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Find out what films, events and series are currently on the slate at the Michigan Theater. Also check out our other series and programs:
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Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com and the Michigan Union Ticket Office. To charge by phone, call 734-763-8587 or (800) 745-3000. Call 734-763-8587 for wheelchair accessible seating. |
Brandi Carlile's third album, Give Up The Ghost, unveils her talents in their truest form. After two albums and non-stop touring, she has let her guard down and offers her most candid recording to date. If the phrase "give up the ghost" most often refers to death or dying, it can also be used to describe the passing of stages in life, of transformation.
"To give up the ghost is not just to die since we do it a handful of times throughout our lives. It's a sort of leaving yourself behind," she explains. "Or what you knew yourself to be so that you can grow and transcend love or youth. Sometimes both."
The recording of Give Up The Ghost offered new experiences including working with the likes of Elton John, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers multi-instrumentalist Benmont Tench, drummer Chad Smith and Amy Ray of The Indigo Girls, all of whom contribute to the album.
For Carlile, the album is one of extremes: "The songs that are stripped down, raw and bare are that way so it makes the listener feel a little uncomfortable," she says. "And the ones that are huge are really big, with big harmonies, piano, layering electric guitar solos and a string arrangement like at the end of 'Pride and Joy.'"
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Rodney Jones, acclaimed modern jazz guitarist, composer, professor at Juilliard and Manhattan Schools of Music and guitarist on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, will speak on "How to Remember, Plan, and Manifest Your Life's Destiny." He will follow his talk with a musical performance. For more information, visit www.eck-mi.org or call 734-913-9822 |
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Come see Ann Arbor's own in their nationally syndicated small screen debut, on the Michigan's big screen! See highlights from the first season plus a musical performance and meet & greet with the AZE2 cast. A portion of the proceeds will support the Ann Arbor Public Schools art & music programs. For more information, visit www.arielandzoey.com. |
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
Presented by University Union Arts and Programs
Friday, October 1 at 7:30 PM - rescheduled!
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Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com and the Michigan Union Ticket Office. To charge by phone, call (800) 745-3000. |
In Canada, Broken Social Scene is somewhat of a phenomenon. Since wooing fans and critics alike with their 2003 Juno Award-winning album You Forgot It in People, the band's peculiar popularity has made them stars. The community that surrounds the 15-member-plus band is a family-like atmosphere with its many Canadian artists and musicians. Broken Social Scene are more than a collective; they're an orchestra for both the slacker generation and the literati.
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GREAT BIG SEA
Presented by The Ark
Wednesday, October 20 at 7:30 PM |
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$25.50, $35.50, $46.50 |
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Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com and the Michigan Union Ticket Office. To charge by phone, call 734-763-8587 or (800) 745-3000. |
The critically-acclaimed Canadian celtic-rock band Great Big Sea emerged from Newfoundland in 1993 with their self-titled debut. Many of their albums - including Up, Sea of No Cares, Turn, Play, Something Beautiful and The Hard and the Easy - are certified gold or platinum in Canada and have cumulatively sold over one million copies there. Most recently, The Hard and the Easy was nominated for a 2006 Juno award (Canada’s equivalent to a Grammy), following multiple past Juno nominations for the band.
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$14 or $12 Michigan Theater Members |
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Subscriptions on sale now. Individuals go on sale Sept. 3 |
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Subscriptions are available until Thursday, October 14 by mail, phone or fax. Orders must be postmarked by October 12.
To print out an order form, click here. |
Amber Brown is having what may be the worst year of her life. She and Justin Daniels were the perfect team: they laughed at each other's jokes, sat next to each other in class, and stayed best friends when Justin's dad had to move away. But now things are different. Now Justin's house has been sold and he is going to Alabama; that's too far from New Jersey to think about. You'll laugh and cry with Amber as she learns some valuable lessons about the virtues of patience and the meaning of friendship.
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Single tickets available July 15 |
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Prometheus Overture, Op. 43
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, featuring Adam Golka, Piano
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Sponsored by: University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Transplant Center
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Ian Anderson, known throughout the world of rock music as the flute and voice behind the legendary Jethro Tull, celebrated his 40th year as a recording and performing musician in 2008. Widely recognized as the man who introduced the flute to rock music, Ian Anderson remains the crowned exponent of the popular and rock genres of flute playing. So far, no pretender to the throne has stepped forward. Ian also plays ethnic flutes and whistles together with acoustic guitar and the mandolin family of instruments, providing the acoustic textures which are an integral part of most of the Jethro Tull repertoire. Anderson has so far recorded four diverse solo albums in his career: 1983's "Walk Into Light", the flute instrumental "Divinities" album for EMI's Classical Music Division in 1995 which reached number one in the relevant Billboard chart, and the more recently recorded acoustic collections of songs, "The Secret Language of Birds", and “Rupi’s Dance”.
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The Hot Club of San Francisco is an ensemble of accomplished and versatile musicians celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli’s pioneering Quintette du Hot Club de France. Continuing this early French tradition, a similar scene plays out as the Hot Clubs of San Francisco and Detroit present Silent Surrealism, an evening of live Gypsy jazz with short silent films from the 1930s by Charlie Bowers, James Sibley Watson, and Harold Shaw, courtesy of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Django Reinhardt is rightly hailed as one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived, but many people praising his accomplishments as a guitarist tend to overlook his roots in Gypsy culture and the fertile, polyglot Paris of the 1920s. Reinhardt and his companions used all these elements, along with American jazz, to create this new music, but the Gypsy heritage seems to be the most important ingredient. The Hot Club of San Francisco and the Hot Club of Detroit join together for this celebration of Django Reinhardt’s 100th birthday.
