Smell & Tell: Tadhana Modern Niche Perfumes from the Philippines
November 4 at 6pm
Downtown Library · Old Fourth Ward
Tadhana eau de parfum anchors this exploration of modern niche perfumes from the Philippines at the Downtown Library.
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An Evening with Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley
November 5 at 5:30pm
Michigan Theater · Old Fourth Ward • Free
Artist and game designer Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley builds participatory worlds across animation, sound, and video game development to archive the stories of Black Trans people, appearing for a free public lecture as part of the Penny Stamps Speaker Series.
Telescope Observing
November 6 at 8pm
Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor · Old Fourth Ward • Free
Gaze at the cosmos through a working 1857 telescope, one of the oldest in North America. Free Friday nights at the Detroit Observatory, with the historic building open to explore rain or shine.
Webster MFA Reading Series: Amogha and Lily Zhou
November 6 at 7pm
Hill Auditorium · Burns Park • Free
The Mark Webster Reading Series showcases the work of second-year MFA students in the Helen Zell Writers’ Program. This session features poetry by Amogha and prose by Lily Zhou.
Andrea Gibson's Love Letter From The Afterlife
November 8 at 7:30pm (This weekend)
Michigan Theater · Old Fourth Ward • $52.40-$101.35
Andrea Gibson arrives at the Michigan Theater with Megan Falley, special guests Chris Pureka and Edie Carey, and the Goosebump Orchestra for a performance of Love Letter From The Afterlife.
Author Panel Discussion: A Love Letter to Black Romance
November 8 at 1pm (This weekend)
Downtown Library · Old Fourth Ward
Contemporary Black romance novelists Beverly Jenkins, Elle Wright, Sharelle Green, and Angela Seals gather at the Downtown Library for a panel discussion examining intimacy, identity, joy, healing, and representation beyond stereotypes in literature.
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Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Preschool Storytime
Ann Arbor District Library: Westgate Branch · Lakewood
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Preschool Storytimes
Ann Arbor District Library: Pittsfield Branch · Lawton
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Preschool Storytime
Ann Arbor District Library: Pittsfield Branch · Lawton
Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 AM
Weekly Power Hour: Grow Your Business One Week at a Time
Harvest Market · Bryant Pattengill West
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Preschool Storytime
Ann Arbor District Library: Traverwood Branch · Logan
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Preschool Storytimes
Ann Arbor District Library: Traverwood Branch · Logan
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
AADL Storytimes
Ann Arbor District Library: Traverwood Branch · Logan
Thu, Nov 5 · 11:00 AM
Preschool Storytimes
Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown · Ann Arbor
Thu, Nov 5 · 8:45 AM
America at 250: Reflections on the Bicentennial
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library · Northside
Free
Fri, Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Friends of the UMMP Fossil Club
University of Michigan Research Museums Center · Bryant Pattengill East
Fri, Nov 6 · 1:00 PM
Preschool Storytimes
Ann Arbor District Library: Westgate Branch · Lakewood
Fri, Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Lecture Series – The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great? Gershwin Edition
Kerrytown Concert House · Old Fourth Ward
Fri, Nov 6 · 6:00 PM
Out of the Ordinary: the work of John Ronan Architects
Taubman College Liberty Annex · Old Fourth Ward
Fri, Nov 6 · 10:30 AM
Baby Playgroup
Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown · Ann Arbor
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
Storytime at Schuler Books
Schuler Books Ann Arbor · Lakewood
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
Storytime
Schuler Books Ann Arbor · Lakewood
Free
Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM
Literati Presents: Summer Storytime!
