Ann Arbor Community Events and Entertainment for June
The summer season is upon us! “Fun” is the name of the game and Ann Arbor has loads of opportunities for you to experience local activities both indoors and out! Start your summer off with a comedy show or live music event. Enjoy a casual barbecue with friends and loved ones. Organize a group and head to the art center for a day of games, refreshments and laughter. Taste test the day away at a food festival. Take your youngsters to a superhero event where dreaming becomes a reality. Grab your favorite book and head to a reading expo where you can discover new authors and genres or bask in the literature you adore. There are plenty of opportunities for everyone! Take a look at the list below and discover the arts and entertainment Ann Arbor has to offer this month! Oh, and don’t forget to let me know how you enjoy your experiences!
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6/4/2009 – 6/6/2009
JOHN HEFFRON “SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT”
John grew up in nearby South Lyon and started his comedy career as a student at Eastern Michigan University, skipping night classes to perform stand-up comedy. He got his first gig as an emcee right here at the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. Since then, his comedy has evolved in a unique and creative fashion as he has grown from a fun-loving college student to a bewildered newlywed.
Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase
314 E. Liberty
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 996-9080
Hours: Thursday 8:00PM, Friday 8:00PM, 10:30PM, Saturday 8:00PM, 10:30PM
Cost: $18-$23
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6/5/2009
FINVARRA’S WREN
Celebrate the coming of summer with the Irish, Scottish, English, and Celtic-American folk music of Finvarra’s Wren! This Detroit-based ensemble is multigenerational–”kids are always a full part of the sound,” says guitarist and vocalist Jim Perkins, whom Matt Watroba has called “simply one of the finest and most versatile musicians in the state.”
The Ark
316 S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 761-1451
Hours: 8:00PM
Cost: $15
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6/7/2009
CANDYE KANE
Candye Kane delights audiences with brash, beautiful, blues songs like “200 Lbs. of Fun” and “Hey Mister (She Was My Baby Last Night).” Her life story is as inspiring as her music.
The Ark
316 S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 761-1451
Hours: 7:30PM
Cost: $15
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6/9/2009
HAYES CARLL
Texan songwriter Hayes Carll was hit it big last year with “She Left Me for Jesus,” a funny, churlish tune that won the Americana Music Association’s Song of the Year award and that Don Imus called the greatest country song ever written.
The Ark
316 S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 763-TKTS
Hours: 8:00PM
Cost: $15
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6/12/2009
BBQ WITH THE BOYS
Join the Michigan Football team on Friday June 12 from 3 – 6 pm as they raise money to support the new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital by participating in the 2009 WTKA Radio-a-thon and BBQ with the Boys! The BBQ will end the 4th annual radio-a-thon on WTKA, which begins on Thursday June 11. Celebrate the radio-a-thon, join the team for a BBQ, enjoy autographs and pictures with players and coaches, games on the practice field, and tour Schembechler Hall. Tickets are very limited so purchase your tickets before they run out!
Schembechler Hall
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 615-5379
Hours: 3:00PM-6:00PM
Cost: $250 entrance for 4 people
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6/12/2009
WHAT’S ALL THE HOOPLA ABOUT?
What is all the Hoopla about will include games, contests, art-making activities, wheel-throwing demos, live music by the Harris Basement Jazz Collective, dancing, refreshments and more!
Ann Arbor Art Center
117 W. Liberty
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 994-8004 x 101
Hours: 6:30PM – 10:00PM
Cost: FREE!
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6/13/2009-6/19/2009
ANN ARBOR RESTAURANT WEEK
Modeled after many highly successful restaurant weeks throughout the country, Ann Arbor’s Main Street Area Association presents its Inaugural Restaurant Week June 14–19, 2009.
Restaurant Week offers food lovers the opportunity to try many fabulous restaurants in downtown Ann Arbor at a fixed price: participating restaurants will offer two- to three-course dinners for $25. Lunch will be an open format with each restaurant creating a special set of menu offerings for $12. Watch for two for one specials at lunch.
Twenty of downtown Ann Arbor’s finest and funkiest restaurants are scheduled to participate. For a complete list of participating establishments, visit www.mainstreetannarbor.org. Restaurant Week menus will be available online at www.mainstreetannarbor.org by the end of April.
Ann Arbor Restaurant Week is a chance for food lovers to experience everything from great pub food to elegant dining at affordable prices. The Main Street Area Association advises patrons to plan ahead, make reservations early and enjoy what will surely be a spectacular week in downtown Ann Arbor.
Downtown Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 668-7112
Cost: $12-$15
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6/14/2009
SUPERHERO NIGHT
Relive your favorite childhood or adult memories by joining us for an evening of fun and fantasy filled with Superheros and Villains. From Batman to Superman, Wonder Woman to the Green Goblin, Ingalls Mall will be temporarily transformed into a special place somewhere between Metropolis, Gotham City, and Apokolips.
Ingalls Mall
915 E. Washington
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Hours: 5:00PM – 11:30PM
Cost: FREE!
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6/16/2009
ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARY SUMMER READING KICKOFF FEATURING GEMINI
The Ann Arbor District Library kicks off its summer reading program at the Ark, and local musicians are on hand to help out. Each year the library staff identifies books for all ages to share, and they organize a musical party to get things rolling. This year’s kickoff brings the much-loved children’s music of Gemini, the much-loved duo of Hungarian-born twin brothers Laszlo and Sandor Slomovits.
