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Community Sound Bath
2025-03-07
Prepare your heart and mind for the arrival of SPRING! Join Rob Meyer-Kukan for this sound bath meditation where he will use singing bowls, gongs, and more to create a gentle soundscape perfect for deep relaxation and peace.
Yoga mats and one yoga blanket are provided for each attendee. Please bring any additional supports you would like for your comfort (pillows, bolster, eye pillow, etc). We also have 7 zero gravity chairs available to the first 7 participants who request them at the event
Investment: $40
Advanced Registration Required
Register by completing this FORM.
Space is limited, please register early.

First Free Friday
2025-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Cahoots, 206 East Huron Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Every First Friday, members can enjoy free food with a rotating theme of treats and good eats provided by Cahoots.

FAADL NEW BOOK SHOP IS OPEN Saturdays from 10-4!
2025-03-08 10:00 - 16:00
Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library (FAADL) Book Shop is open Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00 pm for both sales and donations.
265 PARKLAND PLAZA, Ann Arbor (off Jackson Road, west of Wagner)
Incredible prices on high quality low-priced used books, cd’s, dvd’s, puzzles and board games
Don’t forget to visit our online book shop at:
faadl.org/friendsonlinebookshop
for great deals on current popular titles and recent releases!
Funds raised by FAADL support Ann Arbor District Library programs and events

A Skaters Line
2025-03-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Ann Arbor Ice Cube, 2121 Oak Valley Dr, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103
A figure skating ice show featuring Broadway music and skating of all ages

Milan Garden Club March meeting
2025-03-12 19:00 - 20:00
Milan Garden Club will hold our monthly meeting, March 12, 2025 at 6:45 pm. The meeting will be held at Marble Memorial United Methodist Church, 8 Part St, Milan. There will be a talk given by Lee Walsh on lawn replacements. The public is welcome to attend

My Prairie Restoration Journey by John Blair
2025-03-12 19:00 - 20:30 | first congregational church, 121 E Middle St, Chelsea, M, United States
This event is brought to you by the Evening Primrose Garden Club and is open to the public. In this presentation, John Blair will bring you along on his journey to restore his land to original native prairie on his rural property in Brooklyn. He will also cover the restoration of his wooded savanna and how he is bringing three natural ponds back to life after being buried by farmers decades ago. Through John’s beautiful photos, you will get to see this wonderful transformation taking place, from hayfields back to lush native prairie habitat, much like what was originally there two hundred years ago!
🌸 Date: Wednesday, Wednesday, March 12, 2025
🌿 Time: 7:00 pm
🌼 Location: First Congregational Church, 121 E Middle St, lower level. Please use the entrance off the alley!
Cost:
Club Members: Free
Non-members $5.00
Refreshments & snacks provided.
To register for this event, send an email to: EPGardenClub98@gmail.com
You are also welcome to stay for our brief club meeting after the presentation. This is a great opportunity to learn more about our fun club and to consider becoming a member.

A TALK ON DEMENTIA: REDUCING RISKS & ADVANCING TREATMENTS
2025-03-16 13:30 - 14:30 | St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 910 Austin Dr., Saline, M, 48176, United States
Learn about new, reliable evidence on practical ways every person can decrease their risk of dementia. Learn also about new drugs that are beginning to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s, and the implications they have for eventually conquering this leading killer. FREE and open to the public.

Morning Movement
2025-03-17 07:00 - 09:00 | Champion Gymnastics, 2362 Bishop Circle E., Dexter, M, 48130, United States
Champion Gymnastics is committed to helping everyone stay active and healthy, even in their GOLDEN years!
​Kickstart your day, with moving your body in whatever way feels best; stretching, walking, dancing, or even light weight lifting all while having fun in a supportive environment!
Morning movement is for Seniors 55 and older.
​Join us for our NEW class
7AM – 9AM
Mondays and Fridays
​
Register through Customer Portal
$10 for one hour
$15 for two hours
For questions feel free to give us a call at (734) 222-1810

Natural Home Cleaning Products (Milan Public Library)
2025-03-18 19:00 - 20:00
Kim Niblack will show participants how to create your own environmentally friendly, non-toxic cleaning products. You will have the opportunity to make a blended homemade cleaner to use at home. Registration is required, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44A4AE2DAAFDC43-54748085-natural#/

Promoting Civic Discourse-Democratic and Republican Politicians on Bridging the Political Divide
2025-03-19 16:00 - 17:30 | Michiganders for Civic Resilience (MCR), 735 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Former Michigan State Senators Tonya Schuitmaker and Rebekah Warren will discuss cross-partisan collaboration and how it can play a vital role in promoting unity, understanding, and constructive dialogue.

