1 Monday

1 Monday

1 Monday

Reading & Discussion: Shaman Drum 7 pm, 315 S. State. With WILLIAM ADLER, author of "Land of Opportunity: One Family's Quest for the American Dream in the Age of Crack." Adler tells the story of four brothers from rural Arkansas who establish Detroit's most successful and profitable crack dealing organization. This book digs deeply into human motivations as well as economical and cultural ones. 662-7407

Reading and Book Signing: Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E. Liberty. With MARION WINIK, a regular commentator on NPR's "All Things Considered." Winik is author of "Telling: Confessions, Concessions, and Other Flashes of Light, " a collection of personal, candid and passionate essays on topics ranging from motherhood, teenage drug abuse, friendship and growing up. 668-7652

Poetry Reading: Guild House 8:30 pm, 802 Monroe. Her name, VIEVEE, promises the best of poetry and a zest for life and she delivers. This Texas-born poet has been on the Detroit scene for 12 years. She is well-traveled and has read widely in both the United States and Canada. She founded the City Poets' Collective in Detroit in Jan. 1994 and still acts as manager for this vital poetry forum. Carmen Bugan, 930-2970

2 Tuesday

Discussion, Demonstration and Book Signing : Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E. Liberty. MICHAEL WOLFF, author of a series of books on the Internet, will talk about "Net Trek," a guide to Star Trek in cyberspace; "NetGames, " a guide to the thousands of games that can be played online; "Net Chat," a map of salons and meeting places in cyberspace; "Net Money," a handbook for using online personal finance services; and "Net Tech," a directory of online computer help and information sources Wolff will give a demonstration in the New Media section of the store. 668-7652

Poetry Slam: Heidelberg Club Above 8 pm, 215 N. Main. With featured poet USA HAMMOND, $3. 663-7758

3 Wednesday

Reading & Book Signing: Shaman Drum Bookshop 7 pm, 315 S. State. With MAR-LO MORGAN, author of the New York Times bestseller, "Mutant Message Down Under." This novel, inspired by Morgan's actual experience, is about an American woman who journeys with an indigenous tribe for four months in the Australian outback. 662-7407

Detroit World Slam (Poetry): Magic Bag Theater Cafe 7 pm, 22918 Woodward Ave., Detroit, S4. 810-544-3030

4 Thursday

Publication Celebration: Shaman Drum Bookshop 4-6 pm, 315 S. State. With BILL WYLIE KELLERMANN, editor of "A Keeper of the Word: Selected Writings of William Stringfellow." Stringfellow was a Harlem lawyer, social activist, commentator, theologian and visionary. Keilerman, a United Methodist pastor who teaches at the Robert H. Whitaker School of Theology in Ferndale, Michigan, was a friend and colleague of Stringfellow. 662-7407

5 Friday

Publication Celebration: Shaman Drum Bookshop 4-6 pm, 315 S. State. With FRANK WAYMAN, coeditor of "Reconstructing Realpolitik." Together with Paul Diehl, Wayman has edited a collection examining realpolitik as a source of explanations and predictions-accurate and inaccurate-of international conflicts. Wayman is a Professor of Political Science at U-M, Dearborn. 662-7407

6 Saturday

Children's Storyhour: Little Professor 11 am-noon, 2513 Jackson Rd. Join storyteller PATTY MEADOR for fun stories and activities. 662-4110

Children's Hour: Borders Books & Music 11 am, 612 E. Liberty. Stories about special friends will brighten Children's Hour today. 668-7652

Book Signing: Little Professor 2-3 pm, 2513 Jackson Rd. With PAULA GOVER, author of a collection of short stories entitled "White Boys and River Girls." 662-4110

17th A2 Antiquarian Book Fair: A2 Antiquarian Booksellers Association 5:30-9 pm, Michigan Union Ballroom. In this beneiftfor the William L. Clements Library, over 40 bookdealers from throughout the midwest will be offering used, out-of-print, and rare books, maps and prints for sale. $4. 995-1891

7 Sunday

17th A2 Antiquarian Book Fair: A2 Antiquarian Booksellers Association 11 am-5pm (see 6 Sat) Booksigning: Aunt Agatha's 1:30pm, 213 S. Fourth Ave. With CANDACE ROBB, author of "The Lady Chapel." 769-1114

8 Monday

Poetry Reading: Guild House 8:30 pm, 802 Monroe. Complexity is the word for native Detroiter AURORA HARRIS, who writes about multiculturalism from the "inside." Her breadth of perspective sterns from her bi-racial upbringing by a Filipino mother and an African-American father. She attempts to take "snap shots" from varied points of view "that take issue with Durkheim's assessments of urban society." Carmen Bugan, 930-2970

9 Tuesday

Publication Celebration: Shaman Drum 4-6 pm, 315 S. State. With ELAINE GAZDA, editor of "Roman Art in the Private Sphere." These essays examine the social and artistic importance of the paintings, mosaics and sculptures that filled the homes of the Roman elite. Gazda is Director of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and a professor of classical art and archaeology at U-M. 662-7407

