Calendar

To publicize JANUARY/FEBRUARY CALENDAR events, send formatted listings by Friday, December 15 to AGENDA, 202 E. Washington #512, Ann Arbor, Ml 48104. (996-8018)

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Unless otherwise noted, all events listed in the CALENDAR are free and open to the public. All locations are in Ann Arbor unless otherwise noted.

ONGOING ACTIVITIES

"Share the Warmth": South University Merchant's Association through Dec. 21, various hours, S. University between E. University and Washtenaw. Participating businesses will display a window sign. Donations of clean, wearable clothing and of canned or packaged dry foods will be collected for distribution by local churches and charitable organizations. Special needs: infant clothing, oversized adult clothing and foods for people on restricted diets (low-salt, no sugar, etc). 665-2270

Dia de Los Muertos Altar Exhibit: Galeria Casa de Unidad through Dec. 15, 1920 Scotten, Detroit. Day of the Dead altar construction along with photo documentation of three Mexican feast days. 843-9598

1990 Poster Dog Contest: Humane Society of Huron Valley deadline Feb. 15, pick up contest forms M-F 11 am to 5 pm, 3100 Cherry Hill Rd. The prize includes $5000 to the owner and a matching grant to the Cherry Hill shelter. Open to any dog adopted at the local Humane Society. Jan Wahl 662-5585

Art and Holy Powers in the Early Christian House: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology through March 16, M-F 9 am to 4 pm, Sat & Sun 1 pm to 4 pm, 434 S. State. Presentation of spiritual objects of daily life found in private houses from 4 to 7 AC. 763-3559

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Meeting: Alliance for U-M Campus Child Care 1 pm, U-M Women's Studies Office, West Engineering Bldg. Participate in improving U-M on-site child care services by developing a legislative initiative, a faculty initiative, and a protest march this spring. Open meetings. 973-1983

"The Princess Yang Kwei-Fei" (1955) and "New Tales of the Taira Clan" (1955): Center for Japanese Studies 7 pm and 8:40 pm respectively, Lorch Hall. Continuing retrospective of the films of Kenji Mizoguchi. 764-6307

