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"14th Annual Rolling Sculpture Car Show": Main Street Area Association.
9th Annual Elvisfest: Ypsilanti Depot Town Association.
Amy Schumer: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.
 Friday
July, 2008
 9 a.m.
"Huron River Bike Trail Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Friday. Slow-paced ride, 13 miles or more, along the Huron River from Bandemer Park to Parker Mill, along with some alternate routes.
meet at Gallup Park Canoe Livery, 3000 Fuller Rd. (west side of Huron Pkwy.). Free. 663-4498.
10 a.m.-noon.
Writing Groups:
U-M Turner Geriatrics Center. Every Friday except July 4. All seniors invited to read and discuss the poetry, essays, reminiscences, and fiction they have written.
Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. Free. 998-9353.
11 a.m.
"Storytime with Mr. James":
Arborland Borders. Every Friday. Borders staffer "Mr. James" reads stories and leads a craft project for toddlers. Also, raffle. Today: Jackie French's Peter Spit a Seed at Sue and Alice Low's Summer. Also this month: Amy Rosenthal's Little Hoot and Little Pea (July 18), and Louise Borden's Off to First Grade and Jan and Stan Berenstain's The Berenstain Bears Go Back to School (July 25).
Borders, 3527 Washtenaw. Free. 449-9394.
11 a.m.
Kids Programs:
Waterloo Recreation Area. Every Wednesday-Saturday beginning June 18. Waterloo Recreation Area park interpreter Kathy Kavanagh presents a variety of nature programs and activities TBA for kids ages 7-12 (unless otherwise noted) accompanied by an adult. This month's topics: TBA (July 9-11), "Alien Invaders" (July 12), TBA (July 16-18), "Michigan Mammals" (July 19), "Plant Prints" (July 23), "Petoskey Stone Polishing" (July 24), "Insect Safari" (July 25), "Native American Sand Art" (July 26), "What's Your Favorite Habitat" (July 30), and "PB&J Geology" (July 31).
Eddy Discovery Center lower parking lot, Bush Rd. (west off Pierce Rd. from I-94 exit 157), Chelsea. Free. Space limited; preregistration required. Vehicle entrance fees: $6/day, $24/year ($6/year for seniors age 65 & over). 475-3170.
11 a.m.
"New Treatment Options for Bipolar Disorder":
U-M Health System Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund Lecture. Talk by Stanford University psychiatry and behavioral sciences professor Terence Ketter.
Rachel Upjohn Bldg., 4250 Plymouth Rd. Free. (800) 475-6424.
Noon-2 p.m.
"Music in the Park":
Herb David Guitar Studio. June 1-October 31. Musical entertainment by a variety of local performers TBA.
Liberty Plaza, E. Liberty at S. Division. Free. 665-8001.
"Mongol":
Michigan Theater Foundation. July 11-17. Sergei Bodrov's 2007 historical epic about the early life of Genghis Khan. Mongolian, subtitles.
Times TBA, Michigan Theater. $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6).
12:30 & 2:30 p.m.
"The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather"/"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity":
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. Every Monday-Friday. The Zula Patrol (12:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual exploration of weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. Black Holes (2:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual show that begins with the formation of the early universe and the birth and death of stars and concludes with a simulated flight to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way. Followed by a brief star talk.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
12:30 p.m.
Movie Matinee:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. July 11 & 25. Screening of a film TBA. Lunch available ($2.50).
Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. 769-5911.
1 p.m.-after 10 p.m.
64th Annual Manchester Community Fair.:July 8-12. "Michigan's biggest little fair" includes midway rides, carnival games, concessions, tractor pulls, a petting zoo with bunnies and chicks, livestock shows with steers, pigs, and lambs, and more. Nightly entertainment TBA, and a drawing for prizes at 10 p.m. each night.
Alumni Memorial Field, Vernon & Wolverine, Manchester. $5 (kids age 10 & under, free). 428-8283.
1 p.m.
Bingo:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. Every Friday. All seniors age 50 & older invited to play a variety of styles of bingo.
Brookhaven Manor, 401 W. Oakbrook (off S. Main north of Eisenhower). Free. 769-5911.
1-4 p.m.
Bridge:
U-M Turner Geriatrics Center. Every Monday & Friday except July 4. All seniors invited to play bridge. Refreshments.
Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. Free. 998-9353.
1-5 p.m.
Guided Tours:
Waterloo Area Farm Museum. Every Friday-Sunday, June 1-August 31. Museum docents give tours of the artifact-filled historic farmhouse, which contains everything from feather trees to a wooden wheelchair in the attic.
Waterloo Area Farm Museum, 9998 Waterloo-Munith Rd. (left off Clear Lake Rd. 5 miles north from I-94 exit 153), Waterloo Recreation Area. $3 (seniors, $2.50; kids ages 5-17, $1). (517) 596-2254.
