Ann Arbor Real Estate Podcast for March 2010:
This month’s edition covers Ann Arbor real estate market activity and then and then we’ll promote the opportunity and value of home ownership to current renters!
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Ann Arbor median price per square feet is trending down over the last 12 months; between $140 to $130 per sf. See summary charts of the Ann Arbor Real Estate Market at bottom of post. The median sold prices of all Ann Arbor Real Estate areas compared to Feb 09 are up 6 percent, and asking prices are up 8 percent. Many sellers’ are listing their homes for the Spring market. Ann Arbor Real Estate is stabilizing and with the current low interest rates, the extended home buyer tax credits and incredible real estate values. To find out more about Ann Arbor Real Estate Market Statistics for all of Ann Arbor, continue reading.
The market is broken down into areas by the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors with a map below and insight into each neighborhood and school area is provided.
Pete Hendershot, appraiser with Affinity Valuation Group, LLC.. says, “Burns Park area 88 is always active and still has the highest dollar per square foot; schools are Allen, Thurston, King, Burns Park, Angell, Tappan, Clague, Huron High”. Let’s explore.
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Search Area 81 North West Ann Arbor is boarded on the East side by US 23 and to the south I 94.
There are 35 (up from 32) Ann Arbor homes for sale in area 81 with bedrooms ranging from 2 to 6 and baths from 1 to 7 with list prices ranging from $119,000 to $2,950,000. Homes sizes range from 1,117 to 15,185 square feet.
The chart shows the trend line of average sold price per square foot is trending up from $150 to around $166 per square feet over the last 12 months.
There are 44 sold Ann Arbor homes over the last 12 months in area 81 with bedrooms ranging from 2 to 9 and baths from 1 to 10 with list prices ranging from $160,000 to $5,990.000 and sold prices from $133,500 to $3,000,000. Average sold price is $524,775 and average sold price per square feet is $155.85 up from $152.50 (last month). List price to sold price is 94%.
The chart above shows compared from February 09′ to February 10′ that the number of homes for sale are up 13 percent and the number of homes sold are up 100 percent.
The Ann Arbor median price of homes in this area listed for sale is down 2 percent and sold prices are up 33 percent – February 09′ vs. February 10′.
Schools are Abbott, Wines or Haisley elementary schools and Forsythe Middle School and Skyline High School. For database on Washtenaw Schools, click on highlighted link.
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Search Area 82 Westside of Ann Arbor South of M14 and Main Street is the boundary on the East side.
There are 132 up from 116 active homes for sale with bedrooms ranging from 1 to 5 and baths from 1 to 5. The size of homes for sale range in square feet from 729 to 7,500. List prices range from $60,000 to $1,285,000 and average list price per square feet is $159.67.
The trend of prices is up over the last 12 months per the chart going from $159.67 to $150 per square feet.
There are 276 sold Ann Arbor homes the last 12 months in area 82 with bedrooms ranging from 1 to 6 and baths from 1 to 5 with list prices ranging from $34,000 to $749,000 and sold prices from $1,300 to $692,000. Average sold price is $227,689 and average sold price per square feet is $144.29. The average sold price per list price is 94 percent.
The supply chart shows the number of homes for sale compared to last February 09′ vs. February 10′ is up 1 percent and the number of homes sold is up 83 percent.
The price chart below shows compared from February 09′ to February 10′ that the price of homes for sale are down 1 percent and the price of homes sold are down 11 percent.
The median price of homes listed for sale is down 5 percent and sold prices is up 5 percent – February 09′ vs. February 10′.
This Ann Arbor area 82 includes desirable west side of Ann Arbor. Schools are Bach, Eberwhite or Haisley for elementary school; Slauson or Forsythe for middle school (depends on location) and usually Pioneer High School.
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Search Area 83 Ann Arbor Southwest Liberty to Main Street.
There are 91 (up from 72) active Ann Arbor homes in area 83 vs. for sale ranging from $89,900 to $839,000 and average list price per square feet of $151.48.
The sold prices per square feet trend line over the last 12 months per chart is flat between $71.23 to $218.53 per square feet.
There are 147 sold Ann Arbor homes in the last 12 months in area 83 with bedrooms ranging from 2 to 5 and baths from 1 to 5 with list prices ranging from $107,500 to $899,900 and sold prices from $125,000 to $845,000. Average sold price is $296,280 down from $302,013 last month, and average sold price per square feet is $136.94 and the average sold price per list price is at 96 percent.
The chart above shows compared from February 09′ to February 10′ that the number of homes for sale are up 23 percent and the number of homes sold are down 50 percent.
The median price of homes listed for sale is up 14 percent and sold prices is down 49 percent – February 09′ vs. February 10′.
Elementary schools are Lawton, Bryant-Pattengill and Lakewood and the middle school is either Slauson or Tappan, along with Pioneer High School. This area is on the lower left South West quadrant of the map below.
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Search Area 84 Ann Arbor Briarwood to North Stadium
There are 50 active Ann Arbor homes for sale in area 84 by Briarwood to North Stadium ranging from $23,760 to $399,900 and average list price per square feet of $125.38.
