February 25-March 2, 2004

AMERICANA SLIDESHOW POET, 3/2 Henrietta Fahrenhieit: Back in art school, it seemed like every artist was a frustrated poet, and every frustrated poet had his/her own self-published post-Howl pamphlets for your perusal. A nice thought, but they were never any good. For the past two years, Brooklyn-based artist and would-be musician Andy Friedman has been touring the country with an art-poetry performance that elevates the genre to a level it rarely sees. Friedman's subject is the blues and all that it signifies, but he trades the guitar for a slide projector radiating Americana and a cache of extended, esoteric monologues. Henrietta Fahrenheit is located at 126 W. Michigan Ave. in Ypsilanti. Call 724-484-3833 for more info.

--Natalie Haddad