Mark Maynard | volunteer opportunities

826 Michigan, growing to meet demand in Ypsi’s public schools, looking forward to Mittenfest VI

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, 826 Michigan, 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, Woodruff's, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti high school, Ypsilanti Middle School | 3 Comments

Mittenfest V is right around the corner

By Mark | December 12, 2010

Over New Year’s weekend, Ypsilanti will, as it’s done for the past four years, play host to the incredible Michigan music festival known as Mittenfest. Following is a short interview I conducted online with organizers Brandon Zwagerman, Jeremy Peters and Amy Sumerton on what they’ve got in store for us this year, and how the […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826, 826 Michigan, Amy Sumerton, Avalon Housing, Bad Indians, Black Jake and the Carnies, Born to Run, Brandon Zwagerman, Catherine Calabro, Champions of Breakfast, Charles Trees, Chris Bathgate, circumspice, Clemente, Corner brewery, creative writing, Deadbeat Beat, Drunken Barn Dance, Elbow Room, English Language Learners, Fiona Apple, folk, Gun Lake, In Tall Buildings, interviews, Jeremy Peters, Jim Roll, Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair, Lightning Love, Loune, Matt Jones, Matt Jones and the Reconstruction, MC Trashpedal, Mitytenfest, music, music festivals, Our Brother the Native, Ozone House, Photographers, Pistolbrides, public school challenges, Red Wings, residency, Secret Twins, Silverghost, Springsteen, The Juliets, the Michigan diaspora, The Satin Peaches, The Sights, tutoring, Woodruff's, writing skills, Ypsi festivals, Ypsilanti Middle School | 7 Comments

Get photographed, and do some good in Ypsilanti

By Mark | August 11, 2009

Remember how I told you a while ago about an ambitious undertaking by local photographer Erica Hampton called The Ypsi Project? Well, she’s still at it. Her goal, as you’ll recall, was to take 365 portraits in the city over the course of the year. I don’t know how many she’s done thus far, but, […]