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<div align="center"> <p><br> </p> <img src="/2ndpagetitles/CALENDAR.gif" width="504" height="54" border="0" alt="Calendar of Events"><br> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" width="454" align="center"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i>Lectures, Readings, and Forums</i></font><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" color="#660000"><i><br> </i></font><font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times"><i> Ann Arbor is an educated and educational community, providing an ample selection of brown bag lectures, seminars, and other colloquia. The Calendar covers events from authors on book signing tours to politicians on the stump. </i></font><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><br> <br> </font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <a name="top"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i>Highlights this week:</i></font></div> <div align="left"> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"> <A HREF="#event21368"><B>C. Dale Young: U-M English Department.</B></A><P> <A HREF="#event21403"><B>"A Jihad for Love": U-M Spectrum Center.</B></A><P> <A HREF="#event21373"><B>"State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America": Ann Arbor District Library/Shaman Drum Bookshop.</B></A><P> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C6.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="6" border="0" align="top"> Monday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">October, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event21358"></a> 11:30 a.m. <br><b>U-M Club of Ann Arbor.</b> <i>Every Monday. </i> Weekly lunchtime talks by U-M coaches. Today: women's swimming coach Jim Richardson. Weber's Inn, 3050 Jackson Rd. $14 (members, $9.25; seniors, $8.75). 663-7420.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21360"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> Noon. <br><b>"Religion and the Subversive"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies.</b> <i>Oct. 6 & 13. </i> Talks by U-M professors. Today: U-M rabbinic literature professor Yaron Eliav on <b>"Jewish Notions of Idolatry and Their Function in the Religious Landscape of the Roman Mediterranean." </b> 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-0350.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21359"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> Noon. <br><b>"Corporate Social Responsibility and the Environment: A Theoretical Perspective"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Erb Institute.</b> Talk by U-M Erb Institute director Tom Lyon. 1028 Dana, 430 East University. Free. 647-9799.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21369"></a> <br><b>Cooking Sessions</b><b>:</b> <b>Big George's Home Appliance Mart.</b> <i>Every Mon. & Oct. 2. </i> With Big George's culinary specialist Nancy Jenkins, unless otherwise noted. Today: <b>"We`ll Be Jamming" </b> offers a chance to learn how to make <b>raspberry jam, raspberry sauce, and raspberry vinegar, </b> and to make a jar of raspberry jam to take home. 6 <i>:30-8 p.m., Big George's, 2023 W. Stadium. </i> $10. Preregistration required. 669-9520.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21364"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 3-4:30 p.m. <br><b>"Early History of HIV/AIDS Investigations in the United States"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Center for the History of Medicine 8th Annual Horace W. Davenport Lecture in the Medical Humanities.</b> Talk by Emory University epidemiology professor <b>James Curran. </b> Palmer Commons Forum Hall, 100 Washtenaw. Free. 647-6914.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21365"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 4-5:30 p.m. <br><b>"Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life"</b><b>:</b> <b>Shaman Drum Bookshop.</b> <i>Every Mon., Oct. 6-Nov. 5. </i> Shaman Drum owner Karl Pohrt and Shaman Drum research & development director Bob Hart host a discussion of Kathleen Norris's exploration of the contemporary relevance of the medieval concept of acedia, or soul-weariness. Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. Space limited; preregistration required. 662-7407.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21368"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 5 p.m. <br><b>C. Dale Young</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M English Department.</b> Reading by this award-winning San Francisco poet and physician. "When Young's two worlds - the medical and the metaphorical - merge, they create a love poetry that is sublime because and in spite of its knowledge," says a <i>Publishers Weekly </i> review of his 2007 collection <i>The Second Person. </i> Rackham Amphitheater. Free. 615-3710.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21373"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7-8:30 p.m. <br><b>"State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America"</b><b>:</b> <b>Ann Arbor District Library/Shaman Drum Bookshop.