Hi neighbors!

The sun is finally shining, new restaurants have opened in Ann Arbor with more coming soon, we’ve got some fun local events ahead, and of course - live music as always.

📰  What’s Happening?

New Ann Arbor restaurants:

🐓 Slim Chickens recently opened in Ann Arbor & so did bb.q Chicken not too long before them!

Local events this weekend & next week:

📚 Hygge Evening at the Library (1/10)
Get cozy at the library with some puzzles, coloring, knitting/crochet instruction or just bring a book to cuddle up with & read by candlelight.

🍞 Sourdough 101 Class @ NautiMi on the River (1/11)
Learn how to make your own sourdough & leave with everything you need to start baking!

🏊‍♀️ Sunday Family Swim @ Goldfish Swim School (1/12)
Monthly meetup on behalf of the AA Mamas Network - stop by with your family for a free swim in a heated pool from 4:15-6:15pm!

🎥 Disney Music Bingo & Movie Night @ Revel Run (1/12)
Bring your kids for a some bingo from 3-4pm and stick around for a movie night!

🛍️ Flea Market @ Ypsi Freighthouse (1/12)
Shop from a variety of vendors & find your next treasure! Free admission & parking.

🌟 $1 Intro to Bounce & Rebounding @ Mix Studios Fitness (1/15)
Rebounding (aka jumping on mini trampoline) is a great low impact workout and super fun - you can try it for only $1 at Mix Studios in Ypsi next Wednesday!

++ there’s still time to donate to our Winter Wear drive if you have any gently used winter coats, hats, gloves, boots, scarves, etc. that you/your family are no longer using!

Upcoming local events:

❄️ Dexter Ice Fest - January 18th

🥃 Ypsi Bourbon Fest - January 18th

🍴 Ann Arbor Restaurant Week - January 19th-24th

🎵  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, January 9th:
wtchbtchtea @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from 6-9pm (no cover)
Lilly MacPhee @ Erratic Ale (Dexter) at 6:30pm-8:30 (no cover) 
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
The Glen Leven Band @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Lisa Sung Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8pm & 8:45-9:45pm ($)
Fallout Shelter show @ 734 Brewing Co (Ypsi) from 7:30pm-midnight ($5 suggested donation)
Jay Fry @ Mash (Ann Arbor) @ 8pm (no cover)
Same Eyes, Bimbo, Turn to Crime, Fling II @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($)
Seventh w/ Playground, Luna Pier, TJ Zindle & the Power Lines @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
House Music For All @ Elks Lodge AA from 8pm-midnight ($5 cover)
The Pherotones @ Last Word from 9pm-midnight (no cover)

Friday, January 10th:
Vincent York @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 5-6pm ($)
Gingersmack @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Listeso String Quartet: Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons @ First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor from 6:30-7:45pm ($26)
The Extrusions @ LIVE from 6:30-9pm (no cover)
Pontiac Trail Blazers ft. Ben Traverse @ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($) 
Olivia Van Goor Quartet @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8pm & 9:30-10:30pm ($)
Bark's Tales @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Nobody’s Business @ Mash (Ann Arbor) @ 8pm (no cover)
Back to the 00’s Tribute Concert @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
MusicMix Rick Hicks @ 734 Brewing (Ypsi) from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
Talk Cool One @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($) 
Head Full of Ghosts, Cascade Riot, Violet Daybed @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($)
Reeds & Steel @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
ThrillKill and Danny Fantom @ Alley Bar from 10pm-2am (no cover) 

Saturday, January 11th:
Multiple Artists at 2025 Revel Run Fundraiser for Faith In Action @ Revel Run (Chelsea) from noon-late night (no cover) 
Sea Shanty Singalong @ Ann Arbor District Library from 2-3pm (free)
Ronald Shelton @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Lucky 17 @ North Star Lounge from 6:30-7:45pm ($)
Wood, Wind & Steel @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover) 
Robert Warren and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Max Bowen @ 4M Venue from 7-9:30pm ($)
John Finan @ Moonwinks (Dixboro) at 7:30pm ($5 suggested donation)
Deadbeat Beat, Virga, Pretty Island @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($) 
Jill Jack’s Birthday Bash @ The Ark at 8pm ($25)
Kenji Lee @ Mash (Ypsi) at 8pm (no cover)
Ain't Dead Yet @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Ani Mari & Co. and Big Chemical w/ Ladyfinger @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($20)
Anna Lee’s Co. @ North Star Lounge from 9-10:15pm ($)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
The Love Effect @ Mash (Ann Arbor) at 10pm (no cover)

Sunday, January 12th:
Jake Reichbart @ 4M Venue from 11am-2pm (included with brunch) 
Steve Somers and Friends @ Ypsi Alehouse at 2pm (no cover) 
PORK @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 5-8pm ($)
Bob Mervak & Jeff Pedraz @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 6-7pm & 7:30-8:15pm($)
The Xavier Davis Trio @ Kerrytown Concert house at 7:30pm ($)
Steppin In It w/ Zak Bunce @ The Ark at 7:30pm ($30)

Monday, January 13th:
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Paul Keller Orchestra @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 7-10pm

Tuesday, January 14th:
Easy Street Jazz Band @ Zal Gaz Grotto Club from 5-7pm ($) 
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Jam Sessions with Jon Blanchette @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($)
G. Love & Special Sauce w/ Ron Artis II @ The Ark at 8pm ($40)

Wednesday, January 15th: 
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Deep Steam @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
The RedHearts w/ Drop Ceiling, Maternal Instinct, Faceless @ The Blind Pig 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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