VOLUME 55/ISSUE 6 • NOV/DEC 2019 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Ark Calendar of Events is published bimonthly by: The Ark, 316 South Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 – Office Phone: (734) 761-1800 Tickets: (734) 763-8587 www.theark.org SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY GEMINI 1 IRISH CHRISTMAS 2 LEIF VOLLEBEKK 3 An Evening with 4 OVER THE RHINE 5 RED WANTING 6 LIVINGSTON 7 1 p.m. $10 IN AMERICA 8 p.m. $15 DEAD HORSES 8 p.m. $30 BLUE TAYLOR 8 p.m. $20 New music from a top Montreal 8 p.m. $20 A beloved holiday show 8 p.m. $20 w/sg Rebecca Loebe BILL KIRCHEN’S Nollaig Shona Daoibh! songwriter A timeless roots sound “Midwestern rock heroes” 8 p.m. $30 HONKY-TONK —American Songwriter James Taylor’s arguably HOLIDAY smarter brother 8 p.m. $25

at Michigan Theater 8 9 CHADWICK 10 11 EBIRD & FRIENDS 12 EBIRD & FRIENDS 13 EBIRD & FRIENDS 14 OKEE DOKEE STOKES HOLIDAY SHOW HOLIDAY SHOW HOLIDAY SHOW BROTHERS 8 p.m. $50/$35/$25 8 p.m. $50/$35/$25 3 p.m. $25/$15 ten and under & THE PINTOS 3 p.m. $15-$25 w/sg Mihali (expanded reserved section) (expanded reserved section) A Michigan holiday tradition A Michigan tradition—holiday EBIRD & FRIENDS 7:30 p.m. $25 + $1 to Calling All HOLIDAY SHOW JON McLAUGHLIN Crows charity music with rich, globally w/sg Jordy Searcy oriented sounds 8 p.m. $50/$35/$25 Music and activism (expanded reserved section) 7:30 p.m. $20/$50 VIP An Evening with 15 THE TERRY 16 ZACHARIAH 17 THE ARK’S 18 ANNE HEATON 19 THE RFD BOYS 20 BLACKTHORN 21 GEORGE WINSTON FARMER BAND MALACHI & OPEN STAGE 8 p.m. $20 8 p.m. $11/$10 mem, st, sr 8 p.m. $20 7:30 p.m. $75/$45/$25 8 p.m. $20 THE HILLBILLY 8 p.m. $3/$2 mem, sr, st New music from a New York-to- The legend continues A musical ramble across Ireland (expanded reserved section) A genre-crossing Ann Arbor EXECUTIVES Take your music to the masses! Ann Arbor-Wisconsin transplant A perennial piano favorite guitarist 8 p.m. $20 SOLD OUT Honky-tonk music from Detroit

CROSSROADS CEILI CROSSROADS CEILI Ford Motor22 Company Fund presents23 Friday, January24 31 - Calexico + Iron25 & Wine, Ingrid Michaelson,26 27 28 The Lone Bellow, Cedric Burnside, Rainbow Girls, Elliott BROOD, 7:30 p.m. $20; add $10 for 7:30 p.m. $20; add $10 for rd ‘Dinner & Show’ package ‘Dinner & Show’ package 43 ANN ARBOR FOLK FESTIVAL and Willy Porter, MC (see ARKnotes for more information) (see ARKnotes for more information) Saturday, February 1 - Nathaniel Rateliff, Mandolin Orange, at Majestic Theatre at Majestic Theatre DECEMBER Featuring two dynamic nights of music at Hill Auditorium Bettye LaVette, John Moreland, Molly Tuttle, Cold Tone Havest, BILLY STRINGS BILLY STRINGS Friday, January 31 & Saturday, February 1 and Willy Porter, MC Tickets at ticketweb.com Tickets at ticketweb.com SAN AND EMILY 29 BROTHER 30 31 Ark programming is supported by w/sg Jacob Warren JOSCEPHUS & THE ARTS ALLIANCE, MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL and Brian Brill THE LOVE REVOLUTION AFFAIRS and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 7:30 p.m. $20 8 p.m. $20 Generations of Michigan A “secular gospel” pre–New Thank you to the folk music Year’s bash Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority for its generous support