The trend of sold price per square feet over the last 12 months is flat.
There are 51 sold homes over the last 12 months in area 84 with bedrooms ranging from 2 to 5 and baths from 1 to 3 with list prices ranging from $61,900 to $479,000. Sold prices range from $68,000 to $479,000. Average sold price is $194,257 down slightly from $196,068 and average sold price per square feet is $120.01 with the average sold price per list price at 96 percent.
The number of homes for sale in February 09′ is up 47 percent and there were no sold homes in February 10′ report. Inventory is trending up slightly over the last 12 months.
Median price of homes for sale is down 12 percent and median sold price is up 100 percent compared to February last year. This area is the purple area in the middle of the map below.
Schools are Bryant-Pattengill and Allen for elementary and Tappan or Scarlett for Middle schools and Pioneer or Huron for the high school.
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There are 84 (vs. 76 last month) active Ann Arbor homes for sale in area 85 ranging from $24,900 to $7755,000 and average list price per square feet of $106.85 down from $106.96. The size of the homes range from 652 to 3,054 square feet.
The average sold price per square foot prices has trended up over the last 12 months.
There are 142 homes sold in the last 12 months in area 85 with bedrooms ranging from 1 to 5 and baths from 1 to 3. Sold prices range from $29,900 to $329,900. Average sold price is $152,196 up from $150,338 and average sold price per square feet is $93.16 with the average sold price per list price at 96 percent.
The number of homes for sale compared to February of last year is down 25 percent and the number of homes sold compared to February 09′ is down 50 percent. The number of homes on the market is shrinking.
Median price of homes for sale is up 3 percent and median price of sold is up 16 percent compared to February last year.
The schools are Pittsfield, Carpenter, Allen or Mitchell for elementary school and Tappan or Scarlett for middle school, along with Huron High. This area of schools – Pittsfield, Carpenter, Allen, Mitchell, Tappan, Scarlett, and Huron is the green section in the lower right quadrant of the map below.
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There are 71 (vs. 58 last month) active Ann Arbor homes for sale in area 86 ranging from $238,500 to $2,495,000 and average list price per square feet of $194.52 and average list price of $650,703. The homes range in bedrooms from 2 to 8 and baths from 1 to 6. The size of home for sale range from 1,294 square feet to 8,392 square feet.
Area 86 average sold price per square feet trend line is down per Affinity Valuation Group, LLC.
There are 81 (vs. 83 last month) sold Ann Arbor homes in area 86 this year with bedrooms ranging from 2 to 6 and baths from 1 to 6 with list prices ranging from $179,900 to $1,290,000 and sold prices from $2,750 to $1,150,000. Average sold price is $497,477, the highest in Ann Arbor and average sold price per square feet is $162.20 with the average sold price per list price at 93 percent (up from 92 percent from last month).
The number of homes for sale compared to February of last year are down 3 percent and the number of homes sold compared to February 10′ are down 20 percent. The number of homes on the market over the last 12 months is about the same.
Median price of homes for sale are down 9 percent and home sold prices are up 43 percent.
Schools are Allen, Thurston, King, Burns Park, Angell elementary schools. Tappan or Clague are the middle schools, along with Huron High School. This are is aqua on the East side of Ann Arbor.
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There are 55 (up from 49 last month) North East Ann Arbor homes for sale ranging from $124,900 to $1,495,000 and average list price per square feet of $154.43 and average list price of $377,267. The homes range in size from 720 square feet to 5,834 square feet with bedrooms from 2 to 7 and baths from 1 to 4.
The average sold price per square foot prices are flat for the last 12 months.
There are 102 (vs. 99 last month) sold Ann Arbor homes in North East Ann Arbor over the last 12 months with bedrooms ranging from 2 to 6 and baths from 1 to 4 with list prices ranging from $108,800 to $965,000. Sold prices range from $108,000 to $800,000. Average sold price is $268,007 and average sold price per square feet is $127.95 with the average sold price per list price at 95 percent. The sold homes range in square feet from 792 to 4,667 square feet.
The number of homes for sale compared to February of last year are up 61 percent and the number of homes sold are up 300 percent.
Median price of houses for sale is down 16 percent and prices of sold homes is down 28 percent over last year.
Schools are Northside, Thurston or Logan for elementary schools, Clague for Middle and Huron High or Skyline depending on location. This is the North East Ann Arbor upper right purple map quadrant.
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Search Area 88 Ann Arbor Downtown/Burns Park, south of the University and walkable neighborhood.
There are 37 (vs. 27 last month) active Ann Arbor homes in area Burns Park for sale ranging from $159,900 to $1,995,000 and average list price of $471,829 and list price per square feet of $221.31. The homes offered for sale range in size from 702 square feet to 4,130 square feet.
The average sold price per square feet trend is up per Affinity Valuation Group, LLC in Downtown/Burns Park, and south of the University.
