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Albert Lee
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Hot Club of Detroit
Tonight's show brings musicians who not only revive but enrich the so-called gypsy jazz (the French call it "manouche") of...
We Banjo 3
The award-winning quartet We Banjo 3 (+1), from Galway, Ireland combines Irish music with old-time American and bluegrass influences to...
Beoga
The bedrock of Beoga’s music lies firmly within the Irish tradition, but they are not afraid to incorporate other genres’ nuances into...
After Glow on the Diag
After Escapade and Artscapade, join a glow in the dark street show on the Central Campus Diag! Student organizations such as Groove,...
New Encounter
You’ve heard that college is supposed to be a life-changing period full of new experiences. Whether you’ve never stepped foot into a...
Pan Gongkai: Melt
潘公凯：融
Pan Gongkai’s Melt (潘公凯：融) is a large-scale video installation that is concerned with the relationship between Chinese and...
The Doyle & Debbie Show
The Doyle and Debbie Show is a revue, a fabulous piece of parody simultaneously lampooning and idolizing country music's tradition of...
Laith Al-Saadi
Born and raised in Ann Arbor, 36-year-old Laith Al-Saadi began singing at age four and began playing guitar at 13. At 15 he formed his first...
The David Mayfield Parade
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Crystal Bowersox
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Crystal Bowersox VIP
*VIP TICKETS: A limited number of VIP tickets will include: seat, a VIP laminate pass, one exclusive picture, an acoustic song performed...
"Enlightened Memory? On Remembering the Jewish Past in Contemporary Germany and Poland"
Michael Meng, Assistant Professor of History, Clemson University
Since the early 1980s, Germany and Poland have both been home to profound debate and reflection on the loss of their Jewish populations....
Chance the Rapper
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George Bedard
Ann Arbor's resident guitar genius George Bedard just keeps getting more creative as he goes along. Lately he's been exploring the...
Diego Figueiredo
Diego Figueiredo (pronounced fig-a-reed-o) is one of the most talented guitar players in the world today. He is the winner of several...
Leo Kottke
The Los Angeles Times calls Leo Kottke "an American legend in the guitar world, and a king of his own private musical world." If...
Joan Osborne
Joan Osborne has been a household name ever since the release of the "One of Us" single in 1995. Her music welds folk, rock, soul,...
Shankar Tucker
Shankar Tucker, the sensation who blew up Youtube's Hitmeter – live in concert with Vidya and Vandana Iyer, and Rohan Kymal. Indulge...
Schoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q is a rap artist hailing from Los Angeles that is known for his exciting rhymes, bass-heavy production, and affinity for bucket...
Bill Bynum & Co.
Downriver Wayne County resident Bill Bynum writes hardcore country and bluegrass songs steeped in the music his Southern-migrant parents...
Whiskey Shivers
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Impact Dance Fall Show
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The Secret Sisters
The Secret Sisters opened for Nickel Creek at the Michigan Theater this summer, and they gained a great big army of new fans! They initiate...
Michael McDermott
Michael McDermott’s brand of rock n’ roll brims with the kind of well-honed style and wisdom that can only come from a career on the...
Michigan Sahana Presents: Rachana
Come attend our fall concert on Friday, October 31st at 7pm at Stamps Auditorium for an exciting evening of indian classical music and...
Susan Werner
Chicagoan Susan Werner is a triple threat at folk awards ceremonies with her luxuriously smooth and strong voice (she's a former opera...
Luke Winslow King
Cadillac-born singer-songwriter Luke Winslow King has had a musical education ranging from Interlochen to the streets of New Orleans, a...
Bill Staines
Now in his sixth decade of performing, Bill Staines tells heartfelt stories in song of places he's been and people he's met....
Kalyara: The Spark of Festivity
The Indian American Student Association invites you to our 2014 Cultural Show on Friday November 7th in Hill Auditorium. The variety of...
Othello
Presented by Rude Mechanicals/UAC. A war general betrayed by a trusted advisor is driven into the darkness of jealousy. Watch as...
Tom Chapin
The younger brother of Harry Chapin and the son of renowned drummer Jim Chapin, Tom Chapin has the knack of appealing equally to adults and...
MACFest
Presented by the Michigan A Cappella Council.
Dom Flemons
He plays the bones. He plays the quills. He's a walking historical encyclopedia of early American music, from old-time blues and...
Aoife O'Donovan & Noam Pikelny
Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the “pros’ top banjo picker," Noam Pikelny is a founding member of Punch Brothers, a string...
The Stray Birds
Drawing upon the richness of American folk music traditions, the signature power of the Stray Birds' sound lies in outstanding...
Grant-Lee Phillips & Howe Gelb
Grant-Lee Phillips came on the scene as the visionary frontman of Grant Lee Buffalo in the 1990s. He has released seven solo albums. His...
Hot Rize Featuring Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers
Hot Rize, named for the old Martha White flour brand, was perhaps the hottest group in progressive bluegrass in the 1980s, combining wide...
Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham is an Oscar-winning singer/songwriter, born in New Mexico but raised all across the Southwestern United States. Bingham set out...
Mike Doughty's Question Jar Show
Mike Doughty contains multitudes: Singer. Songwriter. Guitar player. Poet. Author. Playwright. Photographer. Most Improved Camper, West...
Seussical
Presented by the Young People's Theater.
Robyn Hitchcock w/sg Lera Lynn
Over the past four decades, Robyn Hitchcock has built a large and distinctive body of work that's established him as one of rock's...
Ben Daniels Band
Maybe you saw The Ben Daniels Band in concert this summer with his father, actor Jeff Daniels. Now it's time to experience Ben as an...
Matt Watroba
Your Thanksgiving weekend in Michigan isn't complete without hearing Matt Watroba! These days Matt is a full-time host for...
Mr. B
Born in Flint and by now a Michigan institution, Mr. B (Mark Braun) is a rare living link to the early days of boogie woogie, having learned...
The Appleseed Collective
Mix the Hot Club of Paris with the sweaty soul of Dixieland, a couple blades of bluegrass, a pinch of ragtime beat, and a western swinging...
Amazin' Blue Goes Hollywood
Amazin' Blue is U of M's oldest co-ed a cappella ensemble. With over 20 years of musical experience including the production of 9...
Vincent York's Jazzistry Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong Tribute
Get a jazzy start to the weekend by attending a moving musical tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Bandleader Vincent York will...
Christine Lavin & Don White
You'll laugh. You'll cry. We've brought together two of The Ark's most-loved songwriters and raconteurs for a fabulous...
John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band
Maybe you've heard string player John Jorgenson at The Ark in one of his amazing jazz shows. But John is a full-time presence in Music...
Sam Amidon + Band
Vermont-born fiddler, singer, and banjoist Sam Amidon, who is married to singer-songwriter Beth Orton, plays and sings traditional folk...
Nick Lowe's Quality Holiday Revue
Nick Lowe's Quality Holiday Revue arrives in time to sprinkle some much needed Christmas Cheer. Starring none other than... Nick Lowe,...
A Johnnyswim Christmas
Johnnyswim is a Los Angeles-based duo composed of Amanda Sudano (who is disco queen Donna Summer's youngest daughter) and Abner...
The Nutcracker
Presented by the Ann Arbor Ballet Theatre/CAS Ballet Theatre School.
The Ragbirds Present: Ebird & Friends Holiday Show
Erin Zindle ("EBird") and her friends present a unique holiday show! Erin, just back from maternity leave and more energetic than...
The Lone Bellow w/sg Robert Ellis
When songwriter Zach Williams met guitarist and fellow Southerner Brian Elmquist and vocalist Kanene Pipkin at Dizzy's Diner in...
Josh Shilling & Tim Shelton Perform Christmas Classics
Among all the bluegrass artists who have played The Ark in recent years, Josh Shilling of Mountain Heart and Tim Shelton of NewFound Road...
Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band
What could be better, just as the weather in Michigan turns ugly, than to celebrate the season tropical-style with the exuberant sounds of...
Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton grew up singing and playing in the gutbucket clubs of Fort Worth, and in a sense he's never left. He still has a...
Adam Plomaritas/Jason Dennie w/Thunderwüde
Ypsilanti songwriter Adam Plomaritas draws on the words of John Coltrane to describe his own art: "My music is the spiritual expression...
George Winston
Solo pianist George Winston grew up mainly in Montana, and also spent his later formative years in Mississippi and Florida. During this...
Crossroads Ceili
The Ark's annual Crossroads Ceili is a great way to mark the turning of the year. It's a gathering of local Irish-music singers,...
Crossroads Ceili
The Ark's annual Crossroads Ceili is a great way to mark the turning of the year. It's a gathering of local Irish-music singers,...
Breathe Owl Breathe
Michigan's Breathe Owl Breathe is a trio with roots in indie, classical, and traditional music. They play original songs that combine...
The Yellow Room Gang
Start the year off right with some Michigan songwriting! The Yellow Room Gang is an octet of Michigan songwriters: "One Shining...
50 First Jokes
The tradition that started nine years ago at the Bell House in Brooklyn, and now is a much-anticipated event also in Los Angeles and New...
Abigail Stauffer
Abigail Stauffer brings all of her experience to the stage. Chances are Abigail won't break your heart, but she will add color to a...
Greg Brown
Greg Brown's mother played electric guitar, his grandfather played banjo, and his father was a Holy Roller preacher in the Hacklebarney...
Jill Jack Birthday Bash
Jill Jack’s annual birthday bash has become a New Year's tradition at The Ark! Jill's magical connection to her audience is the...
Earthwork Music Collective Tour
Beginning with Seth Bernard and May Erlewine, northwestern Lower Michigan's Earthwork Music Collective has sent a long parade of...
Stooges Brass Band
The Stooges Brass Band has earned their rank as one of the elite brass bands in New Orleans. The band consistently provides a welcome blast...
Steve Forbert
When Mississippi songwriter and former truck driver Steve Forbert first came on the scene in the late 1970s he was hailed as a new Southern...
The DeCamp Sisters & Jack and the Bear
Here's a pair of bands to show you the directions in which Michigan music is going! The DeCamp Sisters are a redheaded, genre-defying,...
Dobet Gnahoré
Dobet Gnahoré, a singer, dancer and percussionist from the Ivory Coast, inherited the force of the “Bété“ tradition from her father,...
Elliott Brood
Formed in 2002, Elliott Brood (the name is a bastardized homage to the femme-fatale character in the 1984 baseball film "The...
International Center North American International Autoshow
Please contact the International Center for more details.
Dick Siegel
Dick Siegel, the author of such classics as "Angelo's (Eggs Over Easy," has inspired plenty of songwriters in Michigan and...
Gregory Alan Isakov
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, raised in Philadelphia, and calling Colorado home, Gregory Alan Isakov has been traveling all his life....
Studebaker John
Studebaker John Grimaldi was born in an Italian-American section of Chicago and started playing harmonica at age seven. Under the spell of...
Gemini
Gemini, the Michigan duo of San and Laz Slomovits, is well known and loved for their shows for families. But lately, thanks to the budding...
Paula Cole
Grammy winner Paula Cole has released six solo albums over her 20-year career. She has sold approximately three million albums and has...
Yule Ball
Michigan Quidditch is proud to present our third annual Yule Ball! Come spend an evening with the team and enjoy food, dancing, magicians,...
Black Jake & The Carnies
Black Jake & the Carnies set fierce murder ballads, dark warnings, and a certain tough rust-belt revivalism to the beat of an old-time...
38th Ann Arbor Folk Fest (Saturday Night)
Saturday, January 31...
Kathy Mattea
West Virginia-born Kathy Mattea (muh-TAY-a) has been one of country's top-level stars over the last three decades, building bridges to...
Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo
The music of Long Island–born Frank Vignola breaks down the barriers between popular music and traditional jazz to create a unique...
Mountain Heart
Mountain Heart makes super-powered bluegrass that can tear the house down! Take five of the finest, most innovative musicians in bluegrass,...
Wolverine Charity Ball
The Polish Student Association would like to extend an invitation to our annual Charity Ball. We are pleased to announce that all proceeds...
Willie Nile
The New York Times has called Willie Nile "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years."...
Garnet Rogers
One of a pair of brothers who spearheaded a tremendous renaissance in Canadian songwriting in the 1970s and 1980s, Garnet Rogers tells...
Somebody Told Me: a night of songs and stories
with Andrew McMahon, Brett Dennen, Glen Phillips, Jonathan Kingham
Somebody Told Me is a one-night event bringing together singer-songwriter Brett Dennen, Jack's Mannequin songwriter Andrew McMahon,...
Charlie Mars
Mississippi songwriter Charlie Mars was featured in a Vogue magazine feature and has been romantically linked to Mary-Louise Parker, but...
Occidental Gypsy
Occidental Gypsy delivers an exhilarating blend of gypsy swing, jazz and world music with a riff-rich, roaring acoustic sound and sultry...
My Folky Valentine
This show has been cancelled. Refunds are available at the point of purchase.
Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic
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John McCutcheon
John McCutcheon's art grew out of his absolute mastery of American traditional music and instruments. He's a legend of the guitar,...
BreakFEST 2015
Featuring Luke Winslow King, Clarence Bucaro, and more! Note special start time! A different way to celebrate Valentine's Day.
Jeremy Kittel
Jeremy Kittel, trained in Saline, has earned a reputation as one of the most exceptional violinists and fiddlers of his generation. With...
Hey Rosetta!
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
In 2014, Ladysmith Black Mambazo—led by founder and leader Joseph Shabalala—celebrates more than 50 years of joyous and uplifting music....
Mock Rock 2015
Mock Rock is an annual philanthropic event produced by the University of Michigan student-athletes. This entertaining and engaging event...
Sister Sparrow
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds is a seven-piece powerhouse that puts a modern spin on classic soul. The band is led by Arleigh...
Scythian
Named after Ukrainian nomads, Scythian (sith-ee-yin) plays immigrant rock with thunderous energy, technical prowess, and storytelling...
A Night at the Set XXVI
A Night at the Set XXVI is the 26th annual multicultural talent showcase presented by Kappa Alpha Psi.
Cheryl Wheeler
It has always seemed as if there were two Cheryl Wheelers, with fans of the New England songwriter relishing watching the two tussle for...
28th Annual Storytelling Festival
Each year The Ark brings audiences along on a journey to the land of the mind's eye with our February Storytelling Festival, featuring...
Storytelling for Kids
The Saturday-night tellers from The Ark's 28th Annual Storytelling Festival return with a program for the family....
David Bromberg
A legend of the folk scene, David Bromberg got his start in Greenwich Village coffee houses scene in the mid-1960s. His extraordinary guitar...
Albert Lee
British guitar legend Albert Lee, regarded by many as one of the world’s finest guitar players, with a career spanning more than 50 years,...
Mochas & Masterpieces
Join us on Thursday, February 26th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Parker room of the Michigan Union and enjoy a caffeinated beverage as an art...
Suzanne Westenhoefer
Suzanne Westenhoefer is brave, bold, and comic gold. The real deal in a post-modern world seeking to pump out reproductions, Suzanne is the...
Dragon Wagon
Ann Arbor's own Dragon Wagon calls their music "bluegrass folk-rock with a shot of Irish whiskey." No matter how your pour...
Rana Farhan: Fusion Jazz
“An exciting and unique fusion of classic Persian poetry with contemporary jazz and blues.”...
Snow Queen
Hoover Street Dance Company performs The Snow Queen, an original full-length ballet by Artistic Director Colette Kenville based on the story...
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin w/The Guilty Ones
It took a near-death experience to reunite Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin, the California brothers at the heart of "roots heroes"...
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
Says Béla Fleck about wife, Abigail Washburn, "Abby and I have played as a duo since we first met, trying impromptu duets at picking...
Trina Hamlin & Annie Keating
Tough and tender, Annie Keating’s twang-infused songs tell stories of hope and struggle with refreshing honesty, grit, and timelessness....
Andy Shauf
“It’s hard to explain if you’ve never lived here,” sings Andy Shauf on the epic elegy “Wendell Walker,” the centerpiece of his...
10 String Symphony
Nashville's 10 String Symphony is an experiment in acoustic innovation. Although difficult to categorize, their music is instantly...
Mipso
The renegade traditionalists of Mipso are doing their part to take three-part harmony and Appalachian influences into new territory. Formed...
Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer known worldwide as a master of his trade. His platinum-selling classics include...
Holly Williams
The daughter of Hank Williams, Jr. and granddaughter of Hank Williams, Holly Williams released her debut album, "The Ones We Never...
Nora Jane Struthers
In the words of Claire Lynch, Nora Jane Struthers "infuses bright, fresh lyrics into this traditional genre with sheer intelligence....
The Regenstrief Institute Reloaded
This talk is co-sponsored by the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics. Dr. JT Finnell, a Regenstrief Scientist, will...
Marshall Crenshaw & The Bottle Rockets
Over the course of a career that's spanned three decades, 13 albums and hundreds of songs, Marshall Crenshaw's musical output has...
Tannahill Weavers
Named for Scottish poet Robert Tannahill, the Tannahill Weavers create music that is steeped in history yet brings the Scottish musical...
Chatham County Line
The Yep Roc label's Chatham County Line is a Raleigh, North Carolina quartet that mixes traditional, gather-round-the-microphone...
Mustard's Retreat
From their start at an open mike at the Ark in the summer of 1974, this award-winning duo consisting of David Tamulevich and Michael Hough...
Fred Eaglesmith
Fred Eaglesmith is Ontario's roots-country original! There are other songwriters who populate their creations with small-time crooks,...
Billy Jonas
Throw out the rules when Billy Jonas hits the stage! It's a musical conversation, a sonic celebration—a splendiferous gathering of...
Altan
Altan, named for Loch Altan in Ireland's County Donegal, has arguably had a wider impact on audiences over the quarter century than any...
Solas
The Philadelphia Inquirer has praised Solas for "mind-blowing Irish folk music, maybe the world's best." This Irish and...
Lloyd Cole
The All Music Guide calls Lloyd Cole "one of the most articulate and acute songwriters of the post-punk era." Considering how...
Arezoo "Wish"
As the second largest cultural show on campus, the 17th Annual Persian Cultural Show is a student-run production that explores Iran's...
Ted Vigil performs the music of John Denver
The legendary John Denver was a brilliant songwriter and a truly gifted performer. And his music lives on! Ted Vigil closely resembles John...
Gemini
Gemini—San and Laz Slomovits—are an Ark and a southeast Michigan institution. They’ve been playing concerts at the club since 1973,...
Open Stage Showcase
Each year, the organizers of The Ark's monthly Open Stage pick one or two artists who they feel have really honed their stuff and are...
Lunasa
Lúnasa is an Irish traditional band with a rhythmic difference. Rhythm—their ingenious application of it, and their clear mastery of...
Kazuo Ishiguro
Author of "The Buried Giant"
Author of "The Buried Giant," "Remains of the Day," and "Never Let Me Go."...
Arsenic & Old Lace
Friends of the Michigan League Dinner Theatre
The Friends of the Michigan League Dinner Theatre, including those notorious Brewster sisters, invite you to join them for "Arsenic and...
Arsenic and Old Lace (Thursday Dessert Performance)
'Tis late March this next year... past the Ides... and despite the calendar indicating official springtime, one is feeling a bit...
Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks
Since the early 1960s, Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks (and Lickettes) have deftly blended elements of swing, jazz, folk, country, "acid...
Arsenic and Old Lace (Friday Dinner Performance)
'Tis late March this next year... past the Ides... and despite the calendar indicating official springtime, one is feeling a bit...
Heywood Banks
Michigan's Heywood Banks is simply one of a kind, with a style his very own. Equal parts genius and buffoon, this...
Arsenic and Old Lace (Saturday Dinner Performance)
'Tis late March this next year... past the Ides... and despite the calendar indicating official springtime, one is feeling a bit...
Block M Party feat. G-Eazy
Big Ticket Productions and Prime Social Group present the first annual “Block M Party,” a mini-festival showcasing three musicians that...
Laith Al-Saadi
Born and raised in Ann Arbor, 36-year-old Laith Al-Saadi began singing at age four and began playing guitar at 13. At 15 he formed his first...
Arsenic and Old Lace (Sunday Dinner Performance)
'Tis late March this next year... past the Ides... and despite the calendar indicating official springtime, one is feeling a bit...
Andrea Gibson
Andrea Gibson is not gentle with her truths. It is this raw fearlessness that has led her to the forefront of the spoken word movement—she...
Darlingside & Tall Heights
Tim Harrington and Paul Wright of Tall Heights got their start playing for spare change in Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace. In a few...
Henry Butler
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Good Lovelies
The Good Lovelies are not your run-of-the-mill "all-girl" band. At a time when too many of us are affected by gloom, doom, and...
Sing & Variety
Annual finale to Greek Week. Teams participate in song and dance competitions and the Greek Week champion is crowned.
Micah Smiles Benefit Concert for C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
All proceeds from the Micah Smiles Benefit Concert will go to C.S. Mott Children's Hospital's Music Therapy Program, where the...
Shakey Graves with Special Guest Nikki Lane
This show is sold out....
Seth Walker
If you're looking for roots music with the grit of Delbert McClinton (who's a big fan) and the detail and insight of Robert Cray,...
The Cherry Orchard (Friday)
By Anton Chekhov...
Feufollet
In Louisiana Cajun folklore, "feufollet" is the word for the will-o-the-wisp, the mysterious light that can be seen hovering near...
The Cherry Orchard (Sunday)
By Anton Chekhov...
Good Old War
Good Old War, an independent trio from Philadelphia, is made up of Keith Goodwin, Daniel Schwartz, and Tim Arnold. The band's name...
Robert Earl Keen
It's not always easy to sum up a career, let alone a life's ambition, in five words, but "the road goes on forever,"...
Luke Wade
You've heard Luke Wade on "The Voice." Now get to know him better! Luke's music attempts to reflect honestly the human...
The Verve Pipe Kids' Show
With sales of three million albums worldwide and a reputation for spectacular live performances, the Verve Pipe was one of Michigan rock and...
Liz Longley
For painters, the joy and challenge of creation begins with a blank canvas. For Liz Longley, it started in an empty room. “I was living in...
Swipe Right for Amazin' Blue
Amazin' Blue, U of M's oldest co-ed a cappella group, presents its spring semester concert featuring ComCo as guest performers.
CCI on the Move: Detroit Pistons vs. Charlotte Hornets
YOU MUST COMPLETE A REGISTRATION FORM CERTIFYING THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE AND A STUDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IN ORDER...
Neil Woodward
Neil may be the only person alive who played both banjo at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Jew’s harp at Lincoln Center. For over...
Gangstagrass
Gangstagrass goes back to the future with Rappalachia, or, you might say, Jay-Z meets Ralph Stanley. Blending bluegrass and hip-hop seems...
Hot Club of Cowtown
The Austin-based Hot Club of Cowtown explores the space where early jazz met Texas swing, where Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang met Bob Wills and...
Mochas & Masterpieces
Take a break from the stress of finals and join us for an evening of art and coffee! An instructor from the Ann Arbor Art Center will teach...
Captain Ivory
Your family’s record collection just hitched a ride a generation forward, met a few genres along the way, and started a rock band called...
15th Annual Latin@ Culture Show – Caminos
The Latin@ Culture Show, LCS, serves to broaden awareness of the spectrum of Latino culture through artistic expression. This year's...
Common
MUSIC Matters SpringFest Concert
MUSIC Matters presents Grammy and Academy Award winner, Common, on April 17th, 2015 at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, MI. The concert is the...
Common Meet & Greet Passes
Exclusive meet & greet with Common after the SpringFest benefit concert on April 17, 2015 at Hill Auditorium. Please note that the...
Steve Poltz
Born in Halifax and raised in Palm Springs, California, songwriter and Ann Arbor Folk Festival Friday MC Steve Poltz launched Jewel's...
Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic Hometown Show with Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper
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Mr. B with Bob Seeley, Rick Roe & Silvan Zingg
Born in Flint and by now a Michigan institution, Mr. B (Mark Braun) is a rare living link to the early days of boogie woogie, having learned...
Run 4 Earth
Join us at SNRE for a 4-mile FUN RUN to celebrate Earth Day! The run will start at the Diag at 8:00 a.m. , make its way through the...
2nd Annual Spring Showcase: 2015
Vibrance Dance Co.
Vibrance Dance Co. is a University of Michigan group founded in 2012. We perform for various campus events in the dance styles:...
The Dustbowl Revival
The Dustbowl Revival is a Venice, California-based collective that merges old school bluegrass, gospel, jug-band, swamp blues, and the hot...
Speak 4 Earth
“How Individuals and Communities Can Promote Sustainability”...
Madeleine Peyroux
Madeleine Peyroux was born in Athens, Georgia and grew up singing on the streets of Paris, where she moved with her French teacher mother....
Alan Doyle
So Let's Go Tour
Alan Doyle, actor, producer, newly minted best-selling author, and best known as lead singer for Newfoundland’s beloved Great Big Sea...
Madcat Midnight Blues Journey
In 2012, The Madcat Midnight Blues Journey first appeared on the Michigan music scene. Now, just three years later, they are one of the...
Billy Strings & Don Julin
Michigan musicians Billy Strings & Don Julin play traditional American string band music with energy levels usually associated with...
Portland Cello Project
Since the group's inception in late 2007, the Portland Cello Project (or, PCP, as their fans affectionately call them), has wowed...
Rivering at The Ark
Your favorite artists come together for “Rivering at the Ark” to launch this very special 50th anniversary celebration for the Huron...
Seth Glier
Despite his relatively young age, MPress recording artist Seth Glier is a seasoned troubadour. A singer-songwriter, producer and...
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and 2012 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Mary Chapin Carpenter will embark on a...
Hot Buttered Rum
At the center of Hot Buttered Rum is the enduring camaraderie of five best friends. The band was conceived on a backpacking trip of high...
Eilen Jewell
Boise-born and Boston-based Eilen (rhymes with feelin') Jewell calls herself "nothing but a lonely rambler girl." The Los...
Marc Cohn
When Cleveland native Marc Cohn released a luminous piece of pure pop songcraft called "Walking in Memphis" in 1991, he earned a...
Whitehorse w/sg Lindy Vopnfjord
Six Shooter Records’ Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet tied the musical knot with their band project Whitehorse, marrying their talent...
David Lindley
Multi-instrumentalist David Lindley performs music that redefines the word "eclectic." Well known for his many years as the...
Jayme Stone's Lomax Project featuring Tim O'Brien
Focusing on songs collected by folklorist and field recording pioneer Alan Lomax, this collaboration led by experimental bluegrass banjoist...
Tom Russell
Tom Russell came originally from Los Angeles and now lives in El Paso. He sketched both cities through the dual lenses of Orson...
eddie from ohio
Eddie from Ohio, actually a quartet from Virginia, offers lyrically driven and often humorous original music, sung in four-part harmonies...
Mandolin Orange
Mandolin Orange, writes Ashleigh Phillips of Independent Weekly, crafts "simple songs that go beyond chord progressions and vocal...
Mary Fahl
Sounding like no other singer of her generation” (Allmusic.com), Mary Fahl is an expressive, emotional singer/songwriter who first...
For Pete's Sake: Seeger Birthday Tribute
This year our annual Pete Seeger tribute concert marks Pete's 96th birthday. A group of local performers come together to present...
Mary Poppins
One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical!...
PigPen Theatre Co.
"Acoustic guitar, accordion, harmonies and enough Brit-folk melodies to make Mumford & Sons jealous"—American Songwriter ......
Brother Sun
Brother Sun is the trio of Greg Greenway, Pat Wictor, and Joe Jencks, who offer an explosion of musical diversity and harmony, in the finest...
Ballroom Thieves
With a slow, deliberate build, the Ballroom Thieves make their presence known onstage immediately as the first chord is struck, transforming...
Edwin McCain
Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, on a musical diet of everything from Earth, Wind & Fire to David Wilcox, rough-voiced but...
Joe Ely w/sg Lucette
Joe Ely was born between Route 66 and the Rock Island Line in Amarillo, Texas, and he saw Jerry Lee Lewis playing on a flatbed trailer in an...
An Evening with Raul Malo
For reserved or VIP tickets, please contact The Ark at 734-763-1800....
Annie & Rod Capps
On a musical journey that began in 1982, Annie and Rod Capps have earned sincere praise for their songwriting and musicianship, with two...
Judy Collins
Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of folksong interpretations and contemporary themes. Her career has...
Henry Butler
Henry Butler, says Richard Skelly of AllMusic.com, is arguably the greatest living proponent of the classic New Orleans piano tradition,...
Tuck & Patti
Oklahoma-born guitarist Tuck Andress built his superb jazz technique pretty much on his own and got what he calls a graduate degree in soul...
