Charles still got the right one, baby
Saturday night at Hill Auditorium, Ray Charles graced us with his presence. Backed by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and prefaced by the able and promising Community High 2 O'clock Jazz Band (with the excellent Ben Janssen and Dave Brophy), Charles' show had an air of awe and wonder to it, as the crowd rose into a standing ovation the minute he and his valet hit the stage.
'Ridicule' busts barriers of foreign lms
Entertaining foreign films are extremely rare - not because the actual movie lacks talent and an interesting plot, but because once subtitles appear at the bottom of the screen, viewing it suddenly becomes an incredible eye strain resulting in nothing more than exhaustion and a bad headache.
Plays portray minority issues
In celebration of African American History Month, Performance Network presented an evening of two one-act plays concerning slavery and the difficulty of being a woman in a man's world. The first of these two plays is "Mary Goldstein and the Author," written by Ann Arbor playwright OyamO.
'Dancing' combines detail and drama
Attention to detail within a play does not always guarantee a great performance. But in the case of "Dancing at Lughnasa," precision went hand-in-hand with a high-quality performance.
The two-act play took place in and around the kitchen of the Mundy sisters.
Women's lit reading group begins at Borders
Stephanie Hausman and Manon Beaudre, staff members at Borders, invite students to come to the first meeting of the Women's Literature Reading Group tonight at 7:30. An important goal of the group is to bring the Ann Arbor community together for the common purpose of reading and discussing literature.
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