accomplished guitar playing stands out with its own voice, mixing elements of jazz, folk, and rock. Robert Johnson Blues Band follows at 10pm with the sounds of blues and acoustic rock. 6pm.
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Kim Gnagey & Karlye Walker Silvio’s Organic Pizza
Gnagey’s indy-pop sound encompasses a variety of flavors, including jazz, folk, acoustic rock and R&B, combining fresh harmonic structure and poetic lyrics with simple, memorable melodies. 7pm. Free.
Jill Sobule & Julia Sweeney - The Ark
The show features acoustic folk guitar and singing from Jill and finely crafted stories and some occasional singing from Julia. The result is a surprising mix of politics, controversy, personal stories, and sidesplitting humor. 8pm. $20.
6 saturday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic
Khalid Hanifi - Chelsea Alehouse Brewery
Over the course of three decades, Hanifi has built a deeply compelling body of work that combines uniquely thoughtful, personally-charged lyrical content with impeccably crafted, irresistibly infectious melodies. 9pm. $5, suggested donation.
Jazz, Blues & R&B The Blue Owls - Mash
The Blue Owls are a harp-led four-piece band is dedicated to playing the blues. 10pm.
Black Hat - Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea Room Frankie the K and Caroline Maun are singer-songwriters who create a jazz, pop, and folk fusion that will make you feel honest emotion. 8:30pm. Free.
music 13 saturday Jazz, Blues & R&B Bobby Murray Band Guy Hollerin’s
Blues guitarist Bobby Murray played with the great Etta James for twenty two years. 8pm. $5.
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David Byrne & St. Vincent Michigan Theater / Monday, July 8
Rock stars rarely come more literate or articulate than David Byrne, who dropped out of the Rhode Island School of Design in order to make punk music in the rough-and-tumble CBGB's scene in New York City. The resulting band, The Talking Heads, brought funk and art back into rock music. These days Byrne is a bit more mellow, and a lot more introspective—he's touring with indie rock darling St. Vincent behind their 2012 collaboration album, Love This Giant. Speaking of Ms. Vincent, she's only been making music for six years, but she's no slouch herself. As a former member of Michigan native Sufjan Stevens's backing band, she earned her stripes as a guitar slinger before embarking on a critically-acclaimed solo career. Together they make supple rock music, backed with lush brass sections, as arty as it is precious. $55-$77. 8pm. The Michigan Theater. 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8463. www.michtheater.org—JS
7 sunday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic
Joe Jencks - The Ark
Jencks is noted for his unique merging of musical beauty, social consciousness, and spiritual exploration. 7:30pm. $15.
8 monday Classical & Spiritual
Summer Sings Stamps Auditorium, Walgreen Drama Center
The UMS Choral Union invites all interested singers to take part in its 20th season of Summer Sings. All singers are invited to these popular choral reading sessions which feature no-audition, no-performance evenings of memorable musicmaking. 6:30pm. $5.
9 tuesday Classical & Spiritual
Washtenaw Community Concert Band Community Park
The 70 member concert band continues its summer outdoor concert series with music featuring American composers of traditional and new music for wind band. Film composer John Williams will be highlighted when the band performs Chillers and Thrillers from movies such as Star Wars and Jaws. 7:30pm. Free.
10 wednesday Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Hazard Head - Woodruff’s This hard-rocking power trio plays classic Motor City rock music that is sure to create a sleazy experience. 9pm. $5.
The Afternoon Round Blind Pig
Ypsilanti-based pop rockers’ meticulously crafted brand of acoustic pop music is infectious, bright and catchy. 9:30pm. $8.
11 thursday Jazz, Blues & R&B
A2 Fest WFC Fairgrounds
Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic
With A Little Help From My Friends Concert for Chris Buhalis - The Ark
The night’s performers will include: Mr. B, David Barrett, Annie and Rod Capps, Jason Dennie, Gemini, Shari Kane and Dave Steele, Dave Keeney, Jan Krist and Jim Bizer, Madcat, Kevin Meisel, Mustard’s Retreat, Jay Stielstra and Judy Banker, and Paul Tinkerhess. Johnny Williams will MC. 7:30pm. $20.
16 tuesday
This two day music event features 50 bands on four stages including Taproot, Hed PE, Chris Webby, Critical Bill, Psychostick, Primer 55, Green Jelly and more. Fri., $15 / Sat., $20 / $50, both nights.
Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop MC Chris - Blind Pig
MC Chris brings his ‘nerdcore’ style of hip hop to A2. 8pm. $15.
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Sonic Lunch: Luke Winslow-King - Liberty Plaza
This Michigan native deftly mixes his music education with his street picker sentimentality. You hear jazz, Delta blues, folk and hints of gospel. 12pm. Free.
Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Peter Karrie Kerrytown Concert House
Karrie’s voice has been showcased in many of the greatest theatrical successes in contemporary musical theatre, the highlight of which must be his highly acclaimed portrayal of The Phantom in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record breaking musical “The Phantom of the Opera.” 8pm. $5-$25.
Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic
The Taj Mahal Trio The Ark
Take Caribbean, Hawaiian, African, Latin, and Cuban sounds and rhythms and mix with folk, jazz, zydeco, gospel, rock, pop, soul, and R&B, all layered on top of a solid country blues foundation. 8pm. $50-$75.
12 friday Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop Devil Elvis - Woodruff’s
Celebrate ElvisFest with one of Ypsi’s favorite acts. Devil Elvis plays a unique blend of modern and primitive rock and roll that is purely evil. 9pm. $5.
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perspective: blues
George Bedard and the Kingpins will perform closing night of the Ann Arbor Summer Festival’s Top Of The Park.
