ART EXHIBITS
323 East Gallery and Boutique 323 E. Fourth St., Royal Oak, 866-756-6538 Through 10/5 - Urban Roots. A group exhibition where artists interpret Detroit's urban farming movement in the present and what this landscape may look like in the future. Inspired by the film Urban Roots. 10/8 - Denial. Street artist from Windsor. December - Dan Armand and Dennis Jacobs.
Alfred Berkowitz Gallery U of M-Dearborn, Dearborn, 313-593-5058 1/1-2/29 - Artists in the Collection. 3/1-4/30 - Prized Possessions/Personal Collections. 5/1-6/30 - Michigan Glass 2012: Glass 50th. 6/1-6/30 - Open Competition 2012.
Ann Arbor Art Center 117 W. Liberty, Ann Arbor, 734-994-8004 Through 10/2 - Annual: All Media Exhibition. 10/8-10/9 - Liberty Local. Art fair. 11/8-12/4 - Michigan Water Color Society's Traveling Exhibition. 11/8-12/4 - Bob Paup Photography: Focus on Maine.
Anton Art Center 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens, 586-469-8666 Through 9/24 - On The Wall. 9/22-10/21 - Small Wonders. 11/18-12/22 - Christmas Market 2011: Gifts of Joy. 1/20-2/25 - Michigan Annual XXXVIII. 4/27-6/16 - POP.
Art & Ideas Contemporary Art Gallery & Studio 15095 Northville Rd., Plymouth, 734-420-0775 Through 10/15 - Works in Progress. Displays how a concept for a series of artwork is developed by the artist. Artist-in-residence Shaqe Kalaj will exhibit not only several artworks in various stages of completion, but also all the supporting research material and background visual references used to develop the series concepts. 10/27-12/22 - Downtown FOOT Art.
Art Department Gallery 5451 Cass Ave., Detroit, 313-993-7813 Through 10/14 - Watercolor Revisited: A New Perspective. 10/28-12/2 - Faculty Exhibition. 1/13-2/10 - WSU MFA Thesis Exhibition. 3/2-3/23 - Tri-County High School Exhibition. 4/13-5/11 - WSU Undergraduate Exhibition. 5/25-6/22 - WSU Art Education Exhibition.
Art Effect Gallery 1420 E. Fisher Fwy., Detroit, 810-522-7515 Through 10/1 - In Black and White. An all media group show that explores the black and white aesthetic. 10/7 - We Are Here. More than 40 original works of art created by nationally and internationally known Detroit artists spanning multiple mediums and artistic movements. 11/5-12/17 - Holiday Boutique.
Art Gallery of Windsor 401 Riverside Dr. West, Windsor, 519-977-0013 Through 9/25 - Gender and Membership in 3 Canadian Art Groups. Through 10/9 - Annie MacDonell: The Abyss and the Horizon. 9/21-12/31 - 2011 AGW Biennial. 10/8-12/31 - Joseph Hubbard: You Don't Know What You Are Seeing (Romancing the Gallery). 10/17-10/22 - Homework: Infrastructures & Collaboration in Social Practices. Broken City Lab presents in collaboration with the AGW this four-day residency, two-day conference and collaboratively-written publication aimed at generating dialogue. See brokencitylab.org. 12/7-12/11, 12/14-12/18 - Please Don't Go. Part of the 2011 AGW Biennial, artist Stephen Mueller inhabits a display case, constructed of two-way mirrored glass; the proportions of the case have been designed specifically to accommodate his body.
Artcite 109 University W., Windsor, 519-977-6564 Through 10/8 - Borders. Works by Jose Luis Torres. 9/24 - Fahrenheit Festival of Fire Sculpture. Features more than 10 fire sculptures made on-site by Canadian artists, a performance by Detroit's Bacchanal Promotions Circus and Fire Juggling Troupe, live music by Lonesome Lefty, kids' activities and more. Located at the LaSalle Vollmer Culture and Recreation Center Pond Park. 10/14-11/12 - By Its Cover. 12/2-12/23 - Doin' the Louvre. Annual Christmas fundraising exhibition and sale.
Biddle Gallery 2840 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, 734-281-4779 Through 9/16 - Fiber Trilogy 9/30-11/30 - Donald Cronkhite: Before the Strom. Cronkhite's large-scale paintings capture cloud formations in the moments before a storm, focusing on form, color and contrast.
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center 1516 S. Cranbrook Rd., Birmingham, 248-644-0866 Through 10/7 - The Students of Andrea Tama. Through 10/7 - Three Views. Featuring Rose DeSloover, Sherry Moore and Lois Teicher. Through 10/7 - Birmingham Society of Women Painters. Through 10/7 - Elijah Van Benschoten. 10/14-11/11 - The Students of Leslie Masters and Robin Servo. 10/14-11/11 - Jerry Lee Morton. 10/14-11/11 - Faculty Exhibition.
Bloomfield Galleries 79 W. Long Lake Rd., West Bloomfield, 248-731-7198 Through 9/30 - The Appeal of the Figure. Figurative pieces ranging in style from realism to cubism will be prominently displayed with hundreds of additional pieces and subjects also available to view.
Cafe 1923 2287 Holbrook Ave., Hamtramck, 313-319-8766 Through 10/1 - Clearing in the Woods. Shadow boxes, encaustics and paintings on canvas by visiting Canadian artists Maria Parella-Ilaria and Rebecca Draisey.
Cass Cafe 4620 Cass Ave., Detroit, 313-831-1400 Through 10/29 - 6 Degrees. An exhibit of paintings by Detroit-based artist Craig Paul Nowak. The show features a range of works in a variety of media, and features large-scale portraits drawn from the artists' circle of family and colleagues.
Center Galleries 301 Frederick Douglass, Detroit, 313-664-7800 Through 10/8 - Scenes from Something Overlooked. New work by Andrew Krieger, Michael McGillis and Clinton Snider. 10/21-11/19 - Teta de la Course: Photographs by Donald Dietz and Custom Bicycles by Detroit Designers. 10/21-11/19 - Photographs by S. Kay Young. 12/10-12/17 - Ryan Trecartin in Detroit. 1/27 - Grid List. Exploring geometric abstraction in the 21st Century with work by artists from London, New York, Detroit and Atlanta. 3/23 - Katie Craig: A Painting Installation.
