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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 58m

Spooky Season:
Penny Seats Theatre’s "The Woman in Black" is a ghostly good time. We talked to executive director Lauren London about the British play, which was the 2nd-longest running nonmusical in London’s West End. The play runs through Oct. 18 @ Cahoots in Ann Arbor.
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Actress Princess Beyoncé Jones in a black dress with heavy eye makeup crouching down on stage in Penny Seats' The Woman in Black.

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Alive and Well:
@aadl.org's Dead Media Day celebrates the past in the digital age. The 10/12 event pays homage to retro media, entertainment, and ephemera. To get in the spirit of it, Pulp writer Lori Stratton shares five pieces of dead media from her personal collection.
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Photos of a reel-to-reel tape machine, a typewriter, a VHS tape, and a floppy disk.

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 1d

Story Time:
A round-up of recent books from authors with Washtenaw County connections, past and present. We've also highlighted any Ann Arbor-area readings and signings for these writers.
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Gina Brandolino and Joe Carlough
Queer Horror: Fun and Freaky Perspectives on Macabre Media

Donald S. Lopez Jr.
The Buddha: Biography of a Myth

John U. Bacon
The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Jeffrey Seller
Theater Kid: A Broadway Memoir

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 1d

Playing Out, Staying Close:
Edgefest 2025 celebrates the Detroit-Chicago connection for the exploratory music fest's 29th edition, which takes place October 8-11 at Ann Arbor's Kerrytown Concert House.
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Darius Jones looking through a magnifying glass with one eye. Black & white photo by Ebru Yildiz

Photo collage: Myra Melford by Bryan Murray. Deanna Relyea courtesy of Kerrytown Concert House. Michael Malis by John Mark Hanson.

Kenny Green sitting at a keyboard. Black & white photo by Juan N'Only.

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 1d

It was so fun to give a Nerd Night talk this past June, and now it looks like I might get to do another one! Researchers, clinicians, and other Ann Arbor based nerds in my orbit, consider proposing a talk!

pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 1d

A Hundred Nerds:
Ann Arbor’s edition of Nerd Nite hit the century mark this summer. We spoke to event hosts and @aadl.org staffers Emily Murphy and Jacob Gorski about the informal talk series and its evolution ahead of an October 9 event at LIVE in Ann Arbor. pulp.aadl.org/node/647854

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 1d

A Hundred Nerds:
Ann Arbor’s edition of Nerd Nite hit the century mark this summer. We spoke to event hosts and @aadl.org staffers Emily Murphy and Jacob Gorski about the informal talk series and its evolution ahead of an October 9 event at LIVE in Ann Arbor. pulp.aadl.org/node/647854

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 5d

The University of Michigan Department of Musical Theatre comes to The Encore Theatre with "She Loves Me," the perfect musical for future stars. We reviewed this song-filled comedy, which runs October 3-5 and 9-11.
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Zee Happonen has a strong voice and great comic timing as Amalia in She Loves Me. Photo by Robert Coelius.

pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 5d

The Radar tracks new music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

This week:
Loamsy, DASHpf, BigPlanet, Mei Semones, Chris DuPont, DJ Myint, Hemmingway Lane, Hey Look Listen, Latimer Rogland, Modus Operandi, and G.B. Marian.
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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 5d

Spaceout International Ambisonics Festival brings immersive audio experimentalists from around the world to the University of Michigan. Check out our preview for the second edition of this free event, which will be held October 16-17 at the Chip Davis Technology Studio.
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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 7d

Media Live Ypsi festival celebrates in-person art & performances, from video projection to storytelling. We spoke to organizers Abhishek Narula, Emerson Granillo & Sally Clegg about the event, which takes place for free Oct. 10-11 at Riverside Arts Center & CYNK Studios.
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Media Live Ypsi co-organizers Emerson Granillo, Abhishek Narula, and Sally Clegg. Images courtesy of MLY.

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 8d

The headliners at the 2025 A2CAF: Small + Indie Press event are also known for works outside of graphic novels. Get to know artists Caroline Cash, Lisa Hanawalt, and Julia Wertz ahead of the fest, which runs all day on Saturday, October 11, at @aadl.org's Downtown location.
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Promo art for the 2025 A2CAF: Small + Indie Press and author photos of Julia Wertz, Lisa Hanawalt, and Caroline Cash.

