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Perfect Pies & Tarts
Watch Keegan C. Rodgers, Head Baker at the People's Food Co-Op, lead a hands-on workshop on how to make the perfect pie dough.
Learn the difference between pies and tarts, understand the different fillings and crusts for pies and tarts, and understand how to blind bake a pie shell.
This event was co-sponsored by the People's Food Co-Op.
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John W. Barfield Discusses His Autobiography, "Starting From Scratch : The Humble Beginnings of a Two Billion-Dollar Enterprise"
John W. Barfield is a legendary entrepreneur who is known as a pioneer of corporate America's vital Minority Supplier Development programs. He is the founder of The Bartech Group Inc., a leading workforce management and staffing solutions provider to Global 500 firms. Bartech, based in Southfield, Michigan, employs more than 3,000 people, manages approximately 26,000 contract workers worldwide, and manages approximately $3 billion in contingent labor for its global clients. Bartech was named the Nation's Top Managed Service Provider firm for 2014 by HRO Today, a trade magazine for the contingent workforce Industry.
Join us as John discusses his life and his new autobiography, Starting From Scratch : The Humble Beginnings of a Two Billion-Dollar Enterprise. A book signing will follow and books will be for sale at the event.
The son of an Alabama sharecropper, John W. Barfield dropped out of high school to enlist in the United States Army, serving in Germany and France from 1945-1947. Upon his discharge, he worked as a custodian at the University of Michigan.
In 1954, he and his wife Betty, formed the first of many companies, J & B Cleaning Company (later renamed Barfield Cleaning Company) located in Ypsilanti. John and his wife Betty sold their first business to ITT Corporation in 1969. It was a breakthrough transaction that led to a relationship with General Motors Corporation and a second career as one of the most successful minority suppliers for GM and other companies.
In 1977, Barfield incorporated John Barfield and Associates and by 1984 he had expanded the company and renamed it Bartech Inc. Barfield formed and eventually sold additional businesses, including Barfield Building Maintenance Company and Barfield Manufacturing Company.
As a long time philanthropist and mentor to other entreprenuers, Mr. Barfield has received numerous honors and awards, including The Tree of Life Award, the highest honor of the Jewish National Fund of America; the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion's Humanitarian of the Year Award; and the A.G. Gaston Lifetime Achievement Award from Black Enterprise Magazine.
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Backyard Brains: DIY Neuroscience with Greg Gage
Greg Gage, neuroscience PhD and founder of Backyard Brains, joins us to discuss and demonstrate topics in do-it-yourself neuroscience. Gage introduces neurological basics, tells the story of cyborg scorpions, and invites volunteers from the audience to assist in an experiment in anesthetizing, operating on, and listening to the neuron spike of a South American cockroach.
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Kids Read Comics 2015: Super Skull Live Podcast
Vault of Midnight's Marcus Schwimmer, Curtis Sullivan and Nick Yribar record an episode of the Super Skull Podcast in front of a live audience at Kids Read Comics 2015. They discuss all ages comics, new releases, and comic book industry news.
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Cat Care 101 with Miranda Bono of The Cat’s Meow Cat Cafe
Have you thought about getting a cat but just don't know where to start? Should you adopt, or buy from a breeder? Opt for a young kitten, or adult? How do you introduce a new feline friend to your family and current pets? Or do you just love cats and want to know more?
Miranda Bono, future owner of the Cat's Meow Cat Cafe (set to open in Ann Arbor in 2016), tells you all you need to know along with rescue team members from Happy Hearts Feline Rescue based out of Manchester.
The event also had some "cat furniture" and other "catified" structures from Catastrophic Creations on display.
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Ten Thousand Villages And The Fair Trade Movement
Did you know that the global fair trade movement began with the founding of Ten Thousand Villages more than 60 years ago? Pioneering businesswoman Edna Ruth Byler was struck by the overwhelming poverty she witnessed during a 1946 trip to Puerto Rico and was moved to take action. She ignited a global movement to eradicate poverty through market-based solutions. For the next 30 years, Byler worked tirelessly to connect entrepreneurs in developing countries with market opportunities in North America. From humble beginnings, Ten Thousand Villages has now grown to a global network of social entrepreneurs working to empower and provide economic opportunities to artisans in developing countries.
Bill Henderson, store manager, and founding member Norene Kanagy share fair trade principles, the history, and mission and tell the local history of the formation of the Ten Thousand Villages store at 303 S. Main St., Ann Arbor.
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Go! Ice Cream Presents the Story of Delicious Ingredients!
Rob Hess of Ypsilanti’s Go! Ice Cream shares the story of the ingredients behind your favorite ice cream flavors, from vanilla and its variations around the world to the science of brown butter, learn about delicious flavors!
Go! Ice Cream is a small company that crafts artisanal ice creams in small batches using local ingredients, and delivers them right to your door. Whether it gets to you from the back of their bike or you find it in your favorite grocer’s freezer section, you can be sure you’re eating all-natural products without preservatives, emulsifiers, stabilizers, or other multi-syllabic chemicals.
Go! Ice Cream was founded by Rob Hess on the belief that dessert is a good thing, a sweet enhancement to a life well-lived. His goal is to bring more flavor to life through bold versions of classic ice creams and adventurous new flavor combinations. 2014 SUMMER GAME Code: GOICECREAMGOOOOOO
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AADL Talks To Bill Hart of Seyfried Jewelers
Bill and Jim Hart have owned Seyfried Jewelers in Downtown Ann Arbor for more than 35 years. The store closed in December 2013 after 100 years in Ann Arbor.
Bill talked with AADL about taking over the shop from the Seyfried family, the longevity of the store, how selling jewelry becomes a lifelong relationship with the customer and the changes to retailing in Ann Arbor.
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AADL Talks to Bob Dascola
Dascola Barber Shop has been a fixture of downtown Ann Arbor since 1938 when Dominic Dascola first struck out on his own as a business owner. Bob Dascola, his son, has been a part of this tradition for the past 45 years, keeping shop first in his father's original location on E Liberty St and now in his own space on S State St. In that time, he's grown from being one member of the family business to being a small business owner, then a community leader, and now a candidate for City Council in the 3rd Ward. When Bob sat down with us, we talked about going into the family business, how a community member can make a difference, and the things he's learned just by talking with people who come in and sit down in his chair.
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Fine Cameras and How They Are Made
The Argus C-Four takes center stage in this promotional video for Argus Cameras. The narrator intones, "It takes three things to make a fine camera . . ." and with that launches into a highly technical and detailed description of every step in the camera-manufacturing process at Argus Cameras of Ann Arbor. Scenes of the scientists and craftsmen creating the Argus C-Four are interwoven with scenes of customers using the camera to take family photos and outdoor shots. The easy-to-use, lightweight Argus cameras revolutionized photography, essentially creating "popular photography." Enjoy this pre-Mad Men video, visit AADL's Argus Camera online exhibit and take a walk over to the Argus Museum for even more Argus history.
27:09 min. c.1953