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From exhibitions to theater to ghoulish fun, there are plenty of arts and creative events taking place during Ypsi in October. The Neighborhood Theatre Group’s Kristin Danko and Holy Bones Festival’s Holly Schoenfield join host Deb Polich on this edition of "creative:impact" to give her all the ghostly details.
The kids are back to school, and that means a lot of parents are driving more. Child safety is even more important, but all too many in our community lack the resources to have a new or approved child safety seat in the car. Jenna Dawson is committed to changing that. Jenna is the founder of the Washtenaw County-based Care Seats of Michigan, and she runs down all the ways that help is available in a conversation with WEMU's David Fair.
We all recognize solid waste as a significant issue, but how much do we really know about trash? That's the point and function of the upcoming "Trash Talk Tour" in Washtenaw County. It's an interactive, engaged effort to teach the community about how our trash is being dealt with and how best to move closer to a zero-waste lifestyle. WEMU's David Fair discussed all of it with event co-organizer and executive director of Live Zero Waste, Samuel McMullen.
Everyone is on the dance floor when the Ann Arbor Community for Traditional Music and Dance (AACTMAD) strikes up the music. Whether Contra, Swing, Morris, or English County dance, it’s a dance party! Bruce Sagan, a musician and dancer and AACTMAD president, joins "creative:impact" host Deb Polich and tempts her to get out on her dancing shoes.
Marathon bargaining sessions over the weekend finally put Eastern Michigan University and the union representing its professors on the same page. A tentative agreement with the EMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors is another step forward in getting campus back to normal operation. EMU vice president of communications, Walter Kraft, joined WEMU's David Fair to tout the progress.