Calendar of Events

Films, Comedy and Performance Art

Tuesday December 2008

"Firefly Funnies": The Firefly Club.

Showcase of top local stand-up comics, along with some improv comedy. Firefly Club, 637 S. Main. $3. 665-9090.

Wednesday December 2008

"Comedy Jamm": Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.

Dec. 3 & 10. Performances by up to 12 aspiring area stand-up comics. Alcohol is served. old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $5 in advance and at the door. 996-9080.

Thursday December 2008

"A Closer Walk": Alliance for World AIDS Relief and Education.

Screening of Robert Bilheimer's 2002 documentary about the AIDS epidemic. Followed by a discussion with U-M social work professor Larry Gant. This event is part of World AIDS Week (for a complete schedule of local events, see umich.edu/~aids). Angell Hall Auditorium. Free. helpaware.org.

Open Mike: VOLUME Poetry Project.

Poets, writers, rappers, musicians, comics, and singers invited to perform. The Neutral Zone, 310 E. Washington. Free. 214-9995.

Tom Simmons: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.

Dec. 4-6. Up-and-coming young observational and topical humorist known for his provocatively skeptical takes on everything from politics and religion to the minor absurdities of everyday life. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; Friday & Saturday early shows are nonsmoking shows. old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $8 (Thurs.) & $11 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $10 (Thurs.) & $13 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080.

Friday December 2008

"Jashn-e-Azadi": U-M Center for South Asian Studies.

Screening of Sanjay Kak's 2007 Kashmiri documentary about tensions between Kashmir and India. Kashmiri, Urdu, & English; subtitles. Followed by a discussion. 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 936-0996.

"America`s Next Top Model: The Puppet Show": Dreamland Theater.

The Dreamland Puppet Troupe presents a puppet show based on Cycle 2 (2004) of the popular reality TV show America's Next Top Model. Dreamland, 26 N. Washington, Ypsilanti. $7. 657-2337.

Tom Simmons: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.

Dec. 4-6. Up-and-coming young observational and topical humorist known for his provocatively skeptical takes on everything from politics and religion to the minor absurdities of everyday life. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; Friday & Saturday early shows are nonsmoking shows. old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $8 (Thurs.) & $11 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $10 (Thurs.) & $13 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080.

Saturday December 2008

"Furball Cabaret": ShCabaret and Gallery.

Cabaret show by local performers TBA and Ken Foster, the New Orleans-based author of The Dogs Who Found Me. Foster also signs copies of his book. Preceded at 3 p.m. by an art show and silent auction. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society. Sh, 325 Braun Ct. $10 (students, $5). 663-0036.

Tom Simmons: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.

Dec. 4-6. Up-and-coming young observational and topical humorist known for his provocatively skeptical takes on everything from politics and religion to the minor absurdities of everyday life. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; Friday & Saturday early shows are nonsmoking shows. old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $8 (Thurs.) & $11 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $10 (Thurs.) & $13 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080.

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