Further on the Blues Road By Jerry Mack
The Sunday, July 7 closing night of 2013 Ann Arbor Summer Festival’s Top Of The Park features the roots rockin’ performance of George Bedard & the Kingpins. Coinciding with Bedard's performance is the public release of his long-awaited blues CD Further On, a collection of his live performances with the Kingpins and some of the best Detroit area musicians. A labor of love, the project was jump-started for Bedard in February 2013 when he performed at the tribute for the late Johnny Bassett, Detroit’s mainstay jump blues guitarist. His performance sparked an affinity between Bedard and keyboardist Chris Codish, an integral member of Johnny’s Blues Insurgents since 1994. Upright bassist Pat Prouty joined in the magic of the evening. “The feel of performance that night was an exciting new experience and I was surprised at Chris’s ability to mesh the rhythms and step out on some amazing solos”, Bedard said. That show set the stage for another live recording in May at Callahan’s Music Hall in Auburn Hills, with Codish, Prouty, and Kingpin’s drummer Richard Dishman on board. “I chose Callahan’s because they’ve refined their room to accommodate a full guitar sound. The session with Chris reminded me of the work I did with Chuck Berry’s pianist, Johnny Johnson on “Hip Deep”. Rich and Pat added a true blues feel as the rhythm section”, Bedard added. The opening track of Further On, “Laid Across My Bed”, a tribute to Elmore James ala “Dust My Broom”, finds Bedard sowing the slide across the frets of his vintage Hofner hollow-body guitar like timely planted furrows in the field of Elmore’s legacy. His voice is dusted in blues
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lore as he respectfully blends lyrical verses from several of Elmore’s songs. Bedard’s original songs display his development as a seasoned writer and arranger. “You Put The Hurt On Me” is a steady rolling number in the tradition of the West Side Chicago guitar style of Otis Rush and Buddy Guy. “The Only Thing” holds on to a funky country beat that digs deep into his blues nature. “King-O-Ling” is his arousing instrumental tribute to Freddie King. Capturing the essence of Bedard’s live performances, “Further On” is a welcome addition to anyone’s musical library. George Bedard’s musical journeys have crossed many junctions, mixing genres while retaining the feel of individual styles. Bedard’s guitar work was influenced by witnessing blues artists at the historic Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festivals in the early 1970’s and while reverently observing from the church benches of the Blind Pig’s basement. “The blues was my first love, and has always informed everything I do. I’ve been privileged to hear, perform with, and absorb the music of some of the greats”, Bedard reflected humbly. Some of those greats include performing with Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor, Earl King, and Wanda Jackson. “I’ve always felt at home playing the blues”, Bedard remarked. With “Further On”, George Bedard has come full circle and it will most certainly take him home. The Ark sponsors and hosts Part One of The American Music Series: Rags To Rock-n-Roll featuring George Bedard along with historian, scholar and performer Darryl Davis and others on Saturday, August 24th.
music Chelsea Sounds & Sights
Downtown Chelsea / Thursdays, June 6-August 15, 6:30-8:30pm. www.chelseafestivals.com Once again Chelsea hosts fun activities for all ages this summer leading up to the Sounds & Sights Festival July 25-27.
July 11th
Last Exit South St. Tent Mike Vial East Alley Annie & Rod Capps the Library CrossBow & the Roadshow Sylvan Courtyard The Sarah Swanson Band East Middle Kari Holmes Band Clocktower Gazebo
July 18th
From Grace South St. Tent Mikhaila & Will East Alley
Pianos on Fire the Library Bill Grogan’s Goat Sylvan Courtyard Bob Skon Trio Glazier Building David C. Bloom & Friends Clocktower Gazebo
June 25th
Chelsea House Orchestra the Library Eli Adams at East Alley The Appleseed Collective East Middle The Shelter Dogs Sylvan Courtyard The Nomads Glazier Building Bulletproof Snow Clocktower Gazebo
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17 wednesday Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Man In Charge - Blind Pig
A2’s own “Man in Charge” is a local MC who is both an artist and teacher in the local music scene. The show is a release party for his new album, ‘So Illegal.” 8pm. $5 / $8, under 21.
Country & Bluegrass
The Whiskey Pickers Woodruff’s
Equal parts Americana, whiskey and strings, Lansing, Michigan born pickers The Whiskey Charmers have been entertaining audiences since 2011. Their mix of traditional and original bluegrass incites rowdiness in crowds across the Midwest. 9pm. $5.
18 thursday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic
The Crane Wives Blind Pig
This indie-folk quintet hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Their genre-defying sound utilizes three-part vocal harmonies and eclectic instrumentation to create an innovative yet accessible sound. 18+. 9:30pm. $5, under 21 $8.
19 friday Jazz, Blues & R&B Logan White & The Alligators - Mash
The Alligators have become a fixture on the Midwestern blues scene, playing a distinct style of blues. 6pm.
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Chelsea Sounds & Sights Festival
Downtown Chelsea / Thursday, July 25-Saturday, July 27
Historic Downtown Chelsea once again welcomes surrounding communities to celebrate the area’s best arts & music during the Sounds & Sights Festival. Thursday night the festival Main Stage music kicks off with Bill Bynum & Co. (above), Dragon Wagon and Bull Halsey. Friday rocks with Annabelle Road and Whitey Morgan & the 78’s. And Saturday finishes strong with Third Coast Kings and Fifty Amp Fuse. For more information on the other activities taking place during the festival see pgs 25 &32. Main Stage performances, 7-11pm. $5. Lot behind Common Grill, 112 S. Main St., Chelsea. 734-475-0470. www.chelseafestivals.com—JG
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Adam LaBeaux Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea Room
He is a fierce rhythmic guitarist, an adept finger-style player, and an inspired improvisational lead guitarist. On stage he is dynamic and personable, engaging audiences and weaving stories throughout his performances. 8:30pm. Free.
20 saturday Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop Killer Flamingos Cavern Club
An infectious blend of pop, rock, and electronica, Killer Flamingos produce a sound that is turning heads and capturing listeners everywhere. 10pm. $5 / $10 under 21.
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21 sunday Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop Bad Indians - Blind Pig
Psychedelic fuzz-pop group the “Bad Indians” has an album on CQ records and a wild, high-energy live show. These far-out folk punks hail from A2 and have really honed their primitive mix of soul, grit and girl-pop in the past year. 9:30pm. $5 / $8 under 21.
Drunken Barn Dance Woodruff’s
Indie rockers Drunken Barn Dance are as much Neil Young as they are The Shins – their unique sound spans decades of influences. Their hard-wrought songs feature no overdubs and meticulous instrumentation. 9pm. $5.
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Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Schneider is a rock-oriented singer-songwriter with musical influences spread into the far reaches of musical culture— funk, soul, folk, lounge, rap, punk, even some melodic experimentalism. 8pm. $20.
The funky octet plays a brand of music that is usually only found on dusty 45s – their original sound makes the perfect dance party. 9pm. $5.
Bob Schneider - The Ark
24 wednesday Classical & Spiritual
Week After Art Fair Songfest Kerrytown Concert House
Kerrytown’s Week After Art Fair Song Fest spans a variety of musical genres over July 24th, 25th and 26th. Join cofounders/artistic directors pianist Kevin Bylsma and soprano Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers for these three not-to-be-missed evenings music! 8pm.
25 thursday Jazz, Blues & R&B
Lottie & The Manatee Chelsea Alehouse Brewery Fronted by soulful female vocalist Lottie Prenevost, they took their initial downtempo folk roots identity, fused it with hints of Motown, classical and jazz stylistic influences and created a sound which is truly their own. 9pm. $5, suggested donation.
Third Coast Kings Woodruff’s
27 saturday Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop Beatles Extravaganza 2013 - Blind Pig
Bands on this year’s line-up include George Bedard and the Kingpins, Alejandra O’Leary and the Champions of the West, Orpheum Bell, The White Ravens, Spencer Michaud and more. 7:30pm. $10.