Kris Delmhorst
Kris Delmhorst’s new release "Blood Test" describes a moment of reckoning and centering in the songwriter’s life, and in...
Stand Up for Progress feat. Al Madrigal
Progress Michigan is proud to present: Stand Up for Progress featuring Al Madrigal of The Daily Show. Special guests the Fake Rick Snyder...
Robbie Fulks & Redd Volkaert
Tonight's show brings together on the same stage two musicians who carry the true country music spirit forward. Robbie Fulks makes...
Shari Kane & Dave Steele
Shari Kane and Dave Steele first met in the summer of 1991, crossing paths as performing blues musicians: Shari was the partner of harmonica...
Baskery
Says TwangNation.com: " Baskery does their thing in Stockholm, Sweden with such passion and fire that you could be forgiven for...
The Accidentals
Multi-instrumentalists Katie Larson and Savannah Buist are creating quite a name for themselves among music lovers of all genres. ” Z93 FM...
Jeff Austin Band featuring Danny Barnes, Ross Martin & Eric Thorin
Mandolinist Jeff Austin is unstoppable. He is celebrated for his fleet fingers and penchant for improvisation on stage, but those qualities...
Red Wanting Blue
Known for making instant fans of the uninitiated with one of the most engaging and passionate live shows on the road today, Red Wanting Blue...
Antigone Rising
Says Joan Jett: "Antigone Rising is carrying on the feral spirit of The Runaways." This all-female New York City quartet...
Drew De Four & Friends
Drew De Four, the Troubadour, has played over 1,000 shows in cities all over Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, and...
BoDeans
“I’ve always thought of the BoDeans as a truly American band,” says Kurt Neumann, the founder, primary writer and frontman of the...
The Pine Hill Project
Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell have been singing together for 25 years. And they’ve talked about making a record together for just as...
An Evening with Jeff Daniels
A Benefit for The Ark! Maybe you know Jeff Daniels as one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood, with roles ranging from Debra...
The Suffers
The Suffers are a ten-piece band from Houston, Texas, who are redefining the sound of Gulf Coast soulby intertwining elements of classic...
Bahamas
Afie Jurvanen isn’t from the Bahamas. He’s a Finnish-Canadian from Barrie—a working class town in rural Ontario. But his chosen...
A Feast of Dances
In celebration of its 30th anniversary season, Ann Arbor Dance Works proudly presents “A Feast of Dances” featuring exciting new works...
Concert for Lost Voices
In 2006, humorist, musician, and syndicated columnist Mike Ball was awarded funds by the National Endowment for the Arts through the...
Martha Davis & The Motels
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away—Berkeley, California—The Motels were born. With the lush, romantic vocals of Martha Davis,...
Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll is an odd mix. Wildly literate, impossibly romantic, absolutely a slave to the music, this modern-day Texan completely committed...
Olivia Chaney
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Olivia Chaney’s profile has been rising over the last few years, particularly in her native...
Asleep at the Wheel
In Texas they say Bob Wills is still the king. But Asleep at the Wheel is the official heir apparent, a perennial Ark favorite well into a...
Kurt Elling
Kurt Elling has been named Male Singer of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association half a dozen times, and he's a perennial winner...
Gedeon Luke & The People
Gedeon Luke hails from Memphis, and soul music flows through his veins in rainbow-colored hues. Weaned on the gospel-infused sounds of Sly...
Justin Furstenfeld
Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld is a captivating live performer, a gifted and complex songwriter who has poured into his songs...
Dave Mason's Traffic Jam
Take a trip back to the greatest days of rock with Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam, which was a true sight-and-sound experience. A Rock and Roll...
Amy Speace & Michael McDermott
Songwriter Michael McDermott has a big name in his corner: novelist Stephen King calls him "one of the best songwriters in the world...
Ana Popovic
Ana Popovic opened for B.B. King at his Michigan Theater show last summer, and we all got a glimpse of a blues musician of a different kind!...
Charlie Parr
Many people play roots music, but few modern musicians live those roots like Minnesota's Charlie Parr. Recording since the earliest...
Ashley MacIsaac
"Sex, drugs and Celtic music. There was a time when those words just didn't go together. But that was before Ashley...
Pokey LaFarge
Over the last decade, Pokey LaFarge has won the hearts of music lovers across the globe with his creative mix of early jazz, string ragtime,...
Ben Lee
The date of this show was previously listed as August 15th, 2015. Please note that the correct date is Friday, July 3rd, 2015....
Finvarra's Wren
Dinner and Show Package ($25) includes Dinner at Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub prior to show. Includes entreé from Irish Fayre menu...
Parker Millsap
At only 21 years of age, Oklahoma native Parker Millsap is quickly making a name for himself with his captivating live performances, soulful...
The Leftover Cuties
Who knows what year it is? Who cares when the songs are this sweet? To call Leftover Cuties retro or throwback would be too easy. Sure, the...
Lenka
"My aim with music is to create mood enhancers for people,” says Lenka, whose fourth indie-pop album, The Bright Side, drops on June...
Junior Brown
If you haven't seen Junior Brown yet, you need to "guit with it"! Junior Brown is a one-man musical hot fusion machine, and...
Guitar Greats: Bill Kirchen, Redd Volkaert, Erin McKeown, & Laith Al-Saadi
Part of The Ark's 50 Year Fling
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The Ark's 50 Year Fling (3-Day Pass)
The Ark celebrates 50 years!...
Made in Michigan: Jill Jack, Erin Zindle, Drew Nelson, Abigail Stauffer, & Matt Jones
Part of The Ark's 50 Year Fling
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Songcrafters In-the-Round: Peter Yarrow, John Gorka, Vienna Teng, & Robbie Schaefer
Part of The Ark's 50 Year Fling
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David Cook
Much has happened since David Cook won the seventh season of American Idol in 2008 and subsequently made chart history with a...
Livingston Taylor
Livingston Taylor picked up his first guitar at age 13, beginning a 40-year career that has encompassed performance, songwriting, and...
Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
Hot Pstromi bandleader and founder Yale Strom was a pioneer among revivalists in conducting extensive field research in Central and Eastern...
Raisin Pickers
It’s the 25th anniversary of the founding of The Raisin Pickers, the Manchester-based string band that's cultivated a loyal following...
Lazer Lloyd
Lazer Lloyd is an Israeli singer/songwriter and an international recording artist influenced by blues, gospel, southern rock, and the great...
We Banjo 3
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MUSTARD'S RETREAT, ANNE HILLS, JEN CASS & MORE
AN ARK 50TH REUNION EVENT
The Ark's 50th Anniversary reunion rolls on with songwriters whose work has entered the repertoire of folk musicians far and wide....
May Erlewine
May Erlewine comes from a family of artists and musicians. Early on she was exposed to music (and people) of all kinds. May was...
CHENILLE SISTERS, ED TRICKETT, BOB WHITE, RAY BIERL, AND MORE
AN ARK 50TH REUNION EVENT
The Ark's 50th reunion shows bring back to the stage some musicians who are old friends of the club—and who represent a collection of...
Callaghan
Callaghan is a young songwriter from Boston—Boston, Lincolnshire, England, that is! In the summer of 2010 she boarded a plane headed for...
Kasey Chambers
Born in Mt Gambier in South Australia, Kasey grew up in a home environment where listening to and performing country and roots music was a...
Katie Geddes
Washtenaw County's own Katie Geddes sings traditional and contemporary folk, country-folk, and folk-pop tunes. A deft interpreter of...
Bill Bynum & Co.
Downriver Wayne County resident Bill Bynum writes hardcore country and bluegrass songs steeped in the music his Southern-migrant parents...
Breathe Owl Breathe
Michigan's Breathe Owl Breathe is a trio with roots in indie, classical, and traditional music. They play original songs that combine...
Bryan Sutton Band f/S Grisman, C Campbell, M Barnett
Bryan Sutton is one of the most sought after acoustic guitarists on the planet . Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Bryan grew up in a...
Jerry Douglas
The son of a Warren, Ohio, steelworker, Jerry Douglas started out playing his instrument of choice, the Dobro, in local bars. Since then he...
Goitse
Goitse (pronounced gwi-cha) is a Donegal Irish word meaning "come here." This band, whose members met as students at the...
Cold Tone Harvest
Hailing from southeast Michigan, and bonded together by the members' common interest in a musically historical and honest sound, Cold...
Josh White Jr
Josh White Jr. describes himself as a secular, folk/blues, pop, jazz vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, actor, adult and children's...
Robin Spielberg
Says RJ Lannan of the New Age Reporter: "Her music is, to say the least, enthralling. ... She converts everyday love into musical terms...
Deep Fried Pickle Project Concert & Workshop
The Deep Fried Pickle Project plays a "fascinating, confounding, elbow-tickling" collection of homemade instruments and found...
Kevin Ransom Benefit
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Julianne Ankley
With a sultry voice that captivates from the first note, Michigan's Julianne Ankley has a sound described as country music that flew...
Thunderwüde
Born out of a need for bluegrass in the Chelsea area, and a weekly gig at the Chelsea Alehouse, Thunderwüde (a name coined by Fred...
Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
Blazing hot Michigan roots ensemble Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys is touring in support of their new release, "Ionia." Leading...
Casey Abrams
Twenty-four-year-old singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and American Idol finalist Casey Abrams plays bass (most often), acoustic...
The DuPont Brothers
The DuPont Brothers, Zach and Sam, spent some years apart but found their relationship reinvigorated by musical collaboration. They formed...
Lee DeWyze
VIP tickets available! VIP includes:...
Calan
Calan brings together the remarkable talents of five young musicians giving a fresh and vibrant sound to traditional Welsh music. With a...
The Visit
Free Screening
Print E-Ticket from the link below or pick up tickets at the Michigan Union Ticket Office - each ticket admits two people....
The Accidentals
Students: Welcome to Ann Arbor and to The Ark, a world-class club with music for all ages and tastes! Tonight's show is FREE with...
Mason Jennings
Minneapolis singer-songwriter Mason Jennings started writing music when his six-year-old son saw an electric guitar ornament on the family...
Ellis Paul
"I got a word machine in my head. It's a damn noisy contraption. Constantly running. No 'off' switch," says Ellis...
Riders in the Sky
Coming up on 40 years of great entertainment "the cowboy way," Riders in the Sky offer a special musical salute to the King of the...
Daimh
Dinner and Show Package ($25) includes Dinner at Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub prior to show. Includes entreé from Irish Fayre menu...
Lucy Wainwright Roche & Suzzy Roche
Suzzy Roche (member of The Roches and wife of Loudon Wainwright III) and Lucy Wainwright Roche (daughter of Suzzy, sister of Rufus and...
Quebe Sisters
When The Quebe (rhymes with maybe) Sisters from Texas take a stage, and the triple-threat fiddle champions start playing and singing in...
Dar Williams
Night 1 of 2....
Dar Williams
Night 2 of 2....
Nellie McKay
Led by a trail of incense and a little voice at the back of her brain that whispers "Nice try, '60s," Nellie travels to a...
Marcia Ball
They call her Long Tall Marcia Ball, and she's the one-of-a-kind Queen of Swamp Blues Piano. Marcia Ball grew up in Vinton, Louisiana,...
Jeffrey Gaines & Freedy Johnston
A gifted songwriter whose lyrics paint sometimes witty, often poignant portraits of characters often unaware of how their lives have gone...
David Berkeley
Singer-songwriter David Berkeley was born in New Jersey and has lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts (where he got a degree in literature and...
Wilco
After seven studio albums, various collaborations and countless days on the road over the past 15 years, Wilco tried something new before...
Noah Gundersen
For Noah Gundersen, the past few years have brought about immense growth and change, both as an artist and as a young man grappling with...
The Second City
Night 1 of 2....
The Second City
Night 2 of 2....
The Steel Wheels w/sg The RFD Boys
On hand to help The Ark celebrate its 50th anniversary are The Steel Wheels, a remarkable young band that distills and extends a good deal...
Brad Phillips
Brad Phillips is a homegrown musician from Michigan and is no stranger to the stage at The Ark. Currently a graduate student at the...
Huun Huur Tu
Huun Huur Tu is a quartet of singers and instrumentalists from Tuva, a remote region of southern Siberia near the Mongolian border. The...
Appleseed Collective
Mix the Hot Club of Paris with the sweaty soul of Dixieland, a couple blades of bluegrass, a pinch of ragtime beat, and a western swinging...
Melissa Ferrick
Melissa Ferrick is an indie singer-songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts. She's releasing her 12th original studio album in July of...
Kim Richey
Kim Richey, says Steve Horowitz of PopMatters, "would rule the charts in a land where Marshall Crenshaw was king, Aimee Mann queen, and...
Hoots and Hellmouth
Philadelphia's Hoots and Hellmouth are the duo of singer-songwriters Sean Hoots and Andrew Gray (he's Hellmouth), augmented by...
Free Screening: Steve Jobs
Tickets are available at the Michigan Union Ticket Office. Each ticket admits two. Seating is not guaranteed, so arrive early!
The California Honeydrops
The California Honeydrops don’t just play music—they throw parties. Led by dynamic vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lech Wierzynski,...
Willie Watson
CORRECTION: This show is on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH. The date was previously listed as Friday, October 16th....
San, Emily & Jacob
The trio of San, Emily and Jacob formed in 2013, but they have a long history together. Father and daughter San & Emily Slomovits have...
Veterans for Peace John Lennon Birthday Concert
This eighth annual concert benefits the Veterans for Peace Chapter 93 Peace Scholarship Fund. Proceeds will go to scholarships for college...
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Recognized as one of the finest fiddle players Scotland has ever produced, Alasdair Fraser combines terrific stage presence, a deep...
Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin's songs are beautiful, intense, and challenging. A Maine native and a Boston coffeehouse sensation, Patty headed south to...
Ben Daniels Band
When Ben Daniels decided he was going to be a musician, it was more than a career choice. A natural poet, this young songwriter went to...
The Dustbowl Revival
The Dustbowl Revival is a Venice, California-based collective that merges old school bluegrass, gospel, jug-band, swamp blues, and the hot...
Lindi Ortega
A buzzard sits atop it. The grass brown and parched below. It’s dusty, faded, chipped at the edges, graffiti filling the empty white...
The Black Lillies
The Black Lillies offer rich, rootsy tunes performed with as much heart as technical virtuosity. This commitment to authenticity has earned...
$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America
Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer
Free and open to the public. Book signing and reception to follow....
Rhiannon Giddens
Those unfamiliar with her Grammy Award–winning work as a member of AfricanAmerican folk interpreters Carolina Chocolate Drops may wonder...
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors w/sg Penny & Sparrow
Some artists are able to articulate a vision at the very beginning of their career, while others hone their craft over time, growing into...
George Bedard's "Different Trains -- Same Time"
If you accompanied the legendary George Bedard on his first trip through 20th century American roots music in 2013 — From Ragtime to Rock...
The Verve Pipe
With sales of three million albums worldwide, the Verve Pipe was one of Michigan rock and roll's great success stories of the 1990s....
Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III, or LW3 for short, is a cherished icon of American folk music, a darkly witty and touchingly personal songwriter and...
Kat Edmonson
Kat Edmonson grew up in Houston with a mother who introduced her to the Great American Songbook. Her self-released debut album "Take...
Tall Heights
“Folk” has become a funny label for Tall Heights. It felt right when they went all-in on a career in music, street performing over 100...
Ed Kowalczyk
He left Live a few years ago and embarked on a solo career, and now Ed Kowalczyk is revisiting his roots with the "Throwing Copper...
Carbon Leaf
The Richmond, Virginia–based group Carbon Leaf began as an independent band in 1992, then signed on with Vanguard Records for a...
MACFest
Come see all 16 of the University of Michigan A Cappella groups perform in one night at MACFest! Presented by the Michigan A Cappella...
The Infatuations
The Infatuations won the Detroit Music Award for Best Urban Recording, and “Detroit Block Party” is the only title appropriate for their...
Lee Ann Womack
In a world of faster, harder, louder, Lee Ann Womack wants something far more radical: to be real. "It just seems like music when it is...
Milk Carton Kids
Grammy-nominated harmony duo The Milk Carton Kids are touring in support of the May 19, 2015 release of their third album, Monterey. A...
Impact Dance Fall Show
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The Ragbirds
The Ragbirds exhibit a gleeful disregard for contemporary folk-rock convention. The group is clearly built around the multi-talented Erin...
Wild Child
w/sg Elliot Moss
Wild Child’s Texan founding members Kelsey Wilson and Alexander Beggins first met in 2009 while touring with a Danish act called The...
Bill Staines
Now in his sixth decade of performing, Bill Staines tells heartfelt stories in song of places he's been and people he's met....
Adrian Legg
Guitar gods in training, take notice. Voted Guitarist of the Decade by Guitarist magazine and Best Acoustic Fingerstylist four years in a...
Tribes
Friday Evening
Billy was born deaf into a hearing family. He was raised inside its fiercely idiosyncratic and politically incorrect cocoon. He has adapted...
Tom Paxton
The songs of Tom Paxton, says Pete Seeger, "have a way of sneaking up on you. .. Like the songs of Woody Guthrie, they're becoming...
Tribes
Saturday Evening
Billy was born deaf into a hearing family. He was raised inside its fiercely idiosyncratic and politically incorrect cocoon. He has adapted...
Stephen Kellogg
Over the last decade Massachusetts songwriter Stephen Kellogg has performed more than 1500 concerts in more than a dozen countries, both...
Tribes
Sunday Matinee
Billy was born deaf into a hearing family. He was raised inside its fiercely idiosyncratic and politically incorrect cocoon. He has adapted...
Colin Hay
Colin Hay is a master of the one-man show. Armed with an acoustic guitar, his rich memorable voice, and decades of road experience, he is an...
Elephant Revival
The five souls in Elephant Revival are Sage Cook (banjo, guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, bass and fiddle); Bridget Law (fiddle, octave...
Jay Stielstra
Jay Stielstra is a Michigan songwriting treasure, and if you've never seen him live, you really should. Jay has penned a number of...
Azaya: The Unity of Experience
Join the Indian American Student Association - University of Michigan <https://www.facebook.com/michiganiasa/> for the annual cultural...
Willie Nile
The New York Times has called Willie Nile "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years."...
An Evening with Shoshana Bean and Whitney Bashor
Ann Arbor In Concert is THRILLED to announce a very special one-night only event: An Evening with Shoshana Bean and Whitney Bashor! These...
Vincent York Goes Afro-Cuban with Alberto Nacif
Join us in Havana, Michigan! Saxophonist Vincent York and conguero Alberto Nacif join forces with esteemed Cuban percussionist Jose...
David Broza
Israeli superstar David Broza has been considered one of the most dynamic and vibrant performers in the singer/songwriter world. His...
Lera Lynn
Singer-songwriter Lera Lynn, born in Texas, raised in Georgia, and now based in Nashville, self-released her sophomore album, "The...
John Moreland
John Moreland started writing when he was ten years old, the same year his family moved from Kentucky, to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he still...
Colin Gilmore Band
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Keynote Address: Japan and the Middle East: Mutual Affiliation, Advantage & Alienation
Koichiro Tanaka, Managing Director (JIME-Institute of Energy Economics)
This lecture is part of the 2015 CMENAS/CJS Symposium, "Japan and the Middle East, Energy, Politics and Culture."...
Shrek
Presented by the Young People's Theater
"Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek…" And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a...
Sweet Water Warblers
M Erlewine, R Davis, Lindsay Lou
Imagine yourself as a bird in flight floating on the waves of a gentle fall breeze. Each sweep and plunge has the power to shake you and...
Jon McLaughlin
w/sg Tess Henley
Jon McLaughlin has been playing piano and making music since childhood. He was born and raised in Indiana, and eventually ended up at...
Dieterle Corn Crib Fundraiser
feat. The RFD Boys & Friends
The Ark, in conjunction with The RFD Boys, hosts a fundraiser for the Richard V.A. Dieterle Memorial Bandstand (aka "Dieterle's...
Cowboy Junkies
Rooted in country and blues styles, the world-famous Cowboy Junkies sound just like what the name suggests: you can identify the band...
Matt Watroba
Your Thanksgiving weekend in Michigan isn't complete without hearing Matt Watroba! Matt is the kind of guy who makes friends easily....
Mr. B
Born in Flint and by now a Michigan institution, Mr. B (Mark Braun) is a rare living link to the early days of boogie woogie, having learned...
Gemini
Gemini is the much-loved duo of Sandor and Laszlo Slomovits. They write and perform acoustic music for children and families, celebrating...
Squeeze Acoustic - "The At Odds Couple" - an evening with Difford and Tilbrook
For the first time in the U.S. in almost 20 years, Squeeze’s Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook will be heading out on the road as a duo...
Irish Christmas in America
It's a Celtic celebration! The hugely popular Irish Christmas in America show, now in its 11th season, features top Irish music, song...
Bill Kirchen's Honky Tonk Holiday
Bill Kirchen is an Ann Arbor-bred guitar god, a Telecaster titan who whirls through a whole gallery of country and rock styles over the...
Nessa
Nessa is a Celtic fusion band based in Ann Arbor, and led by flute virtuoso/vocalist Kelly McDermott. This is a release show for the new...
Peter Mulvey
To call Peter Mulvey an acoustic singer-songwriter and guitarist just doesn't cover it. He's equally—and tremendously on all...
Cirque du SoBlue
Presented by Amazin' Blue.
Dick Siegel
Dick Siegel, the author of such classics as "Angelo's (Eggs Over Easy," has inspired plenty of songwriters in Michigan and...
BeauSoleil
Over nearly four decades of exploring the panorama of Louisiana music, BeauSoleil and leader Michael Doucet have re-created a culture and...
New Orleans Suspects
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Decembersongs
Decembersongs features three acclaimed Nashville acts spinning stories, holiday classics, and their own songs together in a fun and...
Over the Rhine
Named for a tough but enduringly creative neighborhood north of downtown Cincinnati, Over the Rhine is the duo of Linford Detweiler and...
Iris DeMent
The youngest of 14 children, Iris DeMent was born in Paragould, Arkansas, and moved to California with her devoutly religious family when...
Griffin House
Ohio-born, Nashville-based songwriter Griffin House merges irresistible pop-rock hooks with moody Americana shades and an ability to boil...
Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton grew up singing and playing in the gutbucket clubs of Fort Worth, and in a sense he's never left. He still has a...
Matt Jones & The Reconstruction
w/sg Frank Allison
Ypsilanti songwriter Matt Jones brings about a historic tone in his writing, exploring the things that we can't get away from, the sins...
Billy Strings & Don Julin
Michigan musicians Billy Strings & Don Julin play traditional American string band music with energy levels usually associated with...
Blackthorn
A Blackthorn show is a musical ramble across Ireland. Traditional songs of emigration, ballads, shanties and jigs and reels combine with...
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Kaukonen is one of the most important guitarists of our time with a body of work that has grown over four decades now. His brilliant...
Crossroads Ceili
Night 1
The Ark's annual Crossroads Ceili is a great way to mark the turning of the year. It's a gathering of local Celtic-oriented...
Crossroads Ceili
Night 2
The Ark's annual Crossroads Ceili is a great way to mark the turning of the year. It's a gathering of local Celtic-oriented...
The Yellow Room Gang
The Yellow Room Gang is an octet of Michigan songwriters: "One Shining Moment" composer David Barrett, Detroit native and Great...
Gemini w/sg Mosaic
Gemini, the Michigan duo of San and Laz Slomovits, is well known and loved for their shows for families. But lately, thanks to the budding...
50 First Jokes
The tradition that started ten years ago at the Bell House in Brooklyn, and now is a much-anticipated event also in Los Angeles and other...
Aguanko
This Michigan Latin jazz is evocative and sensuous, and true to its Cuban roots! Conguero and composer Alberto Nacif has brought together a...
Wildflower Photography Techniques
Michigan Botanical Club
A presentation by River Raisin botany expert and photographer Bob Smith.
The Understorey
The soulful, fun, and seemingly effortless performances of The Understorey’s Jess McCumons will always pull you in for more. Taking hints,...
The Jill Jack Birthday Bash
Jill Jack’s annual birthday bash has become a New Year's tradition at The Ark! Jill's magical connection to her audience is the...
Catie Curtis
w/sg Maia Sharp
Los Angeles songwriter Maia Sharp offers a potpourri of pop, country and rock with hints of jazz, mixing banjos and mandolins with cellos...
San Fermin
NPR called Brooklyn-based San Fermin's 2013 debut album "a nearly hourlong feast of chamber pop storytelling." Since then,...
October Babies
October Babies was born when Japanese singer Toko Shiiki and bassist/arranger Erik Santos met in Tokyo in 2002, while Erik was resident...
Contaporary
Contaporary is a collaborative performance put on by RhythM Tap Ensemble and Cadence Modern Dance Company, portraying tap and contemporary...
Dragon Wagon
Michigan's own Dragon Wagon calls their music "bluegrass folk-rock with a shot of Irish whiskey." No matter how your pour it,...
Rev. Robert Jones
Reverend Robert Jones, Sr. is an inspirational singer, songwriter, storyteller and self-taught award-winning multi-instrumentalist. He plays...
Yule Ball 2016
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John Primer
John Primer followed the great blues highway and moved to Chicago from his hometown of Camden, Mississippi, in 1963. Soon he was rocking...
Kaki King
Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a genre unto herself,” composer and guitarist Kaki King is a true iconoclast. Over the past ten years this...
Birding in the Peruvian Andes
Washtenaw Audubon Society
Join Washtenaw Audubon’s Andrew Pawuk in an exploration of the diverse species in the heart of the former Incan Empire, including the...
Dan Bern
Iowa-born, Santa Monica–based singer-songwriter Dan Bern is a modern-day Lenny Bruce: topical, intelligent, and totally unpredictable....
Chris Bathgate w/sg Bear Medicine
Chris Bathgate is a singer-songwriter from southeast Michigan. His bruised yet beautiful aesthetic, poetic lyrics, and distinct voice have...
Willy Porter
Spend an evening with Willy Porter, and you'll experience a rare communion between artist and audience. His concerts are one-of-a-kind...
Justin Roberts & The Not Ready For Naptime Players
Justin Roberts has become an Ark family favorite! Justin and his band, the Not Ready for Naptime Players, dish out intelligent and...
Mountain Heart
Mountain Heart makes super-powered bluegrass that can tear the house down! Take five of the finest, most innovative musicians in bluegrass,...
John Gorka
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39th Ann Arbor Folk Festival (Friday Night)
The ticket link provided on this page is for Friday, Jan. 29th ONLY....
39th Ann Arbor Folk Festival: 2-Night Series (Gold Circle)
$180.00
The ticket link provided on this page is for BOTH nights: Friday, Jan. 29th and Saturday, Jan. 30th....
39th Ann Arbor Folk Festival: 2-Night Series (Regular)
$90.00
The ticket link provided on this page is for BOTH nights: Friday, Jan. 29th and Saturday, Jan. 30th....
39th Ann Arbor Folk Festival: 2-Night Series (Upper Balcony)
$67.50
The ticket link provided on this page is for BOTH nights: Friday, Jan. 29th and Saturday, Jan. 30th....
39th Ann Arbor Folk Festival (Saturday Night)
The ticket link provided on this page is for Saturday, Jan. 30th ONLY....
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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Dancing at Lughnasa (Friday Evening)
Dancing at Lughnasa is a memory play that looks back on the summer of 1936 in Ireland, as the Festival of Lughnasa fires blaze away on the...
Dancing at Lughnasa (Saturday Evening)
Dancing at Lughnasa is a memory play that looks back on the summer of 1936 in Ireland, as the Festival of Lughnasa fires blaze away on the...
Yiddishe Cup
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Dancing at Lughnasa (Sunday Matinee)
Dancing at Lughnasa is a memory play that looks back on the summer of 1936 in Ireland, as the Festival of Lughnasa fires blaze away on the...
Davina and The Vagabonds
CORRECTION: Showtime was previously listed as 7:30 p.m. This is incorrect. The show will begin at 8:00 p.m....
Steve Poltz & Grant-Lee Phillips
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Freakwater
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My Folky Valentine
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Christine Lavin & Don White
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BREAKFEST 2016
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Caravan of Thieves
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Role of Soils in Ecosystems and Physiognomy
Michigan Botanical Club & Wild Ones Ann Arbor
A presentation by U-M School of Natural Resources & Environment professor Dr. Donald Zak.
Albert Lee
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Ecological Balance: Natives, Invasives, and Weeds
Sierra Club Huron Valley
How do we interpret interactions and nurture what’s important in the natural world around us? Jacqueline Courteau, professional ecologist,...
