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35th Annual Chelsea SummerFest.
11th Annual Michigan Brewers Guild Festival.
"Crazy for You": Chelsea Area Players.
 Saturday
July, 2008
 6:21 a.m.
"Sunrise Saturday Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Saturday. Very slow-paced 22-mile ride to Dexter for breakfast. Begins at sunrise.
meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St. Free. 665-6327, 913-9851.
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Michigan Club Invitational Regatta:
Ann Arbor Rowing Club. All invited to watch rowing teams from across the state skim with amazing speed over the river in 1 km races. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and refreshments.
Argo Pond, Bandemer Park, Lakeshore Dr. east off N. Main just south of M-14. Free to spectators ($20 to enter). 930-6462.
8 a.m.
"Dexter Breakfast Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Saturday except July 12. Beginner-friendly slow-paced (22 miles) and moderate/fast-paced (30 to 80 miles) round-trip rides to the Dexter Bakery. A very popular ride. Also, after the bakery stop, a fast/moderate-paced swim extension ride (40 to 60 miles) continues to Silver Lake for a swim. Note: Riders should be prepared to take care of themselves on all AABTS rides. Carry a water bottle, a spare tire or tube, a pump, a cell phone or change for a phone call, and snacks. Note: July 12 is the popular annual AABTS "One Helluva Ride" (see listing).
meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St., or at Barton Park, Huron River Dr. Free. For information, call 996-9461 (July 5), 646-4978 (July 19), 971-3610 (July 26).
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
"Celebrating the Quilt":
Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild. July 26 & 27. A display of over 300 quilts, quilting demonstrations, door prizes, an "I Spy" quilt game for kids, sales of quilts and quilting supplies, and more. Special exhibits include "Antique Quilts," "Quilts of East Africa," and "Storybook Quilts." Also, 3 quilt raffles with proceeds benefiting SAFE House. Refreshments available.
WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg., 4800 E. Huron Dr. $5 admission. 878-6396.
9 a.m.
"T'ai Chi Ch'uan at the Cube.":Every Saturday & Sunday. Local t'ai chi instructor Chad Eisner leads a session of these slow meditative movements for beginning and advanced practitioners.
U-M Cube, between the Union and the SAB. Free. 761-5204.
9 a.m. (registration begins at 7:30 a.m.).
Lyn Yarows Memorial Run/Walk 5K:
Dexter Cross Country Teams. Athletes of all abilities invited to join a 5-km trail run/walk. Also, 1-mile kids trail run (8:30 a.m.) and a free 200-meter dash (10 a.m.) for kids age 6 & under. Awards to male and female overall and master's winners and awards 5 deep to age 14 & under, ages 15-19, and 10-year age groups age 20 & older. Kids 1-mile run awards to top male and female by grade. Refreshments, entertainment TBA, and giveaways. T-shirt to all preregistered runners. Proceeds go toward a memorial at Hudson Mills and a charity chosen by the Yarows family.
Hudson Mills Metropark Activity Center, 8801 North Territorial Rd. (between Dexter-Pinckney Rd. & Huron River Dr.), Dexter. Registration $25 ($20 by July 19). Vehicle entrance fees: $4/day, $20/year ($12 for seniors age 62 & over). 474-0584.
10 a.m.-8 p.m.
35th Annual Chelsea SummerFest.:July 25 & 26. The festival features "Articipation," juried arts and crafts show (11 a.m.-6 p.m. on July 25 & 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on July 26) in the Chelsea Clock Tower courtyard that includes wood works, pottery, photography, paintings, jewelry, glass works, fiber arts, caricatures, and body art. Also, a variety of kids activities in a Kid Zone (11 a.m.-3 p.m.) in the Clock Tower courtyard, a food and entertainment court behind the Common Grill with live music TBA and food selections from several Chelsea restaurants, a music stage in the amphitheater in front of the library, and sidewalk sales and snack vendors. Today: Music in the food and entertainment court includes the Detroit R&B and blues band The Alligators (4:30-6:15 p.m.), the Flint blues-rock outfit The Rusty Wright Band (6:45-8:30 p.m.), and the gospel-flavored Ann Arbor blues ensemble Lady Sunshine & the X Band (9-11 p.m.). The Library Stage features performances by the local country & western ensemble Cowgirl Cabaret (1-2 p.m.), the northern Michigan blues band Big Daddy Fox (2-3 p.m.), and the local houserocking blues band The Terraplanes (3-4 p.m.). The Articipation program includes a performance by Lisa Pappas (2-4 p.m.), a Michigan singer-songwriter who sings twangy pop-folk and country originals. Also, a Pet Parade at 10 a.m. from Chelsea Farmer Supply to the Clock Tower courtyard via Jackson, East, East Middle, and Main streets. Prizes for best costume, prettiest dog, and longest tail.
