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It’s almost Halloween, and Stephen Warner wants to scare you – with music! As one of the Michigan Theater’s resident organists, he’ll be at the console of the great Barton Organ playing the score for the annual showing of the 1922 silent film classic "Nosferatu," the scariest vampire movie ever! Stephen is Deb Polich’s guest on this edition of "creative:impact." They talk about the connection between pipe organs, films and audiences.
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Ypsilanti native John E. Lawrence is truly a man of many talents. He's a celebrated guitarist, respected music teacher, and the founder of the John E. Lawrence Summer Jazz Series. Lawrence talked to WEMU's Josh Hakala and Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnsdale about how he got started in music, transitioned into teaching and why it was important to him to create a jazz series in his hometown of Ypsilanti.
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Joe Malcoun is an entrepreneur active in local politics and community development. He is also a music club owner. What drives him? As the owner of Ann Arbor’s storied Blind Pig, is he living out his teenage fantasy of “being in a band,” or is he a sly investor? Maybe he’s both! Find out when Joe joins Deb Polich on this edition of "creative:impact."
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Detroit singer-songwriter Jo Serrapere and her newly reformed band The LaFawndas are set to perform at The Ark in Ann Arbor this Sunday. But Jo found some time in her busy schedule to visit the WEMU studio to chat with Jeremy Baldwin and play a few of her tunes.
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With enrollments at Michigan public universities declining in recent years, schools are making more of an effort to attract students. Eastern Michigan University recently announced a plan to advertise at a major concert venue. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.
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The 2023 NPR Tiny Desk Contest is open to any legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
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The Ann Arbor Folk Festival makes its return this weekend. After a virtual event in 2021, and a cancellation last year, the city’s premier live music event is back with a new format. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.
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Join WEMU and the Blue LLama Jazz Club for a special performance of the Detroit Jazz Festival All-Star Generations Band. WEMU will live stream the…
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Local Event Space Owners & Operators Turn To State Legislature For Financial Support During PandemicWith thousands of jobs at stake and millions of dollars in lost revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic, owners and operators of concert and venue spaces…