Literary-art Events in Ann Arbor

Check out happening literary-art events all around Ann Arbor, MI

Literati Presents: Jennette McCurdy

 Fri, 23 Jan at 07:00 pm Rackham Auditorium USD 38

Marsal School of Education Martin Luther King Jr Children and Youth Program

 Mon, 19 Jan at 08:00 am Marsal Family School of Education Building Free

Heywood Banks

 Sat, 17 Jan at 08:00 pm 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

Shawn Colvin

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:30 pm 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

Penny & Sparrow w/sg Caleb Elliott

 Sat, 11 Apr at 08:00 pm 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

Literati Presents: Lillian Li

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm Rogel Ballroom USD 0 to 32

Open Mic Wednesday w/ Annie Bacon & Forrest Hejkal

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm North Star Lounge

Dreaming Dirty in Michigan 2026

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am Hilton Garden Inn Ann Arbor USD 0 to 39

3/20: Other Worlds- A Sci-fi/Fantasy Book Club at Booksweet

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Booksweet Free

The Sebastians - Ann Arbor

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:30 pm St Andrews Episcopal Church

Literati Presents: Emma Straub

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm Rackham Auditorium USD 35

1/16: Other Worlds- A Sci-fi/Fantasy Book Club at Booksweet

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm Booksweet Free

Resurgo: The Rise From Within

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:00 pm 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

2/6: Pages for Progress - A Nonfiction Book Club at Booksweet

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:00 pm Booksweet Free

3/23: (Book)Sweet on Romance Book Club!

 Mon, 23 Mar at 07:00 pm Booksweet Free

Circulator Packet Making Party - Ann Arbor

 Tue, 27 Jan at 05:30 pm 564 S Main St, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2870, United States

Bil Lepp

 Sun, 25 Jan at 07:30 pm 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

Joy Clark & Kate Peterson

 Sat, 28 Mar at 08:00 pm 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

Amelia Day

 Sat, 28 Feb at 08:00 pm 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

1/26: (Book)Sweet on Romance Book Club!

 Mon, 26 Jan at 07:00 pm Booksweet Free

Author Event | MacArthur Cotton and John Obee: Mississippi's Black Cotton

 Mon, 02 Feb at 06:00 pm Ann Arbor District Library

Storytime with Author Aya Khalil

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am Schuler Books (Ann Arbor)

Literati Presents: Jillian Meadows

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:30 pm Literati Bookstore USD 22

1/27: Austin Channing Brown Writing Workshop #1

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:00 pm Booksweet USD 34

Les Délices - Ann Arbor

 Sat, 17 Jan at 07:30 pm St Andrews Episcopal Church

Secondhand Luck with Kim Harrison

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:30 pm Schuler Books (Ann Arbor)

Jake Xerxes Fussell w/sg Dougie Poole

 Tue, 17 Feb at 08:00 pm 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

Willie Nile

 Fri, 17 Apr at 08:00 pm 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

A Conversation with Former NFL Pro Chris Kluwe and Sci-Fi Author John Scalzi

 Thu, 29 Jan at 06:00 pm Ann Arbor District Library

Shaka Senghor: How To Be Free

 Thu, 12 Mar at 05:30 pm 603 E Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

The Healing Feast - February 2026

 Tue, 17 Feb at 05:00 pm First United Methodist Church USD 0 to 55

Trace Bundy

Wed, 04 Mar at 08:00 pm 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

Founder Office Hours

 Wed, 21 Jan at 02:00 pm Bamboo Ann Arbor Free

Vance Gilbert

 Sun, 10 May at 07:30 pm 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great? Special Stephen Sondheim Edition Part 1

 Sun, 08 Feb at 02:00 pm 415 North Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great? Special Stephen Sondheim Edition Part 2

 Sun, 15 Feb at 02:00 pm 415 North Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104

Uncle Vanya

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:30 pm Arthur Miller Theater

CJS Noon Lecture Series | Distant Listening: Conceptions of Sound and Language

 Thu, 05 Feb at 12:00 pm Weiser Hall, University of Michigan

The Queer Reading Nook

 Mon, 02 Feb at 12:00 pm Spectrum Center

3/13: Ann Arborville Horror Book Club at Booksweet

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Booksweet Free

4/9: Thursday M**der Mystery Book Club at Booksweet

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Booksweet Free

CJS Noon Lecture Series | Transgressive Navigation: Tanegashima, Kyoto, and the Wokou

 Thu, 26 Mar at 12:00 pm Weiser Hall, University of Michigan

CJS Noon Lecture Series | James Marshall Plumer’s Collecting Journey in War-torn Japan

 Thu, 02 Apr at 12:00 pm Weiser Hall, University of Michigan

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 13 Nov at 08:00 pm Ann Arbor Free

Lititz Storytelling Festival - Ann Arbor

 Sun, 22 Feb at 01:00 am The Ark

Grassroots Bookclub

 Mon, 09 Jun at 06:30 pm Literati Bookstore USD 5