Copper Colored Mountain Arts 7101 W. Liberty, Ann Arbor, 734-904-6520 Through 9/23 - Living Art: Living Process. An exhibition that explores the link created by art between ongoing or living processes and the illusion of the static art object.
Cranbrook Art Museum 39221 N. Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 877-462-7262 11/11-3/25 - No Object is an Island: New Dialogues with the Cranbrook Collection. First exhibition in the newly remodeled and expanded museum explores Cranbrook's influence in the world of contemporary art and design.
David Klein Gallery 163 Townsend, Birmingham, 248-433-3700 Through 10/22 - Cubism in America.
Detroit Artists Market 4719 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-832-8540 Through 10/15 - Personal Visions. Showcases the work of eight artists who were selected by the DAM Exhibition Committee from the exhibiting artists of the 2010 All Media Exhibit. Artists: Micki Buksar Cecil, Brandon Burke, Dennis Guastella, Darien Johnson, Steven McShane, Jonathan Meyer, Vanessa Van Eeghen and Geralyn Vankerschaever. 11/11-12/23 - Art for the Holidays. Works by more than 150 local artists. 1/13-2/18 - DAM Design Show. The entire creative process is explored - from concept to design to creation - resulting in an artistic and functional piece. 3/2-4/7 - Annual Scholarship Awards and Exhibition. This year students will be selected from the College for Creative Studies. 4/20-5/26 - Biannual All Media Exhibition.
Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography 1600 Clay St., Detroit 9/23 - Open Show Detroit. Free monthly social screenings give up to five curated presenters (from professionals to students) 15 minutes each to show either a 20 image story or a 4-7 minute multimedia/film project while the audience poses questions or provides project feedback.
10/1-10/15 - DCCP First Annual Juried Exhibition. Featuring photographic work exploring any theme. Guest juror Nancy Barr, associate curator, department of prints, drawings and photographs, Detroit Institute of Arts.
Detroit Institute of Arts 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-833-7900 Through 9/25 - It's a Zoo in Here! Prints and Drawings of Animals. Through 3/18 - Gift of a Lifetime: The James Pearson Duffy Collection. 10/16-4/8 - Detroit Revealed: Photographs 2000-2010. 11/20-2/12 - Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus. 12/21-6/24 - Once Upon a Time: Prints and Drawings that Tell Stories.
Downriver Council for the Arts Gallery 81 Chestnut, Wyandotte, 734-720-0671 10/8 - Glow in the Dark. Works created in blacklight sensitive media.
Downtown Detroit 9/30-10/8 - Art Detroit Now: Detroit Gallery Week. Openings, exhibits and special events at galleries through Detroit and the metro area, including the Midtown Gallery Crawl on Sept. 30 which kicks off with an art parade marching down Woodward. Visit artdetroitnow.com for details.
Downtown Hamtramck 10/15 - Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Festival. An afternoon of open galleries and studios in and around Hamtramck.
Elaine L. Jacob Gallery 480 W. Hancock, Detroit, 313-993-7813 Through 10/21 - Lee nam Lee: A Conversation Between Sochi and Monet. Through 10/21 - Jim Hay: Go Where You Are. 11/4-12/16 - Oh Canada! Beyond Trees and Water. 1/27-3/16 - African Art Exhibition. 3/30-6/22 - NO.TOWN Beyond the Wall: Berlin Artists in Detroit.
Ellen Kayrod Art Gallery 4750 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-833-1300 Thourgh 9/23 - History Story: A Retrospective of Al Herbert's Work. 9/30-11/18 - Creative Aging in Midtown. Annual intergenerational show. This year, Hannan artists collaborated with youth from the COMPAS Center for Performing Arts in southwest Detroit. 12/2-1/27 - Sight Fest, Open Invitational.
Ford Gallery - Eastern Michigan University 114 Ford Hall, Ypsilanti, 734-487-1849 Through 10/5 - Emergence 2011. 10/12-11/9 - I Know What You Did Last Summer. A highlight show of artwork created over the spring and summer semesters at EMU from special topics classes in the art department. 11/14-11/18 - Art Video Showcase.
Funhouse Gallery 1600 Clay St., Detroit, 248-933-0558Through 10/1 - Unfiltered VI. Sixth annual outsider art group show featuring 30 artists showcasing an ecclectic array of raw art.
Gallery Project 215 S. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, 734-997-7012 Through 9/18 - Imagined Communities. 9/21-10/30 - Subjective World (Umvelt). 11/2-12/11 - Food for Thought. 12/14-1/22 - Post Apocalypse. 1/25-3/4 - American Scene. 3/7-4/15 - Detroit Connection.
Grosse Pointe Art Center 16900 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe, 313-821-1848 Through 10/22 - 73rd Members Show. 11/11-1/6 - Holiday Shop.
Heidelberg Project Gallery 42 Watson St., Detroit, 313-974-6894 9/26-10/20 - Alexis Jasmund: High Passion.
Lawrence Street Gallery 22620 Woodward, Suite A, Ferndale, 248-544-0394 Through 10/1 - Light. Water. Spirit. 10/5-10/29 - Candy and Eric Law and Anne vanLeeuwen. 11/2-11/30 - Dave Hardin. 12/7-12/31 - Think Small '11.
Lemberg Gallery 23241 Woodward, Ferndale, 248-591-6623 9/17-10/29 - Love Duet. New work by Ed Fraga.
Lido Gallery 33535 Woodward Ave., Birmingham, 248-792-6248 Through 9/20 - Marie-Claude Bosc.
Long-Sharp/Curis Modern + Contemporary Fine Art 1260 Library St., Detroit, 866-370-1601 9/17-10/15 - Russell Young: American Envy III.