Pretzel Bell · Old Fourth Ward
Free
Sun, Nov 8 · 7:30 PM
Andrea Gibson’s Love Letter from the Afterlife
Michigan Theater · Ann Arbor
$52.40-$101.35
Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM
Grassroots Book Club
Literati Bookstore · Old Fourth Ward
$5
Tue, Nov 10 · 11:00 AM
Preschool Storytimes
Ann Arbor District Library: Malletts Creek Branch · Bryant Pattengill East
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 11:00 AM
Preschool Storytime
Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown · Ann Arbor
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 11:00 AM
AADL Storytimes
Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown · Old Fourth Ward
Tue, Nov 10 · 11:00 AM
Preschool Storytime
Ann Arbor District Library: Malletts Creek Branch · Bryant Pattengill East
Tue, Nov 10 · 11:00 AM
Recurring Preschool Storytimes
Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown · Ann Arbor
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 8:30 AM
1 Million Cups
Bamboo Ann Arbor · Old West Side
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM
Witches Night Out
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore · Old Fourth Ward
Wed, Nov 11 · 6:30 PM
Curtis Chin book talk with Doris Truong
Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown · Old Fourth Ward
Wed, Nov 11 · 8:30 AM
1 Million Cups Ann Arbor
Bamboo Ann Arbor · Old Fourth Ward
Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM
Film Screening In the Belly of AI with Michigan Community Scholars Program
Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown · Old Fourth Ward
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:00 PM
The Rise and Fall of the NCAA: How We Got Into This Mess
Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor · Old Fourth Ward
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 5:30 PM
Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask
Downtown Library · Old Fourth Ward
Thu, Nov 12 · 1:00 PM
U-M Eisenberg Family Depression Center 25th Anniversary Symposium & Celebration
Biomedical Science Research Building · Angell
Thu, Nov 12 · 5:30 PM
Tony Tulathimutte Reading and Q&A
Hill Auditorium · Burns Park
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Nerd Nite Ann Arbor
LIVE · Old Fourth Ward
$$
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:30 PM
Marching with the First Female Cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library · Northside
Free
Fri, Nov 13 · 6:00 PM
From Japantown to Motown to Hometown: The Japanese American Experience in Michigan
Downtown Library · Old Fourth Ward
Sun, Nov 15 · 10:00 AM
Ann Arbor Book Fest
AADL's Downtown branch · Old Fourth Ward
Mon, Nov 16 · 6:30 PM
Eco Book Club
Literati Bookstore · Old Fourth Ward
$5
Tue, Nov 17 · 5:30 PM
Film Screening & Discussion Sisters Rising
Downtown Library · Old Fourth Ward
Wed, Nov 18 · 6:30 PM
Goddesses of the Arbor
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore · Old Fourth Ward
Thu, Nov 19 · 5:30 PM
Jorge M. Perez
Michigan Theater · Old Fourth Ward
Free
Fri, Nov 20 · 10:00 AM
Bookworm #97 - Author Conversation with Anne Ruggles Gere, "Agents of Survivance: Indigenous Women Teachers in the Boarding School Era"
Vinology Restaurant & Event Space · Old West Side
Free
Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM
Ann Arbor Death Café
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore · Old Fourth Ward
Free
Mon, Nov 23 · 6:30 PM
Literati Book Club
Literati Bookstore · Old Fourth Ward
$5
Mon, Nov 23 · 6:00 PM
Making Modern Homes in Mid-Century Ann Arbor
Downtown Library · Old Fourth Ward
Mon, Nov 30 · 6:00 PM
Haunted Mitten Presents True Crime in Tree Town
Downtown Library · Old Fourth Ward
Tue, Dec 1 · 8:00 PM
Storytelling Nights
The Ark · Old Fourth Ward
$24 - $35
Wed, Dec 2 · 6:00 PM
The Anishnaabek of Company K: The Union Army’s Largest Indian Regiment
Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor · Old Fourth Ward
Thu, Dec 3 · 5:30 PM
Zell Visiting Writers Series: Distinguished Writer in Residence Diana Khoi Nguyen – Reading and Q&A
Hill Auditorium · Burns Park
Free
Mon, Dec 7 · 6:30 PM
Genres Book Club
Literati Bookstore · Old Fourth Ward
$5
Wed, Jan 6 · 6:00 PM
BAKE! Cookbook Club
Zingerman’s Coffee Company · Bryant Pattengill West
$375
Mon, Jan 25 · 4:00 PM
How to Become an Internet Troll
Pierpont Commons · Northside
Free
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