A Jill of All Trades: Julia Garlotte takes the helm of The Penny Seats Theatre Company

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 1:00pm by christopherporter

A theater's artistic director has to oversee everything on stage. She also has to check in with financial managers so the production stays on budget, and she has to understand acting, directing, and design—the whole deal.

Clear and Present: Darrin James looks at marriage, family, and loss on “See Right Through”

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 10:00am by strattonl

All the Time: Frontier Ruckus Explores the past, present, and future on new album

Fri, 02/16/2024 - 2:00pm by strattonl

U-M Writer-in-Residence Caroline Harper New's poetry book “A History of Half-Birds" unfolds time and explores human-animal interplay

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 4:00pm by christopherporter

“Control is a delicate science,” writes Caroline Harper New in her poetry collection, A History of Half-Birds. This book won the 2023 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry as selected by Maggie Smith.

Weatherproof: Annie and Rod Capps Celebrate Life’s Highs and Lows on “Love and Rain” Album

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 9:30am by strattonl

Insulation Versus Isolation: U-M's production of “Arbor Falls” holds a mirror to society's divisions

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 2:15pm by christopherporter

Caridad Svich’s play Arbor Falls is set in a small, landlocked, tree-lined town of that name. We know little about the town, save that it is near another place where something terrible happened, and the people of Arbor Falls want to feel safe. We know, too, that it is home to a church with a dwindling congregation and a preacher unsure of his faith. 

U-M anthropologist Ruth Behar sails “Across So Many Seas” through the stories of four 12-year-old girls

Wed, 02/07/2024 - 11:00am by christopherporter

Spanning hundreds of years and four countries, Ruth Behar’s new middle grade novel, Across So Many Seas, features four 12-year-old girls, each facing their own momentous challenge. 

Behar, a University of Michigan professor, will be in conversation with fellow professor Devi Mays at Literati Bookstore on Tuesday, February 13, at 6:30 pm. 

Zingerman’s “Celebrate Every Day” cookbook offers recipes that correspond with the seasons and holidays

Tue, 02/06/2024 - 7:00am by christopherporter

Picking just one recipe to make first from Zingerman’s Bakehouse Celebrate Every Day: A Year’s Worth of Favorite Recipes for Festive Occasions, Big and Small is a difficult decision. 

DIY Approach: Manchester Underground Music and Art Supports Local Artists Through Monthly Live Shows

Mon, 02/05/2024 - 9:30am by strattonl

A Search for Meaning: Nishanth Injam's new short-story collection hopes for "The Best Possible Experience"

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:00am by christopherporter

What is “the best possible experience?” Is it subjective or objective? How does one find it? Does it fulfill or disappoint? 

Nishanth Injam’s new short story collection, The Best Possible Experience, seeks to find out whether the best possible experience is everything that it is chalked up to be. The University of Michigan MFA alum’s characters endure losses, yet they nevertheless hold on to their longings. Those longings may or may not be their own, and sometimes their actions mask a deeper desire.