Literary Events
12-AGENDA-OCT. 1996
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Send your literary Events for the NOVEMBER issue of AGENDA By Oct. 15 to: AGENDA, 220 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104
1 Tuesday
Drop-In Storytimes: Ann Arbor District Library 4pm, 345 S. William. Stories about dogs. 994-2345
Book Signing & Reception: Shaman Drum 4pm, 315 S. State. CHARLES E. FRAKER celebrates publication of "The Scope of History: Studies in the Historiography of Alfonso el Sabio." 662-7407
Ann Arbor Poetry Slam 8 pm, The Heidelberg Club Above, 215 N. Main. Featuring DR. TYRONE WIL-LIAMS. Detroiter Williams balances surrealism with formal traditions of classic European poetry. Open mic, $3 cover. 426-3451
2 Wednesday
Drop-in Storytimes: Ann Arbor District Library 6:30 pm (see Tue 1)
Author Appearance: Common Language 7pm, 315 S. State. JOANNA KADI reads from her to-be-published "Thinking Class: Sketches from a Cultural Worker." Kadi is a poet, muscian, essayist and short-story writer. 662-7407
"Will the Real Beethoven Please Stand Up? Authentic and Modern Performance Interpretations, Part I": Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E Liberty. Mona DeQuis and Mark Christopulos will talk about and play modern and "authentic" selections as introduction to the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra's all-Beethoven concert. 668-7652
3 Thursday
Book Signing & Reception: Shaman Drum 4pm, 315 S. State. DAVID TULLER will discuss his new book "Cracks in the Iron Curtain: Travels in Gay and Lesbian Russia." The book explores how issues of sexual identity reflect broader themes in Russian culture: ambivalence toward the West, a sense of mistrust rather than community and the process of integrating ideas about individual rights after decades of totalitarianism. 662-7407
"Will the Real Beethoven Please Stand Up?- Part II": Borders 7:30 pm (see 2 Wed)
4 Friday
Talk & Book Signing: Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E. Liberty. Author-Scientist RICHARD DAWKINS will talk about "Climbing Mount Improbable," his newest book on evolution. 668-7652
Author MARTH ROTH will be reading from her first novel, "Goodness," at Common Language (see 11 Fri)
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5 Saturday
Children's Hour: Borders 11 am, 612 E. Liberty. Fall means leaves, apples and cool weather. Come hear stories of the season. 668-7652
Book Signing & Reception: Shaman Drum 4 pm, 315 S. State. Coeditors LAURA L. FRADER and SONYA O. ROSE will discuss their work in "Gender and Class in Modern Europe." The book looks at gender during a radical period of change from 1800 through the 1930s. Also SUSAN JUSTER and LISA MACFARLANE sign "A Mighty Baptism: Race and Gender in the Creation of American Protestantism." 662-7407
Reading & Book Signing: Shaman Drum 8 pm, 315 S. State. Ex-Ann Arborite DAVID SOSNOWSKI celebrates his first novel "Rapture." the book looks at the psychology of change, the nature of racism, and just how far people will go to feel normal. 662-7407
6 Sunday
Feed the Poets: Del Rio 1:30 pm, 122 W. Washington. Featured poets are Larry Thomas, Danny Rendelman and Jan Worth. 761-2530
All about Autumn and Mother Goose: Kerry Tales 2 pm, Kerrytown Courtyard, 410 N. Fourth. Mother Goose (Trudy Bulkley) entertains wth rhymes, riddles and fun. 769-3115
7 Monday
Reading & Book Signing: Borders 7:30 pm 612 E. Liberty. JOE KANE will read from "Savages" which questions of nature and value of "civilization." 668-7652
