Hi neighbors!

Happy New Year!

The colder weather has arrived and seems that it’s here to stay for a while, but you can still catch plenty of live music, go ice skating, or just get cozy and embrace the feeling of hygge.

You can also check out some of the local businesses that opened last year that you might’ve missed!

Here’s what’s going on this weekend ⬇️

📰  What’s Happening?

👋 Hands On Holidays @ The Hands On Museum | now - January 5th
The Hands on Museum has a special schedule of extra activities and events going on all weekend long - model trains, magic shows, critters up close & more!

⛸️ Frozen Fridays Ice Skating @ Buhr Park Ice Rink | Friday, January 3rd
It’s disco night! Wear your best costume & skate to some funky disco music from 7-8:45pm. You can also find open skate times at the website listed above.

🛠️ Open Hours @ All Hands Active | Saturday, January 4th
Interested in learning a new skill or creating more things with your hands this year? Drop in AHA to learn about and use tools, see the space, or share a project you’re working on from 2-6pm.

📚 Studio Ghibli Celebration @ AADL | Sunday, January 5th
Crafts, activities, trivia & movie screenings from Studio Ghibli - the Japanese studio that released movies like My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service (both great movies, BTW)

🧥 Also… my real estate team is doing a winter wear drive to collect gently used winter coats, hats, scarves, mittens/gloves & boots for the House By The Side of the Road — a nonprofit that serves Washtenaw County and we’d love your help! If you have anything to donate, please let us know and we can coordinate a time for drop-off or pick up!

🎵  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)

Friday, January 3rd:
Pearl Street String Band @ Ypsi Alehouse at 4:30pm (no cover)
Josh Rose @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Chris Canas Band @ LIVE Ann Arbor at 6:30pm ($)
Pontiac Trail Blazers ft. Jordan Adema@ North Star Lounge from 7-10pm ($) 
Steve Somers and Friends @ Ypsi Alehouse at 7pm (no cover)
Annie @ Encore Musical Theatre Company (Dexter) from 7:30-9:30pm ($)
First Friday Songwriter Round @ Crazy Wisdom at 7:30pm (no cover)
Dan Hazlett @ Moonwinks Café & Tavern (Dixboro) from 7:30-9:30pm ($5 suggested donation)
Nick Galecki w/ Izzy Wallace, Antonio the DJ @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($)
The RFD Boys @ The Ark at 8pm ($15-16)
MusicMix Rick Hicks @ 734 Brewing (Ypsi) from 8pm-midnight (no cover)
T.E.A.M. @ Mash (Ypsi) from 8pm-12am (no cover)
Medicine Men and Westside Girls @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($) 
Aura Readers, Milan & The Ellipsis, Bubblesistheproblem, RAWGR @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Root Station @ Mash (Ann Arbor) from 10pm-2am (no cover)

Saturday, January 4th:
U-M Undergraduate Concerto Quartet @ Northside Community Church at 9:29am (free)
Asa Loid and Will Caldwell @ Ypsi Alehouse at 2pm (no cover)
Annie @ Encore Musical Theatre Company (Dexter) from 2-4pm ($)
The Yellow Room Gang @ The Ark at 3pm ($20)
Sara Lambert and ChuChu Houle @ Ypsi Alehouse at 3:30pm (no cover)
Steff Kayser @ Ypsi Alehouse at 5pm (no cover) 
Laith Al-Saadi @ North Star Lounge at 6:30 & 9pm ($)
Indie Rock Royalty @ Ypsi Alehouse at 6:30pm (no cover) 
Robert Warren and others @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover)
Leland Blues @ 4M Venue from 7-9:30pm (no cover)
Annie @ Encore Musical Theatre Company (Dexter) from 7:30-9:30pm ($)
Chamber Soloists of Detroit: Fresh Air: Music for Piano & Winds @ Kerrytown Concert House at 7:30pm ($)
Seth @ Ypsi Alehouse at 8pm (no cover) 
Same Eyes, Bimbo, Turn to Crime, Fling II @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($) 
Salmagundi @ Zal Gaz Grotto from 8-11pm ($)
Raising The Dead @ The Blind Pig at 8pm ($15)
Rob Crozier Ensemble @ The Habitat Lounge from 9-11pm (no cover)
Cetan Clawson @ Mash (Ann Arbor) from 10pm-1:30am (no cover)

Sunday, January 5th:
Paul Vornhagen + Pat Cronley @ 4M Venue from 11am-2pm (included with brunch) 
Annie @ Encore Musical Theatre Company (Dexter) from 2-4pm ($)
Mark Braun w/ Grant Flick @ Kerrytown Concert House at 4pm ($)
Irish Music Institute @ Conor O’Neils from 6-8:30pm (no cover)
Gemini’s Birthday Celebration @ The Ark at 7:30pm ($20)

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

Tuesday, January 7th:
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) 
Polky @ The Ark at 8pm ($20)

Wednesday, January 8th: 
Jon Letts @ North Star Lounge from 5:30-6:30pm (no cover)
Keaton Royer and Josef Deas @ Weber’s from  6-9pm (no cover)
Cliff Monear Trio @ Blue Llama Jazz Club from 7-8pm & 8:45-9:45pm ($) 
Jake Reichbart @ The Earle from 7-9pm (no cover) 
Abigail Stauffer @ The Grateful Crow (Chelsea) from 7-9pm (free)
The Fallout Shelter Show @ The Regal Beagle (Ypsi) from 7:30pm-12am ($5 cover)
Gear Lords Live Production @ Ziggy’s (Ypsi) at 8pm ($)
Marty Gray, The Blank, With Brevity, PJ Roberts @ 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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