</b> <i>Paris Review </i> deputy editor <b>Matt Weiland </b> discusses this collection he coedited of 50 essays - one on each state - by 50 prominent artists responding to and updating the writings on their state featured in the legendary WPA American Guide series of the 30s and 40s. Followed by a screening of a 38-minute film about the book that features many of its contributors. Signing. Ann Arbor District Library 4th-floor meeting room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4560.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21375"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7:30 p.m. <br><b>"A Declaration of Energy Independence: How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National Security, Our Economy, and the Environment"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Ford Presidential Library.</b> Jimmy Carter Presidential Library director <b>Jay Hakes, </b> a former U.S. Department of Energy Information Administration director, discusses his new book. Reception and signing. Ford Library, 1000 Beal. Free. 205-0555.<br clear=left><br><br> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C7.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="7" border="0" align="top"> Tuesday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">October, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event21385"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> Noon-1 p.m. <br><b>Noon Lecture Series</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Center for Chinese Studies.</b> <i>Every Tues. except Oct. 21. </i> Talks by U-M and visiting scholars. Free sandwiches, cookies, & coffee served. Today: Davidson College history professor Joseph Dennis discusses <b>"Local Gazetteers in Ming Dynasty Borderlands." </b> 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-6308.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21386"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> Noon. <br><b>"Perspectives on Healing"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Institute for Research on Women and Gender.</b> <i>Oct. 3, 7, 15, & 30. </i> A series of talks on alternative health care for women and treatments of gendered disorders. Today: local midwife Mickey Sperlich and local registered nurse Julia Seng on <b>"Survivor Moms: Women's Healing after Sexual Abuse." </b> 2239 Lane Hall, 204 S. State. Free. 764-9537.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21387"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> Noon-1:30 p.m. <br><b>Brown Bag Lecture</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Institute for the Humanities.</b> <i>Every Tues. </i> Bring a bag lunch. Today: U-M classics professor Sara Forsdyke discusses <b>"What Happened to Ancient Studies?" </b> 202 S. Thayer, room 2022. Free. 936-3518.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21388"></a> Noon. <br><b>Candice DeLong</b><b>:</b> <b>Margaret Waterman Alumnae Town Hall Celebrity Lecture Series.</b> This retired FBI agent and host of the Lifetime reality show <i>What Should You Do? </i> discusses the challenges of her career, from searching for the Unabomber to posing as a madam for a call-girl ring. Preceded at 11:30 a.m. by lunch. All proceeds benefit a U-M student scholarship fund. Michigan League Ballroom. Tickets $40 in advance only. 663-1899.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21390"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 12:30 p.m. <br><b>"Jackson Trippers"</b><b>:</b> <b>Newcomers Coterie Club of Ann Arbor.</b> Jackson Trippers co-owner Pat Speiser discusses this area travel agency that organizes affordable, fun-filled trips throughout Michigan. All women who have recently moved or returned to the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti area invited. Coffee, tea, & dessert served. Preceded at 11:30 a.m. by lunch (preregistration required). Weber's Inn, 3050 Jackson Rd. Free. Low-cost child care arrangements available in advance only. 761-9153.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event22371"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 2-5 p.m. <br><b>“New Frontiers in Stem Cell Research”:</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Taubman Medical Research Institute 1st Annual Symposium.</b> Talks on stem cell research by U-M Neurology professor Eva Feldman, U-M Cancer Center oncologist Max Wicha, U-M otolaryngology professor Yehoash Raphael. National Institutes of Health Stem Cell Task Force vice chair James Battey gives a keynote speech on <b>“The Promises and Challenges of Stem Cell Research.”</b> U-M Biomedical Science Research Bldg., 109 Zina Pitcher Place. Free. 615-7282.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21391"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 4 p.m. <br><b>Jose Kozer</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Latin American and Caribbean Studies.