The Encore Gala 2025
2025-03-20 18:00 - 22:00
An Unparalleled Broadway Experience – Enjoy an exclusive concert featuring six Broadway veterans who have collectively performed in over 30 Broadway productions including Les Misérables, Wicked, Jersey Boys, RENT, Phantom of the Opera, and more!
A Star-Studded Evening – Featuring three Broadway power couples who now call the Dexter-Ann Arbor area home: Dan Cooney & Jessica Grové, Matt & Jessica Bogart, and Chelsea & Geoff Packard.
Hosted by Fan-Favorite David Moan – A beloved Encore star (Sweeney Todd, Mamma Mia!, Annie), David Moan will emcee the evening with charm and wit.
Gourmet Food & Open Bar – Enjoy a premium dining experience catered by 42 North Social House, plus an open bar in The Encore’s beautiful historic venue.
Support The Encore’s Mission – Your $250 ticket is a direct contribution to bringing top-quality, professional musical theatre to southeast Michigan—and no additional donations will be solicited at the event!
This is a fundraiser, but the ticket price covers everything for the evening and they can expect nothing but entertainment the entire night… there will be no fundraising at the event. Please join us on March 20, 2025, for an unforgettable evening of music, celebration, and gourmet delights. It is sure to be one of the most extraordinary events of the year, so treat yourself to an evening of indulgence at The Encore Gala!

Sound Bath Meditation
2025-03-23 07:00 - 08:30
Join Rob Meyer-Kukan for this sound bath meditation at the the PARC in downtown Plymouth, Michigan. In this time of sound bath, Rob will play metal and crystal singing bowls, with chimes, and more in a sound bath inspired by the artwork (Bubbling Up) by Michigan Artist, Joan Witte. The sound bath will wash you with sounds intended to bring calming vibrations to reduce stress and ease tension celebrating our beautiful, creative, and amazing emotions.
Please bring a yoga mat and blanket and any additional supports you would like for your comfort (pillows, bolster, eye pillow, etc). Please note, the floor is a wooden floor in a former school building. We will supply a base yoga mat and have a few blankets on hand for additional comfort.
Investment: $40
Advanced Registration Required
Register by completing this FORM.
Space is limited, please register early.

Free Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra String Quartet Concert funded by the Dexter Community Fund
2025-03-24 18:00 - 20:00
Join the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra for a free string quartet chamber concert at the Encore Musical Theatre Company! Through the generous support of a Grant from the Dexter Community Fund (DCF), the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra will hold a Chamber Concert which free to the public.
March 24th 6pm – Encore Musical Theatre, 7714 Ann Arbor St, Dexter
Please register either on the A2SO website here: A2SO Free String Quartet chamber Concert
OR
Scan the QR code
DCF has provided funding in key areas during its first ten years, including:

Senior and youth services
Mental health resources
Outdoor recreation
Arts and culture
Food and housing security

Dexter Community Fund is a permanent endowment held at the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, ensuring long-term impact for Dexter and the surrounding region.

Health Professions Career Talks: Echocardiography
2025-03-27 11:00 - 12:00 | EMU College of Health and Human Services, EMU Campus, Ypsilanti, MI, United States
EXSC 144 Introduction to Exercise Science includes guest speakers in various health profession fields (occupational therapy, physical therapy, orthotics & prosthetics, etc). CHHS would like to invite any interested pre-health students to attend.

