Happy Thursday Friends!

It’s an exciting weekend ahead with the Ann Arbor Art Fair happening & my daughter turning 3. Ok, maybe that second one is just exciting/unbelievable to me!

But plenty of other fun stuff is happening + a couple updates on local businesses in this week’s edition! Let’s get into it.

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📰 What’s Happening?

🎨Ann Arbor Art Fair happening this weekend (July 18th-20th) with a massive display of artist works for sale, art activities, multiple live music acts on Main St. (listed below) & more

☕️ Qahwah House opening soon (date TBD) in Maple Village with premium, organic coffee imported from Yemen

🍪Q Bakehouse finally reopens their storefront after a long battle with permits and ridiculous neighbor complaints (go get some pastries and support!)

🎶Sounds & Sights (Chelsea) tonight (July 18th) 6:30-8:30pm featuring multiple live music acts, kids activities, silent disco & more

🍗71st Manchester Chicken Broil on July 20th featuring chicken dinners & live music with proceeds benefitting the local community

☀️ Lavender Bloom Festival (Chelsea) this Saturday, July 20th with lavender picking, crafts and bouquet bar, local vendors, bounce house, live music & more

🎵 Live Music Lineup

(Live music events in Ann Arbor/Ypsi unless otherwise noted & those marked with ($) charge a cover or require a ticket to the best of my knowledge)

Thursday, July 18th:
Just Homesick (Leah Bauer & Joe Constantakis) @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover) 
James Muto@ Erratic Ale (Dexter) from 6:30-8:30pm (no cover)
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from 6-9pm (no cover)
John Germain @ Sam Hill from 6-9pm (no cover)
Summer Sounds at The Ann Arbor Art Fair: Phillip-Michael Scales @ The Stage on Main (353 S. Main St, Ann Arbor) at 6pm / Joe and The Ruckus at 7:30pm
Nate Topo @ Blue Llama Jazz Club - First Set at 7pm / Second Set at 9pm ($15 cover)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Hemmingway Lane w/ Brown Maple, No Problemo!, Cinema Stare @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($10)
Velvet Walrus @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($) 
The Pherotones @ Last Word from 9:30pm-12:30am (no cover)

Friday, July 19th:
Summer Sounds at The Ann Arbor Art Fair: Jordan Hamilton @ The Stage on Main (353 S. Main St, Ann Arbor) at 6pm / Tony Furtado at 7:30pm
Patio House w/ DJ Batz @ Sam Hill from 6-10pm (no cover)
Jonathon Muir-Cotton & Expressions @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8:10pm & 9:30-10:40pm ($)
Adam Snyder @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover) 
Motor City Memories @ Monument Park (Dexter) from 6:30-9pm (free)
Rick Burgess Trio and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Pontiac Trailblazers Ft. Leif Gearhart-Hall @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm
Vernon Tonges @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Leland Blues @ 4M Venue from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
MusicMix Rick Hicks @ 734 Brewing (Ypsi) from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
The Extrusions @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($) 
Tumbao Bravo @ Rancho Tranquilico (Dexter) at 8pm ($)
Burnin Freedom, Cherry Drop, Pepper & the Heavy Boys @ Ziggy’s at 8pm ($)
Fangs & Twangs @ Mash from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Caleb Robinson & Reaching @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:45-11:55pm ($)

Saturday, July 20th:
DeVeaux Gauger @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
DJ Batz @ York from 5-9pm (no cover) 
Summer Sounds at The Ann Arbor Art Fair: Brain Plasticity Ukulele Collective and BLUESHOUSE! @ The Stage on Main (353 S. Main St, Ann Arbor) at 6pm
The Glen Leven Band @ Sam Hill from 6-9pm (no cover)
Two Trick Pony @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) at 7-9pm (no cover)
Elisabeth Pixley-Fink @ North Star Lounge from 6:30-7:45pm ($20 tickets)
Michael Dease Quintet ft. Nanami Haruta @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6:30-7:30pm and 9-10pm ($)
Robert Warren and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Kasan Belgrave @ Venue 4M from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
Jazz @ Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Riot Course, Harper, Normal Park, Dogsneeze @ Ziggy’s at 8pm ($) 
Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet @ Rancho Tranquilico (Dexter) at 8pm ($)
Lady Sunshine @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Chirp with Sqwerv, TOED @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
Schmaltz @ North Star Lounge from 9-10:15pm ($)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Beanstalk @ Mash from 10pm-midnight (no cover)
Black Renaissance @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:45-11:55pm ($)

Sunday, July 21st:
William Marshall Bennett Jazz Brunch @ The Habitat Lounge from 10am-1pm (no cover)
Paul Vornhagen + Pat Cronley Jazz Brunch @ 4M Venue from 11am-2pm (included with brunch) 
Marsha Gayle @ Erratic Ale from 2-4pm (no cover)
PORK. Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 5-8pm
John Berry @ The Ark at 7:30pm ($30)

Monday, July 22nd:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Amy Grace @ Highline Room (Dexter) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Golden Feelings - Michael C. Sharp & Sara Tea @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($5)

Tuesday, July 23rd:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Phil McMillion @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Easy Street Jazz Band @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 5-7pm ($) 
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Shamarr Allen @ The Ark at 8pm (free)
Adrian and Meredith w/ James Bourland Trio @ Ziggy’s

Wednesday, July 24th: 
Niko & Cora @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Alan Warmen @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Bandits on the Run w/ Special Guest: John Gallagher Jr. @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
The Telephone Poles with Violet Daybed, Nothing Formal, Loostones @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
Lulu and Boy Blue @ Ziggy’s ($)
Cliff Monear Trio @ Blue Llama Jazz Club First Set 7pm / Second Set 9pm ($) 
Paul Keller Trio @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 7-9pm

And if you haven’t already… make sure you follow me on Instagram to get more updates & ideas of things to do and see in the area! 

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