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Happy Thursday Friends!

As we near the end of summer… I’m curious what you guys would like to see more of in this newsletter!

Of course I’ll continue sharing local events & live music for the week ahead, but I’d love any other feedback of content you’d like to see here (or on my Instagram) - you can reply directly to this email if you have any suggestions!

📰  What’s Happening?

🎡 Saline Community Fair | Aug. 28th - Sept. 2nd
Rides, games, farm animals, performers & more

🎶 Frequency Fest | Dexter | Aug. 30th-Sept. 1st
Music Festival with live music all weekend (obviously), yard games, yoga sessions, food trucks, & more

🏈 U of M Football Opening Game | Aug. 31st
The Wolverines take on Fresno State at the Big House at 7:30pm!

🎈 Grand Opening of WRTS Kid’s Gym | Ann Arbor | Aug. 31st
WRTS: We Rock The Spectrum - A new play gym with tons of sensory play equipment that aims to provide a safe, fun and nurturing play environment for children of all abilities

🧺 German Picnic | Aug. 31st
The last German Picnic of the year! German food, beer, music, dancing & more

🍎 Hard Cider Tasting at The Dexter Cider Mill | Aug. 31st
The Dexter Cider Mill is officially open for the season and they’re doing a hard cider tasting from 12-4pm on Saturday! Of course you can also just grab some donuts and regular cider to enjoy too.

💡 Want more ideas? Make sure you join our AA Insider Facebook group to get more local recommendations & connect with others in the community!

🎵  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, August 29th:
Sonic Lunch ft. Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds w/ Anna Ash at 11:30am @ Liberty Plaza (free)
Mike Lee @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) at 6:30pm (no cover) 
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Guilty Pleasures @ Sam Hill from 6-9pm (no cover)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Delta 88 w/ Rachel Lynn @ The Ark at 8pm ($20)
A2 Summer Streets ft. Harmolodics @ Main St from 7-9pm (free)
Benny Benack III Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-10pm ($)
Fallout Shelter show w/ The Silent Echo, Teal Channel, Prophet Ecks @ 734 Brewing Co (Ypsi) from 7:30pm-midnight ($5 suggested donation)
Levona, General 11, Theater Girl @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($10) 
MEMCO Presents: What The Funk! @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($10)
House Music For All with DJ Batz, Ekanti, Waylau, Evan Oswald @ Elks Lodge AA from 8pm-midnight ($5 cover)
Otto Parts @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-10pm ($)
The Pherotones @ Last Word from 9pm-midnight (no cover)

Friday, August 30th:
Patio House w/ DJ Batz @ Sam Hill from 6-10pm (no cover)
Salmagundi @ Monument Park (Dexter) from 6:30-9:30pm (free)
Marco Bruschtein @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm ($) 
Dr. Prof. Leonard King & Oopapada @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8:10pm & 9:30-10:40pm ($)
Bark's Tales @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Matt Boylan @ Mash Bar (Ann Arbor) @ 6pm (no cover)
Ben Daniels Band @ Revel Run (The Foxhole) from 6-8pm (no cover)
Saints of Soul @ LIVE from 6:30-9pm (no cover)
OMA + Shing02 @ The Blind Pig at 7pm ($)
She Bop in the Grotto Outback @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 7-10pm ($) 
Leland Blues @ Venue 4M from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
Bekka Madeline, Steve Somers Trio @ Crazy Wisdom from 7:30-9:30pm (free)
Rochelle Clarke @ Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 8-10pm (no cover)
Dave & Kristi @ Robin Hills Farm (Chelsea) at 8-10pm (no cover)
MusicMix Rick Hicks @ 734 Brewing (Ypsi) from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
The Sad Hour, 3 the Hardway, Vampire Cowboy, Rose St. Germaine @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($)
Kenji Lee & The Fortune Teller Trio @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Pontiac Trail Blazers ft. William Bennett @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($10)
Touch of Purple @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover) 
JP & The Energy @ Mash Bar (Ann Arbor) @ 10pm (no cover)
House Music for the People @ LoFi from 10pm-2am (no cover)
ThrillKill and Danny Fantom @ Alley Bar from 10pm-2am (no cover) 
Alain Sullivan's Backwards Compatibility @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:45-11:55pm ($)

Saturday, August 31st:
Ransom Jones @ Original Gravity Brewing Co. (Milan) at 4pm
Asphalt Flowers @ Wilson Park (Milan) from 4-9pm (free)
DJ Batz & Friends @ York from 5-9pm (no cover) 
Tony Karam and Cassady Michel @ Sam Hill from 6-9pm (no cover)
Kalkaska String Quartet: 90s Unplugged on Strings @ Frutig Farms at 6pm ($)
Olivia Van Goor @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6:30-7:30pm and 9-10pm ($)
Wilson Thicket @ North Star Lounge from 7-10:15pm ($15)
Mike Freeman @ Highline Room (Dexter) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Robert Warren and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
William Bennett @ Venue 4M from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
Glenn Brooke, Little Traps @ Ziggy’s at 8pm ($) 
Been There, Done That @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
What’s For Dinner?, Tried, Kaitoian, Ramon Fuentes @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
House Music w/ DJ Jewels, Slyd3, Pardo @ Rabbit Hole from 9pm-2am ($)
Bob Sweet Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:30-11:55pm ($)

Sunday, September 1st:
William Marshall Bennett Jazz Brunch @ The Habitat Lounge from 10am-1pm (no cover)
DJ Batz @ ABC Session Room from 2-6pm (no cover)
PORK @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 5-8pm ($)
Jack White @ The Blind Pig at 7pm (sold out show)
Post Saga, Velvet Snakes, Sabbatical Bob @ Ziggy’s at 8pm ($10)

Monday, September 2nd:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)

Tuesday, September 3rd:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Easy Street Jazz Band @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 5-7pm ($) 
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Crash Test Dummies ft. Carleton Stone @ The Ark at 8pm ($)

Wednesday, September 4th: 
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Running on Blues @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Tartan Terrors @ The Ark at 8pm ($25)
Feign, Gripthrust, Painted Friends, Send Offs @ The Blind Pig at 7pm ($)
Kevin Brewster & Black Renaissance ft. Luther S. Allison @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-10pm ($) 
Steam Machine @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($15 cover)

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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