Elton John Tribute Concert
2025-03-27 19:30 - 21:00 | The Encore Musical Theatre, 7714 Ann Arbor St., Dexter, M, 48130, United States
Get ready to sing along to classics that have defined generations
like “Rocket Man“, “Tiny Dancer“, and “Your Song” as we celebrate
the legendary career of one of music’s most beloved icons, Sir Elton John.
Sponsored by Dexter’s Pub

Elton John Tribute Concert
2025-03-27 19:30 - 2025-03-29 21:00 | The Encore Musical Theatre, 7714 Ann Arbor St., Dexter, M, 48130, United States
Get ready to sing along to classics that have defined generations
like “Rocket Man“, “Tiny Dancer“, and “Your Song” as we celebrate
the legendary career of one of music’s most beloved icons, Sir Elton John.
Sponsered by Dexter’s Pub

Community Sound Bath
2025-04-04 19:00 - 20:30 | 7 Notes Natural Health, 3830 Packard Road, Suite 180, Ann Arbor, M, 48108, United States
Celebrate the Earth with this Earth DAY themed sound bath! Join Rob Meyer-Kukan for this sound bath meditation where he will use singing bowls, gongs, and more to create a gentle soundscape perfect for deep relaxation and peace.
Yoga mats and one yoga blanket are provided for each attendee. Please bring any additional supports you would like for your comfort (pillows, bolster, eye pillow, etc). We also have 7 zero gravity chairs available to the first 7 participants who request them at the event.
Investment: $40
Advanced Registration Required
Register by clicking HERE.
Space is limited, please register early.
Regretfully, we are unable to accommodate registrations or payments at the door. Advanced registration and payment is required to secure your space at this event.
Doors will open 15 minutes prior, please arrive early to allow time to check-in and get settled. Doors will close promptly at the starting time of the event. Ample FREE parking is available onsite.

Spring Craft Show/Family Garage Sale
2025-04-05 09:00 - 15:00
Paddock Elementary and Paddock Early Childhood Center are holding a Craft/Vendor/Garage Sale on Saturday, April 5th from 9AM-3PM at 707 Marvin Street, Milan MI

Hands Off! Peaceful Protest
2025-04-05 13:00 - 16:00
APRIL 5TH, 1PM – 4PM
We will demonstrate on the corner of Michigan Ave and Ann Arbor Street. Come and voice your support for our democracy and our community!
Bring signs. Bring your family. Bring your friends.
You can RSVP at the website or just show up.

Flow & Glow: Chakra Yoga + Candle Making
2025-04-05 14:00 - 17:00 | A2 Yoga, 2030 Commerce Blvd #4402, Ann Arbor, M, 48103, United States
✨ Flow & Glow: A Chakra-Inspired Yoga & Candle-Making Workshop ✨
Awaken your senses and restore balance in this unique workshop where movement, mindfulness, and creativity come together. Through yoga, meditation, and candle-making, you’ll explore the power of the 7 chakras, leaving refreshed, inspired, and aligned.
✨ What to Expect:
▪️ 2:00-2:15 – Arrival & Welcome: Set your intentions & settle in.
▪️ 2:15-2:30 – Guided Chakra Meditation: Breathe, center, and activate your energy.
▪️ 2:30-3:15 – Chakra Candle-Making: Create a handcrafted soy candle infused with chakra-balancing scents. (One candle per person. All materials included.)
▪️ 3:15-4:00 – Yoga Flow: Move through a chakra-focused yoga sequence to unblock and restore energy.
▪️ 4:00-4:30 – Candle Decoration: Add crystals, herbs, or flowers to amplify your candle’s healing properties.
▪️ 4:30-5:00 – Meet & Sip: Connect with like-minded souls over herbal tea & nourishing snacks.
✨ Why Join?
▪️ Deepen your connection with your chakras through movement & mindfulness
▪️ Create a personalized energy-infused candle to bring balance into your space
▪️ Experience a rejuvenating yoga session for all levels designed to align your energy
▪️ Take home a handmade candle to gift yourself or a loved one + a renewed sense of harmony
✨ Here are a few quick reminders before you join us:
▪️ BYOM: Bring your own yoga mat
▪️ Wear comfortable clothing: Get ready to move and flow during the yoga session.
✨ Who are the Hosts?
▪️ Meet the Yoga Instructor
@yogajucarniel
Juliana is a dedicated yoga teacher with extensive experience. Her yoga journey began 20 years ago as a student, and deepened in India, where she lived for four years and completed her first yoga teacher training. After moving to the United States, Ann Arbor, 11 years ago, she got her second certification and has been teaching yoga for the past seven years. She is the founder of Radiant Heart Yoga by Juliana Carniel, where she shares her passion for authentic and transformative yoga practices. Juliana is married, has a beautiful junior high school daughter, and two beloved cats.
▪️ Meet the Holistic Practitioner & Candle Maker
@the.universe.stuff
Renata is the heart and hands behind The Universe Stuff, dedicated to helping individuals find balance and well-being through energy healing, aromatherapy, and handcrafted wellness products. She creates soy candles, foot soaks, soaps, tea blends, each crafted with love and intention to promote mindfulness and self-care. Renata also offers energy healing sessions and hosts workshops exploring holistic practices and creativity. She is married and recently relocated to the Ann Arbor area, where she is excited to grow her business and connect with the community. At home, she shares her space with her husband and a naughty cat.