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) 4454 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-832-6622 9/16-12/30 - Stephanie Nava: Considering a Plot (Dig for Victory). A work in progress, developed by French artist StÈphanie Nava. Its installation at MOCAD marks the artistís first solo exhibition in the United States. The installation is based on the specifications and history of English allotments, or subsistence gardens. 9/16-12/30 - Barely There Part II. Features work that focuses on the body as a generator of knowledge, memory and as an instigator of social, political and spiritual change and as capable of leaving invisible traces to mark space.
Northville Art House 215 W. Cady, Northville, 248-344-0497 Through 9/24 - A Teacher's Legacy: Russell Keeter & His Students. 10/7-10/22 - Outside In. All media landscape exhibit.
Oakland University Art Gallery Oakland University, Rochester, 248-370-3005 Through 11/20 - Multiplicity, Connection and Divergence: African Art from the John F. Korachis Collection. 12/2-12/18 - Senior Thesis in Studio Art Exhibition I. 1/14-4/1 - Idealizing the Imaginary: Invention and Illusion in Contemporary Painting. 4/13-5/13 - Senior Thesis in Studio Art II.
OCC - Orchard Ridge Campus 27055 Orchard Lake Rd., Farmington Hills, 248-471-7500 9/15-10/14 - From Our Perspectives: A National Women's Exhibition. Annual National Women's Exhibition. 30 artists' work in variety of media.
Padzieski Art Gallery 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, 313-943-3095 Through 9/24 - Janet Kondziela. 10/13-11/5 - Artists Among Us. 11/16-12/17 - International Holiday Boutique. 1/25-3/2 - Juried Photography Exhibition. 3/6-4/13 - The Fantasy World of Joseph Bergman. 4/25-5/26 - Dearborn Schools City Wide Art Exhibit. 6/7-6/30 - Highlights from the Artists Society of Dearborn & Dearborn Schools.
Paint Creek Center for the Arts 407 Pine St., Rochester, 248-651-4110 Through 9/24 - Stacey Malasky: Cut Paper. Through 9/24 - Legends of Paul Bunyan, Lumberjack. Paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and mixed media objects that celebrate the American folk hero. Participating artists include Eric Fogle, Jeff Gerber, Matthew Hanna, James Milostan, Fumihiro Ohara and Donna Tauscher. 10/7-11/5 - A Memorial Celebration. A group show of works by former students of Anthony Williams. 10/7-11/5 - A Life in Art. A memorial retrospective of works by beloved Detroit artist Anthony Williams. 11/18-12/31 - Holiday Gift Gallery. 1/20-2/17 - Material Girls. A small group show featuring works by Lynn Galbreath, Evelyn Bachorski Bowman, Sioux Trujillo and Cristin Richard. 1/20-2/17 - Kyohei Abe. 3/2-4/6 - Tom Humes. 3/2-4/6 - Eye Teeth: Caustic Social Visions. Critical/satirical responses to the American social/cultural way of life. 4/20-5/25 - Works on Paper. Featuring Corrie Baldauf, Kyle Miller, Christina Galasso and Yoriko Cronin. 4/20-5/25 - Robert Tucker. 6/8-6/22 - PCCA Student/Faculty Exhibition.
Paul Kotula Projects 23255 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 248-544-3020 9/17 - Kathleen McShane: ALEPH. 10/15-12/3 - Peter Williams - Midnight Waltz in D Minor. New series of oil paintings and works on paper by this former Detroit artist that continue to explore his external and internal worlds.
Pewabic Pottery 10125 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, 313-822-0954 Through 9/18 - 40th Annual Staff & Student Exhibition.
Public Pool 3309 Caniff, Hamtramck, 313-405-POOL 9/17-10/22 - Hygenic Dress League. An ongoing public art project by husband and wife duo Steve and Dorota Coy that uses an officially registered corporation as a new and original form of art. The HDL uses traditional and non-traditional modes of advertising such as street art, Internet, video sharing websites, word of mouth, magazines and newspapers to promote its "company."
Re:View Contemporary Gallery 444 W. Willis St., Unit 111, Detroit, 313-833-9000 9/17-10/8 - A-Hunting We Will Go: Works by Mark Dancey. 10/22-11/19 - Dennis Hayes IV. 12/3-12/24 - Re:Collect 2011. Holiday group exhibit. 2/4-3/3 - Adam Shirley. 3/17-4/14 - Megan Heeres. 4/28-5/26 - Greg Fadell. 6/9-6/30 - Matt Zacharias.
River's Edge Gallery 3024 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, 734-246-9880 Through 9/16 - Static & Erratic. 10/1-11/7 - SLAW: Fly Now...Pay Later. 10/19-11/18 - Reclaimed. 11/12-1/31 - Affairs with Herolnes and Serpents. Featuring Patricia Izzo, Barbara Melnik Carson and Birgit Hutteman Holz. 11/25-12/31 - Beauty in Nature. Maritime artist Leo Kuschel and nature realist Nancy Byrum.
Riverside Arts Center 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti, 734-480-2787 Through 9/24 - Intervision. 9/29-10/29 - Great Lakes Small Works. 11/3-11/20 - Songs of the Birds. 12/2-12/11 - Holiday Arts and Craft Sale.
Robert Kidd Gallery 107 Townsend St., Birmingham, 248-642-3909 11/5-12/10 - Stephen Duren - New Paintings. A dual take on the rural landscape genre.
Scarab Club 217 Farnsworth, Detroit, 313-831-1250 Through 10/16 - Spirit Voices. Lester Johnson and Ronald Neff. Through 10/16 - Purple, Orange, Agnes, Detroit: The Work of Agnes Gira. 10/19-11/20 - 2011 Photography Exhibition. 11/26-12/31 - 98th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition.
Sherry Washington Gallery 1274 Library St., Detroit, 313-961-4500 Through 9/17 - Mary King: Detroit - Beauty Abandoned. 10/1-12/31 - Super Women: New Paintings. Works by Lenore Gimpert.
Sisson Gallery - Henry Ford Community College 5101 Evergreen Rd., Dearborn, 313-845-6485 Through 9/22 - Alma College 30th Annual Statewide Print Competition. 10/3-11/23 - Gumption and Gunpowder. Featuring the work of contemporary artist Dave Wisniewski of Toledo, Ohio. His expressive paintings demonstrate a history of the American Old West as it has rarely been seen before. 12/6-12/9 - Fall Graduating Art & Design Students Exhibition.
