Coordination/Collaboration

Forge Theater Collaborative Community and Studio Space.

New collaborative theater space in Ann Arbor offers cabaret-style stage for rent

Forge Theater Collaborative Community and Studio Space offers a small-stage, cabaret-style theater open for community members producing their own works.

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Attendees at the inaugural National Farm Stop Conference, held last year in Ann Arbor.
National farm stop conference returns to Ann Arbor for second year

Local food leaders from across the U.S. will gather at Washtenaw Community College from March 2-4 for a conference exploring the rapid growth and future of the innovative "farm stop" retail model.

The Deep End Cafe owner Candace Cavazos.
Program encouraging EMU community to support Ypsi businesses marks successful third year

Through the Explore Ypsi program, EMU students, staff, and faculty can receive free $10 gift cards throughout the fall semester to use at participating businesses in Ypsi.

A poster for "Beehive."
Ann Arbor’s Penny Seats Theatre breaks in new home with ’60s-set jukebox musical

The Penny Seats Theatre Company will kick off its 2024-2025 season with a musical paying tribute to female vocalists and musicians of the 1960s, presented in an unconventional new venue.

Members of the Peacenic Ypsi team.
Law enforcement and Ypsi Township community will unite to promote nonviolence in upcoming event

The community picnic-style Peacenic event is inspired by a recent Detroit event of the same name.

Gail Wolkoff, Loviesa Brown, Cheryl Harvey, Jeanice Townsend, Creola Larkin, and Josephine Taylor at a Monday morning meeting.
Here’s how a weekly meeting in Ypsi has fostered community collaboration for over a decade

Almost every Monday morning for over a decade, a meeting at the Parkridge Community Center in Ypsi has been connecting individuals and community organizations to one another.

Zingerman's cheese.
Zingerman’s Creamery owner co-founds new guild for Michigan cheese and dairy businesses

Zingerman's Creamery owner and operator Arend Elston came together with three other Michigan cheese artisans and retailers this year to support the needs of other makers throughout the state. 

Tutors working with students at Erickson Elementary in Ypsilanti.
New coalition seeks to raise awareness of Washtenaw County’s literacy crisis

The new Literacy Coalition of Washtenaw County will launch its Family Literacy Initiative Campaign during a public event on March 10.

A flyer for the Homelessness Hackathon.
Ann Arbor hackathon aims to develop technological solutions to homelessness

The Homelessness Hackathon will bring together software developers, programmers, and tech enthusiasts for an intensive weekend spent collaborating on digital tools intended to alleviate problems associated with homelessness.

Rachel Blistein at Original Moxie.
Ypsi Township’s new “Beauty Block” of businesses support each other and their community

After filling a commercial block in Ypsilanti Township with women- and people of color-owned beauty businesses, business owners there are promoting themselves as "The Beauty Block."

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