For renowned dancer/choreographer LaTasha Barnes, "dance [is] a manifestation of community." Barnes will build community here in Ann Arbor in a Jan. 19 performance of her celebrated show "The Jazz Continuum" at the Power Center.
Students at Ann Arbor's Scarlett Middle School have been exploring the history and cultural significance of mariachi music as they prepare to enjoy a special performance by a chart-topping Chicago-based mariachi group.
"If something doesn't go right, we can't say, ‘Stop the film — let's start again and take another run at it,'" says conductor John Varineau. "So we're putting the thrill of the victory and the agony of defeat right into real time with the movie."
Socioeconomic deprivation refers to factors like income, employment, education, and housing, which can be measured to determine which populations or geographic areas are most in need of additional support.
Last month, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that Ann Arbor SPARK and 26 other Michigan organizations would receive more than $73 million to provide services to small businesses as entrepreneurial hubs.
After a two-year hiatus, FestiFools, the annual Ann Arbor-based papier-mâché puppet parade, will return.
A group of Ann Arbor-area child care providers, families, local businesses, and policymakers has produced two reports highlighting challenges for families who seek child care and those who aim to provide that care.
SPARK and three other Michigan nonprofits received a total of $18 million from the Michigan Innovate Capital Fund.
Lowertown Bar and Cafe co-owner Pete Baker hopes to see more neighborhood stores, bars, and coffee shops pop up throughout Ann Arbor, not just on the North Side.
The Javaad Alipoor Company will perform "Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World," which focuses on Fereydoun Farrokhzad, whose star status in Iran in the '70s compared to that of ABBA in America.
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