Main, Middle, & Park, downtown Chelsea. Free, except for the food and entertainment court, which is $5 (ages 13-20, $3; age 12 & under, free). No one under age 21 admitted to the food & entertainment court after 9 p.m. 475-1145.
11 a.m.
"Jazz Brunch":
HIV/AIDS Resource Center (HARC). Brunch and a performance by the Jesse Kramer Trio, a local jazz ensemble. Proceeds benefit HARC.
Bar, 315 Braun Ct. $25 in advance and at the door. 572-9355.
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Nature's Expressions.:July 26 & 27. Show and sale of crystalline mineral specimens, fossils, shells, mounted butterflies and insects, and more. Includes a complete fossil skeleton of a 9-foot, 100,000-year-old cave bear.
3443 Daleview Dr. (off N. Maple Rd. north of Huron River Dr.). Free. 994-3048.
11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Warhammer/Warmachine Open Play:
Get Your Game On. Every Saturday. All invited to play these 2 tactical miniatures board games. Also, at 1 p.m., Magic: the Gathering tournaments ($5; bring your own cards) using a standard constructed deck and a format TBA at getyourgameonline.com, and demos of some of the store's board games.
Get Your Game On, 709 Packard. Free. 786-3746.
11 a.m.
Storytime:
Nicola's Books. Every Saturday. Storytelling program for kids under age 7.
Nicola's, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600.
11 a.m.
Kids Programs:
Waterloo Recreation Area. Every Wednesday-Saturday beginning June 18. Waterloo Recreation Area park interpreter Kathy Kavanagh presents a variety of nature programs and activities TBA for kids ages 7-12 (unless otherwise noted) accompanied by an adult. This month's topics: "Native American Sand Art" (July 26), "What's Your Favorite Habitat" (July 30), and "PB&J Geology" (July 31).
Eddy Discovery Center lower parking lot, Bush Rd. (west off Pierce Rd. from I-94 exit 157), Chelsea. Free. Space limited; preregistration required. Vehicle entrance fees: $6/day, $24/year ($6/year for seniors age 65 & over). 475-3170.
11:30 a.m. and 12:30. 1:30. 2:30. & 3:30 p.m.
"The Sky Tonight"/"Origins of Life"/"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity":
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. Every Saturday & Sunday. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an audiovisual exploration of the current night sky. Origins of Life (2:30 p.m. both days) is an audiovisual show about the prebiotic chemistry of the Universe after the Big Bang, the formation of the stars and solar systems, the first life on Earth, the great extinctions, and the search for extraterrestrial life. Black Holes (12:30 p.m. Saturdays) is an animated audiovisual show that begins with the formation of the early Universe and the birth and death of stars and concludes with a simulated flight to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way. Followed by a brief star talk.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
Noon-2 p.m.
Isabella Nicoletti:
The Produce Station This Paesano’s chef is on hand to sign copies of her book, perbaccoisabella!
Also, a tasting of some recipes from the book.
Produce Station, 1629 S. State. Free. 663-7848.
Noon.
Draw Doubles:
Local 101 Disc Golf Club. Every Saturday. All invited to play disc golf at one of Hudson Mills Metropark's 24-hole disc golf courses. Disc golf is a popular sport played with a Frisbee-like disc; the goal is to land the disc in a "pole hole" in the fewest shots. In draw doubles play, beginners are paired with advanced players to create parity. Prizes. Golf discs available free from the Hudson Mills Metropark office.
Hudson Mills Metropark Activity Center, 8801 North Territorial Rd. (between Dexter-Pinckney Rd. & Huron River Dr.), Dexter. $5 per player; free for spectators. Vehicle entrance fees: $4/day, $20/year ($12 for seniors age 62 & over). 449-4300.
Noon-2 p.m.
"Music in the Park":
Herb David Guitar Studio. June 1-October 31. Musical entertainment by a variety of local performers TBA.
Liberty Plaza, E. Liberty at S. Division. Free. 665-8001.
Magic:
the Gathering Tournament: Get Your Game On. All invited to compete in a tournament of this popular collectible card game using the new Eventide deck.
Time TBA, Get Your Game On, 709 Packard. $25 (includes cards). 786-3746.
Ultimate Frisbee:
Ann Arbor Ultimate. Every Saturday (tentatively). All invited to join a pickup game of this spirited team sport played with a flying disc. Note: Overly aggressive players are politely asked to leave. 2:30 p.m., Fuller Field. Free. info@a2ultimate.org">info@a2ultimate.org
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Final Concerts:
MPulse Ann Arbor. July 12 & 26 (different locations). Performances by high school students who participated in MPulse, a U-M summer music institute for students in grades 9-12 planning to become music majors. Today's concerts: musical theater (1 p.m., Lydia Mendelssohn Theater) and technology camp (10:30 a.m., U-M Music School Britton Recital Hall). 10:30 a.m., Walgreen Drama Center, 1226 Murfin, North Campus.