</b> Reading by this Cuban-American poet. <i>Jacket Magazine </i> reviewer Christopher Winks calls Kozer's poetry " <i>attuned: </i> to the oscillations of consciousness, to the rustlings of language beneath and beyond words." location TBA. Free. 647-0844.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21395"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 5:30 p.m. <br><b>"Gender, Power, and Peacemaking in Africa"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Institute for Research on Women and Gender/Center for Afroamerican and African Studies.</b> Talk by University of Wisconsin political science and women's studies professor Aili Tripp. 4701 Haven Hall, 505 S. State St. Free. 764-9537.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21405"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7-8:30 p.m. <br><b>"2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing"</b><b>:</b> <b>Ann Arbor District Library.</b> <i>Sports Illustrated </i> reporter <b>Richard Deitsch, </b> a U-M Knight-Wallace journalism fellow, discusses his experiences covering the Olympics. AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4560.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21404"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7 p.m. <br><b>"War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest"</b><b>:</b> <b>Nicola's Books.</b> <i>Detroit Free Press </i> sportswriter <b>Michael Rosenberg </b> discusses his history of the Ohio State and U-M football rivalry in the 70s. Signing. Nicola's, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0660.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21403"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7 p.m. <br><b>"A Jihad for Love"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Spectrum Center.</b> Screening of Parvez Sharma's controversial 2007 documentary, featured in an NPR story last summer, about gay and lesbian Muslims living in 12 countries, including Iraq, Iran, the U.S., and others. According to <i>New York Times </i> critic Nathan Lee, it's "a dispatch from the outer limits of marginalization" with "a nail-biting narrative." Followed by a discussion with Sharma. This event is part of National Coming Out Month. Michigan League Ballroom. Free. 763-4186.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21415"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7:30 p.m. <br><b>Ann Arbor Camera Club.</b> <i>Oct. 7 & 21. </i> Tonight: club member Sandy Labana presents a digital show of images taken by members on various <b>field trips, </b> including a buffalo farm, a tulip festival, and nature walks. Also, other club members show slides on various topics, including this month's assignment of <b>"Eyes." </b> Wines Elementary School auditorium, 701 Newport Rd. Free ($15 annual dues for those who join). 327-4781.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21414"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7:30 p.m. <br><b>"About Rudolf Steiner's Insights into Human Life"</b><b>:</b> <b>Rudolf Steiner Study Circle of Ann Arbor.</b> <i>Oct. 7 & 21. </i> 3rd & 4th in a series of 7 biweekly lectures by U-M physics professor emeritus Ernst Katz. Tonight's topic: <b>"How to Know Higher Worlds." </b> Rudolf Steiner House, 1923 Geddes. Free. 485-3764.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21413"></a> 7:30-9 p.m. <br><b>"The Swift Path"</b><b>:</b> <b>Jewel Heart Buddhist Center.</b> <i>Every Tues. </i> Talks by <b>Gehlek Rimpoche </b> (Oct. 7 & 28), an incarnate lama from Tibet who lives in Ann Arbor, or one of Gehlek's senior students (Oct. 14 & 21). Jewel Heart Center, 1129 Oak Valley Dr. (just south of Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.). $10 (students & seniors, $5). 994-3387.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21412"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7:30 p.m. <br><b>"Hometown Baghdad"</b><b>:</b> <b>Concordia University.</b> Talk by the producers of this award-winning 2007 online documentary series about 3 young Iraqis struggling to survive during the war. <i>CNN </i> called the project "very courageous and eye-opening." Concordia Riverside Room, 4090 Geddes at Earhart. Free. 995-7300.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21411"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7:30 p.m. <br><b>"Bringing Human Rights Home to Michigan"</b><b>:</b> <b>Oasis LGBT Ministry.</b> Talk by the prominent human rights attorney Deborah LaBelle. Followed by a panel discussion with speakers TBA. First Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. Free. 846-3578.<br clear=left><br><br> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C8.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="8" border="0" align="top"> Wednesday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">October, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event21430"></a> Noon-1 p.m. <br><b>Noon Lecture Series</b><b>:</b> <b>Kempf House Center for Local History.