Only a few more weeks to enjoy whats left of summer.  Ann Arbor offers plenty of entertainment, from art shows to farmer’s markets to county fairs.  Be sure to make the most out of the nice weather we have left, Halloween is just around the corner!  ___________________________________________________________________________

7/28/2010 – 9/5/2010

Gallery Project Presents: Faux Real

Gallery Project presents Faux Real, a multimedia exhibit in which 26 artists play with the idea that things can be both fake and real simultaneously in terms of concept and materiality. The lines between real and artificial grow increasingly blurred, even to the point that one wonders what, if anything is still “real” in the 21st century.

The opening reception is Friday, July 30 from 6-9p.m.

Gallery Project 215 South Fourth St., Ann Arbor, MI Visit website

Phone: (734) 997-7012 Full event info

When: During Gallery Business Hours Tuesday-Saturday 12PM-9PM Sunday 12PM-4PM
Cost: TBA
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Sep. 04, 2010 – Sep. 26, 2010

Planetarium Show: The Sky Tonight – Star Talk

Bright stars, constellations, planets, and telescopic objects in the current night sky will be discussed in this live “star talk”. Then leave Earth and “fly” out into space to examine the planets in the current sky.

The University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, MI Visit website

Phone: (734) 764-0480 Full event info

When: During Gallery Business Hours Tues.-Sat. 12:00p.m.-9:00p.m. Sun. 12:00p.m.-4:00p.m
Cost: TBA
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Sep. 04, 2010 – Sep. 26, 2010

Planetarium Show: Expanded View

Explore beautiful deep space objects through the eyes of Hubble, Spitzer, and Chandra space telescopes. Each of these space-based telescopes operate in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, helping to reveal the secrets of these vastly far away and beautiful objects.

The University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, MI Visit website

Phone: (734) 764-0480 Full event info

When: Saturday, September 4, 11, 18, 25 at 2:30p.m. Sunday, September 5, 12, 19, 26 at 2:30p.m.
Cost: $5-general admissions
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Sep. 07, 2010 – Sep. 11, 2010

Saline Community Fair

The Saline Community Fair is a longstanding tradition to showcase local talents from livestock to quilting. Carnival rides are always a favorite for families to enjoy each year. Also enjoy tractor and truck pulls, and the state Demo Derby Championship on Saturday!

Washtenaw County Farms Council 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Ann Arbor, MI Visit website

Phone: (734) 764-0480 Full event info

When: All day
Cost: Free
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Sep. 10, 2010 – Sep. 11, 2010

Kerrytown Concert House presents: Chard & Holland

The Chard-Holland team returns to perform their annual KCH benefit, which they have been doing since 1985. Roger and Maurita’s artistry, together with the variety of music on the program, create a gala evening. Enjoy extraordinary music: intense, simple, philosophical, passionate, tender and silly. Art and parlor songs, as well as opera and theater selections highlight an exciting and captivating evening. Music by Verdi, Porter, Gershwin, Legrand, Rodgers, Grieg and Schubert. This year marks the grand finale of their benefit concerts for KCH, but expect to hear them again at future events.

• Roger Chard, baritone
• Maurita Peterson Holland, piano

Kerrytown Concert House 414 N 4th Ave., Ann Arbor, MI Visit website

Phone: (734) 769-2999 Full event info

When: 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $15-general admissions, $20-$30-assigned rows
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September 11, 2010

HomeGrown Festival 2010

The HomeGrown Festival celebrates the food, farmers and community of Southeast Michigan in a family-oriented atmosphere. This food-lover’s festival takes place at the beautiful Ann Arbor Farmers Market pavilion in the historic Kerrytown district. Come on down and taste the delicious food grown on our beautiful farms, prepared by our most innovative chefs. Sample some excellent Michigan beer and wine while you’re listening to the sounds of great local musicians.

Ann Arbor Farmers Market 315 Detroit St., Ann Arbor, MI Visit website Phone: (734) 619-0429 Full event info

When: September 11, 2010
Cost:TBA
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Sep. 17, 2010 – Sep. 18, 2010

Kerrytown Concert House presents: Parisian Soiree

This annual gala season opener is fun, full of surprises, and features a program that focuses on repertoire with a connection to all things Parisian. Champagne included! Appearances by flutists Jeff Zook and Sharon Sparrow, cellist Robert deMaine (Saturday only), pianists Michele Cooker and Kevin Bylsma, sopranos Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers and Elizabeth Major, mezzo soprano Deanna Relyea, singer and pianist Alvin Waddles (Friday only), plus a French horn quartet. Accordion player Julien Labro will perform Piazzolla and related music with his quartet, featuring a cast of area favorites (Saturday only). Don’t wait to make reservations!

