The following article appeared in the January Edition of the Ann Arbor Film Festival newsletter.   The Lamp Post Inn is pleased to have been named in the article as the best deal close to the downtown area.  As indicated in the Newsletter, if you wish to make reservations for the Ann Arbor Film Festival at the Lamp Post Inn please go directly to The Lamp Post Inn website and use the promo code AAFF50 to receive the best, and lowest rates.

AAFF News
January 2012 – Edition #2

• Opening Night Events
• Announcing Bruce Baillie at the 50th
• Attending the 50th Festival

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Opening Night Reception

Join us for the Opening Reception of the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival! Complimentary heavy hors d’vours provided by local favorites Cafe Zola, eat catering, Sava’s, Silvio’s, and Raven’s Club. Open bar offers a limited-edition 50th AAFF Arbor Brewing Company beer, sparkling wine from L Mawby Vineyards, Maker’s Mark and Effen vodka. Creativeblack tie is encouraged. It’s sure to be a night to remember!

Tickets:
$50 general | $40 Mich Theater Members | $30 AAFF members

Opening Night Backstage Fundraising Dinner
Enhance your opening night experience and support the AAFF by attending the third annual backstage fundraising dinner. Open bar includes L Mawby Sparkling wine, beer and spirits as well as a strolling buffet dinner catered by eat catering and chef services. All guests for the dinner receive a special 50th AAFF gift bag and reserved seating for the opening night screening.

Tickets: $125

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Filmmaking Pioneer Bruce Baillie in Attendance for 50th

We are proud to announce a special appearance by renowned avant-garde filmmaker Bruce Baillie at the 50th festival. Baillie will be one of our honored guest returning to Ann Arbor to present three programs of his work as part of our 50th celebration.

In 1963 Baillie’s worked screened with a partial retrospective during the first year of a festival. A pioneer of the American avant-garde film movement, Baillie will discuss his work and his influence on film culture with the AAFF audience.

The 82 year-old is most well known as the founder of Canyon Cinema distribution and co-creator of the San Francisco Cinematheque, an acclaimed series of experimental film, digital media, and performance cinema that continues to this day.

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Attending the 50th AAFF

Attend the whole 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival with a festival pass or simply spend the weekend with our weekend pass and these exclusive festival hotel rates.

The AAFF’s official hotel provider Weber’s Inn is offering a $92 per night rate to anyone mentioning the rate code AAF2012TH. Call 800-443-3050 or book online atwww.webersinn.com

If being downtown is a must Campus Inn is offering rooms at $169 per night for a single or $192 per night for a double and includes room upgrade, wine card and appetizer in the hotel’s Victors Bar. To secure your room mention rate code #6559when you call 800-666-8693 or 734-769-2200 to book.

The best deal close to downtown is Lamp Post Inn at $52 per night for one bed or $57 per night for two beds. Mention the rate code AAFF50 when calling 877-971-8001 or book online at www.lamppostinn.com.

All rates are per room, per night subject to availability, plus applicable taxes. Thanks to the AAACVB for helping us welcome our out-of-town festival guests

We welcome all visitors to the Film Festival and look forward to being your hotel of choice during this special event.

The Michigan Wolverine Hockey team is off to a great start and their sights are set on winning the CCHA Tournament again this year.  Special information regarding the team is available at http://www.mgoblue.com.

The remaining portion of the Wolverine schedule is listed below.   Since the Lamp Post Inn is located so close to the hockey facility (Yost Arena) we offer a special overnight rate for those that are attending the hockey game.   If you would like to make reservations at the hotel please go to our website http://www.lamppostinn.com and use the promo code HOCKEY12 to receive a special 10% discount on our most popular units.   The discount is only available for the night of the game.

Sat., Jan. 21	at No. 6 Notre Dame *	South Bend, Ind.	7:35 p.m. ET
Fri., Feb. 3	vs. Miami (Ohio) *	Ann Arbor, Mich.	7:35 p.m. ET
Sat., Feb. 4	vs. Miami (Ohio) *	Ann Arbor, Mich.	7:35 p.m. ET
Fri., Feb. 10	at Michigan State *	East Lansing, Mich.	7:35 p.m. ET
Sat., Feb. 11	vs. Michigan State	Detroit, Mich.	7:35 p.m. ET
Fri., Feb. 17	vs. Northern Michigan *	Ann Arbor, Mich.	7:35 p.m. ET
Sat., Feb. 18	vs. Northern Michigan *	Ann Arbor, Mich.	5:05 p.m. ET
Fri., Feb. 24	at Bowling Green *	Bowling Green, Ohio	7:05 p.m. ET
Sat., Feb. 25	at Bowling Green *	Bowling Green, Ohio	7:05 p.m. ET
Fri., Mar. 2	CCHA Tournament First Round	Campus Sites	TBA
Sat., Mar. 3	CCHA Tournament First Round	Campus Sites	TBA
Sun., Mar. 4	CCHA Tournament First Round	Campus Sites	TBA
Fri., Mar. 9	CCHA Tournament Quarterfinal Round	Campus Sites	TBA
Sat., Mar. 10	CCHA Tournament Quarterfinal Round	Campus Sites	TBA
Sun., Mar. 11	CCHA Tournament Quarterfinal Round	Campus Sites	TBA
Fri., Mar. 16	CCHA Tournament Championship Semifinal	Detroit, Mich.	TBA
Sat., Mar. 17	CCHA Tournament Championship Final	Detroit, Mich.	TBA

For additional information regarding The Lamp Post Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan please visit our website at http://www.lamppostinn.com or call us on our toll free number at 877 971 8001.

