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Your guide for local events the weekend of March 18-20, 2022

TRANSCRIPTION: Lisa Barry: There have not been many traditional community activities over the past year and a half due to the pandemic, but that is changing, especially with the return of the Ann Arbor Art Fair. This is Lisa Barry, and, after being canceled last year due to the global health crisis, then canceled again this year, only to be reinstated a few weeks later, the 2021 Ann Arbor Art Fair is bringing the streets of Ann Arbor back to life with art and safely distanced visitors, of course. This is certainly good news to Ann Arbor businesses, and joining us to talk about that is the exe...

Artist Spotlight: Jill Jack Name: Jill Jack Sound: Pop, rock, Americana  History: Beloved by her fans, peers and music journalists for more than two decades, Jack is one of the most accoladed singer/songwriters in the history of the Detroit Music Awards with dozens of trophies (including three at last month's virtual awards). She's been releasing albums since the late 1990s and has collaborated with many other songwriters in town. The latest: During quarantine, Jack said she wrote the uplifting song "I'm a Bit of a Jesus Girl" inspired by a quote in a book. She thought electric guitar would ...

Award-winning singer-songwriter to perform at Coffeehouse Concert Jill Jack, seen here opening for Bob Seger during a performance at the Palace of Auburn Hills, will be this year’s sole Sterling Heights Coffeehouse Concert. Photo by Marty Rickard Advertisement STERLING HEIGHTS — Her career has spanned decades and taken her around the globe, performing solo and with her band at sold-out shows, and opening for world-renowned acts. Now Jill Jack, the winner of 46 Detroit Music Awards, is bringing her brand of entertainment to the Sterling Heights Coffeehouse Concerts in a live performance at...

Ann Arbor Folk Fest goes virtual with national and local performers Virtual events can have their pros and cons, but the 44th annual Ann Arbor Folk Fest is taking advantage of the now-familiar platform to offer a unique event this weekend. Folk fans can enjoy performances by Raul Malo, Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Cockburn, Dar Williams and others, including live sets broadcast from the Ark music venue from the Accidentals with special guest Kim Richey and bluegrass mainstays the RFD Boys.  Michigan favorite Jeff Daniels will MC all weekend from his home studio, adding intros between performanc...