Art Fair is over which means visitors will be leaving and many townies will be back from vacation. This week’s highlights include the 4-H Youth Show and the WISC swim championships.

Arbor Annie’s Weekday Picks

There are still after-effects to the storms on Friday and Saturday nights. As of Sunday morning, the DTE map is still showing power outages in the Ann Arbor area (it says it was last updated at 9:20 Sunday morning). Malletts Creek Library was still closed on Sunday, but is scheduled to reopen on Monday at 10a. Independence Lake Water Park and Disc Golf will be closed on Monday as they repair storm damage. The Rolling Hills Waterpark Wave Pool was non-operational Sunday. They anticipate it opening on Monday.

One of the big events this week is the 4-H Youth Show which runs through Friday.

Temperatures are far more normal for Ann Arbor this week – Upper 70s to low 80s early in the week to mid-80s by the end of the week. That means it’s a much better time to be outdoors. Find a new playground to explore in our weekly Playground Profile series.

Many local families will be spending time at the Skyline High School pool for swim championships. With one child, I’m lucky to spending just one day there. Other families have children in multiple age groups and will be there multiple days. But if you’re not tied up at the pool all day, check out our local pools, water parks, and spray grounds. 

Blueberry Picking kicks off this week. With the extreme temperatures and family commitments, we didn’t make it out last week, but I’d like to head to Dexter this week.

Top Weekday Event Picks

Monday Picks

8:00am-9:00pm 4-H Youth Show at Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds

10:00am-4:00pm Maker Monday: Engineering Design at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

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

10:00am The Emoji Movie - Free Morning Movies at Quality 16

10:30am-11:00am Preschool Art Start at Pittsfield Branch Library

2:00pm-3:00pm Cyanotype Photography at Traverwood Branch of AADL

2:00pm-3:00pm Robot Gliders and Balancing Robots at Westgate Branch of AADL

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

Tuesday Picks

8:00am-9:00pm 4-H Youth Show at Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds

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

10:00am Summer Movie Clubhouse - The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water at Rave Motion Pictures

10:00am The Emoji Movie - Free Morning Movies at Quality 16

11:00am-12:00pm Flying Aces Professional Frisbee Team at Dexter District Library

1:00pm-3:00pm Workshop | Cereal Box Collages with Michael Albert at Downtown Branch of AADL

7:00pm-8:30pm Workshop | Cereal Box Collages with Michael Albert at Westgate Branch of AADL

Wednesday Picks

8:00am-9:00pm 4-H Youth Show at Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds

10:00am Emagine Summer Kids Movie - The Grinch at Emagine Saline

10:00am-11:00am Nature Storytime - Life in the Pond at Olson Park

10:00am The Emoji Movie - Free Morning Movies at Quality 16

10:00am-4:30pm Wild Wednesdays at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

1:00pm-2:00pm Duct Tape Balls at Pittsfield Branch Library

8:00pm Pop Icons - Ann Arbor Civic Band at West Park Band Shell

Thursday Picks

8:00am-9:00pm 4-H Youth Show at Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds

10:00am Emagine Summer Kids Movie - The Grinch at Emagine Saline

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

10:00am The Emoji Movie - Free Morning Movies at Quality 16

11:30am-1:00pm Sonic Lunch - Guster with special guest Andrew Horowitz of Tally Hall at Liberty Plaza

2:00pm-3:00pm Paint Your Own Warhol at Downtown Branch of AADL

5:00pm-11:00pm Sounds & Sights Festival at

6:30pm-8:45pm Chain Mail Bracelets at Traverwood Branch of AADL

6:30pm Makeup Breakdown at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

Friday Picks

8:00am-9:00pm 4-H Youth Show at Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds

8:00am-10:00pm Sounds & Sights Festival at

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

10:00am The Emoji Movie - Free Morning Movies at Quality 16

11:00am-12:00pm Amazing Astronomy at Dexter District Library

2:00pm-3:00pm DIY Stick Mobiles at Pittsfield Branch Library

2:00pm-3:00pm Paper Bag Astronaut Helmets at Westgate Branch of AADL

Movies

Don’t miss the summer matinee series at local theaters. Emagine is celebrating Christmas in July with The Grinch on Wednesday & Thursday, July 24 & 25. Quality 16 is playing The Emoji Movie each weekday and Cinemark has The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water on Tuesday.

The Lion King opened over the weekend. We didn’t see it. In part because we had a busy schedule and in part because I didn’t see the need for a remake. If you saw it, let us know what you thought.

Spider-Man Far From Home opened earlier this month and is a great choice.

Avengers Endgame finally topped Avatar’s Box Office total. It comes out on Digital July 30th, so this week may be your last chance to see it on the big screen. We saw it twice – opening weekend and again with the added scenes and tribute to Stan Lee.

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

Also still in theaters are:

• Men in Black International
• Aladdin

Other upcoming Family Friendly movies through the summer are:

• August 2 – Dora and the Lost City of Gold
• August 16 – The Angry Birds Movie 2

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