The Red Wings lobbied to have the game at Comerica Park, but the NHL couldn’t pass up an opportunity to hold this annual outdoor spectacle at “The Big House,” where it is expected to attract a record crowd in excess of 110,000. To appease Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch, a rink will be constructed at Comerica Park. The home of the Detroit Tigers will host other events leading up to the Winter Classic, including the alumni game and possibly the Great Lakes Invitational.

Hill Auditorium

Denis Matsuev will perform at Hill Auditorium on January 23, 2012.   Guests attending the performance will be offered special discount rates at the Lamp Post Inn.   When booking please use the promo code HILLEV.

The evening performance will include numbers by Shubert, Beethoven, Grieg and Stravinsky.  Matsuev is particularly known for his dexterity and strength which translates to a brilliant clarity of sound and technique.

The Wikipedia biography notes include:

Denis Leonidovich Matsuev PAR(Дени́с Леони́дович Мацу́ев; born June 11, 1975) is a Russian pianist, one of the most popular classical music performers of his generation, the winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1998 in Moscow ^[1], laureate of esteemed Shostakovich Prize in Music and State Prize of Russian Federation in Literature and Arts. Today the name of Denis Matsuev is known to the whole world. The man, whose career started so dramatically and in such a young age, is now associated with one of the best world pianists, who managed to mix in his performances the grandest of Russian traditions and innovatory creative conceptions, high quality of concert programmes and moving rendering.

For ticket information go to the University of Michigan Musical Society web page.

For discounted hotel reservations please go directly to The Lamp Post Inn at use the Promo Code HILLEV.

Over the last several years we have been honored to have a number of individuals and groups stay with us while they attended the Dawn Dance Weekend that is organized by the AACTMAD.

As stated on their web page, the AACTMAD:

AACTMAD is a non-profit volunteer organization sponsoring over 200 traditional music, dance, and related events each year. These are lively public gatherings where you can enjoy dancing, playing instruments, or listening to traditional music. If you can walk, you can dance. Join us and find the fun of moving to music, preserving living musical traditions, and being welcomed by a great community of people from all walks of life. It’s fun, it’s friendly, it’s good for you!

The Lamp Post Inn will offer special rates for those that are participating in the Dawn Dance Weekend.   Rates are available at our website at the Lamp Post Inn. Please use the promo code AACTMAD for discounts on our most popular unit types.

http://www.aactmad.org/

The Dandia Dhamaka dance competition is scheduled for January 28 at the Michigan Theater.  The Lamp Post Inn will offer special rates for those that are guests or are participating in the event.

Wikipedia describes Dandia Dhamaka as

Dandia Dhamaka, an Intercollegiate Dance Competition at the University of Michigan was founded in 2002 and started with 8 colleges from across the United States. The founding organization is the University of Michigan Raas Association. Currently, the number of teams has expanded to 10 and the organization has been re-named RAAS Association. The next event will be held January 28th, 2012

For further information you may go directly to the website Dandia Dhamaka or the Michigan Theater.

The Lamp Post Inn will offer special rates to those that will be participating or attending the Dandia Dhamaka.  When making reservations at The Lamp Post Inn website please use the promo code MICHTH.  The special rates on our most popular unit types are only applicable to the night of the competition.

An Dro

Since my spouse is Irish it is always difficult to overlook an Irish sound coming to Ann Arbor.  I am , therefore, pleased to announce that the Ark will be hosting An Dro, a celtic type folk band on January 12.

“An Dro is a union of four seasoned instrumentalists who speak from the heart with uncommon synergy. Their music is a blend of traditional and original melodies from across the globe, reaching back to the past, with an eye to the present and the future.”

Their music is difficult to classify since it brings together sounds as diverse as traditional Irish melodies, Appalchian influences, African grooves and even some medieval European sounds.  Yet whether you are ready for dancing, or just ready for a lively night of fantastic music, join An Dro at the Ark for a wonderful evening.   Tickets can be found at The Ark on line.

The Lamp Post Inn will offer special guest rates for those that are attending the concert.  Simply enter the promo code ARKEVENT when making reservations for the night of January 12th and you will be given several discounts on our most popular units.

Hill Auditorium

The Ark  will sponsor and host  The Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival on January 27 and 28, 2012 at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor.  The Lamp Post Inn will offer special rates on several of their most popular units for those attending the Festival.   When booking at  The Lamp Post Inn please use the Promo Code HILLEV.

Hill Auditorium, located on the campus of the University of Michigan, is 1 ½ miles from the Lamp Post Inn.  Special discounted rates for those attending the Ann Arbor Folk Festival are available at the hotel.  For reservations go to The Lamp Post Inn and use the corporate code HILLEV.