</b> <i>Every Wed. </i> Today: <i>Ann Arbor News </i> writer and Great Lakes historian Roger LeLievre discusses <b>"Great Lakes Shipwrecks from November Storms." </b> Kempf House, 312 S. Division. Admission $2 (Kempf House members, $1). 994-4898.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21428"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> Noon. <br><b>Food Sessions</b><b>:</b> <b>Cranbrook Whole Foods.</b> <i>Oct. 8, 10, 15, 22, 23, & 29. </i> Lecture-demos by whole foods staff. Today: Amy Gallagher on <b>"Cake Decorating 101." </b> Whole Foods Lifestyle Center, Cranbrook Village shopping center, 990 W. Eisenhower Pkwy. Free. 997-7507.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21427"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> Noon-1 p.m. <br><b>U-M Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.</b> <i>Oct. 8 & 29. </i> Talks by visiting scholars. Today: Penn State political science professor Michael Bernhard discusses <b>"Communist Legacies and Democratic Survival: Liability or Advantage?" </b> 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-0351.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21426"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> Noon. <br><b>Brown Bag Lecture</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Center for Afroamerican and African Studies.</b> <i>Oct. 8 & 14. </i> Talks by U-M and visiting scholars. Bring a bag lunch. Today: U-M American culture professor Tiya Miles on <b>"Black Community Life on a 19th-Century Cherokee Plantation." </b> 4701 Haven Hall, 520 S. State. Free. 764-5517.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21441"></a> 7-9 p.m. <br><b>"Delicatessen Tastings"</b><b>:</b> <b>Zingerman's Delicatessen.</b> <i>Oct. 8, 22, & 29. </i> Zingerman's staff and guest food experts discuss and offer taste samples of various gourmet delights. Today: <b>"French Cheeses </b> " with Zingerman's staff member Ricardo Miller. Zingerman's Next Door (upstairs), 422 Detroit St. $20 in advance, $25 (if available) at the door. Space limited; reservations recommended. 663-3354.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21445"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7 p.m. <br><b>"The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization"</b><b>:</b> <b>Shaman Drum Bookshop.</b> <i>ColorLines </i> magazine editor <b>Rinku Sen </b> and Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York cofounder <b>Fekkak Mamdouh </b> read from and discuss their new book exploring the ways Mamdouh's experiences as a waiter at a World Trade Center restaurant whose life was thrown into turmoil on 9/11 and the similar experiences of other immigrant food workers illustrate the contradictions and challenges of current U.S. immigration policy. Signing. Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. 662-7407.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21447"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7:30 p.m. <br><b>"Sedges and Other Small Native Plants for Your Garden"</b><b>:</b> <b>Wild Ones/Ann Arbor Garden Club/Ann Arbor Rhododendron Society.</b> Talk by U-M Herbarium curator Tony Reznicek. Preceded at 7 p.m. by refreshments. U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free. 662-9997.<br clear=right><br><br> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C9.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="9" border="0" align="top"> Thursday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">October, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event21455"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> Noon. <br><b>Noon Lecture Series</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Center for Japanese Studies.</b> <i>Every Thurs. </i> Talks by visiting scholars. Today: University of Colorado Japanese literature professor Keller Kimbrough on <b>"Horrors of the Medieval Imagination: The Illustrated Lives of the Demon Shuten Doji." </b> 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-6307.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21457"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 12:10 p.m. <br><b>Gifts of Art</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Hospitals.</b> <i>Every Thurs. </i> Performances and presentations by local musicians and artists. Today: a tile-making demo by Motawi Tileworks owner <b>Karim Motawi. </b> U-M Hospital lobby, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr. (off Fuller). Free. 936-ARTS.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21458"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 12:30 p.m. <br><b>"Environmental Justice"</b><b>:</b> <b>Women's National Farm and Garden Association.</b> Talk by Growing Hope executive director Amanda Edmonds. Ann Arbor City Club, 1830 Washtenaw. Free. 995-8441.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21462"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 4 p.m. <br><b>"All Murder Is Political: Homicide in the Public Sphere in Mexico"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies.</b> Talk by Columbia University history professor Pablo Piccato. Tisch Hall, 435 S. State St. Free. 764-6305.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21466"></a> 5-7 p.m. <br><b>"Thursday Night Rush Hour Relief at the Wine Bar"</b><b>:</b> <b>Cranbrook Whole Foods Market.</b> <i>Every Thurs. </i> Whole Foods staff discuss wine and cheese. Also, tastings and small plates of food. Today's topic: <b>"Wines of Italy." </b> Whole Foods Wine Bar, 990 W. Eisenhower Pkwy., Cranbrook Village shopping center. $17. 997-7507.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21464"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 5 p.m. <br><b>"Designing the Voting Experience and Information in Everyday Life"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M School of Art and Design Penny Stamps Lecture Series.</b> Talk by <b>Cheyenne Medina </b> and <b>Gretchen Schulfer, </b> designers who both worked on the AIGA Design for Democracy initiative to "reenfranchise" voters through better ballot designs and guidelines for navigating polling places. Michigan Theater. Free. 647-2337.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21474"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7 p.m. <br><b>Ann Packer</b><b>:</b> <b>Ann Arbor District Library/Shaman Drum Bookshop.</b> This award-winning California novelist, author of the best-selling <i>The Dive from Clausen's Pier, </i> reads from Songs Without Words, her new novel about 2 women, lifelong friends, whose friendship is called into question when the teenage daughter of one of them gets into trouble. <i>Washington Post </i> reviewer Carrie Brown calls Packer "an uncannily observant chronicler of contemporary American domestic life." Signing. AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4560, 662-7407.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21473"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7 p.m. <br><b>Wade Rouse</b><b>:</b> <b>ShCabaret and Gallery.</b> This Michigan writer discusses Of Lattes and Land Rovers: Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler, his memoir about his experience as publicity director at a hoity-toity private school. One critic calls the book "keenly observant and hilariously scathing." Signing and reception. Sh, 325 Braun Ct. Free. 663-0036.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21472"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7 p.m. <br><b>"The End of the Universe and the Future of Life"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Center for Theoretical Physics.</b> SUNY Buffalo physics professor Will Kinney illustrates recent developments in cosmology with humorous cartoons and discusses the future of evolution. Preceded at 6:30 p.m. by refreshments. 340 West Hall, 1085 South University. Free. 615-2492.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21471"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7 p.m. <br><b>Health Sessions</b><b>:</b> <b>Plum Market.</b> <i>Oct. 9 & 23. </i> Talks by local health practitioners. Today: chiropractor Darren Schmidt on <b>"Dining Out." </b> Plum Market lounge, Maple Village shopping center. Free. Preregistration requested. 827-5000.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21479"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7:30 p.m. <br><b>"State Election Reform"</b><b>:</b> <b>American Association of University Women.</b> Talk by club member Marcia MacMullan and Michigan Election Reform Alliance cofounder Jan BenDor. Ann Arbor City Club, 1830 Washtenaw. Free. 973-6287.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21478"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 7:30 p.m. <br><b>"Living Right Side Up in an Upside Down World"</b><b>:</b> <b>First Church of Christ, Scientist.</b> Talk by Christian Science healing practitioner and teacher Scott Preller. First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1833 Washtenaw. Free. Child care provided. 662-1694.<br clear=right><br><br> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C10.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="10" border="0" align="top"> Friday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">October, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event21491"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> Noon-1:30 p.m. <br><b>Noon Lecture Series</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Center for Southeast Asian Studies.</b> <i>Oct. 10, 17, & 31. </i> Talks by visiting scholars. Today: Honolulu- and Manila-based poet and novelist Zamora Linmark on <b>"How I Went to the Philippines to Research for a Novel and Ended Up Swimming in My Sardine Can of Worms." </b> Also this month: Cornell University anthropology professor Andrew Willford on <b>"The Indian Uprising and the Haunting of Justice in Malaysia" </b> (Oct. 17) and Art Institute of Chicago art history professor Nora Taylor on <b>"Anti-Art in Vietnam: Adventures in (In)visual Anthropology" </b> (Oct. 31). International Institute, SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-0352.