There are 46 (vs. 42 last month) sold Ann Arbor homes in Burns Park this year with bedrooms ranging from 2 to 6 and baths from 1 to 4 with list prices ranging from $179,900 to $1,350,000. Sold prices from range from $180,100 to $1,150,000. Average sold price is $437,553. Average sold price per square feet is $201.21 and the average sold price per list price is now at 95 percent (same as last month).
The number of homes for sale compared to February of last year is down 3 percent and there was no feb 2009 sold data. Actually the number of houses on the market over the last 12 months is down slightly, good news that inventory is shrinking.
Median price of homes for sale is up 22 percent and no sold comparison in Feb 2009.
Schools are Eberwhite, Bach and usually Burns Park for elementary schools. The middle schools are Tappan and Slauson depending on location, along with Pioneer High School. Burn Park is in the center of the map.
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Finally a market snapshot which is all Ann Arbor areas combined. This chart shows that Ann Arbor residential asking prices compared to February last year are up 26 percent and sold prices are down by 37 percent.
So bottom line, the Ann Arbor market is stabilizing. Downward pressure is exerted by foreclosures and short sales. Again Ann Arbor homes are affordable, choices are abundant and low interest rate financing is available.
We all want to know when the market will turn around, so we are tracking the Ann Arbor Real Estate Market activity monthly. Pete Hendershot of Affinity Valuation Group, LLC says, the market bottomed. For your Ann Arbor Area home value, click here.
Ann Arbor Board of Realtors organizes our data by search areas by boundaries and schools as pictured. We do a ton of business with people who are relocating to Ann Arbor, usually coming to work for University of Michigan. Many have never been here. It’s always our pleasure to help others discover this gorgeous city and to show the different areas of Ann Arbor, each having a different feel. It’s important to find the place that feels like home to you. For last month’s data, see Ann Arbor Area Real Estate Statistics Charted Last Month.
Neighborhoods are unique so you knowing up to date Ann Arbor Real Estate information about specific areas and trends could be helpful. The Ann Arbor Board breaks down our Ann Arbor Real Estate into the areas in the map. Trend lines from Affinity Valuation Group, LLC help us determine the Ann Arbor Real Estate Market direction. For all areas in Ann Arbor, the average sold price per square feet are trending up slightly over the last 12 months; great news! Finally, if we look at data since Feb 2009, the average sales price per square feet inched up.
As far as Ann Arbor market statistics go, the number of houses for sale this February compared to last year are up 6 percent and sold homes are down 16 percent. The trend line confirms shrinking inventory.
Median prices of those homes for sale are up 8 percent and those sold are up 6 percent when comparing this February to last year. The gap between the asking prices and sold prices is narrowing per the trend lines, showing that the market is becoming more stable.
Thanks for the Source: Affinity Valuation Group, LLC.
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Let’s see what is happening in the Saline Real Estate market. How much are homes selling for with regard to average Sales Price per Square Feet? In 2009, the average sold price per square foot was $110.35, and is staying around $110.00 per square foot.
The chart provided by Affinity Valuations, appraisal company, shows the trend line of average sale price per square feet sold in Saline schools over the last 12 months. As you can see the trend line shows prices around $110 per square feet over the last 12 months.
There is a 17 month supply of Saline homes. If no other Saline residential homes were put on the market, it would take 17 months to sell these homes. Anything over 6 months is a buyers market.
Shown in chart below, Saline asking prices were up 16 percent from February 09′ to February 10′ and median sold prices were up 102 percent for this time frame and asking prices were up by 16 percent.
The chart below shows that the number of home for sale from February 09′ vs. February 10′ were up 11 percent and number of homes sold during this time frame were down 31 percent. The trend lines are flat.
Over the last 12 months 282 homes have sold ranging in bedrooms 2 to 6 and baths from 1 to 5. The home sizes sold ranged from 815 square feet to 11,237 sf. The list prices were from $37,900 to $2,500,000. The highest sale price was $2,500,000; average sold price for the year was $288,486. Sellers received an average sold price compared to list price of 95%.
There are 251 (vs. 223 last month) active Saline homes for sale ranging from 1 bedrooms to 6 and 1 baths to 6. The homes range in size from 768 square foot to 7,704 square foot. The list prices are from $72,900 to$2,169,200.
All in all it remains a buyers market regarding Saline Real Estate with a buffett of opportunity, low interest rates and affordable homes. There are at least 10 non private owned homes with many short sales. To buy the book Should I Short Sale My Home, click here. With all Saline has to offer, it’s no wonder CNN/Money Magazine once again named us one of the country’s top 100 “Best Places to Live” out of more than 1,300 cities ranked.
Incidentally, watch us help Saline couple sell their condo and move to Pinckney on House Hunters HGTV.
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Chelsea, Michigan Real Estate Statistics show 15 months supply
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As of February 281, there were 133 active Chelsea homes for sale: ranging from 1 bedroom to 6, 1 bath to 4 and prices from $68,000 to $950,000. The average asking list price per square feet was up to $133.44 and average asking price is $268,422. If you want Chelsea properties or Ann Arbor properties click either.
