There are lots of great events this week: Fairy Tea, Day Out With Thomas, National Night Out, and more.

Arbor Annie’s Weekday Picks

The week starts slow with events, but by Thursday and Friday, there are lots of great events. 

With few events early in the week and warm weather, it’s a great time to check out a pool or water park.

The weather Tuesday night is looking great for Pittsfield Township’s National Night Out Safety Fair which was rescheduled from last week.

Wednesday the Kelly Miller Circus is in town at the Washtenaw County Fairgrounds. As of this year, they are free of exotic animals.

Thursday is the Fairy Tea at Crazy Wisdom Tea Room. Tickets are still available. Other Thursday picks include Story Time at The Petting Farm at Domino’s Farms and Spinning Dot Theatre presents The Mountain.

Then, Friday marks Thomas arrival at Crossroads Village. We loved Day Out with Thomas when my daughter was younger. For older kids, I recommend AADL’s Solar S’mores Oven and Build Your Own Rube Goldberg Machine. My daughter loved the Rube Goldberg event earlier this summer. We also recommended Saline’s Movie in the Park showing of Ferdinand.

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Movies

Movies are always a fun summer activity – either avoiding heat or avoiding rain. This week’s selection of free/discounted kids movies are Boss Baby at Cinemark (Tuesday) and My Little Pony at Emagine (Wednesday & Thursday). This is the last week for the Emagine series.

Christopher Robin is our top pick – but we haven’t had a chance to see it yet. We loved the trailer and are really looking forward to the movie. We were out of town last weekend, and my daughter is off on a Girl Scout trip this week.

Continuing in theaters are the animated films Hotel Transylvania 3 and Teen Titans Go! Of course Incredibles 2 is our top animated pick.

If you haven’t seen Ant-Man and The Wasp, we really enjoyed it. Be sure to check our review and parental guidance before heading to the theater.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom continues in its second week and is a good choice for tweens and teens. Check out our review and parental guidance.

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Looking Forward to Next Weekend

	Date/Time	Event
💙	08/18/2018 10:00am-5:00pm	DAY OUT WITH THOMAS™: Big Adventures Tour 2018 at Crossroads Village, Flint Michigan All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to join him for a day of friendship and family fun at Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017.
💙🆓	08/18/2018 10:00am-3:00pm	Fire Truck Muster at Riverside Park, Ypsilanti Michigan
💙	08/18/2018 10:00am-11:00am	Spinning Dot Theatre presents The Mountain at Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti MI
💙🆓	08/18/2018 10:00am-12:30pm	Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Open House at Washtenaw County Sheriff Office, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓	08/18/2018 2:00pm-3:30pm	Marbled Polymer Clay Beads at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙	08/18/2018 7:00pm-8:00pm	Spinning Dot Theatre presents The Mountain at Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti MI
💙	08/18/2018 8:30pm-10:30pm	Dive-In Movie - Jaws at Fuller Park Pool, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙	08/19/2018 10:00am-5:00pm	DAY OUT WITH THOMAS™: Big Adventures Tour 2018 at Crossroads Village, Flint Michigan All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to join him for a day of friendship and family fun at Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017.
💙	08/19/2018 2:00pm-3:00pm	Spinning Dot Theatre presents The Mountain at Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti MI

All Weekday Events

Monday, August 13, 2018

	Date/Time	Event
🆓	08/13/2018 10:00am-11:30am	Summer 2018 Children's Garden Pop-Up at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/13/2018 10:00am-1:00pm	Tot Splash at Buhr Park Pool, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙	08/13/2018 10:30am	Story time and Food Tasting at Miss Kim, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/13/2018 11:30am-3:30pm	Sonic Workshop at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor MI
	08/13/2018 12:00pm-1:00pm	Family Swim at Goldfish Swim School, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/13/2018 12:00pm-1:00pm	Tot Splash at Veterans Pool, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓	08/13/2018 2:00pm-3:00pm	Backyard Summer Craft at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓	08/13/2018 7:00pm-8:30pm	Sewing Lab: Elastic Waistbands with Rae Hoekstra at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

	Date/Time	Event
💙	08/14/2018 10:00am	Summer Movie Clubhouse - Boss Baby at Rave Motion Pictures, Ypsilanti Michigan
	08/14/2018 11:30am-3:30pm	Sonic Workshop at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor MI
	08/14/2018 12:00pm-1:00pm	Family Swim at Goldfish Swim School, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/14/2018 12:00pm-1:00pm	Tot Splash at Buhr Park Pool, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/14/2018 12:00pm-1:00pm	Tot Splash at Veterans Pool, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓	08/14/2018 2:00pm-6:00pm	Dexter Farmers Market at Dexter Farmers Market, Dexter Michigan
🆓	08/14/2018 3:00pm-5:00pm	Wool Gathering at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓	08/14/2018 3:00pm-7:00pm	Ypsilanti Farmers Market at Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓	08/14/2018 4:00pm-7:00pm	Cobblestone Farm Market at Cobblestone Farm, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/14/2018 5:00pm-5:45pm	Brazilian Martial Arts for Kids at Ring of Steel, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓	08/14/2018 6:00pm	Honey Creek Enrollment Meeting at Honey Creek Community School, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓	08/14/2018 6:00pm-8:00pm	RESCHEDULED: National Night Out Safety Fair at Lillie Park, Ann Arbor MI
💙🆓	08/14/2018 7:00pm-8:30pm	Intermediate Hand Embroidery Skills at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