The Ark
316 S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 761-1451
Hours: 7:00PM
Cost: FREE!
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6/18/2009
ANN ARBOR SUMMER FESTIVAL: NEAL MEDLYN – THE NEAL MEDLYN EXPERIENCE LIVE
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival presents: The Neal Medlyn Experience Live!, a faithful re-creation of Beyonce’s 2007 hit concert DVD, The Beyonce Experience Live!, featuring sexy back-up dancers, Destiny’s Child impersonators, birthday cake, and a box fan to blow Neal’s hair. Known as the Paris Hilton of performance art, Medlyn is his own kind of bootylicious diva who struts and seduces the crowd with his wonky ways, working his newfound fans (and all the single ladies) into a ridiculous frenzy.
UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Hours: 8:00PM
Cost: $15
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6/19/2009
ANN ARBOR SUMMER FESTIVAL: LOS LOBOS
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival presents: Los Angeles legends Los Lobos, a triple Grammy-winning group whose expert combination of rock ‘n’ roll, Tex-Mex, country, R&B, folk, and traditional Spanish and Mexican music has won them longstanding acclaim and adulation. Recognized as one of the world’s foremost contemporary roots-rock bands, the group has continued to redefine and expand its unique sound.
Power Center
121 Fletcher Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 764-2538
Hours: 8:00PM
Cost: $30-$45
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6/20/2009-6/21/2009
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE
The 24 hour event is filled with healthy and fun activities for the whole family. It’s a great opportunity for a camping trip with the kids without leaving the city! At night, the field is lit with luminaria – the lights of hope – to honor the memory of those lost to cancer and to encourage those who are fighting.
Concordia
Geddes Road
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 930-3980
Hours: 10:00AM
Cost: Donation
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6/24/2009
ANN ARBOR SUMMER FESTIVAL: TANGO CONNECTION
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival presents: Tango Connection. Sensual and sophisticated, Tango Connection is the new 13-member ensemble founded by world-renowned dancer Mariela Franganillo. Her newest show, which was a sold-out hit at last year’s New York Tango Festival, smolders with emotion as it celebrates tango from its early roots to classic and modern interpretations. Franganillo, who performed in Broadway’s Forever Tango, brings inspiration and innovation to this romantic and evocative art form with her company of leading Argentine musicians and dancers.
Power Center
121 Fletcher Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 764-2538
Hours: 8:00PM
Cost: $30-$45
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6/25/2009
AMY SPEACE
Amy Speace lives with two tickhounds, June and Maybelle, in Jersey City, New Jersey, across from the Statue of Liberty. Her tough, complex lyrics, combined with absolutely infectious country-flavored tunes, have made her a New York City phenomenon and gained her a grass-roots fan base around the country.
The Ark
316 S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 761-1451
Hours: 8:00PM
Cost: $15
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6/26/2009
THE GLENGARRY BHOYS AT THE ARK
The Glengarry Bhoys are a Celtic group with a difference! They come from a unique and fascinating part of the world: Ontario’s far eastern end, where Scots highland and French Canadian cultures have blended for nearly two centuries.
The Ark
316 S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 761-1451
Hours: 8:00PM
Cost: $17.50
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6/27/2009
ANN ARBOR SUMMER FESTIVAL: WHO’S LIVE ANYWAY?
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival presents: Whose Live is it Anyway? Direct from the hit TV show, Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Chip Esten, and Jeff Davis work off-the-cuff to create a night of hilarious improvisational comedy with some of your favorite Whose Line Is It Anyway? games , skits, and songs. Audience participation is the key to the show, so bring your suggestions and you might be asked to join the cast onstage. Get your tickets soon for a night of unforgettable fun and interactive comedy.
Power Center
121 Fletcher Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 764-2538
Hours: 5:00PM & 8:00PM
Cost: $40-$55
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6/28/2009
ANN ARBOR SUMMER FESTIVAL: CIRCO COMEDIA
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival presents: Circo Comedia, a mix of unpredictable thrills, sidesplitting comedy, and daredevil stunts that are the signature style of this dynamic circus duo from Montreal. Jean Saucier and Patrick Côté team up to present a blend of dizzying acrobatic feats and crazy clown antics for the whole family. For the past decade, Circo Comedia has presented its own distinct humor at international children’s festivals, fairs, and cabarets across the globe.
Power Center
121 Fletcher Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 764-2538
Hours: 4:00PM
Cost: $10-$25
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6/28/2009
LAZY LESTER WITH STUDEBAKER JOHN & THE HAWKS
His colorful sobriquet (supplied by south Louisiana producer J.D. Miller) to the contrary, Louisiana blues harmonica player and guitarist Lazy Lester swears he never was all that lethargic–and the relentless pace of his 1960s Excello Records swamp blues classics “I’m a Lover Not a Fighter” and “I Hear You Knockin’” tends to back him up.
The Ark
316 S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Map/Driving Directions
Phone: (734) 761-1451
Hours: 7:30PM
Cost: $15
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Above was a sampling of the activities occurring in our community during the month of March. More than 95 events are planned in the Ann Arbor area this month. There are many interesting events from cooking and wine classes to galas, conferences and open houses as well as fairs, festivals and fundraisers. Please be sure to check out one of the many musical concerts scheduled this month. There is something for everyone this month so do something new then let me know how it was.
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