"The Red Shoes": Pioneer Theatre Guild 7 pm, Pioneer High School, 601 W. Stadium. A children's play based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson, $3. 663-7733 "Romero" Premier Benefit: Interfaith Councll for Peace & Justice and Guild House 7:30 pm, Ann Arbor Theater, 210 S. Fifth Ave. Ann Arbor premiere of film based on the real-life story of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, an outspoken critic of the Salvadoran govemment who was assassinated while saying Mass in 1980 by a right-wing death squad. Speakers to follow: Maria Teresa Tula is a Salvadoran mother of six and the U.S. representativo of COMADRES, a support organizaron for women whose husbands and children have been assassinated or disappeared (founded with Romero's help in1977); Mark Anner is a U.S. citizen wounded in the October 31 death squad bombing of the union offices of FENESTRA (National Federation of Salvadoran Workers) in which 10 Salvadoran union members were killed and 36 wounded. $10 at the door, cali 6631870 for more information. Cali 7619701 for regular show times. Kid Creóle & the Coconuts: Prism Productions 7:30 pm, Nectarine Ballroom, 510 E. Liberty. Only Michigan performance! 763-TKTS "The Breadshop": The Brecht Company 8 pm, Residential College Aud., 701 E. University, U-M. English premiere of a "lost" play by Brecht about the darkly comic stories of the littie people of Berlín (read Chicago, Detroit) during the Depression, $7advance tickets at Michigan Theater Box Office. 747-4354 "Old Times": Performance Network 8 pm, 408 W. Washington. A Nother Production of Harold Pinteas play that delves into 3 peoples pasts and presents, illuminating unspoken doubts and tensions with recollections of what díd and peitiaps díd not occur, $9$7 stud. & seniorsgroup rates. 663-0681 Ann Arbor Dance Works: U-M Dance Dept 8 pm, Mclntosh Theater, Moore Bldg, School of Music, $4. 763-5460 "A Christmas Carol": Michigan Theater 8 pm, 603 E. Liberty. Dicken's holiday classic comes alive!, $16. 668-8480 "Know the Enemy: The Rlght Wing In Was h tena w County": Ann Arbor NOW 8:05 pm, A2 Community Access TV, Cable Channel 9. Videotape of Nov. 14 NOW meeting with panel discussion of the connections between Torn Monaghan, Domino's Pizza, the Word of God, Washtenaw Rescue and the anti abortion-rights movement. 769-7422 "Heart of a Dog": Performance Network 11 pm, 408 W. Washington. Long banned in the Soviet Union, Mikhail Bulgakov's fast-paced satire on Russian life follows Professor Preobrajansky as he transforms dog into man and back again while keeping the space-hungry apartment management at bay, $9$6 stud & seniors group rates. 663-0681 2 Saturday Santa Paws: Humane Society of Huron Valley 10 am to 5 pm, A2 Dog Training Club, 1575 E. North Territorial. Have your pef s photo taken with Santa. Dogs must beona leash. Cats and small pets must be caged, $7-$1 2 (proceeds to benefit HSH V). Also, dónate dry tood or animal toys to creatures at the shelter today and 9 Sat. 662-5545 Holiday Parade for Creative Toy & TV for Children: Campaign Against Violent Toys 1 1 am to noon, starting at the corner of William and S State St. For children of all ages and adults who are concemed about the 800% increase in the sale of war toys since 1983. Bring signs, costumes, musical instruments. Join us on Liberty or Main St. if you come late. 764-2547 Picket: Homeless Action Committee (HAC) 11 am, Klines Dept. store parking lot, (S. Ashley between William and Liberty). Reorient the Downtown Development Authority toward affordable housing rather than more parking structures. 662-5372 Country Christmas at Cobblestone Farm: AA Parks & Ree noon to 4 pm. Tours of the farm, Christmas carols and holiday cookies, $1.50 adults$.75 youth. 994-2928 Holiday Celebratlon: Crazy Wisdom 1 pm to 7 pm, 206 N. Fourth. An all day seasonal celebration featuring live music and the artists whose works go on display today. New artwork includes ethnic beadwork, wood-crafted fountains, and beaded jewelry. Also, the California Crystal Exchange will display larger-than-usual crystal specimens. Palm readings, cookies and eider. Meet the artists 1 pm to 5 pm; music 5 pm to 7 pm. 665-2757 "The Esoteric Side of Christmas: The Theosophical Society 3 pm, Ann Arbor Y, 350 S. Fifth Ave. With Dr. Richard Brooks. 