Hi neighbors!

Sunshine and spring-like days are taunting us, but warmer days are ahead along with plenty of fun local events & live music… let’s dive in!

🌷 Spring countdown: 14 days

📰  What’s Happening?

🧵 Saline Spring Craft Show | Saturday, March 8th
Calling all craft lovers! 🛍️ With 150+ booths, this is your chance to stock up on handmade treasures and all the crafty things you never knew you needed from 8am-3:30pm at Saline Middle School! $4 cash-only admission (kids 10 & under are free—so bring ‘em, just not in a stroller.)

🤣 Tree Town Comedy Festival | now - March 8th
The laughs continue with numerous stand-up comedy performances at the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase, Blind Pig, and Bløm Mead + Cider, and hear.say brewing + theater

🧱 Brick Bash 2025 | March 8-9 | Skyline High School
LEGO fans, this is your Super Bowl! Build, play, and gawk at epic creations. Hands-on fun + LEGO shopping + support the Skyline band while' you’re at it! $8 admission

🎭 Local Plays | March 7-9th
Need some drama in your life? Check out some of the local theatrical productions this weekend (times and tickets are on the linked pages):
• Kairos at Theatre NOVA (Ann Arbor)
• The Hotel Del Gado at The Back Office Studio (Ypsi)
• Fourteen Funerals at The Purple Rose Theatre Company (Chelsea)
• Sense and Sensibility at the Encore Theatre (Dexter)

🏃🏻‍♀️ Running Green | March 8th & 9th
Family-friendly walking/running events:
☘️ Time to Paddy - (March 8th, Ypsi) – 5K, 10K, Half Marathon & more. Basically, if you can run it, they’ve got it.
💚 Shamrocks & Shenanigans! (March 9th, Ann Arbor) – A 5K for adults & a 1K for kids, benefiting Save A Heart, a local organization benefitting patients & their families at the Congenital Heart Center at Mott Children's Hospital

🎈 Indoor Family Fun Day | March 9 | 1-5PM | Chelsea
Face painting, Disney music bingo, personalized stuffed animal pop-up, giveaways, and food truck eats from 1-5pm at Revel Run!

🥧 Zingerman’s Pie & Mash Pop-Up | Wednesdays in March | Dexter
The ultimate comfort food is waiting for you at Cornman Farms every Wednesday in March! Savory handmade pies, mashed potatoes, seasonal veggies, and Chef Kieron’s Scottish shortbread - order online and pickup 4:30pm to 7:00pm on Wednesdays.

🎵  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, March 6th:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from 6-9pm (no cover)
Eric Moore @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) at 6:30pm-8:30 (no cover) 
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Eric Shore and Friends @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Ron Brooks Quintet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8pm & 8:45-9:45pm ($)
Fallout Shelter show @ The Regal Beagle (Ypsi) from 7:30pm-midnight ($5 cover)
VOICES featuring Kyler Wilkins & Joe Reilly and the Community Gardeners @ The Ark at 8pm ($20)
Microplastics, Holy Profane, Lyloc @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) doors at 8pm ($5)
Relics of the Future @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($) 
House Music For All @ Elks Lodge AA from 8pm-midnight ($5 cover)
The Pherotones @ Last Word from 9pm-midnight (no cover)
Gwenyth Hayes Trio @ Raven’s Club from 9pm-12am (no cover)

Friday, March 7th:
Stout Hearted String Band @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 5-6pm ($)
Randy Tessier @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Pontiac Trail Blazers ft. Dave Keeney @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($) 
Steve Somers and Friends @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Kasan Belgrave Quintet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8pm & 9:30-10:30pm ($)  
R MacKenzie Lewis & Friends - Harmony & Glow: A Night of Candlelit Melodies @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)
Deerfield Run + Max Lockwood and Morgan Haner @ The Rumpus Room (Chelsea) at 8pm ($10)
The Lone Bellow @ The Ark at 8pm ($40)
MusicMix Rick Hicks @ 734 Brewing (Ypsi) from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
Ralph McVee @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($) 
Lawncare, KIX94, Bitch Kraft @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($5)
Wild Honey Collective @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Broth3rs @ Mash (Ann Arbor) @ 10pm (no cover)
ThrillKill and Danny Fantom @ Alley Bar from 10pm-2am (no cover) 

Saturday, March 8th:
Seth @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Kevin Meisel w/ Alex Anest @ North Star Lounge from 6:30-7:45pm ($)
Lunar Octet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6:30-7:30pm and 9-10pm ($)
The Nitpickers @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover) 
Josie Ala @ Venue 4M from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
Robert Warren and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Michael Anne, Juniper, and Rachel with Yeddie & Blues Scholars @ Unity Vibration Tasting Room at 7pm (sliding scale donations to benefit WILPF)
James Muto @ The Highline Room (Dexter) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Sopranos Kimwana Doner & Kira Slovaček – Love, Loss, and Longing: An Exploration through French Mélodie & German Lieder @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30 pm ($)
Erik Ryden @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Hot Wired @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Delta 88 @ North Star Lounge from 9-10:15pm ($)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
T.E.A.M. @ Mash (Ann Arbor) at 10pm (no cover)
734 Saturdays featuring Multiple Artists @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 10pm ($10)
Shane Karas Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:30-11:45pm ($)

Sunday, March 9th:
Caitlyn Bogart @ 4M Venue from 11am-2pm (included with brunch) 
Steve Somers and Friends @ Ypsi Alehouse at 2pm (no cover) 
Ann Arbor Concert Band: Shattering Glass Series – Colors of the Winds at Michigan Theater at 2pm ($15)
PORK @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 5-8pm ($)
Paul Vornhagen Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6-7pm & 7:45-8:45pm($)
Karan Casey @ The Ark at 7:30pm ($25)

Monday, March 10th:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from 6-9pm (no cover)
Paul Keller Orchestra @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 7-10pm ($)
The Nields @ The Ark at 8pm ($25)

Tuesday, March 11th:
Easy Street Jazz Band @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 5-7pm ($) 
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from 6-9pm (no cover)
Marcus Elliot & Big Motifs - Live Album Recording @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8pm & 9-10pm ($)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Piotr, Thollem, Abby Alwin @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($)
Marcia Ball @ The Ark at 8pm ($30)

Wednesday, March 12th: 
Brady & Olivia @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from 6-9pm (no cover)
Marcus Elliot & Big Motifs - Live Album Recording @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8pm & 9-10pm ($)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Four Roses @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($15)
Ari Hoenig Trio @ Keene Theater (U-M Campus) at 8pm (free)
Mass Dispute w/ Fake British Accents, Staircase Joke, Reckless Manner @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($10)
Shells, Koltay, Shades @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($)
Lúnasa @ The Ark at 8pm ($30)

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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