Shawn Colvin
On her new album, "Uncovered," acclaimed singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin shines with sensitivity, casting new light on an...
Washtenaw Audubon Society
A monthly program featuring guest speakers on a wide variety of natural history and birding topics.Info: washtenawaudubon.org.
Buckwheat Zydeco
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Impact Dance Spring Show 2016
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A Night at the Set
A Night at the Set is a multicultural talent showcase presented by Kappa Alpha Psi.
Smooth Hound Smith
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Species Cattleyas
Great Lakes Judging (Orchids)
A talk by GLJC accredited judge Diane Burton on this group of showy orchids. Also, the Stanhopeas—a group of complex and often fragrant...
Charity Fest
Presented by the Michigan A Cappella Council
Come see all 16 of U of M's a cappella groups perform in one night of charitable aca-fun! Proceeds will be going to a local charity.
Jane Siberry
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Claire Lynch Band
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Lunasa
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Mock Rock 2016
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Seasonal Bonsai Topics
Ann Arbor Bonsai Society
All invited to this monthly program on the art and practice of bonsai. Arrive by 6:30 pm to speak with members. Info:...
Tommy Emmanuel
Australian fingerstyle guitarist Tommy Emmanuel is a virtuoso of rare talent. Tommy's professional career spans 45 years and continues...
Comas
Dinner and Show Package ($25) includes dinner at Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub prior to show and seating held at The Ark for the show....
Mustard's Retreat
From their start at an open mike at the Ark in the summer of 1974, this award-winning duo consisting of David Tamulevich and Michael Hough...
29th Annual Storytelling Festival
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Storytelling for Kids
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Mipso
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Howie Day
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Albert Cummings
Breaking every cliche associated with the blues while producing some of the most powerful music of the 21st century comes naturally to...
Spring Flowers of the Western Cape of South Africa
Ann Arbor Garden Club
A presentation on the height of the spring wild flower bloom in South Africa. Includes Cape Town, the Rooibos Tea Capital, and the Ostrich...
Everyone Orchestra
Everyone Orchestra conductor Matt Butler has been leading a rotating cast of accredited musicians through full-length shows that are...
Suzanne Westenhoefer
No one ever accused Suzanne Westenhoefer of being subtle. After 25 years of groundbreaking, stereotype-shattering and brutally honest...
We Banjo 3
The award-winning quartet We Banjo 3, from Galway, Ireland, combines Irish music with old-time American and bluegrass influences to reveal...
David Mayfield
If you’ve seen David Mayfield perform with The Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons, or Jessica Lea Mayfield, or at Bonnaroo (or at The...
David Ramirez
w/sg Lucette
The life of the traveling songwriter certainly seems romantic. But as Austinite David Ramirez notched mile number 260,000 traveled in his...
Alan Kelly Gang
Fronted by Ireland’s piano accordion maestro, described by New York’s Irish Voice as “in league with the best piano accordionists in...
Beekeeping with Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers (A2B2)
Open to all beginner, intermediate, and expert beekeepers, A2B2 is dedicated to beekeeping education, mentoring, and networking. Programs...
Sideline
Sideline is a powerful group of seasoned bluegrass pros that has been getting busier and busier since this "side project" became a...
Beekeeping with Meghan Milbrath
Wild Ones Ann Arbor
Milbrath, president of Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers, discusses the plants that bees love to visit.
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin w/The Guilty Ones
“Lost time is not found again.” This ancient proverb is at the heart of Blasters brother duo Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin’s long,...
Rumors (Thursday Dessert Performance)
Presented by Friends of the Michigan League
Four couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for their tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the...
The Paul Thorn Band
w/sg Brothers Landreth
Paul Thorn has had quite a life! He got into the ring with Roberto "Hands of Steel" Duran on national television. (Both ended up...
Rumors (Friday Dinner Performance)
Presented by Friends of the Michigan League
Four couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for their tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the...
Chris Buhalis
Chris Buhalis returns to the Ark to celebrate the release of his new CD, "Big Car Town."! Joining Chris will be the stellar...
Rumors (Saturday Dinner Performance)
Presented by Friends of the Michigan League
Four couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for their tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the...
Rose Cousins
Rose Cousins just might be Nova Scotia's answer to Iris DeMent, or even to Kate Wolf. Says Lifestyle Nova Scotia: "Cousins writes...
Rumors (Sunday Dinner Performance)
Presented by Friends of the Michigan League
Four couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for their tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the...
California Guitar Trio
The California Guitar Trio plays progressive rock, surf music, jazz, blues, country, probably the definitive version of "Bohemian...
Eat Safe Fish
Sierra Club Huron Valley
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services staff present a public health-focused follow-up to last year’s presentation on the Fish...
High Kings
Ireland’s Folk Band of the Year, The High Kings are Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Martin Furey, and Darren Holden. The High Kings all grew...
Washtenaw Audubon Society
A monthly program featuring guest speakers on a wide variety of natural history and birding topics.
Honeyhoney
HONEYHONEY was formed in 2006 by musician Benjamin Jaffe and model and actress (and Cleveland native) Suzanne Santo. They met at a costume...
Star & Micey
Tearing up the lost highway from Oxford, Mississippi's Sweet Tea Studios comes the "I Can't Wait" EP, the sophomore...
Big Fish
MUSKET presents Big Fish. Overflowing with heart, humor and spectacular stagecraft, BIG FISH is an extraordinary new Broadway musical that...
Ann Arbor Orchid Society Show & Sale
A two-day orchid extravaganza with orchid displays, orchids in bloom, and regional commercial vendors. Tropical and hardy orchids and...
Jack & Kitty
Jack and Kitty have been called "one of the most entertaining acoustic groups in the Midwest" by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune....
Hip Hop Summit 2016 ft. Azizi Gibson
The 2016 Hip Hop Summit aims to showcase the cultural, visual, and performance art that comprises hip hop. There will be a range of local...
Kathy Mattea
West Virginia-born Kathy Mattea (muh-TAY-a) has been one of country's top-level stars over the last three decades, building bridges to...
Matuto
In Brazil, "Matuto" is slang for country boy, but this NYC-based group of urbanized virtuosos is emerging as one of the world’s...
Ecosystem Thinking
Michigan Botanical Club
Chris May from The Nature Conservancy discusses ecosystem thinking and the Conservancy’s management efforts at Erie Marsh.
Kruger Brothers
Some call it jazz. Some call it classical. Some call it bluegrass. Certainly the music of The Kruger Brothers is all of that and more....
Seasonal Bonsai Topics
Ann Arbor Bonsai Society
All invited to this monthly program on the art and practice of bonsai. Arrive by 6:30 pm to speak with members. Info:...
Socialism and the Fight Against War: Build an International Movement of Students and Workers Against Imperialism
Guest Speaker: Joseph Kishore, National Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party in the United States
This meeting, called by the Socialist Equality Party and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality, will review the present...
Maestro Khan
Not since Ravi Shankar has there been an Indian classical musician so committed to reaching broad audiences. Maestro Khan is Ustad Shafaat...
Patty Larkin
Patty Larkin has redefined folk music with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromsing lyrics and vocals. Guitar World calls her music...
Dance Mix 2016
Dance Mix is an annual event held at the Power Center at the University of Michigan that unifies the dance community here on campus!
Birds of Chicago
Birds of Chicago, the collective centered around Allison Russell and JT Nero, reassert the simple notion—radical in these times—that...
Roya
Presented by the Persian Students Association.
The Subdudes
Before there were terms like "roots rock," there were the Subdudes and their acoustic accordion-flavored (and tambourine-spiked)...
Free Screening of THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER'S WAR
Students can pick up a free pass at the Michigan Union Ticket Office or print out the attached photo. Each pass admits up to two. Seating is...
NPHC Step Show
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Everyone Hates Politics: How the Legacy of the USSR Influences the Political Engagement of LGBT Citizens in Contemporary Russia
Alex Kondakov, European University and Centre for Independent Social Research (St. Petersburg, Russia)
In this talk, Alex Kondakov will offer some explanations for the low rate of participation by lesbians and gay men in conventional political...
Benefit for the Brad Phillips Family
with Brian Vander Ark, Joshua Davis, May Erlewine, Seth Bernard, & Millish
Join us for an incredible night of Michigan music featuring Brian Vander Ark, Joshua Davis, Millish, May Erlewine and Seth Bernard, all to...
UM Jazz Showcase with Special Guest Kendrick Scott
The University of Michigan Jazz Showcase is your introduction to one of the most innovative and vibrant university jazz programs in the...
Guynecology: Men, Medical Knowledge, and Reproduction
Rene Almeling, Yale University
Medical researchers have been making headlines with a surprising series of findings about men and reproduction. It turns out that the health...
Groove Show
Groove is a a high energy percussion and performance group at the University of Michigan. Come see them rock the masses using both...
Afrolution: We Were. We Are. We Will Be.
African Students Association's 18th annual culture show. Join us as we experience the evolution of the African people and culture.
Penny and Sparrow
Penny and Sparrow are Andy Baxter and Kyle Jahnke, from the heart of Texas. Previously roommates, the duo makes music influenced by The...
Vic Mensa and Lil Dicky
Vic Mensa, is an American hip hop recording artist from Chicago, Illinois. He is currently signed to Roc Nation and was a member of the...
Vic Mensa and Lil Dicky
Presented by Big Ticket Productions.
Gemini
Gemini is the much-loved duo of Sandor and Laszlo Slomovits. They've been performing since 1973 and are now playing music for the...
The Oh Hellos
The Oh Hellos began in a cluttered bedroom, where siblings Maggie and Tyler Heath (born and raised in southern Texas) recorded their...
MUSIC Matters and Hillel Present: Matisyahu and Nadim Azzam
This event is for UM STUDENTS/STAFF/FACULTY ONLY! M Cards may be checked at the door....
Open Stage Showcase
Each year, the organizers of The Ark's monthly Open Stage pick one or two artists who they feel have really honed their stuff and are...
Marshall Crenshaw & the Bottle Rockets
Can anyone who was listening to new music in the 1980s forget the songs of Marshall Crenshaw? To New Wave pop they brought country and...
Sing & Variety
Annual finale to Greek Week 2016. Fraternity and sorority teams compete in a sing and dance competition.
Micah Smiles Benefit Concert for C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Fate has a magical way of bringing people together. Take the case of Joe and Hannah, a.k.a Acoustic Eidolon. In 1995, Hannah, a studio...
Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen
Chris Hillman was part of two pretty popular little 1960s bands called the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, and he was making...
John McCutcheon
John McCutcheon's art grew out of his absolute mastery of American traditional music and instruments. He's a legend of the guitar,...
The Accidentals
Katie Larson, Savannah Buist, and MIchael Dause have created quite a name for themselves among music lovers of all genres. ” Grand...
Macpodz 10 Year Anniversary & CD Release Party
"You can dance to jazz ... again," promise the Macpodz, who bring sophisticated funk to put the perfect wrap on your weekend. Call...
Heather Nova
Heather Nova emerged in the early 1990s. Her first album was hailed as "a stoned black olive among drab greens" by NME, and for...
Beekeeping with Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers (A2B2)
Open to all beginner, intermediate, and expert beekeepers, A2B2 is dedicated to beekeeping education, mentoring, networking, and advocacy....
Robbie Fulks
Robbie Fulks makes alternative country with a tough, uncompromising edge. He mixes country twang and rock crunch in songs that have a hard...
Johnny Clegg Band
Guitarist Johnny Clegg was born in England but grew up in South Africa, learning Zulu music (and the Zulu language) from a guitarist who...
MUSIC Matters Presents: Migos
Migos, a hip-hop trio from Atlanta, will take the stage at the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium on Wednesday, April 13 at 8PM for...
Amazin' Blue Presents: Amazin' Prime
Amazon Blue's spring concert, Amazin' Prime, is on April 14th in Rackham Auditorium.
Vibrance Dance Company Annual Spring Showcase
Come check out what the ladies of Vibrance Dance Company at the University of Michigan have been working on all year at the Mendelssohn...
Kris Allen
On his third full-length album, "Horizons," singer/songwriter and American Idol winner Kris Allen sharpens his songcraft and...
16th Annual Latin@ Culture Show: Teyolia
The Latin@ Culture Show, LCS, serves to broaden awareness of the spectrum of Latino culture through artistic expression. As a student-run...
William R. Farrand Memorial Lecture: The Timeline of the Universe: From the Big Bang to the Far Future
Fred C. Adams, Department of Physics, University of Michigan
This talk outlines the entire history of the cosmos. After reviewing the history of the universe to the present epoch, we consider the...
Tim O'Brien
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Tim O'Brien has become one of the most respected and beloved figures in American music...
Bulbophyllums: Know Your Species
Great Lakes Judging (Orchids)
GLJC accredited judge Lynn O’Shaughnessy discusses this large genus of widespread orchids. Also, recently awarded Phragmipediums, a genus...
Robert Jones & Matt Watroba
Ever since their first meeting, over twenty years ago, Robert Jones and Matt Watroba have been musical partners. Their relationship started...
Leo Kottke
The Los Angeles Times calls Leo Kottke "an American legend in the guitar world, and a king of his own private musical world." If...
Tap Water For Flint
Tap Water for Flint is organized by students of the University of Michigan to establish local support for the ongoing Flint Water Crisis...
Pops Grows Up
A special celebration of the Michigan Pops Orchestra's 20th anniversary!
Will Hoge
Will Hoge has been through the wringer. "Took a whole lot of miles to know what I know now," he sings on "Growing Up Around...
Student Movie Night at the U-M Museum of Natural History
Come watch Raiders of the Lost Ark at the U-M Museum of Natural History on Monday, April 18th. Popcorn will be provided, and there is no...
Wild Rice and Conservation
Michigan Botanical Club
A presentation by naturalist and author Barb Barton.
Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland has been a professional actor for over 30 years, starring in movies like "Stand By Me," "The Lost...
Sierra Club Huron Valley
Tonight’s topic to be determined. Info: sierraclub.org.
Pat McGee
The Laurel Canyon scene lives! Troubadour Pat McGee was influenced by the classic albums of the 1970s that were spun in his childhood home....
Washtenaw Audubon Society
A monthly program featuring guest speakers on a wide variety of natural history and birding topics.
Anne Heaton
Singer-songwriter and classically trained pianist Anne Heaton has amassed awards and praise from critics, fellow artists, and fans with her...
Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line
Nora Jane Struthers is one of the most exciting songwriters in country, bluegrass, and Americana music right now. In the words of bluegrass...
Mr. B's Blues and Boogie Celebration
Born in Flint and by now a Michigan institution, Mr. B (Mark Braun) is a rare living link to the early days of boogie woogie, having learned...
Alan Doyle and the Beautiful Gypsies
Alan Doyle, actor, producer, newly minted best-selling author (his book "Where I Belong" is about growing up in Newfoundland and...
Seasonal Bonsai Topics
Ann Arbor Bonsai Society
All invited to this monthly program on the art and practice of bonsai. Arrive by 6:30 pm to speak with members. Info:...
The Waifs
The trip began circa 1992 with three troubadours—Donna Simpson, her sister Vikki Thorn, and Josh Cunningham—traveling by van, playing...
Matt Andersen & the Bona Fide
Matt Anderson is a major new voice in Canadian blues and soul! With over five million views on YouTube, independent sales over 30,000...
Heywood Banks
Michigan's Heywood Banks is simply one of a kind, with a style his very own. Equal parts genius and buffoon, this...
Ben Daniels Band
Returning from the 2016 Ann Arbor Folk Festival, Ben Daniels is the son of actor Jeff Daniels, but that's very much the beginning of a...
Seth Glier
Despite his relatively young age, MPress recording artist Seth Glier is a seasoned troubadour. A singer-songwriter, producer and...
Julian Lage Trio
A former child prodigy, Julian Lage is now, at age 27, a veteran. He's collaborated with Gary Burton, Jim Hall, David Grisman, Béla...
Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo's life reads like a primer in renewal. He was around at the dawn of American punk rock in his band the Nuns, which...
Buffy Sainte Marie
Of Canadian Cree background, Buffy Sainte-Marie was a graduating college senior in 1962 and hit the ground running in the early 1960s, after...
Chris Smither
Honing a synthesis of folk and blues for 50 years, Chris Smither is truly an American original. After a series of timeless records dating...
HAIRSPRAY In Concert
Presented by Ann Arbor In Concert
Ann Arbor In Concert presents the classic Broadway show HAIRSPRAY one night only at the Power Center. It's 1962 in Baltimore, and the...
Lucy Kaplansky
The daughter of the famed Polish-Canadian mathematician Irving Kaplansky (who once wrote a song based on the first 14 digits of pi that his...
The music of Simon & Garfunkel performed by Swearingen & Kelli
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For Pete's Sake: Seeger Birthday Tribute
Every year, on or around the birthday of folk legend Pete Seeger, our annual Pete Seeger tribute concert pays tribute to the lasting...
Joe Pug
After a creative crisis and a long layoff, Joe Pug is back! Joe has collected plenty of the requisite Dylan comparisons over his young...
Garnet Rogers
One of a pair of brothers who spearheaded a tremendous renaissance in Canadian songwriting in the 1970s and 1980s, Garnet Rogers tells...
Whitehorse
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Corn Potato String Band
The Corn Potato String Band plays authentic American Appalachian folk music. The members of this band have delighted audiences with their...
Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop
Sam Beam is a singer-songwriter who has been creating music as Iron and Wine for over a decade. Through the course of five albums, numerous...
Mouths of Babes
With more than a dozen albums and over a thousand shows between them, Ty Greenstein and Ingrid Elizabeth of Mouths of Babes are no strangers...
Peter Wolf & The Midnight Travelers
Special offer! A digital download of Peter Wolf’s forthcoming album, A Cure For Loneliness (available April 8), is included with every...
Tarzan
Presented by Young People's Theater
On sale to the public April 11 at 9 a.m. For accessible seating, please call (734) 763-8587....
American Impressionists in Monet Country
On Saturday, May 21 at 8 pm, and Sunday May 22 at 7 pm, Rachel Urist’s American Impressionists in Monet Country will be presented at the...
Martin Sexton
Remember that mix tape your friend made you way back when the one that's etched in your soul? Martin Sexton's new album,...
Nick Moss
With face-melting guitar solos that rise above the crowded field of pretenders, and a versatile band that brilliantly delivers unparalleled...
Aoife O'Donovan
Says the Washington Post: "Aoife O'Donovan's singing is almost too gorgeous for its own good." Aoife O'Donovan (say...
The Lowest Pair
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Judy Collins
Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of folksong interpretations and contemporary themes. Her career has...
Chris DuPont and Frances Luke Accord
Chris Dupont comes from Grand Rapids and now lives in Ypsilanti. He describes what he does as "folk/ambient/singer-songwriter"...
Leftover Salmon
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John Doe Rock'n'Roll Band w/sg Jesse Dayton
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SHEL
Four sisters from Fort Collins, Colorado, raised in an atmosphere of creative freedom and diligent study, have honed their musical skills...
31st Annual Spring Season (Ann Arbor Dance Works)
Exciting contemporary dances by guest artists Alessio Silvestrin (Tokyo), Sarah Konner & Austin Selden (NYC), & UM faculty Missy...
Thunderwüde
Born out of a need for bluegrass in the Chelsea area, and a weekly gig at the Chelsea Alehouse, Thunderwüde (a name coined by Fred...
Josh White Jr
Josh White Jr. describes himself as a secular, folk/blues, pop, jazz vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, actor, adult and children's...
Mary Fahl
Sounding like no other singer of her generation” (Allmusic.com), Mary Fahl is an expressive, emotional singer/songwriter who first...
Five for Fighting w/String Quartet
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A.J. Croce
The son of 1970s icon Jim Croce, Adrian James Croce suffered another tragedy in childhood: he went completely blind at age four. As he...
Ryan Montbleau
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Vance Gilbert
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Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll is an odd mix. Wildly literate, impossibly romantic, absolutely a slave to the music, this modern-day Texan is completely...
Delta Rae
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Steve Nardella Blues Band
Steve Nardella has been blasting away with his 1956 Gibson for decades now, and can rattle off more than 400 vintage tunes—from the blues...
Michael McDermott
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The Barefoot Movement
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Boy & Bear
When your first EP wins you accolades like Rolling Stone’s Artist To Watch of 2010 and Triple J’s Unearthed Artist of the Year, not to...
Brad Cole
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Bruce in the U.S.A
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Tiempo Libre
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An Evening With Seth Bernard & Friends
Eggtones Release Concert
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Matt the Electrician
Matt the Electrician indeed used to be an electrician, but now he's focusing instead on a music career that has spanned the course of...
Sarah Jarosz
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Peter Yarrow
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Bloch's Evening with Kathryn Morgan
presented by Ballet in the City
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Tim Shelton
As lead vocalist of the acclaimed bluegrass band NewFound Road, which appeared at The Ark and the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, Tim Shelton was...
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hurray For The Riff Raff is Alynda Lee Segarra, but in many ways it’s much more than that: it’s a young woman leaving her indelible...
The Tallest Man on Earth w/sg Lady Lamb
This show is SOLD OUT....
Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge's credentials are the stuff of legend. Rita released more than a dozen albums after she was signed to A&M in 1971,...
May Erlewine - EP Release Concert
feat. P Barry, M Lockwood, L Premo, M Shimmin
It's new music from northwest Lower Michigan's beloved songstress! Recorded in March at La Luna studios, "Lean Into the...
Hudost with special guest Jeff Stewart
HuDost’s core musicians are Moksha Sommer and Jemal Wade Hines. They have performed at Bonnaroo, FloydFest, BhaktiFest, World Café Live,...
Leftover Cuties
Who knows what year it is? Who cares when the songs are this sweet? To call Leftover Cuties retro or throwback would be too easy. Sure, the...
Scythian
Named after Ukrainian nomads, Scythian (SITH-ee-yin) plays immigrant rock with thunderous energy, technical prowess, and storytelling...
Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer known worldwide as a master of his trade. His platinum-selling classics include...
Mark Lavengood Bluegrass Bonanza
You may have heard and marveled at Mark Lavengood as the dobro player with the fast-rising Michigan bluegrass-and-more band Lindsay Lou...
Marcia Ball
They call her Long Tall Marcia Ball, and she's the one-of-a-kind Queen of Swamp Blues Piano. Marcia Ball grew up in Vinton, Louisiana,...
The Way Down Wanderers
Equal parts fast-paced and soulful, the five-piece folk-Americana act The Way Down Wanderers draw listeners in with energy, originality, and...
Gaelic Storm
After nearly two decades and more than 3,000 live shows, the chart-topping multinational band Gaelic Storm is looking sharper than ever with...
The Paperboys
The music of The Paperboys is Mexican son jarocho mixed in with Irish jigs and reels and a good dose of country and bluegrass. The music has...
Elizabeth Cook
Elizabeth Cook didn’t quite know what she was doing. But she knew there were songs, and they had to get out. Six even years since her...
John Berry
If there's a country music lover in your life, you can show the love with a pair of tickets to see John Berry at The Ark! This romantic...
Owen Danoff
D.C. native Owen Danoff wrote and recorded his first song—complete with drums, bass, guitar, and piano—at age 15. Now an award-winning...
The Elders
The Elders promise to deliver "arse-kickin' music from the heartland." Take a group of Kansas City musicians with a passion...
Hot Tuna Acoustic
From their days playing together as teenagers to their current acoustic and electric blues, probably no one has more consistently led...
Tartan Terrors
The Tartan Terrors are not a band but, in the words of the organizers, "North America’s premiere Celtic Event, features the best in...
Captain Ivory
Your family’s record collection just hitched a ride a generation forward, met a few genres along the way, and started a rock band called...
Breathe Owl Breathe
Michigan's Breathe Owl Breathe has roots in indie, classical, and traditional music. They play original songs that combine vocals,...
The Lunar Octet and The Lunar Glee Club
The Lunar Octet and The Lunar Glee Club are not different bands but different names for the same legendary band over the years. Because of...
Asleep at the Wheel
In the words of Billboard, "Everything this act has ever released is simply spectacular." In Texas they say Bob Wills is still the...
Davina and The Vagabonds
Davina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene with their high-energy live shows, level A musicianship,...
The Steel Wheels
The Steel Wheels were last in town to help The Ark celebrate its 50th anniversary, and their mix of timeless and contemporary embodies a...
Dougie MacLean
Singer, songwriter and fiddler Dougie MacLean, OBE, is a Celtic institution. His composition "Caledonia" has been called an...
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The music of The Slambovian Circus of Dreams has been variously described as "hillbilly-Floyd," "folk-pop,"...
Junior Brown
If you haven't seen Junior Brown yet, you need to "guit with it"! Junior Brown is a one-man musical hot fusion machine, and...
Jay Brannan
A Texas native turned New Yorker, Jay Brannan has been writing and performing his own sweet & sad folk songs, tempered with a healthy...
Katie Geddes
Washtenaw County's own Katie Geddes sings traditional and contemporary folk, country-folk, and folk-pop tunes. A deft interpreter of...
Andy McKee
Topeka-born Andy McKee has made the cover of both Acoustic Guitar and Britain's Acoustic magazine. He's a virtuoso to beat the...
Ellis Paul
"I got a word machine in my head. It's a damn noisy contraption. Constantly running. No 'off' switch," says Ellis...
George Bedard's History of American Music Series - Part 4
If you accompanied the legendary Michigan guitarist George Bedard on "From Ragtime to Rock 'n' Roll,": his first trip...
The Honeycutters
The Honeycutters of Asheville, NC, are fueled by the powerful songwriting and vocals of founder Amanda Anne Platt. With songs that are...
Leon Russell
The heavily bearded and musically one-of-a-kind Leon Russell was a session keyboardist and producer who worked with Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee...
Watching For Foxes
”We started out playing sad, indie-folk songs," say the members of Watching for Foxes, who got together as friends in the small town...
Luke Winslow-King
Luke Winslow-King is a Michigan-raised, New Orleans-based slide guitarist, singer, producer, and songwriter. His work is an eclectic mix...
Zach Heckendorf
Students: Welcome to Ann Arbor and to the Ark, a world-class club with music for all ages and tastes! This show is FREE with student ID....
Gibson Brothers
The Gibson Brothers are the bluegrass duo of Eric and Leigh Gibson, from Ellenburg Depot, New York, in the hardscrabble lands along the...
Haskins
Haskins is an indie rock group formed in the Detroit suburbs comprising Ken Bajorek, Kevin Bilbrey, Jeff Carpenter, Justin Jungman...
Plainsong
Plainsong was originally a British country rock / folk rock band, formed in early 1972 by Ian (later Iain) Matthews, formerly of Fairport...
Portland Cello Project
Since the group's inception in late 2007, the Portland Cello Project (or, PCP, as their fans affectionately call them), has wowed...
Altan
Altan, named for Loch Altan in Ireland's County Donegal, has arguably had a wider impact on audiences over the quarter century than any...
The Second City
Chicago’s legendary sketch and improv comedy theater returns to The Ark with “Free Speech! (While Supplies Last),” an irreverent look...
The Gothard Sisters
Over the course of nearly 1,000 shows since they formed as a Celtic band in 2006, The Gothard Sisters—who truly are sisters—have become...
Diego Figueiredo
Diego Figueiredo (pronounced fig-a-reed-o) is one of the most talented guitar players in the world today. He is the winner of several...
Bill Staines
Now in his sixth decade of performing, Bill Staines tells heartfelt stories in song of places he's been and people he's met....
Elephant Revival w/sg Dead Horses
The five souls in Elephant Revival are Sage Cook (banjo, guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, bass and fiddle); Bridget Law (fiddle, octave...
Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Steam Show
Fred Eaglesmith is Ontario's roots-country original! There are other songwriters who populate their creations with small-time crooks,...
Cheryl Wheeler
It has always seemed as if there were two Cheryl Wheelers, with fans of the New England songwriter relishing watching the two tussle for...
Abigail Stauffer
Folk siren Abigail Stauffer turns the language of acoustic, pop, and neo-soul music into an irresistible invitation to heal and be healed....
David Roth w/Reggie Harris
Reggie Harris (of the duo Kim & Reggie Harris) combines a strong folk and gospel legacy with a solid backgrond in classical, rock, and...
Marc Cohn
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The Proclaimers w/sg Jenny O.
Strikingly individual, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid have over the years enjoyed huge success across the globe as the emotional...
Melissa Ferrick
Melissa Ferrick's 12th original album is a coming home. She has arrived in a place musically that is both familiar and new. The...
Olivia Millerschin
Clever and witty, melodic and musically quirky as ever, Olivia Millerschin is feeling a bit “Over The Weather” these days, infusing her...