There have been 147 homes sold in Chelsea in the last 12 months ranging in bedrooms from 1 to 6 and baths from 1 to 6. The largest home sold is 4,725 square feet down to the smallest at 600 square feet.
The average list price of the homes that sold in the last 12 months $181,783 and the average sold price was $173,950. This represents an average sold price per square feet of $95.22. The sellers got an average of 96% of asking price these last 12 months. The Chelsea Real Estate Market average sold price per square foot is graphed below courtesy of Affinity Valuations Group, LLC. The average sale price per square foot has trended up but remains under $100.00 per square foot.
The chart below shows there is about 12 month supply of homes for sale in Chelsea, Michigan, so we are still in a buyers market and may be stabilizing unless we see a rash of foreclosure homes hit the market. The inventory under $200,000 is shrinking and we are seeing multiple offers. There is still an abundance of choice, low interest rates and great prices. There are 11.6 months of supply.
Other charts below show the trends over the last 12 months. The first chart – Chelsea: Median Price (FS, Sold) shows home asking prices are down 11% and sold prices are up 11% comparing February 09 to February 10 with trend lines showing slight increasing sold prices over the last 12 months.
Chart 2 Chelsea: Supply & Demand – # Units (FS, Sold) below shows units for sale from February 09 to February 10 are up 1% and sold units down 43%. At least the number of active homes for sale was trending down slightly indicating we are on the way to stabilizing. To be one of the homes picked, keep in mind this is a price war and a beauty contest. Consult with your agent about making your home stand out. Ask about staging your Chelsea home.
There is still an abundance of choice, low interest rates and great prices. If you know any one who is a first time home buyer looking to use the home buyer tax credit, updates are posted. Let us know if you are coming to our next home buyer round table/seminar this month: 734-845-6542. If you want to glimpse our Ann Arbor Area videos, click here. If you want a bank owned home, call us. Banks hire us to sell these homes and we know about these Ann Arbor Area foreclosures long before they are ready to come on the market.
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Dexter, Michigan Real Estate Results Shows 15 Months of Homes Available for SaleDexter residential supply is now about 12 months. It would take about one year for all the homes to sell if no other homes came on the market. Anything over 7 months supply is a buyers market. For the Dexter Luxury Market, check out this post.
The Supply and Demand (#Units FS, S0ld) chart shows February 2009 compared to February 2010, the number of homes listed for sale are up 12 percent and the number of sold units are the same as last Feb. The annual trend lines show the number of homes offered for sale increased and number of Dexter sales remained pretty flat.
Below, Median Price (FS, Sold) February 09′ vs. February 10′, the Dexter sellers asking list prices were the same as last month and median sold prices went down 28 percent. The annual trend lines indicates flat asking prices and slight downward motion in Dexter median sales prices.
The trend line charted by Affinity Valuations, Inc indicates slightly decling average sale price per square feet but is now below $100.oo per square foot for Dexter Real Estate through the last 12 months.
We are selling homes and are happy to provide you with data to make informed choices. So far 185 homes have sold in the last 12 months, from 2 bedrooms to 6, and from 1 baths to 5 and the average sold price per square foot is now below $100. The highest sold price was $1,400,000 with lowest at $34,100. The average list price to sales price was 95 percent.
Currently there are 209 Dexter homes for sale ranging in price from $34,500 to $1,499,000. See what others say about our Dexter Real Estate services.
Since we actually sell more homes in Dexter than any other agent, we are acutely aware of homes that have languished on the market and like the US have watched the number of homes that have sold as foreclosures increase. Banks are hiring us to sell foreclosures. We know about these long before they come on the market. so if you want inisde info, call us. Check our Ann Arbor Area Real Estate ebook out.
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3/8/2010 AND 3/22/2010
VILLAGE OF DEXTER – VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
Occurs the Second and Fourth Monday of every 1 month starting 1/9/2006 until 12/27/2010 from 7:30 PM
| Senior Center 7722 Dexter – Ann Arbor Street Dexter, MI 48130 |
Hours: 7:30 PM
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3/16/2010
VILLAGE OF DEXTER – PARKS COMMISSION MEETING
Occurs the Third Tuesday of every 1 month starting 12/18/2007 until 12/21/2010 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Village Offices 8123 Main Street Dexter, MI 48130 |
Hours: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Directions: Second Floor of National City Bank
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Will spring be sprung by the end of this month? If you can’t wait to get out and are feeling a little cooped up by the long winter, here are a few suggestions to get you and your family out of the house. Go to a cooking class, go see a comedy, listen to an artist at the Ark, anything just get out and experience all that our wonderful community has to offer. Below, find highlights for a few of the events that I found interesting for the month of March. Try something new and exciting, then let me know how it was!
