AACME | Maker City

Let your creativity blossom and help build Maker City from the ground up. Participants are invited to create a building with a variety of materials and add it to the gigantic Maker City map!

This event is part of the Ann Arbor Creativity and Making Expo. Find out more here.

Meet Your Parks: Wildflower Wander!

This month's walk takes place at Mary Beth Doyle Park. Meet at Mary Beth Doyle Disc Golf Course Parking lot on Birch Hollow Drive. The trail may be muddy, please wear appropriate footwear.

Each month we will explore a new park and discover who lives there by focusing on local animals, trees, birds, insects, flowers and more! These walks will be lead by a representative from Natural Area Preservation. Open to all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult. Please come prepared to hike for a mile or two on uneven terrain, rain or shine.

Meet Your Parks: Amphibian and Reptile Ramble!

This month's walk takes place at Gallup Park. Meet at Gallup Park Boat Launch off Geddes Rd. Bring along a pair of binoculars for viewing basking turtles on the river banks.

Each month we will explore a new park and discover who lives there by focusing on local animals, trees, birds, insects, flowers and more! These walks will be led by a representative from Natural Area Preservation. Open to all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult. Please come prepared to hike for a mile or two on uneven terrain, rain or shine.

Japan Week | Sakura Instrumental Group

Join us for a Japanese Festival with SAKURA Japanese Instrumental Group. The performing artists, hailing from hometowns in both Japan and the Midwest USA, come together to share the soundscapes of traditional music as expressed through the compositions of their mutual mentor Yamada Mizue from Kanazawa, Japan, some pieces from the Kodo One World collection as well as traditional folk music pieces.

Make Music Ann Arbor | DIY Instrument Making

Join us for a drop-in session and make your choice of musical instrument. Please note the time commitment for each instrument as they will take they whole time to complete.

DIY Harmonica - Grade K–Adult - half hour from start to finish. Create a small harmonica with everyday items.

Breadboard Electric Piano - Grade 3 –Adult - 1.5 hours from start to finish. Using a breadboard create a digital piano using electronic components and simple directions.

Concert Music Outreach Collective Performance

Enjoy an informal classical music performance for folks of all ages, performed by Concert Music Outreach Collective.

Concert Music Outreach Collective (CMOC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to increase access to live chamber music performances for underserved communities, as well as to feature and promote compositions written by diverse composers. CMOC takes high-level chamber music performances out of the concert hall and into the community through an engagement-based concert series hosted in prisons, shelters, and addiction recovery facilities.

Meet Your Parks: Birding Brigade!

This month's walk takes place at Furstenberg Nature Area. Meet at the parking lot off Fuller Road. Bring your own binoculars if you have them, or some will be available to borrow.

 

Each month we will explore a new park and discover who lives there by focusing on local animals, trees, birds, insects, flowers and more! These walks will be lead by a representative from Natural Area Preservation. Open to all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult. Please come prepared to hike for a mile or 2 on uneven terrain, rain or shine.

Being Bilingual Rocks! Concert with Alina Celeste & Mi Amigo Hamlet

Being Bilingual Rocks! is an interactive, one of a kind celebration of love, acceptance and diversity. They weave an eclectic blend of original and traditional songs from Latin America. Kids and families will go on a musical journey with a mix of bossanova, rumba-flamenco, contemporary Caribbean beats, bluegrass twang and humor.