Culinary art gallery, kids’ art collecting club among new attractions at 2025 Ann Arbor Art Fair
The Ann Arbor Art Fair, returning July 17-19, will span 30 downtown blocks with nearly 1,000 artists and new interactive experiences for all ages.
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New WCC program offers professional welding training one weekend day per week
The Weekend Welders program allows students to earn up to two welding certificates and an associate's degree by attending classes just one day a week over 11 semesters.
Ypsilanti Fine Arts Club celebrates 2 years of supportive community for local artists
Since May 2023, Ypsilanti’s Riverside Arts Center has hosted the Ypsilanti Fine Arts Club, providing a space for local artists and art appreciators to connect and share their work on the first and third Wednesday of each month.
“Walk With Friends” group promotes exercise and social connection with weekly 2-mile walks in Ypsi
Washtenaw Optimal Wellness has partnered with Ypsilanti Marketing and Print Company and the Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority to bring a new, free walking group to Ypsi residents this summer.
All-female Spanish ensemble to bring Balkan brass music to Ann Arbor Summer Fest
Barcelona’s genre-blending Balkan Paradise Orchestra will light up the Ann Arbor Summer Festival's Rackham Stage with a free show on June 22, promising a vibrant fusion of Balkan folk, jazz, classical, and street music.
New Ypsi-based podcast network aims to uplift local community and neighboring businesses
The new podcast network Food Folks Fun will showcase a variety of local voices in order to promote the businesses, organizations, and people of Depot Town and beyond.
Drag as activism: Washtenaw County performers seek to “demystify” queerness in divisive times
Washtenaw County’s drag scene is stepping boldly into the political spotlight, using art and expression to counter rising anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment.
Ypsi cafe to feature “flower bar” for attendees to build their own bouquets
Ypsilanti’s Bridge Community Cafe is collaborating with Detroit-based pop-up event planner Swanky Lady Couture for a series of hands-on bouquet-building events throughout July.
Audiences will join in unconventional musical performance as Squonk troupe makes Ann Arbor debut
Squonk, a Pittsburgh-based group of musicians and visual artists, will bring the free outdoor show "Brouhaha" to Ann Arbor Summer Festival's Top of the Park on Ann Arbor's Ingalls Mall in six performances June 20-22.