Starkweather Art and Cultural Center 219 N. Main, Romeo, 586-752-5700 Through 10/1 - 2 Men and Their Art. Works by Ken Taylor and Don Wieland.
Start Gallery 206 E. Grand River Ave., Detroit, 313-909-2854 9/17-10/8 - Detroit Classic, Proper. Featuring Chris Turner, Taurus Burns, Shades, Mark Arminski, Marianne Audrey Burrows, Sabrina Nelson, Timothy Orikri, Andy Krieger, Mary Rousseaux and more. 10/14-10/31 - Jump in the Fire. First annual Halloween show featuring national artists, installations, music and more.
Susanne Hilberry Gallery 700 Livernois, Ferndale, 248-541-4700 9/17-10/29 - Corine Vermeulen: Your Town Tomorrow. 11/5-12/31 - Robert Wilbert. 1/14-2/25 - Clinton Snider.
The Butcher's Daughter 22747 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 248-808-6536 Through 10/8 - Full Moon and the Invisible Sun. New work by local sculptor and Kresge Fellow Laith Karmo.
The Clay Gallery 335 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, 734-662-7927 Through 10/2 - Elizabeth Lurie.
University Gallery - Eastern Michigan University 900 Oakwood, Ypsilanti, 734-487-0465 Through 10/21 - Looking Both Ways. 10/31-12/12 - Island. 22 artists on Iceland.
University of Michigan Museum of Art 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor, 734-764-0395 Through 9/18 - UMMA Projects: Amalia Pica. Through 10/23 - Multiple Impressions: Contemporary Chinese Woodblock Prints. Through 12/31 - Mike Kelley: Day Is Done. UMMA inaugurates its New Media Gallery this fall with Mike Kelley's Day Is Done, which continues the artist's career-long investigation into the relationships between order and transgression, popular and avant-garde culture, while touching on contemporary notions of trauma and repressed memory. 10/8-2/26 - Mark di Suvero: Tabletops. A rare display of the renowned American sculptor's smaller scale pieces from the 1950s to the present. 11/12-2/5 - Face of Our Time. More than 100 works by photographers Jacob Aue Sobol, Jim Goldberg, Zanele Muholi, Daniel Schwartz and Richard Misrach.
Whitdel Arts 1250 Hubbard, Detroit Through 10/30 - 2011 Actual Size Biennial. 11/11-12/9 - Typography. 1/13-2/3 - Fashion Exhibition. 2/17-3/2 - Whitdel Arts Members' Show. 3/16-4/6 - Throwback Installation Show. 4/20-5/11 - Two Person Show (Artsts TBA). 5/18-6/15 - Group Show. 6/29-6/30 - Digital vs. Film.
Woods Gallery 26415 Scotia, Huntington Woods, 248-581-2696 Through 9/22 - Emily Vastbinder. 9/26-11/8 - William Hames: Images of Iceland. 11/14-12/30 - Palette & Brush Club: Bi-Annual Competition.
Work Ann Arbor 306 State St., Ann Arbor, 734-998-6178 Through 10/7 - Altered Ground.
Work Detroit 3663 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-593-0940 Through 10/7 - Topophilia. 10/21-11/18 - City of Pieces: Street Interventions. Twenty-five years ago, Tyree Guyton responded to the decay of his eastside childhood neighborhood by transforming what had been considered garbage into a two-block long environmental artscape. Guyton has inspired other visionaries to be urban bricoleurs ñ remaking the city from the pieces left behind. The work exhibited in this sharing exists outside traditional art venues, including murals, assemblages, constructions, graffiti, conceptual and performance art that are reflective of life in Detroit. 12/2-12/29 - Beyond Comprehensive: Perspective on Pain.
WSG Gallery 120 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor, 734-761-2287 Through 10/16 - Beyond Words: A Celebration of Book & Paper Arts. 10/18-11/27 - Valerie Mann: Birds I Have Seen. 11/29-1/1 - Annual Holiday Show.
THEATER
Aaron DeRoy Theatre 6600 W. Maple Rd., West Bloomfield, 248-788-2900 9/15-10/2 - The Whipping Man. 10/19-11/13 - Imagining Madoff. 12/3-12/4 - Red Diaper Baby. 12/7-1/1 - God of Carnage. Yasmina Reza's savage comedy about two urban couples attempting to maturely resolve an altercation that occurred between their 11-year-old sons in a neighborhood park. 1/25-2/19 - Race. 3/3-3/4 - My Brooklyn Hamlet. Brenda Adelman's acclaimed one-woman show about family, murder, love, betrayal and the power of forgiveness. 5/2-5/27 - M. Butterfly.
Abreact Performance Space 1301 W. Lafayette #113, Detroit, 313-965-4481 Through 10/1 - Oh, Hell! 10/14-11/5 - Hot Mess Chronicles III. Short ghoulish comedies written by local playwrights. 2/3-2/25 - Burn the Red Banner: Or, Let the Rebels Have Their Fun. A collection of plays by Michigan playwright Franco Vitellla which riff on the Russian comedy aesthetic in a delightfully absurd and hilarious manner. 4/13-5/5 - Endgame.
Adray Auditorium 5101 Evergreen Rd., Dearborn, 313-845-9634 11/7-11/18 - Sleeping Beauty. 4/13-4/22 - Grease.
Ann Arbor Civic Theater 322 W. Ann St., Ann Arbor, 734-971-0605 9/23-10/2 - ACT: Action and The Actor's Nightmare. Two one-acts by Sam Shepard and Christopher Durang. 11/16-11/20 - How I Learned to Drive. This Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy/drama follows a young girl as she learns to survive and flourish despite devastating circumstances. A special performance Nov.16 at the Ark benefits UMís Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center. 3/16-3/25 - The Good Doctor. 6/15-6/17 - The Play's the Thing. Annual play-reading festival.
