Ann Arbor Insider Newsletter: Volume 19

What’s going on in and around Ann Arbor?

We’ve got some sunshine (and showers) ahead, but there’s plenty of fun local events & live music happening throughout Ann Arbor, Ypsi, Dexter, Saline & Chelsea. Let’s get right into it!

📰  What’s Happening?

Thursday, May 30th:

❓ TRIVIA: 
North Star Lounge | 7-9pm
Bløm | 7pm & 8pm
Sticks Ypsi | 7pm
Conor O’Neills | 7:30pm
Haymaker Public House | 7:30pm
Ashley’s | 9pm
Robin Hills Farm (Chelsea) | 8-9:30pm

Friday, May 31st:

❓TRIVIA: 
Westgate Library | 5:30-7:30pm
Erratic Ale (Dexter) | 7 & 8pm

🔥 Fireside Fun at the Leslie Science & Nature Center from 5:30-7pm

🐶 Print Your Pet Tote Bags at AADL Downtown Secret Lab 5:30-7pm

Saturday, June 1st:

🌱 Native Plant Expo with 100+ species for sale + other gardening related vendors & food trucks onsite at Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds 9am-1pm

+ 🧚‍♀️ Fairly Odd Finds Artists Market with tons of vendors from 10am-8pm also at the Saline Fairgrounds/Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds

⭐️ 27th Annual A2 African American Festival from 9am-8pm celebrating black business leaders & featuring vendors of food, art, beauty products & more along with kids activities and live music

🏺Ann Arbor Potters Guild Spring Sale (June 1st & 2nd) from 10am-5pm

🍺 734 Brewing Company Anniversary Party (Ypsi) from 3-9pm with food, music, games & art

Sunday, June 2nd:

🎉 Mix Studios Grand Opening Party from 1-4pm to celebrate their new location on Harriet St -  free chair massages, food, live music, giveaways & more

🏃🏻‍♀️ 50th Dexter-Ann Arbor Half Marathon - you can still register or you can simply cheer them on in your mind like me

🎵  Live Music Lineup

(Live music 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 30th:
Coley Roberts @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover) 
James Muto @ 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)
Kyshona @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
Vernon Tonges @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Fallout Shelter show w/ Morgan, Hug Dealer, C. Rock, DJ Corika @ 734 Brewing Co (Ypsi) from 7:30pm-midnight ($5 suggested donation)
Schmaltz @ Ziggy’s at 8pm ($) 
Bring Your Own Vinyl w/ DJ Agent 99 @ Unity Vibration Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Horror Movies in the Morning, The Aromas, Vultures of Culture, Pruno @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
Meg Brennan Quartet ft. Aya Ishida @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-10pm ($)
Deep Steam @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
House Music For All with DJ Batz, Mira, Waylau, Just Music Jeff @ Elks Lodge AA from 8pm-midnight ($5 cover)
The Pherotones @ Last Word from 9pm-midnight (no cover)

Friday, May 31st:
Kimmie Horne @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8:10pm & 9:30-10:40pm ($)
Brian Curran @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover) 
DJ Batz @ Sam Hill from 6-10pm (no cover)
Detroit Social Club Blues Band @ Monument Park (Dexter) 6:30-9pm (free)
Rick Burgess Trio and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Pontiac Trailblazers ft. Drew Najor @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($)
Wilson & Brenner Co. @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Mike Massé @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
Billie Mack & The Juke Joint Johnnies @ Dexter American Legion at 8pm ($3)
Dave & Kristi @ Robin Hills Farm (Chelsea) at 8pm (no cover)
MusicMix Rick Hicks @ 734 Brewing (Ypsi) from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
Hot Wired @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($) 
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
DJ Cuvee @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Dunamis, The Velvet Snakes, Solar Monolith @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($)
Kelly Hoppenjans, Ani Mari & Co., Buff Butch Baby @ The Blind Pig at 7pm ($)
DJ Dubyah, ThrillKill and Danny Fantom @ Allley Bar from 10pm-2am (no cover)
Vernon David Trio @ Mash at 6pm (no cover)
Lorenzo Rhodes Trio @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:45-11:55pm ($)

Saturday, June 1st:
Justin Roberts @ The Ark at 11am ($) 
Third Place Music Festival ft. Adam Snyder & Marcus Elliott @ North Star Lounge from 1-2:30pm ($)
Jacopo & Maddalena Giacopuzzi @ Chelsea District Library Reading Garden from 3-4pm (free)
Steven Burgett & Keelan Starr @ Sam Hill from 3-5:30pm (no cover)
Feminine Energy @ Ypsi Alehouse at 5pm (no cover)
DJ Batz @ York from 5-9pm (no cover) 
Terry Farmer @ Revel Run from 6-8pm (no cover)
Broken Branch Summer Series ft. Mustard’s Retreat, Dan Hazlett & Mia Green @ 6090 Plymouth Rd from 6-9pm (free)
Sugartips Acoustic @ Sam Hill from 6-9pm (no cover)
Kerrytown Stompers @ North Star Lounge from 6:30-7:45pm ($)
Noah Jackson & Full Circle @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6:30-7:30pm and 9-10pm ($)
Eric Moore @ Highline Room (Dexter) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Robert Warren and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Jeff Haas Quintet @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)
The Vig Arcadia, Mercury Salad, Woodschool @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($) 
Lizzie No @ The Ark at 8pm ($) 
Queer Utopia w. DJ Fearless, Alu Aluruna, DJ Daddy @ The Regal Beagle (Ypsi) from 8pm-2am ($10 suggested donation)
Victoria Irish @ Unity Vibration Triple Goddess Tasting Room (Ypsi) from 7-10pm (no cover)
Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds @ Rancho Tranquilico (Dexter) at 8pm ($)
Salmagundi @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Pillow Talk @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Black Note Graffiti, Hillbilly Knife Fight, Abs0lute, Visitor, Saga @ The Blind Pig at 7pm ($)
Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet @ North Star Lounge from 9-10:15pm ($)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Matt Gabriel @ Mash at 6pm (no cover)
Nick Collins Sextet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 10:30-11:45pm ($)

Sunday, June 2nd:
William Marshall Bennett Jazz Brunch @ The Habitat Lounge from 10am-1pm (no cover)
Pittsfield Open Band @ Ypsi Alehouse at 2pm (no cover) 
PORK @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 5-8pm ($)
The Cadillac Cowboys @ The Ark at 7:30pm ($30)

Monday, June 3rd:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Paul Keller Orchestra @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 7-10pm ($) 

Tuesday, June 4th:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
The Glen Leven Band @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Easy Street Jazz Band @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 5-7pm ($) 
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Seth Bernard @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
Open Jazz Jam Session @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 9pm (no cover)

Wednesday, June 5th: 
The Lovestruck Balladers @ North Star Lounge from 6:30-10:30pm (no cover)
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Steff Kayser @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
John Moreland @ The Ark at 8pm ($)
YpsiArboroo w/ Hellghillies, The Vagrant Symphony, Cyrano Jones, TOADALLY, Jacuzzi Beach, Kat Steih, PreMadonnas @ The Blind Pig at 4:20pm ($)
Gear Lords Vol. 9 Live Production Electronic Show @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 7pm ($)
Tumbao Bravo @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-10pm ($) 

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! 

💙 THANK YOU!

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See you next week!