Community Culture
Genre-bending artist Cheikh Lô to perform for 'U'
BY TYLER BAILEY
Cheikh Lô will be showcasing his art along with an accompanying band at the Michigan Theater tomorrow. Lô is known as a singer, songwriter and percussionist.
Rude Mechanicals to explore automated nature of day-to-day life in 'Machinal'
- Teresa Mathew/Daily
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
An expressionist work written by playwright Sophie Treadwell, “Machinal” follows a woman stuck in a post-industrial mechanical society. With the mechanical nature of our own daily routine, “Machinal” could ring especially poignant.
One Pause Poetry to bring verse to METAL for season-opener
BY JOHN BOHN
One Pause Poetry is an organization within Copper Colored Mountain Arts, and this year it will be the focus of CCMA’s artistic agenda. They will kick off their 2012 season tonight with readings by three poets.
Annual Latin@ cultural show to emphasize diversity
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
At the 12th annual Latin@ Culture Show, University students will perform dances, poetry, monologues and piano pieces. But unlike previous years, the cultural acts are not just from Latin America. They’re from all over the world.
Puppets to parade through downtown in upcoming FestiFools celebration
BY ALICIA ADAMCZYK
Looking for a particularly foolish way to spend the first of April this year, but tired of the same old pranks and tricks? The sixth annual FestiFools will offer an artistic experience for April Fool’s Day enthusiasts.
Persian Student Association to showcase multiculturalism
BY JOHN BOHN
The Persian New Year has been brought to the University campus by the Persian Student Association since the group’s inception, and tomorrow will be the event’s 14th consecutive celebration.
Holm to helm talk on kids books
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
This year’s lecture will be given by Jennifer Holm, recipient of three Newbery Honors for her books “Our Only May Amelia,” “Penny from Heaven” and “Turtle in Paradise.”
'In Stitches' presents a memoir of a medical life
- Gallery
BY ALICIA ADAMCZYK
Youn said that the book — which was designated the 2012 Michigan Notable Book of the Year and has received praise from USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and “The Rachael Ray Show,” among others — was initially rejected by 30 different agents before it was picked up.
Theater organists given rare opportunity to play their passion at the Michigan
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY JOHN BOHN
For the newcomer pleasantly surprised by its presence or the regular expecting an old friend, the sounds of a Barton organ have offered film-goers a unique ambiance since the Michigan Theater’s opening in 1928.
Th'Undergrads produces 'SNL'-inspired 'U' comedy
- YouTube
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
Th’Undergrads is the University’s first televised sketch comedy group. The show releases a new, roughly 30-minute episode every month.
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