Arthur Miller Theater 1226 Murfin, Ann Arbor, 734-764-2538 10/6-10/16 - Suddenly Last Summer. 10/27-10/30 - Death of A Salesman. 11/17-11/20 - Trumpets and Raspberries. Mistaken identity farce with a dose of political satire. 1/26-1/29 - Much Ado About Nothing. 3/8-3/11 - Grey Gardens. 3/29-4/8 - Cloud Nine. Sexual identity and politics explored through the lens of two centuries and one family. 5/3-5/6 - Leaving Iowa. Road trip comedy.
Avon Players 1185 Washington Rd., Rochester, 248-608-9077 9/16-9/24 - The Sound of Music. 10/28-11/12 - Frankenstein. 1/13-1/28 - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. 3/2-3/17 - Mixed Nuts. 5/18-6/2 - Secret Garden.
Baldwin Theatre 415 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak, 248-541-6430 9/16-10/9 - Meet Me in St. Louis. 10/14-10/23 - Wit. Pulitzer Prize-winning drama tells the story of one woman's battle with ovarian cancer. 11/4-11/20 - The Crucible. 12/8-12/11 - Cinderella. 1/20-2/12 - Kiss of the Spider Woman. 3/2-3/18 - The Last Five Years. 4/13-5/6 - Titanic - The Musical. 5/11-5/20 - Palmer Park. 6/1-6/17 - The Bad Seed. Eight-year-old Rhoda Penmark is sugar and spice and everything nice - except when it comes to murder.
Barefoot Productions Theatre 240 N. Main St., Plymouth, 734-560-1493 9/16-9/18 - Escanaba,
Bonstelle Theatre 3424 Woodward, Detroit, 313-577-2960 10/14-10/23 - Noises Off. 12/2-12/11 - Twelfth Night. 2/10-2/19 - In the Red and Brown Water. his fusion of contemporary African-American culture and elements from Yoruba mythology is an inspiring story about how our choices make us who we are. 4/13-4/22 - Hairspray.
Broadway Onstage 21517 Kelly Rd., Eastpointe, 586-771-6333 9/16-10/8 - Love Song. 10/21, 10/22, 10/28, 10/29, 11/4, 11/5, 11/11, 11/12, 11/18, 11/19 - Murder Me, Murder Me, My Darling, My Darling 12/2-12/23 - The Christmas Carol Caper, Scrooge This! 1/13-2/11 - Cahoots. 2/24-3/24 - Over the River and Through the Woods. 4/13-5/12 - Mother Superior's Habits.
Century Theatre 333 Madison Ave., Detroit, 313-963-9800 Through 11/20 - Freud's Last Session. 11/23-12/31 - Sister's Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi's Gold.
City Theatre 2301 Woodward Ave., Detroit 10/7-10/29 - Evil Dead: The Musical.
Clarkston Village Players 4861 White Lake Rd., Clarkston, 248-625-8811 9/15-9/17 - Tomfoolery 10/6-10/15 - Wrong for Each Other. 11/18-12/3 - Rabbit Hole. 1/20-2/4 - Drinking Alone. 3/9-3/24 - At the Sign of the Crippled Harlequin. 5/11-5/26 - Moon Over Buffalo.
Detroit House 1526 Broadway, Detroit, 313-961-3500 10/15-10/23 - Carmina Burana & the Medium. 11/12-11/20 - The Marriage of Figaro. 12/7-12/31 - Wicked. 1/17-1/22 - American Idiot. Based on Green Dayπs rock opera of the same name, this new musical tells the story of three lifelong friends forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. 4/14-4/22 - The Pearl Fishers. 5/12-5/20 - I Pagliacci.
Detroit Puppet Theater/PuppetART 25 E. Grand River, Detroit, 313-961-7777 9/17, 9/24 - The Sleeping Beauty. A marionette ballet.
Detroit Repertory Theatre 13103 Woodrow Wilson, Detroit, 313-868-1347 11/3-12/23 - Engagement Rules. 1/12-3/18 - Burying the Bones. 3/29-5/20 - Dead and Buried. 5/31-6/24 - Taking Care of Mimi.
Farmington Players Barn 32332 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills, 248-553-2955 9/30-10/22 - To Kill A Mockingbird. 12/2-12/18 - A Christmas Carol. 2/17-3/3 - Whose Wives Are They Anyway? 4/27-5/19 - Little Shop of Horrors.
Fisher Theatre 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, 313-872-1000 Through 9/25 - Come Fly Away. 11/15-11/27 - A Christmas Story, the Musical. 1/24-2/5 - Million Dollar Quartet. Inspired by the true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock ëní roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. 2/21-2/26 - Rock of Ages. 2/28-3/11 - Shrek the Musical. 4/10-4/22 - Disney's Beauty & the Beast. 5/1-5/13 - Blue Man Group.
Fox Theatre 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-471-6611 10/22-10/23 - My Fair Lady 11/8-11/13 - Irving Berlin's White Christmas. 3/2-3/4 - South Pacific.
Gem Theatre 333 Madison Ave., Detroit, 313-963-9800 Through 11/20 - Daddy Long Legs. 11/23-12/31 - The All Night Strut Holiday Show.
Grosse Pointe Theatre 315 Fisher Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms, 313-881-4004 9/18-10/2 - The Music Man. 11/6-11/19 - The Trip to Bountiful. 1/15-1/28 - Jekyll & Hyde. 3/11-3/24 - Moonlight and Magnolias. 5/6-5/20 - Hairspray.
Hilberry Theatre 4743 Cass Ave., Detroit, 313-577-2972 9/23-10/15 - A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine. These two, one-act musicals constitute a double-feature presenting the hilarious heyday of Hollywood. 10/28-11/19 - Much Ado About Nothing. 12/2-2/4 - The Cripple of Inishmaan. A heartbreaking comedy about a rural 1934 Irish communityís brush with Hollywood. 1/13-3/10 - Cyrano. 2/24-4/21 - Summer and Smoke. 4/6-5/5 - Major Barbara.
Hill Auditorium 825 N. University, Ann Arbor, 734-764-2538 10/1 - The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer. John Malkovich portrays a dead serial killer who returns to the stage to present his story in a public reading. Featuring the Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra.