• Emily Benner, soprano
• Kevin Bylsma, piano
• Elizabeth Major, soprano
• Deanna Relyea, mezzo soprano
• Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers, soprano
• Allen Schrott, bass-baritone
• Sharon Sparrow, flute
• Alvin Waddles, piano/vocals
• Jeff Zook, flute
• Sarah Nisbett, mezzo soprano
• Juan Pereira, tenor
• Michelle Mountain, actress
• UM French horn quartet

Kerrytown Concert House 414 N 4th Ave., Ann Arbor, MI Visit website

Phone: (734) 769-2999 Full event info

When: 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $15-general admissions, $20-$30-assigned rows
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Sep. 18, 2010 – Sep. 19, 2010

Ann Arbor Antiques Market

In 2010, the Ann Arbor Antiques Market will continue its tradition as a mainstay in the field of antiques and select collectibles. The Market offers the public a vast selection of quality antiques in the comfortable surroundings of seven buildings and numerous tent canopies. Seven large shows are held from April through October.n 2010, the Ann Arbor Antiques Market will continue its tradition as a mainstay in the field of antiques and select collectibles. The Market offers the public a vast selection of quality antiques in the comfortable surroundings of seven buildings and numerous tent canopies. Seven large shows are held from April through October.

Washtenaw County Farms Council 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Ann Arbor, MI Visit website

Phone: (734) 662-0496 x207 Full event info

When: 8:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
Cost: $6
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September 25, 2010

Smithsonian magazine: Museum Day

The Exhibit Museum is joining with over 1,200 museums and cultural institutions nationwide to celebrate Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day! Smithsonian members receive free admission to participating museums on that day; the Exhibit Museum is participating “in spirit” because individuals admissions to the museum is always fee to everyone.

The University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, MI Visit website

Phone: (734) 764-0480 Full event info

When: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
Cost:Free
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Sep. 25, 2010 – Oct. 31, 2010

Night Terrors: Michigan’s Haunted Thrill Park

Night Terrors – Michigan’s Haunted Thrill Park, features  SIX chilling attractions:  The Ultimate Haunted Barn, The Asylum, The MindShaft, Alien Caged Clowns, The Labyrinth and Hayrides of the Lost.  With over 115   live monsters, Night Terrors puts TERROR in your FACE. Single event admission is $15, or see all six for $29.99. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Night Terrors is open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through October; also on Saturday, September 25 and Thursday, October 28. Check website for more information on dates, times, and admission prices.

Wiard’s Orchard 5565 Merit Road, Ypsilianti, MI Visit website

Phone: (734) 482-7744 Full event info

When: Doors open at 7 p.m., tickets sold until 11 p.m.
Cost:TBA
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Above was a sampling of the activities occurring in our community during the month of September. Please be sure to check out one of the many events being held during the month and have good time.

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This great Woodside Meadows community of upper and lower level ranches and townhomes feature an attached garage in popular south east Ann Arbor Michigan.

Woodside Meadows in Ann Arbor was constructed by Seville Homes and is well planned with quality construction and affordable pricing. The  development consists of 18 buildings with 180 units; offering maintenance free living across the five different models – click here to see the Dover Floor Plan and click here to see Cambridge Upstairs Floor Plan – these flexible floorplans are idea for young families, working couples and more!

These Woodside Meadows condos are brick built and spaced out adequately with lots of grassy common areas. They benefit from low Pittsfield Township taxes, Ann Arbor schools and low Association Fees. You can view the master document here and the amendments.

The Woodside Meadows condo development features easy access to Downtown Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Central Campus, the Metro Airport and more!

We currently have a listing in the development – which you can view here!

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Beautiful Warner Creek subdivision in Saline, Michigan is a gorgeous development of 251 homes offering a great lifestyle for residents in Saline, Michigan.

The subdivision is located a short distance from the City of Saline itself.  Enjoy the nearby Saline Library. Being a short drive from all that Ann Arbor has to offer this really is a community ideal for a growing family looking to get the best of rural and urban living.

Don’t forget that CNN Money once named Saline in the top 100 best places to live!  The properties in Warner Creek were constructed in the 1980’s mostly in the two story colonial style or occasionally some ranches. Units range in size from 1600 to 2400 square feet. Prices for properties are in the mid $200,000’s.

Children attend Saline Schools - Houghton Elementary, Harvest Elementary, Heritage School, Saline Middle School, Saline High School. To tour inside schools, visit www.WashtenawSchools.com.