2-10 p.m.
"14th Annual Rolling Sculpture Car Show":
Main Street Area Association. Local car owners are invited to bring their antique, classic, concept, or unusual autos to this annual show of over 400 cars in the Main Street area. This year's attractions include 3 Ford concept cars: the Shelby Cobra, the Verve, and the Explorer America. Also, a Nissan GT-R, a Dodge Challenger, and educational and race car demos. Awards ceremony (7 p.m.) with Elvis's Choice, Mayor's Choice, Bubba's Choice, Car and Driver Editor's Choice, Automobile Magazine Editor's Choice, Best Chevrolet, and other awards.
Main St. between Huron & William. Free. Car registration, $20. 663-1020 or 668-7112, ext. 26.
5-10 p.m.
"Farewell Open House":
AnnArborAlive. A chance to view the longtime quarters of WPAG radio, home for the past several years to the local internet radio station AnnArborAlive, which is moving its offices to cheaper quarters. Also, performances by local acoustic musicians. Refreshments.
106 E. Liberty, suite 303. Free. 761-6874.
5 p.m.-midnight.
9th Annual Elvisfest:
Ypsilanti Depot Town Association. July 11 & 12. Thousands annually celebrate the memory of the Man from Memphis at this festival highlighted by a performance on Saturday night by former Legends in Concert entertainer Ryan Pelton, who plays Elvis in the film Hounddog. Also, performances by 12 professional Elvis tribute artists from around the nation, featuring Hawaiian tribute artist Leo Days, 12-year-old Chicago singer Nick Gutierrez, and Demi Downing, a 10-year-old female Elvis from Georgia. They are backed by the Change of Habit Tribute Band. Also, Beatles, Tom Jones, Roy Orbison, and Buddy Holly imitators. Display of classic cars and sale of Elvis memorabilia. Raffles, door prizes, concessions, and a beer tent. Bring folding chairs. Saturday only: a gospel hour (1:55 p.m.), a candlelight vigil (9:40 p.m., BYOC) that commemorates the 31st anniversary of Elvis's death on August 16, and kids activities (noon-6 p.m.), including karaoke, a costume contest, balloon sculptures, a stilt walker, a clown, and more.
Riverside Park near Depot Town, Ypsilanti. Tickets $10 (July 11) & $15 (July 12) in advance; $15 (July 11) & $20 (July 12) at the gate. Kids age 12 & younger, free. 483-4444, 544-3800.
6-8:30 p.m.
"Revolution Hero":
Ann Arbor District Library. All invited to compete in tournaments playing either Dance Dance Revolution, a computer-guided movement game, or Guitar Hero, a music video game. Prizes.
AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-8301.
6 p.m.
Magic:
the Gathering Tournament: Get Your Game On. Every Friday except July 4. All invited to compete in a booster draft tournament of this popular collectible card game. Bring your own cards.
Get Your Game On, 709 Packard. $15 (includes cards). 786-3746.
6 p.m.
"Washtenaw Bicycling and Walking Coalition Ride Around Town":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. All invited to join a bike ride in a figure-8 loop around the downtown.
Liberty Plaza, Liberty at Division. Free. 975-1989.
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Summer Concert Series:
Dexter Area Chamber of Commerce Summer Series. Every Friday (except July 4), June 13-August 29. Entertainment on 2 stages in downtown Dexter. Tonight: Dave Boutette Trio, a local folk-rock band led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Boutette, and Billy Mack & the Juke Joint Johnnies, a local roots-rock quartet led by former Starlight Drifters singer-guitarist Mack whose repertoire includes originals and rockabilly, early rock 'n' roll, western swing, and hillbilly bop covers.
Monument Park gazebo & in front of the clock tower, downtown Dexter. Free. 426-0887.
7-10 p.m.
Crossroads Summer Festival.:Every Friday, June 6-September 12. Weekly outdoor stage in downtown Ypsilanti with a variety of dance bands. (In case of rain, held in Club Devine, 25 North Washington.) Today: Jesse Passage & the Lodge, a Detroit acoustic folk-rock and country-rock band, and The View, an Ypsilanti rock quartet fronted by singer-songwriter B. J. Walraven.
Washington St. at Michigan Ave. Free. 717-7305.
7-9:30 p.m.
Crazy Wisdom Reading Circle:
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room. All invited to discuss The Magna Carta Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for All, University of Toledo history professor Peter Linebaugh's study of the origins of the Great Charter and its little known companion the Charter of the Forest, which protected the subsistence rights of the poor, and the history of the abridgments of the restraints against tyranny - the rights of habeas corpus, trial by jury, due process of law, and the prohibition of torture - that it established.
Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757.
7:30 p.m.
Older Lesbians Organizing.:All lesbians invited to discuss personal narratives written by some of the group's members.
