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U-M Medicine's Gifts of Art program has an open call for artists for its 2021/2022 exhibits
by christopherporter
Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan has put out a call for artists for its Gifts of Art 2020/2021 exhibition season:
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The Brass Tacks Ensemble Theater offers season two of "Our Regularly Scheduled Program"
by christopherporter
Last October, The Brass Tacks Ensemble Theater released Our Regularly Scheduled Program, a unique take on quarantine theater, created by Isaac Ellis and James Ingagiola. The 10-part original YouTube series features short performances that touch on comedy and drama, featuring people who must show off their talents to the public, which demands entertainment 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Should these people refuse to perform? The consequences are dire.
The Brass Tacks have just announced that the second season of Our Regularly Scheduled Program will debut on June 3:
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Wild Swan Theater closes after 40 years of theater-making for kids
by christopherporter
Pulp received some sad news from Ann Arbor's long-running Wild Swan Theater:
Curtain Call for Wild Swan Theater
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Ann Arbor Film Festival launches a virtual version of the 59th edition
by christopherporter
Like 60-degree days in March, the 59th Ann Arbor Film Festival snuck up on us this year and we didn't get a chance to screen any of the movies before the event launches Tuesday, March 23.
But here all the pertinent details to get you started on this year's edition:
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AADL 2020 STAFF PICKS: BOOKS, MUSIC, MOVIES & MORE
by christopherporter
Normally, you might come into the library, talk to someone on staff, get some recommendations, perhaps share a few of your own, and we'd go on our merry ways, content we could engage in a positive social interaction while discussing whatever book, movie, TV show, music, or more that came up.
Art is life and life is people.
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UMS announces 2020/21 Season; Ann Arbor Summer Festival calls off Top of the Park
by christopherporter
Two major arts presenters in Ann Arbor have announced their upcoming schedules:
The University Music Society (UMS) released its full calendar of 2020/2021 season events and the Ann Arbor Summer Festival (AASF) has canceled all its traditional outdoor Top of the Park events, following the late March announcement terminating all indoor performances.
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The short documentary "Five Foot Sandwich Board: The Story of Jerusalem Garden" debuts online
by christopherporter
Donald Harrison's Welcome to Commie High documentary made its debut at this year's Ann Arbor Film Festival, which was held online, but he had another documentary brewing at the same time. Five Foot Sandwich Board: The Story of Jerusalem Garden was released to YouTube on April 26, covering the restaurant's last days at its first home, 307 S. Fifth Ave., which is now home to one of Chela's eateries. In 2015, JGarden moved to the much bigger 314 E. Liberty St. (the former home of Seva), and the 9-minute Five Foot Sandwich offers a brief overview of owner Ali Ramlawi moving the family business, which his father started in 1987.
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Quaranstreams: Wax King Sessions - March 16, 2020
by christopherporter
With everything being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, musicians are turning to video livestreams to perform concerts. We'll be looking for these sorts of events by Washtenaw County artists and then posting the videos on Pulp, along with any ways you can help these musicians financially. If you are performing a remote or virtual concert, let us know by emailing pulp@aadl.org.
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Quaranstreams: TJ Zindle & The Power Lines at The Bird House - Monday, March 16, 2020
by christopherporter
With everything being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, musicians are turning to video livestreams to perform concerts. We'll be looking for these sorts of events by Washtenaw County artists and then posting the videos on Pulp, along with any ways you can help these musicians financially. If you are performing a remote or virtual concert, let us know by emailing pulp@aadl.org.
TJ Zindle & The Power Lines at The Bird House - Monday, March 16, 2020
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Ann Arbor Film Festival moves all its screenings online to Vimeo
by christopherporter
The Ann Arbor Film Festival announced that it is proceeding online this year:
The 58th Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF) will be presented as a free live-streamed six-day event March 24-March 29, 2020! We made the decision to suspend all in-person events for the 58th AAFF due to growing health concerns surrounding COVID-19, and instead present short and feature films in competition entirely online.