This is an ideal location for commuters to Detroit – an hour away – or for those who work in Ann Arbor. Detroit Metro Airport is a 25 minute commute.

We currently have a listing in the community at 6345 Robinson – click here to see more!

Typical lots area about 80 feet by 175 feet.  Warner Creek subdivision has an active Homeowners Association you can view bylaws, restrictions and more here!  Warner Creek is serviced by DTE Energy 800-477-4747 and Comcast 800-266-2278.

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This delightful community - the Arbor Pointe subdivision is located in the desirable western side of Ann Arbor. Constructed back in 2000, this 171 unit development is within walking distance to the grocery store and other retail shopping!

Featuring three and four bedroom homes offering two and a half baths in a size range of 1900 to 3000 square feet across many floorplans there is surely something for everyone!

You can view the Master Deeds and amendments here.

The Arbor Pointe subdivision is home to many families who enjoy the great features offered by this subdivision – including lower Scio Township taxes, Ann Arbor Schools, City Utilities, County Roads all with only $175-$195 homeowners association fee annually.

This Arbor Pointe subdivision is a community not to be missed – the idea home for the growing family!

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Ashford Place offers Luxury Townhome living on Ann Arbor’s Northwest side.

These larger two and three bedroom semi-detached condominiums have it all! Offering huge space of 1900-2600 square feet as well as lower levels and attached two car garages, decks, landscaping and more! It is no wonder that everyone want to live in this community! There are 8 different floorplans available which include 2 to 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 bathrooms.

The upscale development features 66 multi-story units set in a parklike environment containing two large ponds and an established wooded area. If you lived here you could enjoy nature as well as sports at Oakwood and Sugarbush Parks which are located just nearby. All of course within easy access of Downtown and the rest of Ann Arbor courtesy of freeway access to M-14 and US-23.

These homes are zoned for Ann Arbor schools – Thurston Elementary, Clague Middle, Huron High and range in Price from $240,000 to $370,000 with reasonable fees of around $315 which includes landscaping, snow removal, street paving and exterior home maintenance. Click here for a copy of the master deed of the association.

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Thanks to overwhelming support by all most local officials, plans, which have been discussed in the past may come to fruition as early as the end of this year! The reality of linking Ann Arbor and Detroit with a commuter train service is getting closer!

The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and Michigan Department of Transportation are taking charge of the “Ann Arbor-to-Detroit Regional Rail Project”. For the first three years, the rail line will be a “demonstration project,” intended to obtain more detailed information about ridership projections and costs. If the data shows high enough interest in the rail at the end of that period, the project will become a higher priority to receive Federal Transit Authority “New Starts” grant money. Funding for the project initially, at an estimated cost of $60 million to $80 million in capital costs and another $8 million to $10 million per year in operating costs beyond what’s collected from riders

Because the tracks are already in place, the initial investment is much lower than it has been for similar projects in other regions, in the coming months, new sidings will be laid, which allow trains to wait on the sidetrack while trains with the right-of-way can pass.

Stops are scheduled for Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Metro Airport, Dearborn and Detroit’s New Center area. The respective transportation authorities are planning to adjust bus routes around the train schedules to quickly transport passengers closer to their destinations. It’s expected to take about 50 minutes to travel from Ann Arbor to Detroit via the commuter train.

So far, no price structure has been developed. Initially, the train will make four roundtrip runs on weekdays and three trips on weekend days. For the first 18 months, the current Amtrak Station on Depot Street will serve as the Ann Arbor stop until the city can complete construction of a large “intermodal hub” next to the University of Michigan Medical Center campus on Fuller Road.

This is excellent news for Ann Arbor and supports the idea that the economy in Ann Arbor is stable and that it is a city on the grow – and a top relocation destination!

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Ann Arbor could get a huge economy boost by the development of what they are calling “the Library Lot”

City officials have been meeting and discussing many proposals for the land and the one that has caught many peoples eye is by a group of New York investors known as Valiant Partners LLC who is proposing a project called Ann Arbor Town Plaza Hotel and Conference Center. It includes plans for a 150-room hotel, 32,000-square-foot conference center, condos, restaurants and retail shops. Part of the funding would come from a proposed $8 million bond issued by the city paid back over 20 years with proceeds from the hotel.

Other proposals included several hotel ideas but this proposal is one which was talked about extensively.  It does show a clear narrowing of focus on the city’s behalf.

Asides from creating jobs it would bring a further development to Ann Arbor as well as provide a boost for surrounding restaurants and hotels in the area as the conference center hosts its first events.

Watch this space to see how this story develops – it will certainly be very interesting as a development of this size will have an effect on the city.

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