28 sunday Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Desert Noises - Woodruff’s
Utah-based rockers the Desert Noises are as influenced by Tom Petty as they are Tame Impala. Their west-coast tinged psychedelic sound is both bright and mature. 9pm. $5.
29 monday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic
Casey Abrams - The Ark
Casey, co-wrote sang played bass, acoustic guitar, drums, Wurlitzer and even recorder on his self-titled debut album. 8pm. $20-$27.
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30 tuesday Classical & Spiritual
Washtenaw Community Concert Band Community Park
The band presents its final outdoor program of the summer with selections featuring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, big band favorites, as well as other traditional works for wind band. 7:30pm. Free.
31 wednesday Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic
Kylee Phillips - Woodruff’s
Phillips is a pop/folk singer, pianist and songwriter from Plymouth, Michigan. Her introspective song writing offers personal lyrics and an intimate performance style. 9pm. $5.
Saline Main Street Summer Music Series
Thursdays through August 27, 7-9pm. Downtown Saline. www.salinemainstreet.org Downtown Saline celebrates the summer with great local music and activities for children provided by 212 Arts Center.
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Creole Du Nord (Celtic)
July 18
Allen as Tim (Tim McGraw Tribute)
July 25
Modern Day Drifters (Alternative Country)
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In the long-standing tradition of the midnight movie, the Michigan Theater is presenting the "Summer Classics After Dark" series, a 10 pm run of late-night cult classic screenings. On Thursday, July 11, the film will be a creature feature of the existential variety: David Lynch's Eraserhead. The director's first film, Eraserhead chronicles the hallucinogenic nightmares of Henry Spencer, a man who lives in industrial squalor. Spencer is forced to care for a needy, swaddled mutant which may, or may not, be his child. It's a horror story about birth, and the birth of Eraserhead was painful indeed—Lynch spent five years making this spooky, mind-expanding cult classic. $8, $6.50 members. 10pm. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8463. www.michigantheater.org—JS
5 friday The Kings of Summer
Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8463. www.michtheater.org
A unique coming-of-age comedy about 3 teenage friends—Joe (Nick Robinson), Patrick (Gabriel Basso) and the eccentric and unpredictable Biaggio (Moises Arias)—who, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land. Free from their parents’ rules, their idyllic summer quickly becomes a test of friendship as each boy learns to appreciate the fact that family—whether it is the one you’re born into or the one you create—is something you can’t run away from. Times TBA
7 sunday Dirty Dancing
1:30pm. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8463. www.michtheater.org
A teenage girl learns about love, adult responsibility, and how to do The Dirty Boogie in this romantic drama. Baby Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is a 17-year-old spending the summer with her family at a resort hotel in the Catskills. One night Baby hears what sounds like a party going on and discovers the hotel staff enjoying the sort of close dancing that would get you kicked out of the senior prom. Baby is particularly struck by handsome Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), a dancer in the resort’s floor show, and falls head over heels in love. When Johnny’s dance partner, Penny (Cynthia Rhodes), finds herself pregnant after a fling with one of the waiters, Baby volunteers to learn her steps and take her place; however, Baby’s father, Dr. Jake Houseman (Jerry Orbach), will have none of it, convinced that Johnny is a low life and that his daughter is too young to understand her own feelings. Showing also on Tuesday, July 9, 7pm.
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9 tuesday Summer Film Series: Olympus Has Fallen
6pm. Free. Eastern Michigan University Student Center Auditorium, 600 Oakwood, Ypsilanti. 734-487-3045. www.campuslife.emich.edu
In this action packed thriller, disgraced former presidential guard Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers. Starring Morgan Freeman, Gerard Butler, and Angela Bassett. .
11 thursday Eraserhead
10pm. $8 non members/$6.50 members. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8463. www.michtheater.org
Filmed intermittently over the course of a 5-year period, David Lynch’s radical feature debut stars Jack Nance as Henry Spencer, who learns that a past romance has resulted in an impending pregnancy, Henry agrees to wed mother-to-be Mary (Charlotte Stewart) and moves her into his tiny, squalid flat. Their baby is hideously mutated, a strange, reptilian creature whose piercing cries never cease. An intensely visceral nightmare, Eraserhead marches to the beat of its own slow, surreal rhythm: Henry’s world is a cancerous dreamscape, a place where sins manifest themselves as bizarre creatures and worlds exist within worlds. Interpreting the film along the lines of Lynch’s claims that it’s the product of his own fears of fatherhood may make Eraserhead easier to digest on a narrative level. For more details, see our film spotlight at the top of the page.
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14 sunday Raiders of the Lost Ark
1:30pm. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St.. 1:30pm. 734-668-8463. www.michtheater.org
A joint project of Hollywood prodigies George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, with a script co-written by Lawrence Kasdan and Philip Kaufman, among others, Raiders of the Lost Ark is not so much a movie as a 115-minute thrill ride. Raiders of the Lost Ark will show at 1:30pm on July 14; Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom will show at 7pm on July 16.
16 sunday Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 7pm. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. see website. 734-668-8463.
After a brief brouhaha involving a precious vial and a wild ride down a raging Himalayan river, Indy (Harrison Ford) gets down to the problem at hand: retrieving a precious gem and several kidnapped young boys on behalf of a remote East Indian village. His companions this time around include a dim-bulbed, easily frightened nightclub chanteuse (Kate Capshaw), and a feisty 12-year-old kid named Short Round (Quan Ke Huy).
24 monday Girl Rising
7pm. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St.. 1:30pm. 734-668-8463. www.michtheater.org
The film spotlights unforgettable girls like Sokha, an orphan who rises from the dumps of Cambodia to become a star student and an accomplished dancer; Suma, who composes music to help her endure forced servitude in Nepal and today crusades to free others; and Ruksana, an Indian “pavement-dweller” whose father sacrifices his own basic needs for his daughter’s dreams. Each girl is paired with a renowned writer from her native country.
Edwidge Danticat, Sooni Taraporevala, Aminatta Forna, and others tell the girls’ stories, each with its own style, and all with profound resonance.
28 friday Rocky
1:30pm. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St.. 1:30pm. 734-668-8463. www.michtheater.org
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a Philadelphia boxer, is but one step removed from total bum-hood. A once-promising pugilist, Rocky is now taking nickel-and-dime bouts and running strong-arm errands for local loan sharks to survive. Even his supportive trainer, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), has given up on Rocky. All this changes thanks to Muhammad Ali-like super-boxer Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). With the Bicentennial celebration coming up, Creed must find a “Cinderella” opponent for the big July 4th bout—some unknown whom Creed can “glorify” for a few minutes before knocking him cold. The film will also screen Tuesday, July 30 at 7pm.
