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Where: Michigan Theater

Date: 2007-11-06 19:00:00

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Presented by Live Nation. Tickets are available at livenation.com, at any Ticketmaster outlet, or by phone at 248-645-6666!

Mindy Smith

Where: Ark

Date: 2007-08-12 19:30:00

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Mindy Smith is a uniquely talented singer/songwriter with a vision perfect for pulling people inward and reminding them of how to face the challenges we all confront.

Speak Out

Where: SafeHouse Center

Date: 2007-04-18 18:30:00

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is observed in April and is the month dedicated to making a concerted effort to prevent and raise awareness of sexual violence and its prevention through special events. SafeHouse Center will be hosting Speak Out as a SAAM event on Wednesday April 18th, 2007 from 6:30-8:30 PM. Speak Out provides a forum for survivors of sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, stalking, and sexual harassment, to express themselves in a safe, respectful, and supportive environment. Speak Out is about empowering and honoring survivors by providing a safe space that allows survivors to find their voice and share their stories. Speak Out also provides an opportunity for the community to come together and hear the voices of survivors, with the intent of breaking the silence that surrounds these issues.

Steve Hofstetter

Where: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase

Date: 2007-07-14 20:00:00

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Author, columnist, and comedian Steve Hofstetter has often been called the hardest working man in show-business. With all due respect to the late James Brown. One of the top booked acts on the college circuit, the 27-year-old humorist is also a weekly humor columnist for both SportsIllustrated.com and NHL.com. After hosting Four Quotas on Sirius Satellite Radio for two seasons, Hofstetter moved to broadcast radio, and his Sports Minute (Or So) is currently syndicated on over 100 stations. Hofstetter recently released his first live comedy album, CURE FOR THE CABLE GUY, which debuted at #22 on Billboard’s comedy charts. Hofstetter’s national TV debut came on ESPN’s Quite Frankly, where Stephen A. Smith yelled at him for three minutes. Hofstetter has also appeared on Showtime’s “White Boyz in the Hood” this fall, and does what he can to represent American comedy in the groundbreaking New Line documentary “On the Road in America.” Having appeared on shows in Boston, Louisville, Miami, and many other markets, his local television appearances are too numerous to count, especially if you’re using your fingers. Hofstetter’s brutal tour schedule consists of over 100 colleges and dozens of clubs every year, and is fueled by an immense online popularity, hundreds of radio and TV appearances, and a Prius with great gas mileage. While an undergraduate at Columbia University, Hofstetter was a well-read columnist for the Columbia Daily Spectator and a voice of the Lions. After a summer writing for Maxim, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated for Kids, Hofstetter turned his column into two books. The column gained popularity with syndication in several newspapers and websites, including collegehumor.com. Showtimes: 8:00 & 10:30 pm Tickets: $11 in advance, $13 at the door

RFD Boys

Where: Ark

Date: 2007-10-05 20:00:00

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Ever since their days attending the University of Michigan and performing at The Pretzel Bell, the RFD Boys have attracted people from all over the area who come to hear the music that makes them want to stomp their feet, clap or get up and dance.

Huun Huur Tu

Where: Ark

Date: 2007-11-17 20:00:00

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Huun-Huur-Tu, a veteran of concert and festival performances in nearly every country of Europe, has emerged as the foremost international representative of Tuva's remarkable musical culture. Tuvans not only transform the sounds of the natural world into music through imitation; they also make sonic "maps" of physical landscapes which may be expressed in texted songs, throat-singing, whistling, or other types of vocal production. For the Tuvans, one of the purposes of music seems to be to offer detailed and concrete descriptions of topography. In short, Tuvan music is not abstract, like most Western music, but radically representational, by imitating or aesthetically representing the sounds of nature.

Beoga

Where: Ark

Date: 2007-08-22 20:00:00

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Better future - Human right forum

Where: Michigan League, Henderson Room (3rd floor). U of Michigan

Date: 2007-04-18 13:30:00

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Shocked? Hard to believe? On April 18, 2007, three internationally known experts are coming to the Detroit area to discuss the non-consentual organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China. Dr. Wenyi Wang, MD. & Ph.D. On April 20, 2006, Dr. Wang became a subject of CNN headlines and international media interest when she cried out to President Bush and Chinese leader Hu Jintao during a White House reception; her courage to call the world’s attention to China’s organ harvesting was widely admired. http://wenyiwang.org/ Mr. David Kilgour, former Member of Parliament and Secretary of State for Asia Pacific of Canada, Mr. Kilgour, with colleague Mr. David Matas, carried out an independent investigation in 2006 and concluded: “We believe that there has been and continues today to be large-scale organ seizures from unwilling Falun Gong practitioners” http://investigation.go.saveinter.net/ Dr. Charles Lee, MD, is the only U.S. citizen to be sentenced a jail term in China for practicing Falun Gong. In 2002, the former Harvard researcher went to China to reveal the hoax of Tiananmen Self-immolation to Chinese TV viewers, and was subsequently sentenced to three years in prison. He has been called an American Hero. It's a free event.

Eddie From Ohio

Where: Ark

Date: 2007-10-13 20:00:00

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Eddie From Ohio has grown from a local, part-time, bar band to a full-time touring act. This energetic four-piece acoustic band effectively combines elements of bluegrass, folk and rock. The songs are clever, well-crafted and delivered with style.

Kamikaze Komedy

Where: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase

Date: 2007-11-21 20:00:00

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Step into an eclectic comedy show this Thanksgiving Eve. It’s an all out yuk it up comedy show with a line-up that includes some of the best comedians from the Metro Detroit area. Starting off and host of the show is former marine and one of our favorite up and coming comedians, Russell Rabb. Next is Nate Fridson, ordinary looking but his comedy is definitely on the edge. Also on the roster is Kate Brindle, who we book when we can and she isn’t so busy, and fresh from the Boston Comedy Festival is Ben Konstantin. Finishing up the show is Frank Roche who headlines clubs and colleges and won the 2005 Michigan Comedy Competition as well as being named “Favorite Comedian” at The 2006 Boston Comedy Festival last year. Don’t miss this cavalcade of comedy on the Night before Thanksgiving!!! SHOWTIME: 8:00pm TICKETS: $10

Kenny White

Where: Ark

Date: 2008-03-14 20:00:00

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After a long career as a supporting musician and composer for hire, Kenny White has struck out on his own to critical accolades. He is a singer/songwriter/pianist.

Mitch Ryder

Where: Michigan Theater

Date: 2008-03-22 19:00:00

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Presented by Live Nation. Tickets are available at livenation.com, at any Ticketmaster outlet, or by phone at 248-645-6666!

John Heffron*Special Engagement*

Where: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase

Date: 2008-05-08 20:00:00

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Winner of NBC's hit reality series "Last Comic Standing," comedian John Heffron has become the comic to watch and love. The Detroit funnyman, who Phyllis Diller referred to as "the cute one," has won a talent contract with NBC as well as other great opportunities. When asked about his experience on the show, John said "It's a lot like high school… there are good and bad memories, in the end, I think I will only remember the good ones." The recently married 35-year-old comic is already seeing the payoffs. He has been traveling and touring for more than 2 years, performing in comedy clubs, colleges and theatres across the country. John grew up in nearby South Lyon and started his comedy career as a student at Eastern Michigan University, skipping night classes to perform stand-up comedy. He got his first gig as an emcee right here at the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. Since then he’s invented a card game (The That Guy Game) been seen on all the late night talk shows, cut a deal for his own TV show, and more than I could ever list here on this page. TICKETS: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Sorry, Due to contractual obligations we cannot accept any passes or discounts for this show.