Lydia Mendelssohn Theater 911 N. University, Ann Arbor, 734-763-1085 9/15-9/18 - Avenue Q. 10/13-10/23 - The Full Monty. 2/16-2/19 - Noises Off. 3/22-3/25 - The Rake's Progress. 6/7-6/10 - Sweeney Todd.
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts 44575 Garfield Rd., Clinton Township, 586-286-2141 10/22 - Laura Ingalls Wilder. 11/13 - In the Mood: A 1940s Musical Revue. 11/15-11/16 - The Giver. 1/28 - Fiddler on the Roof. 2/25 - In the Heights. 2/26 - Macbeth. 3/2 - Four Score and Seven Years Ago. 3/10 - Sister's Easter Catechism. 4/10-4/11 - Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl. 4/25-4/26 - All the World's A Stage presents James & the Giant Peach.
Magenta Giraffe Theatre at 1515 Broadway 1515 Broadway, Detroit, 313-408-7269 9/16-10/8 - Rosmersholm. rarely staged play by Henrik Ibsen takes aim at how political motivations can destroy relationships and lives. 11/11-12/3 - The Altruists. 4/6-4/28 - The Maids.
Marygrove Theater 8425 W. McNichols, Detroit, 313-862-8000 9/30-10/9 - Eleemosynary 11/4-11/13 - Anatomy of Gray. Explores themes of spiritual survival versus physical survival in the town of Gray, Indiana. 2/3-2/12 - Dogman's Last Stand. 3/23-4/1 - Autobahn.
Matrix Theatre Company 2730 Bagley St., Detroit, 313-967-0999 10/14-11/13 - Southwest Story. A Southwest Detroit rendition of Romeo and Juliet. 10/28-10/31 - Haunted Theatre. 12/2-12/18 - Puppet Scrooge. 2/10-2/19 - Home Water Workshop. A special reading of a collaboratively written play based on a collection of stories about Detroit and water. 3/2-3/11 - Matrix Teen Company. 3/22 - World Water Day. A showcase of Matrix School of Theatreís winter semester. 4/28-5/20 - Raven's Seed. 5/12 - Waterfest. Annual outdoor picnic with games and performances to celebrate the rivers of Detroit.
Meadow Brook Theatre 207 Wilson Hall, Rochester, 248-377-3300 10/5-10/30 - Something Wicked This Way Comes. 11/19-12/23 - A Christmas Carol. 1/4-1/29 - Nunset Boulevard. 2/8-3/4 - Mary Stuart. 3/14-4/8 - Spreading It Around. 4/18-5/13 - From My Hometown. 5/23-6/17 - Xanadu.
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts 350 Madison Ave., Detroit, 313-963-7622 10/11 - ImaginOcean. 11/20 - Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical. 1/28 - Treasured Stories by Eric Carle. 2/12 - The Ugly Duckling. 2/14-3/4 - FELA! The Broadway Musical. 3/15 - Clifford the Big Red Dog. 3/25 - The Hundred Dresses. 5/16 - The Rainbow Fish.
Performance Network 120 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, 734-663-0681 9/22-10/23 - Time Stands Still 11/10-1/1 - Ain't Misbehavin'. 1/12-2/19 - God of Carnage. In this 2009 Tony-winner for Best Play, two couples meet to discuss a playground altercation between their young children. Hostility rumbles just under the surface, as their civilized battle of wits and words devolves into a hilariously chaotic evening. 3/8-4/8 - Dead Man's Shoes. 4/19-5/27 - Red. 6/14-7/15 - In the Next Room or, The Vibrator Play.
Planet Ant Theatre 2357 Caniff, Hamtramck, 313-365-4948 9/15-10/7, 10/8 - Love Song. 10/14-10/29 - Original Comedy. 11/18-12/10 - Sunday Punch. 1/6-1/21 - Original Comedy. 2/17-3/10 - Snowbound. An exploration of the American pioneer experience that looks at love, family, duty, strength and sadness in an environment that is unyielding in its challenges. 3/30-4/14 - The Best of the Ant Farm. 4/27-5/19 - The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. 6/1-6/16 - 2011 Box Fest Winner.
Players Guild of Dearborn 21730 Madison, Dearborn, 313-561-8587 9/16-10/2 - On Golden Pond. 11/11-12/4 - The Wizard of Oz. 1/13-1/29 - 'til Beth Do Us Part. 3/2-3/18 - Almost, Maine. 4/27-5/20 - The Producers.
Power Center for the Performing Arts 121 Fletcher St., Ann Arbor, 734-764-2538 10/27-10/29 - Gate Theatre of Dublin: Endgame and Watt. Considered the leading interpreters of Samuel Beckett, Gate Theatre performs a double-bill of two of his one-act plays. 11/10-11/13 - Falstaff. 12/8-12/11 - The Beux' Stratagem. 1/20-1/22 - Einstein on the Beach. 3/15-3/17 - The Andersen Project. 4/12-4/15 - Chicago.
Purple Rose Theatre 137 Park St., Chelsea, 734-433-7673 9/22-12/17 - Escanaba in Da Moonlight. The classic Yooper comedy returns to its original home. 1/19-3/10 - A Stone Carver. 3/29-6/2 - White Buffalo. 6/21-9/1 - On Golden Pond.
Quirk Theatre 124 Quirk Hall, Ypsilanti, 734-487-1220 10/14-10/22 - Imaginary Invalid. 12/2-12/11 - Go, Dog. Go! 2/3-2/16 - Dead Man's Cell Phone. 2/10-2/19 - No Child. 4/13-4/21 - Guys and Dolls. 6/1-6/9 - Spring Show TBD.
Ridgedale Playhouse 205 W. Long Lake, Troy, 248-988-7049 9/16-9/25 - Love, Sex and the IRS. 10/28-11/13 - Return Engagements. 2/17-3/4 - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. 5/4-5/20 - Squabbles.