Ongoing
Much Ado About Nothing Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. see website. 734-668-8463. www.michtheater.org
Joss Whedon’s (The Avengers, Thor) modern retelling of Shakespeare’s classic comedy about 2 pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words. Shot in just 12 days (and using the original text), the story of sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick offers a dark, sexy and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love. This film will screen every day until Thursday, July 4.
Love is All You Need
Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8463. www.michtheater.org
Philip (Pierce Brosnan), an Englishman living in Denmark, is a lonely, middle-aged widower and estranged single father. Ida (Trine Dyrholm) is a Danish hairdresser, recuperating from a long bout of illness, who’s just been left by her husband for a younger woman, Tilde. The fates of these two bruised souls are about to intertwine, as they embark for a trip to Italy to attend the wedding of Patrick and Astrid, Philip’s son and Ida’s daughter. It is a film about the simple yet profound pains and joys of moving on—and forward—with your life. This film will screen every day until Thursday, July 4.
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Lauren London (R) will reminisce on romantic foibles as the lead in Little Me, opposite Roy Sexton (L), in multiple roles.
Broadway in the Park Penny Seats’s production of Little Me.
Photos by Zach London
by San Slomovits
Ann Arbor’s Penny Seats Theatre Company returns for its third season of summer musical theater at the Band Shell Amphitheater in Ann Arbor's West Park with Little Me, a 1961 Broadway hit written by Neil Simon and Cy Coleman, with music by Carolyn Leigh, Current talked with actress, Lauren London, one of the founders of the Penny Seats—and now its president— about the company and their upcoming production of Little Me. London will play Belle, one of the leads in this summer’s production.
It’s hard enough to put on musicals anywhere—the Penny Seats do them outdoors.
It immediately raises the question in peoples’ minds, ‘How are they going to do that?’ [Laughter] and that is endearing to us. Being a new smaller theater company we feel we have the flexibility to do some new and interesting things.
Have you had good luck with the weather?
No! Not at all. [Laughter] In fact, one of the reasons we moved our shows a little bit forward so they’re all in July this year, is that historically the weather is a little bit better in July than in August. Out of nine shows last year, two were stormed out. But, it’s one of those things you plan and prepare for. Everybody knows what the risks are going in and that is part of the charm of it, too. You bring bug spray, you bring sunscreen, you bring a hat. You can
also bring a picnic dinner and a bottle of wine and make it a lovely summer evening experience. Our ticket prices are only ten dollars. For the same price as a movie ticket you are able to enjoy live theater in the park and make an evening out of it.
Tell us about Little Me.
Really, this is a farce, brilliantly written, with a sparkling script and a beautiful score. And it's so funny. It consists of a series of vignettes that all happen in different locales, in different times, in different costumes. As a company we tend to gravitate toward work that is witty and fun and can be done in imaginative ways—and to musicals that aren’t routinely seen any more.
Is Little Me not produced often because maybe it’s so hard to do what Sid Caesar did in the original production—playing six or seven roles?
Shockingly, we have a guy in our company, Roy Sexton, who is going to try to do the Sid Caesar thing, bless his heart. Roy has acted in a lot of different community and professional theater, is magnificent and has an amazing voice. It’s phenomenal to have him try his hand at Sid Caesar. It’s going to be great. The Penny Seats Theatre Company will present Little Me on July 11-13, 18-20 & 25-27. Grounds will open at West Park at 5:30pm each night with performances starting at 7:00pm. PennySeats.org ecurrent.com / july 2013 29
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5 friday Dale Jones
To festival, or not to festival, that is the question!
The Michigan Shakespeare Festival is right around the corner, taking place from July 18 August 18 at the beautiful Michael Baughman Theatre at Jackson Community College. Festival attendees will be transported to a strange, miraculous foreign land --- a canal in Venice, a throne room in Egypt or a blasted heath in Scotland, where they will live the magic of Shakespeare as it unfolds on stage. This year's performances include the comedy Twelfth Night, the historical drama King John and the romantic comedy She Stoops to Conquer. $15 - $100. Michael Baughman Theatre in The Potter Center, Jackson Community College, 2111 Emmons Rd, Jackson, MI. Tickets are $10-$39 per show, season passes available from $85-105, call 517-796-8600. Visit www.michiganshakespearefestival.com for full information on ticket prices and show times. —GMK
8pm and 10:30pm. $12 advance, $14 at door. Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase, 314 E. Liberty St. 734-996-9080. www.aacomedy.com.
His machine gun style of delivery and animated facial contortions combined with quick improvisations and nonstop physical comedy leave the audience wishing they had his energy. Forget "high energy"— Dale is frantic. In addition to his training at the world renowned Second City Dale has had numerous television appearances including TBS's "The Very Funny Show," NBC's "Last Comic Standing" season 6 finalist, as well as FOX-TV's "30 seconds to Fame" and The Comedy Network in Canada. Jones will also perform on Saturday, July 6.
The Big Hair Big Mouth Big Fat Fun Show!
Fridays, two shows, 9pm & 11pm. $5, 18-21 / $10, 21+. Millennium Club, 210 S. First. 734-332-9900.
The Cavern Club presents a cabaret production that celebrates the art of female impersonation! This cabaret production features professional entertainers who have performed in theatres, television studios and nightclubs all across our nation. The show stars Jennifer Foxx, a former Miss Gay America, features Hershae Chocolatae, from “America’s Got Talent,” and a host of others, all serving up honey-baked glam! Here, you’ll find eye-catching illusions, playful performances, funky fashions and some serious dancing shoes.
11 thursday The UFO Show
7pm. Free. Washington St North of Michigan Ave., Downtown Ypsilanti, next to Bona Sera Sera Café. Phone: 734-985-0875. www.emergentarts. com. Ypsilanti- Emergent Arts, in conjunction with the Downtown Association of Ypsilanti, will present The UFO Show (Unidentified Funny Objects), an evening of stand-up comedy on July 11 at 7pm on Washington Street in downtown Ypsilanti, Michigan. Several local comedians and performers, including Marty Smith and Andy Jentzen, will be featured in this outdoor event, M.C.’d by retired Ann Arbor Police Detective and professional stand-up Khurum Sheikh.
12 friday Mike Stanley
8pm and 10:30pm. $10 advance, $12 at door. Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase, 314 E. Liberty St. 734-996-9080. www.aacomedy.com.
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Mike Stanley is a touring comedian and writer from the Metro Detroit area. His high energy and cut-throat delivery has made him a crowd favorite in comedy clubs and college campuses all over the country. Last year he won the "Last Comic Still Standing" comedy
competition in Rochester, New York and placed in the top three of “Michigan’s Up and Comers.” He was also crowned the "Canadian Mist Whiskey Comedian of 2006". He breaks down day-to-day subjects with a keen wit and drives his points home fearlessly. Stanley will also perform on Saturday, July 13.