Wine Tasting and Silent Auction
2025-04-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Crossroads Community Center, 5501 Webster Church Rd, Dexter, M, 48130, United States
Join us for a special evening!
A WTHS Fundraiser brought to you by Wines for Humanity.
Enjoy tasting six wines from around the world, perfectly paired with delicious bites. Place bids during the Silent Auction on Jewelry, Original Art, Theater Tickets, Professional Services, Gift Baskets, and more.
This is a ticketed event with limited seating for 25 people.
$30 per adult (21 and over)

NIGHT OF THE AMPHIBIANS
2025-04-05 20:00 - 21:30 | Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Rd., Chelsea, MI, 48118, United States
Join naturalist Carol Strahler this evening for a lively presentation featuring spring peepers, wood frogs and possibly chorus frogs. Learn about their behavior and how to identify their calls as you walk along the edge of a local pond. Bring a flashlight! This program is all outdoors, so dress appropriately for the weather. Cost: $2/person or $5/family. Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Rd. in the Waterloo Recreation Area near Chelsea. Program limited to 30 participants. The building is closed so program will be entirely outdoors. Please register for this program by emailing waterloonha@gmail.com with your name, phone number and number of people attending.

Smart Phone Photography (Milan Public Library)
2025-04-08 19:00 - 20:30
“The best camera is the one you have with you.”
Learn:
· Basics of composition & lighting.
· Elements of smartphone cameras that will up your game.
· Some great free apps for photo editing.
Our presenter is Michael Smith, faculty at Washtenaw Community College Digital Media Arts.
Call the library at (734) 439-1240 to register for this free class.
The class will be held at The Center, 45 Neckle Ct., Milan, MI 49160.

Easter Egg Decorating (Registration Required)
2025-04-11 18:00 - 20:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Saline, 143 E Michigan Avenue, Saline, M, 48176, United States
Free Easter Egg decorating for families at First Presbyterian Church of Saline. Registration Required, click HERE to register. Supplies will be provided. Friday April 11th at 6:00pm. 143 E Michigan Avenue, Saline, MI, 48176. Veggietales will be played in the background.

Sound Bath Meditation
2025-04-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Breathe Yoga Chelsea, 104 E. Middle Street, Chelsea, M, 48118, United States
Immerse yourself in Nature’s Harmony with a soothing Sound Bath experience! Let the calming sounds of nature wash over you, bringing peace, balance, and deep relaxation to your mind, body, and spirit. Join us for a transformative journey where every note resonates with the earth’s healing energy. It is an experience that washes you with the sounds of intentionally chosen instruments that bring calming vibrations to reduce stress and tension.
Relax, unwind, and allow yourself to calm the overworked, overstimulated nervous system, by allowing the healing frequencies of sound to flow through you. Sound Bath Meditation is an immersion in soothing sounds and vibrations that are relaxing and rejuvenating for your body, mind, and spirit. Often simply called a “Sound Bath”, it is an experience that washes you with the sounds of intentionally chosen instruments that bring calming vibrations to reduce stress and tension.
Supporting yourself with blankets and bolsters, surrender to the deeply soothing, all-enveloping musical backdrop using a blend of crystal and metal singing bowls to create layers of soothing sound waves, there will be nothing for it but for you to slip effortlessly into a state of deep release, opening and relaxation. Pure bliss.
Thought to help heal depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and insomnia, and to deepen meditation and spark creativity, sound bathing envelopes you in specific frequencies of sound that can bring both our physical and subtle (energy) bodies into a state of balance.
These classes feel a bit like a yogi slumber party. Even if you do happen to nod off, you’ll still feel the powerful vibrations of sound flowing through you. Something will shift. It really is an experience not to be missed!
What to bring: Things that makes you feel super comfy and supported on the floor – a yoga mat, blanket, and maybe even a pillow.
While we have several yoga mats, blankets and bolsters to borrow, these items are first-come-first-serve, and participants are also welcome to bring their own. Make sure to wear comfortable clothing and warm socks.
Guided by Rob Meyer-Kukan of 7 Notes Natural Health.
Investment: $30.
Sign up by clicking HERE.
THIS WILL SELL OUT! So please register in advance to secure your spot. If also registering for a friend or partner, please ensure they are registered under their own name and account. No refunds week of class.