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3/3/2010
Cooking Class: Indian Cuisine: Just Say No to Curry
Discover the distinct flavors of individual spices and ingredients in these three authentic Indian dishes: Stir-fried Beans with Cumin, Cauliflower and Peas with Ginger, and Potatoes with Coriander. If you think that all Indian food tastes the same, try this class.
| Hollander’s Upstairs 410 Fourth Ave Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)741-7531 Full event info |
Hours: 12 p.m.
Cost: $15
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3/3/2010
Stout Release Party at Arbor Brewing Company
Join Arbor Brewing Company for a special release party featuring several of the stouts they’ll be serving up for St Patrick’s Day. This is a casual meet and greet with owners Rene and Matt Greff and the Brew Team.
| Arbor Brewing Company 114 E. Washington Street Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)213-1393 Full event info |
Hours: 6 p.m.
Cost: $10 includes beer samples and light appetizers. 21+
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3/3/2010
Comedy Held Hostage
Three friends/stand up comedians, all with their own unique sense of humor, style, and brand of comedy band together against what you typically expect comedy to be. Many don’t realize that as a comedian, there are certain things some comedy clubs will ask you not to do or say in order to perform there. This can distort the views and images the comedian is trying to portray. That’s why in this show we are taking the typical idea of comedy…and holding it hostage!
Come join these three friends in the beginning stages of their tour as they go from show to show, bonding, making audiences laugh, and being filmed and documented every step of the way; all the while, trying to reach their true goal of a college tour.
If you’re looking for a politically correct, la la comedy show, then stay at home because on this night Comedy will be Held Hostage!
| Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase 314 East Liberty Street Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)996-9080 Full event info |
8 p.m.
Cost: All tickets $5
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3/3/2010 – 3/4/2010
Bil Dwyer
Bil Dwyer is an accomplished standup comic whose resume also includes acting, hosting and writing. His hip, sardonic takes on marriage, kids and family have been showcased in the half-hour comedy special “Comedy Central Presents: Bil Dwyer,” as well as on “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,” “The Martin Short Show,” NBC’s “Late Friday,” “Evening at the Improv” and “Caroline’s Comedy Hour.” He describes his comedy as “a cross between gentle sarcasm and bewilderment and barely-contained rage and a ‘very special episode’ of Mr. Ed.” Dwyer guest-starred on “The Larry Sanders Show” and “Ally McBeal,” and currently hosts GSN’s “I’ve Got a Secret.” He has hosted “Extreme Dodgeball,” “That ’70s House,” “Battlebots” and “Dirty Rotten Cheaters,” and has been a regular comedy commentator on VH1’s series “I Love the ’70s,” “I Love the ’80s” and “I Love the ’90s.” Additional credits include “The Test,” VH1’s “The List,” E!’s “Rank” and AMC’s “Movies at Our House.” On the big screen, Dwyer appeared in the films “Ski School 2,” “The Bogus Witch Project” and “What Planet Are You From?” Working with sitcom star/television writer Christopher Titus, Dwyer recently co-created a show based on his stand-up comedy called “Back After This,” which is in development. As for why he wanted to be on “Last Comic Standing,” Dwyer says, “Who doesn’t like to be judged? You ever see how happy those dogs are at the Westminster Kennel Club show? That’s me – the grinning Pomeranian.
| 314 East Liberty Street Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)996-9080 Full event info |
Hours: Thursday at 8:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
Cost: $11 in advance or $13 at the door
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3/5/2010
Howie Day with Serena Ryder at The Ark
Citing the likes of Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, and Dave Matthews among his influences, Howie Day used their music as a basis for his own original direction. Howie emerged from the quiet environs of Bangor, Maine, into Boston’s coffeehouse scene. He released his first album, “Australia,” in 2000.
A lot has happened since then. Howie’s music went in a rock direction, and he got the attention of industry heavyweight Chris Blackwell and was signed to the major Epic label. He got a gold record for his album “Stop the World Now,” and he’s been romantically linked to Britney Spears. What hasn’t changed is that he writes songs imbued with a wide-eyed sense of boundless emotion, and clothes them in gorgeous arrangements. Howie Day comes to Michigan with a new album, “Sound the Alarm.”
Special guest is Atlantic-label Canadian songwriter Serena Ryder, the daughter of a Trinidadian folk musician and a go-go dancer from Millbrook, Ontario. Serena won the Juno award for Best New Artist in 2008.
| The Ark 316 Main Street Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)763-TKTS Full event info |
Hours: 8 p.m.
Cost: $20
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3/6/2010 – 3/28/2010
Free Dinosaur Tours!
Attention dinosaur fans! Enjoy a 30 minute docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tour. Limit of15 people. Made possible with support from the University of Michigan Credit Union.
| 1109 Geddes Ave. Ann Arbor, MI, 48109 Visit website |
Phone: (734) 764-0478 Full event info |
Hours: 2 p.m.
Cost: This is a free event.
