Hi neighbors!

This Saturday edition is coming at you late, short & sweet because of the flu (among other things). Nonetheless, it’s here & we’ve got a new brunch spot in Dexter to share, some fun weekend events & live music as always!

📰  What’s New?

Dexter Brunch House opens for business today, Saturday, February 22nd, from 7am-3pm. They are opening at 8124 Main St. in Dexter (formerly the Riverview Cafe) and will be serving up a variety of breakfast & lunch options! You can see their menu here.

📆  What’s Happening?

The Ark’s 38th Annual Storytelling Festival – Liars Contest | Feb 21-23 | AA

2025 Ice Carving Festival at County Farm Park | Feb 22 from 12pm-4pm

Yeti Hunting at Rolling Hills Park (Ypsi) | Feb 23

🎵  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)

Saturday, February 22nd:
The Mark Williams Band with Judi Williams @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Greater Alexander Sauna Concert @ Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 6-9pm ($40 ticket includes wood fired sauna, music, and NA spritzers+teas)
Jake Maltby @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) from 6:30-8:30pm (no cover)
Judy Banker @ North Star Lounge from 6:30-7:45pm ($)
Don Was & the Pan-Detroit Ensemble @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6:30-7:30pm and 9-10pm ($)
Steve Taylor @ The Highline Room (Dexter) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Jill and Wolf @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover) 
Stephen Day w/ Abbey Cone @ The Blind Pig, doors at 7pm ($18)
KayLyn Pace @ Revel Run (Chelsea) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Robert Warren and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Leland Blues @ Venue 4M from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
Creole du Nord @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra - Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto @ Michigan Theater at 8pm ($)
Mazinga, Cobra Youth, Velvet Snakes, Writhing Squares @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($10)
Reeds & Steel @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
She-Bop's February Ice- Breaker @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Schmaltz @ North Star Lounge from 9-10:15pm ($)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
JP & The Energy @ Mash (Ann Arbor) (no cover)

Sunday, February 23rd:
Houston Patton @ 4M Venue from 11am-2pm (included with brunch) 
Steve Somers and Friends @ Ypsi Alehouse at 2pm (no cover) 
Jean Wilson and Friends @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 6-8pm ($)
Nick Collins Trio ft. Jeff Pedraz & Rick Roe @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6-7pm & 7:30-8:15pm($)
Josie G Album Release Party w/ Multiple Artists @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) from 7-11pm ($10/$15)
The American-Romanian Festival Players: Romanian Echoes @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)
Kat Edmonson @ The Ark at 7:30pm ($25)

Monday, February 24th:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Paul Keller Orchestra @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 7-10pm ($)
Blues & Creole Night @ The Ark at 8pm ($25)

Tuesday, February 25th:
Easy Street Jazz Band @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 5-7pm ($) 
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from 6-9pm (no cover)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Les Greene @ The Ark at 8pm (free, donations accepted for Food Gatherers)

Wednesday, Fenruary 26th: 
Bobby Pennock @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Justin Wierenga @ The Grateful Crow (Chelsea) from 6-8pm (no cover)
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from 6-9pm (no cover)
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8pm & 9-10pm ($) 
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Running on Blues @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
The Hails w/ Never Ending Fall, The Thing With Feathers @ The Blind Pig, doors at 7pm ($20)
Masters of Hawaiian Music @ The Ark at 8pm ($30)
Slim to None, Jim Cherewick, Callie Simon, Big Noon @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($5)

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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