Arbor Annie’s Weekday Picks June 11-15
It’s the last week of school for most local students (I know Ann Arbor Public Schools runs through Friday). Fortunately, school is in the wind-down since there are lots of great events happening in evenings this week. Plus a few daytime events if your kids are already out of school.
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Arbor Annie’s Weekday Picks
The biggest event this week is Top of the Park which kicked off on Friday. Some highlights this week are Tuesday’s Making Masks from Recycled Materials, Wednesday’s KidZone: Apple Playschools: Make Recycled Instruments, and Friday’s KidZone: Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Petting Zoo.
Ann Arbor Restaurant Week kicked off yesterday (Sunday) and runs through Friday. We will have to pick a restaurant to visit.
Strawberry Season started last week and continues this week. Be sure to check with the farms for picking conditions before heading out.
The outdoor pools are open, but operating on a limited schedule until Saturday.. Check out our 11 Places to Get Wet this Summer – Ann Arbor Pools, Water Parks, Spray Grounds, and more.
With a half-day on Friday for the last day of school (for AAPS), there are several great choices that afternoon. The annual A2 Tech Trek starts at 3p. Saline is offering their Mini Mastodon challenge. Or, head to Canton Liberty Fest for ride fun.
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Movies
This is a big week for movies! Incredibles 2 opens on Friday. We’ll have a review mid-week since we are seeing a screening on Monday night.
Also this week, Quality 16 and Emagine kick off their kids summer movie schedule. Cinemark starts next week. Quality 16 is playing Despicable Me 3 from Monday-Friday. Emagine is playing The Wild Life on Wednesday and Thursday.
Solo: A Star Wars Story continues as a big movie release. Check out our review and Parental Guidance before buying your tickets.
Emilia Clarke is Qi’ra and Alden Ehrenreich is Han Solo in SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY.
If you still haven’t seen Avengers: Infinity War, we definitely recommend it. Check out our review and parental guidance. My daughter was actually contemplating a repeat viewing last weekend
Marvel Studios’ AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR..L to R: Doctor Strange/Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Bruce Banner/Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Wong (Benedict Wong)..Photo: Chuck Zlotnick..©Marvel Studios 2018
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Looking Forward to Next Weekend
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙 | 06/16/2018
9:00am-11:00am |
Autism Swim Day
at Rolling Hills County Park, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 06/16/2018
10:00am-10:00pm |
Belleville Strawberry Festival
at Downtown Belleville, Belleville Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 06/16/2018
10:00am-11:00pm |
Canton Liberty Fest
at Heritage Park, Canton Michigan |
| 💙 | 06/16/2018
10:00am-12:00pm |
Kids Club: Father's Day Card
at Michaels, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/16/2018
10:00am-12:00pm |
Summer Celebrations without Styrofoam
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/16/2018
11:00am-8:00pm |
Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival (A2CAF) 2018
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/16/2018
11:00am-2:00pm |
Get Outside Day
at Rolling Hills County Park, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | 06/16/2018
1:00pm-4:00pm |
The Second Annual GrieveWell Kite Festival
at Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/16/2018
5:00pm-8:00pm |
KidZone: Summers-Knoll School - Connect with Nature
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/16/2018
5:00pm-11:00pm |
Top of the Park Music
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 06/17/2018
9:00am-8:00pm |
Belleville Strawberry Festival
at Downtown Belleville, Belleville Michigan |
| 💙 | 06/17/2018
11:00am-2:30pm |
Free Lunch for Dad
at Miss Kim, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/17/2018
12:30pm-5:30pm |
Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival (A2CAF) 2018
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/17/2018
1:00pm |
Japan Week: A Letter to Momo
at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓 | 06/17/2018
5:00pm-8:00pm |
KidZone: Spectrum Therapy Center - Bubbles, Boats & Buried Treasure
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/17/2018
5:00pm-11:00pm |
Top of the Park Music
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/17/2018
10:00pm-11:59pm |
Kubo and the Two Strings: Top of the Park Movie
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan Tonight's top of the Park movie is Kubo and the Two Strings Ad: Don't forget to check out the full Top of the Park Movie Lineup. Also, don't miss the KidZone tents earlier in the evening. Each night's KidZone is sponsored by a different local business, organization, or non-profit and provides fun...Read More |
