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.

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.

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.

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.