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GREAT FUN FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
On a fine summer weekend, along the streets of Downtown Saline, a wonderful assortment of activities, attractions, and amusements will bring together people of all ages and interests. It’s a super hometown celebration – Saline’s Summerfest 2016!
Ann Arbor's historic Kerrytown District plays host to the 90-plus-year-old Ann Arbor Farmer's Market. This market is a year-round market featuring locally grown food, plants, hand-made crafts and freshly prepared food.
More than 160 vendors display and serve up an incredibly diverse assortment of producers and artisans. Ann Arbor’s local restaurants and stores have even started to shop the market themselves, forging mutually beneficial relationships and bringing fresh, local food to happy residents and visitors of this eclectic Michigan community.
Educational events, such as canning exhibitions and cooking demonstrations by local experts and an autumn harvest celebration for kids, provide food for thought and entertainment at the market.
The City of Ann Arbor's Parks and Recreation Department manages the market. A Public Market Advisory Commission, made up of market vendors, regular market customers and local community members, holds public meetings each month to discuss and debate market operations.
Address: 315 Detroit Street, Ann Arbor (directions)
Winter Hours: Sat. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. January 4th through April 26th
Payment Options: Credit Cards, SNAP, WIC Vouchers
Web: a2gov.org/market; www.facebook.com/a2market; www.twitter.com/a2market
Contact: Sarah DeWitt 734.794.6255 - [email protected]
The Holiday Season is upon and there are lots of fun traditions to take in this time of year! Embrace the holiday spirit by checking out some of these festive events in and around the city of Ann Arbor:
Come join in the party on Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor! On Friday, Dec. 6th, a number of the stores along Main Street will stay open late for you to take advantage of myriad holiday sales. Also, enjoy special entertainment and hopefully run into both Santa Claus and Miss Washtenaw County, who will both roam the sidewalks between 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. For more information, visit the Main Street Area Association's website.
Enjoy the city of Chelsea's 9th annual Light Parade! In addition to the dozens of lighted floats and vehicles, this sparkling event features a number of marching bands and Jolly Old Saint Nicholas himself! The parade begins at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7th at Chelsea State Bank’s south parking lot and winds up at the Chelsea Teddy Bear Company, where you can revel in the free community afterglow party with refreshments.
To participate, fill out this application.
Burn some of those holiday calories off by participating in the Holiday Hustle Run charity event at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7th, in downtown Dexter. Participants receive one raffle ticket for each canned or other non-perishable food items donated. The first 500 participants to register receive a choice of some jingling or flashing flare to wear during the run.
For more information, visit the website.
The 38th Annual Saline Christmas Parade takes place on Saturday, Dec. 7th, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in downtown Saline. The parade features Santa Claus with his chief elf riding on his sleigh, Mrs. Claus, baton twirlers, a hot-air balloon, myriad floats, bands, horses, goats and donkeys.
For more information, visit the website.
Located within Buhr Park, in the very heart of Ann Arbor, MI, the Cobblestone Farm and Museum offers a glimpse at what life was like in southeast Michigan during the mid-19th century.
The property features a neo-classical style, cobblestone farmhouse, constructed in 1844 for Dr.Benahah Ticknor, a naval doctor. Today, the restored farm and farmhouse are open to the public and offer a variety of historic decorative art pieces and artifacts from the 19th century.
Special Events at Cobblestone Farm
Cobblestone Farm hosts a weekly farmers' market on Tuesdays, from May through November. The more than 25 weekly vendors offer local produce, plants, canned goods, flowers and dairy products.
The property is also the site of numerous special events, including: Living History Days, Michigan Log Cabin Day, Spring on the Farm, an Independence Day celebration, and Country Christmas.
Visiting the Cobblestone Farm and Museum
The Cobblestone Museum is open on Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and admission is free.
The Cobblestone Farm and Museum is located at 2781 Packard Road in Ann Arbor.
This summer, there won't be anything remotely woebegone about Ann Arbor, even though the Ann Arbor Summer Festival commences with Mr. Prairie Home Companion himself, Garrison Keillor, who kicks off the preliminaries on June 1st at Hill Auditorium. Mr. Keillor, by the way, has hinted in advance that he might serve his own recipe of rhubarb pie to all attendees - enough said!
Spanning June 14 to July 7, this 30th year of the Ann Arbor Summer Festival (which will soon have its own downloadable app) will showcase the usual lineup of world class bands on its main stage (Top of the Park), niche jazz bands like Preservation Hall and New Orleans Bingo, fusion Latino-Asian dance music from the likes of Pink Martini, and Malian blues from Amadou and Miriam.
