Do you enjoy playing board games or putting together a puzzle but have too many on your shelf? Interested in finding a new game for your next game night, or a puzzle for a rainy day? Join us for a Puzzle and Board Game Swap!

Items will be accepted at all locations starting April 1st. Please bring items that contain all of their parts. You do not need to drop off items in order to pick something up.

This meeting will be streamed on this page at 7:00 PM on Monday, April 29th, 2024.

You can attend this meeting in person on the 4th floor of the Downtown Library, or you can watch it live on YouTube from this page.

To sign up to make a public comment to the board in person during the meeting, show up for the public comment times at the beginning or end of the meeting, and fill out a comment form.

Sophy Wong is a designer, costumer, and maker creating artistic wearable technology. Using digital fabrication techniques like 3D printing and laser cutting, her work highlights the intersection of technology and design for the human body. Sophy has been featured by Adam Savage's Tested.com, Nerdist, Hackaday, Make: Magazine, and Adafruit. Her book, Wearable Tech Projects, is a compilation of 30 tutorials and articles about DIY wearable tech. Sophy documents her work online at sophywong.com.

Learn the history of this traditional Palestinian embroidery and follow along with an instructor to make your own. This is a project-based program and will take the entire time.

in·cu·ba·tor is a space for technology-based artists and creatives to interact with guest clinicians, workshop performance ideas, receive feedback from peers, and discuss the advancement of mixed-media. This meet-up is a low-pressure and collaborative environment that will give those working in technology-based art and those interested in incorporating technology into their art, a supportive and experienced community by which to bounce ideas and hone techniques.

This event is brought to you and hosted by Media Ensemble.

Enjoy an evening of laughs with the Civic Improv Troupe as they perform short and long-form improv using audience suggestions! This performance will showcase local troupes associated with Civic Improv, part of the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre. Each improv show is totally unique, so don't miss out!

Join Michigan Medicine Department of Psychiatry experts from the child and adult anxiety clinics in this free educational talk.

The speakers will give a short presentation about anxiety, explain how it differs in kids and adults, touch on treatment methods and medication options, and highlight what you can do to calm your own anxiety and help your children cope with theirs.

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.

This event is in partnership with Michigan Medicine Department of Psychiatry.

Are you interested in the art of DJing but don't know where to start? Join us for an exciting event where you will learn the fundamentals of DJing!

This event is perfect for beginners who are interested in getting started with DJing, or for those who want to learn some new skills. You'll get hands-on experience with industry-standard equipment and learn the basics of mixing and beat-matching.

Whether you're interested in pursuing a career in DJing or just want to learn a new hobby, this is the place to get to started.

Due to an ongoing national monopoly on beef, in May 1910 Detroit’s kosher meat prices jumped 250%. To feed their families amid rapid inflation, working-class Orthodox Jewish women fought back, organizing boycotts and even opening co-op markets to feed the community. Riots sometimes erupted when they targeted people breaking their boycott. In this lecture, historian Catherine Cangany recovers a forgotten moment in Michigan’s culinary past.

This meeting will be streamed on this page at 7:00 PM on Monday, May 20th, 2024.

You can attend this meeting in person on the 4th floor of the Downtown Library, or you can watch it live on YouTube from this page.

To sign up to make a public comment to the board in person during the meeting, show up for the public comment times at the beginning or end of the meeting, and fill out a comment form.

Imagine pedaling on a smooth and scenic rail trail through a pine forest, along a lake shore or river rapids, and past farm fields. Imagine riding your e-bike for daily errands or for commuting to work (sweat-free!) while managing the hills with ease and reducing your impact on the environment. This session offers information on how to choose an electric battery-assist bike that will be safe and comfortable for you. Local e-bike enthusiasts, Cathy and Tom Reischl, will share their experiences and offer guidelines for navigating in town and finding scenic trails.

Painters and perfumers capture the fleeting fullness of roses in their respective arts. The artist offers proof by vision. The perfumer offers proof by smell, which evokes memories of encounters with roses stored in the brain.   The creative process for one is more mysterious than the other.

Desai's presentation explores U.S. media representations of the Third World, the global bloc of decolonizing nations in Asia and Africa during the Cold War, through the development of the mid-century music genre known as Exotica. Emerging after the Second World War, Exotica was a popular form of ersatz “world music” which, he argues, responded to anxieties around racial integration and the decolonizing world.

No one left to beat? Come see the best Ann Arbor has to offer! We provide the Switches, you supply the smash! Join us for the longest-running Smash series in town and a chance to win a prize.

It's a Mario Kart 8 tourney for kids, teens, and adults! Bring the family for an afternoon of fun!

Graphic novelist Nate Powell will discuss his new books, FALL THROUGH and LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME: A GRAPHIC ADAPTATION, highlighting different creative approaches to fiction and nonfiction.

If you want to get started learning about synthesizers, this is the event for you. North Coast Modular Collective will explain how to get started producing with hardware synthesizers, in a digital audio workstation, or with modular synthesizers. You can also connect with the local community of electronic musicians and instrument makers.

The Ann Arbor Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is a communal updating event of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to gender, art and feminism. We provide tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian, reference materials, and refreshments. In partnership with the UM Library and LSA Technology Services.

In a world often plagued by conflict, uncertainty, and inequity, art can offer a glimmer of hope and solace. But how exactly can art grace our troubled world?

This panel discussion will explore the power of art to heal, inspire, and bring people together. We will discuss how art can provide a platform for dialogue, foster understanding, and promote intersectional solidarity and social change.