26 friday Mike E. Winfield
8pm and 10:30pm. $13 advance, $15 at door. Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase, 314 E. Liberty St. 734-996-9080. www.aacomedy.com.
Mike E. Winfield, who joined the cast of NBC's "The Office" in 2011, makes his debut at the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. Whether it's hardships or love, you’re gonna get it served honestly from this charismatic Baltimore native who now resides in California’s state capitol. You may have seen him on Showtime’s "Comics Without Borders" or Comedy.TV or in the movies "Watching the Wilsons," and "The Bobby Lee Project." Don’t miss your opportunity to see the current host of Fuse TV's "Off Beat" at the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. Jones will also perform on Saturday, July 27.
Ongoing Miles & Ellie
8pm. $27-$42. The Purple Rose Theater, 137 Park St., Chelsea. 734-4337673. www.purplerosetheatre.org.
Miles and Ellie are two American teenagers in love when a youthful misunderstanding breaks them apart. Flash forward 20 years and a divorced and disenchanted Ellie has come home to lick her wounds. There isn't much time to mope, however, when she learns that Miles is still in town and carrying a torch for her. Is it possible to get a second chance at your first love? This charming and funny world premiere, written by Don Zolidis, will make you wonder 'What if?' Contains adult language and content. This show will run until Saturday, August 31.
Becky Shaw
Thursday 7:30pm. Friday-Saturday 8pm, Saturday 3pm, Sunday 2pm. $22-41. Performance Network Theatre, 120 E Huron St. 734-663-0681. www.performancenetwork.org.
After its smashingly successful run on Broadway in 2009, the Pulitzer Prize Finalist and comedic play, Becky Shaw, by Gina Gionfriddo makes its Michigan Premiere. The New York Times says, "The play is like an amalgamation of the wittier bits of Sex and the City; and a psychological thriller. Gina Gionfriddo's comedy of bad manners, a tangled tale of love, sex and ethics among a quartet of men and women in their 30s, is as engrossing as it is ferocious.” The show will run until Wednesday, July 28.
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Sure, Ira Glass can talk, but can he dance?
artbeat This ArtBeat Life
Photo by Ebru Yildiz
by Louis Meldman
On Saturday July 6, the Power Center will host a wild experiment in performance art: “One Radio Host, Two Dancers: Ira Glass, Monica Bill Barnes, Anna Bass.” You may know Glass as the creator and host of “This American Life,” a public radio show distributed by Public Radio International that plays on over 500 stations. Ann Arbor gets it on both WUOM and WDET. The show serves up vignettes of American lives by turns interesting, funny, shocking, and sad. It’s a bit talky for me, but my wife loves it, and gets mad when I make fun of Glass’ unmistakable voice—nasal, staccato, rapid-fire—but I look forward to this Midwest premiere because, in Glass’ own words, it combines two art forms that have no business being together: dance and radio. Is it story-telling with backup dancers, or hoofers pantomiming a plot? You be the judge. That’s entertainment!
Changing hands
In more sobering news, after sixteen years as Director of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, the renowned Sharon Herbert is stepping down. She had been a curator for ten years before that, and had long since realized that she can never learn enough about or from the Kelsey. The museum's collection boasts tens of thousands of artifacts, plus ongoing projects around the world, now including excavations in Sudan and Italy. (Italy sounds better to me, but then again I’m not an archaeologist.) The current special exhibition “Kelsey Contemporaries” brings practicing artists’ interpretations of the interactions between the museum displays and observers who are amazed by them, like me. There is also a comparison between the Karanis site (an Egyptian town in Roman times) as Professor Kelsey found it from 1924 to 1935 and
as it appears today to a team of UCLA excavators. As Director Herbert steps aside, she reminds us of the vital importance of museums like the Kelsey which discover, preserve, study, analyze, and present the remains of past societies to modern society. The first thing that springs into relief is that dead cultures were themselves once modern. Then comes the realization that some day we will be a past society that, with any luck, will be preserved in a museum as lovely as the Kelsey. Herbert quotes Faulkner: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” The Dean has announced the appointment of the next Director, Christopher Ratté, Professor of Classical Archaeology in the Departments of Classical Studies and History of Art. Professor Ratté has been a Research Associate with the Kelsey since his arrival at Michigan from New York University in 2006 and has served as Director of the Inter-departmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology since 2009. Ratté has directed excavations and surveys of Kelsey-sponsored fieldwork at Aphrodisias in Turkey and Vani in the Republic of Georgia. In short, the Kelsey will still be in good hands. The final show under Sharon Herbert’s auspices is a shocker entitled “Red Rock & Rust Belt.” It is a display of archaeology photographer, Susan Webb’s juxtaposition of the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Petra (carved out of mountain of red rock) with the “ruins” of contemporary Detroit (hemorrhaging rust red on a daily basis). Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site for thirty years. Detroit has been slipping off the map of the world for even longer. On a brighter note, check out the “Drop-in Tours” on July 7 and 21 from 2-3pm. It really does make it more interesting to know the little details of what you’re being amazed by. ecurrent.com / july 2013 31
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New Exhibits
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NHDM/Nahyun Hwang and David Eugin Moon
11-5pm. Free. University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State St. 734-764-0395. www.umma.umich.edu
Summer Sounds and Sights
Rest up after the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair because the summer fun continues with the Sounds and Sights Festival just west of town in historic Chelsea, Michigan! Join the fun at this two day, three night event kicking off Thursday, July 25 at 6pm with the food court and live music under the social tent with beer and wine for sale. The festivities continue Friday at noon until 11pm, and Saturday from 8am-11pm, with more music and other activities including sidewalk sales, an art market and demos, children's entertainment and activities, a classic car show, a farmer's market and a pet parade. Come celebrate the sounds and sights of summer Chelsea style! For more info visit www.chelseafestivals.com, or call (734) 474-9178. -JT
See pgs.25 & 26 for the music line up!
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Today’s emerging talents in architecture are redefining the profession with global practices that are digitally literate and operate at multiples scales of design. This liberation of scale has allowed architects to look at issues from interiors to urban planning in new and innovative ways. Nahyun Hwang and David Eugin Moon— principals of NHDM, an Ann Arbor and New York City based studio, and lecturers in architecture at the UM Taubman College of Architecture and Planning, are representative of this new wave of architectural thinking. This exhibit runs until Sunday, November 10.
Artists Reception for Summer Juried Exhibit of Ann Arbor Women Artists
5-7pm. Free. Award Presentations will take place at 6 PM. Riverside Arts Center, 74 Huron St., Ypsilanti. 734-480-2787. annarborwomenartists.orgRiverside Arts Center
presents its annual juried exhibition of work by Juror for AAWA Summer 2013 Show is Nancy Flanagan, a landscape artist who spent a significant part of her professional life painting and teaching in New England. Ms. Flanagan is cur-
rently teaching at Henry Ford Community College, Washtenaw Community College, and Chelsea Center for the Arts.