Renowned nationally for its eclectic mishmash of art, music, hippiedom, and cultural innovation, the Ann Arbor Summer Festival makes others seem like child's play.
At this festival, mega stars of art and music venture along the fringe territories staked out by up-and-coming indie rock bands. Everybody sips a little something to combat the heat. The rain doesn't dare drop by. Children are welcome, but occasionally best left at home.
It's not every day that a troupe of men in ballet drag go on pointe (literally) and re-interpret Balanchine's “Swan Lake”. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, world famous for precisely this reason, considers such feats all in a day's work. They will bring their testosterone, unreal flexibility, impeccable technique, and perfectly timed camp to Ann Arbor this summer - a first, to be sure, for both the troupe and the audience.
There will be plenty of rival movement to keep the Trockadero ballerinas on their toes: Les 7 Doigts de la Main, a Montreal circus troupe, makes its Ann Arbor Summer Festival debut. Mixing acrobatics, dance, and visual tricks, Les 7 Doigts (7 Fingers) is on the vanguard of modern nouveau-cirque. Performances are kid-friendly and tickets begin at $10.
Rounding out the selection of more typical, family-safe alternatives is “Tangle”. Scheduled to inhabit South Ingalls Mall, “Tangle” is an interactive, riotous romp through a maze of elastic, created entirely by kids right there on the spot.
There will also be free outdoor movies (this year a showing of Tom Hanks' “Big”), free live music shows, and tons of community programs. The festival's proximity to Ann Arbor's diverse restaurant scene in the downtown area is another plus.
At the Festival website, search for more info by acts, subjects, or genre, and purchase tickets as well. Sampler packages are available, with steeper discounts for the more shows purchased. Children under three are not permitted.
The Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum stands as physical proof that the line, "if you build it, they will come" can become a reality.
After the City of Ann Arbor gave her their stamp of approval in 1978, Cynthia Yao gathered together a team of dedicated volunteers, who rolled up their sleeves and got to work on their own hands-on project. About four years later, in 1982, the group had transformed an old firehouse into a two-story wonder. Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum opened its doors, offering 25 exhibits, employing two staff people, and gaining support and help from 10 volunteers.
During its inaugural year of operation, the museum welcomed approximately 25,000 eager, curious, young and not-so-young minds. Since then, more than 4.5 million people have walked through the museum's doors, according to its website (www.aahom.org).
The museum was an unqualified success, and about 10 years after it opened (1993), it utilized a Kresge Foundation Grant to convert the firehouse's third and fourth floors into exhibit space, and kick-started another expansion via a $6.5 million Capital Campaign to purchase a number of adjacent buildings for forthcoming programs and experiences. The National Science Foundation also has contributed about $1.7 million over the museum's lifetime.
Permanent Exhibits
The Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum's visitor information is listed below, as well as on the web (www.aahom.org).
Phone:
734.995.5439
image via www.aahom.org
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Get a Taste of Ann Arbor Michigan Dining Choices: Start with simple: Le Dog, elevating soup and hot dogs to haute cuisine. Or engage in gursha—eating from the same plate and sharing the same bread—at the Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant. For pizza, Food and Wine recommended Mani Osteria in their recent list of the USA’s ‘Best New Pizza Places.’ If you prefer liquid calories, the Grange Kitchen & Bar offers the GKB Manhattan, a bacon-infused bourbon masterpiece. And if you can’t make up your mind, there’s still a destination for you: Mark’s Carts—eight delicious food carts in one lively (and lovely) outdoor courtyard.
Ann Arbor’s breweries are ready to wet your whistle: Working up a thirst? Leave the food aside (or bring your own) atWolverine State Brewing Company’s pub quiz night. Or “go eco” with the ground breaking solar brews at Arbor Brewing Company. And, if you’re still hankering for a lil snack, Original Gravity can help—with mouthwatering brews and bites.
Every Ann Arbor beginning should end at the Big Z: From the world famous Ruben at Zingerman’s Deli, to award-winning fare at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, to the sweet satisfaction of the Zingerman’s Creamery, the “Big Z” is truly an Ann Arbor institution. They even ship their offerings via mail order. But we suggest you make the trip—and see how Zingerman’s earned a spot on USA Today’s “Best Off the Interstate” road trip list.
What’s your specialty?: Unfortunately, you have to eat at Home sometime. So Get help—from prep to post-meal—at Ann Arbor’s specialty stores. You can Peruse the coolest chefs’ supplies at Hollander’s Upstairs at Kerrytown Market & Shops, gather scrumptious seasonal ingredients at Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market, pick out a bottle of fine wine at Morgan & York, or maybe sample and purchase sweet and savory cherry treats at Cherry Republic.
