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December 15, 2001
Live from Hill Auditorium on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, with fiddler Jeremy Kittel, guitarist Jesse Mason, Jo Serrapere and the Hot Tail Section, Robin & Linda Williams, and Mollie O'Brien.
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Ann Arbor Days (Jo Serrapere & the Hot Tail Section)
News from Lake Wobegon
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recorded on December 15, 2001, from Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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| 00:00 | Logo |
| 00:12 | Tishomingo |
| 02:14 | GK open, talk about Michigan, liberal Ann Arbor |
| 03:03 | Mary Had A Baby - GK, Mollie, Robin and Linda |
| 06:34 | Blackberry Blossom/Jingle Bells/You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Jeremy Allan |
Kittel and Jesse Mason
| 09:50 | A'soulin' - GK, Mollie, Robin and Linda |
| 14:06 | Synonym script |
| 15:44 | Coffee script |
| 19:47 | Christmas Songs: A Christmas Carol, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, Talkin' |
Christmas Blues
| 28:40 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
| 30:30 | Lake Wobegon Weekend announcement |
| 32:55 | Theme Restaurants script |
| 34:15 | Bertha's Kitty Boutique script |
| 35:40 | Hill Auditorium script |
| 38:08 | GK talks about Ann Arbor |
| 44:19 | Fiddley Squat: Andy Stein, alumnus, intros |
| 47:28 | GK talks to Jo Serrapere |
| 50:08 | Changing Like The Seasons - Jo Serrapere and the Hot Tail Section |
| 53:48 | Ann Arbor Days - Jo Serrapere and the Hot Tail Section |
| 57:59 | Catchup script |
| 1:01:02 | There'll Be Some Changes Made - intermission |
| 1:05:12 | Greetings |
| 1:09:42 | Barry Minot script |
| 1:18:04 | GK talks to Jeremy Allan Kittel |
| 1:19:23 | Gloomy Winter Is Now Away- Jeremy Allan Kittel and Jesse Mason |
| 1:23:58 | GK talks to Robin and Linda Williams |
| 1:25:08 | Wintergrace - Robin and Linda Williams |
| 1:28:13 | Monologue |
| 1:46:03 | Irish Heartbeat - GK, Mollie, Robin and Linda |
| 1:50:20 | Christmas Medley - GK, Mollie, Robin and Linda, GASB |
| 1:55:55 | Credits |
| 1:57:36 | Blackberry Blossom closer |

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Photos from the show
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| Jo Serrapere in rehearsal |
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Jeremy Kittel and Jesse Mason |
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| The Helpful Gospel Quartet in rehearsal |
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Hill Auditorium on the campus of the University of Michigan |
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| Jo Serrapere and the Hot Tail Section |
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Smiley Mollie O'Brien backstage. |
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| Reading room at the Cook Legal Research Center on campus |
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