An Acoustic Evening with John Hiatt
John Hiatt has been called the American Elvis Costello. His remarkably fertile and consistent songwriting career dates back to the New Wave...
The Ballroom Thieves
With a slow, deliberate build, the Ballroom Thieves make their presence known onstage immediately as the first chord is struck, transforming...
Veterans for Peace John Lennon Birthday Concert
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Hoots and Hellmouth
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Schwinn Cycling Instructor Certification
Get Schwinn Certified with Schwinn Master Trainer Francesca Kerr!
Get certified in the industry’s most respected and progressive indoor cycling instructor-training course. In one power-packed day you’ll...
Vincent York's Jazzistry
American musical culture is infused with African American influences from work songs, spirituals and gospel music; to blues, soul and...
Ian Hunter & The Rant Band
Ian Hunter was a legend of rock music, first as the frontman of Mott the Hoople, then with a fabulous solo career in the 1970s and beyond....
Liz Longley
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The Dustbowl Revival
Bluegrass. Swing. Hot jazz. Prewar blues. Southern soul. New Orleans funk. The Dustbowl Revival is what you could call an American roots...
Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic
Since 1994, The Saline Fiddlers have set the standard for extracurricular music programs in the United States. The group began with a simple...
The Verve Pipe
With sales of three million albums worldwide, the Verve Pipe was one of Michigan rock and roll's great success stories of the 1990s....
Darlingside
With four distinct voices clustered around a single microphone, Darlingside effortlessly draws audiences into their lush musical world....
Darrin James Band
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Billy Bragg & Joe Henry
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David Wilcox
"An eager, unapologetic sincerity flows from the heart of David Wilcox's acoustic music," says Rolling Stone. David Wilcox is...
Joshua Davis
Speaking or singing, the voice of Joshua Davis is a disarming instrument: weathered and warm, as capable of conjuring confessional intimacy...
MACFest
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Big Sean (Beyond the Blue Benefit)
Student prices ONLY available at the Michigan Union Ticket Office counter. Must bring student ID (any student 18+ with a student ID will...
Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
Michigan-born Lindsay Lou Rilko, of Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys, has the kind of voice you can get lost in. One part jazz singer,...
Yonder Mountain String Band
Yonder Mountain String Band has always played music by its own set of rules. With their traditional lineup of instruments, the band may look...
Parsonsfield w/sg Laney Jones and The Spirits
Parsonsfield is a five-piece alt/folk band from Northampton, MA that infuses a rowdy, rock 'n' roll spirit into its bluegrass and...
Impact Dance Fall Show
Come see what the ladies of Impact Dance have been working on this semester in our first show of the year! Each member has played a part in...
A New World: Music of FINAL FANTASY
Presented by AWR Music Productions LLC....
The David Mayfield Parade
If you’ve seen David Mayfield perform with The Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons, or Jessica Lea Mayfield, or at Bonnaroo (or at The...
The Appleseed Collective
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An Evening with The Milk Carton Kids
A Fundraiser for The Ark
Please visit The Ark's website for more information:...
Adrian Legg
Guitar gods in training, take notice. Voted Guitarist of the Decade by Guitarist magazine and Best Acoustic Fingerstylist four years in a...
Failure: Lab
Failure: Lab showcases the untold failures behind successful people. The unique event brings communities together through powerful stories,...
Failure: Lab
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Lee Harvey Osmond
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega is a pioneer of smart contemporary folk music, an American singer/songwriter of rare poetic genius. With her sultry voice, she...
The Importance of Being Earnest
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Michigan Football vs. Maryland
Michigan Football vs. Maryland
G-Fest 2016
The 2016 G-Fest will sample the premier performance groups that proudly represent the diverse, remarkably talented student population at the...
Jo Serrapere & the LaFawndas
Jo Serrapere (sarah-pear), a songwriter from Detroit, Michigan, started playing guitar at 23 when seeking out lessons from Delta blues...
Gonzalo Bergara Quartet
The all-acoustic Gonzalo Bergara Quartet plays a modern variant of 1930’s Django Reinhardt–inspired gypsy jazz. Composer and lead...
Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin's songs are beautiful, intense, and challenging. A Maine native and a Boston coffeehouse sensation, Patty headed south to...
Mandolin Orange w/ sg My Bubba
Mandolin Orange, writes Ashleigh Phillips of Independent Weekly, crafts "simple songs that go beyond chord progressions and vocal...
Jhimilaa: Vibrance of Our Nation
Presented by the Indian American Student Association at Hill Auditorium
Bob Schneider
Born in Ypsilanti, raised in Munich, Germany, and based in Austin, Bob Schneider is a rock-oriented singer-songwriter who pushes the limits....
The 1975
Lower Bowl tickets available over the counter ONLY at MUTO....
Joe Crookston
From Ithaca NY, Joe Crookston is bringing his fiddle, his slide guitar,...
As We Go On: Queer Story
As We Go On is an evening of storytelling that promises to draw you in and never leave you. Based on real-life experiences, members of our...
Richard Shindell
Richard Shindell is a New Yorker living in Argentina: a craftsman and a real wizard of song. He's played for coins in the Paris subway,...
Seth Walker
If you're looking for roots music with the grit of Delbert McClinton (who's a big fan) and the detail and insight of Robert Cray,...
Blue Rodeo w/sg Devin Cuddy
In the beginning critics scrambled to describe Blue Rodeo’s sound, comparing them to everyone from the Flying Burrito Brothers to the...
The Reverend Jesse Jackson
Presented by the Ford Public Policy School,...
Dave Simonett (Trampled By Turtles) and Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket)
This show brings together two of today's great alternative songwriters in a unique double bill! Dave Simonett and Carl Broemel will...
Crazy For You
Bobby Child, the son of a prominent East Coast banker longs to be a song-and-dance man! He is forced to enter the family business and his...
Jay Stielstra
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Jonatha Brooke
As half of the charismatic and jazzy folk duo The Story in the early 1990s, Jonatha Brooke gained a strong following that stuck with her...
The Stray Birds
Drawing upon the richness of American folk music traditions, the signature power of the Stray Birds' sound lies in outstanding...
Steve Poltz
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John Paul White
John Paul White returns to the road this fall in support of Beulah, his first solo effort in nearly a decade. See below for a complete list...
Matt Watroba
$30 Dinner and Show Package with dinner at Conor O’Neill’s Irish Pub prior to show. Includes entrée from Irish Fayre menu and seating...
Mr. B
Born in Flint and by now a Michigan institution, Mr. B (Mark Braun) is a rare living link to the early days of boogie woogie, having learned...
Gemini
An Ark show by Gemini is a Thanksgiving weekend family tradition in Michigan! Gemini is the much-loved duo of Sandor and Laszlo Slomovits....
Billy Strings
Incendiary American roots guitarist Billy Strings taps into the vein of the earliest bluegrass music, back when bluegrass was a...
Jen Cass
Born to unusually hip parents in the suburbs of Detroit, singer-songwriter Jen Cass was raised on a healthy mix of folk music, homegrown...
Enter the Haggis
A haggis is a tasty Scottish dish consisting of sheep heart, liver, and lungs, mixed with oatmeal, onion, suet, and spices, and then boiled...
Amazin' Blue
Come hang out with University of Michigan's premier co-ed acapella group for a night of entertainment!
Jeffrey Foucault
Wisconsin's Jeffrey Foucault writes sparse small-town ballads and love songs whose lyrics are great poems in themselves. "Townes...
Carrie Newcomer
Carrie Newcomer weaves her life and her art together, with music, community activism, and personal concerns all playing a role. She's...
The Ragbirds Present Ebird & Friends Holiday Show
3 Performances Available:...
The Ragbirds Presents Ebird & Friends Holiday Show
It happens in the middle of Michigan in the heart of December. Since 2008, it has become a yearly tradition for The Ragbirds to present this...
Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton grew up singing and playing in the gutbucket clubs of Fort Worth, and in a sense he's never left. He still has a...
The Nutcracker
Presented by The Ann Arbor Ballet Theatre
Blackthorn
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50 First Jokes
The tradition that started more than a decade ago at the Bell House in Brooklyn, and now is a much-anticipated event also in Los Angeles and...
Crossroads Ceili
Dinner and Show tickets available! Check back soon for more info.
The Yellow Room Gang
The Yellow Room Gang is an octet of Michigan songwriters: "One Shining Moment" composer David Barrett, Detroit native and Great...
Nathan Bell
Nathan Bell has lived life. At 56, the wizened songwriter’s weary voice bleeds experience. He’s seen both sides of the coin—traveled...
Bill Bynum & Co.
Downriver Wayne County resident Bill Bynum writes hardcore country and bluegrass songs steeped in the music his Southern-migrant parents...
Sweet Water Warblers
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Kiana June Weber
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PureRhythM
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Christine Lavin
"She's a folkZinger!" Orlando Sentinel
Jill Jack Birthday Bash
Jill Jack’s annual birthday bash has become a New Year's tradition at The Ark! Jill's magical connection to her audience is the...
Hot Club of Cowtown
The Austin-based Hot Club of Cowtown explores the space where early jazz met Texas swing, where Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang met Bob Wills and...
Dom Flemons
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Alash Ensemble
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Red Tail Ring
Red Tail Ring is the musical brainchild of two old-time-minded Michiganders – Michael Beauchamp and Laurel Premo. The collaboration blends...
Yule Ball
Presented by Michigan Quidditch.
Sideline
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Sara Watkins
“This is a breakup album with myself...” says Sara Watkins of her third solo record, "Young in All the Wrong Ways." Writing...
Step Afrika!
Limit one (1) ticket per person. Tickets will only be available at the event.
40th Ann Arbor Folk Festival
This event takes place on two nights: Friday, January 27th and Saturday, January 28th. The Michigan Union Ticket Office will be selling...
President's Bicentennial Colloquium: The Future University Community
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Susanne Baer
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor — the first Latina appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court — will join Justice Susanne Baer of the Federal...
Susto
The music of SUSTO has been given many labels—Americana, alt-country, southern folk, indie rock, even gospel—and though these...
Nessa
Nessa is a Celtic fusion group led by multi-instrumentalist/vocalist, Kelly McDermott, known for her dazzling flute technique and beautiful,...
Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October
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The Wolverine Charity Ball
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Timothy Monger
Timothy Monger is best known for his work with Michigan folk- rock group Great Lakes Myth Society, which he co-founded with his brother...
Prison Creative Arts Project Art Auction
Prison Creative Arts Project is excited to invite community members, friends and supporters of PCAP to join us for a night with wine,...
Catie Curtis
So many people have told Catie Curtis that her songs are like companions, soundtracks for their lives. In her ‘90s gay-rights classic,...
Pokey LaFarge
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Mountain Heart
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Band Of Heathens
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Diversity Next! Series: Dr. Kyra Gaunt
Black Music Matters: On the Power of Shared Song Leading and Silence in Mass Protests
Based on her participant-observation in the Black Lives Matter protests and an Anti-Trump project called BrickxBrick in NYC, Dr. Gaunt...
My Folky Valentine
Music by married and partnered couples from around the region. Come back soon for more information! Love songs are guaranteed, since this...
The Vegabonds
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A Night At The Set
Presented by Kappa Alpha Psi.
Greg Brown
Greg Brown's mother played electric guitar, his grandfather played banjo, and his father was a Holy Roller preacher in the Hacklebarney...
The Love Hangover: A Benefit for Breakfast at St. Andrew's
This year's Breakfast at St. Andrew's benefit concert falls on the Saturday after Valentine's Day, so the organizers are...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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Stephen Kellogg and The South, West, North, East w/ sg Don Miggs
Over the last decade Massachusetts songwriter Stephen Kellogg has performed more than 1,500 concerts in more than a dozen countries, both...
Get Out
A free screening of the new film, Get Out. Written and Directed by Jordan Peele.
Mock Rock 2017
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Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards
We've heard the dance-fiddle-and-song triple threat of Boston's Laura Cortese at The Ark before, but this time she brings...
Vanessa Carlton
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Mustard's Retreat
From their start at an open mic at the Ark in the summer of 1974, this award-winning duo consisting of David Tamulevich and Michael Hough...
30th Annual Storytelling Festival
Bill Harley, Don White, Bil Lepp
Note special start time! Some Ark favorites for this anniversary event—Bill Harley, Don White, and Bil Lepp. Come back soon for more info!
Storytelling for Kids
Bill Harley, Don White, Bil Lepp
Storytellers Bill Harley, Don White, and Bil Lepp return with stories for the family.
Royal Wood & Diana Chittester
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Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge
Julian Lage has, since childhood, been highly regarded in jazz and new music circles for his own work as well as for his collaborations with...
The Head and The Heart w/ special guest Whitney
The Head And The Heart have partnered with Plus 1 so that $1 from every ticket sold will go to support Artists For Peace And Justice serving...
California Guitar Trio
The California Guitar Trio plays progressive rock, surf music, jazz, blues, country, probably the definitive version of "Bohemian...
Vishten
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Rose Cousins
Rose Cousins just might be Nova Scotia's answer to Iris DeMent, or even to Kate Wolf. Says Lifestyle Nova Scotia: "Cousins writes...
Del McCoury Band
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Delbert McClinton
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Crystal Bowersox
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Fred Eaglesmith
Fred Eaglesmith is Ontario's roots-country original! There are other songwriters who populate their creations with small-time crooks,...
You Can't Take It With You
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San, Emily & Jacob
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Impact Dance Spring Show 2017
Come see what the ladies of Impact Dance have been working on this semester in our annual spring show! You don't want to miss it!...
An Evening with Noah & Abby Gundersen
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Photonix & Revolution present: Origins
Photonix and Revolution #Yotonix have joined forces in order to present to you our first annual show: ORIGINS.
Alan Doyle & The Beautiful Gypsies
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Glen Phillips
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Teada
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Willie Nile
The New York Times has called Willie Nile "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years."...
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
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Elizabeth Cook
Songwriter and XM radio Outlaw Country" host Elizabeth Cook is the creator of some of the toughest, most emotionally honest country/new...
We Banjo 3
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We Banjo 3
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Noam Pikelny
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An Evening With Southern Soul Assembly
An Artist-In-The-Round performance featuring JJ Grey, Marc Broussard, Anders Osborne, and Luther Dickinson, Southern Soul Assembly debuted...
Mark O'Connor
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Darrell Scott
In the words of the Boston Globe, Darrell Scott "is to Nashville what Richard Thompson is to Britain and what Paul Brady is to...
Classical Javanese Dance Demonstration
Wahyu Santoso Prabowo and Maharani Luthvinda Dewi
Free and open to the public...
Aab-o-Aatash
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Lambchop
It's been nearly two decades since Lambchop released its first album, at the time pronouncing itself "Nashville’s most...
Aab-o-Aatash After Party
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A Great Big World: An Evening with Ian & Chad w/ sg Allie Moss
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Billy King
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Ben Caplan
A charismatic charmer and a smasher of pianos. A madman and an earnest poet. A strummer of delicate chords and a lover of bent and broken...
A Date with Anne Arbour
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Artist TBA
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Much Ado About Nothing
Rude Mechanicals Presents: Much Ado About Nothing.
Rabbit Wilde
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Change Our World: Living Out Loud
Come and hear Nyle DiMaraco, the first deaf winner of America's Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars, talk about how he overcame...
Son Volt
Just now pushing 50, Jay Farrar, the creative force behind Son Volt, is still not as old as his voice. Not nearly. His singing voice, an...
Eastern Michigan University Jewish Studies presents: Divahn
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Vibrance Dance Company's Annual Spring Showcase
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Joshua James
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Todos Unidos
Presented by the Latin@ Culture Show
Tunde Olaniran w/Asante
New Beat Happening is proud to present R&B artist Tunde Olaniran with opener Asante.
Tift Merritt
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David Lindley
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Shawn Mullins
Atlanta singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins has had major adult alternative radio hits with "Lullaby and "Beautiful Wreck," and...
True Blue: A Tribute to Michigan!
True Blue! A Tribute to Michigan brings together students, faculty and alumni in a live action multi-media presentation that tells the story...
The Understorey // Vox Vidorra
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An Evening with Brandy Clark and Charlie Worsham
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Shane Koyczan
Internationally recognized author and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan has emerged as a creator of poetry that dares to belong to the people...
Morgan James w/sg Andy Allo
The right vocalist can make you fall in love at first listen, elicit tears, or bring you back to a different era altogether. That holds true...
Maha-Laya: A Rhythmical Rhapsody
featuring T H Subash Chandran & Ganesh Kumar
“Maha-Laya: A Rhythmical Rhapsody” features two of the best known percussionists in Indian carnatic music, T H Subash Chandran and his...
Tim O'Brien & J.D. Hutchison
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SpringFest 2017: Featuring 2 Chainz, Lil Yachty and Desiigner
Music Matters and UMusic Experience present 2 Chainz, Lil Yachty and Desiigner at Crisler Center on April 14th....
Great Lake Swimmers
At the center of the Toronto band Great Lake Swimmers like the songs and vocals of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker, who says he's been...
The Jayhawks
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Jackie Greene: More Acoustic Than Tuesday
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Dance Mix 2017
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The Big Show
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Will Kimbrough & Brigitte DeMeyer
Here's a musical meeting of the minds that you should get to know better! Will Kimbrough grew up on Alabama’s Gulf coast, honed his...
Paula Cole
Grammy winner Paula Cole has released six solo albums over her 20-year career. She has sold more than three million albums and has performed...
Brad Cole
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Sam Outlaw
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Peter Mulvey
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Aimee Mann
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Jackie Greene: More Electric Than Monday
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Gemini
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The Bill Charlap Trio
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Watching For Foxes
We started out playing sad, indie-folk songs," say the members of Watching for Foxes, who got together as friends in the small town of...
Eilen Jewell
Boise-born and Boston-based Eilen (rhymes with feelin') Jewell calls herself "nothing but a lonely rambler girl." The Los...
For Pete's Sake: Seeger Birthday Tribute
All proceeds benefit The Ark! Come back soon for lineup and more information.
Davina and the Vagabonds
Davina Sowers and the Vagabonds offer "a modern take on old-time blues and jazz" (PennLive). They've created a stir on the...
John Gorka
The modern renaissance of folk music began when John Gorka won the Kerrville Folk Festival's New Folk award in 1984, and it grew to...
Hamlet
St. Augustine's Edmund Campion Players Presents, Hamlet, on Saturday, May 6th and Sunday, May 7th.
The Ben Daniels Band
Ben Daniels is the son of actor Jeff Daniels, but that's very much the beginning of a story, not the end. When Ben Daniels decided he...
The Tannahill Weavers
Named for Scottish poet Robert Tannahill, the Tannahill Weavers create music that is steeped in history yet brings the Scottish musical...
Peter Bradley Adams
Peter Bradley Adams introduced himself as a member of folktronica duo Eastmountainsouth. He launched his solo career with "Gather...
Frances Luke Accord w/sg Mike Vial
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Mouths of Babes
With more than a dozen albums and over a thousand shows between them, Ty Greenstein and Ingrid Elizabeth of Mouths of Babes are no strangers...
Whitehorse
Glam and sleaze, desert grit and subway rats, scumbags and fakers, hot messes and cold shoulders: welcome to the world of Whitehorse, a rock...
Caravan of Thieves
Gypsy-swinging, firebreathing, serenading circus freaks!
Ian Hunter and The Rant Band
The voice of Mott the Hoople
Brad Phillips & The Roots Music Strings
A new project from a versatile Michigan musician
Justin Townes Earle with The Sadies
Since launching his recording career a decade ago, Justin Townes Earle has established a reputation as a singular leading light in the...
Steve Forbert
"Writing at his best" Huffington Post
Beauty and the Beast
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The Grahams
An Americana duo that goes to the source of folk tradition
Lucy Kaplansky
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Choir Choir Choir
Toronto's drop-in choir goes on the road
Raisin Pickers & Billy King
Roots music from the River Raisin valley
Mark Lavengood Bluegrass Bonanza
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Slocan Ramblers
Homegrown Canadian bluegrass!
Metropolitan
Part of Cinetopia International Film Festival; tickets required ($12):...
Sex, Lies and Videotape
Part of Cinetopia International Film Festival; tickets required ($12):...
Hoop Dreams
Part of Cinetopia International Film Festival; FREE screening!...
The Sea The Sea
"How can two people make such a lush recording on the spot?' CMT
Neil Woodward
Neil may be the only person alive who played both banjo at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Jew’s harp at Lincoln Center. For over...
Brian Dunne
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Literati Bookstore Presents Roxane Gay
Literati Bookstore is pleased to welcome author Roxane Gay to Hill Auditorium on Friday, June 16th, 2017 for a reading and signing in...
The Honeycutters
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Robbie Fulks
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Steven Curwood
Tickets available IN ADVANCE ONLY. Mr. Steve Curwood, executive producer of NPR's nationally syndicated Living on Earth program, will...
Son Little
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Kasey Chambers
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Jim Lauderdale
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Beppe Gambetta
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Summer Carillon Concert Series: Amy Johansen, University of Sydney
Carillons at the University of Michigan present the first concert in annual summer carillon concert series featuring Amy Johansen,...
The Church
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Darrin Bradbury
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Joseph Arthur
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Parsonsfield
Bluegrass and folk with rock and roll attitude
The Dustbowl Revival
"Best live band in L.A." L.A. Weekly
Bettye LaVette
The queen of old-school Detroit R&B
Donovan Woods
Stripped-down but never simple songs from a Sarnia-born artist
Squirrel Nut Zippers
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Josh Ritter
New music in progress
The Brother Brothers & The Rad Trad
New bands from NYC with original songs and a dose of tradition
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Serious voodoo from the masters of contemporary swing
Spring Awakening in Concert
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The Seldom Scene
The second generation of a legendary D.C. bluegrass band
Junior Brown
Virtuoso guitar on a country-rock hybrid instrument
Adam Ezra Group
"One of the most promising songwriters to come along in years" Ben Tishler, VH1
Scythian
The Good Time tour!
The Vegabonds // Mo Lowda
New group songwriting from the South and Philadelphia
Judith Owen
New music from a superb Welsh songwriter influenced by the L.A. sound
Katie Geddes
Michigan's deft interpreter of beloved songs
Fullset
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Gaelic Storm
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Skipper's Alley
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The Wild Reeds
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Nicole Atkins
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Sara Pajunen & Rachael Kilgour: Sound an Echo
Progressive treatments of traditional Nordic and Scots music.
Skerryvore
"A living, breathing, 12-legged party waiting to happen.” Falkirk Herald, Scotland
Brother Sun
The farewell tour.
Mary Fahl
"Mary Fahl has a voice for the gods." Boston Globe
Delta Rae
A Long and Happy Life—Summer Tour 2017.
The Moxie Strings
"The Moxie Strings mix chops with heart." Current
Voices of Hope: Comparsa del Sur and Victor Ghannam
A fusion of Arab and Latino Music with Comparsa Sur and Victor Ghannam.
Michigan Tribute to Jay Stielstra
A tribute to a Michigan songwriting treasure.
Jon Stickley Trio
"An exhilarating all-acoustic swirl" Acoustic Guitar
An Evening with The Jerry Douglas Band
The undisputed master of the Dobro
Michael McDermott
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Sonny Landreth
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The Go Rounds
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Alejandro Escovedo & Joe Ely
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The Deer
"Psychotropic soundscapes and tranquil, vivid dream pop" from Austin
Marcia Ball
The queen of swamp blues piano
The Steel Wheels
New Blue Ridge acoustic Americana with timeless flavors
The Outside Track
Scots-Irish-Cape Breton fusion
Lee DeWyze
The American Idol sensation
Pierre Bensusan
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Dead Horses
Student welcome show—FREE at the door with any student ID
The Second City (Friday)
The Best of Second City tour!
The Second City (Saturday)
The Best of Second City tour—second night!
The BoDeans
American roots rock at its best
Katie Lee
Former vocalist with Orpheum Bell and Appleseed Collective
Tom Russell
"Johnny Cash, Jim Harrison, and Charles Bukowski rolled into one" Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Munger Case Competition: Poverty Solutions
Munger's Case Competition challenges transdisciplinary teams of graduate students to address important topics. This semester,...
Mason Jennings Band
New music from a Twin Cities–based Ark favorite.
The Bros. Landreth
Alternative-Country
Frontier Ruckus w/sg Libby DeCamp
"The perfect recipe for Gothic Americana" Rolling Stone
An Evening with Darlingside: A Fundraiser for the Ark
The Ark's 21st Annual Fall Fundraiser
Honorable Colin Powell
Colin Powell, the former U.S. secretary of state and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, will speak at the University of Michigan in an...
John Craigie
New music from Portland
Penny and Sparrow's Wendingo Tour
New folk duo songwriting with a musical-theater streak
Mochas and Masterpieces
Mochas and Masterpieces presents an artistic evening featuring mug decorating and hot chocolate and brownies....
The War and Treaty
Soulful Americana from Albion, Michigan
Trace Bundy
The acoustic ninja!
Trevor Hall
Spiritual songwriting with overtones of reggae and Sanskrit chant
Tony Lucca // Derik Hultquist
Two songwriters from the vibrant Nashville scene
Ann Arbor Dance Works 32nd Annual Season
Ann Arbor Dance Works, the resident professional dance company of University of Michigan's Department of Dance, presents its 32nd...
Arlo Guthrie
With Sarah Lee Guthrie and Abe Guthrie
Carbon Leaf
A "less ordinary" band!
Trout Steak Revival
Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition winners from Colorado
The Jeremy Kittel Band
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Maestro Khan
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Daniel Norgren w/sg Joan Shelley
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Martin Sexton Trio
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Michigan Football vs. Michigan State
Michigan Football vs. Michigan State
An evening with Shovels & Rope
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Blind Pilot
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Marc Cohn
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THE WEIGHT BAND
Featuring members of The Band, Levon Helm Band, and Rick Danko Group - Performing songs of The Band
Tom Paxton and The Don Juans
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Backroad Boys featuring J. Fullbright, K Welch, M Fracasso, D Welch
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David Bromberg
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Lissie
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Matt Wertz
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PigPen Theatre Co. & David Luning
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Macfest
Michigan ACappella Council
Mac DeMarco
Mac Demarco is a 27-year-old indie folk singer and multi-instrumentalist. Mac rose to fame in creating a homemade folk LP by recording...
May Erlewine
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Choir! Choir! Choir!
Choir! Choir! Choir! is a Canadian musical choir, based in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Instead of a traditional organizational model, the choir is...
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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President's Bicentennial Colloquium
Campus of the Future
As part of the University of Michigan’s bicentennial celebration, the Campus of the Future competition invited U-M students from all...
Kevin E. Kennedy Fellowship Gala
The purpose of the Kevin E. Kennedy Fellowship Gala is to encourage LGBTQ law students to pursue careers in the public interest or...
Willy Porter & Carmen Nickerson
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Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore
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The Milk Carton Kids
Twice Grammy-nominated harmony duo The Milk Carton Kids released their third album, Monterey, to rave reviews, garnering their second Grammy...
Bill Staines
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Anne Hills // Cindy Mangsen & Steve Gillette
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Equus
Please check back for more information. Please note that this show has mature themes and nudity.
Sarani: The Allure of Adventure
India’s rich and illustrious history has shaped it into one of the world’s most profoundly diverse nations. From Kerala to Kashmir, our...
G-Fest
The 2017 G-Fest will sample the premier performance groups that proudly represent the diverse, remarkably talented student population at the...
John McCutcheon
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Michigan Football vs. Minnesota
Michigan Football vs. Minnesota
Zoe Speaks
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Steve Poltz
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Nora Jane Struthers
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The Subdudes
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Joshua Davis
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Dar Williams
In Concert including a reading and discussion from her new book, What I Found In A Thousand Towns
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Adrian Legg
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Riders in the Sky
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Spamalot
Based on the classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, SPAMALOT retells the legend of King Arthur and his knights of the round table....
Loudon Wainwright III
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Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson follows America's controversial seventh president from his early days as a child to his reign in the White...
Bruce Cockburn
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Cheryl Wheeler
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Matt Watroba
Dinner and a show tickets available.
Mr. B
Blues and boogie-woogie pianist
Gemini
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Cold Tone Harvest
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Kris Delmhorst & Jeffrey Foucault
Favorite songwriters, "family style"
Impact Dance Winter Show 2017
Impact Dance’s Winter Show 2017 is this Saturday, December 2nd in Mendelssohn Theatre at 7pm! Brought to you by the University of...
Amazin' Blue 30th Anniversary Concert
Join Amazin' Blue for a night of a cappella music.
Howie Day
Howard Kern "Howie" Day is an American singer-songwriter. Beginning his career as a solo artist in the late 1990s, Day became...
