Community Calendar

It’s 1953 and George and Charlotte Hay, a husband-and-wife acting team, are touring with their theatre company in Buffalo, New York. It's not exactly the glamorous life. But they could finally be getting their big break into movies: famous director Frank Capra is on his way to see their matinee. So much is riding on this one performance, and so much goes hilariously wrong. Thursday, Friday & Saturday @ 7:30 Sunday and Wednesday @ 2:00

Theatre NOVA presents:
Radical Empathy
by David Wells
WORLD PREMIERE
August 1 - 24, 2025
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Radical Empathy is not about you.​
When an American college professor’s TED Talk on empathy goes viral, he meets an Iraqi man who becomes a fixture in his virtual classroom. But when the brutality of the U.S.-led invasion hits the Iraqi man directly, the professor is forced to explore “the kindred connection from a place of deep knowing that opens your spirit to the pain of another as they perceive it.” (Isabel Wilkerson) A true story.

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The cast features Jeannine Coughlin, Maya Gangadharan, Fedor Kinaya, and *Phil Powers. Directed by Briana O’Neal (director), the production team includes Craig Hane (set), Jade Guerriero (lights), Micha Victoria (costumes), Kennikki Jones-Jones (sound), and Elise Blochwitz (stage manager).

*Member Actors' Equity Association

Showtimes are Fridays 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm, Sundays 2pm

It’s 1953 and George and Charlotte Hay, a husband-and-wife acting team, are touring with their theatre company in Buffalo, New York. It's not exactly the glamorous life. But they could finally be getting their big break into movies: famous director Frank Capra is on his way to see their matinee. So much is riding on this one performance, and so much goes hilariously wrong. Thursday, Friday & Saturday @ 7:30 Sunday and Wednesday @ 2:00

Theatre NOVA presents:
Radical Empathy
by David Wells
WORLD PREMIERE
August 1 - 24, 2025
​
Radical Empathy is not about you.​
When an American college professor’s TED Talk on empathy goes viral, he meets an Iraqi man who becomes a fixture in his virtual classroom. But when the brutality of the U.S.-led invasion hits the Iraqi man directly, the professor is forced to explore “the kindred connection from a place of deep knowing that opens your spirit to the pain of another as they perceive it.” (Isabel Wilkerson) A true story.

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The cast features Jeannine Coughlin, Maya Gangadharan, Fedor Kinaya, and *Phil Powers. Directed by Briana O’Neal (director), the production team includes Craig Hane (set), Jade Guerriero (lights), Micha Victoria (costumes), Kennikki Jones-Jones (sound), and Elise Blochwitz (stage manager).

*Member Actors' Equity Association

Showtimes are Fridays 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm, Sundays 2pm

Come for the music, stay for the stars! The Connecting Chords Music Festival will bring live music to the Dr. T.K. Lawless County Park before an evening of stargazing on Friday, August 22.

Performing will be Aurora & Antheia, a trio that fosters the beauty of melodic and rhythmic sound, texture, and in-the-moment improvisations. All three members of the ensemble – Cori Somers, Laurie Jarski and Carolyn Koebel – have also spent decades studying many different styles of music, drawing from musical genres such as folk, jazz, classical, rock, eastern European, Asian, Indian, African and many more.

Park admission is $5/car (please bring cash). Donations to the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music will be accepted.

Located in Vandalia, MI (about 50 minutes south of Kalamazoo), Lawless Park is one of only three sites in Michigan to be officially designated an International Dark Sky Park. The music program will start at 8:30 PM, and the park will remain open until 2:00 AM for stargazing!

Join us for the annual Summer Sizzler 5k/10k/15k! A fun summer event that is perfect for the whole family.

The fun includes -

Great Swag - designer shirt & custom medal
Chip-timing with live results and awards
Free photos
Delicious Treats waiting at the finish line
FREE Kona Ice
Plenty of fun!

Grab your friends and family, you are not going to want to miss this one!

Can't make the race? No problem! We offer a virtual race option where you can run anywhere, at any time, and still earn the fun swag!

*Youth-based pricing for the 5k/10k, 12 & Under are only $15

5k/10k/15K registration includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and a custom finisher medal!

1 Mile registration is untimed and includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!

The kid's dash is a fun, untimed dash for our kiddos ages 10 and under. Registration includes a mini bib, youth-sized shirt, and a specifically crafted medal for our kids' dash event! (If your child wants to run the kid's dash, and doesn't want the SWAG, they are welcome to run with us on race day for free!)

*Register by midnight on Thursday, two Thursdays before race day, to guarantee your shirt!

**Please note a $10 parking fee is required to enter the park, unless you have an RSU Annual Pass**

Celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of fall with Good Eats and Italian Ice food trucks, music by a DJ, kids' games, face painting, and information from the Corner Health Center, Student Advocacy Center of Michigan and other nonprofits. Event is in the parking lot across the street from the church building. Admission is free.

It’s 1953 and George and Charlotte Hay, a husband-and-wife acting team, are touring with their theatre company in Buffalo, New York. It's not exactly the glamorous life. But they could finally be getting their big break into movies: famous director Frank Capra is on his way to see their matinee. So much is riding on this one performance, and so much goes hilariously wrong. Thursday, Friday & Saturday @ 7:30 Sunday and Wednesday @ 2:00

Theatre NOVA presents:
Radical Empathy
by David Wells
WORLD PREMIERE
August 1 - 24, 2025
​
Radical Empathy is not about you.​
When an American college professor’s TED Talk on empathy goes viral, he meets an Iraqi man who becomes a fixture in his virtual classroom. But when the brutality of the U.S.-led invasion hits the Iraqi man directly, the professor is forced to explore “the kindred connection from a place of deep knowing that opens your spirit to the pain of another as they perceive it.” (Isabel Wilkerson) A true story.

​
The cast features Jeannine Coughlin, Maya Gangadharan, Fedor Kinaya, and *Phil Powers. Directed by Briana O’Neal (director), the production team includes Craig Hane (set), Jade Guerriero (lights), Micha Victoria (costumes), Kennikki Jones-Jones (sound), and Elise Blochwitz (stage manager).

*Member Actors' Equity Association

Showtimes are Fridays 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm, Sundays 2pm

UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY PICNIC

Hosted by Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA)
Branch 50, Ann Arbor

Sunday, August 24, 2025
12 PM

County Farm Park, Main Pavilion
2230 Platt Rd, Ann Arbor, MI

Bring a dish to share. See you there!