Community Culture
Gypsy jazz in full swing at Kerrytown with Cyrille Aimée and The Guitar Heroes
BY JOHN BOHN
This Friday, gypsy jazz will be in full swing at the Kerrytown Concert House, where Cyrille Aimée, an up-and-coming voice in the genre, will perform with her newly-formed band, The Guitar Heroes.
John Bohn: Creative potential of public spaces
BY JOHN BOHN
Let’s discuss the creative possibilities of public spaces in Ann Arbor. What responses, for instance, do you think people have had to the guitar players and blues singers in the West Hall arch? Is it silly? Intruding? Or is it viewed favorably?
Artist Snapshot: Enoch Brater talks drama
- Marlene Lacasse/Daily
BY NATALIE GADBOIS
Brater majored in English at New York University and eventually moved on to Harvard University. There, he was a jack of all trades, earning a Ph.D in English and also participating in the Harvard Dramatic Club.
Colson Whitehead to participate in Zell Visiting Writers Series at 'U'
BY JULIA KLINE
In 2009, Esquire magazine called Colson Whitehead “The Coolest Writer in America.” And that's not even one of his most impressive accolades.
John Bohn: Embracing Ann Arbor's film culture of the past and future
BY JOHN BOHN
It’s not hard to see that cinema culture is ingrained in the Ann Arbor community. The space has been invested with an eye toward film; it is, in many ways, part of the city’s landscape.
Artist Snapshot: OyamO discusses life, legacy and society's future in interview
- Marlene Lacasse/Daily
BY TEHREEM SAJJAD
A prominent influence in the growing canon of African-American literature, playwright OyamO’s (Charles F. Gordon) work captures historical events in a new light.
Annual EnspiRED charity fashion show to craft accessible couture
BY CARLINA DUAN
EnspiRED’s “The Year of Couture” will feature student models, live entertainment and original clothing designs from fashion boutiques across the U.S.
Best of 2012: Notable community events
BY DAILY ARTS STAFF
Daily Arts reflects on the diverse array of community events that left an impression in 2012.
Ann Arbor-based website MyFab5 uses new ranking system to judge restaurants
BY TYLER BAILEY
The website, created by Engineering junior Nick Ruff and University alumni Omeid Seirafi-pour, Calvin Schemanski and John Gulbronson, utilizes an exclusive restaurant ranking system instead of the typical star rating system used by other similar sites.
Local teens pick literary favorites for the Best American Nonrequired Reading anthology
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
The texts for the Best American Nonrequired Reading anthology are chosen annually by two groups of high school students, one from Valencia California and the other from Ann Arbor.
The B-side
Gamer's paradise
The walls are covered with graffiti-esque murals of Mario and Megaman. The shelves contain every imaginable object of the gaming world, from the latest PlayStation 3 releases to the rulebooks to the latest edition of “Dungeons & Dragons.” Welcome to Ann Arbor's gaming Mecca.
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