What the Russian Revolution Meant for Modern Art and Culture
A Lecture by David Walsh, Arts Editor for the World Socialist Web Site
IYSSE at UM Meeting information:...
This Wonderful Life
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Smile Bringer Singers Performance
End of semester performance sharing details of volunteering events and performing our setlist.
An Evening with George Winston
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Bill Kirchen's Honky-tonk Holiday
Bill Kirchen is an American rockabilly guitarist, singer and songwriter.
The Nutcracker
The Ann Arbor Ballet Theatre performs this Holiday Classic.
Blackthorn
A musical ramble across Ireland—in Michigan
The Appleseed Collective
Michigan's seeds-and-roots success story
Delbert McClinton
The king of Texas honky-tonk blues
Martin Sexton Trio
"The best live performer I've ever seen" John Mayer
The Yellow Room Gang
Michigan songwriters in the round
Abigail Stauffer
"Even if the subject matter is tough, the music speaks of hope." LIfeinMichigan.com
Captain Ivory
"These guys are well on their way." Mitch Ryde
Jill Jack Birthday Bash
Help make a special birthday for this Ark favorite!
The 32nd Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium Memorial Keynote Lecture
Hill Harper
Award-winning actor, best-selling author and philanthropist Hill Harper will deliver the keynote address for the 2018 MLK Symposium Lecture....
The Timbre of Cedar
New independent sounds from Westland, Michigan
It's TAPpening
This event is a dance showcase presented by the RhythM Tap Ensemble and University Activities Center (UAC).
Davina and The Vagabonds
Davina Lozier and the Vagabonds offer "a modern take on old-time blues and jazz" (PennLive). They've created a stir on the...
41st Ann Arbor Folk Festival
This 2-night fundraising event for The Ark takes place at Hill Auditorium on Friday, January 26th and Saturday, January 27th, 2018. The...
6th Annual Yule Ball
The time has come again for you to visit the magical world of Hogwarts - without even leaving Ann Arbor! The Michigan Quidditch team would...
Ruth B.
Canadian newcomer Ruth B. (Ruth Berhe) established herself as an authentic singer/songwriter of considerable promise and purpose in 2016,...
An Open Book: An Evening with Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October
New release: Open Book Winter Album
Rachael Yamagata
Woodstock, New York–based artist Rachael Yamagata is known for her soul-baring, gut-punching songs of love lost, perserverance, and...
Sideline
Sideline is a powerful group of seasoned bluegrass pros that has been getting busier and busier since this "side project" became a...
Wolverine Charity Ball
This event is presented by the Polish Student Association.
Mustard's Retreat
From their start at an open mic at the Ark in the summer of 1974, this award-winning duo consisting of David Tamulevich and Michael Hough...
Kuinka w/ sg The Accidentals
The name Kuinka (coo-WINK-uh) comes from the Finnish for “how”; how does a band continue to evolve artistically and challenge themselves...
10 String Symphony // Mark Lavengood
You may have heard and marveled at Mark Lavengood as the dobro player with the fast-rising Michigan bluegrass-and-more band Lindsay Lou...
Lucy Kaplansky
The daughter of the famed Polish-Canadian mathematician Irving Kaplansky (who once wrote a song based on the first 14 digits of pi that his...
Kitty Donohoe
The Celtic-influenced Michigan roots music of Detroit native Kitty Donohoe has been praised in Sing Out! for its "intelligent, literate...
Albert Lee
British guitar legend Albert Lee, regarded by many as one of the world’s finest guitar players, with a career spanning more than 50 years,...
Daimh
Come hear the Scots band Irish Music Magazine calls "one of the most exhilarating acoustic bands on the Celtic music map"! Dàimh...
My Folky Valentine
This annual lovefest hosted by Annie & Rod Capps ( http://annieandrodcapps.com ), features good friends who are couples that also happen...
Crystal Bowersox
Crystal Bowersox's emotive folk-rock-country style was catapulted from the cramped coffeehouses and cavernous subway tunnels of Chicago...
Community Engagement Grant Application Deadline
The Ginsberg Center, in partnership with multiple units on campus, offers a collaborative funding model encouraging -- and practicing --...
Community Engagement Grant for Interprofessional Education Application Deadline
The Ginsberg Center, in partnership with multiple units on campus, offers a collaborative funding model encouraging -- and practicing --...
A Night at the Set
This event is presented by Kappa Alpha Psi
Arab Xpressions: Jam'etna
The purpose of Arab Xpressions is to spread awareness of Arab culture on the entire University of Michigan Campus. We will both educate and...
Finvarra's Wren
Chase the winter blues away with the Irish, Scottish, English, and Celtic-American folk music of Finvarra's Wren! This four-piece...
Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, “the king and queen of the banjo” (Paste), have a musical partnership like no other. Béla Fleck is a...
31st Annual Storytelling Festival: A Michigan Storytelling Showcase
It's a journey to the land of the mind's eye at the annual Ark Storytelling Festival! This year's program features Michigan...
Storytelling for Kids
The second day of the Ark's Storytelling Festival is devoted to a show of stories for families! This year's Storytelling for Kids...
Vance Gilbert
Former Folk Festival MC Vance Gilbert is a stalwart of Boston's vibrant songwriting scene, and he's opened for Arlo Guthrie, Anita...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
In 2014, Ladysmith Black Mambazo—led by founder and leader Joseph Shabalala—celebrated more than 50 years of joyous and uplifting music....
The Ballroom Thieves
The sweat and fervor of a revival tent
Tosca
An opera about an opera singer entangled with a painter ensnared in a political web that endangers all their lives. Two professional casts,...
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Acoustic Routes Concerts and The Ark are pleased to announce Docabilly! A Celebration of Life and Music of Arthel "Doc" Watson,...
Cabaret Night with the Vocal Arts Ensemble
What's In A NAME?
Our venue has changed, but this celebratory event that has become an Ann Arbor staple continues to thrive. This year's theme revolves...
Scythian
Named after Ukrainian nomads, Scythian (SITH-ee-yin) plays immigrant rock with thunderous energy, technical prowess, and storytelling...
The East Pointers
The East Pointers—fiddler/singer Tim Chaisson, banjoist Koady Chaisson and guitarist Jake Charron—write about real life, sketching out...
Moon Over Buffalo
This is a dinner theatre presented by the Friends of the Michigan League....
Music for Mott: A Very Special Fundraiser
“MUSIC FOR MOTT” is a special fundraiser for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. U-M violin and composition student (and Dexter native)...
Joe Pug
Deep ruminations from a Chicago-to-Austin transplant
Richard Shindell
Richard Shindell is a New Yorker living in Argentina: a craftsman and a real wizard of song. He's played for coins in the Paris subway,...
California Guitar Trio
The California Guitar Trio plays progressive rock, surf music, jazz, blues, country, probably the definitive version of "Bohemian...
Brett Dennen
Singer-songwriter Brett Dennen is a contemplative introvert by nature, an adventurer by soul, and the great communicator by effect. As...
The High Kings
Recently named Ireland’s Folk Band of the Year, The High Kings are Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Martin Furey, and Darren Holden. The High...
Graham Nash
Graham Nash is a British-American singer-songwriter and musician. Nash is known for his light tenor voice and for his songwriting...
Langhorne Slim
As the phenomena of instant connection and the need for constant self-improvement further implant their tendrils into our culture, the...
Juan Luis Tienda Banquet
Presented by the Latino Law Students Association
The banquet celebrates the legacy of Juan Luis Tienda, an inspirational Michigan Latino law student, who died in a car accident before his...
In the Heights
Presented by MUSKET/University Activities Center (UAC)
In the Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood- a place where the...
Stephen Kellogg
Over the last decade Massachusetts songwriter Stephen Kellogg has performed more than 1,500 concerts in more than a dozen countries, both...
A Time to Plant...A Benefit Concert for Dawn Farm
Presented by The Ark
Assisting addicts and alcoholics in achieving long-term recovery...
FOR THE CULTURE
Presented by the Campus Climate Committee (CSG)
A unity ball for students of color + allies, where people from different backgrounds can come together, have dinner, hear from different...
Anne Heaton & Alice Peacock
Minnesota-born songwriter Alice Peacock writes highly personal material that takes inspiration from the introspective women of a generation...
Velvet Caravan
The music of Savannah's Velvet Caravan is rooted in gypsy jazz/gypsy swing and Latin swing styles. This high-energy, acoustic-based...
blackbear w/ Roy Wood$
Presented by Big Ticket Productions
Big Ticket Productions presents blackbear with Roy Wood$ on Friday, March 23rd at Hill Auditorium. With massively successful singles like...
Chastity Brown
Tennessee-born, Minneapolis-based Chastity Brown grew up surrounded by country and soul music. In the full gospel church of her childhood,...
Sankofa
Presented by the African Students Association
Mo Lowda //Quiet Hollers
Here are two bands that offer original music with a rock sound. Known for their progressive songwriting and energetic live performances, Mo...
Altan
Altan, named for Loch Altan in Ireland's County Donegal, has arguably had a wider impact on audiences over the last 30 years than any...
Sing and Variety
Presented by Greek Week
An annual Greek Week event where teams compete in song and dance competitions.
La Lucha Sigue!
Presented by Latin@ Culture Show
Field Report
The name of the band Field Report is an anagram of that of frontman Nolan Porterfield. Field Report will grab you by the short hairs and...
Dance Mix 2018
Presented by Dance Mix
Logic: Who Can Relate?
Presented by Visionary Music Group and The Steven Schwartzberg Foundation
On March 30, 2018, Hill Auditorium will host an amazing night of music, spoken word, and a number of guest performers and speakers focused...
War and Treaty
More information available at a later date.
Bahar (Spring): 20th Annual Culture Show
Presented by the Persian Students Association
Join us in celebrating the Persian New Year (Norooz) at the Persian Student Association's Annual Culture Show! Featuring: music,...
Change Our World Featuring Kat Blaque
Presented by Center for Campus Involvement
Come see Kat Blaque,a Youtube personality...
Diet Cig and Palm
Presentec by New Beat Happening
SpringFest 2018 Featuring Louis the Child and Lost Kings
Presented by MUSIC Matters
MUSIC Matters is proud to present SpringFest 2018 featuring Louis the Child, on April 4th, 2018 at Hill Auditorium. After headlining...
The Low Anthem
“One second you’re dozing off in the passenger seat on the way to a gig, and the next, there’s fire and hell flames and black smoke...
Annual Spring Showcase
Presented by Vibrance Dance Company
Come Join Vibrance Dance Company for their Annual Spring Showcase on Thursday, April 5th @ 7pm. Vibrance is a jazz, contemporary and modern...
UM Jazz Showcase: A Celebration of Geri Allen
Presented by the Ark
Celebrate the legacy of the late Detroit jazz legend
Impact Spring Show 2018
Presented by Impact Dance/University Activities Center
Impact Dance’s Spring Show 2018 is on Friday, April 6th in Mendelssohn Theatre at 7pm! Brought to you by the University Activities Center...
Dead Horses w/sg Benjamin Jaffe (of HONEYHONEY)
Back from the Friday night bill at the 2018 Ann Arbor Folk Festival, Dead Horses is vocalist/guitarist Sarah Vos and vocalist/bassist Daniel...
Birds of Chicago
Birds of Chicago, duo of Allison Russell and JT Nero, reassert the simple notion that beautiful words and music can still tap deep veins of...
Jesse Cook
Presented by The Ark
Guitarist Jesse Cook has called some of his music Rumba Flamenco, but it goes beyond that! Born in Paris to Canadian parents, he grew up in...
Amazin' Blue
Presented by Amazin' Blue
The Wolves
Presented by Rude Mechanicals
Ask A Scientist Bar Night
DUE TO OVERWHELMING POPULARITY WE HAD TO CLOSE REGISTRATION EARLY...
ICC Prom Underwater Disco
Prom is back bigger and gayer than ever! Join us at the Rogel Ballroom for some sick underwater sounds, food, and partying with the coolest...
Darlingside
Darlingside is a four-person indie folk band from Boston, MA.
The Big Show
Presented by ComCo
ComCo is Michigan's oldest and moodiest Improv Troupe. We were originally a sketch comedy group, but in the 1990s, we brought Andy Dick...
Sierra Hull
Sierra Hull first played the Grand Ole Opry stage at 11, invited by Alison Krauss, and she quickly became known as a bluegrass mandolin...
Mountain Heart
Mountain Heart offers bluegrass and more. This band as been fearlessly revolutionizing the way acoustic music can be presented and played....
Mr. B's Blues & Boogie Celebration
Presented by The Ark
Blues and boogie-woogie pianist Mark “Mr. B” Braun has become one of the premiere purveyors of a vanishing art. Having learned his...
John Gorka w/sg Cliff Eberhardt
After 14 critically acclaimed albums, countless national and international tours, and collaborations with the likes of Nanci Griffith, Mary...
Sam Amidon
Presented by The Ark
Sam Amidon is a singer and multi-instrumentalist originally hailing from Brattleboro, Vermont. His most recent album, The Following...
Cactus Blossoms
Presented by The Ark
In the music of The Cactus Blossoms, the country sibling harmonies of The Everly Brothers and The Louvin Brothers come alive for modern...
Heywood Banks
Heywood Banks is simply one-of-a-kind, almost impossible to describe, with a style his very own. Equal parts genius and buffoon, this...
Jimmy Webb
An American songwriter, composer and singer known worldwide as a master of his trade. Not many artists can say they premiered a classical...
The Suffers
Presented by The Ark
The Suffers are an American soul band from Houston, Texas consisting of Kam Franklin, Adam Castaneda, Kevin Bernier, Jon Durbin, Michael...
Hot Club of Cowtown
Presented by The Ark
The Austin-based Hot Club of Cowtown explores the space where early jazz met Texas swing, where Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang met Bob Wills and...
The Mammals & Seth Bernard
Presented by The Ark
A double bill! Seth Bernard has made folk music happen in Michigan. Born and raised on Earthwork Farm in rural northern Michigan, Seth was...
The Elders
The Elders were founded in 1998 by six individuals with a passion for music rooted in Americana and Celtic folk rock. From the beginning The...
The California Honeydrops
Presented by The Ark
The California Honeydrops spring into 2018 with the Call It Home Tour to promote the release of a new double album, "Call It Home: Vol....
Glen Phillips
Glen Phillips is the lead singer and main songwriter for the band Toad the Wet Sprocket, which he joined when he was only 14. In the words...
Susan Werner
Chicago's Susan Werner is a triple threat at folk awards ceremonies with her luxuriously smooth and strong voice (she's a former...
Nellie McKay
Presented by The Ark
Conjuring the image of a lonely all night truck stop along highway 1 on the California coast, all but lost in the fog that comes creeping...
Mipso w/sg Courtney Hartman
Presented by The Ark
Chapel Hill’s indie Americana quartet Mipso—Jacob Sharp (mandolin, vocals), Wood Robinson (bass, vocals), Joseph Terrell (guitar,...
Lissie
A powerful combination of heartfelt introspection and contemporary dream-pop, Lissie’s fourth studio album, "Castles," marks the...
Cinderella
Presented by Young People's Theater
It’s got all the moments you love—the pumpkin, the glass slipper, and the masked ball—plus some surprising twists! This new take on...
Elizabeth Cook
Songwriter and XM radio "Outlaw Country" host Elizabeth Cook is the creator of some of the toughest, most emotionally honest...
Rose Cousins
Rosanne Millicent "Rose" Cousins is a Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter....
Steppin In It Turns 20!!
Presented by The Ark
Toting a stack of vintage instruments and a sound that brings listeners back to the days of old-time radio, Lansing's Steppin’ In It...
Caitlin Canty
Caitlin Canty is an American singer/songwriter whose music carves a line through folk, blues, and country ballads. Her voice was called...
The Decemberists
The Decemberists explore a new sound with a new producer on their inspired eighth studio album I’ll Be Your Girl, which will be released...
Open Stage Showcase featuring Ali McManus & Eric Moore
Presented by The Ark
Each year, the organizers of The Ark's monthly Open Stage pick one or two artists who they feel have really honed their stuff and are...
The Lucky Nows - CD Release Party!
Presented by The Ark
The Lucky Nows play high-energy Americana folk-rock with echoes of Isbell and Isakov and a bluesy center. Their music draws from every...
Paul McCandless w/Charged Particles
During a distinguished career spanning over four decades, Paul McCandless has brought the soaring lyricism in his playing and composing to...
Red Wanting Blue: "The Wanting" Spring Tour 2018 w/sg Liz Brasher
Presented by The Ark
Hailed as “Midwestern rock heroes” by American Songwriter, Red Wanting Blue has spent the last twenty years establishing themselves as...
Paul Thorn
Paul Thorn has created an innovative and impressive career, pleasing crowds with his muscular brand of roots music – bluesy, rocking and...
An Evening with Andy McKee
Presented by The Ark
Topeka-born Andy McKee has made the cover of both Acoustic Guitar and Britain's Acoustic magazine. He's a virtuoso to beat the...
Ken Yates
Since first planting roots within the Canadian music scene in 2011, Ken Yates has steadily grown a reputation as one of the country’s...
Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The music of The Slambovian Circus of Dreams has been variously described as "hillbilly-Floyd," "folk-pop,"...
The Iguanas
Presented by The Ark
What if Americana actually encompassed ALL of North America? You'd have the Franco Acadian inflections of Canada, as best exemplified...
Mike Farris Band
Presented by The Ark
Mike Farris fronted the Nashville band Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies in the 1990s and went solo in 2001. Mike's spirited, soul-gospel...
David Ramirez: Bootleg Tour (Live Album Recording)
Presented by The Ark
David Ramirez is breaking out of the pack among the new generation of Austin songwriters with his starkly beautiful baritone, which The New...
Shawn Mullins
Presented by The Ark
Atlanta singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins has had major adult alternative radio hits with "Lullaby and "Beautiful Wreck," and...
Matthew Sweet
Presented by The Ark
"When I was young, the artists that I really admired were the ones who always found a way to keep making music and expressing...
Michael McDermott
Michael McDermott burst onto the scene in his early 20s with his exceptional debut, "620 W. Surf," and subsequently found himself...
Sam Lewis
Sam Lewis has collaborated with everyone from Leon Russell to The Wood Brothers. Chris Stapleton, with whom Sam toured for several months,...
Johnny Nicholas and Friends
Make no mistake: Johnny Nicholas knows the blues. His credentials? Impeccable. Conviction? Immeasurable. And chops? If an instrument’s got...
Marcia Ball
Presented by The Ark
They call her Long Tall Marcia Ball, and she's one of a kind! Marcia Ball grew up in Vinton, Louisiana, in the heart of an area...
Kubat, Finlay & Rose
Presented by The Ark
Kubat, Finlay, & Rose are a collective of independent songwriters who sometimes perform solo, but have come together to offer lush...
Mary Fahl
Presented by The Ark
"Sounding like no other singer of her generation" (Allmusic.com), Mary Fahl is an expressive, emotional singer/songwriter who...
The Kruger Brothers
Presented by The Ark
Some call it jazz. Some call it classical. Some call it bluegrass. Certainly the music of The Kruger Brothers is all of that and more....
Mike Gentry // Mike Vial
Presented by The Ark
Michigan songwriter Mike Vial writes songs about love and life's transitions, and his vocal style shows the influence of James Taylor...
Antigone Rising
Presented by The Ark
This all-female New York City quartet cultivates an amazing mixture of three-part harmony singing, original country-flavored songwriting,...
Bossa Blue's Tribute to The James Taylor Song Book
Presented by The Ark
Award-winning singer-songwriter and band leader Brad Cole’s most recent project, Bossa Blue, has created quite a buzz with their...
Haley Heynderickx
Presented by The Ark
Songwriter Haley Heynderickx grew up in a religious household in Oregon, closely identifying with her Filipino roots, but also straddling...
Junior Brown
If you haven't seen Junior Brown yet, you need to "guit with it"! Junior Brown is a one-man musical hot fusion machine, and...
Bebel Gilberto
Brazilian legend Bebel Gilberto inherited the traditions of bossa nova and samba from her family—her father is João Gilberto, mother...
Mustard's Retreat
Presented by The Ark
From their start at an open mic at the Ark in the summer of 1974, this award-winning duo consisting of David Tamulevich and Michael Hough...
Greg Brown
Presented by The Ark
Greg Brown's mother played electric guitar, his grandfather played banjo, and his father was a Holy Roller preacher in the Hacklebarney...
Lori McKenna
Home and the people who make it have captivated Lori McKenna for years. Over the last three decades, as she became a wife and mother of...
Hawktail
Hawktail (formerly Haas Kowert Tice) brings together musicians you've heard in a dozen other places into an exciting new combination!...
Young Dubliners
Presented by The Ark
Although The Young Dubliners' sound is most commonly called Celtic Rock, that label, as labels can often be, is misleading. The Irish...
The Tannahill Weavers 50th Anniversary Tour
Presented by The Ark
Named for Scottish poet Robert Tannahill, the Tannahill Weavers create music that is steeped in history yet brings the Scottish musical...
David Bromberg Quintet
A legend of the folk scene, David Bromberg got his start in the Greenwich Village coffeehouse scene in the mid-1960s. His extraordinary...
Smooth Hound Smith w/sg Olivia Millerschin
Presented by The Ark
Says No Depression: "In the case of Smooth Hound Smith, two is all that’s needed to brew a raucous clash of backwoods folk, raw...
Daniel Washington with the River Raisin Ragtime Revue
Talent abounds as celebrated bass-baritone opera singer Daniel Washington partners with the acclaimed River Raisin Ragtime Revue orchestra...
Jan Krist & Jim Bizer
Presented by The Ark
A longtime Detroit-area songwriter who has garnered lots of national attention, Jan Krist has been a four-time Detroit Music Award winner...
Nicole Atkins
Presented by The Ark
Singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins has a golden voice and a set of life experiences that have put her through the wringer. Raised in New...
Summer Term 2018 Graduation Application Deadline
Summer Term 2018 Graduation Application Deadline
Robben Ford
Guitar virtuoso Robben Ford’s latest album, "Into The Sun," debuted at #2 on blues charts and shines a bright light on his...
Judy Collins
Presented by The Ark
Delhi 2 Dublin
Presented by The Ark
Delhi 2 Dublin is a live-electronic, bhangra, hip-hop, world-pop, hybrid act whose concerts have been likened to "90 minutes of...
Neil Woodward
Presented by The Ark
Neil Woodward's musical performances bring to life the Michigan Experience for Great Lakes audiences and visitors from around the...
Shelby Lynne
Presented by The Ark
The voice of Alabama songstress Shelby Lynne is an addictive thing, whether applied to classic or contemporary country, pop, R&B, or any...
Eilen Jewell
Presented by The Ark
Eilen Jewell laughs when told her label’s president called her a musicologist. But she confirms she and her husband and bandmate, Jason...
An Evening with Alejandro Escovedo & Joe Ely
Presented by The Ark
Tonight's show brings together two Texas legends and Ark favorites! Joe Ely was born between Route 66 and the Rock Island Line in...
Cúig
This Irish five-piece band, with members from Armagh and Tyrone, are tearing up the rule book with their bold approach to their native...
George Bedard
Presented by The Ark
For his sixth annual journey through American roots music, Bedard will be joined by two former bandmates, pianist Mark “Mr. B” Braun and...
Peter Bradley Adams
There's a confidence, a completeness in the song cycle that listeners have gleaned throughout songwriter Peter Bradley Adams'...
Katie Geddes
Presented by The Ark
Washtenaw County's own Katie Geddes sings traditional and contemporary folk, country-folk, and folk-pop tunes. A deft interpreter of...
The 2018 Ballet in the City Gala
With Support from Skye Ballet Center and The Logsdon Family Foundation
The 2018 Ballet in the City Gala showcases professional ballet and musical talent from across the country. Selections from Balanchine's...
The 2018 Ballet in the City Gala
The 2018 Ballet in the City Gala showcases professional ballet and musical talent from across the country. Selections from Balanchine's...
Tartan Terrors
Presented by The Ark
The Tartan Terrors are not a band but, in the words of the organizers, "North America’s premiere Celtic Event, featuring the best in...
The Ark's Student Welcome Show Michigan Rattlers
Students: welcome to Ann Arbor and The Ark, a world-class listening room with music for all ages and tastes. Tonight's show is FREE...
Mason Jennings
Presented by The Ark
Minneapolis singer-songwriter Mason Jennings started writing music when his six-year-old son saw an electric guitar ornament on the family...
Amanda Shires w/sg Leah Blevins
Presented by The Ark
"It’s all rock & roll—no golf!" is how acclaimed singer/songwriter/violinist Amanda Shires describes her electrifying...
Corn Potato String Band
Presented by The Ark
The Corn Potato String Band plays authentic American Appalachian folk music, with a few twists that keep the music from a one-way trip to...
Che Apalache
Presented by The Ark
Che Apalache (roughly "Appalachian homeboy") is a four-man string band based in Buenos Aires with members from Argentina, Mexico...
Lipbone
It’s a human voice. Former subway musician Lipbone Redding makes lots of sounds with only his lips. He not only imitates a trombone,...
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Presented by The Ark
Roots music legends Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, have been friends for 30 years, but only recently realized they had never played...
AE 585 Seminar Series - Laser Communication with CubeSats
Kerri Cahoy, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
Laser Communication with CubeSats...
Davina and The Vagabonds
Presented by The Ark
Davina Lozier and the Vagabonds offer "a modern take on old-time blues and jazz" (PennLive). They've created a stir on the...
ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE SESSIONS: LECTURE - Third Century Grant Initiative
LAUREL CONSUELO BROUGHTON AND ANDRÉS JAQUE
Laurel Consuelo Broughton and Andrés Jaque will lecture as part of the Practice Sessions series. Practice Sessions is part of the...
The Second City
A certified American comedy institution since 1959, The Second City’s laughs are 100% USA-made in this latest take on our great, big...
CEE 5K Walk/Run
Students, staff, faculty, friends and family are invited to join the Fall 2018 CEE 5K walk/run. Participation is free!
Riders In The Sky
Presented by The Ark
Forty years ago. No laptops, no cellular phones, no Google, no downloads, no Skype, no Tweets, no Apple, no Microsoft, no texting, no...
3rd Annual Ark Community Sing
The Ark is widely known to have one of the best singing audiences in the country. For the third year running, we celebrate that with a full...
Deidre McCalla & Dianne Davidson
Presented by The Ark
Deidre McCalla came of age in the fiery blaze of NYC's folk heyday - a time when Greenwich Village clubs were filled with the likes of...
Lindi Ortega
Lindi Ortega gives fair warning: "Don’t come any closer to my heart /If you’re afraid of the dark." However, that shroud is...
Arconic Post Career Fair Tips + Info Session
Career Fair is over, now what? Come to learn more about skills you need to handle all your interviews! This is also a great opportunity to...
Archie Fisher & Garnet Rogers
Presented by The Ark
Tonight's concert brings original songwriters who work within deep traditions of place and song. Scottish folk master Archie Fisher is...
John Popper
Presented by The Ark
One of the most phenomenal harmonica players in history, John Popper formed his band, Blues Traveler, with his high school friends Brendan...
An Evening with The Taj Mahal Trio
Presented by The Ark
We are excited to announce that The Taj Mahal Trio will join us Sunday, September 23 for our 22nd Annual Fall Fundraiser at The Ark!...
Johnny Irion
Now and then in American culture, the written word fuses the worlds of music and literature. Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize is only the most...
AE 585 Seminar Series - Relevance of Aircraft and Ship Wakes to Modern Problems of Ocean Remote Sensing and Climate Change
Eric Paterson, Professor and Head of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Department, Virginia Tech
The subject of wake dynamics has been studied for well over 100 years. Control-volume analysis and boundary-layer theory have led to...
Donovan Woods
Presented by The Ark
Donovan Woods's work is guided by a mantra that only sounds simple: Good songs win. Donovan, a Juno Award nominee, was raised in the...
Ann Arbor Dance Works 33rd Annual Season
Presented by the U-M Department of Dance
Ann Arbor Dance Works, the resident professional dance company of U-M's Dept. of Dance, presents its 33nd Annual Season, featuring new,...
A New World: intimate music from FINAL FANTASY
Presented by AWR Music Productions LLC
Holly Near
Holly Near invites audience members to find their best selves. Almost singlehandedly Holly created a whole slice of today's folk and...
Tunde Olaniran
Presented by the U-M Museum of Art
On the occasion of the UMMA exhibition Beyond Borders: Global Africa, UMMA presents Tunde Olaniran in concert. Olaniran’s music and...
Seth Walker w/sg The Zindles
Over the past ten years, Seth Walker has become recognized as one of the most revered modern roots artists in the United States; a...
Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket with Steelism
Presented by The Ark
Carl Broemel has appeared on Rolling Stone's list of 20 New Guitar Gods, but that doesn't cover his divine presence. A linchpin of...
The Revelers
Presented by The Ark
"If you've ever been nagged by the feeling that all Cajun and zydeco music was starting to sound a bit too much like the same old...
Matt Andersen
New Brunswick might not be the first place you would think to look for the blues, but forget your presumptions! Matt Andersen won the Blues...
AE 585 Seminar Series - Humans and Automation Taking Flight: a perspective on symbiosis
Daniel Patt, PhD
Humans and Automation Taking Flight: a perspective on symbiosis...
Los Lonely Boys
The abiding sense of family unity and creative rapport that has produced two decades of great music has been built into Los Lonely Boys from...
Trace Bundy & Sungha Junga
Presented by The Ark
Internationally acclaimed guitar virtuoso Trace Bundy must be seen, not just heard. His music is poetry in motion, using harmonics, looping,...
Carbon Leaf
Carbon Leaf is celebrating its Silver Anniversary in 2018 behind a new album and extensive touring. Through 25 years together, the group’s...
Josh White Jr
Josh White Jr. describes himself as a secular, folk/blues, pop, jazz vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, actor, adult and children's...
The Western Den
Presented by The Ark
To find a musical soulmate, someone with whom to explore your innermost feelings, unite artistic languages, and craft a shared voice is a...
Veterans for Peace John Lennon Birthday Concert
This eleventh annual concert benefits the Veterans for Peace Chapter 93 Peace Scholarship Fund and the Wayne State University Center for...
Fall Term 2018 Graduation Application Deadline to Have Your Name Printed in the Winter 2018 University Commencement Program
Fall Term 2018 Graduation Application Deadline to Have Your Name Printed in the Winter 2018 University Commencement Program
Arturo Sandoval
Presented by Blue LLama Jazz Club, AT THE ARK
A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana,...
The Rebirth of the Cool: Jazz Gala & Benefit (Featuring Arturo Sandoval)
Presented by Blue LLama Jazz Club, at Zingerman's Greyline
Zingerman’s Greyline...
The Okee Dokee Brothers
Presented by The Ark
As childhood friends growing up in Denver, Colorado, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing were always exploring the outdoors. Whether it was...
The Saline Fiddlers
Presented by The Ark
Saline's nationally significant high school fiddle ensemble
Dougie MacLean
Presented by The Ark
Singer, songwriter and fiddler Dougie MacLean, OBE, is a Celtic institution, and he's been called Scotland's greatest living...
Scythian
Presented by The Ark
AE585 Seminar Series - Adaptive Structures at 800 G's
Daniel Newman, Senior Technical Fellow & Chief Engineer - Advanced Vertical Lift, The Boeing Company
The discussion will present the system-level perspective regarding the employment of adaptive geometry for rotary-wing propulsors, such as...
The Weight Band
Presented by The Ark
Inspired to carry on the legacy of the unforgettable rock group, Weider (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Ciarlante and Isaacs began performing...
The Weight Band
Presented by The Ark
Great Lakes Swimmers
The year 2018 marks the 15th anniversary of Great Lake Swimmers. Over seven albums, multiple EPs, live broadcasts, and reissues, the...
2018 University of Michigan Outlaws Fellowship Gala
Presented by the Outlaws at the University of Michigan. Tickets available online only.
Healing America Tour: T. Colin Campbell (Lecture and Lunch)
Presented by PBNSG, MARS & MDining
Please join the Michigan Animal Respect Society (MARS), MDining, and the Plant-Based Nutrition Support Group (PBNSG) in welcoming Dr. T....
Heaven For Me: An Evening with Jay Stielstra and Friends
Michigan songwriting and playwright treasure Jay Stielstra returns to The Ark to perform his iconic songs about love, loss, friendship, war...
Bruce Cockburn
Presented by The Ark
The great Bruce Cockburn, who won the inaugural People’s Voice Award at the Folk Alliance International conference in February and is...
The Brother Brothers
Presented by The Ark
"The tight harmonies are enough to send shivers down anyone's spine." Sarah Jarosz
UAC Showcase
Presented by University Activities Center
Equilibrium
Presented by Amazin' Blue
The Verve Pipe
Presented by The Ark
A R I Z O N A with Electric Guest and Mikky Ekko
Presented by Big Ticket Productions
Big Ticket Productions presents A R I Z O N A with Electric Guest and Mikky Ekko live at Hill Auditorium on 10/27. New Jersey based trio...
Chris Buhalis
Chris Buhalis was born and raised on Detroit's east side, but his songs come from places you can only find if you stick out your thumb...
Steve Poltz
Presented by The Ark
Steve Poltz is not normal. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada), but has lived most of his life in southern California, and those...
Jeremy Kittel's Kittel & Co.
Presented by The Ark
Previously of the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet, Jeremy Kittel has been a composer-arranger-collaborator for such diverse artists as...
Let The Right One In
Presented by the Rude Mechanicals
David Cook
Presented by The Ark
David immediately launched to stardom following his Season 7 American Idol title. He broke several Billboard chart records when 14 of his...
Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde
Presented by The Ark
Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon joins forces on stage with Jeremy Clyde of Chad & Jeremy for an evening of music and stories!...
The Dustbowl Revival
Presented by The Ark
The Dustbowl Revival is a Venice, California-based collective that merges old-school bluegrass, gospel, jug-band, swamp blues, and the hot...
Adrian Legg
Presented by The Ark
The War and Treaty
Presented by The Ark
As The War and Treaty, Michael and Tanya Trotter serve up healing and pain robbing with freewheeling joy on their new full-length album,...
Indian American Student Association Culture Show
Presented by The Indian American Student Association
Delta Rae
Six-piece band Delta Rae hails from Durham, NC with Liz Hopkins and Brittany Holljes fronting the robust group with sultry harmonies rounded...
Keller Williams Duo
Presented by The Ark
Keller writes: "Usually, I play places without seats. My looping show comes in handy at those establishments. Occasionally, I'm...
Rising Appalachia w/sg Be Steadwell
Roots sounds with world influences and an activist bent
An Evening with the Earthwork Music Collective
Presented by The Ark
The Earthwork Music Collective believes in the intrinsic and historical power of music to raise both community and self-awareness and serves...
Charlie Parr // Ghost of Paul Revere
Presented by The Ark
Roots sounds from Maine and Minnesota—a double bill
Amy Ray and Her Band
Amy Ray teamed up with Emily Saliers while in high school, and soon the duo became a staple in the Atlanta music scene. In 1981, their...
The Addams Family
Young People's Theater
THE ADDAMS FAMILY is a musical comedy for the entire family! Brace yourself for more macabre mayhem and monstrous madness. Love is in the...
Front Country
Presented by The Ark
An acoustic band born in the land of tech innovation, Front Country was unlikely to be accepted as an authentic American roots band out of...
Cabaret
Presented by MUSKET
The relationship between a young American writer and Kit Kat Club cabaret performer develops in 1931 Berlin during the Nazis' rise to...
Dick Siegel
Presented by The Ark
Dick Siegel won the Best New Folk Artist award at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, and he's inspired plenty of songwriters in...
Dick Siegel
Presented by The Ark
Richard Shindell
Presented by The Ark
Gabriel Kahane
8980: Book of Travelers
The day after the 2016 presidential election, singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane boarded a train at Penn Station and traveled 8,980 miles...
Matt Watroba
Your Thanksgiving weekend in Michigan isn't complete without hearing Matt Watroba! Matt is the kind of guy who makes friends easily....
Mr. B
Presented by The Ark
Mr. B
Born in Flint and a true Michigan institution, Mr. B (Mark Braun) is a rare living link to the early days of boogie woogie, having learned...
Gemini
Presented by The Ark
Lindsay Lou
Presented by The Ark
Touring behind the release of their record, "Ionia," Michigan-to-Nashville transplant Lindsay Lou and her band have been featured...
Time Out: A Powerful Night of Songs & Stories
Presented by The Ark
Time Out: A Powerful Night of Songs and Stories...
Sumkali
Sumkali is Michigan's premier Indian music fusion group comprised of award winning musicians, including a Grammy Award winning...
Impact Dance Fall Show
Presented by Impact Dance
The Lone Bellow
Presented by The Ark
The Lone Bellow burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut in 2013. The Brooklyn-based band quickly became known for their...
Hot Tuna
Presented by The Ark
Gold Circle tickets (sections A and B) include a copy of the upcoming Jorma Kaukonen book.
Hot Tuna
Presented by The Ark
Hot Tuna, the duo of Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, perform with a well-honed and solid power—always in the groove from their years of...
Griffin House
Ohio-born, Nashville-based songwriter Griffin House merges irresistible pop-rock hooks with moody Americana shades and an ability to boil...
Bill Kirchen's Honky-Tonk Holiday
Presented by The Ark
Bill Kirchen is an Ann Arbor-bred guitar god, a Telecaster titan who whirls through a whole gallery of country and rock styles over the...
Jon McLaughlin
Presented by The Ark
Fall Term 2018 Graduation Application Deadline
Fall Term 2018 Graduation Application Deadline
Tish Hinojosa
Presented by The Ark
Over The Rhine
2018 Christmas Tour Thoughts...
Blackthorn
Presented by The Ark
A Blackthorn show is a musical ramble across Ireland. Traditional songs of emigration, ballads, shanties and jigs and reels combine with...
Jazzistry Jive for 25
Presented by The Ark
Delbert McClinton
Presented by The Ark
The Nutcracker
Presented by Ann Arbor Ballet Theatre
50 First Jokes
Presented by The Ark
The Yellow Room Gang
Presented by The Ark
Hannah Baiardi
Presented by The Ark
William Fitzsimmons
Presented by The Ark
Jill Jack's Too Close to the Sun revisited!
Presented by The Ark
Jill reprises a classic release as a birthday present to YOU
Justin Roberts and The Not Ready for Naptime Players
Ford Motor Company Fund Family Series
Three-time GRAMMY Nominated Justin Roberts is truly one of the all-stars of the indie family music scene. For nearly 20 years, Justin has...
Twisted Pine
Full of energy and surprise, wit and subtlety, Twisted Pine has quickly become one of the most acclaimed young string bands in the...
It's TAPpening
Presented by RhythM Tap
Mountain Heart
Mountain Heart offers bluegrass and more. This band as been fearlessly revolutionizing the way acoustic music can be presented and played....
Arlo McKinley
Arlo McKinley has been busy building a name for himself as an honest singer-songwriter that deserves to be heard ever since his debut...
Shari Kane & Dave Steele and Red Tail Ring
Laurel Premo and Michael Beauchamp of Red Tail Ring create lush, intricate arrangements of original folk music and traditional ballads with...
Gender: New Works, New Questions event Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement by Naomi Andre
Naomi André, Abigail Stewart, Gabriela Cruz
Speakers:...
42nd Ann Arbor Folk Festival
Presented by The Ark
This 2-night fundraising event for The Ark takes place at Hill Auditorium on Friday, January 25th and Saturday, January 26th, 2019. The...
7th Annual Yule Ball
Presented by Michigan Quidditch
Candidate Recuitment Event
contact amyarger@umich.edu for more details.
Kasey Chambers
Join Kasey Chambers by the “ Campfire” for a musical journey through the stories of places, people, cultures and sounds that have...
Dead Horses and The Brother Brothers
Dead Horses is vocalist/guitarist Sarah Vos and vocalist/bassist Daniel Wolff, sometimes augmented by other musicians as needed. Originally...
Ellis Paul
"I got a word machine in my head. It's a damn noisy contraption. Constantly running. No 'off' switch," says Ellis...
Mustard's Retreat
From their start at an open mic at the Ark in the summer of 1974, this award-winning duo consisting of David Tamulevich and Michael Hough...
Kathy Mattea
Hailed by the Washington Post as “one of Nashville’s finest song interpreters,” Kathy Mattea has enjoyed the kind of success many...
Bill Staines
Presented by The Ark
Mandolin Orange
The 7 p.m. show is sold out but tickets are still available for the 9:30 show...
Joshua Davis
Joshua Davis is back at the Ark to celebrate the release of a brand new album. His first ever live solo album was recorded over two nights...
Ben Daniels Band
Ben Daniels is the son of actor Jeff Daniels, but that's very much the beginning of a story, not the end. When Ben Daniels decided he...
Jazzy Ash & The Leaping Lizards
Ford Motor Company Fund Family Series
Jazzy Ash grew up with a mother from New Orleans and a father from Trinidad, and music infused her home life every day, from jazz to...
HEARTS FOR RECOVERY
A Benefit Concert for Dawn Farm
Proceeds benefit Dawn Farm, a Michigan addiction treatment center with an emphasis on the recovering community as the most important source...
Joe Henry
Presented by The Ark
New and political music from an always fresh and unpredictable songwriter w/sg Clarence Bucaro
Sierra Hull
Presented by The Ark
Sierra Hull first played the Grand Ole Opry stage at 11, invited by Alison Krauss, and she quickly became known as a bluegrass mandolin...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo recently celebrated more than 50 years of joyous and uplifting music. Within this music are the intricate rhythms...
Kitty Donohoe
The Celtic-influenced Michigan roots music of Detroit native Kitty Donohoe has been praised in Sing Out! for its "intelligent, literate...
A Night At The Set
Presented by Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc
Jared Deck
Presented by The Ark
Maybe you heard Jared Deck doing a wonderful set at the Ark stage during the 2018 Ann Arbor Art Fair—now he's back for a full evening...
Arab Xpressions 2019
Presented by the Arab Student Association
32nd Annual Storytelling Festival
Presented by The Ark
Laura Simms has been a, storyteller, teaching artist and advocate for storytelling since 1979. She is internationally acclaimed. Laura sits...
Storytelling for Kids
Presented by The Ark
Each year, The Ark's Storytelling Festival brings masters of the tale from near and from far to pay tribute to humanity's oldest...
Gina Chavez
Presented by The Ark
We Banjo 3
One of the best live acts to come out of Ireland in recent years is the multi-awarded winning We Banjo 3. With a seven-time all-Ireland...
Loudon Wainwright III
Presented by The Ark
Loudon Wainwright III, or LW3 for short, is a cherished icon of American folk music, a darkly witty and touchingly personal songwriter and...
Matt Nathanson
A lot of people know Matt Nathanson for his 2007 hit "Come On Get Higher," but his career has only kept growing since then. The...
Los Lobos
After celebrating their 40th anniversary with the live album "Disconnected in New York City," Los Lobos return with "Gates of...
An Evening with Lúnasa
After celebrating their 40th anniversary with the live album "Disconnected in New York City," Los Lobos return with "Gates of...
The High Kings
Presented by The Ark
Named Ireland’s Folk Band of the Year, The High Kings are Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Martin Furey, and Darren Holden. The High Kings...
The Earls of Leicester
Presented by The Ark
The Earls of Leicester are Barry Bales (bass), Shawn Camp (guitar), Charlie Cushman (banjo), Jerry Douglas (Dobro), Johnny Warren (fiddle),...
Choir! Choir! Choir!
Presented by The Ark
Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman (AKA “DaBu”) started Choir! Choir! Choir! as a weekly drop-in, no-commitment singing event in 2011. Now...
Mongolian Melody
Presented by the Mongolian Cultural Organization
Morin Khuur, also known as “horse head fiddle”, is a traditional Mongolian instrument. It was first introduced and performed in the US...
The RFD Boys
Presented by The Ark
It's hard to believe, because each show is fresh and new, but the RFD Boys have been delighting Michigan audiences since 1969 with...
Festive Winds and Voices
Presented by the Ann Arbor Concert Band
40 years ago Victor Bordo, Dave Juillet and associates established a fledgling organization called the Ann Arbor Symphony Band. The band was...
Gender: New Works, New Questions- Branding Humanity: Competing Narratives of Rights, Violence, and Global Citizenship by Amal Hassan Fadlalla
Amal Hassan Fadlalla; Sandra Gunning; Victor Mendoza
Speakers:...
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell is one of country music's most successful songwriters, but the deadly seriousness in his music was always there for...
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
New Scots music (OK, Scots-Californian music) for fiddle and cello
Pokey LaFarge -This event has been CANCELLED
Presented by The Ark
Over the last decade, Pokey LaFarge has won the hearts of music lovers across the globe with his creative mix of early jazz, string ragtime,...
Yotonix
Presented by Photonix
John Craigie
Presented by The Ark
Tickets on sale Friday, 1/11 at 10am. Come back soon for more info
The Lucky Nows // The Rough & Tumble
Presented by The Ark
The Rough & Tumble are as easy to detect as a stray dog on your doorstep—and as difficult to send home. The dumpster-folk,...
Open Stage Showcase
Presented by The Ark
Each year, the organizers of The Ark's monthly Open Stage pick one or two artists who they feel have really honed their stuff and are...
Molly Tuttle
Presented by The Ark
Molly Tuttle, says Paul Zollo of American Songwriter, "sings with the gentle authority of Gillian Welch, yet plays astoundingly fleet...
Stephen Kellogg
Presented by The Ark
Over the last decade, New England native Stephen Kellogg has performed more than 1500 concerts around the world, raised thousands of dollars...
41st Annual Alden J "Butch" Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Gala
Alden J. “Butch” Carpenter entered the University of Michigan Law School in 1977, with a passionate goal in mind and heart. He desired...
Legally Blonde
Presented by MUSKET
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as...
Michigan Rattlers
Presented by The Ark
Lifelong friends and Northern Michigan natives, the Michigan Rattlers play "heavy-hearted folk-rock with an aching dose of Midwestern...
Gemini
Ford Motor Company Fund Family Series
Gemini is the much-loved duo of Sandor and Laszlo Slomovits. They've been performing since 1973 and are now playing music for the...
Channing & Quinn
Channing & Quinn are an indie folk duo who craft music that blends quirky with creepy, and theatrics with sincerity. In a live setting...
Skerryvore
Presented by The Ark
Skerryvore first formed on the tiny lsle of Tiree off Scotland’s west coast in 2005. Back then, the band consisted of Tiree-born brothers...
Enter the Haggis
Presented by The Ark
A haggis is a tasty Scottish dish consisting of sheep heart, liver, and lungs, mixed with oatmeal, onion, suet, and spices, and then boiled...
Homeless Here: Stories of Community Resilience
Presented by Michigan Movement
On Thursday, March 28th, Michigan Movement will be hosting a banquet to raise awareness for the economic disparities in Washtenaw county,...
Dance Mix 2019
Presented by Dance Mix
Haley Heynderickx
Presented by The Ark
Zeeba
Presented by the Persian Student Association
Novo Amor
Presented by The Ark
The Subdudes
Before there were terms like "roots rock," there were the Subdudes and their acoustic accordion-flavored (and tambourine-spiked)...
Meta Webinar: What if you could discover new research faster?
Elizabeth Caley & Irena Radovanovic
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative hosts a webinar about Meta, a free discovery tool for biomedical researchers....
Sing & Variety 2019
Presented by Greek Week
Jacob Warren
Presented by The Ark
Grapetooth
Presented by New Beat Happening
Peter Madcat Ruth 70th Birthday Bash
It's Peter Madcat Ruth @ 70! - Peter Madcat Ruth's April 4th 70th Birthday Bash will feature music by Madcat and many of his...
Lecture: "On Shakespeare's Roman Trails"
Peter Holland
How do we address Shakespeare’s Roman plays to contemporary audiences? We can make our productions strongly, even aggressively about our...
Willie Nile
The New York Times has called Willie Nile "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years."...
Peter Mulvey
To call Peter Mulvey an acoustic singer-songwriter and guitarist just doesn't cover it. He's equally—and tremendously on all...
JigJam
Presented by The Ark
JigJam is a multi-award winning quartet from the heart of the midlands in Ireland. Blending the best of traditional Irish music with...
Asleep at the Wheel
Presented by The Ark
Young, Latinx and Proud
Presented by Latin@ Culture Show
Impact Dance Spring Show
Presented by Impact Dance
Darlingside
Presented by The Ark
Todd Snider
Presented by The Ark
Leo Kottke
Presented by The Ark
Victor Wooten
Presented by The Ark
Jane Siberry
Presented by The Ark
AHI
Presented by The Ark
Crystal Bowersox
Presented by The Ark
The Accidentals
Presented by The Ark
Named among Yahoo Music’s “Top 10 Bands to Watch in 2017,” The Accidentals began their adventure in their hometown of Traverse City,...
The Jacob Jolliff Band
Presented by The Ark
Jacob Jolliff was born into a musical family in Newberg, OR. His dad started him on the mandolin at age seven and required him to practice...
Sam Lewis
Presented by The Ark
Son Volt wsg Ian Noe
Presented by The Ark
On Son Volt’s new record, "Union," present and past mingle into strong confluence. The 13 new songs written by founder Jay...
Sam Amidon // Flashpapr
Presented by The Ark
Sam Amidon is a singer and multi-instrumentalist originally hailing from Brattleboro, Vermont. He has released multiple albums of radically...
The Hot Club of Cowtown
Presented by The Ark
House of Hamill
Presented by The Ark
Free at the door for Ark members at the Solo level and above...
Parsonsfield
Presented by The Ark
Parsonsfield is a five-piece alt/folk band from Massachusetts that infuses a rowdy, rock 'n' roll spirit into its bluegrass and...
John McCutcheon
Presented by The Ark
Jeffrey Foucault w/sg Erik Koskinen
Presented by The Ark
Wisconsin's Jeffrey Foucault writes sparse small-town ballads and love songs whose lyrics are great poems in themselves. "Townes...
Lee DeWyze w/sg Elizabeth and the Catapult
Presented by The Ark
With his rough-hewn voice and laid-back Midwestern charm, Lee DeWyze won over millions of viewers as a contestant and eventual winner of the...
Willie Watson
Presented by The Ark
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage
Huddled round a single vintage microphone, singing intimate duets with just mountain dulcimer, dobro and guitar,...
Nora Jane Struthers
Presented by The Ark
Nora Jane Struthers has written "some of the most quietly powerful narratives within the new wave of Americana artists," says Ann...
Susan Werner
Chicago's Susan Werner is a triple threat at folk awards ceremonies with her luxuriously smooth and strong voice (she's a former...
Sam Baker
Sam Baker makes people happy. The characters in his songs face many challenges—alcoholism, car wrecks, racism, drug addiction, a...
Two Troubadours: An Intimate Evening with Laith Al-Saadi & Jimmy Vivino
These 2 kindred souls first met in 2009 in Southern California and immediately realized there was something special when they collaborated....
Rose Cousins
Rose Cousins just might be Nova Scotia's answer to Iris DeMent, or even to Kate Wolf. Says Lifestyle Nova Scotia: "Cousins writes...
Robert Jones & Matt Watroba
Ever since their first meeting, over 20 years ago, Robert Jones and Matt Watroba have been musical partners. Their relationship started when...
Lucy Kaplansky
Presented by The Ark
Lucy Kaplansky
The daughter of the famed Polish-Canadian mathematician Irving Kaplansky (who once wrote a song based on the first 14 digits of pi that his...
Howie Day
Citing the likes of Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, and Dave Matthews among his influences, Howie Day used their music as a basis for his own...
Lynn Miles
Canadian-born songwriter Lynn Miles combines the emotional intensity of Lucinda Williams with the common-touch songcraft of Shawn Colvin and...
Al Stewart
Al Stewart was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1945, and moved with his family to Bournemouth, a seaside town in the south of England, at an...
Adam Plomaritas
Ypsilanti songwriter Adam Plomaritas draws on the words of John Coltrane to describe his own art: "My music is the spiritual expression...
Morgan James
One voice is all it takes. The right vocalist can make you fall in love at first listen, elicit tears, or bring you back to a different era...
Karla Bonoff
"Long before Alanis and Jewel," says Billboard, "there was a breed of singer/songwriters whose earthly anthems of...
Kevin Morby
Presented by The Ark
Kevin Morby released his beloved solo debut Harlem River in 2013, and has released a full-length nearly every year since. His latest,...
Vienna Teng - SOLD OUT
A few years ago Vienna Teng came to southeastern Michigan for the first time—and we fell in love. This artist has a real bond with...
Tom Russell
Presented by The Ark
The Ryan Montbleau Band
In 2005, Ryan Montbleau and his band headed into Applehead Recording in Saugerties, New York, to cut their debut album. With nothing more...
Front Country
An acoustic band born in the land of tech innovation, Front Country was never going to be accepted as an authentic American roots band out...
Kaia Kater
A Montreal-born Grenadian Canadian, Kaia Kater grew up between two worlds: her family’s deep ties to folk music and the years she spent...
Brad Phillips
For more than 15 years, Brad Phillips has served as a sideman for some of Michigan’s most prevalent singer/songwriter acts. He is most...
Father's Daze: Bill Harley, Don White, Bil Lepp
Father’s Daze is a delightful view of the world through the eyes of three Dads who just happen to be highly accomplished humorists,...
Aaron Jonah Lewis
If you've seen Aaron with The Corn Potato String Band, you have an idea of how much fun you're in for! Aaron is an acclaimed...
The James Hunter Six
James Hunter has certainly paid his dues. Over the span of 30 years, he’s worked on the railway, busked in the streets of London, provided...
Les Poules à Colin
Taking their name from a traditional song, Les Poules à Colin were raised behind the scenes at folk festivals, learning their craft at...
Steven Page Trio
Presented by The Ark
Steven Page’s distinctive and powerful tenor is among the most instantly recognizable voices in popular music. Newly minted as a member of...
Robyn Hitchcock
Over the past four decades, Robyn Hitchcock has built a large and distinctive body of work that's established him as one of rock's...
Diamonds in the Rust
It was inevitable, perhaps—creative musical friends find other creative musical friends and can’t resist creating music together. Out of...
Rachel Baiman
Rachel Baiman’s 2017 label debut, "Shame," was featured on NPR’s "Songs We Love," called a "rootsy wake-up...
Adam Ezra
The songwriting of The Adam Ezra Group is making waves around the country. It’s difficult to impart the roots-steeped, road-trippin'...
Adam Ezra
The songwriting of The Adam Ezra Group is making waves around the country. It’s difficult to impart the roots-steeped, road-trippin'...
Dobros Heal the World: Drew Howard, Mark Lavengood, Joe Wilson
It sounds strange, but maybe what the world needs is a little more Dobro! We're going to test the possibility with three world-class...
Los Lonely Boys
Presented by The Ark
The Go Rounds
The Go Rounds are bits of all your favorite bands exploded into rock n' roll confetti. Their unique brand of Psychedelic Americana Pop...
Sarah Shook and The Disarmers
Inspired by artists such as the Sex Pistols, Elliott Smith, and Hank Williams, Sarah Shook sings with confidence, control, and, at times, a...
Greg Brown
Greg Brown's mother played electric guitar, his grandfather played banjo, and his father was a Holy Roller preacher in the Hacklebarney...
Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton grew up singing and playing in the gutbucket clubs of Fort Worth, and in a sense he's never left. He still has a...
Dave Alvin
Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of King of California
Recorded in Los Angeles the day after the historic 1994 Northridge earthquake and produced by Greg Leisz, "King of California" is...
Junior Brown
If you haven't seen Junior Brown yet, you need to "guit with it"! Junior Brown is a one-man musical hot fusion machine, and...
John Paul White (and his band) wsg Caleb Elliott
With "The Hurting Kind," John Paul White has crafted a stunning album that draws on the lush, orchestrated music made in Nashville...
Mo Lowda & The Humble
Known for their original songwriting and energetic live performances, Mo Lowda & The Humble began in the beer-soaked basements of...
Eilen Jewell
American Songwriter describes Eilen Jewell as, “one of America’s most intriguing, creative and idiosyncratic voices.” The Boise, Idaho...
Appalachian Roadshow
Presented by The Ark
Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley w/sg Chatham Rabbits
Based on a mutual love of bluegrass, country, blues, western swing, and other string band music of all kinds, the partnership of dobro...
The Lunar Octet
The Lunar Octet (a.k.a. The Lunar Glee Club) plays highly original and eclectic music drawing on jazz, Cuban and Puerto Rican salsa, rock,...
Paul Thorn
Raised in Tupelo, Mississippi, among the same spirits (and some of the actual people) who nurtured the young Elvis generations before, Paul...
The Gothard Sisters
Springing from an immensely creative family of painters, woodworkers, sculptors, tapestry weavers, dancers and musicians, this band of...
Moxie Strings
wizardry,” The Moxie Strings offer listeners the unique opportunity to experience some of the world’s best-known instruments through a...