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3/6/2010
Stephen Stills at The Michigan Theater
Legendary guitarist/singer-songwriter Stephen Stills is one of the most influential and enduring figures in rock and roll. The only artist ever to be inducted twice in the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – for The Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash – Stills’ work spans five decades, four iconic groups (Manassas and CSN&Y in addition to the two already mentioned), two era-defining anthems – “For What It’s Worth” and “Love The One You’re With” – and a rich canon of solo material. Ranked #28 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, Stills also has a trio of album masterpieces on their compendium of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: Buffalo Springfield Again, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Deja Vu.
| The Michigan Theater 603 E. Liberty Street Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (800) 745-3000 Full event info |
Hours: 8 p.m.
Cost: $35-45
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3/7/2010
Cooking Class: German Soft Pretzels with John Savanna
This class shows you how to make the dough, twist, shape and create pretzels with a salty crust. John, owner of Millpond Bread, uses Plugra in his recipe, a European style butter that is becoming more popular as a baking ingredient.
| Hollander’s Upstairs 410 Fourth Ave Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)741-7531 Full event info |
Hours: 1 p.m.
Cost: $15
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3/7/2010
Murder Mystery Dinner at The Melting Pot
Join The Melting Pot in Downtown Ann Arbor for a night of Fun, Fondue, and Foul-Play. There’s been a chilling murder at The White Elephant Ski Lodge, and your help is needed to find the culprit. Interrogate each of the suspects to unravel the crime. Can you reveal the killer?
| The Melting Pot 309 S. Main Street Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)622-0055 Full event info |
Hours: 6 p.m.
Cost: $55 per person includes 4-course fondue-style meal and Murder Mystery Show.
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3/9/2010
Avett Brothers at The Michigan Theater
North Carolina’s Avett Brothers, says the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, are “a band that exploits the tensions between the rustic Old South and the cosmopolitan New South, between rootsy bluegrass and rowdy punk rock, between reverence and irreverence.” They love and are immersed in the traditions of country and bluegrass, yet they attack their instruments with rock energy and once broke 32 strings during a single gig. The brothers shift from folkish reflections like “The Ballad of Love and Hate” to rock power chords not as a gimmick or novelty, but out of a deep-seated drive to encompass all the impulses of Southern music and American music — sentiment, tradition, transgression, transcendent intensity.
| The Michigan Theater 603 E. Liberty Street Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (800)745-3000 Full event info |
Hours: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $26-$50
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3/10/2010
The Pardon of Richard Nixon: Gerald Ford’s First 100 Days
Attorney Benton Becker was a key advisor to President Ford in the pardon of Richard Nixon and the disposition of Nixon’s papers and the famous tapes. Join us to hear Professor Becker upon the 35th anniversary of one of our most dramatic presidential transitions.
Although not a member of Gerald Ford’s congressional or White House staff, Benton L. Becker played an integral role in some of the most important events of the US President’s career, including the investigation of Associate Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, Ford’s confirmation as Vice President, the Nixon pardon, and the disposition of Nixon’s papers. Mr. Becker served as an Adjunct Professor of constitutional law at University of Miami for many years. Professor Becker has a law practice in Florida.
| The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library 1000 Beal Ave Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)205-0555 Full event info |
Hours: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: This is a free event.
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3/10/2010
DOJO Graduation at Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase
See the comics of tomorrow today! It’s Chili’s Comedy Dojo Graduation Show! They’ve worked hard for five weeks learning the trials and tribulations of standup comedy and on this night they’ll storm the stage with the fruits of their efforts. The class is also the first installment of “Selling Laughs” a documentary/reality show that features all the students and their ups and downs learning the comedy biz. “Selling Laughs” is the brainchild of Chili Challis, the “sensei” or “professor” of the comedy class. It’s a documentary/reality show he is putting together and plans to present the show to the “powers that be” in TV. You never know, this could be the start of another “Last Comic Standing” type of show and you could be in the first audience to be a part of it. Don’t miss the comics of tomorrow – today!!
| 314 East Liberty Street Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)996-9080 Full event info |
Hours: 8 p.m.
Cost: $5
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3/14/2010
Cooking Class: St. Paddy’s Day Madness
Learn all things Irish at this class: colcannon, (a potato and cabbage dish) served with traditional Irish bacon; soda bread; and buttermilk scones.
| Hollander’s Upstairs 410 N. Fourth Ave Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)741-7531 Full event info |
Hours: 1 p.m.
Cost: $15
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3/17/2010
St. Patrick’s Day Party at Arbor Brewing Company
Come join us at Arbor Brewing Company for a wee bit of fun on St. Patrick’s Day, starting with the Top of the Morning Party at 7 a.m., featuring a full breakfast buffet, five stouts on tap, and happy hour beer pricing until 11 a.m. Lunch and dinner specials served from 11:30 a.m. to 12 a.m with another happy hour from 4-7 p.m., plus live Celtic music from Killarney Broadcast from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
| Arbor Brewing Company 114 E. Washington Street Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)213-1393 Full event info |
Hours: 7 a.m. 12 a.m.
Cost: No Cover
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3/19/2010
Alzheimer’s Association Presents: Summer Somewhere: Play Ball!
The Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Great Lakes Chapter will be celebrating summer early again this year by hosting the fourth annual “Summer Somewhere” grand fundraising event. This event will take you out to the ball game – away from the cold of winter to the warmth of a baseball park complete with great summer food, festivities, and entertainment.