Reading: Guild House 8:30 pm, 802 Monroe. KIM WEBB will read from his newest book of poetry, "Abstract Cores." CHRISTINA MORUS will read from her Ann Arbor Poetry Slam-winning performance poetry. 913-4574
8 Tuesday
Drop-in Storytimes: Ann Arbor District Library 4 pm, 345 S. William. Stories about apples. 994-2345
Reading & Book Signing: Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E. Liberty. Former caseworker MARK PARENT will talk about "Turning Stones: My Days and Nights with Children at Risk." 668-7652
9 Wednesday
Drop-In Storytimes: Ann Arbor District Library 6:30 pm (see 8 Tue)
Reading & Book Signing: Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E Liberty. J.A. JANCE reads from "Dead to Rights," her fourth in a series of mysteries featuring Joanna Brady. 668-7652
Reading & Book Signing: Shaman Drum 8 pm, 315 S. State. ROSARIO FERRE reads from the "The House on the Lagoon" - a five-generation book of dirty laundry and assorted skeletons. 662-7404
10 Thursday
Talk, Video & Book Signing: Borders 7:30 pm, Michigan Theater. An evening about dating violence. The video "Love and Danger" and talks by the author of "The Stalking of Kristin," George Lardner, and the author of "Defending our Lives," Susan Murphy-Milano. Reception to follow at Borders. 668-7652
11 Friday
After Hours Poetry Series: Shaman Drum 4 pm, 315 S. State. Michiganian MARCUS CAFAGNA reads from "The Broken World." 662-7407
Reading & Reception: Common Language Books 7 pm, 215 S. Fouth Ave. MARTHA ROTH will read from her first novel, "Goodness." The novel follows the lives of a group of feminist activists from the Vietnam War through the Reagan years. 663-0036
12 Saturday
Children's Hour: Borders 11 am, 612 E. Liberty. The Stinky Cheese Man will be along for a fragrant visit. 668-7652
14 Monday
Talk & Book Signing: Shaman Drum 7:30 pm, 315 S. State. JEAN CRAIGHEAD GEORGE presents true tales from her life in "The Tarantula in My Purse." 662-7407
John Hockenberry: U-M Affirmative Action & Counsel for Disablity Concerns 8 pm, Michigan Union Ballroom. Veteran newsman Hockenberry will speak. His memoir, "Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs and Declarations of Independence" includes stories like how at Ayatollah Khomeini's funeral his wheelchair was pushed by a friendly Iranian chanting "Death to All Americans," $10. 762-TKTS
Reading: Guild House 8:30 pm, 802 Monroe. Poetry readings by the widely published MURRAY JACKSON and Portland's Grand Slam winner SCOTT KLEIN. 913-4574
15 Tuesday
Drop-In Storytimes: Ann Arbor District Library 4 pm, 345 S. William. Stories about birthdays. 994-2345
Reception & Book Signing: Shaman Drum 4 pm, 315 S. State. PAUL KARLSTROM, the editor of "On the Edge of America: California Modernist Art, 1900-1950." Also present will be contributor Richard Candida-Smith. 662-7407
Gallery Reading Series: EMU 7:30 pm, Intermedia Art Gallery, McKenny Union, EMU. "A Night of Women Writers and Performers" with AKASHA FLUEGGE, MELISSA HOHAUSER-THATCHER, LINETTE LAO and HEATHER SWEENEY. 487-0148
16 Wednesday
Drop-In Storytimes: Ann Arbor District Library 6:30 pm (see 15 Tue)
"Maya's First Rose: From Royal Oak to Random House": Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E. Liberty. Author MARTIN SCOT COUSINS and illustrator HOWARD FRIDSON will cover all aspects of self-publishing, from finding an agent to dealing with major publishers, using their book as example. 668-7652
17 Thursday
"Will the Real Cinderella Please Stand Up? How Folklore Reflects World Cultures": Schoolfolk 4 pm, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, 1819 S. Wagner Rd. Oklahoma storyteller BARBARA MCBRIDE-SMITH will present a session for those interested in the art of storytelling. Pre-registration required, $15 (free to AAPS staff). 994-8100 x 1220 or eves 971-5763
