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Breathe Owl Breathe, Jen Sygit, and Luke Winslow-King: The Ark "Take a Chance Tuesdays."
"Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World": Ann Arbor District Library.
"Reading the Best Books: Exploring Popular & Award Winning Young Adult Literature": Motte & Bailey, Booksellers.
 Tuesday
July, 2008
 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Social Bridge:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. Every Tuesday & Wednesday (different locations). All seniors age 50 & older invited to play bridge. No partner required.
Brookhaven Manor, 401 W. Oakbrook (off S. Main north of Eisenhower). Free. 769-5911.
10-10:30 a.m.
Preschool Storytimes:
Ann Arbor District Library. Every Tuesday except July 15. Stories and songs for kids age 2 & up (accompanied by an adult). Note: These storytimes are also offered at the Malletts Creek (Wednesdays, 10-10:30 a.m.) and Pittsfield (Thursdays, 7-7:30 p.m., & Fridays except July 4, 10-10:30 a.m.) branches.
AADL youth department story room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-8301 (main library), 327-4200 (branches).
10 a.m.-noon.
Scrabble:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. Every Tuesday. All seniors age 50 & older invited to play this popular word game.
Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. 769-5911.
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
"Claymation Puppets":
Ann Arbor District Library. Clay animator Brad Pattullo, who has worked on The PJs, Celebrity Deathmatch, and other TV series, helps teens in grades 6-12 make a fully realized stop-motion puppet suitable for animation or display. On July 23 Pattullo helps participants take their puppets through the painstaking process of stop-motion animation.
AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at Williams. Free. Preregistration required. 327-8301.
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Jewish Older Adults:
Jewish Community Center. Every Tuesday. Activities begin at 10 a.m. with "Fitness Fun" ($4), a 60-minute exercise program led by Maria Farquhar, followed at 1 p.m. by a chance to play mah-jongg, cards, and board games or join quilting and other craft projects. Homemade buffet luncheon ($3) available at noon. All invited.
JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. (off Stone School Rd. south of Packard). Free. 971-0990.
11:30 a.m.
Children's Hour:
Shaman Drum Bookshop. Every Tuesday. Shaman Drum staff read picture books for kids ages 2-6.
Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. 662-7407.
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.
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.
4-7 p.m.
"Oak Openings Stewardship Day":
Wild Ones. All invited to help plant native species and weed out invasive plants from this savanna in the Arb. Preceded by a talk on the history of Oak Openings by a naturalist TBA. Bring a cushion or stool to sit on, gloves, and tools if you have them. Refreshments.
U-M Nichols Arboretum, meet at the Reader Center. Free. 662-9997.
6 p.m.
"Huron River Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Tuesday. Slow/moderate-paced ride, 18-40 miles, to Dexter and back.
meet at Forsythe Middle School, 1655 Newport Rd. Free. 662-0205.
6 p.m.
"Big Sky Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Tuesday. Moderate-paced ride, 20-35 miles, along flat, relatively quiet picturesque roads south of Ann Arbor.
meet at York Baptist Church, 1220 Stony Creek Rd. at Platt. Free. 971-5763.
6:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor Front Runners.:Every Tuesday & Thursday. Gay, lesbian, and straight runners invited to choose a distance of 3-5 miles to run with Front Runners members.
meet at Furstenberg Park, off Fuller Rd. across from Huron High School. Free. 741-1763.
6:30-8:30 p.m.
"Knit Happens":
Ann Arbor Stitch 'n' Bitch. Every Tuesday. All knitters invited to bring their current projects to work on and swap knitting tips.
location TBA. Free. 945-3035.
7-8 p.m.
"Reading Food Labels":
Whole Foods Market. Talk by local chiropractor Mark Perlmutter.
Whole Foods Cooking & Lifestyles Classroom, 3135 Washtenaw. Free. Preregistration requested. 975-4500.
7 p.m.
"Docu Fest":
Dominick's Restaurant. Every Tuesday. Screening of a different documentary film each week. Tonight: The Emperor of Hemp, Jeff Jones's 1999 documentary about pro-marijuana activist Jack Herer. Age 21 & older admitted.
Dominick's (2nd floor), 812 Monroe. Free. 662-5414.
7-8:30 p.m.
"Reading the Best Books: Exploring Popular & Award Winning Young Adult Literature":
Motte & Bailey, Booksellers. Talk by EMU teacher education professor Jacqueline LaRose geared toward parents of teens.
Motte & Bailey, 212 N. Fourth Ave. Free. 669-0451.
7-10:30 p.m.
Sweet Adelines County Connection.:Every Tuesday. All women invited to join the weekly rehearsals of this local 40-member barbershop harmony chorus.
