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ARTS AROUND ANN ARBOR

07/07/2025

Cute With a Touch of Goth:
Ann Arbor artist Katie Cook discusses the third volume of her magic and fantasy comic "Nothing Special," published by Ten Speed Graphic.
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07/03/2025

The Message:
We examined 1980s hip-hop through the eyes of Washtenaw County media, combing through local publication archives to find album reviews, concert previews and reviews, and interviews to compile a story about the burgeoning popularity of the music and culture at the time. Acts like Whiz Kid, Afrika Bambaataa, the Beastie Boys, Run-D.M.C., 2 Live Crew, Gil Scott-Heron, Public Enemy, and De La Soul were bringing their intelligent rhymes and innovative beats to local clubs and auditoriums, which influenced a generation of Washtenaw County hip-hop creatives.

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07/02/2025

Department of Veterinarian Affairs:
Purple Rose Theatre Company's "Bert & Trixie Visit the Vet" uses actors as animals to grapple with what it means to live free. This world premiere, written by Matt Letscher, runs through August 31.
Review:
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06/30/2025

Spontaneous Learning:
Extra Credit Improv is a monthly event at hear.say brewing / hear.say theater in Ann Arbor that features University of Michigan researchers giving 10-minute lectures, which become springboards for improvised comedy sketches. We spoke to Extra Credit founder Gabriela Marcu from the University of Michigan School of Information and others about this unique series, which happens the first Sunday of every month, including July 6.
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06/27/2025

Friday Five highlights music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

This edition features hip-hop by MC Kadence (as-he-is), artificial intelligence sounds by The Wreckage Choir, folk-pop by Joe Reilly, jazzy fusion by The Missing Cats, and bedroom indie by Lantern Lens.

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06/26/2025

Separate Modes:
Nicholas Delbanco reflects on his life in “Still Life at Eighty” and compiles his short stories in “Reprise.” We spoke to the Robert Frost Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, where he directed the MFA program in creative writing and the Hopwood Awards, about his two recent books.
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06/25/2025

Bad Dreams Inside Good Dreams:
Kyle Hunt's "What What Happened Led To" exhibition at 22 North mixes light and dark emotions. We spoke to the Ann Arbor artist about his second solo show, which focuses on the past four years of his abstract explorations and offbeat figurative works.
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06/24/2025

Rick Coughlin appears on Season 16 of “The Blox,” a web reality show for entrepreneurs. We spoke to the co-founder & co-owner of Ypsilanti’s Grove Studios about being on the show and fine-tuning his vision for the rehearsal space and recording studio.

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06/23/2025

Marriage of Form and Content:
Leigh Sugar complies with—and resists—rules for poetry and prison in “FREELAND.” We spoke with the Ann Arbor writer about her debut collection, where the poet is in love with an incarcerated man and grapples with the heartache of orbiting the prison while he remains inside. Sugar reads at Literati Bookstore on Wednesday, June 25.
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06/20/2025

Friday Five highlights music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

This edition features Americana from Cowgirl, jazz fusion by Bobby Streng, bedroom indie by Claw, goregrind by Septic Fibrosis, and sci-fi synths by G.B. Marian.

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Cowgirl celebrates the release of its new mini album, "Cow on a Hot Tin Roof," with the Loose Koozies at YpsiAlehouse on Friday, June 20: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FtshT2VmM

06/16/2025

Catch up on the past two weeks of Friday Five, a column that highlights music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

The June 6 edition features indie rock by Idle Ray, hyperpop by Dapper Ain't Delirious and Splingus, hip-hop by Gusmão, and punk by Reckless Manner.

The June 13 edition features music from singer-songwriters Kylee Phillips, Bekka Madeleine, and Mike Vial, video-game hyperpop by Dapper Ain't Delirious, and drum 'n' bass from the AGN7 AUDIO label.

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