By Mark | December 30, 2011
We’re fortunate in the Ypsi/Arbor community in that we have several great non-profits serving kids. To name just a few that are actively working in the area of creative expression, we’ve got 826 Michigan (creative writing), The Wild Swan Theater (theatrical performance), FLY Children’s Art Center (visual arts), and Community Records (musical performance). I believe, […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Akili Jackson, at-risk youth, Bright Futures program, community assets, community building, Community Records, EMU, FLY Children's Art Center, interviews, Jesse Morgan, Justin Fenwick, Keep Ya Head Up, local non-profits, MC Invincible, MC Kadence, Meredith Monk, music, music for kids, music venues, Ozone House, Ozone House Drop-In Center, Ozone House Youth and Family Services, Parkridge Community Center, performance art, performance venues, PMRC, Respect Me, Schwaben Hall, seeds, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Street Outreach, Tipper Gore, Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo School for the Arts, Wild Swan Theater, WIllow Run high school, WorkZone, Yin Yang We, Youthville, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti high school |
By Mark | December 29, 2011
I shirked my parenting responsibilities last night and snuck across the river to Woodruff’s, to attended the highly anticipated kickoff of Mittenfest VI. My intention was to shoot lots of video, that I could then post here, in hopes of enticing more of you to attend over the coming days (Mittenfest continues through New Year’s […]
By Mark | October 26, 2011
As Mittenfest is right around the corner, and since we haven’t heard from our friends at the kids’ literacy and creative writing non-profit 826 Michigan in a while, I thought that I’d reach out to Executive Director Amanda Uhle, and ask what’s new. Here’s our exchange. MARK: It’s been a while since we’ve had anything […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Education, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826, Adams Elementary, Amanda Uhle, buy local, creative writing, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan Writing Project, Erickson, How To Rise, interviews, Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair, Lincoln Consolidated, literacy, local non-profits, Mittenfest, Perry, Savannah Charles, tutoring, volunteer opportunities, Woodruff's, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti high school, Ypsilanti Middle School |
In the aftermath of last year’s Mittenfest, I asked Brandon Zwagerman for his thoughts on how things went, what he and the other organizers might have learned from the experience, and how, if at all, things might change in the future as a result. My intention was to post his comments here on the site […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826, Andy Garris, Bad Indians, Brandon Zwagerman, Cains & Abels, Deadbeat Beat, Drunken Barn Dance, Frontier Ruckus, fundraisers, Hasan Mihyar, Joe Scott, Lightning Love, Long Whisker, Matt Jones and the Reconstruction, Misty Lyn, Mittenfest, Ola Ray, Patrick Herek, Pewter Cub, Pistolbrides, Scarlet Oaks, Secret Twins, Stef Chura, Tall Buildings, The Kickstand Band, The Press Delete, White Pines, Woodruff's |
By Mark | January 2, 2011
I spent last night at Woodruff’s, being jumped on by drunken friends and taking comfort in the fact that I was able to identify at least one person older than myself. (He was alone, seemed confused, and didn’t stay long, but he was there.) All in all, it was a good night, despite the humiliating […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Champions of Brekfast, in Ypsilanti the breasts watch you, Mittenfest, Ms Pac-Man, music video, Patrick Elkins, Secret Twins, Stef Chura, Woodruff's |