Our summer is finally more relaxed now that my daughter is done with swim team and softball. We won’t have early morning practice and late night games. That will give us more of a chance to explore Ann Arbor & surrounding towns.

Arbor Annie’s Weekday Picks

Update: This event was postponed until next week due to the forecast. Tuesday is the National Night Out Celebration. Check out the Pittsfield Township celebration at Lillie Park.

Wednesday is the day for the Ann Arbor Farmers Market. It starts with Kids at the Market in the morning. It continues with the Food Truck Rally and then Flicks on Bricks. Wednesday’s movie is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – a great choice for teens and parents.

For many years we would head to Dexter Blueberry Farm and then head to Dexter Daze (which starts on Friday) for a fun afternoon.

Check out our places to get wet. We went kayaking last weekend, but I really want to head to the Cascades and go tubing. 

It’s also a great week to find a new playground to explore. Check out our weekly Playground Profile series.

Find more fun in our Wednesday Activity Reviews.

Top Weekday Event Picks

Monday Picks

10:00am-4:00pm Maker Monday: Force & Simple Machines at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

10:00am-11:30am Summer 2019 Children's Garden Pop-Up at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

2:00pm-3:00pm Mini Yarn Monsters at Westgate Branch of AADL

6:00pm-8:00pm Family Night at Dexter A&W

Tuesday Picks

10:00am-4:00pm Egg-pollo 11: Moon Lander Engineering at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

10:00am Summer Movie Clubhouse - Hotel Transylvania 3 at Rave Motion Pictures

10:30am-4:00pm Water Cycle at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

2:00pm-3:00pm Roots Rocker Randy Kaplan at Westgate Branch of AADL

5:30pm-7:30pm Open House Academy of Russian Classical Ballet Ann Arbor at ARCB Ann Arbor

7:00pm-8:30pm Eid-al-Adha Greeting Cards and Lantern Making at Malletts Creek Branch Library

Wednesday Picks

10:00am Emagine Summer Kids Movie - The Land Before Time at Emagine Saline

10:00am-1:00pm Kids at the Market at Ann Arbor Farmers Market

10:00am-12:00pm Nature's Sketchbook at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

11:00am-12:00pm Story Time & Craft Hour - Explore World Cuisine at Nicola’s Books

2:00pm-3:00pm AADL Upcycles | Needlepoint Banners at Traverwood Branch of AADL

5:00pm-8:00pm First Wednesday Food Truck Rally at Ann Arbor Farmers Market

8:00pm Flicks on Bricks - Ferris Buellers Day Off at Ann Arbor Farmers Market

Thursday Picks

10:00am Emagine Summer Kids Movie - The Land Before Time at Emagine Saline

10:00am-1:00pm Pre-K Learning: Music at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

11:30am-1:00pm Sonic Lunch - Matt Kerekes with special guest Oren Levin at Liberty Plaza

2:00pm-3:00pm Charming Cardboard Masks at Pittsfield Branch Library

2:00pm-3:00pm DIY Fairy House at Malletts Creek Branch Library

2:00pm-3:00pm DIY Fairy House at Traverwood Branch of AADL

2:00pm-3:00pm Monster Puppets at Downtown Branch of AADL

Friday Picks

10:00am-6:00pm Dexter Daze at Mill Creek Park

10:00am-4:00pm Slime Time at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

10:00am-6:00pm Zilke Sunflower Festival at Zilke Vegetable Farm

2:00pm-10:00am Family Campout #2 at Rolling Hills County Park

2:00pm-3:00pm Mermaid Party at Pittsfield Branch Library

2:00pm-3:00pm Mermaid Party at Traverwood Branch of AADL

6:00pm-11:00pm SSC Napoli vs. FC Barcelona Pre-Game Free Festival at Main Street Area

Movies

The summer matinee series at local theaters are starting to wind down. Quality 16‘s series ended last week. Cinemark plays Hotel Transylvania 3 on Tuesday. Emaginehas The Land Before Time on Wednesday and Thursday. Cinemark and Emagine both end their series next week (8/13 and 8/15).

Dora and the Lost City of Gold opens on Friday. I expect showings will start Thursday evening. Are you looking forward to the movie? My daughter read lots of Dora books, but never really watched the show – and at 13 is “too old” for even a teen Dora.

The Lion King opened a couple weekends ago to mixed reviews. We didn’t see it, but I’m in the I’m not sure it needed to be made camp. If you saw it, let us know what you thought.

Toy Story 4 is still going strong. Be sure to check our review and make plans to see it yourself.

Of the blockbuster action films, Spider-Man Far From Home opened last month and is a great choice.

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Looking Forward to Next Weekend

Dexter and Saline are both holding celebrations next weekend. Don’t miss the last fireworks of summer at Dexter Daze. 

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