Living Well with Chronic Pain
2025-04-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Crossroads Community Center, 5501 Webster Church Rd, Dexter, M, 48130, United States
Welcome to Living Well with Chronic Pain! This FREE one-hour introductory seminar, led by Julie Gruber, is intended for those directly affected by pain as well as for caregivers and loved ones. Chronic pain affects millions of people and most of them are living less than ideal lives, unsure of how to take the reins back and find ways to thrive. I’m interested in sharing some of the non-medical strategies I’ve found helpful.
Please join us for an interactive conversation about ways to live alongside the pain without being governed by it. We will leave any internalized stigma or shame at the door and take our first steps into being in charge of our own lives again. This will be a safe space to discuss several aspects of living with chronic pain and its impact on our lives, while reclaiming our strengths and vitality.
Julie Gruber is a former career educator, writer and artist who is taking a life shift she didn’t ask for and transforming it into a new way of BEING. She is committed to sharing inspiration and encouragement through active and authentic dialogue. She is not a licensed medical provider. However, she does have the lived experience of navigating a life alongside chronic pain and understands the unique challenges involved. She is currently writing a book about all she’s learned on her chronic pain journey and has created her company, The WordWise Project, aimed at helping others living with chronic pain learn strategies for empowerment and resilience.

How to Be a Great Boss Workshop
2025-04-16 09:00 - 16:00 | Marisa Smith | Expert EOS Implementer™, 3005 Boardwalk Drive, Suite 105, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
In this interactive Great Boss™ Workshop, Marisa will show you how to build on your strengths and confidently apply EOS® Tools to elevate your leadership and management skills.

Daytime Sound Bath
2025-04-17 13:00 - 14:00 | 7 Notes Natural Health, 3830 Packard Road, Suite 180, Ann Arbor, M, 48108, United States
Are you a busy parent who loves sound baths; but can’t attend an event in the evening? Do you have a job that requires evening hours? Are you just plain busy? This hour long sound bath is for YOU!
Join sound therapist, Rob Meyer-Kukan, at 7 Notes Natural Health for this daytime sound bath for busy souls.
Relax into a zero gravity chair and float into this time of deep relaxation.
Investment: $30
Advanced Registration Required
Register by clicking HERE.
Space is limited to 7 participants, please register early.
Regretfully, we are unable to accommodate registrations or payments at the door. Advanced registration and payment is required to secure your space at this event.
Doors will open 15 minutes prior, please arrive early to allow time to check-in and get settled. Doors will close promptly at the starting time of the event. Ample FREE parking is available onsite.

Supper Club with Maureen
2025-04-17 13:00 - 14:30 | Crossroads Community Center, 5501 Webster Church Rd, Dexter, M, 48130, United States
A free monthly series on healthy cooking techniques presented by Maureen Kimmel.
Maureen needs a head count to know how much food to bring so please RSVP to 734-368-0887 or
bafelma@gmail.com.

WELLERS IS HIRING FOR SUMMER /FALL WEDDINGS
2025-04-19 11:00 - 2025-04-30 13:00 | Wellers Weddings, 555 W Michigan Avenue, Saline, M, 48176, United States
Wellers is hiring for Friday & Saturday (Flexible) May through October.
Come join the party and get paid to work off those winter pounds!
Hiring For:

Servers
Runners/ Prep
Dishwasher
Kitchen Crew

Visit us to fill out an application any Saturday 11 am to 1 pm.
or text/call Andreea to set up a meeting! 734-255-9939
