What is Queer Fashion? Millenials, Gen Z, and Gender Equal Clothing

Fashion and clothing are a powerful way that people show and communicate who they are to others. Gender equal clothing and androgynous fashion is having a moment. But is it simply a trend? Abby Sugar, the founder of Play Out Apparel, explains why it isn't simply a trend, but an evolving awareness of and greater acceptance towards the multiplicities of gender identity and expression.

Smell and Tell: Follow Your Nose In the Great Outdoors

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The Smell and Tell series of lectures is led by Michelle Krell Kydd, a trained nose in flavors and fragrance who shares her passion for gastronomy and the perfume arts on Glass Petal Smoke. The Smell and Tell series debuted at the Ann Arbor District Library in 2012 and celebrates its sixth anniversary year in 2018. It's the longest running series of multi-sensory programming in AADL’s history, and the only one of its kind in the country!

Smell & Tell | Follow Your Nose in the Great Outdoors

TBD

The Smell and Tell series of lectures is led by Michelle Krell Kydd, a trained nose in flavors and fragrance who shares her passion for gastronomy and the perfume arts on Glass Petal Smoke. The Smell and Tell series debuted at the Ann Arbor District Library in 2012 and celebrates its sixth anniversary year in 2018. It's the longest running series of multi-sensory programming in AADL’s history, and the only one of its kind in the country!

Ignite | Ann Arbor

Enlighten us, but make it quick!

How would you share your passion in 5 minutes, with just 20 slides? We asked Ann Arbor this question; Ignite | Ann Arbor is the response. Watch your neighbors engage in this international phenomenon of fast-paced geekery!  Discover what your community geeks have to say – whether it's food, tech, business, music, art, history or something strange and new, it's sure to be a feverish night filled with discovery!

Author Event | Lara Zielin: Author Your Life

As a published young-adult and romance author, Lara Zielin was always asking what her characters wanted and what would make them happy. Her life changed forever when she began to ask those same questions about herself. 

At the start of 2018, Lara began a book she unimaginatively titled Lara’s Life to test whether writing about the life she wanted to have could actually help it come to pass. 

Canning Season 101 with Keegan Rodgers

Keegan C. Rodgers, owner of The Lakehouse Bakery in Chelsea, leads this lively talk and demonstration on how to capture the bounty of summer to savor over the winter by canning fruits and vegetables! From pickles to jams and jellies, to sauces, and tomatoes, learn the basics of canning as well as the importance of food preservation.

This event is a partnership with Lakehouse Bakery of Chelsea.