Sam Burchfield
Sam Burchfield is a southern folk / soul artist out of Atlanta, GA. After cutting his teeth in the indie-music hub of Athens, GA, Sam...
The Founding
The Founding is a progressive Folk band with Celtic roots from Kalamazoo, Michigan. With their timeless, energetic, and powerful approach to...
Katie Geddes
Katie sings traditional and contemporary folk, country-folk, and folk-pop tunes. A deft interpreter of beloved songs, her captivating voice...
Altan
Altan, named for Loch Altan in Ireland's County Donegal, has arguably had a wider impact on audiences over the last 30 years than any...
Ragtime Extravaganza Music of New Orleans
With The River Raisin Ragtime Revue, featuring Evan Christopher and Tom McDermott direct from New Orleans! Special guests Evan Christopher...
The Iguanas
Presented by The Ark
Réalta
Presented by The Ark
Talisk
Presented by The Ark
Matt Wertz
Presented by The Ark
The Sea The Sea
Presented by The Ark
Riders in the Sky
Presented by The Ark
George Bedard
Presented by The Ark
Fall Semester Welcome Breakfast
This event is open to all IOE students, faculty and staff....
The Ark's Student Welcome Show Terra Lightfoot
Presented by The Ark
Students: Welcome to Ann Arbor and to The Ark, a world-class club with music for all ages and tastes! Canada’s Terra Lightfoot offers up...
Second City
Presented by The Ark
There’s a reason the biggest names in laughter all had their careers catapulted at The Second City ... it’s been the funniest place on...
Sonny Landreth
Presented by The Ark
After a dozen acclaimed albums, virtuoso slide guitarist and bandleader Sonny Landreth found himself at an artistic crossroads. He wanted to...
Chely Wright & Alice Peacock
Presented by The Ark
New albums from veteran country and folk songwriters
Josh White Jr.
Presented by The Ark
John McEuen & the String Wizards
Presented by The Ark
John McEuen brings with him 50+ years of worldwide performing with his banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin. Often referred to as the String...
Bill Frisell
Presented by The Ark
"Bill Frisell plays the guitar like Miles Davis played the trumpet." The New Yorker
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Presented by The Ark
"Kindred spirits to Reverend Peyton are John Lee Hooker and RL Burnside." Washington Post
Amy Speace
Presented by The Ark
Amy Speace
Presented by The Ark
Nashville-based, Amy Speace is a folk singer, timeless and classic, and a bit out of her own era. "She has one of the richest and...
Reckless Kelly
Presented by The Ark
The heartland gave the band authenticity. Musical lives honed its skill. Adversity instilled its persistence. Moving to Austin gave it wings...
Justin Townes Earle
Presented by The Ark
Justin Townes Earle has done a lot of living in his 37 years. For starters, there’s the quick-hit bullet points about his childhood that...
Defense Dissertation: Impact of Neutral Density on the Operation of High-Power Magnetically Shielded Hall Thrusters
Sarah Cusson
Dissertation Committee Names:...
Greg Lawell
Presented by The Ark
The Shootouts
Presented by The Ark
Tannahill Weavers // Old Blind Dogs
Presented by The Ark
Scotland's Tannahill Weavers recently celebrated their 50th year on the road, and they're not slowing down! Named for Scottish...
PhD Defense: Dominique Smith
Lentiviral gene therapy from multichannel bridges to investigate acute and chronic spinal cord repair
Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes paralysis below the level of injury which, at the cellular level, results from neuron and oligodendrocyte...
May Erlewine
Presented by The Ark
SLE Retreat
Spend a night at Edwin S. George Reserve with the Sustainable Living Experience. Indoor and camping lodging available. Enjoy the bog,...
Old Salt Union
Presented by The Ark
Velvet Caravan
Presented by The Ark
The Black Lillies
Presented by The Ark
Seth Glier
Presented by The Ark
The Steel Wheels
Presented by The Ark
Octubafest: U-M Euphonium and Tuba Ensemble
Fritz Kaenzig, director This performance features seasonal music and a tribute to Woodstock.
Adrian Legg
Presented by The Ark...
John Gorka
Presented by The Ark...
Westbound Situation
Presented by The Ark...
Willy Porter
Presented by The Ark...
Dick Siegel
Presented by The Ark...
Evening with The Flatlanders
Presented by The Ark...
Brendan James wsg Pete Muller
Presented by The Ark...
Delta Rae
Presented by The Ark...
SEAS First Generation Student Affinity Group Gathering
Do you identify as a current or former First Generation Graduate Student? Please join your fellow SEAS staff, faculty, and students who also...
SEAS Presents: Student Borrowing - Loan Savvy
Student loans should be an investment in your future success, not future debt. We will discuss what SEAS students should know about student...
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Presented by The Ark...
Kittel & Co.
Presented by The Ark...
AE Dissertation Defense: Contributions to the Development of Entropy-Stable Schemes for Compressible Flows
Ayoub Gouasmi, PhD Candidate, Aerospace Engineering
Ayoub Gouasmi, PhD Candidate, Aerospace Engineering...
Librarian Office Hours in the Ford Commons
Jacob Glenn, U-M Librarian, has open office hours in the Ford Commons. Feel free to drop by and get information about services that the...
Joan Shelley
Presented by The Ark
Kentucky-born singer-songwriter Joan Shelley opened for Patty Griffin at The Ark several years ago. She was recently featured on NPR's...
Abigail Stauffer and The Wisdom
Presented by The Ark
Abigail Stauffer and the Wisdom blend soulful pop vocals with the rare and distinct sound of jazz cello. Drummer Jon Taylor adds a tasteful...
Leif Vollebekk
"New Ways" is a new album by Montreal’s Leif Vollebekk, whose music has been described as inhabiting a space between Sigur Rós...
Defense Dissertation: Ionization Instability of the Hollow Cathode Plume
Marcel Georgin, Ph.D. Candidate in Applied Physics
Marcel Georgin...
Mick Gavin's Crossroads Ceili
Two nights, December 27 & 28. Come back soon for more information! Note special start time. Dinner-show tickets available.
Mick Gavin's Crossroads Ceili
Two nights, December 27 & 28. Come back soon for more information! Note special start time. Dinner-show tickets available.
Brother Joscephus and the Love Revolution
Presented by The Ark
Brother Joscephus and the Love Revolution play a foot stomping gumbo of roots rock, old-school soul, New Orleans rhythms, and feel-good...
The Yellow Room Gang
Presented by The Ark.
Kick off the new year with not one but eight Michigan songwriters: "One Shining Moment" composer David Barrett, Detroit native and...
The Appleseed Collective
Presented by The Ark
Mix the Hot Club of Paris with the sweaty soul of Dixieland, a couple blades of bluegrass, a pinch of ragtime beat, and a western swinging...
Albert Lee
Presented by The Ark
British guitar legend Albert Lee, regarded by many as one of the world’s finest guitar players, with a career spanning more than 50 years,...
Judy Banker: CD Release Celebration wsg Joanna & the Jaywalkers
Presented by The Ark.
Presented by The Ark.
Jill Jack Annual Birthday Bash
Presented by The Ark.
Heywood Banks
Presented by The Ark.
Aerospace Department Seminar Series: Aerospace - Beyond the Airframers
Juan de Bedout, Vice President of Advanced Technology, Collins Aerospace
Juan de Bedout...
Chair's Distinguished Lecture: Algorithmic Foundations of Resilient Collaborative Autonomy: From Robust Combinatorial Optimization to Perception
Vasileios Tzoumas, Research scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vasileios Tzoumas...
Aerospace Department Seminar Series: Ethics Deep Dive
George F. Halow, Professor of Practice, Aerospace Engineering
George F. Halow...
Joshua Davis
Presented by The Ark
Chair's Distinguished Lecture: Numerical modeling of plasmas for space propulsion and nuclear fusion
Bhuvana Srinivasan, Assistant Professor, Director of Plasma Dynamics Computational Laboratory, Virginia Tech
Bhuvana Srinivasan...
Chair's Distinguished Lecture: A Molecular-Level Understanding of Hypersonic Flows
Tom Schwartzentruber, Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota
Tom Schwartzentruber...
Cheryl Wheeler
Presented by The Ark
Storytelling for Kids
Presented by The Ark.
Defense Dissertation: Variational and Time-Distributed Methods for Real-time Model Predictive Control
Dominic Liao-McPherson
Dominic Liao-McPherson...
Want to learn more about LSWA?
MLC YouTube live info session
Want to learn more about LSWA, one of Michigan's living-learning communities?...
Leadership Lunch: GEO Strike, What Comes Next?
Sumeet Patwardhan
Join the BLI for an open table discussion with GEO president, Sumeet Patwardhan. This is your opportunity to ask any questions you have...
Community Engagement Grants for Interprofessional Education
Ginsberg Center Community Engagement Grants for Interprofessional Education are offered in partnership with the Center for Interprofessional...
Michigan's Got Talent!
MUSIC Matters presents Michigan's Got Talent: A Talent Show Celebrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Arts! Tune in to watch...
PROTEST: Justice for Daunté Wright
The University of Michigan has ignored police brutality and systemic racism for too long! Join the protest to hold them accountable. We will...
BME Commencement 2021
U-M Biomedical Engineering 2021 Commencement
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO RSVP WITH THE LINK!...
Ginsberg Community of Practice
Application Deadline
Join our Ginsberg Community of Practice (CoP), which is geared toward community-engaged faculty, staff and graduate students. We will focus...
PhD Defense: Jiayue Cao
Mapping and Modulating the Stomach-brain Neuroaxis
The stomach and brain interact closely with each other. Their interactions are central to digestive functions and the “gut feeling”. The...
Towards an Anti-Ableist Academy - Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility at U-M
Advancing an Anti-Ableist Academy at Michigan - Kick-Off Event...
2021 Michigan Pre-College & Youth Outreach Conference
New Horizons: The Innovation, Resilience, and Perseverance of K-12 Students
Join us on Thursday, October 21st, 2021 for the Michigan Pre-College & Youth Outreach Conference, "New Horizons: The Innovation,...
"The Fortunes" by Peter Ho Davies
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
Peter Ho Davies novel “The Fortunes” has been aptly described as “sly, funny, intelligent, and artfully structured.” “The...
Dogsled, Snowshoe, XC Ski: Grad Students
Fulfill one of those lifetime goals you never knew about and come dogsledding in Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula for the long...
Dogsled, Snowshoe, XC Ski
Fulfill one of those lifetime goals you never knew about and come dogsledding in Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula for the long...
Intramural Sports Registration: Winter A
Available Sports: Racquetball, 2v2 Rocket League, Table Tennis, Mini Golf, Badminton, and Seated Volleyball
Dimensions
Presented by Releve Dance Company
Relevé Dance Company Presents: Dimensions. Our annual spring showcase is here! This year, we are celebrating the diverse elements of dance...
Candlelight Vigil for LGBTQ+ Survivors of Sexual Violence
LGBTQ+ individuals are 4x's more likely to experience violent crime than non-LGBTQ+ individuals....
Babette's Feast
Presented by Christ the King Drama
Christ the King Drama presents the achingly beautiful and thought-provoking story, Babette's Feast! It brings us into the cloistered...
The High Kings
Presented by The Ark
No description is provided. Please visit https://mutotix.umich.edu/54/3271 for more detail.
Wine, Women & Song 20th Anniversary Benefit Gala
for Kerrytown Concert House
Time flies when the Women are having fun, and they are thrilled to celebrate this amazing 20-year run with something special just for you!...
Linden Thoburn w/sg Annie Capps
Presented by The Ark
As an explorer, Linden Thoburn searches every corner of her soul to find life’s true meaning. The Brighton country-folk singer-songwriter...
SPRING AWAKENING AUDITIONS!
Send in an audition for SPRING AWAKENING at In the Round Prod! Audition forms and videos are due by Sunday, September 11. Callbacks...
Cold Tone Harvest
Presented by The Ark
Bonded together by the members' common interest in a musically historical and honest sound, Cold Tone Harvest formed in southeast...
Glenn Tilbrook
With Special Guest Lisa Bouchelle
Glenn Tilbrook created irresistible hooks and delectable melodies as part of the duo Squeeze in the 1980s, and all the beauty is present in...
Black Jake & The Carnies
Presented by the Ark
Black Jake & the Carnies set fierce murder ballads, dark warnings, and a certain tough rust-belt revivalism to the beat of an old-time...
Joe Reilly & The Community Gardeners
Presented by The Ark
Joe Reilly is a singer, songwriter, and educator who writes songs from his heart. Joe’s songs are playful, clever, engaging, joyful, and...
John Splithoff: All In - The Solo Tour
with special guest Abby Holliday
John Splithoff’s music melds classic soul, an irresistible pop vibe, and modern production. He came out of Chicago’s vibrant songwriting...
Kelsey Waldon
No Regular Dog Tour
Originally from the tiny rural town of Monkey’s Eyebrow, Kentucky, Kelsey Waldon has long relied on music as a lifeline. “I’ve always...
Nadim Azzam
Presented by The Ark
Nadim Azzam brings his passion as a lyricist, MC, guitarist, and soul singer to the Ark. This young Ann Arborite built a name with his...
Josh Ritter
The Ark's 26th Fall Fundraiser
The Ark helped spread Josh Ritter’s name among Michigan audiences when he made a standout performance at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival in...
Carbon Leaf
The Hunting Ground Tour
Carbon Leaf celebrated its silver anniversary in 2018 behind a new album and extensive touring. Through more than 25 years together, the...
Amplify Kickback Series | Benefit for Community Partners
Featuring Ki5, Lorian Janine, and YCHS Talent
Join Amplify and YCS for a special evening to highlight the success and need for public support of the YCHS Music Department, raising...
bbno$
Presented by Big Ticket Productions
Big Ticket Productions is excited to present bbno$! Grab your pogo sticks, eat your edamame, and don’t forget that melody. Start your...
Spring/Summer 2023 - Middlebury German Language School and Goethe Institut: Information Session
Are you interested in attending the Middlebury German Language School in Vermont in the summer of 2023? Or are you interested in attending a...
German Club - Stammtisch
The German Club will have its next "Stammtisch" on Wednesday, November 2, at 7 p.m., in the basement of the Michigan League....
A Concert for Peace
Formerly the John Lennon B-day Concert
This annual concert benefits the Veterans for Peace Chapter 93 Peace Scholarship Fund and the Wayne State University Center for Peace and...
BLKBOK
Presented by The Ark
BLKBOK, Neo Classical Piano Renegade & Culture Innovator, returns home, as part of his Mixtapes & Counterpoint 2022 Tour....
Sons of the East
Presented by The Ark
Australian band Sons of the East is an under-the-radar success story, racking up millions of streams and selling out shows across Europe and...
Rodney Crowell
Word For Word Tour
Rodney Crowell is one of country music's most successful songwriters, but the deadly seriousness in his music was always there for...
Rachael Yamagata | Opener: Sandy Bell
Presented by The Ark
Says the Associated Press: ”Along with the badassery, Yamagata brings a world-weary passion to her singing. Her voice is a soul-baring,...
Aasha: Our Desire to Dream
Presented by Indian American Student Association
The Indian American Student Association proudly presents ... Aasha: Our Desire to Dream! We are one of the largest student-run productions...
Ryan Montbleau
Opener: Anthony D’amato
For as long as he can remember, Ryan Montbleau’s been a seeker. From the jungles of Peru to the volcanoes of Hawaii, from the beaches of...
Little Shop of Horrors
Presented by MUSKET
MUSKET is proud to present the critically acclaimed horror comedy musical Little Shop of Horrors from November 18-20 in the Power Center....
Rollie Tussing Trio
Presented by The Ark
Award-winning guitarist, educator, and performer Rollie Tussing makes a raggedy brand of music informed by the era of 78 rpm records, juke...
Impact Dance Fall Show 2022
Presented by Impact Dance
Come see Impact's annual fall show! We have been working on these dances all semester and we are super excited to showcase them.
Amazin' Blue Presents: ABBA
Michigan's oldest co-ed a cappella ensemble
Love college a cappella? Love ABBA? Then this concert is for you! Mark your calendars for December 2nd for a fun night of singing and a...
Groove Gets Audited by the IRS
Groove is a high-energy performance and percussion group. Although Groove’s specialty is 'trash percussion’ (think Blue Man Group...
Dick Siegel
with special guest Dave Roof
Midwestern songwriting legend Dick Siegel has been bringing his joyous, eccentric and penetrating musical vision to audiences across North...
Spring Awakening
The Inaugural Production of In the Round Productions at UM
Join us for In the Round’s inaugural production of SPRING AWAKENING in the Arthur Miller from December 2-4! Enjoy as we tell this...
A Slay Ride to Remember
Presented by Salto Dance Company
Come watch Salto Dance Company perform our winter show entitled, “A Slay Ride to Remember”! Our show features a variety of repertoire...
Tick Tock...It's Pops O'Clock
Presented by Michigan Pops Orchestra
FREE children (K-12) and senior (65+) tickets are available by calling MUTO at 734-763-8587. You can also stop by in person at the Michigan...
An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine
Presented by The Ark
Named for a tough but enduringly creative neighborhood north of downtown Cincinnati, Over the Rhine is the duo of Linford Detweiler and...
Chris Pureka
Presented by The Ark
It’s rare for an artist to bridge the divide between critical acclaim and dedicated fan engagement. Chris Pureka is a Portland-based...
15th Annual Ebird & Friends Holiday Show
Presented by The Ark
It happens in the middle of Michigan in the heart of December. Since 2007, it has become a yearly tradition for The Ragbirds to present this...
The Pirates of Penzance
Presented by UMGASS
This Fall, in honor of our 75th anniversary, UMGASS will produce fan favorite, The Pirates of Penzance....
15th Annual Ebird & Friends Holiday Show
Presented by The Ark
It happens in the middle of Michigan in the heart of December. Since 2007, it has become a yearly tradition for The Ragbirds to present this...
Indecent
Presented by Rude Mechanicals
Indecent is a one-act play recounting the controversy surrounding the play "The God of Vengeance" and following it from its...
15th Annual Ebird & Friends Holiday Show
Presented by The Ark
It happens in the middle of Michigan in the heart of December. Since 2007, it has become a yearly tradition for The Ragbirds to present this...
15th Annual Ebird & Friends Holiday Show
Presented by The Ark
It happens in the middle of Michigan in the heart of December. Since 2007, it has become a yearly tradition for The Ragbirds to present this...
Nefesh Mountain
Presented by The Ark
Yes, Nefesh Mountain is a bluegrass band. Yes, some of their lyrics are sung in Hebrew. No, it isn’t a gimmick or a parody. And, no,...
Ocean Quartet
A Celtic Christmas
The Ocean Celtic Quartet will transport you to the Yuletide celebrations of yore in a program featuring traditional carols, foot-stomping...
The Nutcracker with a Twist
Presented by Randazzo Dance Company
Join local dancers and students for a brand new take on a beloved holiday classic: celebrate The Nutcracker with exciting performances in...
Vienna Teng
Presented by The Ark
“I’ve been in a long-distance relationship with music for the past several years,” jokes songwriter Vienna Teng. “Now we’re...
The Art Deco Nutcracker
Presented by iBallet and A&A Ballet
In collaboration with A&A Ballet Center of Dance, iBallet Studio is excited to present a timeless Christmas classic of the Art Deco...
The Music of Fela Kuti Comes to Life!
An authentically re-created performance of music by Fela Kuti
Doubling as a platform for activism, the music of Fela Kuti was a unique blend of jazz, funk, and African influences. Performed by an...
Crossroads Ceili
Presented by The Ark
The Ark's annual Crossroads Ceili is a great way to mark the turning of the year. It's a gathering of local Celtic-oriented...
50 First Jokes
Presented by The Ark
The tradition that started more than a decade ago at the Bell House in Brooklyn, and now is a much-anticipated event also in Los Angeles and...
Yellow Room Gang
Presented by The Ark
The Yellow Room is the "brilliantly yellow" living room of Tamulevich's house on Ann Arbor's Old West Side, where gang...
Albert Lee
Presented by The Ark
British guitar legend Albert Lee, regarded by many as one of the world's finest guitar players, with a career spanning more than 50...
Joshua Davis // Luke Winslow King
Presented by The Ark
When Joshua Davis performed on NBC’s “The Voice,” America at-large finally discovered what Michiganders have known for more than two...
The Hot Club of Cowtown and Tyler Hilton
Celebrating Elvis Presley's Records from Sun Studio
Known for its legendary music collection, including the early albums of Elvis Presley, Sun Studio left an indelible mark on the history of...
Jill Jack's Annual Birthday Bash
Celebrating a Lifetime in Music
Jill Jack has made The Ark her home for celebrating her birthday for years! And the tradition continues. Every year Jill Jack produces a...
The Brother Brothers
Presented by The Ark
The Brother Brothers, twins, are Brooklyn's Adam and Davis Moss. They offer rich harmonies and thoughtful songs accompanied by guitar,...
Robert Jones & Matt Watroba
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Ever since their first meeting, over 20 years ago, Robert Jones and Matt Watroba have been musical partners. Their relationship started when...
Wallis Bird
Opener: Marielle Kraft
Few can enrapture an audience the way Wallis Bird can. Bird is coming to Michigan with a brand new album, Hands, which finds her turning the...
Djangophonique // Harmonious Wail
Presented by The Ark
Djangophonique is a virtuosic, instrumentally driven quartet led by guitar player Andrew Brown. A true disciple of the style, Andrew has...
It's TAPpening!
Presented by RhythM Tap Ensemble
RhythM Tap Ensemble is the University of Michigan's only tap dance group! It was founded at the University of Michigan in the Fall of...
Heywood Banks
Presented by The Ark
Heywood Banks is simply one-of-a-kind, almost impossible to describe, with a style his very own. Equal parts genius and buffoon, this...
Civil Rights in the 21st Century
Presented by LSA Student Government
Previous centuries have been characterized by human trafficking, colonialism, and global warfare. The 21st century has thus far witnessed...
Neal Francis with Danielle Ponder
Presented with annarbors107one radio
On his new album, “In Plain Sight,” Neal Francis offers up a body of work both strangely enchanted and painfully self-aware, unfolding...
BanjoFest - Folk Fest Friday
Presented by Bank of Ann Arbor
VALERIE JUNE headlines this in-the-round evening featuring her own specially curated lineup of phenomenal women banjo players, including...
46th Ann Arbor Folk Festival
Presented by Bank of Ann Arbor
A lineup featuring exciting headliners and new Ark favorites to discover!...
Buffalo Nichols
Presented by The Ark
Since his earliest infatuations with guitar, Carl “Buffalo” Nichols has asked himself the same question: How can I bring the blues of...
Appalachian Roadshow
Presented by The Ark
Appalachian Road Show is a visionary acoustic ensemble, bringing new-generation interpretations of traditional Americana, bluegrass and folk...
Mustard's Retreat
Presented by The Ark
Mustard’s Retreat has always sung the songs they enjoyed and cared about, regardless of the trends of the music industry and pop culture....
Laith Al-Saadi
An Intimate Solo Performance
Laith Al-Saadi began singing at age four and began playing guitar at 13. At 15 he formed his first blues band, Blue Vinyl. In short order...
JD Clayton
Presented by The Ark
Arkansas-based singer/songwriter JD Clayton crafts and plays songs from the heart and heartland. Through varied tunes and soul-gripping...
Talisk
Opener: Anna Mieke
Groundbreaking, chart-topping, genre-bending, globetrotting, instantly enthralling… it’s little wonder that Talisk ranks highly amongst...
MCAIM Grad Seminar: Anisotropic Active Brownian Particle with a Fluctuating Propulsion Force
Jiajia Guo
The active Brownian particle (ABP) model describes a swimmer, synthetic or living, whose direction of swimming is a Brownian motion. The...
Breabach
Presented by The Ark
Securely ranked among Scotland’s most skilled and imaginative contemporary folk acts, Breabach unite deep roots in Highland and Island...
George Winston
Presented by The Ark
George Winston is undeniably a household name. He’s inspired fans and musicians alike with his singular solo acoustic piano songs for more...
Jess Merritt & The Understorey
Presented by The Ark
Jess Merritt is an Ann Arbor singer and songwriter whose rich, soulful voice evokes a unique emotional resonance. From power ballads to...
My Folky Valentine
Presented by The Ark
What better time than Valentine's Day to get to know some married or partnered couples who make music together? My Folky Valentine is...
Misty Lyn & The Big Beautiful
Presented by The Ark
As a fixture of the Michigan folk music scene for over a decade, Misty Lyn Bergeron has penned haunting melodies over simple arrangements...
Kevin E. Kennedy Fellowship Gala
Presented by Michigan Law Outlaws
The Kevin E. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship Gala, known as Gayla, is the annual banquet for Outlaws, the University of Michigan Law...
Crys Matthews
Presented by The Ark
Ask about the new generation of social justice music-makers, and Crys Matthews will be mentioned. A southeastern North Carolina native who...
Essence of Michigan
Presented by Krewe Bleu
The 2nd Annual Mardi Gras Ball is an event full of dancing, creole cuisine, and art. Ticket proceeds will be donated to Covenant House,...
Bill Frisell
Presented by The Ark
Bill Frisell can be a hard musician to classify. You'll find him in the jazz bins (or at the jazz link), and he's been called the...
Chris Knight
Presented by The Ark
“It’s hard to know how people are gonna react,” Chris Knight says of “Almost Daylight,” his ninth album and first new recording in...
The Ark's 36th Annual Storytelling Festival
Three Shows!
The Ark’s annual Storytelling Festival expands to three days for 2022! New this year is a Liars’ Contest on Friday night. Please make...
Enter the Haggis
Presented by The Ark
A haggis is a tasty Scottish dish consisting of sheep heart, liver, and lungs, mixed with oatmeal, onion, suet, and spices, and then boiled...
Masters of Hawaiian Music
Presented by The Ark
Three masters, featured regularly at Maui’s renowned “Slack Key Show®” share the uniquely Hawaiian styles of slack key guitar and...
Ron Sexsmith
Presented by The Ark
With producer Mitchell Froom, Ron Sexsmith released his self-titled label debut album in 1995. The melancholic tone and sparse acoustic...
Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express
Presented by The Ark
Since his neo-psychedelic Green On Red days, Chuck Prophet has been turning out country, folk, blues, and Brill Building classicism. His...
The Steel Wheels
Presented by The Ark
The Steel Wheels have captured audiences across the country with their heady brew of original soulful mountain music. Based in the Blue...
Microbial regulation of animal insulin signaling: From effects to mechanisms
Nick Burton, PhD Assistant Professor, Dept of Epigenetics, Van Andel Institute
Location...
Matt Nathanson
Presented by The Ark
A lot of people know Matt Nathanson for his 2007 hit "Come On Get Higher," but his career has only kept growing since then. He...
Leo Kottke
Presented by The Ark
The Los Angeles Times calls Leo Kottke "an American legend in the guitar world, and a king of his own private musical world." If...
Mark Erelli
Presented by The Ark
During a performance in summer 2020, Mark Erelli looked down at his guitar neck and couldn’t believe what he saw. Or rather, what he...
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023: Kick-Off (Opening Event)
The Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AA&PI HM) at the University of Michigan invites you to celebrate our heritage...
Vanessa Collier
Presented by The Ark
Vanessa Collier is a captivating and multitalented blues vocalist, saxophonist, and songwriter, hailing from the world-renowned Berklee...
Vanessa Carlton
Presented by The Ark
Pitchfork called Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles" "the pop song that launched a generation of piano lessons."...
Altan
Presented by The Ark
Altan, named for Loch Altan in Ireland's County Donegal, has arguably had a wider impact on audiences over the last 30 years than any...
Darlingside
Presented by The Ark
If Darlingside’s first album, “Birds Say” (2015), focused on the past through nostalgia, and their second, “Extralife” (2018),...
Shawn Mullins
with special guests Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
Atlanta-born songwriter Shawn Mullins hit it big in the late 1990s with his “Soul’s Core” album, and the all-over-the-radio singles...
Sierra Hull
Presented by The Ark
Sierra Hull’s positively stellar career started early. That is, if you consider a Grand Ole Opry debut at age ten, called back to the...
The Fourth Messenger: A Concert Reading of a New Musical
By Tanya Shaffer and Vienna Teng
What if the Buddha were a woman, living in our times? In this captivating new musical, which the San Francisco Chronicle called “an...
Karan Casey
Presented by The Ark
Karan Casey has long been one of the most innovative, provocative, and imitated voices in Irish folk music. Since embarking on her solo...
Paul Thorn
Presented by The Ark
Raised in Tupelo, Mississippi, among the same spirits (and some of the actual people) who nurtured the young Elvis Presley decades before,...