Free. 764-0594.
4th Saturday Contra Dance:
Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance. John Freeman and Ed Vincent call contras to music by Picks & Sticks. No partner needed. All dances taught. Beginner lessons at 7:40 p.m. Wear cool, casual clothes and bring flat, smooth-soled shoes for dancing. 8 p.m., Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.
(1'da2 mile south of I-94). $9 (AACTMAD members, $8; students, $5). 730-6919.
"The Wackness":
Michigan Theater Foundation. July 25-31. Jonathan Levine's 2008 comedy set in 1994 New York City about a high school pot dealer who befriends his pot-smoking psychologist. Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley.
Times TBA, Michigan Theater. $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6). 668-TIME.
Volunteer Stewardship Workday:
Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation. July 12, 19, & 26 (different locations). All invited to help city Natural Area Preservation staff maintain the natural areas in various city parks. Wear pants and closed-toe shoes. Followed by short nature walks. Minors must be accompanied by a guardian or obtain a release form in advance. Today: trips to the Bluffs Nature Area to help remove invasive herbaceous plants and to the Furstenberg Native Plant Garden to help spruce it up. 9 a.m.-noon, meet in front of the Bluffs Nature Area park steward's house on 236 Sunset or meet in the Furstenberg parking lot off Fuller Rd. across from Huron High School.
Free. 996-3266.
1 & 3 p.m.
"Super Science Shows":
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Family Day. Every Saturday & Sunday. Museum staff give family-friendly science demos.
Hands-On Museum, 220 E. Ann. $7 (members & infants free) regular museum admission. 995-5439.
2 & 8 p.m.
"Honk!":
Dexter Community Players. July 25-27 & July 31-August 2. Brendan Bachman directs young local actors in George Stiles and Anthony Drewe's musical adaptation of "The Ugly Duckling." When a gawky duckling is cruelly teased by other farmyard animals and nearly eaten by a hungry cat, he flees for greener pastures. After adventures both rollicking and harrowing, he makes a beautiful discovery. Songs include "Play with Your Food," "It Takes All Sorts," and the instrumental-and-frog-vocal suite "Pre-Warts," "Warts and All," "Warts-Off," and "Post-Warts." Stars Spencer Michaud, Jenn Smith, and Caleb Mackinder.
Dexter High School Copeland Auditorium, 7714 Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd., Dexter. Tickets $15 in advance at dextercommunityplayers.com & $18 at the door. 424-4100.
2-4 p.m.
Ann Arbor Juggling Arts Club.:Every Saturday. All invited to practice their juggling skills. Beginners welcome. Indoor location TBA in case of inclement weather.
location TBA. Free. 761-1115.
2 p.m.
Dinosaur Tours:
U-M Exhibit Museum. Every Saturday & Sunday. 30-minute docent-led tour of the museum's dinosaur exhibits.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. Free, but limited to the first 15 people to sign up for each tour. 764-0478.
3 & 8 p.m.
"The Little Dog Laughed":
Performance Network Professional Season. Every Thursday-Sunday, June 19-July 27. Ray Schultz directs Douglas Carter Beane's Tony-nominated 2006 comedy of manners about a Hollywood agent hot on getting the film rights to a new play for her client, a sexually confused up-and-coming actor afflicted with what she calls a "slight recurring case of homosexuality." The play has won praise for the subtlety and zing of its richly comic dialogue and for what New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley calls "an expressly theatrical energy that finds the verbal music and rhythm in Hollywood-style hypocrisy." Contains adult language and content, including male nudity. Stars Roxanne Wellington, Bart Bund, Jacob Hodgson, and Chelsea Sadler.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Tickets $25 (Thurs. & Sat. matinee), $30 (Fri. & Sun.), and $37 (Sat. eve.) available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over, $10 discounts available (except Sat. eve.) for students. Half-price student rush tickets & $10 tickets for age 16 & under available 1 hour before showtime. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.
3 & 8 p.m.
"Panhandle Slim & The Oklahoma Kid":
Purple Rose Theatre Company. Every Wednesday-Sunday, June 19-August 30 (except August 6), and July 1 and August 5 & 26. Guy Sanville directs Purple Rose founder Jeff Daniels's new comedy, the tale of a showdown between 2 Wild West archetypes - a singing cowboy a la Roy Rogers and a scoundrelly outlaw. Thrown together by unfortunate circumstances, they argue over the best way to be a cowboy, while 2 other actors portray their reminiscences. Cast: John Seibert, Tom Whalen, Phil Powers, and Jessica Garrett. 8 p.m., Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea.
