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03/29/01
The Memory Box
Tamar Charney
For the most part we don't talk with kids about death until
someone they know dies. At that point often the child has a hard time
understanding what happened. A social worker has written a children's
book to help people understand death and grief. Michigan Radio's
Tamar Charney reports.
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03/27/01
Eurostar Bakery: A Bosnian Gathering Place
Tamar Charney, Tricia Cornell
A growing community of Bosnian immigrants is making its mark on
Grand Rapids. Amid the chain restaurants and strip malls on 28th
Street, a new bakery and grocery store has opened. It caters to Bosnians,
but is winning over many others in Grand Rapids, as well. Michigan Radio's
Tamar Charney reports.
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03/23/01
Preserving The Soo
Tamar Charney
This year you've probably been hearing a lot about Detroit's
efforts to commemorate it's history in honor of its 300th anniversary.
But another of Michigan's oldest cities is also doing more these days to
honor its history. Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney paid a visit to Sault
Saint Marie in the Upper Peninsula.
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03/23/01
Roland Hayes
Tamar Charney
The Detroit Public Library is trying to bring some of its
collections to life. The library is trying to let people know about some
of the stories held in the documents in its archives. That why the
library is hosting concerts and talks this weekend about the late tenor
singer named Roland Hayes. Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney reports.
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03/12/01
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Tamar Charney
The 39th Ann Arbor Film Festival opens tuesday at the Michigan Theater. The
festival has an international reputation for promoting 16mm works by experimental
filmmakers. But this year it is expanding to include works in a new format - digital
video. In doing so, the festival has joined in one of the most important debates in
filmmaking. Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney reports.
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03/12/01
Art Conservation
Tamar Charney
In an art museum the objects on display are typically in good health. The paintings and
sculpture are clean. And ceramic objects typically aren't chipped. That's because
these museums have conservators: people dedicated to the care and repair of the
objects on display. Some museums bring in outside people to do this, others have their
own conservation staff. In the 1970's the Detroit Institute of Arts became one of the
first museums to open its own in house conservation lab. This month the museum
completed renovating it. Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney recently got a behind the
scenes look at DIA's conservation facility....
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03/06/01
The Royal Shakespeare Company at UM: A Look At The Plays
Donovan Reynolds
The Royal Shakespeare Company today begins a three-week residency
at the University of Michigan under the auspices of the University Musical
Society. Thirty actors, as well as the cast and crew from the prestigious
British company will participate in lectures, lead workshops, and become
involved in the community life of Ann Arbor and Southeast Michigan. But
the highlight of the residency will be the staging of four of
Shakespeare's history plays - the well-known Richard the Third, and three
earlier Shakespeare dramas which are rarely performed. Michigan Radio's
Donovan Reynolds has a preview.
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03/06/01
A Portrait of David Oyelowo
Donovan Reynolds
When the Royal Shakespeare Company performs Henry the Sixth in Ann
Arbor, the lead role will be played by a 24 year old actor named David
Oyelowo. The casting of Oyelowo caused something of a
flutter in England when it was announced last year. That's because he's
the first black actor to play an English king in a Royal Shakespeare
Company production. In the 2nd part of our series on the Royal
Shakespeare Company, Michigan Radio's Donovan Reynolds has a profile of
the actor some drama critics are calling "The Black Olivier".
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03/06/01
Staging the Histories for Today
Donovan Reynolds
This weekend, the Royal Shakespeare Company will give the first of
its only U-S performances of "Henry the 6th, parts 1, 2, and 3." The
performances will be staged at the University of Michigan's Power Center,
under the auspices of the University Musical Society. The story of how
these plays came to Ann Arbor and how they have traveled from the company's
home base in Stratford-Upon-Avon in England is almost as full of intricate
plot twists as a Shakespearean drama. Michigan Radio's Donovan Reynolds
has the third in our series of special reports:
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03/06/01
Reaching Out to Michigan
Donovan Reynolds
One of world's premier classical theater companies is currently
spending some time in southeast Michigan. The Royal Shakespeare Company
is performing Henry the 6th Parts 1, 2, and 3, and Richard the 3rd this
week and next. Ann Arbor is the only place outside of England where the
R-S-C will stage these plays. But while the company is here they'll be
doing more than performing. They'll be meeting with classes, community
groups, and people of all ages to talk about Shakespeare, British history,
and theater. Michigan Radio's Donovan Reynolds has the final part of our
series.
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03/06/01
Henry VI: What You Need to Know
Donovan Reynolds
Michigan Radio's Donovan Reynolds host a one-hour feature on the Royal Shakespeare Company residency at the University of Michigan.
He is joined by Shakespeare scholar and University of Michigan Professor of English, Ralph Williams. This special presentation first aired on Michigan Radio March 9, 2001.
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