677-0937 "Know the Enemy: The Right Wlng In Was h tena w County": Ann Arbor NOW 5:05 pm, A2 Community Access TV, Cable Channel 9. (see 1 Fri) "The Red Shoes": Pioneer Theatre Guild 7 pm (see 1 Fri) "Old Times": Performance Network 8 pm (see 1 Fri) "The Breadshop": The Brecht Company 8 pm (see 1 Fri) Ann Arbor Dance Works: U-M Dance Dept 8 pm (see 1 Fri) 2nd Annual UJA Bash: Hlllel 9 pm, 1429 Hill St. Come and help celébrate the United Jewish Appeal Campaign Kick-Off. Live band and refreshments, (cali for price). 769-0500 "Heart of a Dog": Performance Network 1 1 pm (see 1 Fri) 3 Sunday Country Christmas at Cobblestone Farm: A2 Parks & Ree 1 2 pm (see 2 Sat) "The Breadshop": The Brecht Company 2 pm, $5matinee. (see 1 Fri) Ann Arbor Dance Works: U-M Dance Dept 2:30 pm (see 1 Fri) Human Rights Week: Amnesty International 3 pm, outside the PrayHarrold Building, EMU. A mock jail cell will be built and staffed 24 hours a day through 8 Fri to highlight the plight of pnsoners of consaence around the world. 482-9585 Alternativa Hollday Fair: Inlerfaith Council for Peace & Justice and First Baptist Church 3 pm to 7 pm, First Baptist Church, 512 E. Hurón. Less consumptive ways of giving and celebrating. Participating organizations include: Ann Arbor Hunger Coalition, Campaign Against Violent Toys, Latín American Solidarity Committee, Heifer Project International, SERRV, and more. 663-1870 Meeting: Homeless Abtlon Committee (HAC) 6 pm, 337 S. Ashley. Plan actions to fight homelessness. 6625372 "Oíd Times": Performance Network 6:30 pm (see 1 Fri) "Le Plasir" (1952): U-M Film Classic Series 7 pm, Lorch Hall. Max Ophul's stylish and visually opulent presentation of three Guy de Maupassant stories. Preceded by Chuck Jones' cartoon "Rabbit Seasoning" (1955). 764-0147 "Scarecrow": Hill Street Cinema 7 pm, 1429 Hill St. A touching Russian film about Lena who is considerad strange by her 6th grade dassmates. They cali her "chúchelo," scarecrow, $2.50. 769-0500 Women's Music: Gay Liberation 8 pm, Blind Pig, 208 S. First. 996-8555 "Heart of a Dog": Performance Network 9 pm (see 1 Fri) 4 Monday lOth Anniversary Show: U-M Student Woodshop through 8 Fri, all day, Art Lounge, Mich. Union. (Reception and awards 6 Wed at 7 pm.) 763-4205 Open House for Lesbiana & Gay Men: Gay Liberation 8:45 pm, Canterbury House, 218 N. División. 665-0606 5 Tuesday "Closets are for Clothes": Lesblan' Gay Radio Collectlve 6 pm, 88.3 FM, WCBN. Cali in talk show. 763-3501 "What Would we do Without Russla as an Enemy?": Peace InSight 7:05 pm, A2 Community Access TV, Cable Channel 9. Bishop Thomas Gumbleton's moving description of the truth about the arms race and U.S. policy n the Third World. From his March talk for Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice. 769-7422. Meeting: Lesbian & Gay Mens Rights Organlzing Committee (LaGROC) 7:30 pm, 3100 Mich. Union. 763-4186 Harpist Lydia Cleaver: Union Performance Programs 8:30 pm, Pendleton Rm. Mich. Union. With vocal, flute and piano accompaniment. 763-4186 6 Wednesday Rice and Beans Dinner: Guild House 6 pm, 802 Monroe. 662-5189 "Human Righta in South America": Amnesty International 7 pm, King Hall Lounge, EMU. Marge Byler will speak. 482-9585 9-Ball Tourney: Union Game Room 7:30 pm, Mich. Union, $6 entry tee. 763-5786 Meeting: Latín American Solldarity Committee (LASC) 8 pm, ask for room at info. desk, Mich. Union. 6658438 Ypsilantl Gay MaleLesbian AA Meeting 8:30 pm, Ypsilanti Area Community Education Center (old Ypsilanti High School), 210 W. Cross, rm 115. 484-0456 7 Thursday Arta at Mld-Day : Union Performance Programs 12:15 pm, Pendleton Rm. Mich. Union. Seasonal dance pieces by U-M Dance Dept. studente. 7646498 De La Soul: Office of Maor Events 7:30 pm, Power Center, 1 21 Fletcher. Rap singers tha. have "ban the bomb" shaved into their hair and pelt their audience wit! tiowers, $16.50. 763TKTS Massage Therapy Classes for Gay Bisexual Men: Lesbian & Gay Male Programs Office 8 pm, 1402 Hill St. A safe environment to explore touching and sharing thoughts. Bring 2 sheets, a towel, any vegetable oil, and wear loóse dothing. David 662-6282 "The Breadshop": The Brecht Company 8 pm, $5. (see 1 Fri) 8 Friday Paintings by Leslle Duluth: Arts and Programming through 20 Wed, all day, Art Lounge, Mich. Union. Paintings of Ann Arbor buildings. 764-6498 Meeting: Alliance for U-M Campus Child Care 1 pm (see 1 Fri) "What Wouid we do Without Russia as an Enemy?": Peace Insight 6:05 pm (see 5 Tue) Human Rlghts Week Vlgil: Amnesty International 7 pm, outside the PrayHarrold Building, EMU, Ypsilanti. Candlelight vigil. Mock jail cell (see 3 Sun) will be dismantled around 8 pm. 482-9585 "Street of Sha me" (1956): Center for Japanese Studies 7 pm (see 1 Fri) Board Meeting: Wellness Networks Inc.