7 sunday Featured Artists: Soaps and Artisanal Bodycare 11-4pm. Free. Sunday Artisan Market, 315 N. Detroit St. www.artisanmarket.org
You thought soap was just soap?Think again. These artisans provide soap styles tailored to your scrubbing preference. Sample soaps from Stone Cloud Garden/ Bob’s Wife’s Soaps, M’Lady’s, and Michelle DePalo’s Tierra Fina soaps. Learn more about their unique and lovingly made products then stock up on your new favorites.
11 thursday Natural Phenomena/ Synthetic Wonder
6:30-8:30pm. Free. River Gallery, 120 S. Main st., Chelsea. 734-443-0826. www.chelsearivergallery.com
Coinciding with the annual “Sounds & Sights on Thursday Nights” music series, this exhibit features works by Jessica Joy London on paper utilizing ink, water from her fish tank, fresh water, garlic and onion skins, leaves, grass, grapefruit, and other materials layered on a synthetic surface. Installations are made of thousands of small translucent, colorful circles that stick together to form infinitely larger forms. These constructions symbolize
acts of creation that reference cells, coral and fantastical creatures that are found in the ocean.
14 sunday Meet Mochimochi Land Creator and Fiber Artist, Anna Hrachovec
2-4pm. Free. Downtown Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-327-4555. www.aadl.org
Spend the afternoon with Anna Hrachovec, famous Brooklyn knitter, fiber artist and creator of the amazing Mochimochi Land world of tiny knitted toys, creatures and spectacular installations.
Featured Artists: Toymakers
11-4pm. Free. Sunday Artisan Market, 315 N. Detroit St. www.artisanmarket.org
The Sunday Artisan Market has got you covered presentwise with toys for kids and grand kids from toddler to teen. Wood artist Jim Turbyville began with furniture, but has decided it’s toy making he loves best‚ and it shows in the superbly designed and lovingly crafted pull-ducks, trains, planes and more that will keep your toddler moving yet are sturdy enough to last for the next generation. Jessica Sheeran sells her amazing hand sewn, one-of-a-kind “monsters” that fill children with joy. And for those who are oh-so-grown-up, Fairy Hill Woodworks extends the magic of childhood‚ with fairy doors, houses, garden decorations, and other goodies for the “wee folk.
21 sunday The Day After Arts Fairs Art Fair 11-4pm. Free. Sunday Artisan Market, 315 N. Detroit St. www.artisanmarket.org
Come enjoy a different art experience after the crush of Art Fairs Week‚ exceptional art in every medium, friendly artists who love to spend time with their customers, an impressive and diverse representation of the vibrant local art scene, and food and music to enjoy as you stroll‚ whatever the weather. It’s the best of all worlds.
Shadow Art Fair
available from the online catalog. This exhibit runs until Monday, September 2.
The Shadow Art Fair is a juried event that allows local artists to exhibit an sell their works within a comfortable, friendly, and supportive setting. This one-day, 12-hour event is held every July at the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Local music, featured brews, and other special activities add a distinct flavor and sense of community to this creative showcase.
Out Here: Paintings By Cathy Barry
12pm-12am. Free. The Corner Brewery, 720 Norris St. Ypsilanti. www.shadowartfair.com
24 wednesday Legacy Of The Land Through Art: Multi-Media Text And Image Panels By Legacy Land Conservancy
Free. Downtown Library Lower Level Display Area , 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-327-4265. www.aadl.org
For this exhibit, several artists were invited to create works inspired by public and private lands preserved through the Conservancy. Each artist was assigned a particular property and asked to explore the place and its relationship to the landowners. Many of these protected lands are home to rare plants and wildlife; some have unusual natural features. This exhibit runs until Monday, September 2.
New Art Prints From The AADL Collection
Free. Downtown Library, Third Floor Walls, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-327-4265. www.aadl.org.
Free. Downtown Library, Multi-Purpose Room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-327-4265. www.aadl.org
This group of paintings explores views of land, space and the cosmos as seen from many types of references: aerial photography, cartography, astrophotography and images from the Hubble telescope. She uses templates to build up each layer and drawing and watercolors to inform the oil paintings. Cathy Barry received her Bachelors of Fine Art (Painting) from the University of Michigan School of Art and Design and her Masters of Fine Art from Eastern Michigan University (Painting and Drawing). She is an instructor of art at Washtenaw Community College. This exhibit runs until Monday, September 2.
28 sunday Featured Artists: Mixed Media Artists 11-4pm. Free. Sunday Artisan Market, 315 N. Detroit St. www.artisanmarket.org
Meet us at the Market for a day filled with artists that use multiple mediums within their work to create unique mixed media pieces. Susan Major, uses found, recycled and vintage pieces in her work to cre-
art ate amazing sculptures that are truly unique. Cheryl Bradetich, a new painter to the Market this year also utilizes mixed media in her work. Painting on cabinets mixed with vintage photos, and collage accents, Cheryl’s work screams color, texture and fun.
ongoing
Forward Tension
Free. 117 W. Liberty St. 734-994-8004. www.annarborartcenter.org
This exhibition highlights the work of the Ann Arbor Art Center’s talented instructors in media ranging from painting to ceramics. The conceptual framework for this exhibition asks this group to demonstrate an investigation of a particular idea, theme, problem, or concept that they grapple with as artists and tend to return to again and again in their work. Submissions were made in pairs of objects, which are installed together, in order to show the dynamism of their individual investigative processes. This exhibit will run until Sunday, August 4.
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This exhibit is a sampling of some of AADL’s brand new additions to the Art Print Collection. The Ann Arbor District Library circulating art print collection makes available original works of art and fine reproductions of paintings, photography, prints and drawings for checkout. Each library card holder may borrow up to 3 prints, circulating for 8 weeks. Works selected ranges from the iconic to the eclectic but are always, good examples of the artists’ works. Artists represented in the collection are global and multicultural in scope. The prints in the collection are professional framed. Images of the collection are
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1 monday 50 Years of Good, 19632013: Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
Through July 21. Downtown Library Multi-Purpose Room & Third Floor Walls, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-327-4265. www.aadl.org
To celebrate “50 years of good,” the Community Foundation will be sharing with the wider community “50 years, 50 stories”—a collection of stories that are intended to shine a light on all the good work AAACF has supported— including the many nonprofits and donors who have made it all possible. A large selection of the stories will be on display in this exhibit, which will include story texts and photos—and should prove to be a fair representation of all that our local community foundation does to enrich the quality of life in our region.
