Keegan C. Rodgers, Head Baker at the People's Food Co-Op, will lead an interactive & lively talk on the history, processing, uses & chemical reactions of spices & herbs in baking. Discussion will also include a review of some popular & unusual flavor combinations. Other items used in baking such as baking soda, baking powder & cream of tartar will also be reviewed. Some spices & herbs which may be discussed include all spice, basil, cayenne, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, rosemary, salts & thyme. Attendees will leave with a new perspective of spices and literature to take home.

The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival (A2CAF) is a celebration of comics, graphic novels, and the people who love them.

This event is for adults 21 and over.

Learn about the history and cultural significance of the Japanese art of flower arranging - Ikebana. Janet Knowlton, Master in the Ichiyo School of Ikebana, and Leslie Rosinski, Fourth Grade Instructor in the Sogetsu School of Ikebana of Japan, will demonstrate various techniques.

Join local crafter Dawn Henry and learn how to Tie-Dye! Bring a 100% white cotton shirt, skirt, tank top, bandana, pillow case, hat or a pair of socks. Just be sure they are pre-washed and 100% cotton for the best results! We will have cotton handkerchiefs for those who don't bring their own fabric.

Join local crafter, Dawn Henry, and learn how to Tie-Dye! Bring a 100% WHITE cotton shirt, skirt, tank top, bandana, pillow case, hat or a pair of socks.  Just be sure they are pre washed, white and 100% cotton for the best results! We will have cotton handkerchiefs for those who don't bring a shirt.

Join us for an evening with five local authors doing short readings from their published books, and have a chance to chat and buy their books too!

We'll kick off the evening with readings by two authors with books published with the library's Fifth Avenue Press imprint: Brad and Kristin Northrop with their picture book, Akeina the Crocodile and Tracy Gallup with her picture book, Paint the Night.

Meet the authors:

Join us on an interactive tour into edible forest gardening and design. We will share some of the best and most unique local perennial food plants for southeastern Michigan and offer up lessons from regional and global experiences. Bring your questions, your base maps and your curiosity. 

Musicians San, Emily and Brian present a program of songs from classic Broadway musicals such as Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, The Fantasticks, Follies, Bridges of Madison County and more.

San is one half of the duo, Gemini, his daughter Emily graduated with a minor in musical theatre from EMU and Brian Brill is an Emmy Award winning composer and pianist from Chelsea.

Join the African American Cultural & Historical Museum of Washtenaw County in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library for Phase VI of our Living Oral History Project. Watch a clip reel of interviews with Walter Blackwell, Gerald Edwards, Henrietta Edwards, Hortense Howard, and Audrey Monagan, followed by a meet and greet and refreshments.