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21496"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 4 p.m. <br><b>Sharon Penman</b><b>:</b> <b>Nicola's Books.</b> Canceled. Nicola's, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0660.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21498"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 5 p.m. <br><b>"Cardinals and Courtesans: Secular Music in Rome Around 1500"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M School of Music.</b> Lecture by University of California-Santa Barbara musicology professor William Prizer. 506 Burton Memorial Tower. Free. 764-0594.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21500"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 6 p.m. <br><b>Food Sessions</b><b>:</b> <b>Cranbrook Whole Foods.</b> <i>Oct. 8, 10, 15, 22, 23, & 29. </i> Lecture-demos by whole foods staff. Today: a talk by a staffer TBA on <b>"Be Good to Your Body: Aging Gracefully." </b> Whole Foods Lifestyle Center, Cranbrook Village shopping center, 990 W. Eisenhower Pkwy. Free. 997-7507.<br clear=right><br><br> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C11.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="11" border="0" align="top"> Saturday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">October, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event21539"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 10:30 a.m. <br><b>"Saturday Morning Physics"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Physics Department</b> . <i>Every Sat. </i> Popular series of talks, aimed at general audiences, by U-M faculty and local physics experts. Today: local research hydrologist Frank Quinn on <b>"A Current Perspective on Great Lakes Water Levels." </b> 170 Dennison, 500 Church. Free. 764-4437.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21541"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 11 a.m. <br><b>Biscuit the Dog</b><b>:</b> <b>Barnes & Noble.</b> Alyssa Satin Capucilli's lovable puppy is on hand for a reading of some of his stories. Barnes & Noble, 3235 Washtenaw. Free. 973-1618<br clear=right><br><br> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C12.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="12" border="0" align="top"> Sunday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">October, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event21590"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 10-11 a.m. <br><b>Introductory Dharma Talk</b><b>:</b> <b>Jewel Heart Buddhist Center.</b> <i>Every Sun. except Oct. 19. </i> Talks by <b>Gehlek Rimpoche, </b> an incarnate lama from Tibet who lives in Ann Arbor, or one of Gehlek's senior students. Today's topic: <b>"Waking Up to Life." </b> Jewel Heart Buddhist Center, 1129 Oak Valley Dr. (just south of Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.). Free, but donations accepted. 994-3387.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21613"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 1:45 p.m. <br><b>"Dendrobiums"</b><b>:</b> <b>Ann Arbor Orchid Society.</b> Talk by California orchid expert <b>Gerardus Staal. </b> Also, an orchid show-and-tell, orchid sales, a silent auction, raffles, and a chance to grill experts on problem plants. U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens auditorium, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free. 663-0756.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21618"></a> 2-5 p.m. <br><b>Forest Hill Cemetery Tour.</b> <i>Every Sun., Oct. 5-Nov. 9. </i> Ann Arbor's unofficial city historian, <b>Wystan Stevens, </b> has been leading his popular interpretive tour of Ann Arbor's oldest cemetery for almost 30 years. Stevens is an enchanting, wryly humorous raconteur, and he says that "the fall is the prettiest time of year for the graveyard." If you haven't been led around Forest Hill by Wystan, you don't really know Ann Arbor! Canceled in case of heavy rain. meet inside the gate on Observatory, just north of Geddes. $10 (children with adult, free) by advance reservation and at the gate. 662-5438.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event21615"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 2 p.m. <br><b>Letitia Byrd</b><b>:</b> <b>Pittsfield Township Historical Society.</b> This Pittsfield Township Historical Commission board member discusses her life and her marriage to architect and renowned entrepreneur David Byrd. Pittsfield Community Center, 701 W. Ellsworth. Free. 434-4074.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event21630"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> 3 p.m. <br><b>"The Infinite Landscape: Master Photographers from the UMMA Collection"</b><b>:</b> <b>U-M Museum of Art.</b> UMMA curator Carole McNamara discusses the museum's current exhibit. UMMA Off/Site, 1301 S. University. 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