7 sunnday Neil Gaiman: A Man, A Book, A Theater 6pm. $30-$71.35. Michigan Theater , 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. www.nicolasbooks.com
Nicola’s Books presents an evening with Neil Gaiman. One of the world’s most beloved storytellers is coming to the Michigan Theater with his first adult novel in eight years, “The Ocean at the End of the Lane.” Wondrous and imaginative, and at times deeply scary, the novel captures the very essence of childhood innocence, fear and uncertainty.
Retreat: YogaFLEX
5pm. Power Center Lawn, Power Center for the Performing Arts, 121 Fletcher St. 734-647-3327. www.a2sf.org
A series of mind-body sessions at Top of the Park, this alternative happy hour lets you enjoy a relaxing late afternoon workout. YogaFLEX sharpens intuition and reconnect the mental with the physical in this yoga-inspired, stretching and core strengthening class that can help improve strength, flexibility, and range of motion with Marty Betts. Make sure to bring your yoga mat and be ready for yoga fun!
9 tuesday ABCs of Medicare
7-8:30pm. Downtown Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave. 734-327-8301. www.aadl.org
Medicare is frequently misunderstood for many reasons: confusing dates, perplexing rules, annoying advertisements. Join Jae W. Oh, author of the bestselling book “Maximize Your Medicare” discusses these misunderstandings as well as such topics as: How Medicare Works; What To Do And When and How To Save Money. What you select will
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depend on the complicated combination of your medical situation, financial resources, family situation, and in the end, your mental outlook. The event includes a book signing
10 wednesday An Evening of Poetry and Written Word
7-9pm. Free. Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea Room , 114 South Main St. 734-665-2757. www.crazywisdom.net
All writers welcome to share and discuss their poetry or short fiction. Hosted by Joe Kelty, poet and retired teacher of biology and English at Oakland CC, and, Ed Morin, poet and former English teacher at area universities and colleges. Bring about six copies of your work. Copies will be returned to you.
11 thursday Depot Town Cruise Nights Thursdays through September 26, 6-9pm. Cross Street, Depot Town, Ypsilanti.
Depot Town hosts Cruise Nights Thursday evenings this summer with classic cars, hot rods, and customs.
12 friday The Rolling Sculpture Car Show
2-10pm. Main, Liberty, Ashley, and Washington Streets, Downtown Ann Arbor.
The Rolling Sculpture Car Show will celebrate 18 years of fun in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor. The show features more than 400 exotic, antique, classic, and one of a kind cars.
14 sunday Talking About Race Sunday Dialogues
2-3:30pm. Free. University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Ave. 734-764-0478. www.lsa.umich.edu/ummnh
These dialogues are opportunities to share your reactions and hear others’ responses to the Race: Are we so different? exhibit at the U-M Museum of Natural History. Co-facilitators are trained to guide and support respectful, productive and meaningful dialogues on race, using the exhibit as the common experience from which participants will base their dialoguing; therefore the museum asks that all participants visit the exhibit before attending a dialogue. Refreshments will be served.
Sixth Annual Baseline Lake Swim
8:30am. $25-$40. Michigan Sailing Club , 8010 Strawberry Lake Rd., Dexter. 734-769-5123. www.hrwc.org
Jump in for this annual summer tradition; leave the chlorine
everything else
14th Annual Michigan ElvisFest Riverside Park, Ypsilanti / Friday, July 12
Shake, rattle and roll on over to the 14th Annual Michigan Elvisfest. The largest Elvis festival in the US — as well as the biggest tribute concert — brings thousands of people to Riverside Park for the weekend to watch the best Elvis tribute artists pay homage to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. In honor of ‘The King’ himself, there will be a candlelight vigil on Saturday to commemorate his death. There will also be a car show and a Gospel Hour, featuring all of Elvis’s favorite gospel songs. Naturally, it wouldn’t be a party without cold beer, great food and plenty of Elvis memorabilia and fest gear. Other rock ‘n’ roll legends being paid tribute include Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney and the Blues Brothers. Local charities, Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels and The Hope Clinic will be benefactors of this event. Friday, 4pm-12am; Saturday, 12pm-12am. $15, Friday / $25, Saturday. Riverside Park, 5 W Cross St., Ypsilanti. 734-277-4547. www.mielvisfest.org—DL behind, and try a swim in the Huron River channel that flows through Baseline Lake. The Huron River flows north of Dexter and continues through the Chain of Lakes. Back again this year by popular demand, is a 2-mile swim, in addition to our traditional 1-mile swim. After the swim enjoy a continental breakfast of hot coffee, fruit and bagels. Registration required.
16 tuesday THE MOTH
6pm, Doors and Sign-Up / 7:30pm, start. 18+ / $5 tickets sold at the door. Circus Bar & Billiards, 210 S. First. www.themoth.org
Come hear inspiring, courageous and often humorous true stories told live. Sponsored by Michigan Radio. June’s theme is “Lost.”
21 sunnday Full Moon Paddle
7pm. $35. Mill Lake, Waterloo Recreation Area, 17030 Bush Rd., Chelsea. 734-475-3170. www.hrwc.org
Experience the quiet waters of the Huron River with expert
paddlers Ron Sell, Barry Lonik, and the HRWC staff. Each trip includes discussion regarding the river’s water ecology, history, and unique features. Shuttle transportation is provided. Bring your own watercraft. Exact location of each put-in will be sent to participants after they register. Advance registration required.
22 monday Meet Author Helene Wecker
Nicola’s Books, 2513 Jackson Ave. 7pm. 734-662-0600. www.nicolasbooks.com
Author Helene Wecker will be reading and discussing of her debut novel, “The Golem and the Jinni.” A marvelous and absorbing debut novel, an enchanting combination of vivid historical fiction and magical fable about two supernatural creatures, one a Golem formed from clay, the other a Jinni created centuries ago from fire, who meet and collide in working class, turn-of-the-century New York.
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23 tuesday Meet Author Jessica Brockmole
Nicola’s Books, 2513 Jackson Ave. 7pm. 734-662-0600. www.nicolasbooks.com
Brockmole will be reading and signing her novel, “Letters From Skye.” A sweeping story told in letters, spanning two continents and two world wars, this atmospheric debut novel captures the inexplicable ways that two unlikely people can fall in love, demonstrating the power of the written word to stir the heart.
24 wednesday An Evening of Poetry and Written Word
7-9pm. Free. Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea Room, 114 South Main St. 734-665-2757. www.crazywisdom.net Featured reader is Aaron Mc-
Collough, who is the Assistant Director and Editorial Director of Michigan Publishing, which includes the University of Michigan Press. His PhD in English literature is from the U. of Michigan and MFA in creative writing from Iowa Writers’ Workshop. All writers welcome to read their own or other favorite poetry or short fiction afterward at open mic
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27 saturday German Park Picnic
4-9pm. $5 / Free, 12 and under. German Park Recreation Club, 5549 Pontiac Trail. 734-769-0048. www.germanpark.org
The German Park Recreation Club hosts three picnics the last Saturday in June-August. Enjoy live music, authentic German food & beer and live German dance performances.
