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    • Darrin James

    Darrin James Band

    Special Guest: Scotty Karate and Gregory Stovetop

    The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    Darrin James was born in Kentucky, was raised in metro Detroit, and spent a formative decade in New York City before returning to Michigan in 2010. His musical style is as varied as his background, drawing on his love of the blues and folk music of the South, the Motown soul and classic rock and roll rawness of Detroit, and the eclecticism and immediacy of Brooklyn, where he released his 2006 debut album, "Thrones of Gold." The Darrin James Band comes to The Ark with a new album "See Right Through."

    $25
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    Amir Baghadchi

    The Ark’s 37th Annual Storytelling Festival – Liar’s Contest

    The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    Liars have been around since the snake first hit it off with Eve. By some accounts, contests celebrating liars have been around since the 15th century, but these accounts may be apocryphal. Today, liars contests are held in countries all around the globe. The Second Annual Liar’s Contest at The Ark includes six first-class liars and six celebrity judges. The chaos wrangler and MC will once again be the amazing Amir Baghdadchi, keeping things lively and fun. The judges for the event each have a professional relationship to liars. Karl Fink is a retired District and Circuit court judge, and so has been around liars all his life, and that doesn’t just include the lawyers. Paul Strickland is a national storyteller who fibs for a living. Jennifer Conlin is Michigan State Representative for House District 48. So she’s a politician (mic drop).

    $15
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    Paul Strickland

    The Ark’s 37th Annual Storytelling Festival

    The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    This event offers a mix of spoken word artists that are locally-based, and nationally-known. MC Steve Daut will kick off the evening with a story, with Lyn Ford to follow in the first act. After a short break, LaRon Williams and Paul Strickland will complete the evening. This event offers a range of storytelling styles, with tall tales, original stories, American folklore, and a twisted fairy tale. All in all, this is a night that has something for everyone.

    $30
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    The Ark’s 37th Annual Storytelling Festival – Family Show

    The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    Master storytellers Lyn Ford and Genot Picor deliver an entertaining family-friendly show. These artists keep kids engaged through action, music, fun and funny characters, while celebrating the unique cultures and diversity of our nation.

    $15, $10 kids 12 and under
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    richard shindell

    Richard Shindell

    The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    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, and he's studied for the priesthood. His gift for profound storytelling songs drew him into the world of folk music. The Valley Advocate in Massachusetts has called Richard Shindell "the thinking man's folk singer," and you're not going to hear better-crafted songs anywhere. Richard announced his retirement several years ago, but he’s back, and we’re glad to be part of his new tour!

    $30
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    Rachael Kilgour
    Artist Spotlight Series Live and Virtual

    Rachael Kilgour

    The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    Rachael Kilgour is a Minnesotan songwriter and performing artist whose sincere, lyric-driven work has been called both brave and humane. The 2015 grand prize winner of the international NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition and winner of the 2017 Kerrville New Folk Contest, Rachael has been featured at NYC’s Lincoln Center, at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and by the ASCAP Music Cafe at the Sundance Film Festival.

    Free, Donations accepted for Food Gatherers
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    Ark Entry

    The Ark’s Open Stage

    The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    Whether you're looking for your big break, want to perfect your live performance skills, or just want to perform live for the sheer fun of it, Open Stage nights offer supportive audiences and a terrific space. Performers have eight minutes (or two songs) each to do their thing. Doors open at 7:30, and names are drawn at 7:55 and 8:30. If your name isn't chosen, bring your raffle ticket with you next time, and you'll double your chances.

    $3, $2 members, seniors, students free with student ID
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    The Steel Wheels

    The Steel Wheels

    Opener: Griffin William Sherry from Ghost of Paul Revere

    The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    The Steel Wheels have long been at home in the creative space between tradition and innovation, informed by the familiar sounds of the Virginia mountains where the band was formed, but always moving forward with insightful lyrics and an evolving sound. Having gained the experience of thousands of shows, festivals and many miles on the road, the stubbornly independent band has formed deep bonds with each other and the audience that sustains them.

    $30
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    • Enter the Haggis

    Enter The Haggis

    The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    A haggis is a tasty Scottish dish consisting of sheep heart, liver, and lungs, mixed with oatmeal, onion, suet, and spices, and then boiled inside the sheep's stomach. The Canadian-Scots band Enter the Haggis (bagpiper Craig Downie is from Scotland) has just about as much variety in their style, a high-speed collision of Celtic music, rock, bluegrass, funk, and world music. An Enter the Haggis live show is a musical feast—dynamic and emotionally uplifting. Alternating between upbeat rock numbers with sing-along choruses and slower, more introspective alt pop songs, the band plays progressive and lyrically driven music that's strongly rooted in Celtic tradition—from the storytelling to the bagpipes.

    $25
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    Daniel Ho
    Special Event

    Daniel Ho ‘Ukulele Workshop

    The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    Six-time Grammy winner, Daniel Ho, will be teaching techniques and singing in the Hawaiian language using his original song, Aloha Pumehana, co-written by Hawaiian Music scholar and University of Michigan professor Amy Kuʻuleialoha Stillman!

    $40
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    George Kahumoku and Tia Carrere

    Masters of Hawaiian Music

    The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    Three masters, featured regularly at Maui’s renowned “Slack Key Show®” share the uniquely Hawaiian styles of slack key guitar and ‘ukulele, with origins in the early 19th century when Portuguese immigrants introduced the ‘ukulele to Hawai‘i and Mexican cowboys brought guitars along with their ranching knowledge. Ever since, Hawaiians have made these instruments their own.

    $30
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    John Gorka

    John Gorka

    The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    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 maturity when he released his debut album, "I Know," three years later. Here was a singer-songwriter with a striking baritone voice that made you feel like you'd been hearing it all your life, with the songwriting chops to take on and see into nearly every type of song—from personal pieces about love and sadness, to bemused observations about daily life, political thinking-aloud, and sheer unmitigated whimsy. Almost four decades later, John still calls himself an aspiring folksinger, and his music has just kept getting deeper and better over his more than 15 critically acclaimed albums.

    $25
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