Tickets $25 (Sun. eves., Wed. & Thurs.), $33 (Sat. & Sun. matinees), & $38 (Fri. & Sat. eves.) in advance and at the door. 433-7673.
4-11 p.m.
German Park Picnic.:Old-fashioned German dinner served a la carte (approximately $5-$7) with wine, beer, pop, and coffee for sale. Dancing to German and American music by the Sorgenbrechers.
German Park, 5548 Pontiac Trail (7 miles north of Ann Arbor; look for the banners and signs marking the entrance). $5 (children 12 & under, free). No one under 21 admitted without parent or legal guardian. 769-0048 (weekdays).
4-6 p.m.
LezRead Book Club.:All invited to discuss Cat Rising, Cynn Chadwick's novel about a young southern carpenter and writer whose past keeps her from beginning a relationship with the woman of her dreams.
WRAP Resource Center, 319 Braun Ct. Free. 663-0036.
5-9 p.m.
11th Annual Michigan Brewers Guild Festival.:July 26 & 27. Around 3,000 people are expected at this festival that offers a chance to taste-test over 200 Michigan-brewed beers, in a wide variety of styles. Live entertainment TBA. Beers, beer samples, food, and Brewers Guild merchandise available.
Depot Town, Ypsilanti. Tickets $25 (July 26) & $30 (July 27) in advance, $30 (July 26) & $35 (July 27) at the gate. The price of admission includes 12 beer sample vouchers. (517) 327-5004.
6 p.m.
Children's Movie:
Arborland Borders. Every Saturday. Kids (accompanied by a parent) invited to bring teddy bears and watch a family film TBA. Popcorn.
Borders, 3527 Washtenaw. Free. 677-6948.
8 p.m.
"Crazy for You":
Chelsea Area Players. July 24-26. Brian Myers directs local actors in Ken Ludwig's 1991 reworking of the 1930s musical Girl Crazy featuring the music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin. It's the story of a New York playboy who travels to Nevada in order to foreclose on an old family theater. Once there, however, he falls in love with the theater owner's daughter and he ends up mounting a Ziegfeld Follies-type show in order to save the establishment. The show contains many of Gershwin's most popular songs, such as "I Got Rhythm" and "They Can't Take That Away from Me."
Chelsea High School Auditorium, 740 N. Freer (between Old US-12 and Washington St.), Chelsea. Tickets $15 (children, $10) in advance at chelseaareaplayers.org, and at the door. 247-2498.
8 & 10:30 p.m.
Dave Landau:
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. July 25 & 26. Ann Arbor debut of this young Detroit stand-up comic with a laid-back performing style who's known for smart, edgy observational humor that's often spiked with improvised riffs. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; the Friday early show is a nonsmoking show.
old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. Liberty. $8 reserved seating in advance, $10 general admission at the door. 996-9080.
8 p.m.
"Perkins Pickles Launch Party":
Dreamland Theater. All invited to celebrate the opening of this new Ypsilanti pickle business. Pickle samples and live music by Georgio "The Dove" Valentino, a Detroit experimental indie-pop band led by singer-songwriter Valentino. Opening acts are the Ypsilanti edgy glam-rock band Manhole, Ypsilanti acoustic pop-folk singer-songwriter Favorite Daughter, the Chicago glam-rock and classic rock band Two-Legged Spaceship, and others.
Dreamland Theater, 26 N. Washington St. Ypsilanti. $5. 657-2337.
8-10:30 p.m.
Joe Rathburn:
Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth Cafe 704 Coffeehouse. Performance by this Michigan-bred pop-folk singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist from San Diego who writes articulate, melodically engaging songs that blend stories with metaphysical ruminations. "Joe Rathburn sings modest tunes about ordinary people, but the care and craft he devotes to his Everyguy (and Everygal) songs give each little story a big warm heart," says San Diego Union/Tribune music writer Karla Peterson.
Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth, 704 Airport Blvd. $10 at the door only. 665-0409.
8 p.m.
Madcat & Kane:
The Ark. See review, p. 61. Blues, R&B, folk, & jazz by the nationally acclaimed local duo of world-class harmonica wizard Peter Madcat Ruth and ace fingerstyle blues guitarist Shari Kane.
The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $15 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio, the Michigan Union Ticket Office, & all other Ticketmaster outlets; and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.
8:30-10 p.m.
"Firefly Celebration!":
Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission. WCPARC naturalist Faye Stoner leads a hike to look for these twinkling green insects.
Rolling Hills County Park pond, 7660 Stony Creek Rd., Ypsilanti Twp. (Take US-23 south to the Willis Rd. exit, go east, then north on Stony Creek.) Free. $5 vehicle entry fee. Preregistration required. 971-6337.
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