10 Wednesday

Reading: Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E. Liberty. With WILLIAM GASS, author of "The Tunnel." A 650-page book that took 30 years to write, "The Tunnel" carries the reader into the mind of Kohler, the bigoted history professor in a generic Midwestern university. 668-7652

11 Thursday

Publication Celebration: Shaman Drum Bookshop 4-6 pm, 315 S. State. With SAMUEL J. ELDERSVELD, author of "Party Conflict and Community Development: Postwar Politics in Ann Arbor." Since a large majority of middle-sized American cities operate with nonpartisan governments, A2's fiercely competitive, two-party system provides an essential counterpoint to other urban studies. Eldersveld is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at U-M. 662-7407

12 Friday

Publication Celebration: Shaman Drum Bookshop 4-6 pm, 31 5 S. State. With JONATHAN ROSENBLUM, author of "Copper Crucible: How the Arizona Miner's Strike of 1983 Recast Labor Management Relations in America." Studs Terkel said of the history study: "[It] reveals to us, in chapter and verse, the barbaric use of power by the corporate big boys." Rosenblum is a labor lawyer in Chicago and a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, Time, and The New Republic. 662-7407

13 Saturday

Children's Hour: Borders 11 am, 612 E. Liberty. We celebrate mothers, grandmothers, favorite aunts and other women tor Mother's Day Children's Hour. 668-7652

Reading & Book Signing: Shaman Drum Bookshop 7pm 315 S State JAMIE HARRISON and JIM HARRISON will be present to celébrate the publication of Jamie Harrison's first book, "The Edge of the Crazies ' She will read from her murder mystery. 662-7407

14 Sunday

Mystery Book Club: Little Professor 6:30-7:30 pm, 2513 Jackson Rd. Little Professor's Murder on the Second Sunday Book Group will gather around the fireplace. Group members receive 15% off group selections and new members are always welcome. 662-4110

15 Monday

Poetry Reading: Guild House 8:30 pm, 802 Monroe. Connecticut native KEN CORMIER's performances are largely characterized by "the songs and the stories," a dynamic combination of short story readings and music accompanied by percussion, as well as other various instruments plus prerecorded sound. Carmen Bugan, 930-2970

16 Tuesday

Discussion with Alexander Cockburn: Shaman Drum Bookshop 7 pm, 315 S. State. Cockburn, one of the strongest voices on the American left, will discuss his new book, "The Golden Age Is in Us: Travels and Encounters 1987-1994." This is a dossier of a radical's working life during some of the most momentous years of the century. 662-7407

17 Wednesday

Publication Celebration: Shaman Drum Bookshop 4-6 pm, 315 S. State. With FERNANDO CORONIL, author of a new introduction to Fernando Ortiz's classic (long out of print) "Cuban Counterpoint: Tobacco and Sugar." Coronil is a Venezuelan anthropologist who teaches anthropology and history at UM. 662-7407

African American Book Club: Little Professor 7-8 pm, 2513 Jackson Rd. Gather around the fireplace to discuss this month's selection. Members receive 15% off group selections and new members are always welcome.662-4110

18 Thursday

Readings by Writers with Disabilities: Shaman Drum 4-6 pm, 315 S. State. Fiction, poetry, and memoirs will be read by ANNE FINGER ("Bone Truth," "Basic Skills," and "Past Due: A Story of Disability, Pregnancy and Birth"); ELIZABETH CLARE ("In Spring Time," "A Land of Stars," and "A Song in the Sun"); and KENNY FRIES ("The Healing Notebooks"). 662-7407

Poetry Reading: Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E. Liberty. DEBRA ALLBERY, winner of two National Endowment for the Arts poetry fellowships, will read from her collection, "Walking Distance," winner of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize. Allbery has been published in The Nation, Yale Review, Kenyon Review, and numerous other magazines. 668-7652

19 Friday

Reading and Book Signing: Shaman Drum 8 pm, 315 S. State. CHARLES BAXTER, well-known local fiction writer, will read from his book of poems "Imaginary Paintings." Baxter is a Professor of English at U-M. 662-7407

20 Saturday

Children's Hour: Borders 11 am, 612 E. Liberty. Spring is the time for stories about planting and growing. 668-7652

Children's Storyhour: Little Professor 11 am-noon (see 6 sat)

22 Monday

Poetry Reading:Guild House 8:30 pm 802 Monroe. Music has always surrounded MICHAEL TINCHER, and accompanies any poetry in which he participates. Mike is a regular performer and arranger of poetry events in the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti area. Carmen Bugan, 930-2970

27 Saturday

Children's Hour: Borders 11 am 612 E. Liberty. The Mask Puppet Theater will be at Borders to present their play, "The Monster That Ate Your Garden." 668-7652

28 Sunday

Poetry Reading: Del Rio Bar 1:30-4:30 pm, 122 W. Washington. Join the FEED THE POETS GROUP for an afternoon of poetry from the area's finest poets. There will also be one hour of open mike reading for those brave souls yet to achieve recognition. Interested poets should contact the Del Rio for scheduling arrangements or further information. 761-2530