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Spectator Sports
Most sporting events come from the busy U-M athletic calendar.
Big-10 football brings in 100,000+ fans six Saturdays each fall,
and the U-M basketball and hockey teams have loyal followings.
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 Wednesday
May, 2008
 6:45 p.m.
"Ride of Silence":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society/Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce "Curb Your Car Month." All bicyclists invited to join a silent procession to honor people who have been killed or injured on public roadways.
meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Summit. Free. 904-6431.
 Saturday
May, 2008
9 a.m.-afternoon.
30th Annual Great Lakes Special Stockdog Trials:
Southeast Michigan Australian Shepherd Association. May 24-26. Numerous Australian shepherd dogs and herding breeds from across Michigan and out of state compete to herd ducks, sheep, and beef cattle - it's amazing to see the control these nimble dogs have over animals many times their size.
Imagine Farm, 10202 Hogan, Manchester (take M-52 south to east on Hogan Rd.). Free. (517) 675-5275.
 Sunday
May, 2008
9 a.m.-afternoon.
30th Annual Great Lakes Special Stockdog Trials:
Southeast Michigan Australian Shepherd Association. May 24-26. Numerous Australian shepherd dogs and herding breeds from across Michigan and out of state compete to herd ducks, sheep, and beef cattle - it's amazing to see the control these nimble dogs have over animals many times their size.
Imagine Farm, 10202 Hogan, Manchester (take M-52 south to east on Hogan Rd.). Free. (517) 675-5275.
10 a.m.
Dan Rice Memorial Regatta:
U-M Sailing Club. All invited to watch club members race their zippy JY15 dinghies around Base Line Lake in a regatta dedicated to the club's late longtime sailing instructor Dan Rice.
Base Line Lake, Strawberry Lake Rd. (between Mast Rd. and Huron River Dr. north from Territorial Rd.), Dexter. Free. 426-4299.
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