Community Culture
Eight South Asian student groups converge for cultural 'That Brown Show'
BY LAUREN CASERTA
The show consists of eight different South Asian student groups, each of which are given eight minutes of performance time.
'U' conference to explore the connections between dance and the LGBT community
BY ALICIA ADAMCZYK
The “Meanings and Makings of Queer Dance” conference was established to help alleviate the pressures of traditional ballet classes for LGBT individuals, as well as to explore the ways in which dance and gender relate to each other on a larger scale.
Canterbury House to offer 24-hour improv-music fundraiser
BY LAUREN CASERTA
Tonight, the International Society for Improvised Music will pull together some of Ann Arbor’s most talented musicians for a fundraiser as unpredictable as the songs the artists will create on a whim.
Exploring and expanding musical horizons with WCBN
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY GEOFF MARINO
WCBN prides itself and values the community aspect it can provide. Unlike Internet music sites, in which the listener interacts with a computer, WCBN wants to foster the experience of communal music listening.
The B-Side
Best of 2011: Notable community events
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY DAILY COMMUNITY CULTURE STAFF
Daily Arts keeps it local with the most memorable puppet parades, football announcer voices and everything in between.
Life after the Michigan Marching Band
- File Photo/Daily
BY LUCY PERKINS
Directly beneath the maize ‘M’ sewn on the left chest plate of his Michigan Marching Band uniform, a tattooed block ‘M’ is inked on the left pectoral of TJ Wolfgram, a senior in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
Babo: a market by sava fuses food, aesthetics and community in design
- Allison Kruske/Daily
BY HALEY GOLDBERG
Walking into babo: a market by sava, it’s easy to forget the fluorescently lit, barren stores of shopping trips past. Babo, which opens today, is a place where food meets art, and grocery shopping transforms from an errand to an experience.
Tackling 'Paradise Lost' out loud at annual marathon reading
BY KATIE STEEN
While most University students were sleeping off their Friday night festivities, a brave group arrived at Angell Hall Saturday morning to read John Milton’s epic poem “Paradise Lost” — yes, the entire thing — in one sitting.
'U' Law Prof. William Miller bemoans aging in new book 'Losing It'
- Courtesy of John Masson
BY JACOB AXELRAD
A University law professor and historian specializing in Icelandic sagas and blood feuds, William Miller has written a book, “Losing It,” that tackles the myth that with age comes some sort of dignity.
Former Motown Records employee Al Abrams to speak at Bentley
BY JEFF WARANIAK
Al Abrams will discuss his new book and his experiences promoting Motown artists like The Supremes, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson at a book signing at the University’s Bentley Historical Library today from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The B-side
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