If you’re hungry to engage in the art of dining, there’s only one destination—Ann Arbor Michigan.
The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum is a terrific place for kids (of all ages) to learn amazing things about science, math and technology. Their vision is “to be the leader in imaginative and interactive learning experiences” and they bring technology, science and math to life in amazing ways.
Since 1978, when Cynthia Yao and team of energetic volunteers converted an old brick firehouse into the Hands-On Museum, it has offered an incredible array of exciting educational programs. The Museum offers nine specialized galleries with over 250 interactive exhibits. Whether the subject is nature, physics, health, math or something else, hands-on learning is fun for everyone.
The Hands-On Museum also offers marvelous special programs like the ability to host a birthday party or to participate in a Camp-In. Use this link to explore the array of special programs at the Hands-On Museum.
Here are some of the Museum’s regular, new and science exhibits (a partial list only – see the museum website for the complete details):
First Floor Concourse – Visitors love the “Building in a Building,” the tornado and the water table.
All About You – Learn amazing facts about the human body. Examine your own fitness, step into a full-size ambulance or check out X-rays.
World Around You – Climb a rock wall, enjoy a walk-on piano and the magnet exhibits.
Light and Optics – Learn about light and optics by playing the stringless Laser Harp.
Michigan Nature – In this Discovery Room you’ll discover Michigan’s native plans, flowers and animals through the interactive nature wall, a soundscape and samples of lake fish and geology.
Preschool Gallery – Designed for children 4 or younger, this gallery let’s kids
New Exhibits
Ferrofluid Magnetoscope by Michael Flynn – This exhibit employs a magnetic field to make three-dimensional patterns in ferrofluid — a special liquid holding evenly dispersed ferromagnetic particles dissolved in an organic solvent. Using handles to move the magnets up and down, visitors can watch the shape of the liquid change.
Chaos Chimes – These celebrate the intersection of art and science by using musical chimes to demonstrate chaos theory in mathematics. Designed by Roger Sonntag, an engineer, artist and science exhibit developer, Chaos Chimes are similar to traditional wind chimes but are feature a motorized mallet which sounds the chimes unpredictably.
Engineers On A Roll – Funded by Toyota Technical Center, this is a combined engineering lab, playscape and climber for preschoolers. Using bright colors and keeping kids constantly active, the Museum’s youngest visitors will enjoy directing, sorting, and experimenting with balls in motion.
Block Party – Hundreds of foam bricks are the building blocks to stimulate the imagination. The Block Party inspires creativity in architecture and construction. This new 1,600 square foot exhibit allows kids to imagine, build, and then knock it all down. Kids can work together on large structures and have a blast.
ViewSpace Exhibit from NASA – This is a unique exhibit which allows visitors to see the newest and the best-quality images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, its successor. ViewSpace uses current Internet feeds from the Space Telescope Science Institute. Daily updates include amazing visual explorations of astronomical subjects, updates from Mars Exploration Rovers, the Saturn orbiter and the Titan lander. It also introduces constellations, planets, deep sky objects, and much more.
The Egg of Columbus – This exhibit illustrates how AC electric motors work. For the 1893 World’s Fair, Nikola Tesla invented the Egg of Columbus, and this is certainly an electrifying exhibit not to be missed!
Bernoulli Blast at Pittsfield Branch of Library – An exhibit demonstrating Bernoulli’s Principle is on display at the Pittsfield branch of the Ann Arbor District Library. Designed exclusively for the library, this unique exhibit is over 15 feet tall and sends balls upwards on a column of air and then swirl down a steel sculpture to start once more.
Energy Exhibits
Waste 2 Watts – This exhibit demonstrates how environmentally friendly technology can make electricity from trash. This intriguing exhibit demonstrates how methane gas from landfills can be used for alternative energy which can hopefully reduce our need for other fuels.
Solar Collector
Partnering with a neighboring fire station, this exhibit explains the function of a solar hot water heater and monitors the input and output temperatures of the fire station's solar water heater.
The Hands-On Museum presents special programs each year including Hands on Holidays and Tech Twilight.
To see the current calendar of activities click here.
Here is the Hands-On Museum’s calendar:
| Monday: | 10 – 5 |
| Tuesday: | 9 – 5 |
| Wednesday: | 10 – 5 |
| Thursday: | 10 – 8 |
| Friday: | 10 – 5 |
| Saturday: | 10 – 5 |
| Sunday: | 12 – 5 |
Admission Prices: Members enter free; $10/person Ages 2 and Up; free for babies under two. ACM Reciprocal Program members visit free.
Explore becoming a member of the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. Family memberships are $75 while the family-plus membership is $100.
For additional information, see the Hand-On Museum’s Facebook page.
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