-Huron Valley 7 pm to 9 pm, 2175 Clark Rd., Suite 207, Ypsilanti. Monthly board meeting, open to the public. 572-WELL "But we Played Gun When we Were Linie": Jewish Cultural Society 7:30 pm, 3005 Rumsey. Joan Weisman and Joan Horton from Campaign vs. Violent Toys. Dessert potluck. 665-5761 "Raise the Roof": Performance Network 8 pm, 408 W. Washington. Fourth annual variety show and tundraiser featuring John Sinclair, Elise Bryant, George Bedard, Frank Allison, Whitley Setrakian, Peter Sparling and many more Ann Arbor favorites! $15 ticket price indudes 6:30 pm buffet reception and Saturday night dance! 663-0681 "The Breadshop": The Brecht Company 8 pm (see 1 Fri) Gay Men's Coffee House: Brothers 8 pm, Guild House, 802 Monroe. 7634186 Meeting: Black Gay Men Together 8 pm, 3200 Michigan Union. 763-4186 9 Saturday Santa Paws: Humane Society of Huron Valley 10 am to 5 pm (see 2 Sat) Plcket: Homeiess Action Committee (HAC) 1 1 am (see 2 Sat) Demonstration: American Indian Support Committee 2 pm, Justice Dept., Washington, D.C. Demandthe immediate release of Leonard Peltier. Martine (312) 265-0890 "Swimming to Cambodia": Hill St. Cinema 7 pm & 8:45 pm, 1429 Hill St. A filmed monologue on par with "My Dinner with Andre," $2.50. 769-0500 "The Breadshop": The Brecht Company 8 pm (see 1 Fri) "Raise the Roof": Performance Network 8 pm (see 8 Fri). Dance with Frank Allison & the Odd Sox starts at 1 1 pm, $5. 663-0681 10Sunday JanuaryFebruary New & Feature Deadline: AGENDA News & feature anieles due before 5 pm, 202 E. Washington #512, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. 996-8018 Rabbits, Hamsters, and Other Furry Friends Clinic: Humane Society of Hurón Valley 4 pm, A2 Dog Training Club, 1575 E. North Territorial Road. Feeding tips, and health care info. 6625545 Celebration of WAND's 5th Anniversaryl: Washtenaw County Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament 6 pm to 8:30 pm, St. Aidan'sNorthside Church, 1679 Broadway. Potluck dinner for all ages, children's activities, peace & justice songs, stories from WAND's beginnings - funny & inspiring. 761-1718 Meeting: Homeless Action Committee (HAC) 6 pm (see 3 Sun) "Detour" (1945) and "Doublé Indemnity" (1944): U-M Film Classic Series 7 pm and 8:15 pm, Lorch Hall. Edgar G. Ulmer's B-feature and Billy Wilder's film-noir classic. 764-0147. Women's Music: Gay Liberation 8 pm (see 3 Sun) 11 Monday Huron Hills Ski Center Opening: A2 Parks & Ree 10 am to 6 pm weekdays; 9 am to 6 pm weekends and holidays. The center provides groomed cross country ski trails and equipment rental. Season passes and personal instruction available, trail fee $2 weekdays, $2.50 weekends. 971-9841 Open House for Lesbians & Gay Men: Gay Liberation 8:45 pm (see 4 Man) 1 2 Tuesday "Closet are for Clothes": Lesbian Gay Radio Collective 6 pm (see 5 Tue) "Ufe-Afflrming Toys for Bringing out the Best in Kids": Peace Insight 7:05 pm, A2 Community Access TV, Cable Channel 9. Psychiatrist Lawrence Probes explains how war toys and the TV programs that promote them increase anger and violence n children's behavior. An entertaining, nformative talk sponsored by WAND and the Campaign Against Violent Toys, (see story, page 5). 769-7422 Meeting: Amnesty International Group 61 7:30 pm, Mich. Union (check at desk for room). Activities to pro te et human rights and free prisoners of conscience around the world. 7611628 or 761-3639 Meeting: LaGROC 7:30 pm (see 5 Tue) 13 Wednesday Rice & Beans Dinner: Guild House 6 pm (see 6 Wed) 9-Ball Tourney: Union Game Room 7:30 pm (see 6 Wed) Meeting: LASC 8 pm (see 6 Wed) Ypsilantl Gay MaleLesbian AA Meeting 8:30 pm (see 6 Wed) 14Thursday "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune": Performance Network 8 pm, 408 W. Washington. Terrence McNally's Dramatists Guild Awardwinning, Off-Broadway hit follows the hilarious interplay between a waitress and a short order cook as their relationship develops through the night. Will their "one night stand" develop into something more substantial? $9. 663-0681 "After Hours": Hill Street Cinema 8 pm & 10 pm, 1429 Hill St. A mannered New York computer programmer goes downtown to meet his date. An evening of strange, synchronistic events ensues, $2.50. 769-0500 Massage Therapy Classes for Gay Bisexual Men: Lesblan & Gay Male Programs Office 8 pm (see 7 Thur) 15Friday JanuaryFebruary Issue deadline for Calendar & Community Resource Directory: AGENDA Submit by 5 pm, 202 E. Washington #512, 48104. 