All Weekday Events
Monday, June 11, 2018
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 🆓 | 06/11/2018
All Day |
Everyday Indoor Activities
|
06/11/2018
All Day |
Everyday Outdoor Activities
|
|
06/11/2018
All Day |
Kids Eat Free
|
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06/11/2018
10:00am-12:00pm |
Camp Creativity - Friends Forever
at Michaels, Ann Arbor Michigan |
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| 💙 | 06/11/2018
10:00am |
Despicable Me 3 - Free Morning Movies
at Quality 16, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | 06/11/2018
10:00am-11:30am |
Summer 2018 Children's Garden Pop-Up
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/11/2018
3:00pm-7:00pm |
Ann Arbor Children's House Montessori Pre-school Open House
at Ann Arbor Children’s House Montessori, Ann Arbor Michigan Ann Arbor Children's House Montessori Pre-school is holding an Open House on Monday, June 11 from 3-7pm to invite interested parents and students to come visit our school, meet our teachers and see what our traditional Montessori classroom has to offer their child. Additionally, interested parents are invited to schedule...Read More |
| 🆓 | 06/11/2018
6:00pm-9:00pm |
High School Exam Study Space
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
06/11/2018
7:30pm-9:00pm |
Open Swim
at Whitmore Lake High School, Whitmore Lake Michigan |
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 🆓 | 06/12/2018
All Day |
Everyday Indoor Activities
|
06/12/2018
All Day |
Everyday Outdoor Activities
|
|
06/12/2018
All Day |
Kids Eat Free
|
|
| 💙 | 06/12/2018
10:00am |
Despicable Me 3 - Free Morning Movies
at Quality 16, Ann Arbor MI |
06/12/2018
1:45pm-2:45pm |
Kids Play Time
at Michigan Academy of Gymnastics, Ann Arbor Michigan |
|
| 🆓 | 06/12/2018
2:00pm-6:00pm |
Dexter Farmers Market
at Dexter Farmers Market, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/12/2018
3:00pm-7:00pm |
Ypsilanti Farmers Market
at Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/12/2018
4:00pm-7:00pm |
Cobblestone Farm Market
at Cobblestone Farm, Ann Arbor Michigan |
06/12/2018
5:00pm-5:45pm |
Brazilian Martial Arts for Kids
at Ring of Steel, Ann Arbor Michigan |
|
| 💙🆓 | 06/12/2018
5:00pm-8:00pm |
KidZone: UM North Campus Children’s Center – Exploring Loose Parts
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/12/2018
5:00pm-11:00pm |
Top of the Park Music
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/12/2018
5:30pm |
Making Masks from Recycled Materials
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/12/2018
6:00pm-9:00pm |
High School Exam Study Space
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
06/12/2018
6:45pm-9:30pm |
Board Game Night
at Cultivate Coffee & TapHouse, Ypsilanti Michigan |
|
06/12/2018
7:30pm-9:00pm |
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do - Part 2
at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, Ypsilanti Michigan |
|
| 💙🆓 | 06/12/2018
10:00pm-11:59pm |
Dreamgirls: Top of the Park Movie
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan Tonight's top of the Park movie is Dreamgirls Ad: Don't forget to check out the full Top of the Park Movie Lineup. Also, don't miss the KidZone tents earlier in the evening. Each night's KidZone is sponsored by a different local business, organization, or non-profit and provides fun interactive activities for the...Read More |
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 🆓 | 06/13/2018
All Day |
Everyday Indoor Activities
|
06/13/2018
All Day |
Everyday Outdoor Activities
|
|
06/13/2018
All Day |
Kids Eat Free
|
|
06/13/2018
10:00am-12:00pm |
Camp Creativity - Friends Forever
at Michaels, Ann Arbor Michigan |
|
| 💙 | 06/13/2018
10:00am |
Despicable Me 3 - Free Morning Movies
at Quality 16, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙 | 06/13/2018
10:00am |
Emagine Summer Kids Movie - The Wild Life
at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 💙 | 06/13/2018
10:00am-11:00am |
Nature Storytime - Animal Homes
at Leslie Science & Nature Center, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓 | 06/13/2018
10:30am-11:15am |
Sensation Stations
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
06/13/2018
1:30pm-2:30pm |
Kids Play Time
at Michigan Academy of Gymnastics, Ann Arbor Michigan |
|
| 💙🆓 | 06/13/2018
5:00pm-8:00pm |
KidZone: Apple Playschools: Make Recycled Instruments
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/13/2018
5:00pm-11:00pm |
Top of the Park Music
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/13/2018
6:00pm-9:00pm |
High School Exam Study Space
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
06/13/2018
6:30pm-8:00pm |
Open Swim
at Whitmore Lake High School, Whitmore Lake Michigan |
|
| 💙🆓 | 06/13/2018
10:00pm-11:59pm |
Lion: Top of the Park Movie
