Happy Thursday Friends!

In this week’s edition:

⭐️ Fun events happening throughout the Ann Arbor area this weekend (Huron River Day, plant sales, an art festival, vintage market & more — oh my!)

🎶 Live music shows all over Ann Arbor, Ypsi + a few in Dexter too

And let’s not forget that peonies are on their way to full blooms at the Arb (and my garden)

📰  What’s Happening?

🐸 The 44th annual Huron River Day is this Sunday at Frog Island park from 12-4pm. There will be live music throughout the day, multiple food trucks and lots of activities for kids! (free)

🛍️ The Finders Keepers Vintage Market is a pop-up style open-air market featuring 200+ vendors this Sunday from 10am-4pm in at the Chelsea fairgrounds. ($5 general admission)

🎨 The Off Color Art Fest is this Saturday & Sunday at Corner Brewery in Ypsi — this outdoor event will have 60+ artists and vendors, 6 live bands, and plenty of good food/beer/vibes for all ($1 suggested donation)

🌱 The Dexter Garden Club is having its annual plant sale this Saturday from 9am-2pm at Monument Park. Shop rare and hard to find plants along with plenty of perennials, native plants, etc!

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🎵  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, May 16th:
Dave & Kristi @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) at 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)
Katie Pruitt @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
Rounding Third @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Fallout Shelter show w/ DJ Instar, Alex Pan, Eusebius, Mikki the DJ @ 734 Brewing Co (Ypsi) from 7:30pm-midnight ($5 suggested donation)
Science Fair, Elephant Den, Kool Ade Kam @ Ziggy’s from 8-11pm
Cameron & Friends @ Unity Vibration Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Ypsi Community Choir Concert @ WCC Towsley Auditorium at 7:30pm (free)
Steve Talaga Trio @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)
Schmaltz, The Nuts, Umph @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
Relics Of The Future @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($) 
Alyssa Allgood Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-10pm ($)
NuAudio @ Mash from 8pm (no cover)
House Music For All with DJ Batz, Waylau, Bill Van Loo, Matteo Macqueen @ Elks Lodge AA from 8pm-midnight ($5 cover)
The Pherotones @ Last Word from 9pm-midnight (no cover)

Friday, May 17th:
Mary Ann Kirt @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Christian Sands Trio @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8:10pm & 9:30-10:40pm ($)
Wind, Wood & Steel @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover) 
Kat Steih, gvmmy, Bibomba @ The Neutral Zone at 6pm (free)
Nick Orr @ Mash at 6pm (no cover)
Ransom Jones @ LIVE from 6:30-9pm (no cover)
A2SF Fundraiser w/ multiple artists @ Rabbit Hole at 7pm ($)
Rick Burgess Trio and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Pontiac Trailblazers ft. Mike Harrington @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($10 cover) 
Spontaneous Jammers @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Waylau @ Sam Hill from 7-11pm (no cover)
Planet Of The Little Green Men w/ special guest, Velvet Snakes @ LoFi from 7:30-9:30pm ($)
Appleseed Collective @ Rancho Tranquilico (Dexter) at 7:30pm ($)
Jeffrey Martin @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
MusicMix Rick Hicks @ 734 Brewing (Ypsi) from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
Sudden Merganzer @ Unity Vibration Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 8-10pm (no cover)
She Bop @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($) 
Raising The Dead @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
The Chill Place @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 9pm
Ma Baker @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
DJ Dubyah, ThrillKill and Danny Fantom @ Allley Bar from 10pm-2am (no cover)
Mike May & the Messarounds @ Mash at 10pm (no cover)
Jacob Hart Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:45-11:55pm ($)

Saturday, May 18th:
AA Students @ Ypsi Alehouse at 2pm (no cover)
Poor Player @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Scott Martin @ Mash from 6-9:30pm (no cover)
Tom Alter & Milan Seth @ North Star Lounge from 6:30-7:45pm ($)
Joan Belgrave @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8:10pm and 9:30-10:45pm ($)
Ronald Shelton @ 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)
Homes, Shindig Machine, Tanager, Men At Arms @ Ziggy’s at 8pm ($) 
Michael Barker @ Unity Vibration Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 6-11pm (no cover)
Midlife Nightlife Dance Party @ LoFi at 8pm
A2SO @ Hill Auditorium at 8pm ($)
Jess Merritt @ Rancho Tranquilico (Dexter) at 8pm ($)
The Extrusions @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Joshua Davis @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
Chris Canas @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm ($)
Janelle Haskell @ North Star Lounge from 9-10:15pm ($)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
The Cloudhoppers @ Mash at 10pm (no cover)
Nick Collins Sextet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:45-11:55pm (no cover)

Sunday, May 19th:
William Marshall Bennett Jazz Brunch @ The Habitat Lounge from 10am-1pm (no cover)
Paul Keller@ 4M Venue from 11am-2pm (included with brunch) 
Ypsi Acoustic Jam @ Ypsi Alehouse at 2pm (no cover)
Marsha Gayle @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) at 2pm (no cover)
DJ Batz & Friends @ York from 12-6pm (no cover) 
Kitty Donohoe & Friends @ The Ark at 7:30pm ($)
Tyler Driskill & Friends @ Kerrytown Concert House at 4pm ($) 
Messa, King Under The Mountains, Graboids @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($)

Monday, May 20th:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Judy Collins @ The Ark at 8pm ($) - sold out
Paul Keller @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 7-10pm ($) 
DJ Batz, Craig Brown Band, Cyrano Jones, Cracked & Hooked @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 6pm ($)

Tuesday, May 21st:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Easy Street Jazz Band @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 5-7pm ($) 
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Luke Winslow-King ft. Roberto Luti @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
Karim Gideon Quartet @ Ziggy’s at 7pm ($)

Wednesday, May 22nd: 
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Alan Warmen @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Billy Davis Rhythm Machine Band w/ special guest Mighty Michael @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Hudson North, Reckless Manner, Copperhead & Road Work @ The Blind Pig at 7pm ($)
Spring Fling w/ multiple artists @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)
Jean Wilson & Friends @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 7-9pm ($)
Andy Milne & Unison @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-10pm ($) 
DEADNAMES, Date Nite, childsleep @ Ziggy’s at 8pm ($)

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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