Ringwald Theatre 22742 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 248-545-5545 9/16-9/26 - Southern Baptist Sissies 10/14-11/7 - Hedwig and the Angry Inch. 11/25-12/19 - Silent Night of the Lambs. A twisted take on two classic tales: One part thriller (The Silence of the Lambs) and one part holiday TV special (Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer). 12/21-12/23 - The SantaLand Diaries and Season's Greetings 1/14-1/30 - Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches. 2/17-3/12 - Liz-A-Palooza! In honor of Elizabeth Taylor's birth month, Who Wants Cake? presents two works running in repertory: Elizabeth the Beautiful, which tells the story of the famous actress, and Suddenly Last Summer, the film version of which starred Taylor. 3/30-4/22 - Speed-the-Plow. 5/11-6/4 - The Divine Sister. This outrageous comedy pays homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns.
Riverside Arts Center 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti, 734-480-2787 9/22-10/1 - Long Days Journey Into Night. 10/6-10/9 - August: Osage County 11/3-11/5 - The Diary of Anne Frank. 12/8-12/17 - Christmas Belles.
Rosedale Players/Peace Lutheran Church 17029 W. 13 Mile Rd., Southfield, 313-532-4010 10/14-11/5 - Picasso at the Lapin Agile. This absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. 2/3-2/25 - Deathtrap. 4/20-5/11 - Moonlight & Magnolias.
St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild 400 Lone Pine, Bloomfield Hills, 248-737-3587 10/14-10/29 - Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. 11/18-11/20 - The Aantsy Aardvark. 1/20-2/4 - She Loves Me. 3/16-3/31 - Escanaba in Love. 4/13-4/21 - Waiting for Godot. 6/1-6/16 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
The New Theatre Project at Mix Performance Space 130 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, 734-645-9776 9/30-10/23 - The American Crowbar Case. 11/30-12/18 - Fugue. 2/10-3/4 - TBA. 4/6-4/29 - Decision Pending. 5/11-6/3 - All Alone With You. 6/22-7/15 - The Tempest Project.
The Village Players 34660 Woodward, Birmingham, 248-644-9667 9/16-10/2 - Follies. 11/4-11/13 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. 1/13-1/22 - Lost in Yonkers. 3/9-3/25 - Lucky Stiff. 5/11-5/27 - The Secret Garden.
Tipping Point Theatre 361 E. Cady St., Northville, 248-347-0003 9/15-10/9 - The Mystery of Irma Vep. 11/3-12/18 - The Importance of Being Earnest. 1/19-2/19 - The Love List. 3/15-4/15 - Fiction 5/10-6/17 - The Cemetery Club.
University of Michigan - Flint 303 E. Kearsley Street, Flint, 810-762-3300 9/22-9/25 - Animals out of Paper. 10/28-11/13 - The Women of Lockerbie. 11/4-11/20 - Our Lady of 121st Street. 3/23-4/1 - Little Women, the Musical. Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, this family-friendly musical follows the adventures of the beloved March sisters as they grow up in Civil War America.
Varner Lab Theatre 2200 N. Squirrel Rd., Rochester, 248-370-2030 11/14-11/19 - The Dining Room,
Varner Recital Hall 2200 N. Squirrel Rd., Rochester, 248-370-2030 1/12-1/15 - Cosi Fan Tutte. 5/18, 5/19, 5/20 - Captain Louie.
Varner Studio Theatre 2200 N. Squirrel Rd., Rochester, 248-370-2030 10/6-10/16 - Little Mary Sunshine. 11/10-11/20 - The Women of Lockerbie. 2/2-2/12 - Much Ado About Nothing. 3/22-4/1 - Grey Gardens.
Village Theater at Cherry Hill 50400 Cherry Hill Rd., Canton, 734-394-5300 9/16-9/25 - The Music Man. 10/20-10/24 - Thoroughly Modern Millie. 11/11-11/20 - I Hate Hamlet. 12/8-12/11 - Santa Lives! Yes, Virgina, There is a Santa Claus. 1/13-1/14, 2/17-2/18, 3/23-3/24 - Trouble in Silver City. Dinner theater. 2/17-2/26 - Cheaper by the Dozen. 3/8-3/12 - A Midsummer Night's Dream - The Musical. 4/20-4/29 - Into the Woods. 5/10-5/13 - The Oz Monologues. 5/23-5/26 - Flapper. 5/31-6/4 - The Littler Mermaid.
WCC College Theater Crane Liberal Arts Building, Ann Arbor, 734-971-2228 11/4-11/6 - Cinderella: The Untold Story. 5/18-5/20 - The Phantom Tollbooth.
Wild Swan Theater 416 W. Huron, Ypsilanti, 734-995-0530 10/20-10/22 - Once Upon a Time. 12/8, 12/9, 12/10, 12/11 - Little Women. 1/26-1/28 - Under the African Sky. 2/7-2/8 - The Spirit of Harriet Tubman. 3/14-3/18 - Shipwrecked. 3/22-3/24 - Strega Nona and the Magic Pasta Pot. 5/3-5/6 - The Cricket in Times Square.
WSU Studio Theatre 4743 Cass, Detroit, 313-577-2972 10/20-10/29 - A Doll's House. 11/25-12/3 - Trouble in Mind. 1/19-1/28 - Fantasio. 3/1-3/10 - A Night of One Acts. 3/29-4/7 - The Louise-Heck Rabi One-Act Festival.
DANCE
Detroit Opera House 1526 Broadway, Detroit, 313-961-3500 10/29-10/30 - Bad Boys of Dance. 11/25-11/27 - The Nutcracker. 1/26-1/29 - Shen Yun Performing Arts. Presents classical Chinese dance and music in a lavishly colorful and exhilarating show. 3/29-4/1 - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. 4/27-4/29 - Swan Lake.
Fox Theatre 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-471-6611 12/11 - Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker.
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts 44575 Garfield Rd., Clinton Township, 586-286-2141 10/16 - Compania Flamenca Jose Porcel. 10/29 - Blast. 35 brass, percussion and visual performers brought together in a unique explosion of music and theater. 12/2-12/3 - Macomb Ballet Company presents the Nutcracker. 1/14 - Moscow Festival Ballet presents Cinderella. 2/18 - Feet Don't Fail Me Now. 2/24 - Ballet Folklorico de Antioquia, Colombia. 3/31 - Eisenhower Dance Ensemble. 5/4-5/5 - Macomb Ballet Company presents The Wizard of Oz.