"He-roes and She-roes: Stories from Long Ago and Not So Long Ago": Schoolfolk 7 pm, Ann Arbor District Library, 345 S. William. An evening of stories with celebrated storyteller, BARBARA MCBRIDE-SMITH. 994-2345
Slide Show & Talk: Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E. Liberty. MIGNONETTE YIN CHENG will give a talk on her new book "Watercolors of Italy." 668-7652
BICH MINH NGUYEN will be one of the featured poets at the 1996 A2 Poetry Festival to be held in U-M's Mendelsohn Theater (see 26 Sat)
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19 Saturday
Children's Hour: Borders 11 am, 612 E. Liberty. Harpbeat will be back for a program called "Just for Fun." 668-7652
21 Monday
Evening Voyages-Tunes and Tales: A2 District Library 7 pm, lower-level Multi-Purpose Room, 343 S. 5th Ave. "Quilts: Their History, How to Make Them and Stories About Them," with SHUTTA CRUM. 9942345
"Reading and Book-Signing: Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E Liberty. Great and prolific writer, JOYCE CAROL OATES will be promoting her newest book, "We Were the Mulvaneys." 668-7652
Reading: Guild House 8:30 pm, 802 Monroe. Poets GLENDA HASKELL and GLORIA PRITTSCHET will read. 913-4574
22 Tuesday
Drop-In Storytimes: Ann Arbor District Library 4 pm, 345 S William. Stories about crocodiles and alligators. 994-2345
23 Wednesday
Drop-In Storytimes: Ann Arbor District Library 6:30 pm (see 22 Tue)
Book Signing: Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E. Liberty. Electric guitar Master B. B. King will read from "Blues All Around Me," an autobiographical account of his life thus far. 668-7652
25 Friday
Book Signing & Reception: Shaman Drum 4 pm, 315 S. State. Kathleen Canning celebrates publication of "Languages of Labor and Gender: Female Factory Work in Germany, 1850-1914." This analysis places gender at the heart of the transformation of Gemany from an agrarian to industrial state. 662-7407
26 Saturday
Children's Hour: Borders 11 am, 612 E. Liberty. Stories to get you in the mood for Halloween. Boo! 668-7652
The 1996 Ann Arbor Poetry Festival and Spoken Word Extravaganza: The Ann Arbor Poetry Forum 8 pm, Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, Michigan League. A night of performance poetry (and a bit of music) from DECKY ALEXANDER, DAN DIMAGGIO, LAUREL FEDERBUSH, VIEVEE FRANCIS, BOB HICOCK, M.L. LIEBLER, JOE MATUZAK and BICH MINH NGUYEN. 913-4574
28 Monday
Book Signing: Shaman Drum 4 pm, 315 S. State. LINDA GREGERSON reads from her collection of poems "The Woman Who Died in Her Sleep," poems on mortality and the beauty of life. 662-7407
Evening Voyages-Tunes and Tales: A2 District Library 7 pm, lower-level Multi-Purpose Room, 343 S. 5th Ave. Halloween program. Costumes optional. 9942345
Reading: Guild House 8:30 pm, 802 Monroe. LAUREL FEDERBUSH will blend harp and poetry. STEVE MARSH is a poetry slam man and known for writing about bodily fluids and everyday life. 913-4574
29 Tuesday
Drop-In Storytimes: Ann Arbor District Library 4 pm, 345 S. William. Stories about Halloween. Costumes optional! 994-2345
Book Signing: Shaman Drum 4 pm, 315 S. State. U-M History Prof. FREDERICK COOPER celebrates publication of "Decolonization and African Society: The Labor Question in French and British Africa." 662-7407
30 Wednesday
Reading: Shaman Drum 8 pm, 315 S. State. DANY LAFERRIER will talk about his first book, "How to Make Love to a Negro." Laferrier was a journalist in Haiti during the days of the Duvaliers. 662-7407