Don't Miss: "Messiah," Doty and root recipes

Celebrated poet Mark Doty will read from his poetry and prose to observe the 17th annual Day With(out) Art on World AIDS Day at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Museum of Art, 525 S. State St. (Photo courtesy Photo Museum Of Art)

Doty is the author of six celebrated collections of poems, including "Atlantis," which received the Ambassador Book Award, the Bingham Poetry Prize, and a Lambda Literary Award; and "My Alexandria," which was chosen by Philip Levine for the National Poetry Series and won the National Book Critics Circle Award and Britain's T. S. Eliot Prize.

He has also written "Heaven's Coast: A Memoir," which won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction, and "Firebird," an autobiography.

This event is sponsored by the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program, the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Women's Studies Program, and the Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Affairs. The museum is at 525 S. State St.

Tickets on sale for annual performances of Handel's "Messiah"

The University Musical Society (UMS) Choral Union and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra return at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 to Hill Auditorium for the annual performances of Handel's "Messiah."

The 220-voice University Musical Society Choral Union, above, conducted by Jerry Blackstone, will perform their annual performances of Handel's "Messiah" with the AnnArbor Symphony Orchestra Dec. 3 and 4 at Hill Auditorium. For ticket information, call 764-2538 or visit www.ums.org. (Photo by Photo By David Smith)

The performance is led by UMS Choral Union music director Jerry Blackstone and features outstanding soloists: soprano Karina Gauvin; countertenor Bejun Mehta; tenor Robert Breault; and baritone Andrew Garland.

The UMS Choral Union has been performing "Messiah" annually since UMS's founding in 1879. When UMS started performing "Messiah" concerts in 1879, such performances were rare. Today, "Messiah" is the sacred sign of the season for almost every community.

This year, a 220-voice chorus is slated to perform the oratorio.

Get Passionate for Potatoes and other Root Vegetables

Join MFit as they celebrate potatoes and other root vegetables with recipes ranging from soup to salads and side dishes, in a class from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14, at U-M's East Ann Arbor Health Center on Plymouth Road.

A 6-ounce potato is packed with vitamins and minerals, is fat and cholesterol free and has only 110 calories, compared to a like amount of rice or pasta with about 400 calories. MFit chefs will share their knowledge of purchasing and storing root vegetables for maximum freshness and flavor. Pre-registration is required. Call 975-4410, ext. 221, or visit www.med.umich.edu/mfit/nutrition.

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