9968018 Community High Chorus: South University Merchant's Association 1 2:30 pm to 1 :30 pm, on the corner of E. University and S. University. 6652270 Meeting: Alliance for U-M Campus Child Care 1 pm (see 1 Fri) New Hope Baptist Choir: South University Merchant's Association 6 pm to 7 pm, on the corner of E. University and S. University. 665-2270 "Life-Affirming Toys for Bringing out the Best in Kids": Peace Insight 6:05 pm(see 12Tue) "Frankie and Johnny in the Clalre de Lune": Performance Network 7 pm and 10 pm (see 14 Thur) Meeting: Black Gay Men Tog ether 8 pm (see 8 Fri) 1 6 Saturday Picket: Homeless Action Committee (HAC) 1 1 am (see 2 Sat) "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune": Performance Network 7 pm and 10 pm (see 14 Thur) Benefit Concert: Amnesty International 9 pm, Cross Street Station, 51 1 W. Cross, Ypsilanti. With Map of the World, $2 suggested donation. 4855050 17 Sunday Annual Chanukah Party: Jewish Cultural Society 10 am, Jewish Community Center, 2939 Birch Hollow. Dreidl games, food, and candle lighting. 763-4186 Meeting: Paren ts-F LA GAnn Arbor 2 pm, King of Kings Lutheran Church, 2685 Packard. 763-4186 Meeting: Homeless Action Committee (HAC) 6 pm (see 3 Sun) "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune": Performance Network 6:30 pm (see 14 Thur) Women's Music: Gay Liberation 8 pm (see 3 Sun) 18 Monday Open House for Lesblans & Gay Men: Gay Liberation 8:45 pm (see 4 Mort) 1 9 Tuesday "Closet are for Clothes": Lesbia n Gay Radio Collective 6 pm (see 5 Tue) "Radioactivo Waste: From Here to Eternity ': Peace InSight 7:05 pm, A2 Community Access TV, Cable Channel 9. Michigan is slated to be the deposit site for "low-level" waste from 7 states. 98% ot "low-level" waste comes from nuclear reactors. A talk by Connie Peakes & Nancy Leiserowitz, cc-chairs of Central Mich. WAND and activists with Don't Waste Michigan. 769-7422 Meeting: LaGROC 7:30 pm (see 5 Tue) 20 Wednesday Rice & Beans Dinner: Gulld House 6 pm (see 6 Wed) 9-Ball Tourney: Union Games Room 7:30 pm (see 6 Wed) Meeting: LASC 8 pm (see 6 Wed) Ypsilantl Gay MaleLesbian AA Meeting 8:30 pm (see 6 Wed) 21 Thursday "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune": Performance Network 8 pm (see 14 Thur) Massage Therapy Classes for Gay Bisexual Men: Lesbiañ & Gay Male Programs Office 8 pm (see 7 Thur) 22 Friday "Radioactivo Waste": Peace Insight 6:05 pm (see 19 Tue) "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune": Performance Network 7 pm and 10 pm (see 14 Thur) Gay Men' Coffee House: Brothers 8 pm (see 8 Fri) Meeting: Black Gay Men Together 8 pm (see 8 Fri) 23Saturday Happy Hanukkahl Plcket: Homeless Action Committee (HAC) 1 1 am (see 2 Sat) "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune": Performance Network 7 pm and 10 pm (see 14 Thur) 24 Sunday Meeting: Homeless Action Committee (HAC) 6 pm (see 3 Sun) Women's Music: Gay Liberation 8 pm (see 3 Sun) 26 Tuesday "Closets are for Clothes": Lesbian Gay Radio Collective 6 pm (see 5 Tue) "Soviets Meet Mlddle America": Peace Insight 7:05 pm, A2 Community Access TV, Cable Channel 9. Three ordinary citizens from the Soviet Union spent 5 days in Dexter and Whitmore Lake at the end of October Person-toperson contact changed a lot of the false assumptions we each have about the other. The visit was sponsored by People for Peace of Dexter & Whitmore Lake Schools Human Relations Com., and supported by many local churches & service clubs. 769-7422 Meeting: LaGROC 7:30 pm (see 5 Tue) 27 Wednesday Rice & Beans Dinner: Guild House 6 pm (see 6 Wed) Meeting: LASC 8 pm (see 6 Wed) Ypsilantl Gay Male Lesbian AA Meeting 8:30 pm (see 6 Wed) 28 Thursday "Frankie and Johnny In the Claire de Lune": Performance Network 8 pm (see 14 Thur) Massage Therapy Classes for Gay Bisexual Men: Lesbian & Gay Male Programs Office 8 pm (see 7 Thur) 29 Friday "Soviets Meet Middle America": Peace Insight 6:05 pm (see 26 Tue) "Frankie and Johnny In the Claire de Lune": Performance Network 7 pm and 10 pm (see 14 Thur) Meeting: Black Gay Men Together 8 pm (see 8 Fri) 30 Saturday Picket: Homeless Action Committee (HAC) 1 1 am (see 2 Sat) "Frankie and Johnny In the Claire de Lune": Performance Network 7 pm and 10 pm (see 14 Thur) 31 Sunday Meeting: Homeless Action Committee (HAC) 6 pm (see 3 Sun) "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune": Performance Network 6:30 pm (see 14 Thur) Women's Music: Gay Liberation 8 pm (see 3 Sun)