The Kruger Brothers
Presented by The Ark
Some call it jazz. Some call it classical. Some call it bluegrass. Certainly the music of The Kruger Brothers (or, for the umlaut-inclined,...
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
Presented by The Ark
“The hardest thing to do,” says internationally beloved soul-blues rocker Tommy Castro, “is be yourself, take some chances and bring...
Sonny Landreth with Cindy Cashdollar
with special guest The Suitcase Junket
After a dozen acclaimed albums, virtuoso slide guitarist and bandleader Sonny Landreth found himself at an artistic crossroads. He wanted to...
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Presented by The Ark
Beth Nielsen Chapman is an eclectic, critically acclaimed American singer-songwriter, a Songwriter's Hall of Fame member with seven...
Cowboy Junkies
Presented by The Ark
Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins (vocalist),...
Cowboy Junkies
Presented by The Ark
Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins (vocalist),...
Tom Rush
Presented by The Ark
Tom Rush may not be as well known as some fellow veterans of Club 47 in 1960s Cambridge, Massachusetts—people like Joan Baez, Bob Dylan,...
Julian Taylor
Presented by The Ark
After 25 years in music, building an unimpeachable reputation as a truly independent artist and entrepreneur, Julian Taylor now owns his...
Susan Werner
Presented by The Ark
NPR has called Susan Werner "folk's empress of the unexpected." Susan is a triple threat at folk awards ceremonies with her...
Morgan James
Presented by The Ark
Morgan James is a Juilliard-trained singer, actress, songwriter and recording artist in New York City. Morgan recently co-produced and...
Marcia Ball & Tinsley Ellis
Songs & Stories
Tinsley Ellis and Marcia Ball are excited to present an intimate evening of their music and memories called Acoustic Songs and Stories. They...
That Brown Show
Presented by Michigan Sahana
That Brown Show [TBS] brings together premier South Asian performance groups at the University of Michigan. Together through a variety of...
The Humans
Presented by Rude Mechanicals
THE HUMANS is a one-act play written by Stephen Karam. The play opened on Broadway in 2016 after an its Off-Broadway productions in 2015. As...
The Humans
Presented by Rude Mechanicals
THE HUMANS is a one-act play written by Stephen Karam. The play opened on Broadway in 2016 after an its Off-Broadway productions in 2015. As...
The Humans
Presented by Rude Mechanicals
THE HUMANS is a one-act play written by Stephen Karam. The play opened on Broadway in 2016 after an its Off-Broadway productions in 2015. As...
From Salto With Love
Presented by Salto Dance Company
Come watch Salto Dance Company perform in our spring show entitled "From Salto, With Love". Our show will feature many styles of...
Keller Williams & Steve Poltz
Shut the Folk Up & Listen Tour
Gonzograss stalwart Keller Williams brings back his "Shut the Folk Up and Listen" series with one of his favorite folk gurus,...
Riders in the Sky
Presented by The Ark
For more than forty years, Riders In The Sky have been keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and Roy...
Hoodang
Presented by The Ark
Hoodang is David Rossiter, Sophia Hanifi, and Dave Keeney. For nearly two decades, Hoodang has been mesmerizing audiences with its unique...
Stella! &Their Lesser Halves
Presented by The Ark
Stella! is the Michigan-based, singer-songwriting trio of Jo Serrapere, Jen Sygit, and Julianna Wilson. From comic relief to heartbreaking...
2023 Bernard W. Agranoff Lectureship in Neuroscience
Richard W. Tsien, Ph.D.
This annual lectureship honors Bernard W. Agranoff, a leader in biochemistry and an internationally recognized expert in the neurosciences....
Loudon Wainwright III
Presented by The Ark
Loudon Wainwright III, or LW3 for short, is a cherished icon of American folk music, a darkly witty and touchingly personal songwriter and...
2023 Spring Gala Performance
Presented by iBallet
iBallet presents a spectacular gala performance. Featuring classical ballet and new contemporary works choreographed by award winning...
Carrie Newcomer
Presented by The Ark
Carrie Newcomer weaves her life and her art together, with music, community activism, and personal concerns all playing a role. She's...
News from Phosphorus in Low Coordination
Christian Mueller (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)
Low-coordinate phosphorus(III) compounds have recently re-gained noticeable interest as the very peculiar stereoelectronic and coordination...
Swedish Film Series
The German Department will be screening a Swedish film each month in NQ1255. Bring a friend! Bring a snack! English subtitles, no language...
Fragel Friday
FREE yummy fragels THIS FRIDAY!!!...
Guest Speaker: Prof. Yang-Tse Cheng
Understanding the Coupled Electrochemical-Mechanical Behavior of Materials for Improving the Performance and Durability of Batteries
The Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Michigan Student Chapter is hosting guest speaker Prof. Yang-Tse Cheng from the University...
Fragel Friday
FREE yummy fragels THIS FRIDAY!!!...
GLNT: Some vanishing results for rational completed cohomology of Shimura varieties
Lue Pan (Princeton)
Abstract: Let p be a prime number. Emerton introduced the p-adically completed cohomology, which admits a representation of some p-adic...
Zhenyu Tan Dissertation Defense
Zhenyu Tan
TITLE: Kinesin regulation via kinesin binding protein (KIFBP) and autoinhibition...
Fragel Friday
Come rain or shine, FREE yummy fragels THIS FRIDAY!!!...
Fragel Friday
FREE yummy fragels THIS FRIDAY!!!...
Wonder Walks
Preparing for dormancy
November theme: Chilling out. November brings much colder temperatures, leaves are off the trees and only those hardly birds and mammals are...
Sit at the Kids Table: A Free Comedy Show
Midnight Book Club
Come and see Midnight Book Club's newest, FREE comedy show.
The Power of Native Women with Heather Bruegl
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by learning all about the Power of Native American Women!...
Conservatory Display – Aurora
Get ready to be captivated by the stunning beauty of nature’s light display as our horticulture team turns the conservatory into a vibrant...
Liz Tidwell Dissertation Defense
Liz Tidwell (PI: Markos Koutmos)
TITLE: Development of multidisciplinary methods for identifying small molecules with FMN riboswitch binding capacity...
Chill Out: A Winter Wellbeing Day
Want to “Chill Out” with CSG? Join us on the Diag on November 30 at 6pm for Chill Out: A Winter Wellbeing Day! Enjoy a free ice skating...
Dynamics and computer-aided molecular design
Terra Sztain (Affiliated Faculty Request)
Nature has developed eloquent mechanisms for producing molecules through complex biosynthetic pathways consisting of enzymes as the primary...
Macromolecular Silanes: Target-Oriented Synthesis and Emergent Properties
Bekka Klausen (Johns Hopkins University)
The Klausen Research Groups identifies innovative synthetic paradigms that control material structure from the atom to the bulk, enabling...
Quantum Dynamics of Light and Matter
Arkajit Mandal
Placing molecules and materials between mirrors (or inside optical cavities) can enable the generation of exciting new chemical and physical...
The-Improfessionals and The Sorcerer's STONED
Join the Impro-fessionals for an hour of trippy, magical improv fun. Plus the sorcerer is STONED.
The role of language in learning, communicating, and doing chemistry
Jacky Deng
Having a shared language such as English facilitates globalization of science, but it may also limit science by posing unique challenges for...
Mass Spectrometry Imaging for Space-resolved Metabolomics: Cancer Studies and Instrument Development
Xin Ma
Space-resolved metabolomics using mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) allows the direct visualization of metabolite distributions in tissues,...
Preventing Premature Birth and Substance Use Disorder
Steven Townsend (Vanderbilt University)
Carbohydrates are the most abundant organic molecules on earth and are critical to a myriad of biological processes. The Vanderbilt...
Bartell Lecture
Virginia Cornish (Columbia University)
Title: Expanding the Synthetic Capabilities of Yeast...
International Center: Great Lakes Crossing Shopping Trip
For more information please visit: https://internationalcenter.umich.edu/events/great-lakes-crossing-outlets-shopping-trip-0
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Environmental Justice and Confronting the Climate Crisis
Presented by School for the Environment & Sustainability
As the life-threatening impacts of the climate crisis grow more aggressive each year, the Biden-Harris administration is implementing an...
Reactive nitrogen compounds and their contribution to new particle formation and growth
Eleanor Browne (University of Colorado Boulder)
Atmospheric new particle formation (NPF) followed by growth of the particles to ~50-100 nm accounts for ~50% of the particles that can...
Latin@ Culture Show
Presented by La Casa
The 2023 Latin@ Culture Show will be taking place on Friday, March 29 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre inside the...
AbbVie Symposium "Development of a Scalable Route for the Drug-Linker of Immunology ADC ABBV-154"
Nathan Bennett (Senior Scientist II at AbbVie)
A scalable route has been developed to the bromoacetamide glucocorticoid drug-linker used in conjugation with the monoclonal antibody (mAb)...
AbbVie Symposium "Electrochemical Methods for Reductive Cross-Coupling Reactions"
Christo Sevov (The Ohio State University)
The seminar will describe our group's efforts towards the development of scalable, mild, and general electrosynthetic methodologies for...
Amazin' Blue Presents: The ExtrABaganza
Come one, come all to the ExtrABaganza!! You won't want to miss this show filled with plenty of singing and lots of laughs! Mark your...
Impact Dance Spring Show 2024
Presented by Impact Dance
Come watch Impact Dance’s Spring Show on Friday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre! We have been working hard on many new...
Fragel Friday
FREE yummy fragels THIS FRIDAY!!!...
Murder on the Dancefloor
Presented by Salto Dance Company
Salto Dance Company's Spring performance will celebrate the group's 14th year on campus, featuring a selection of...
Nick Ellis Dissertation Defense
Insights Into Early Eocene Global Biological Productivity and Mammal Ecology Using Novel Methods to Analyze Triple Oxygen Isotopes in Phosphatic Tooth Enamel
This dissertation focuses on analytical developments to triple oxygen isotope measurements (Δ′17O) and their potential for new...
Enabling Electrocatalytic Transformations through Ligand Tuning at Transition Metal Complexes
Kate Waldie (Rutgers)
Achieving a sustainable chemical future will require the development of efficient processes for the interconversion of electrical and...
Emma Rieb Dissertation Defense
Wavelength-dependent controls on the coupled photochemical and microbial degradation of dissolved organic matter in arctic surface waters
Join us for Emma Rieb’s upcoming dissertation defense!...
Metal–Olefin Interactions and the Catalytic Reactions They Inspire
Keary Engle (Scripps Research)
Alkenes are inexpensive, widely available chemical feedstocks that can be sourced from petroleum or renewable resources. The goal of...
Exploring the Spin Distribution of Stellar Mass Black Holes
Paul Draghis
The launch of NuSTAR and the increasing number of binary black hole (BBH) mergers detected through gravitational wave (GW) observations have...
Rafael Rivero Dissertation Defense
From Living Fossils to Adaptive Radiations: Examining Phenotypic Evolution in Lobe-Finned Fishes
Join us for Rafael Rivero’s upcoming dissertation defense!...
Probing the X-ray Binary Populations of Star-Forming Galaxies
Qiana Hunt
Probing the X-ray Binary Populations of Star-Forming Galaxies
Hydrodynamical + thermochemical modeling of the planet formation process
Felipe Alarcon Pena
As the title suggests, it will be about planet-forming disks including hydrodynamical and thermochemical modeling including some...
Cluster-Lensed Quasars: From Discovery to a Measurement of the Hubble Constant
Kate Napier
Cluster-Lensed Quasars: From Discovery to a Measurement of the Hubble Constant
New Views of the Hot and Diffuse Gaseous Universe with the Thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect
Cameron Pratt
New Views of the Hot and Diffuse Gaseous Universe with the Thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect
Seth Bernard
Presented by The Ark
Seth Bernard’s journey—from potent young Interlochen Center for the Arts idealist to iconic troubadour of the Great Lakes region—has...
John Moreland
Opener: Ken Pomeroy
Tulsa-based John Moreland returns to The Ark with his new album, Birds in the Ceiling. A compelling blend of acoustic folk and avant-garde...
Kaia Kater
Presented by The Ark
Montreal-born Grenadian-Canadian Kaia's jazz-fueled voice and deft songcraft have garnered acclaim from NPR's Tiny Desk, The...
CommUNITY Seminar | Beyond Large Enrollments: Cultivating Latine Student Success in Introductory Chemistry through Servingness-Centered Evidence-Based Pedagogies
Paulette Vincent Ruz (New Mexico State University)
In response to the critical imperative of addressing underrepresentation and educational debt among Latine students in STEM fields at...
Gretchen Pleuss
Presented by The Ark
Gretchen Pleuss is an Ann Arbor, Michigan based poet and singer-songwriter whose "vocal delivery and skillful finger picking call to...
Matt Nathanson
Presented by The Ark
Over his almost 30 year career, Matt Nathanson has evolved into one of the most applauded songwriters and engaging performers on the music...
United In Dance
Presented by iBallet Studio
iBallet proudly presents their Spring Gala, United in Dance. Join us as we celebrate unity across countries, generations, and styles of...
Chris Fleming
Presented by The Ark
Chris Fleming was named one of Variety’s Ten Comics to Watch for 2019. He has amassed over 70 million views on his Youtube channel and has...
House of Waters
Presented by The Ark
“In today's world, there are no musical boundaries,” says Max ZT of ‘House of Waters,’ a duo that makes those words come alive...
Davy Knowles // Jeffrey Gaines
Presented by The Ark
Whether playing mandolin, national steel, or screaming electric guitar, Davy Knowles has an unmistakable style. Since bursting onto the...
Loudon Wainwright III w/sg Wesley Stace
Presented by The Ark
Grammy winner Loudon Wainwright III is a cherished icon of American folk music, a darkly witty and touchingly personal songwriter and...
Zachariah Malachi & The Nashville Counts
Presented by The Ark
“His sound is fresh, yet reminiscent of yesterday. His stories are not new, but you have never heard them told this way before.”...
Buffalo Rose
with opener Abigail Lapell
Buffalo Rose is a charismatic six-piece modern folk/Americana band from Pittsburgh, PA. They take the singer-songwriter tradition to a new...
Annie Bacon & Her OSHEN and Sammie Hershock
Presented by The Ark
Sammie Hershock almost became a cloistered Catholic nun at the age of 18. Now she travels around Michigan singing songs about not knowing...
The Pairs
Presented by The Ark
Powered by soaring sister harmonies, this quirky trio's unbottled chemistry quickly connects them to their audience. Renée Coughlin,...
Jon McLaughlin
Coast to Coast Tour
Everything in Jon McLaughlin’s life makes its way into his music, whether he’s conscious of it or not. The artist, raised in Indiana and...
James Hunter
Presented by The Ark
Over the span of 30 years, James Hunter has worked on the railway, busked in the streets of London, provided backup vocals and guitar for...
The Way Down Wanderers
Presented by The Ark
Often referred to by fans as one of the hardest-working, hardest-touring bands on the circuit today, the 5-piece Illinois-based act not only...
Jared Deck Band
Presented by The Ark
Jared Deck has been praised for his "powerful, beautiful voice" by Alejandro Escovedo. Raised on the dusty plains of an Oklahoma...
Melissa Ferrick
Presented by The Ark
Regarded in the industry and by their peers as one of the most prolific and hardworking artists in the business. Melissa Ferrick has...
Nora Brown w/Stephanie Coleman
Presented by The Ark
First brought together by Brooklyn’s tight-knit old-time music community in 2017, Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman share a rich musical...
Laith Al-Saadi
Presented by The Ark
In 2016, Laith Al-Saadi won America’s hearts and a spot in the Season 10 finale of NBC’s “The Voice.” Now he’s bringing an...
Marcia Ball
Presented by The Ark
“Fifty years have passed in a flash,” says Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist, songwriter and vocalist Marcia Ball of her long and...
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
Presented by The Ark
The music of Asheville, North Carolina based outfit Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters is nuanced, bringing insight and wit to the...
Al Stewart & The Empty Pockets
Presented by The Ark
After Al Stewart’s US tour in 2019 with his band The Empty Pockets, he spent most of 2020 and 2021 sidelined due the COVID-19 pandemic....
Alexander Star & The Golden People
Presented by The Ark
Alexander Star is an Emmy-nominated recording artist, songwriter, performer, and social impact activist based in South Florida, USA....
Davis Caruso
Presented by The Ark
Davis Caruso, singer/songwriter and multi instrumentalist from Ann Arbor, is bending ears near and far with the 9 song album he published in...
A Message From White Flowers
VOICES Series
White Flowers is a string ensemble that came out of Autophysiopsychic Millennium’s theatrical performance Something Else in the Garden,...
The Guy Mintus Trio
Presented by The Ark
Guy Mintus is an Israeli-born piano performer, composer, vocalist, and bandleader. He possesses the finesse of a trained concert pianist,...
Katie Geddes
Presented by The Ark
Katie sings traditional and contemporary folk, country-folk, and folk-pop tunes. A deft interpreter of beloved songs, her captivating voice...
John Berry
Presented by The Ark
Following two years where the world was rocked by a pandemic that took musicians off the road, John Berry has new music and a fresh, new...
Bandits on the Run
w/sg John Gallagher Jr
Bandits on the Run is the musical trio of Adrian Enscoe, Sydney Shepherd, and Regina Strayhorn. Formed upon a chance encounter while busking...
Songs of Darkness and Light
Jen Cass, Amy Petty, Sarah Schingeck, and Jennifer Naegele
Known for their ability to write honest, powerful and deeply personal songs that evoke pure joy, brutal heartbreak and everything in...
Bailen
Presented by The Ark
Rising indie-pop power trio Bailen is made up of siblings Daniel, David, and Julia. Raised and rooted in New York City by classically...
Johnny A
Presented by The Ark
The name ‘Johnny A.’ might not be so mainstream, but there’s no doubt that it’s synonymous with guitar. His passion began at the age...
South For Winter
Presented by The Ark
With a blend of dreamy acoustic duets, foot-stomping folk and bluesy murder ballads, New Zealand-formed and Nashville-based South for...
Al Bettis
Presented The Ark
Al Bettis was inspired to start writing and singing music at age 30. He felt a spiritual calling to heal the world through music, so he...
Socks in the Frying Pan
Presented by The Ark
Socks in the Frying Pan was formed in 2014 in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland–the mecca of Irish traditional music. Forged together by a fire...
Jeremy Pinnell
Presented by The Ark
When Jeremy Pinnell released OH/KY in the summer of 2015 to stunned acclaim, it felt like an entire career compressed into one knock-out...
Peter Yarrow w/sg Mustard's Retreat
Presented by The Ark
Peter Yarrow co-wrote "Puff, the Magic Dragon," and by any measure he's one of America's most beloved folk singers. With...
The Wildwoods
Presented by The Ark
In the heart of Lincoln, Nebraska, The Wildwoods, a folk/Americana trio led by Noah and Chloe Gose, accompanied by the bassist Andrew...
Brad & Alyson Phillips
Presented by The Ark
For more than 15 years, Brad Phillips has performed as a sideman for some of Michigan’s most prevalent singer/songwriter acts. From Jeff...
Peter Bradley Adams
Presented by The Ark
Peter Bradley Adams' brand of Americana nestles his often delicate, always heartfelt voice in the warm embrace of gentle guitar,...
Nadim Azzam
Presented by The Ark
You’ve got to hurt to heal. Through painfully honest self-reflection, Nadim Azzam addresses depression, addiction, and the dysfunctional...
Iris Dement
Presented by The Ark
The youngest of 14 children, Iris DeMent was born in Paragould, Arkansas, and moved to California with her devoutly religious family when...
Elephant Sessions
Presented by The Ark
From humble beginnings in the Highlands of Scotland, to playing around the world, Elephant Sessions celebrated their 10th year as band in...
The Docksiders
Presented by The Ark
Imagine you’re cruising the Atlantic shores of the Hamptons with your friends. Bikinis are fluorescent, polo collars are popped, and boat...
Kris Allen
Presented by The Ark
In 2019, Kris Allen celebrated the 10th anniversary of his American Idol win by releasing “10,” an album of reimagined acoustic versions...
George Bedard
Presented by The Ark
Guitarist and bandleader George Bedard has been a seminal figure on the Michigan roots rock scene. This year for his annual “History of...
Kim Richey
Presented by The Ark
In January 2024, Kim Richey found herself in Mexico, gazing out at a sea of people singing along to “I’m Alright,” one of her classic...
Brett Dennen
Golden State of Mind Tour
Brett Dennen, a Northern California native, has been captivating audiences for nearly two decades with his distinct blend of folk-pop...
Doolin'
Presented by The Ark
After three years of breakout touring at some of the biggest roots festivals in the United States and Canada, and another three years locked...
Unplugged: An Evening with The Louie Lee Show
Presented by The Ark
Louie Lee breaks lyrical boundaries in country with thought-provoking ballads and high-energy anthems infused with hip-hop flair....
The Claudettes
Presented by The Ark
Grounded in roots music yet pushing the boundaries of indie pop and rock, the Claudettes are writing the most riveting chapter of their...
Anya Hinkle & The Billy Sea
Presented by The Ark
Anya Hinkle is an Asheville-based songwriter, steeped in the tones of roots and folk and seasoned by travels across the world. 2019...
Delta 88
Presented by The Ark
An Indie Folk/Rock band based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Delta 88’s music is that of an American hymn. Brought together on the four winds,...
Crash Test Dummies
Presented by The Ark
In 2018, 25 years after the release of their multi-Grammy nominated hit album “God Shuffled His Feet”, The Crash Test Dummies hit the...
Tartan Terrors
Presented by The Ark
Tartan Terrors bring their Celtic Invasion to festivals and shows across North America, blending the energy of a rock show with humor and...
The Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show
Presented by The Ark
Martin Sexton puts his signature style on his rendition of this iconic Beatles album combining what Rolling Stone calls his...
Shemekia Copeland
Presented by The Ark
Award-winning blues, soul, and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots...
Ann Arbor Django Reinhardt Festival
Presented by The Ark
The 2nd annual Ann Arbor Django Reinhardt Festival features host band Djangophonique and their new material with the latest addition to the...
Henhouse Prowlers
Presented by The Ark
Founded nearly two decades ago with the simple desire to play original and powerful bluegrass, The Henhouse Prowlers now find themselves at...
JOSEPH: Celebrating 10 Years
Presented by The Ark
A tremendously special show celebrating the 10th anniversary of Joseph’s debut album Native, Dreamer, Kin which will be played in its...
Síomha
Presented by The Ark
Independent Irish singer and guitarist Síomha (pronounced She-vah) dances the line between folk, jazz and neo-soul effortlessly taking...
Dustbowl Revival
Presented by The Ark
Dustbowl Revival has always been about pushing the boundaries of what American roots music can be. After celebrating over a decade of sonic...
William Prince
Presented by The Ark
Guided by a practical yet profound gratitude, William Prince’s songs convey the power of wonder and humility. A masterclass in skillful...
CMT's Next Women of Country Kimberly Perry (of The Band Perry)
with Abbey Cone
As one-third of the Grammy® Award-winning superstar sibling trio The Band Perry, Kimberly Perry has racked up sales of over two and a half...
Chris Smither
Presented by The Ark
Chris Smither grew up in New Orleans where he first started playing music as a child. The son of a Tulane University professor, he was...
The Tannahill Weavers
Presented by The Ark
Born of a session in Paisley, Scotland, and named for the town's historic weaving industry and local poet laureate Robert Tannahill,...
Donna The Buffalo
Presented by The Ark
Donna The Buffalo is not just a band, rather one might say that Donna The Buffalo has become a lifestyle for its members and audiences....
The Ark's 28th Fall Fundraiser
An Evening with Vienna Teng
In 2002, Vienna released her debut album Waking Hour, landing her on NPR’s Weekend Edition, The Late Show with David Letterman, and the...
Kaitlin Butts
Presented by The Ark
A truly one-of-a-kind artist, Kaitlin Butts has a deep affinity for country music’s more theatrical side: the extravagant storytelling,...
Dean Owens
Presented by The Ark
Dean Owens is an adventurous, award winning troubadour and a natural wanderer. His nine acclaimed solo albums, mostly recorded in the US,...
Tom Paxton and The DonJuans
Don Henry and Jon Vezner
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and folk icon Tom Paxton is back, and he's teaming up with the Grammy-winning Nashville...
Shawn Mullins
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After a series of indie releases and growing buzz in the Atlanta music scene, Shawn Mullins’ critical and commercial breakthrough came...
Willy Porter
Presented by The Ark
Some folks are lucky to find what they love to do at an early age and quietly settle in for the long haul expanding and developing their...
Joan Osborne & Joshua Radin
Presented by The Ark
Since she broke through 25 years ago with the multi-platinum Relish and its touchstone mega-smash “One of Us,” seven-time Grammy nominee...
Ben Ottewell & Ian Ball (of Gomez) plus special guest Buddy
Presented by The Ark
Acclaimed British rock band Gomez's lead voices Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball are hitting the road to celebrate the 25th anniversary of...
Lady Lamb
Presented by The Ark
From her early days, staying late after-hours at her video rental store job in Maine to record songs, to co-producing and arranging her four...
Frances Luke Accord
Presented by The Ark
When Nicholas Gunty and Brian Powers put their songs and voices together, there is a delicate magic that commands the room to attention. The...
Oliver Hazard with special guest Scott Mulvahill
Presented by The Ark
The story of Waterville, OH indie-folk trio Oliver Hazard - Michael Belazis (vocals, guitar) and Devin East (vocals, guitar), joined...
Donovan Woods
Presented by The Ark
Since he released his first album a decade ago, singer-songwriter Donovan Woods’ blend of folk, country and pop has resonated with...
Ana Popovic
Presented by The Ark
Ana Popovic, the award-winning, hard-touring, guitar slinger, blends smoking electric funk and slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals and a tight...
Carbon Leaf
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A touring mainstay and an indie folk rock staple, this Virginia quintet’s well-hewn live show and musical style drift in and out of...
Noah Gundersen w/Abby Gundersen
Ledges 10 Year Anniversary
Marking the 10th anniversary of his acclaimed album, Ledges, Noah Gundersen will play intimate, stripped-back shows with his sister Abby...
Both Sides Now: The Music and Lives of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen
A performance by Robbie Schaefer and Danielle Wertz
With these words, we are drawn into the world of Both Sides Now, a theatrical concert that explores the music and lives of long-time friends...
Sixpence None The Richer
Presented by The Ark
Sixpence None the Richer began taking shape in New Braunfels, Texas in the early ‘90s, when guitarist Matt Slocum met vocalist Leigh Nash...
Steve Poltz
Presented by The Ark
Steve Poltz is not normal. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but has lived most of his life in southern California, and those geographic...
Yasmin Williams
Presented by The Ark
Based in Alexandria, VA, Yasmin Williams is an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and film composer. She has an unorthodox, modern style of...
Trace Bundy
Presented by The Ark
Internationally-acclaimed guitar virtuoso Trace Bundy must be seen, not just heard. His music is poetry in motion, using harmonics, looping,...
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore with The Guilty Ones
Presented by The Ark
When Grammy winner Dave Alvin and Grammy nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore made the album Downey To Lubbock together in 2018, they wrote the title...
Shane Koyczan
Presented by The Ark
Internationally recognized author and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan has emerged as a creator of poetry that dares to belong to the people...
Natalie & Brittany Haas with Nic Gareiss
Presented by The Ark
Sisters Natalie (cello) and Brittany (fiddle) Haas began their musical lives together, filling their childhood home with Bach suites and...
Full Cord w/sg Wilson Thicket
Presented by The Ark
When it comes to movers and shakers in the bluegrass world, Full Cord is a super-group on the rise. After winning the prestigious 2022...
Riders in the Sky
Presented by The Ark
For more than forty years, Riders In The Sky have been keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and Roy...
Philip Bowen
Presented by The Ark
Born and raised in West Virginia, Philip Bowen’s uplifting sound is heavily inspired by Appalachian roots. The dynamic, internationally...
Chris DuPont // Spencer LaJoye
Presented by The Ark
Chris DuPont is a proud Michigan-native tunesmith, endlessly reimagining the indie/folk paradigm. With an unmistakable ethereal tenor,...
Jane Siberry
Presented by The Ark
Iconic and enigmatic, Jane Siberry is one of music’s most unique and gifted singer-songwriters. Blessed with a sincere integrity and...
BLKBOK
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Born and raised in Detroit, BLKBOK was immersed in a household filled with music. Showing exceptional talent, he quickly made a name for...
Blackthorn
Presented by The Ark
Members of the Michigan Irish American Hall of Fame, Blackthorn offers shows that involve a musical ramble across Ireland. Traditional songs...
