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February 2012

The Love Hangover

Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a day to spend time with a loved one and cherish the moments together.

Reconfiguring the American Dream

It is difficult to identify a solid definition of American culture with such an eclectic mix of American experiences, yet there is a perceived inherent right to the “American Dream,”...

Manifesto: Fluxus!

This is a great month to visit our University of Michigan Museum of Art. There is a wild opening exhibit...

Starting Flames

Parents being children

The Performance Network’s current production is the 2009 Tony Award winning comedy, God of Carnage, by the French playwright, Yasmina Reza.

Into the distance

Half a world away, stands India's most holy city, the striking and beautiful Benares.

Chroma Piano Trio

If you love classical music, it doesn't get much better than this: A world-class trio — violin, cello, piano

Folky Valentine

Besides hosts Annie and Rod Capps, the annual event will feature three other musical couples...

'Fe-brrr-ary' Frosty Fun

'Fe-brrr-ary' Frosty Fun

At the time of this writing temperatures are lingering in the 40s! I

Roy Schneider

Ruminations on modern (local) music fables; our own thing, our own time, our own story

Highbrow in the pub

On the first Tuesday of every month you can hear opera at the Sidetrack Bar/Frenchie’s in Ypsilanti.

Show your skills

Ann Arbor chefs sharpened their knifes and their skills for the annual Mainstreet Ventures Top Knife competition on January 5.

A different kind of local

In 1952, Ray and Mary Knight opened Knight’s Market, a small grocery store on the West Side in Ann Arbor.

Got a crush?

Get ready to taste chocolate creations from...

Kai Garden

Kai Garden is yet another Ann Arbor Chinese restaurant with a second menu full of authentic dishes – but only for those who know to ask for it.

For the love of Valentine's Day

February in Michigan can be cold — but with Valentine's Day, you're looking for a way to heat things up.

Out of sight, out of mind.

It's extremely deceptive. In a county where the economy holds its own with a major university and thriving small business paired with a perpetual flow of progressive ideas...

A Passage to India

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.

Farm to table keeps the menu local at Grange

Farm to table keeps the menu local at Grange

More people are wondering these days exactly where their food comes from.

Make the Pledge

Make the Pledge

350 parts per million may sound like an arbitrary answer to a science experiment, but to many scientists 350ppm may be the most important answer to the world’s most important scientific problem...

Occupy Wall Street (and Ann Arbor): A Conversation about its Local and National Meaning

Occupy Wall Street (and Ann Arbor): A Conversation about its Local and National Meaning

The Occupy movement has gained momentum through 2011 and is primed to be a major factor in the important election year of 2012.

Anti-War Horse plods through epic

Anti-War Horse plods through epic

There are only a few things wrong with the new film “War Horse.” It’s not a war movie and it’s not about a horse. It’s actually an anti-war movie with a horse used as a device to take us from one side of the conflict to another.

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