WRAP office (upstairs), 319 Braun Ct. Free. 995-9867.
8 & 10:30 p.m.
Amy Schumer:
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. July 11 & 12. Ann Arbor debut of this fast-rising young New York city comic known for her quick wit and infectiously engaging stage persona who finished 4th in the NBC Last Comic Standing competition. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; the Friday early show is a nonsmoking show.
old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $13 reserved seating in advance, $15 general admission at the door. 996-9080.
8 p.m.
"Panhandle Slim & The Oklahoma Kid":
Purple Rose Theatre Company. Every Wednesday-Sunday, June 19-August 30 (except August 6), and July 1 and August 5 & 26. Guy Sanville directs Purple Rose founder Jeff Daniels's new comedy, the tale of a showdown between 2 Wild West archetypes - a singing cowboy a la Roy Rogers and a scoundrelly outlaw. Thrown together by unfortunate circumstances, they argue over the best way to be a cowboy, while 2 other actors portray their reminiscences. Cast: John Seibert, Tom Whalen, Phil Powers, and Jessica Garrett. 8 p.m., Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea.
Tickets $25 (Sun. eves., Wed. & Thurs.), $33 (Sat. & Sun. matinees), & $38 (Fri. & Sat. eves.) in advance and at the door. 433-7673.
8 p.m.
Austin Lounge Lizards:
The Ark. Country & western musical comedy by this inventive quintet that mixes classy bluegrass and swing arrangements with humor as sharp as Loudon Wainwright's or Tom Lehrer's. Its material ranges from upbeat numbers with an edge of romantic discontent to biting political and cultural satire to the painfully hilarious antidrinking song "Old Blevins" to a full-tilt bluegrass version of Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage." The material on its latest CD, The Drugs I Need, features several politically charged songs commissioned by various consumer advocacy groups, along with gospel-tinged tunes, a bilingual Tex Mex tune, a German hip-hop song, and more.
The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $20 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio, the Michigan Union Ticket Office, & all other Ticketmaster outlets; and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.
8 p.m.
"Playing Around":
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre. July 11, 12, 18, & 19. Civic Theatre actors perform 2 plays from the theater's annual playwriting contest. Tonight and tomorrow: Debra Reichard directs Barton Bund's Sweet Tooth, a dark comedy about wealthy expatriates living in Paris. Cast: Marty Smith, Frank Gutterrez, Sean Sabo, Christine Hoberg, Wendy Wright, and Renee Ausborn. July 18 & 19: Almaza Ijaz-Black directs Elizabeth Wolf's The Strawberry & the Kaiser, a romantic comedy loosely based on the biographies of Sigmund Freud and his family. When a young American woman comes to Vienna for psychoanalysis, the Freuds are attracted to her in a way that threatens their family dynamic. Cast: Lyn Davidge, Susan Klein, Lisa White, Christine Hoberg, Gordon Barnett, and Kate Murphy.
AACT Studio, 322 W. Ann. Tickets $10 & $15 in advance and at the door. 971-2228.
8 p.m.
"The Little Dog Laughed":
Performance Network Professional Season. Every Thursday-Sunday, June 19-July 27. Ray Schultz directs Douglas Carter Beane's Tony-nominated 2006 comedy of manners about a Hollywood agent hot on getting the film rights to a new play for her client, a sexually confused up-and-coming actor afflicted with what she calls a "slight recurring case of homosexuality." The play has won praise for the subtlety and zing of its richly comic dialogue and for what New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley calls "an expressly theatrical energy that finds the verbal music and rhythm in Hollywood-style hypocrisy." Contains adult language and content, including male nudity. Stars Roxanne Wellington, Bart Bund, Jacob Hodgson, and Chelsea Sadler.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Tickets $25 (Thurs. & Sat. matinee), $30 (Fri. & Sun.), and $37 (Sat. eve.) available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over, $10 discounts available (except Sat. eve.) for students. Half-price student rush tickets & $10 tickets for age 16 & under available 1 hour before showtime. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.
8:45-11:45 p.m.
Friday Night Swing:
Ann Arbor Swing Dance Association. July 11 & 25. Swing dancing to prerecorded music. No partner needed. Bring hard-soled shoes. Preceded at 8 p.m. by beginning lessons.
Dakota Building, 1785 W. Stadium. $5 (includes lessons; students, $3). 972-9141.
10 p.m.-midnight.
Angell Hall Observatory Open House:
U-M Student Astronomical Society. All invited to peer through the telescopes in the observatory and on the Angell Hall roof and to view shows in the planetarium. Also, Student Astronomy Society members give short presentations on a variety of astronomy topics.
5th floor rooftop observatory, Angell Hall (from the large State St. entrance, take one of the elevators on the left to the fifth floor). Free. 764-3440.
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