Summer Somewhere: Play Ball! will be held in Washtenaw Community College’s beautiful Morris Lawrence Building Atrium in Ann Arbor. This innovative, fun, relaxed, and casual fundraiser will showcase fabulous food prepared by some of the best professional chefs in the area. It will also feature great entertainment including the best blend of great dance music performed by the Lazy River Band.
All proceeds from this event will help the thousands of area individuals and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
If you would like to learn more about this winter’s hottest summer party (including sponsorship opportunities and how to buy your tickets), please visit www.alz.org/mglc, call 734.475.7043, or email lori.ezrow@alz.org.
| Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building Ann Arbor, MI View website |
Phone: (734)475-7043 View full event info |
Hours: 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Cost: $35 per person or 30 tickets for $300
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3/23/2010 – 3/28/2010
The 48th Ann Arbor Film Festival
The 48th Ann Arbor Film Festival will take place March 23th-28th, 2010 at the historic Michigan and State Theaters in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the original North American independent film festival. Founded in 1963, the AAFF was independent before “independent film,” serving as a critical forum for filmmakers to show their creative work outside of the studio film industry. Today the festival continues its strongly independent spirit as a premier showcase for bold, visionary, experimental and high-caliber films.
| 110 S. The Michigan Theater 603 E. Liberty St. Ann Arbor, MI View website |
Phone: (734) 995-5356 Full event info |
Cost: Tickets available for screenings, passes available for single days or entire festival. Cost TBA.
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1/2/2010 – 5/29/2010 – Saturdays Only
Mozzarella Class at Zingerman’s Creamery
Zingerman’s Creamery invites the public to learn how to make fresh, handmade mozzarella from milk and from curd. Space is limited, so call early to reserve your spot!
| Zingerman’s Creamery 3723 Plaza Dr. Ann Arbor, MI View website |
Phone: (734)929-0500 Full event info |
Hours: 12:00pm
Cost: $45
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1/3/2010 – 5/30/2010 – Sundays Only
Zingerman’s Creamery Tours
Cheesemaker and managing partner John Loomis leads the whey and gives the inside scoop on how they make artisan cheeses and old-fashioned gelato (that’s Italian ice cream)!
Admission is $5 per person. You will receive a $5 coupon to spend in The Cheese Shop. Call 73-929-0500 for reservations.
| The Ark 316 Main Street Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734) 929-0500 Full event info |
Hours:2 p.m.
Cost: $5
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1/16/2010 – 4/11/2010 Tuesdays – Sundays
UMMA Projects: Cory Arcangel
Cory Arcangel (b. 1977, New York) is often described as a “digital media” artist, although he is more fully understood as an artist concerned with the forms and processes of digital and media culture. Having first gained widespread recognition for his reworking of obsolete video game systems, his practice has grown to encompass imagery and sound drawn from across popular culture, ranging from Guns and Roses’ iconic Sweet Child of Mine music video to Glenn Gould’s landmark recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
Arcangel, who studied classical performance and electronic music composition (under tape-music pioneer Pauline Oliveros) at the Oberlin Conservatory, approaches these familiar sources—and the technology by which they are delivered—with the unusual but effective combination of compositional rigor and pitch-perfect deadpan humor. Arcangel’s work has appeared in numerous important group exhibitions and has attracted international attention in recent years. This will be Arcangel’s first solo exhibition in a North American museum. His installation at UMMA is a newly commissioned work.
On display Jan. 16-April 11, 2010.
| University of Michigan Museum of Art 525 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)763-UMMA Full event info |
Hours: Tues., Wed., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. and Fri. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 12-5 p.m. Closed on Monday and Holidays
Cost: This is a free event
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1/25/2010 – 3/7/2010
A History of the Bible from Ancient Papyri to King James
From ancient Egyptian manuscripts on papyrus to Medieval manuscripts to the printed book, you can follow a path of documents that led to the creation of the 1611 King James Version of the Bible. These direct ancestors and related works were spread across nations, peoples, and languages.
The earliest documents on display are Egyptian papyri, including examples of a census record from the year 119 and the oldest known copy of part of the New Testament. Medieval manuscripts document the preservation of the text until the invention of movable type printing by Gutenberg around 1450. The early printed Bibles include versions in Latin and Greek, and several that show the struggles among various political factions and church reformers to control the translating of the Scriptures into the language of the people. See the King James Bible of 1611 that became the accepted standard.
If you have seen this fascinating exhibit before, look for it this time in the Audubon Room, on the first floor of the University of Michigan Hatcher Graduate Library.
| Audubon Room, Hatcher Graduate Library 913 S. University Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)764-9377 Full event info |
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m – 7:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Cost: TBA
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2/1/2010 – 3/31/2010
Their Journey: Vietnamese in Michigan
Imagine chaotically and permanently leaving your homeland for another country and a completely different life! This exhibit includes photos from Vietnam and Grand Rapids, MI, along with political, cultural, and personal perspectives of the journey of Vietnamese immigrants to Michigan following the Vietnam War. It augments the Great Michigan Read, the Michigan Humanities Council’s statewide reading program, and provides additional historical context to its book selection, Stealing Buddha’s Dinner.
