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• 07/25/2025

Celebrating Art House Theater Day, plus ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

Listen to the full episode on WEMU CELEBRATING ART HOUSE THEATER DAY Art House Theater Day is an annual program that brings audiences together to celebrate all that art house theaters – and independent film – contribute to our cultural landscape: ambitious and innovative art that provokes, challenges, entertains, and inspires. 2025 marks the sixth Art […]

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• 07/18/2025

The Michigan Theater celebrates the Ann Arbor Art Fair

Art Fair, ‘Eddington’ and ‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ open downtown. LISTEN TO FULL EPISODE ON WEMU As the Art Fair takes over downtown Ann Arbor, the Michigan Theater will be open to those that wish to cool off and experience entertainment that built the reputation of the theater. Tonight, Friday and Saturday, the public […]

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• 07/16/2025

Dinner & a Movie: Summer of Studio Ghibli

We’ve partnered with our neighbors at Slurping Turtle to bring you an immersive Dinner & a Movie experience celebrating the magic of Studio Ghibli. Start the evening with a family-style, three-course dinner served around communal tables, just like a Ghibli feast should be. Then head to the Michigan Theater for an unforgettable screening. Perfect for a group night out! […]

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• 07/07/2025

Jurassic World: Rebirth’ and ’40 Acres’ open for 4th of July weekend

LISTEN TO THE WHOLE EPISODE ON WEMU “Jurassic World: Rebirth” — NOW PLAYING AT THE MULTIPLEX A team of skilled operatives to the most dangerous place on Earth, an island research facility for the original Jurassic Park. Their mission is to secure genetic material from dinosaurs whose DNA can provide life-saving benefits to mankind. From director Gareth […]

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• 07/02/2025

Art House Theater Day at the Michigan

Art House Theater Day (AHTD) is an annual program of AHC that brings audiences together to celebrate all that art house theaters – and independent film – contribute to our cultural landscape: ambitious and innovative art that provokes, challenges, entertains, and inspires. 2025 marks the sixth Art House Theater Day, which launched in 2016 in […]

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• 05/09/2025

Local Stories, Global Stage: Michigan Filmmakers Featured at Cinetopia Film Festival

Cinetopia 2025 Brings Locally-Made Films & Global Festival Favorites to Ann Arbor Forget your streaming apps—this May, the only way to see some of the world’s most exciting new films is to grab a seat at Cinetopia. Running May 15–18 in downtown Ann Arbor, Cinetopia 2025 features an exclusive lineup of festival-circuit gems and locally-created works that can’t […]

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• 12/05/2024

Bon Voyage

Michigan Theater will kick off the New Year celebrating four arts exemplars; Sun., Jan. 5th, at 4:00 pm  97TH Anniversary: Michigan Theater, Chaplin’s “The Circus” / Bon Voyage: Russ Collins and Deb Polich ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – January 2025, marks the 97th anniversary of the Michigan Theater and Charlie Chaplin’s Academy Award-Winning cinema classic “The […]

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• 11/01/2024

Meet Molly: The New Executive Director & CEO

Molly Rowan-Deckart Brings her Arts and Cinema Passion to Ann Arbor. She is the first female CEO of the Michigan Theater in nearly 100 years. Ann Arbor, MI, November 1, 2024 – The Michigan and State Theaters will welcome a new leader in the New Year. The governing Board of this community-based, mission driven non-profit […]

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• 10/28/2024

Sasha Velour: The Big Reveal Show

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – Sasha Velour, a world-renowned drag performer, will serve up 90 minutes of dramatic, thought-provoking, and earth-shaking reveals in The Big Reveal Live Show! The performance will take place on January 17 at 8 pm at the Michigan Theater’s historic Main Auditorium. Ticket prices range from $27-$92. Upgrades for $50 per person are available for […]

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• 07/31/2024

RUSSELL B. COLLINS TO RETIRE

Collins Concludes a 4+ decade tenure as Executive Director/CEO at the end of 2024 Ann Arbor, MI, July 29, 2024 – Russell B. Collins, long-time Executive Director of the Michigan Theater Foundation (now known as Marquee Arts), will retire in December 2024. Since 1982, he has led the theater from its origins as a fledgling […]

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