Events

Events: Aug. 27-Oct. 11

Beck Elandt

Staff Writer

Arts & Crafts

The Michigan Theatre will turn 100 years old in 2028. Andypiper; Wikimedia Commons

Between Two Continents: Featuring paintings by Ann Arbor Artist Leon A. Makielski

September 6-October 11

Michigan Art Gallery | 5138 W Michigan Ave Ypsilanti MI 48197

The Michigan Art Gallery at Schmidt’s Antiques proudly announces the opening of a major retrospective exhibition, featuring over fifty never-before-seen European and American landscape paintings as well as portraits by renowned local Ann Arbor artist Leon Makielski (1885–1974).

Catherine Chalmers: An Artist’s Journey Into the Wild

September 11 | 5:30pm

Michigan Theatre | 2000 Bonisteel Boulevard Ann Arbor MI 48109

Catherine Chalmers showcases complex forms in her artwork, intertwined by nature and science. Having earned one degree from Stanford and one from the Royal College of Art, Chalmers is quite the seasoned artist. She has also won several awards for her artwork and short films.

Handmade Felt Food: Cherries

August 27 | 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Ann Arbor District Library – Traverwood branch: Program Room | 343 S 5th Ave Ann Arbor MI 48104

Learn how to make toy food (Cherries) with this beginner level craft for adults, using felt and braided embroidery. AADL staff will be on hand to offer assistance. Newcomers to seasoned knitters welcome!

Music & Fun

Now a music club, The Ark began as a campus ministry coffee house. Dwight Burdette, Wikimedia Commons

Saline Community Fair

8/27/2025 through 8/31/2025, 10am each day

Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds | 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road Ann Arbor MI 48103

Saline community fair will be a fun dynamic of the city and country life. This year, there will be a kids’ and adult talent show as well as a concert for Three Men and a Tenor. The theme for the fair this year: All for Fun and Fun for All.

First Friday Food Court

09/05/2025, 5-8pm

Growing Hope Urban Farm | 922 W Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Description: Join Ypsilanti for a dive into local food from a rotating lineup of entrepreneurs boasting both diverse and affordable options inclusive of vegan and vegetarian. Recurring the first Friday of September and October, each event also features a family activity.

Jobi Riccio at The Ark

9/4/2025, 8:00pm

The Ark | 316 S Main St Ann Arbor MI 48104

Jobi Riccio is born and raised in Colorado, and sources inspiration from Sheryl Crow to Joni Mitchell. She creates a sound both traditional and experimental. Tickets are $35.

On Campus

The sign entryway to the Morris Lawrence Towsley Auditorium. Courtney Prielipp | The Washtenaw Voice

Product Consulting: Food, Beverage and Agricultural Businesses

09/10/2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm

Entrepreneurship Center DF 120 | 4800 East Huron River Drive

Whether you’re developing a new product or scaling your business, the Product Center can help with: Business planning, product innovation & testing, licensing & processing, packaging, pricing & marketing…and more!

In Person Campus Tour

08/27/2025, 5:30-6:30pm

2nd Floor of Student Center | 4800 East Huron River Drive

Join us on campus for an in-person tour, showing all academic buildings and main resource areas for students. This is a general campus tour. This tour will not enter all lab areas. Please meet at the Welcome Center, located on the 2nd floor of the Student Center Building. Look for a large sign that says, “Tour Starts Here”.