UAW Local 898 Hall, 8975 Textile Rd. (west of Rawsonville Rd. off I-94), Ypsilanti. Free to visitors ($20 monthly dues for those who join). 480-8843.
7-9:30 p.m.
English Country Dancing:
Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance. Every Tuesday . Historical and traditional English dancing. Today: caller Arlene Kindel and others with music by Childgrove. Also this month: callers Bronwen Gates and Meisner with music by the Scalar Scalawags (July 29). All dances taught. No partner or experience needed. Dress comfortably and bring flat, nonslip shoes (running shoes OK).
Chapel Hill Condominium clubhouse, 3350 Green Rd. $7 (students, $4; children age 13 & under, free). 665-7704.
7-8:30 p.m.
"Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World":
Ann Arbor District Library. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post associate editor and best-selling author David Maraniss discusses his new book about the politics surrounding the first televised summer games, which featured a number of charismatic athletes, including a young Muhammad Ali.
AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4200.
7 p.m.
"New England Dinner":
Zingerman's Roadhouse. Roadhouse chef Alex Young hosts a dinner featuring traditional New England dishes.
Zingerman's Roadhouse, 2501 Jackson. $45. Reservations required. 663-3400.
7-9 p.m.
"Drummunity!":Lori Fithian, a local drummer and drum teacher, leads a drum circle. Instruments provided, or bring your own. Kids welcome. Preceded at 6:45 p.m. by a brief drum lesson.
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore, 114 S. Main. Free. 426-7818.
7-9 p.m.
"Releasing the Ego":
Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth. Every Tuesday. All invited to join a discussion of Canadian spiritual writer Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth.
Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth, 704 Airport Blvd. Donation. 996-0702
7:30-9 p.m.
"Inner World of Mind":
Jewel Heart Buddhist Center. July 15, 22, & 29. Talks by Gehlek Rimpoche, an incarnate lama from Tibet who lives in Ann Arbor, or one of Gehlek's senior students.
Jewel Heart Center, 1129 Oak Valley Dr. (just south of Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.). $10 (students & seniors, $5). 994-3387.
7:30 p.m.
Huron Valley Harmonizers Chapter of SPEBSQSA.:Every Tuesday. All male singers invited to join the weekly rehearsals of this local barbershop harmony chorus.
Stony Creek United Methodist Church, 8635 Stony Creek Rd., Ypsilanti. Free to visitors ($130 annual dues for those who join). Newcomers should call in advance. For information, call Greg Humbel at 445-1925.
7:30 p.m.
Annual Summer Lecture Series:
Zen Buddhist Temple. July 8, 15, & 22. A series of 3 lectures by different members of the local Zen Buddhist Temple. Today: Frank and Elaine Anderson, Ztaise Bradley, and Mike Umbriac discuss "Buddhism and Family Life."
Zen Buddhist Temple, 1214 Packard at Wells. Donation. 761-6520.
8 p.m.
German Speakers' Round Table.:Every Tuesday. All German speakers invited for conversation.
Grizzly Peak Brewing Company, 120 W. Washington. Free admission. 665-2931.
8 p.m.
Breathe Owl Breathe, Jen Sygit, and Luke Winslow-King:
The Ark "Take a Chance Tuesdays." Triple bill featuring members of Fox on a Hill, a Petoskey-based organization devoted to supporting artists from northwest Lower Michigan. Breathe Owl Breathe is guitarist and banjoist Micah Middaugh and cellist Andrea Moreno-Beals, a local duo originally from East Jordan, Michigan, who perform acoustic folk-rock set to atmospheric, intricately textured instrumental and vocal landscapes. Sygit (see review, p. 53) is a young Lansing singer-songwriter and guitarist known for her bluesy lyrics, down-home music, and sultry vocals. Winslow-King is a New Orleans-bred singer-songwriter and guitarist who currently lives in Cadillac. "This guy has got as much mojo as Jimi Hendrix, and he is crazy good fun in every way," says local singer-songwriter Sari Brown. Part of a monthly series of free concerts showcasing lesser-known artists on the roster of the prestigious local management agency Fleming Artists. All encouraged to bring nonperishable food or money to donate to Food Gatherers.
The Ark, 316 S. Main. Free. 761-1451.
10 p.m.
"Triple Double Trivia":
The Arena Sports Grille and Bar. Every Tuesday. All invited to try a wide-ranging trivia quiz for such prizes as T-shirts, hats, and gift certificates. Bonus points awarded for "stupid human tricks" like drinking beer upside down, dancing to Michael Jackson songs, or inserting an entire fist into your mouth.
The Arena, 203 E. Washington. Free. 222-9999.
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