VOLUME 51/ISSUE 5 • SEP/OCT 2015 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Ark Calendar of Events is published bimonthly by: The Ark, 316 South Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 – Offi ce Phone: (734) 761-1800 Tickets: (734) 763-8587 www.theark.org

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY LEE DeWYZE 1 OPEN STAGE 2 at Michigan Theater 3 4 5 8 p.m. $50 VIP / $20 8 p.m. $3/$2 mem, st, sr JOHN HIATT American Idol’s Season 9 Take your music to the masses!& THE COMBO and sensation! THE TAJ MAHAL TRIO Thank you to $75, $49.50, $39.50 Ann Arbor State Bank Tickets at ticketmaster.com for its generous support Two legendary artists in small-group sets 6 7 CALAN 8 OPEN STAGE 9 Student Welcome Show10 MASON JENNINGS11 12 8 p.m. $15 8 p.m. $3/$2 mem, sr w/sg Lucette 8 p.m. $15 New ambassadors of Welsh coolFree at the door with any 8 p.m. $15 8 p.m. $30 New music from the student ID Free at the door with any Twin Cities folk rock, vitally quintessential student ID engaged with life’s New England Thank you to the “Frighteningly good” passages songwriter Ann Arbor Downtown —Andrew Bird Development Authority for its generous support RIDERS IN THE SKY13 DÀIMH 14 LUCY WAINWRIGHT 15 THE QUEBE 16 17 DAR WILLIAMS 18 NELLIE McKAY 19 Salute Roy Rogers 8 p.m. $15 ROCHE SISTERS 8 p.m. $35 8 p.m. $35 8 p.m. $20 7:30 p.m. $25 ‘Dinner & Show’ package $25 SUZZY ROCHE 8 p.m. $20 Two nights! Two nights! “Ceaselessly clever and Remembering (see Ark Notes for more information) Delicious triple fi ddling and scarily talented” 8 p.m. $15 at Royal Oak Music Theatre the King of A Gaelic supergroup! A mother-daughterduo from vocal harmonies from Texas —New Yorker the Cowboys the fi rst family of folk! EMMYLOU HARRIS & RODNEY CROWELL $45-$75 Tickets at royaloakmusictheatre.com MARCIA BALL 20 JEFFREY GAINES &21 TAKE A CHANCE TUESDAY22 DAVID BERKELEY23 NOAH GUNDERSEN24 THE SECOND CITY25 THE SECOND CITY26 7:30 p.m. $30 FREEDY JOHNSTON THE LOWEST PAIR 8 p.m. $15 w/sg Ivan & Alyosha 8 p.m. $35/$25 w/student ID 8 p.m. $35/$25 w/student ID Knows how to raise roofs and 8 p.m. $15 8 p.m. Free - Please bring a “Shades of Tim Buckley and 8 p.m. $15 The “Fully Loaded” tour! The “Fully Loaded” tour! tear down walls” Songwriters canned food donation Nick Drake”—New York Times New music! —Bluesletter who came of age Dual-banjo in the 1990s Americana! SEPTEMBER The Ark’s 19 7h BRAD PHILLIPS HUUN HUUR TU Annual 27 28 29 30 31 Ark programming is supported by the 8 p.m. $15 8 p.m. $20 MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Fall Fundraiser ALL COFFEE Jeff Daniels’ producer steps The famous and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. DONATED BY into the spotlight throat singers An Evening with of Tuva The Steel Wheels w/sg The RFD Boys For tickets, call 734-761-1800