Valentine's Day Guide 2012

February in Michigan can be cold — but with Valentine's Day, you're looking for a way to heat things up. Whether you're looking for the perfect gift or a fun and frisky night out, we've got great ideas for you.

The Bead Gallery
311 E. Liberty St.
734-663-6800
www.bga2.com

Visit The Bead Gallery for the Trollbeads Valentine’s Day Event! February 10 through 14 we will be honoring the national Trollbeads Trunk Show, which features a free bracelet with the purchase of a decorative clasp. Also, if you buy 3 beads, you get the 4th bead free. Don’t forget to venture upstairs to Adorn Me for Valentine’s we...

Readers Choice 2012

Now's your chance to pick a winner! Click the link to vote for all your Ann Arbor favorites and help us decide who gets honored in this year's Readers' Choice issue.

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A passage to India

Arbor Brewing at home on the other side of the world

This time is different; actually to be exact, halfway-around-the-world, immersed-in-a-different-culture, pioneering-a-newborn-and-fragile-brewpub-culture different. But, hey, Matt and Rene Greff, owners of Arbor Brewing Company, are seasoned veterans, and with experience comes knowing what to expect — which, basically, translates into understanding you should never think you know what to expect. In late December, Current talked with of Rene, who along with Matt, left late last year to oversee the company's latest expansion in Bangalore, India...

Singing in the year

35th Folk Fest books Ryan Adams and Emmylou Harris

The Ann Arbor Folk Festival’s motto might very well be, “if it works, don’t fix it!” Celebrating its 35th annual incarnation this month, the festival has stuck to the same formula that has made it perhaps the most significant and eagerly awaited event on the Ann Arbor winter entertainment calendar every year since 1977. Each January, the Ark Coffeehouse, which organizes the event, invites some of the most familiar, best loved performers in folk, roots and ethnic music from the US and abroad. They also bring to town less familiar and up-and-comi...