042426 ~ Weekend Events! - Michael Bright

Wow, we've made it to the end of April cannot believe May is looming large, but in the meantime, if you're looking for something to do this weekend

We've got a few ideas for you as we team up with Ann Arbor observers Michael bright here on 1290 WLBY and he tells us about some of the events

He's been putting together on behalf of the pages of the Ann Arbor Observer and there are many more in there

People should check it out. It's a great way to plan out your weekend and your entire your week for that matter Michael

Great to have you back. Thank you so much. What do you have us going to this weekend? Yeah, there's a starting out in Dexter at the encore musical theater company

They have a production of a rent going on runs through May 3rd

So just a couple more weeks to check that out. It's of course the

Tony winning

Musical about a impoverished community of artists in the east village living under the shadow of AIDS

So it's kind of a heavier work

meant for mature audiences

It features a real inventive rock score

intricate choruses and some really nice lyrics. So 7 p.m.

Going on Friday and then I think various other times you check out the encore musical theater or the encore theater

Org for the complete showtimes. All right. Thank you. What's next?

We have

Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. There's spring show. They're playing hosts the planets which is

Really cool piece. It's inspired by a series of

Different moods that the composer was in which he then

Ascribe them to different planets. So it's a series of pieces about the planets like Mars, Bringer of War

Jupiter, Bringer of Jolody

They have a whole lot of

Fun little pieces in there. So that's going on

There's a few other

Works in the program as well, but that's the main one 7 30 p.m. Hill Auditorium on Saturday night

All right, and where next

Do a cool event at the live night club

It's been being put on by Randy Tessier and some of his friends as a benefit for fugathers and the

Southern Poverty Law Center

Band called Saints of Soul

Which is a Detroit R&B Soul and Funk Band

Fronted by really good singer Sora Brand Stone. That's got to be fun

Yeah, it's it's a good band and then there's this other band there have opening. It's a new band called The Bleeding Hearts

But it's a real all-star local ensemble led by

Well, Chris Casello who's no longer local, but he used to be the

Frontman of the Wattuzis and the starlight drifters

And then you moved to Nashville about 20 years ago, but he's back to play with

Billy Mac of Billy Mac in the Terrapains Randy Tessier a

Few other great local players. I know you know, it's interesting when these people all collaborate together

I look at the names and I marvel because each of them is a standout in their own rights

And they often come together and do something like this where they start a band and it's like well

It's a new band, but it's like the same guy yet. Yeah, they're amazing

So it's it's a really cool show. I think it's a donation thing going on

Okay, I think six or seven p.m. At live down on first street. All right

Are we on to Sunday? We are already here on to Sunday

Ann Arbor Audity's bizarre is going on at the Washington farm council grounds on Sunday. It's

Different Audities vendors selling off kilter art clothing. They'll be taxidermy

Uh, some fun stuff. You don't have to buy anything, but it'd probably be cool to check out

10 a.m. The four p.m. on Sunday. All right

Cinderella the ballet. Yeah, there's a touring ballet company called world ballet company

They're based out of LA and they're coming to the Michigan theater at six p.m. on Sunday to perform

the Johann Strauss

ballet Cinderella

Of course, the rags to riches fairy tale there

It's got a cast of about 40 dancers real labyrinths sets going on

Highway, you know, highly

high-value

Production for this one. So

Definitely check that out, especially if you have kids interested in ballet

six p.m. There again a Sunday at Michigan theater

All right, and then we're going to wrap it up at the arc this weekend. Yeah, arc on Sunday night

May Earl wine is playing. She's a great local

singer-songwriter writes thoughtful rich emotionally

emotional country-flavored songs

She's been teaming up lately with this great guitarist out of Chicago named Packey Lundholm

But they've been putting out some really great music lately

Definitely check them out. It's at the arc. I think it's an earlier seven p.m. show tonight on Sunday

there, so all right

well the

Ann Arbor observer has a lot more events for people to choose from you ever get a sense like what matters most to Ann Arbor rights

Is it music? Is it play? Is it

What do they like?

Yeah, it's a it's a a lot of people are into the kids stuff. Yeah, you know, because a lot of times

I think the events are helpful for parents

Then there's folks who have more time on their hands who are into the yeah the cultural activities and

It's being exposed to something new they haven't done before and then I think there's a I've got a lot of people

They don't really go to a lot of the events

But they still like to read about all of them because it lets them know

What's going on and gives kind of a flavor of of our town. That's okay

Yeah, I agree. I think that's a that's a meaningful

Subset for readers. I agree. You know why because you want to live in a town that you know

Has this available should you want even if you don't go

But you want to live in a vibrant town, right? And that's definitely a flavor of that. Yeah

Well, we love you for doing that. Thank you, Michael

Michael Bright with the Ann Arbor Observer

You can check out the events online at Ann Arbor Observer.com or pick up a copy on new stands everywhere

You should get it in your mail every month as well

Which is really nice free publication and you're gonna learn about Ann Arbor the people that make it tick and the events

Obviously that are going on here. You will be well informed about our community

And Michael comes back next week again with another edition right here on the Lucian Lancio Ann Arbor's talk station 1290 WLBY