Happy Thursday Friends!

In this week’s edition, we’ll cover:

🍴 A new restaurant in Ann Arbor
🤗 Some fun events (fireworks, kid-friendly events & outdoor festivals)
🎶 Tons of live music happening all over the county

📰  What’s Happening?

🍜 Fuel’d is now open! Asian-inspired salads and stir fry as well as “build your own” options.

☀️ A2SF/Top of the Park is in its last week of live music, activities & movies.

🎆 Fireworks on the Farm this Saturday at Robin Hills Farm in Chelsea ft. live music, kids’ activities & of course - fireworks!

🧺 German Park Picnic this Saturday with live music, authentic German food & beer, and dance performances.

🎶 Sights & Sounds (Chelsea) tonight (6/27) from 6:30-8:30pm ft. multiple live music shows, kids events & more.

💃 More Fun Events

🚚 Touch a Truck event at Revel Run today (6/27) from 4:30-6:30pm for any kids who love seeing trucks & tractors (like mine)

🪩 Silent Disco this Friday (6/28) at Vertex Coffee Roasters (Ypsi) 7-10pm

🛍️ Milan Farm & Flea Market this Sunday from 9am-3pm

👧 Toddler Time this Friday (6/28) at 242 Community Center with ball pits and giant lego blocks (free)

💡 Want more ideas? Make sure you join our AA Insider Facebook group to get more local recommendations & connect with others in the community! You can also friend me on Facebook if you’re into that kind of thing.

🎵  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, June 27th:
A2SF ft. Baddie Brooks, Dani Darling, Gwenyth Hayes, and Rod Wallace & Friends @ Ingalls Mall from 5-9pm (free)
Y Town Hoolies @ Tolan Square (Milan) at 5pm (free)
Meredith Hinz @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Bret Maynard @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) at 6:30pm (no cover)
Louis Jones & The Flood @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-10pm ($)
Saline’s Salty Summer Sounds ft. Detroit Social Club @ from 7-9pm (free)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Summer Streets ft. Depot Town Big Band @ Main St from 7-9pm (free)
Jared Deck Band @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
Fallout Shelter show w/ Tealchannel, Elevator Raider, DJ Daddy, The Silent Echo @ 734 Brewing Co (Ypsi) from 7:30pm-midnight ($5 suggested donation)
Towner, Jim Cherewick, West of Windsor, Modus Operandi @ Ziggy’s at 8pm($)
The Revelators @ Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) at 7pm (no cover)
Toed, Sudden Merganzer, Ambrosia Blue, Lady Folk @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
Broth3r’s Three @ Mash at 8pm (no cover)
House Music For All with DJ Batz, Waylau, Lo Dazz, Mr. Twista @ Elks Lodge AA from 8pm-midnight ($5 cover)
Kumbia Queers @ The Regal Beagle at 9pm (no cover)
The Pherotones @ Last Word from 9pm-midnight (no cover)

Friday, June 28th:
Mary Ann Kirt @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
A2SF ft. Adam Plomaritas, Jordan Hamilton, May Erlewine @ Ingalls Mall from 5-9:30pmish (free)
Noble Hobo & Dead, Dead Swans @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Brothers Duo @ Mash at 6pm (no cover)
Patio House w/ DJ Batz @ Sam Hill from 6-10pm (no cover)
Surf Zup @ Monument Park (Dexter) from 6:30-9pm (free)
Tino G’s Dumpster Machine @ LIVE from 6:30-9pm (no cover)
Harrison McComb Quintet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8:10pm ($)
Rick Burgess Trio and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Pontiac Trailblazers ft. Dave Keeney @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($)
Mary & the Huz Band @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Melissa Ferrick @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
Beanstalk @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
MusicMix Rick Hicks @ 734 Brewing (Ypsi) from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
John Louis Good @ Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) at 7pm (no cover)
Hot Wire @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
UM Jazz Faculty Ensemble wsg Ingrid Jensen @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 9:30-10:40pm ($)
Premium Rat, Fat Angry Hens, Blind Liar, Pet Me @ Ziggy’s at 8pm ($)
Human Skull, King Under The Mountain, Burnin’ Freedom and Along With Ghosts @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
ThrillKill and Danny Fantom @ Allley Bar from 10pm-2am (no cover)
The Corzo Effect @ Mash at 10pm (no cover)

Saturday, June 29th:
Dog Latin @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Amateur Waifu @ York from 5-9pm (no cover)
A2SF ft. Athletic Mic League, Formula 734, Isaac Castor, Miz Korona @ Ingalls Mall from 5-9:30pmish (free)
The Mighty Swells @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-7:30pm ($)
Scott Martin @ Mash at 6pm (no cover)
Miranda & The M80s @ Sam Hill from 6-9pm (no cover)
Ramona Collins Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6:30-7:30pm ($)
Dixon’s Violin @ Frog Island Amphitheater at 7pm ($)
Mike Freeman @ Highline Room (Dexter) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Steff Kayser @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Robert Warren and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Josie Ala @ Venue 4M from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
May Erlewine @ Rancho Tranquilico (Dexter) at 7:30pm ($)
Last Call in Jonestown, Crafted Conviction, Kurmudgeon @ Ziggy’s at 8pm ($)
Nora Brown with Stephanie Coleman @ The Ark at 8pm ($) 
Clarence Bucaro @ Stony Lake Brewing (Saline) from 8-10pm ($)
Otter River @ Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Tall Cool One @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Summer Fest 2024 ft. Faded, Widetrack, General 11, Freak Box, Sick Like You, Into the Next @ The Blind Pig at 7pm ($)
Ani Mari & Co. @ North Star Lounge from 9-10:15pm ($)
No Boundaries Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 9-11:30pm ($)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Mike D the Science G, Prophet Ecks, Chris Lara @ 734 Brewing from 9pm-1am
Pillow Talk @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Cetan Clawson @ Mash at 10pm (no cover)

Sunday, June 30th:
William Marshall Bennett Jazz Brunch @ The Habitat Lounge from 10am-1pm (no cover)
Ingrid Racine @ 4M Venue from 11am-2pm (included with brunch) 
Scott Beal @ Ypsi Alehouse at 2pm (no cover) 
Kandy @ Erratic Ale at 2pm (no cover)
Birjy @ Vertex (Ypsi) from 4-6pm (free/donation)
PORK @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 5-8pm
A2SF ft. Lady Sunshine & The X Band, George Bedard & The Kingpins, Rochelle Clark & The Familiar, The Dick Siegel Trio @ Ingalls Mall from 5-9:30pmish (free)
Laith Al-Saadi @ The Ark at 7:30pm ($30)

Monday, July 1st:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Paul Keller Orchestra @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 7-10pm ($) 
Amos Lee @ Michigan Theater at 7:30pm ($)

Tuesday, July 2nd:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Easy Street Jazz Band @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 5-7pm ($)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Marcia Ball @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
Open Jazz Jam Session w/ Jon Blanchette @ Ziggy’s at 8pm

Wednesday, July 3rd:
Steff Kayser @ 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)
Paul Keller Trio @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm
Ultravivid Entertainment, Exit World @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
Gear Lords Vol. 11 Live Production Electronic @ Ziggy’s at 7pm ($)

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!