"Out of the Blue" Season 1 Episode 06

Abstract

Feature 1: A group of graduate students from the U-M’s College of Architecture and Urban Planning are working to create a sustainable community–based food system in Detroit so that everyone—no matter what their income or transportation challenges—can get better nutrition. Feature 2: Four years ago, Professor Thylias Moss, a renowned poet and a MacArthur and Guggenheim fellow, had a revelation that inspired her to jump off an artistic career cliff. Her new exploration of multimedia communication fused with poetry has transformed her work and her teaching. Feature 3: FestiFools explodes onto Ann Arbor’s Main Street with enormous papier–mâché creatures and hundreds of participants from across the community.