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Natalia Holtzman

Natalia Holtzman is a freelance journalist based in Ann Arbor whose work appears frequently in Concentrate, Hour Detroit, the Detroit Metro Times, and other publications. She can be reached at natalia.holtzman@gmail.com.

Natalia Holtzman's Latest Articles

A poster for the Paper Paper Art Book Fair in Ann Arbor.
New Ann Arbor art book fair will spotlight small presses and local artists

The Paper Paper Art Book Fair at the CLUSTER Museum in Ann Arbor will feature a few dozen art book vendors.

"Portal to the Imagination" by Rocco Pisto will be featured in the Michigan Water Color Society's upcoming show at the Ann Arbor Art Center.
Michigan Water Color Society to showcase signature members’ work in Ann Arbor exhibition

The Michigan Water Color Society will showcase its members' work in Ann Arbor for the first time in decades in an upcoming exhibition at the Ann Arbor Art Center.

25 years of celebrating LGBTQ+ cinema: Ann Arbor Film Festival’s Out Night marks big anniversary

This year marks a major milestone for the Ann Arbor Film Festival’s annual showcase for queer cinema.

Jess Merritt brings “Torch Songs for Today” to Kerrytown Concert House

Singer-songwriter Jess Merritt found a sweet spot where she can fully express both her creative and analytical sides.

Jessica Tharp, owner of Book Love Bar in Ypsilanti.
15 years after Borders’ end, Ann Arbor and Ypsi independent bookstores succeed by playing to their strengths

Despite the collapse of the big-box bookstore, local independent stores have successfully emphasized community, tactile experience, curation, and collaboration.

Participants sing at the inaugural pub sing at Conor O'Neill's in Ann Arbor.
Pub sing brings British tradition of communal a cappella song to Ann Arbor

On March 2, the public is invited to join in singing Irish drinking songs, sea shanties, and other traditional tunes as Conor O’Neill’s offers its second pub sing from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Celtic Room.

Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane.
Jazz luminaries to celebrate 100 years of Miles Davis and John Coltrane in Ann Arbor concert

As saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and trumpeter Terence Blanchard embark on a tour celebrating the 100th anniversary of jazz legends Miles Davis' and John Coltrane's births, Ravi Coltrane says "the real plan is not to try to recreate the past."

"American Sampler" exhibit curator Julie Ault reviews archival materials from the University of Michigan's Labadie Collection.
American political dissent highlighted in new U-M Museum of Art show

In a new exhibition at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, curator Julie Ault examines “how artists … have registered their politics or social effect in their art.”

The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band.
All-Indigenous big band’s Ann Arbor performance will celebrate history of Native people in jazz

Bandleader Julia Keefe describes her group's mission as "to celebrate the diversity and vitality of Indigenous people in jazz — past, present, and future."

Alex Holycross and Erin Zindle of the folk duo Ember & Ash.
Ann Arbor folk super-duo Ember & Ash unites members of Ragbirds and Native Howl

Ember & Ash features Erin Zindle of the Ragbirds, a folk band, and Alex Holycross of the "thrash-grass" band the Native Howl.

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