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GRIEG: Holberg Suite, Op. 40
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050, featuring Ed Parmentier, Harpsicord; Kathryn Votapek, Violin and Penelope Fischer, Flute
DVORAK: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22
Sponsored by: Ray and Eleanor Cross Foundation
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PETER AND THE WOLF &
BRITTEN'S YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA
Presented by Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, November 14 at 4:00 PM |
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Prokofiev tells the story of Peter with the strings, flighty bird songs played by flutes, sneaking cats represented by oboe melodies, and the great wolf played by three powerful French horns.
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“Tradition is a guide, not a jailer. We play in an older tradition but we are modern musicians,” says Justin Robinson, a member of the popular bluegrass band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops. The group’s name is a tip of the hat to the Tennessee Chocolate Drops, who lit up the music scene in the 1930s. Inspired by old-time fiddler Joe Thompson, at whose home they jammed every Thursday night during the summer and fall of 2005, the CCD started playing anywhere people would listen - town squares, farmers’ markets, and ultimately festivals and concert halls, where their foot-tapping music linked the deep tradition of the past with “dirt-floor-dance electricity.” (Rolling Stone) Their sellout shows at the Ark last year reinforced how far they’ve come in a very short time. “This striking North Carolina trio brings a modern sizzle to the legacy of classic African-American stringbands...sparking an electrifying ruckus.” (Spin)
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Not Just For Kids presents
FANCY NANCY & OTHER STORY BOOKS
Presented by The Benard L. Maas Foundation & Toyota
Sponsored by Blue Care Network
Sunday, December 12 at 1:30 PM
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Subscriptions on sale now. Individuals go on sale Sept. 3 |
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Subscriptions are available until Thursday, October 14 by mail, phone or fax. Orders must be postmarked by October 12.
To print out an order form, click here. |
An all-new musical revue featuring mini-musicals based on best-selling children’s books: Duck For President, Fancy Nancy, and more! In Duck For President, the winds of change are blowing, and a politically ambitious Duck is leading the revolution! In Fancy Nancy, Nancy just doesn't understand why she's the only one who appreciates the value of frilly accessories and a prodigious vocabulary. It's time to teach her family how to be fancy!
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Not Just For Kids presents
ROB THE DRUMMER
Presented by The Benard L. Maas Foundation & Toyota
Sponsored by the Esperance Family Foundation
Sunday, January 23 at 1:30 PM
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$14 or $12 Michigan Theater Members |
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Subscriptions on sale now. Individuals go on sale Sept. 3 |
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Subscriptions are available until Thursday, October 14 by mail, phone or fax. Orders must be postmarked by October 12.
To print out an order form, click here. |
Rob the Drummer uses music to communicate self-esteem building concepts. This program aims to inspire children to become active in the arts and sports. His dynamic drums have been featured everywhere from Sesame Street to Carnegie Hall.
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Not Just For Kids presents
JUNIE B. JONES
Presented by The Benard L. Maas Foundation & Toyota
Sponsored by Clonlara School
Sunday, February 6 at 1:30 PM
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$14 or $12 Michigan Theater Members |
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Subscriptions on sale now. Individuals go on sale Sept. 3 |
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Subscriptions are available until Thursday, October 14 by mail, phone or fax. Orders must be postmarked by October 12.
To print out an order form, click here. |
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Grab your Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal and join Junie B. Jones in this colorful, funny, fast-paced musical which takes the audience into the life of the outspoken, precocious, lovable heroine of the same name. Join Junie as she experiences new friends, new glasses, sugar cookies, the annual kickball tournament and other angst-ridden situations! |
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A concert exploring EARTH and WATER through music. Featuring Evan Chambers, Chair of U-M Composition, as Concert Host and Narrator.
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Not Just For Kids presents
JIGSAW JONES
Presented by The Benard L. Maas Foundation & Toyota
Sunday, March 20 at 1:30 PM
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$14 or $12 Michigan Theater Members |
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Subscriptions on sale now. Individuals go on sale Sept. 3 |
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Subscriptions are available until Thursday, October 14 by mail, phone or fax. Orders must be postmarked by October 12.
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Athena Lorenzo has been slimed and she doesn't think it's very funny. Someone in Ms. Gleason's class is playing practical jokes. Theodore “Jigsaw” Jones claims to be the very first detective in the whole school. It's up to Jigsaw and his friend Mila to investigate the sliming and track down the class clown. This could be their stickiest case yet!
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Not Just For Kids presents
STUART LITTLE
Presented by The Benard L. Maas Foundation & Toyota
Sunday, May 1 at 1:30 PM
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$14 or $12 Michigan Theater Members |
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Subscriptions on sale now. Individuals go on sale Sept. 3 |
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Subscriptions are available until Thursday, October 14 by mail, phone or fax. Orders must be postmarked by October 12.
To print out an order form, click here. |
Stuart Little has a happy life. He loves his mother and father and his brother, George, very much. He loves to sail boats on the pond in Central Park! He also loves his dear friend Margalo, the bird, who comes to stay with them. But when Snowbell, the family cat, frightens Margalo away, Stuart sets out to find her! Young audiences will delight in this touring production of E.B. White’s classic children’s tale of a little mouse with a BIG sense of adventure!
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