Happy Thursday Friends!

This week, we’ll cover:
🔑 A new restaurant’s grand opening + more local business updates
🥳 Some fun local events happening throughout the area
🎵 Live music shows throughout Ann Arbor & Washtenaw county

📰  What’s Happening?

⭐️ Local Business Updates

• The Gran Maya Mexican restaurant located at 497 N Zeeb Rd has its grand opening today, April 25th, according to their social media
  

• The Mix Studios, a fantastic pair of Ypsi-based fitness studios is expanding its second studio into a larger location at 332 Harriett St. with plans to open in May
  

• The Milkshake Factory, a beloved Pittsburgh spot for handcrafted milkshakes & chocolates is opening a new franchise location in A2 at 326 S. Maple later this summer
  

• Uplift, a new queer bar, announces its plan to open in downtown Ann Arbor later this summer
  

• Pinball Pete’s owner has announced that it will continue its A2 legacy in a new location 
  

• The Eve & Annie Boutique has announced it will be closing its downtown Dexter shop at the end of May and returning to website sales only (go shop in-person while you can!)

💃 A Few Fun Events

🍷 9th Annual Wine Walk in downtown Milan this Saturday from 3-7pm. Tickets required, but give you access to 13+ venues, twelve tasting tickets, food & snacks at each venue & souvenir bag

🧩 Puzzle & board game swap this Sunday from 12-2pm at the AADL. Whether you’re bored of your current games (see what I did there?) or just want something new in the mix, this is your chance!

🐾 Coffee, donuts & furry friends unite at Frog Island Park this Saturday from 10-11am for a little pet-friendly social hour

💋 Lipstick & lumberjacks themed community bike ride through Ann Arbor this Friday evening at 7pm. Embrace the warmer weather & meet some new friends as you stroll through the streets

💡 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, April 25th:
Kevin Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Turner Luce @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) at 6:30pm (no cover) 
Isis Damil @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-10pm ($20 cover)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
The Accidental @ The Ark at 8pm ($) - sold out
Norm & Sandy @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Fallout Shelter show w/ The Silent Echo, Amateur Waifu, Paul Simpson, Prophet Ecks @ 734 Brewing Co (Ypsi) from 7:30pm-midnight ($5 suggested donation)
Fred Thomas, Little Traps, Kelly Jean Caldwell Band @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm (donation suggested) 
Robin Abbott @ Unity Vibration Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 7-9pm (no cover)
Atomic Cafe @ The Blind Pig at 7pm ($)
Wine, Women & Song XXII @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)
Dave Menzo Band @ Mash from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
House Music For All with DJ Batz, Waylau, Hardin, Lo Dazz @ Elks Lodge AA from 8pm-midnight ($5 cover)
The Pherotones @ Last Word from 9pm-midnight (no cover)

Friday, April 26th:
Lost Dog Choir @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Allend Dennard Quintet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8:10pm & 9:30-10:40pm ($)
Eric Moore @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover) 
Saints of Soul @ LIVE Ann Arbor at 6:30pm (no cover)
Rick Burgess Trio and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Pontiac Trailblazers @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($10 cover) 
Steff Kayser @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Chirp, Vibe & Direct, Beanstalk @ The Blind Pig at 7pm ($)
Wine, Women & Song XXII @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($) 
Voices ft. Ki5 and Marqu3tte @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
Bret Maynard @ Robin Hills Farm (Chelsea) from 8-10pm (no cover)
ECOATM, Djallo Djakate, Dr. Pete Larson @ Elks Lodge AA at 8pm ($10)
Deep House Fridays w/ MusicMix Rick Hicks @ 734 Brewing (Ypsi) from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
Ma Baker @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Steve’s Band @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($) 
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Other Sister, TV Blackout, Spectral Thread, Larkin, DJ Maineframe @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($10)
Shigeto Live Ensemble @ Ypsi Freight House at 9pm (pay what you wish)
DJ Dubyah, ThrillKill and Danny Fantom @ Allley Bar from 10pm-2am (no cover)
Chris Canas Band @ Mash from 10pm-2am (no cover)
Alain Sullivan’s Backwards Compatibility @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:45-11:55pm ($)

Saturday, April 27th:
Savage Reaction @ Original Gravity Brewing Co (Milan) from 4-7pm (no cover) Ronald Shelton @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Rochelle Clark & The Familiars @ North Star Lounge from 6:30-7:45pm ($)
Sean Dobbins Quintet ft. Greg Ward @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8:10pm and 9:30-10:40pm ($)
Steve Taylor @ Highline Room (Dexter) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Round Abouts @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover) 
Robert Warren and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Paul Vornhagen & Pat Cronley @ Venue 4M from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
Wine, Women & Song XXII @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($) 
Vicissitones, Stomp Rockets, Flipsters @ Ziggy’s at 8pm  
Sarah Jarosz @ The Ark at 8pm ($) - sold out
Cat Lung @ Unity Vibration Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 8-10pm (no cover)
Heather Black Project @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Waynesboro @ The Rumpus Room (Chelsea) from 8-11pm ($10)
Ralph McKee @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Bass Rave w/ Aussbøss, Darrio, DJ Djinjo, Mojo Jojo @ The Blind Pig at 8pm($)
Maddy Ringo @ North Star Lounge from 9-10:15pm ($)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
V*A*S*E @ Mash at 10pm (no cover)

Sunday, April 28th:
William Marshall Bennett Jazz Brunch @ The Habitat Lounge from 10am-1pm (no cover)
Gemily @ The Ark at 1pm ($)
Olivia Van Goor @ 4M Venue from 11am-2pm (included with brunch) 
DJ Batz & Friends @ York from 12-6pm (no cover)
Steve Somers & Friends @ Ypsi Alehouse at 2pm (no cover)
SNTNCK, DJ Instar, Prophet Ecks, The Silent Echo & Mike D The Science G @ Corner Brewery (Ypsi) from 2-7pm (no cover)
Wine, Women & Song XXII @ Kerrytown Concert House at 4pm ($) 
PORK @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 5-8pm ($)
Pedro Meadows, Jim Cherewick, Dyzioek @ Ziggy’s at 7pm ($10 cover)

Monday, April 29th:
Kevin Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Community Mattress w/ Cedar Bend @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
Paul Keller Orchestra @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 7-10pm ($) 
George Crotty Trio @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
DJ OMO @ The Last Word from 10pm-midnight (no cover)

Tuesday, April 30th:
Kevin Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Ragtime Piano by Scott Joplin & others @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Easy Street Jazz Band @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 5-7pm ($) 
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Vincent York’s Jazzistry @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)
The Arcadian Wild @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
Sami Calamity, Philip Buchman Trio @ Ziggy’s at 8pm

Wednesday, May 1st: 
Philip Buchman Trio @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Kevin Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Wyatt Forhan Unity Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-10pm ($) 
Gear Lords Show ft. Tobias Haus, Dr. Pete Larson, Prod by P, Deeper Waters, OMO @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) from 7-11pm ($10 suggested donation)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Earthwork Collective Spring Tour @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
DJ Medusa @ Alley Bar from 10pm-2am (no 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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