Hi neighbors!

There’s more fall fun & Halloween festivities going on this weekend! Let’s jump right in.

📰  What’s Happening?

🍂 A2 Fall Streets | Oct 4th-27th
Head downtown throughout October for live music performances, cozy dining, shopping & more (free)

🌽 Family Fun Day at Blast Corn Maze | Oct 12th | Dexter
Fall fun with the whole fam: giant corn maze, pumpkin picking, live music, kids games and activities, hay rides & more (paid admission - price varies by age)

🚴‍♀️ 2024 Cider Stroll & Roll | Oct 12th
Pick your starting point park on foot or on wheels & make your way to the cider mill on the B2B trail for a delicious cider donut & plenty of gorgeous views along the way (free)

🍺 Backyard Beer Garden | Oct 12th | Chelsea
A “custom brewed event” featuring Michigan brews, special cocktails, wine & food from local favorites + tons of outdoor games to play (21+ up only - $5 admission)

🎨 A2 Artoberfest | Oct 12th & 13th
A 2-day festival featuring 100 jury-selected artists, live enternment, food vendors, art activities & more (free)

🧙‍♀️ Witches Night Out | Oct 12th | Manchester
Downtown Manchester will be decked out with the Halloween spirit for shopping, sipping, contests & more (free)

👻 Run Scream Run 5k/10k | Oct 12th | Wiard’s Orchard, Ypsi
Get scared while you exercise 😂 If you love Halloween & running… this is the event for you! (registration fee)

🍫 Trick Or Treat On The River | Oct 13th | Gallup Park
Rent a canoe or kayak and paddle along Gallup Pond, trick or treating along the way!

🎵  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, October 10th:
Mother Mushroom @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover) 
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
James Muto @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) at 6:30pm (no cover) 
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Christian McBride & Ursa Major @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-10pm (sold out show)
Multiple Artists @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 7pm ($) 
Cassidy Velthouse @ Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 7-9pm (no cover)
Veterans For Peace Concert @ The Ark at 7:30pm ($20)
Fallout Shelter show @ 734 Brewing Co (Ypsi) from 7:30pm-midnight ($5 suggested donation)
Supersuckers with The Hooten Hallers @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($17)
House Music For All @ Elks Lodge AA from 8pm-midnight ($5 cover)

Friday, October 11th:
Rick Roe and Sarah D’Angelo @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 5-6pm ($)
Adam Snyder @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Stevie D @ Mash (Ann Arbor) at 6pm (no cover)
Sean Dobbins Organ Trio @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8:00pm & 9:30-10:30pm ($)
Geranium Red, Nobody Wins, B-Plot @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 7pm ($)
Career Funeral w/ Squish, No Luck, Zora Rooibos @ The Blind Pig at 7pm ($10)
Pinter Whitnick @ Venue 4M from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
The Renegades @ Revel Run (Chelsea) from 7-9pm (no cover)
Pontiac Trailblazers ft. Erin Zindle @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($10 cover)
Eric O’Daly & Hannah Laine @ Rancho Tranquilico (Dexter) at 7:30pm ($)
Franky Hollywood@ Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 8-10pm (no cover)
Lady Lamb w/ Rabbitology @ The Ark at 8pm ($30)
Gary Louris @ Robin Hills Farm (Chelsea) at 8pm (no cover)
MusicMix Rick Hicks @ 734 Brewing (Ypsi) from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
Jerry Mack and The Terraplanes @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($) 
Dan Dan Laird & Mark Collins @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover) 
JP & The Energy @ Mash (Ann Arbor) at 10pm
ThrillKill and Danny Fantom @ Allley Bar from 10pm-2am (no cover) 

Saturday, October 12th:
Faye Williams @ Mash (Ann Arbor) at 6pm
James Bourland & Peter Madcat Ruth @ North Star Lounge from 6:30-7:45pm ($25)
Xavier Davis Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6:30-7:30pm and 9-10pm ($)
Robert Warren and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Liam Charron @ Venue 4M from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
Akropolis Reed Quintet @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)
The Verve Pipe @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
Atomic Boogaloo @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Dan Tennant & Kathy Wieland @ Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 8-10pm (no cover)
Medicine Men and Westside Girls Fall Dance Party @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Julia Rose Pagac w/ Spur Tongue, BMcC @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($10)
Randy Tessier & Starfish @ North Star Lounge from 9-10:15pm ($20)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Off The Ledge @ Mash (Ann Arbor) at 10pm
Jacob Hart Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:30-11:55pm ($)

Sunday, October 13th:
Megan Stetson @ 4M Venue from 11am-2pm (included with brunch) 
La Tanya Hall @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 5-6pm & 7-8pm ($)
Jean Wilson and Friends @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 6-8pm ($)
Parker Millsap & Nat Myers @ The Ark at 7:30pm ($25)

Monday, October 14th:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Paul Keller Orchestra @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 7-10pm ($)
Frances Luke Accord w/ Mike Vial @ The Ark at 8pm ($20)

Tuesday, October 15th:
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) 
Oliver Hazard w/ Scott Mulvahill @ The Ark at 8pm ($20)
Jazz Sessions Trio @ Ziggy’s at 8pm

Wednesday, October 16th: 
Gretchen Pleuss @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm ($)
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Olivia Van Goor’s Halloween Jazz Cabaret @ North Star Lounge from 7-10:15pm ($)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Multiple Artists at Edgefest 28 @ Kerrytown Concert House from 7-11pm ($)
Laurence Miller, Sami Calamity @ Ziggy’s at 7pm ($)
Klezmephonic @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8pm & 8:45-9:45pm ($) 
Donovan Woods w/ Katelyn Tarver @ The Ark at 8pm ($26)
Conway w/ Party Cove, Fit For Treason @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($10)

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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