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 9d

University of Michigan's production of the musical "Cabaret" focuses on the outsiders, exploring “the vibrant queer scene at the cabaret and how it is stripped away as the Nazis take over." We previewed this classic, which runs Oct. 2-5 and Oct. 9-12 in Ann Arbor.
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A wooden chair with a bowler hat on it and a cane leaning against it. The image is used on the promotional poster for this production of Cabaret.

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 12d

The University of Michigan's production of "Gloria" moves from comedy to bitter reality as an office tragedy is examined in a before-and-after scenario. We reviewed the play, written by Braden Jacobs-Jenkins, which runs through October 5 at the Arthur Miller Theatre.
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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 12d

The Radar tracks new music by Washtenaw County-associated artists/labels. This week: Hey Look Listen, Spiralic comp, AGN7 releases, Pastland, Adam J. Snyder, Richard Root, Mark Zhu, Darrin James, Brooke Steele, FLYDLPHN, Loamsy, Alison Albrecht, Median.
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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 13d

Several free or mostly pay-what-you-can music festivals will dominate schedules of adventurous Washtenaw County listeners the next 2 weeks. Get the scoop on Totally Awesome Fest (Sept. 25-28), Freak Fest (Oct. 3-5), A2 Jazz Fest (Sept. 27-28) & Refugia (Sept.28).
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Lori Stratton @loriastratton.bsky.social · 13d

I thought it would be interesting to explore the history of shows at Crisler Center, U-M’s second-biggest venue, on the heels of the Zach Bryan and John Mayer concert at Michigan Stadium on September 27.

Here's what I found and wrote for @pulp.aadl.org:
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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 13d

In celebration of LGBTQ+ History month, OUT Ensemble presents Queer and Now, a concert series celebrating the works of contemporary queer composers.

Sunday, October 5 at 1 PM at the Downtown Library.

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Promotional image for the 'Queer and Now' concert featuring composer Mary Denney, scheduled for Sunday, October 5 at 1 PM at the Downtown Library. The image includes a portrait of Mary Denney on the right, smiling and dressed in a striped shirt, against a solid background with event details on the left.

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 13d

Zach Bryan and John Mayer are headlining @umich.edu's first concert at Michigan Stadium on September 27. While the show is expected to have over 112,000 fans in attendance, it got us wondering about some of the other concerts at U-M’s second-biggest venue: Crisler Center.

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Prince performs at Crisler Center in 1983.

Three headshots of Aretha Franklin performing in 1969.

Fleetwood Mac at an Ann Arbor press conference in 1979.

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 14d

Jay Platt thought he'd be an engineer, but a different career called after he visited a bookstore in New York City.

Now, Platt's West Side Book Shop in Ann Arbor turns 50 years old this week.

Check out a selection of photos of the store & interviews with Platt:
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West Side Book Shop, Haarer Building, April 20, 2020. Photo by Amy Cantu.

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 15d

Tyler Dunston makes each line count in his new poetry book, “Octaves.” We spoke to the UMich Ph.D. candidate about his collection, which was a finalist for the Moonstone Press Chapbook Contest. Dunston celebrates "Octaves" at @literatibookstore.bsky.social on 9/23, 6:30 pm.
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Octaves book cover on the left featuring nature images imprinted inside shapes against a blue background; author photo on the right.

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 16d

"The Coolidge-Wagner Anthology of Recorded Poetry" continues documenting Michigan poets, and on Monday, September 22, there's a live poetry reading at the Downtown branch of @aadl.org showcasing four poets from the project: Owólabi Aboyade, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Bryan Thao Worra & Rebecca Biber.

Graphics for the poets reading at the September 2025 event

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 16d

Believing in Art As a Saving Grace:
"The Coolidge-Wagner Anthology of Recorded Poetry" documents the voices of Michigan writers.
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(This story originally ran on December 5, 2024.)

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 16d

Sara Gibson rocks on the cello as Linden Thoburn sings. C’mon and see our Songwriters in the Round show downtown this afternoon.

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 16d

Mike Gentry performs “One Water” during our Songwriters in the Round show at @aadl.org downtown this afternoon. C’mon out of the rain and join us.

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pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 19d

The Radar tracks new music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

This week:
Ancel Fitzgerald Neeley, Sacha, Levona, The City Lines, Bekka Madeleine, Mark Zhu, Normal Park, Gee Floyd, The DayNites
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