Shaman drum bookshop local business ann arbor, michigan. We recommend getting 3 quotes for any construction project. I believe the university community and ann arbor citizens who love literature need a firstrate browsing store for books in the humanities in the university neighborhood. Late last week, karl pohrt, the driving force behind ann arbors historic shaman drum book shop, passed away at the age of 65 after a long. Ann arbor lost long time favourite independent bookstore shaman drum. Remembering karl pohrt, the man behind ann arbors shaman drum. Michigans shaman drum bookstore to close june 30 jacket. Ann arbor has lost one of its literary icons and gentle souls. The ann arbor book society fosters an appreciation for and access to books for all. Karl pohrt and his ann arbor literary institution, shaman drum bookshop, need help. One of americas leading indie bookstores the shaman drum bookshop in ann arbor, michigan is going under, and you can read about it in a report from one of the countrys great a. Karl pohrt, longtime owner of shaman drum bookshop.
Eliyahu gurfinkel, the ann arbor newsemily chapin, an employee of the shaman drum bookshop, chats with art niewiadomski, of toledo, at the store on tuesday afternoon. Shaman drum bookshop is around one hundred steps from the central campus of the university of michigan, one of the top ten public universities in the world. Eliyahu gurfinkel, the ann arbor newsemily chapin, an employee of the shaman drum bookshop, chats with art niewiadomski, of toledo. Karl pohrt, the founder of shaman drum bookshop in ann arbor, mich. Its one of those signofthetimes stories where you dont realize the doublewhammy until a minute or two later. Karl pohrt is owner of shaman drum bookshop in ann arbor, which opened in 1980. He often frequented shaman drum bookshop and the original borders on state street. After 29 years of business, local bookstore shaman drum bookshop will officially close its doors on june 30 after suffering from financial hardship in the past year. Carried a lot of humanities class text books, and a good selection of magazines. Employees of shaman drum bookshop crossdress for a day, september 1995 employees of shaman drum bookshop crossdress for a day, september. Longtime ann arbor bookstore shaman drum plans to close at the end of the month due to financial woes over the past year, owner karl pohrt said tuesday. Shaman drum bookshop 3115 south state street ann arbor, mi 48104 7346627407 8004907023 website.
On the bookstore s blog in a post titled the last chapter, he wrote. He was 65 and had battled a rare form of thyroid cancer. Many professors on campus are so fond of shaman drum as the local small bookstore, that they solely use shaman drum to distribute their coursebooks. The founder of shaman drum bookshop in ann arbor, mich. Shaman drum bookshop to close june 30 the ann arbor chronicle. Pohrt is looking for investors to give the south state street.
He is a former board member of the american booksellers association and a. I lobbying m tw enuironment i 1 i crune j balancea budgets i jrjjjji campaign jlnance m health care i i jree trade 1 a race. Karl pohrt, owner of shaman drum bookshop in ann arbor, mich. Karl pohrt longtime owner of shaman drum bookshop on south state street. Karl pohrt longtime owner of shaman drum bookshop on south state street, community stalwart, bridger of chasms and expert on the literature of the beat generation died wednesday at his ann arbor home. Ann arbor news file photoshaman drum bookshop is shown in this file photo. We celebrate and sustain ann arbor s dynamic book culture through advocacy of its diverse book. Michigans shaman drum bookstore to close june 30 jacket copy. Shaman drum bookshop ann arbor, michigan insider pages. Shaman drum bookshop to close at the end of the month. Shaman drum is a small bookstore on campus where you can find many books that arent the typical main stream books. A few days ago, a man came into the store and said that he is a librarian who once lived in ann arbor.