Composting 101
10-11:30am. $10. Growing Hope Center, 922 W Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti. 734-786-8401. www.growinghope.net
This hands-on workshop will cover the basics about how to build and maintain a healthy backyard compost, and understanding the science of the micro-organisms behind it. Register online.
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4th of July Fireworks & Events Wednesday, July 3
Wolverine Lake Tiki Night and Fireworks - The show starts and
dusk. No cost, but donations are accepted to the Village Fireworks fund. Wolverine Lake, Walled Lake.
Plymouth Township Fireworks and more - Come out Wednes-
day night for fireworks and back Thursday for a parade and the Good Old Fashioned Picnic. Wednesday, 10:15pm. Thursday, 9am-4pm. No cost. Township Park, 46640 Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth.
Manchester Fireworks Display
- Sponsored by the Manchester’s
Men’s Club, be there by dusk to experience the show. No cost, but donations are accepted. Carr Park 600 W. Main St., Manchester.
Thursday, July 4 4th of July Parade - Join the
Jaycee’s as they host the 23rd annual parade located in Downtown Ann Arbor. The parade features floats, walkers, music and more. Main areas include Main Street and Liberty Street. Admission free. Saturday, 10am. www.a2jaycees.org/parade.
Ann Arbor Firecracker 5K: Champions for Charity - A 5k
run and 100 m Kids Dash open for kids 10 and under. Awards with be given and a portion of the proceeds donated to U-M Program for Neurology Research
& Discovery. 5k at 8am, Dash at 9:30 am. $29 for adults. $13 for kids by July 2. After, $35 and $15. www.a2firecracker.com.
Annual 4th of July Chicken BBQ: Chelsea American Legion Post #31 - Benefit for American Legions. Serving bbq chicken, coleslaw, bakes beans, and more. 11am until sold out. $9. 1700 Ridge Rd., off Cavanaugh Lake Rd., Chelsea.
21st Annual Salute to America
- A four-day celebration featur-
ing activities for all ages. The fireworks include a live cannon fire. Wednesday to Saturday, 6-10pm. $27 for age 13+. $17.50 for ages 5-12. Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn.
Northville Parade and Mill Race Village - The day includes floats, music, pet parade, cars, games, and food. After the parade, head on over to the Mill Race Village for vintage games and Civil War Re-enactors. Thursday, 10am-4pm. Downtown Northville.
Ypsilanti Independence Day Parade - The parade, hosted by the American Legion Post 282 and Ypsilanti Jaycees begin on the corner of Oakwood and Cross and ends at Rice Street in Ypsilanti’s Historic Depot Town. 11am. No Cost.
Full Tides Across 1. Yank making $30 million for sitting on the DL 5. “I ___ bad, bad thing ...” 9. Horsemeat meatball big box 13. Perino of Fox 14. Recent Angelina Jolie piece 15. Type of line dance from Cuba 17. Velvet Underground ode to an ironic English novelist? 20. Woman of station 21. Roman’s in Toledo, e.g. 22. Genetic carrier 23. Worthy successor to Ponzi 25. Michael Jackson song dedicated to a prickly conservative/droning actor? 28. Eminem song about a Marvel Comics magnate? 30. Pre-credits words 31. Queer 32. Linux alternative 35. Sailing 36. With 48-Across, Ramones song about how the author of “Blubber” doesn’t give a damn? 39. “Sounds like ___” 42. Writer Kingsley or his writer son Martin 43. Besides 46. Destroy dramatically, as a contract 48. See 36-Across 51. With 59-Across, old Marvelettes tune about the resilience of the 42nd president? 54. Cleaned out 55. “What’s the rest of the story?” 56. Bigiwig about campus 58. Critic who influenced Ebert 59. See 51-Across 64. “Nifty” 65. Party on sand, say 66. One likely to vote against a strike? 67. Austin music/movie/ideas/etc. festival 68. Soul label with a museum in Memphis 69. Computer image standard Down 1. They pop up now and then 2. Unprocessed information 3. Name in multivitamins 4. Mailer-___ (bounce message source) 5. Holder heads it, briefly 6. Galaxy competitor 7. Star in the constellation Cygnus 8. “Skyfall” singer 9. Place where people get hooked up at the hospital, briefly 10. Daily ___ (political blog) 11. Main courses 12. Like Michael Jackson when he signed with Motown 16. Key disciple of Buddha 18. Instructional program for many a student traveling abroad: Abbr. 19. Isn’t, casually 23. Much-feared (but not actually known to be harmful) Asian food additive 24. Beef 26. Misrepresentation 27. The cerveau is inside it 29. Her “Orinoco Flow” has a macabre role in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” 33. Company that invented the ATM and the UPC 34. Super Bowl at which Eli Manning was MVP 36. Discontinued brand-name lawn dart, familiarly 37. Word on a penny 38. State for which “Animal Farm” is an allegory 39. When much crowing occurs 40. Asian flowers 41. Burden on property
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43. Jersey Shore garment 44. Frat standard with the lyric “let’s get together and feel all right” 45. Green-lighted 47. Mani/___ 49. Golf Hall of Famer Isao 50. Brown bag item 52. Hawks 53. “To Pierre and Brigitte!” 57. Frozen Four org. 60. Perrysburg ___, OH
61. One may be taken after a concert 62. Illumination unit 63. Give poor feedback to, online
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Photo by Natasha Barros
Chelsea Kuenzel, student, Ypsilanti
Kuenzel's sweet-slash-chic style caught our eye. We stopped the local to talk about everything from Ann Arbor fashion inspiration to dressing up as a student of science.
Where do you find inspiration?
Ann Arbor has such an eclectic style. I can pass somebody and pick an item from their outfit as inspiration. I'll think 'those are great pants' and then hunt for something similar.
Are you into trends?
Some trends are weird to me. What was that one a few months ago, sneakers that were wedges? Sometimes there are trends that are just not for me — very weird and out there.
How would you describe your style?
It depends on my mood. Sometimes I want to do girly and polished and other days I want to be a little bit edgier and not so soft. Within the past year I’ve tried to sophisticate my wardrobe. I’m not a kid anymore, so I’ve got to polish it up just a little bit and make that transition. You don’t want to wear something inappropriate. You’ve got to look like you can be taken seriously, but not pompous.
How do your career choices affect that?
I’m a biochemistry major, which is interesting because I feel like I have a very free-spirited mind and creative personality. It's not necessarily like you can be creative in science — it’s either this or that — but my style is the opposite, very in-the-moment. Sometimes it's gonna be a girly dress and tomorrow it's gonna be skinny jeans and Doc Martins. That’s kind of where I am in my life — growing up and developing into who I’m gonna become.
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