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan Tonight's top of the Park movie is Lion Ad: Don't forget to check out the full Top of the Park Movie Lineup. Also, don't miss the KidZone tents earlier in the evening. Each night's KidZone is sponsored by a different local business, organization, or non-profit and provides fun interactive activities for the...Read More |
Thursday, June 14, 2018
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 🆓 | 06/14/2018
All Day |
Everyday Indoor Activities
|
06/14/2018
All Day |
Everyday Outdoor Activities
|
|
06/14/2018
All Day |
Kids Eat Free
|
|
| 💙 | 06/14/2018
10:00am |
Despicable Me 3 - Free Morning Movies
at Quality 16, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙 | 06/14/2018
10:00am |
Emagine Summer Kids Movie - The Wild Life
at Emagine Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/14/2018
11:30am-1:00pm |
Sonic Lunch - ZZ Ward with special guest Jill Jack
at Liberty Plaza, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 06/14/2018
1:00pm-10:00pm |
Canton Liberty Fest
at Heritage Park, Canton Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/14/2018
3:00pm-7:00pm |
Pittsfield Township Farmers Market - Kevin Devine
at Lillie Park South, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/14/2018
3:00pm-7:00pm |
Westside Farmers Market
at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor Michigan |
06/14/2018
5:00pm-5:45pm |
Brazilian Martial Arts for Kids
at Ring of Steel, Ann Arbor Michigan |
|
| 💙🆓 | 06/14/2018
5:00pm-8:00pm |
KidZone: Children's Center for Growth & Development - Garden Play Center
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/14/2018
5:00pm-11:00pm |
Top of the Park Music
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/14/2018
6:00pm-9:00pm |
High School Exam Study Space
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/14/2018
6:30pm-8:30pm |
Musical Coding with Sonic Pi
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/14/2018
6:30pm-8:30pm |
Sounds and Sights on Thursday NIghts
at Downtown Chelsea, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/14/2018
7:00pm-8:30pm |
Manchester Gazebo Concerts - Family Concert Featuring Guy Lewis
at Wurster Park Manchester, Manchester Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/14/2018
7:00pm |
Summer Music Series - Saline Big Band
at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/14/2018
10:00pm-11:59pm |
The Sting: Top of the Park Movie
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan Tonight's top of the Park movie is The Sting. I've never seen this classic Robert Redford/Paul Newman movie. Maybe we'll try to make it. Ad: Don't forget to check out the full Top of the Park Movie Lineup. Also, don't miss the KidZone tents earlier in the evening. Each night's KidZone is...Read More |
Friday, June 15, 2018
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 🆓 | 06/15/2018
All Day |
Everyday Indoor Activities
|
06/15/2018
All Day |
Everyday Outdoor Activities
|
|
06/15/2018
All Day |
Kids Eat Free
|
|
| 💙🎟 | 06/15/2018
10:00am-10:00pm |
Belleville Strawberry Festival
at Downtown Belleville, Belleville Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/15/2018
10:00am-12:00pm |
Camp Creativity - Slime Fridays
at Michaels, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | 06/15/2018
10:00am |
Despicable Me 3 - Free Morning Movies
at Quality 16, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | 06/15/2018
10:00am-10:30am |
Preschool Storytime
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 06/15/2018
1:00pm-11:00pm |
Canton Liberty Fest
at Heritage Park, Canton Michigan |
06/15/2018
1:00pm-11:30pm |
Hamburg Fun Fest
at Manly Bennet Park, Whitmore Lake Michigan |
|
| 💙🆓🎟 | 06/15/2018
2:00pm-3:30pm |
Mini Mastodon
at Mill Pond Park, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/15/2018
3:00pm-7:00pm |
A2 Tech Trek
at SPARK Central, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/15/2018
3:00pm-7:00pm |
Dixboro Farmers Market
at Dixboro Farmers Market, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/15/2018
5:00pm-8:00pm |
KidZone: Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Petting Zoo
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | 06/15/2018
5:00pm-9:00pm |
Pets and Pajamas Movie Night
at Humane Society of Huron Valley, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/15/2018
5:00pm-11:00pm |
Top of the Park Music
at Top of the Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | 06/15/2018
7:00pm |
AFC Ann Arbor vs Kalamazoo FC - Superheroes and Soccer Stars
at Skyline High School, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 06/15/2018
7:00pm-8:30pm |
Artist Talk with Maris Wicks: Gorillas, Guts, and Gastropods (A2CAF Opening Event)
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/15/2018
7:00pm-8:30pm |
Comics and the Art of Visual Communication with Scott McCloud
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | 06/15/2018
7:00pm |
Dexter Summer Concerts: Dexter Community Orchestra
at Monument Park, Dexter Michigan |
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