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts 350 Madison Ave., Detroit, 313-963-7622 10/15 - Compania Flamenca Jose Porcel. 10/21 - Kings of Salsa. 11/25 - National Acrobats of the People's Republic of China. 3/23 - Moscow Festival Ballet. 4/13 - Lakota Sioux Dance Theatre. 5/5-5/6 - Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
Northern Lights Lounge 660 W. Baltimore, Detroit, 313-873-1739 10/15 - Hell's Belles Girlie Revue. Halloween-themed burlesque, with music from Haf/Life and MC Jimmy Doom.
Power Center for the Performing Arts 121 Fletcher St., Ann Arbor, 734-764-2538 9/23-9/24 - Mark Morris Dance Group. 10/21-10/22 - Cloud Gate Dance Theatre: Water Stains on the Wall. 2/2-2/5 - Dancelucent 2012. The University Dance Company presents an evening of modern dance featuring four innovative works. 2/18 - Random Dance: FAR. 4/19-4/21 - Ballet Preljocaj: Snow White.
Varner Recital Hall 2200 N. Squirrel Rd., Rochester, 248-370-2030 10/1 - Michigan Dance Council Day 2011. This annual dance event celebrates the great diversity of dance forms and cultures in Michigan. All are invited to participate in master dance classes including Congolese, contemporary ballet, Caribbean, modren, jazz, Detroit jit/hip-hop and salsa. The day culminates with a showcase concert. Visit michigandance.org. 10/29-10/30 - Eisenhower Dance Ensemble. 12/1-12/3 - Oakland Dance Theatre & OU Repertory Dance Company. 3/4 - Senior Dance Concert. 4/12-4/15 - Young Choreographers Forum.
Varner Studio Theatre
2200 N. Squirrel Rd., Rochester, 248-370-2030 12/8-12/10 - From Floor to Ceiling.
LITERATURE
Art Gallery of Windsor 401 Riverside Dr. West, Windsor, 519-977-0013 11/3-11/5 - Bookfest Windsor. Readings, panel discussions, workshops and more.
Baldwin Public Library 300 W. Merrill, Birmingham, 248-647-1700 10/18 - Danielle McGuire. The author of At the Dark End of the Street, a groundbreaking new history of the civil rights movement highlighting sexual violence in the broader context of racial injustice and the fight for freedom. 10/2 - Jaimy Gordon. National Book Award winner will be speaking and signing copies of her books.
Copper Colored Mountain Arts 7101 W. Liberty, Ann Arbor, 734-904-7487 9/23 - An Evening with Pulitzer Prize Winner Franz Wright. One Pause, a new Poetry Series at Copper Colored Mountain Arts, welcomes Pulitzer Prize Winner, Franz Wright for a reading, book-signing and reception. His most recent works include Wheeling Motel and Earlier Poems. Walking to Martha's Vineyard was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2004. At this event, Wright will be reading from his newest work, Kindertotenwald, a collection of prose poems. 10/7-10/8 - One Pause Poetry: Second Annual Fall Conference. Featuring nationally recognized poets Jericho Brown, A. Van Jordan and Aaron McCollough to its Fall Conference. The conference will include a free public reading, a workshop, writing in response to art, a master class on poetry as an act of devotion and conversations with poets, where the guests will discuss their poetic process.
Gem Theatre 333 Madison Ave., Detroit, 313-963-9800 9/19 - Moth GrandSLAM. This season's winners come together to battle it out for Moth supremacy in Detroit. Theme: Point of no return.
Grosse Pointe Art Center 16900 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe, 313-821-1848 9/29, 11/3 - Poet Follies. Poetry readings in the gallery.
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit 15110 W. Ten Mile Rd., Oak Park, 248-967-4030 11/2-11/13 - Jewish Community Center Book Fair. One of metro Detroit's premier literary events, featuring best-selling authors in fiction and non-fiction, plus politicians, entertainers, historians, leading chefs, Pulitzer Prize winners and talented local authors.
Lido Gallery 33535 Woodward Ave., Birmingham, 248-792-6248 9/23 - Lido Gallery Poetry & Music Series: Dawn McDuffie Book Release. 10/21 - Lido Gallery Poetry & Music Series: Zilka Joseph Book Release. 11/18 - Lido Gallery Poetry & Music Series: New Readers Reading.
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) 4454 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-832-6622 10/21 - Rob Halpern. Halpern is the author of two books of poems, Rumored Place, which was nominated for a California Book Award, and Disaster Suites, as well as several chapbooks. With local author Peter Markus. 11/11 - Kenneth Helphand: Defiant Gardens. Helphand will give a talk accompanied by a slideshow presenting topics and ideas explored in his work Defiant Gardens. 12/15 - Mel Nichols and Tyrone Williams.
Scarab Club 217 Farnsworth, Detroit, 313-831-1250 Every third Wednesday - Woodward Line Poetry Series.
The Display Group 1700 West Fort St., Detroit, 313-833-1560 9/22 - A Celebration of Books. Wayne State University Press annual fundraiser, presenting new fall titles, more than 100 other new and favorite books, and dozens of distinguished local authors. VIP reception: Includes a copy of Detroitland and a commemorative Detroitland glass, valet parking, strolling supper catered by Slow's Bar BQ, 50 percent off all books until 6:30 p.m. General admission: Includes valet parking and Slow's Bar BQ.
University of Michigan Museum of Art 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor, 734-764-0395 9/15 - Derek Mong and Jesmyn Ward. 9/29 - Tony Hoagland. 10/3, 10/5 - Jennifer Egan. The author of The Invisible Circus; Look at Me, a finalist for the National Book Award in fiction in 2001; Emerald City and Other Stories; and The Keep, which was a national bestseller. 10/6 - Stacey D'Erasmo. 10/20 - Connie Voisine.10/21 - Mark Webster Reading Series. One MFA student of fiction and one of poetry, each introduced by a peer, will read their work. 10/31 - Anne Stevenson.
