Happy Thursday Friends!

Fall is in the air and there are lots of fun local events to explore this weekend!

📰  What’s Happening?

🚼 Just Between Friends Fall Sale | 9/25-9/28
This massive pop-up sale happens twice a year and features a huge variety of gently used or new baby & children’s items where you can save 50-90% off retail

🍎 Ann Arbor Local Food Festival | Thursday, 9/26
A celebration of the local harvest featuring delicious local food, live music, chef demos, 30+ vendors, games & family-friendly fun at Kerrytown Farmers Market 5-8pm

🌀 Totally Awesome Fest | Ypsi | 9/26-9/29
Free festival in Ypsi with tons of music across all genres, workshops, and theater open to all ages and people

🤖 Tech Trek | Ann Arbor | Friday, 9/27
a2Tech360 has been going on all week with tons of different events highlighting & celebrating tech innovations throughout the area - Tech Trek is a fun (and free) street event you can join to see tech demos, eat delicious food, hear live music, and connect with other tech-lovers and industry leaders!

🎃 Webster Fall Festival | Dexter | Saturday, 9/28
This annual fall festival is a free & family-friendly event with a rummage sale, live music, farm animals, hay rides & more

Oh… and if you’re in Dexter or not too far, there’s a multi-family garage sale on my street this weekend! Shoot me a message if you want the details!

💡 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, September 26th:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Steven Burgett @ Sam Hill at 6-9pm (no cover)
Wesley Reynoso Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6-10:30pm ($)
Kandy @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) at 6:30pm (no cover) 
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Patio Grooves ft. Wyatt Forhan Unity Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-10pm ($)
Steff Kayser @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Vinyl Night w/ DJ Agent 99 @ Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 7-9pm (no cover)
Kittel & Co. w/ Nic Gareiss @ Ypsilanti Freighthouse at 7:30pm (PWYW)
Light Fall Rain, Great Arm, Toadally @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($10) 
Nuadio @ Mash (Ann Arbor) at 8pm (no cover)
Hotel Fiction w/ Moravian, The Back Alley @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($20)
House Music For All @ Elks Lodge AA from 8pm-midnight ($5 cover)

Friday, September 27th:
Mary Ann Kirt @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Otter River @ Tolan Square (Milan) at 5:30pm (free)
Citizen Jones @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover) 
Broth3r’s Three @ Mash (Ann Arbor) at 6pm (no cover)
Patio House w/ DJ Batz @ Sam Hill from 6-10pm (no cover)
Allan Harris @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8:00pm & 9:30-10:30pm ($)
Joey Valence & Brae w/ RomancePlanet @ The Blind Pig at 7pm (sold out show)
Ki5 @ Venue 4M from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
Up Monkeys @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover) 
Pontiac Trail Blazers ft. Aaron Jonah Lewis @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($10 cover)
Madcat's C.A.R.Ma Quartet @ Rancho Tranquilico (Dexter) at 7:30pm ($30 ticketed show)
Joel Schoenhals @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)
Deep Trio @ Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 8-10pm (no cover)
Kaitlin Butts w/ Angel White @ The Ark at 8pm ($20)
Jay Fry @ Robin Hills Farm (Chelsea) at 8pm (no cover)
MusicMix Rick Hicks @ 734 Brewing (Ypsi) from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
Been There Done That @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($) 
Burning Brain, Saga, tired, The Velvet Snakes @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($10)
Brendan Collins @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
JP & The Energy @ Mash (Ann Arbor) at 10pm (no cover)
ThrillKill and Danny Fantom @ Allley Bar from 10pm-2am (no cover) 
Houston Patton Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:45-11:55pm ($)

Saturday, September 28th:
Jazzy Ash & The Leaping Lizards @ Ypsilanti Freighthouse at 11am & 1pm (free with registration)
Irish-ish @ Ypsi Alehouse at 1pm (no cover)
Cliff and The Bass Player @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover) 
The Mighty Swells (Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia Tribute) @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-7:45pm ($15)
AJ Lynn Trio @ Sam Hill from 6-9pm (no cover)
Allan Harris @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6:30-7:30pm and 9-10pm ($)
James Muto @ Highline Room (Dexter) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Robert Warren and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Liam Charron @ Venue 4M from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
Spontaneous Jammers @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Billy King w/ John Louis Good @ Rancho Tranquilico (Dexter) at 7:30pm ($25 ticketed show)
Dear Darkness, Zem, DeadNames @ Ziggy’s at 8pm ($) 
A Celebration of the Music of Jay Stielstra @ The Ark at 8pm ($20)
Beanstalk @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Adam Labeaux @ Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 8-10pm (no cover)
Dear Darkness, Zem, Deadnames @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($10)
Rock Jones w/ She-Bop @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Same Eyes w/ Bluhm, Kate Steih @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($10)
Dylan Charles @ North Star Lounge from 9-10:15pm ($15)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Scott Martin @ Mash (Ann Arbor) at 10pm (no cover)
Nitro Jen @ Mash (Ann Arbor) at 10pm (no cover)
Blou Reed @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:30-11:55pm ($)

Sunday, September 29th:
Ingrid Racine Trio @ 4M Venue from 11am-2pm (included with brunch) 
Jamison Jones @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) from 2pm-4pm (no cover)
Fernwood Underground @ Ypsi Alehouse at 2pm (no cover) 
Russ Macklem Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 5-6pm & 7-8pm
PORK @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 5-8pm ($)
Willie Watson w/ Jack Van Cleaf @ The Ark at 7:30pm ($25)
Aguanko @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)

Monday, September 30th:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Paul Keller Orchestra @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 7-10pm ($)

Tuesday, October 1st:
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) 
The Rare Occasions w/ BEL, The Dartmoors @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($20)
Tom Paxton and The DonJuans @ The Ark at 8pm ($30)

Wednesday, October 2nd: 
Brandon Z. Smith@ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30 (no cover)
Max Bowen Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6-10:30pm ($) 
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
The Triumvirate @ North Star Lounge from 7-10 ($10 cover)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Shawn Mullins @ The Ark at 8pm ($35)
Flowers on the Grav w/ Ensurance Trap, Lij & Co, Dog Days @ 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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