Stealing Buddha’s Dinner is a memoir chronicling author Bich Minh Nguyen’s migration from Vietnam in 1975 and her coming of age in Grand Rapids in the 1980s. Along the way, she struggles to construct her own cultural identity from a menagerie of uniquely American influences.
The University of Michigan Library is one of only six sites chosen to host this exhibit.
The exhibit is located in the Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery.
| Gallery, Hatcher Graduate Library 913 S. University Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)615-5783 Full event info |
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m – 7:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Cost: This is a free event
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2/18/2010 – 3/21/2010 Tuesday-Sundays
Performance Network Theater Presents: It Came From Mars
It Came From Mars is an off-the-wall story about a group of radio actors terrified by Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds broadcast. Passions ignite and secret identities are revealed when a washed-up director, his diva ex-wife, a wanna-be war hero and a German sound effects wiz think they are about to be annihilated by men from Mars.
A co-production with Williamston Theatre. Sponsored by Ann Arbor’s 107 One. This production is the recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award!
| Performance Network Theater 120 E. Huron Street Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)663-0681 Full event info |
Hours: Thursdays at 8 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.
Cost: $27-$41
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2/23/2010 – 4/4/2010 Tuesday- Sundays
The Healing Garden – Savor Nature’s Restorative Powers
Lift your spirits and take a break from winter during “The Healing Garden,” the interactive spring display in the conservatory at Matthaei. Enjoy the regenerative qualities of nature’s many scents, colors, textures, and forms in a warm, plant-filled setting, and learn about the benefits of exercise, meditation, and close contact with nature—indoors or out.
Interactive activities during the exhibit include self-guided meditation; an aromatherapy station where visitors will directly experience how scents can make them feel better; color and mood interpretation display that reveals how color affects how we feel; and meditative outdoor hikes. Also, displays of bulbs and fresh-air plants.
$5 fee includes admission to conservatory and above activities during the exhibit. Conservatory open late Wednesdays, with free admission Wednesdays noon-8 p.m.
| 1800 N. Dixboro Road Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)647-7600 Full event info |
Hours: Tues. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thurs.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Wednesdays 10-a.m.-8 p.m.
Cost: Adults $5, children 5-18 $2, under 5 free
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2/24/2010 – 3/28/2010
Gallery Project Presents: Mind
Gallery Project presents Mind, a multimedia exhibit in which 33 artists seek depictions and interpretations of what we commonly call mind. It brings together artists who speak of mind, whether recalling and interpreting, depicting and conveying, questioning and questing or dreaming and fantasizing. The Opeing reception will be Friday 2/26 from 6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
| 215 South Fourth Avenue Ann Arbor, MI, 48104 Visit website |
Phone: (734)997-7012 Full event info |
Cost: This is a free event.
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2/24/2010 – 6/23/2010
Open Mic Wednesdays at The Blue Tractor
Join The Blue Tractor Brewery and Cafe in Downtown Ann Arbor for Open Mic Night every Wednesday. Watch or participate! Sign up is open to all singers, musicians, poets, and comedians.
| The Blue Tractor 207 E. Washington Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)222-4095 Full event info |
Hours: 9:30 p.m.
Cost: This is a free event.
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2/25/2010 – 4/29/2010 Thursdays Only
Thursday Night Music at eve – The Restaurant
Complimentary appetizers and great music every Thursday night at eve – The Restaurant from 9:30 – 11 p.m. The restaurant is owned by former Top Chef contestant Eve Aronoff.
| Eve 415 N. 5th Ave Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)222-0711 Full event info |
Hours: 9:30 p.m.
Cost: This is a free event.
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3/1/2010 – 4/30/2010
The Ghost Army Exhibit
The Ghost Army is here! In June of 1944, an exceptional U.S. Army unit went into action in Normandy. Its weapons included hundreds of inflatable tanks and a one-of-a-kind collection of sound effects records, and it carried out its battlefield mission without firing a shot. The unit was officially called the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, but it was known to its men as The Ghost Army.
Members of The Ghost Army adhered to a decades-long gag order; many never told their families about their extraordinary military service. Sixty-five years after this top-secret group went into action, the University of Michigan’s Hatcher Library will unveil the first public exhibit of this captivating group of materials documenting The Ghost Army. This exhibit is available during library hours. See http://www.lib.umich.edu/hatcher-graduate-library.
| Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery in Room 100 913 S. University Ann Arbor, MI Visit website |
Phone: (734)615-5783 Full event info |
Hours: Sundays 1pm -2am Mon-Thurs 8am-2am Fri 8am-7pm Sat 10am-6pm
Cost: This is a free event.
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Above was a sampling of the activities occurring in our community during the month of March. Please be sure to check out one of the many events being held during the month and have good time.
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