	Date/Time	Event
💙	08/15/2018 10:00am	Emagine Summer Kids Movie - My Little Pony: The Movie at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan
	08/15/2018 10:00am-1:00pm	Tot Splash at Buhr Park Pool, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/15/2018 11:30am-3:30pm	Sonic Workshop at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor MI
	08/15/2018 12:00pm-1:00pm	Family Swim at Goldfish Swim School, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/15/2018 12:00pm-1:00pm	Tot Splash at Veterans Pool, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓	08/15/2018 1:00pm-2:00pm	Jet Pack Craft at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🎟	08/15/2018 5:00pm	Kelly Miller Circus at Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/15/2018 7:30pm	Follow that Bird: Toyota Family Friendly Film Series at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI
💙🎟	08/15/2018 7:30pm	Kelly Miller Circus at Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds, Ann Arbor Michigan

Thursday, August 16, 2018

	Date/Time	Event
💙	08/16/2018 10:00am	Emagine Summer Kids Movie - My Little Pony: The Movie at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan
💙🆓	08/16/2018 11:30am-1:00pm	Sonic Lunch - Caitlyn Smith with special guest The Zindles at Liberty Plaza, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/16/2018 11:30am-3:30pm	Sonic Workshop at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor MI
	08/16/2018 12:00pm-1:00pm	Family Swim at Goldfish Swim School, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/16/2018 12:00pm-1:00pm	Tot Splash at Buhr Park Pool, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/16/2018 12:00pm-1:00pm	Tot Splash at Veterans Pool, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙	08/16/2018 12:30pm	Story Time at The Petting Farm at Domino’s Farms, Ann Arbor MI
💙🎟	08/16/2018 1:00pm	Fairy Tea at Crazy Wisdom Tea Room, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓	08/16/2018 3:00pm-7:00pm	A2SO Taste of Music at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor Michigan The Ann Arbor Symphony believes that farmers markets help foster healthy communities, and we believe that “feeding the soul” through the arts is part of building strong, healthy, livable communities. Bow a violin, pluck a cello, buzz a trumpet, blow through a flute, and play other instruments you see and...Read More
🆓	08/16/2018 3:00pm-7:00pm	Pittsfield Township Farmers Market - Scavenger Hunt at Pittsfield Township Offices, Ann Arbor MI
🆓	08/16/2018 3:00pm-7:00pm	Westside Farmers Market at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🎟	08/16/2018 4:00pm	Fairy Tea at Crazy Wisdom Tea Room, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓	08/16/2018 4:00pm-8:00pm	Manchester 3rd Thursday at Downtown Manchester, Manchester Michigan
	08/16/2018 5:00pm-5:45pm	Brazilian Martial Arts for Kids at Ring of Steel, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓	08/16/2018 5:00pm-7:00pm	Fall Enrollment Open Houses at Acton Academy Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Michigan Do you believe character matters more than tests? Do you yearn for your child to find a calling and not just a career? Do you value free play and place-based learning over homework? Meet the director and guide (teacher) as they introduce you to the Acton Academy Ann Arbor studio...Read More
💙	08/16/2018 6:00pm-7:00pm	Spinning Dot Theatre presents The Mountain at Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓	08/16/2018 6:30pm-8:30pm	Sounds and Sights on Thursday NIghts at Downtown Chelsea, Chelsea Michigan
💙🆓	08/16/2018 7:00pm-8:00pm	Anything Goes Craft at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓	08/16/2018 7:00pm	Summer Game Night Series at Barnes & Noble Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor MI
🆓	08/16/2018 7:00pm	Summer Music Series - Saline Area Schools Pep Rally & Saline Fiddlers at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan
🆓	08/16/2018 8:45pm-10:45pm	SRSLY Cinema: Wonder Woman at Chelsea Clocktower, Chelsea Michigan

Friday, August 17, 2018

	Date/Time	Event
💙	08/17/2018 10:00am-5:00pm	DAY OUT WITH THOMAS™: Big Adventures Tour 2018 at Crossroads Village, Flint Michigan All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to join him for a day of friendship and family fun at Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017.
	08/17/2018 10:00am-1:00pm	Tot Splash at Buhr Park Pool, Ann Arbor Michigan
	08/17/2018 11:30am-3:30pm	Sonic Workshop at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor MI
	08/17/2018 12:00pm-1:00pm	Tot Splash at Veterans Pool, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓	08/17/2018 1:00pm-2:00pm	Solar S'mores Oven at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓	08/17/2018 2:00pm-3:30pm	Build Your Own Rube Goldberg Machine at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓	08/17/2018 3:00pm-7:00pm	Dixboro Farmers Market at Dixboro Farmers Market, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙	08/17/2018 6:00pm-7:00pm	Spinning Dot Theatre presents The Mountain at Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓	08/17/2018 6:30pm-10:29pm	Movie in the Park: Ferdinand at Mill Pond Park, Saline Michigan
	08/17/2018 7:00pm-9:00pm	Family Fun Night at Meri Lou Murray Recreation Center, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🎟	08/17/2018 8:30pm-10:30pm	Night Paddle at Gallup Park, Ann Arbor Michigan

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