Calendar of Events

Fairs, Shows, and Sales

Wednesday July 2009

"Southeast Ann Arbor Sustainability Safari": Wild Ones/Ann Arbor District Library.

Club members lead a 1.5-mile walking tour of several environmental initiatives in town, including the Buhr Park Children's Wet Meadow, the permeable paving and rain gardens of Easy Street, the AADL Malletts Creek Branch, and Mary Beth Doyle Park. Children welcome. meet at Buhr Park, 2781 Packard. Free. 662-9997, 327-4200.

Thursday July 2009

57th Annual Summer Carnival: Ann Arbor Jaycees.

July 9-12. Carnival games, adult & kid rides, a wing eating contest, and a petting farm. Food concessions. Pioneer High School parking lot, 601 W. Stadium at S. Main. Free admission. 913-9629.

"Trunk-a-Palooza": Kerrytown District Association.

Every Thurs. (except July 16), July 2-Sept. 10. Weekly garage sale where folks sell everything from china to cowboy hats out of their car trunks. Farmers' Market, between Fourth Ave. and Detroit St. Free admission. Vendors: preregister for $20 at glbtbooks.com/trunkapalooza.htm.277-2908.

"Wheats, Wits, and Lambics": Arbor Brewing Company Beer Tasting.

A chance to sample and learn about a wide range of wheat beers from full-flavored American wheats to sour Belgian lambics. Also, a drawing for beer-related prizes. Admission includes unlimited beer sampling and a German appetizer buffet. Arbor Brewing Company, 114 E. Washington. Tickets $25 in advance and (if available) at the door. 213-1393.

Friday July 2009

57th Annual Summer Carnival: Ann Arbor Jaycees.

July 9-12. Carnival games, adult & kid rides, a wing eating contest, and a petting farm. Food concessions. Pioneer High School parking lot, 601 W. Stadium at S. Main. Free admission. 913-9629.

"15th Annual Rolling Sculpture Car Show": Main Street Area Association/Bill Crispin Chevrolet.

Local car owners are invited to bring their antique, classic, concept, or unusual autos to this annual show of more than 400 cars in the Main Street area. This year's highlight is a 1969 "funny car" Camaro once owned by car racer Mike Burkhart. Also, educational and race car demos. Main St. between Huron & William. Free. Car registration, $15 in advance ($20, day of show). 663-1032 or 668-7112, ext. 22.

10th Annual Elvisfest: Ypsilanti Depot Town Association.

July 10 & 11. Thousands annually celebrate the memory of the Man from Memphis at this festival highlighted by performances by 10 professional Elvis tribute artists from around the nation, including Ontario singer Stephen Kabakos, English singer Mario Kombou, 12-year-old female singer Demi Downing, and others. They are backed by the Change of Habit Tribute Band. Also, Elton John, Tom Jones, and Ricky Nelson imitators. Sale of Elvis memorabilia, raffles, door prizes, concessions, and a beer tent. Bring folding chairs. Saturday only: a gospel hour (2-3 p.m.), a candlelight vigil (time TBA, BYOC) that commemorates the 32nd anniversary of Elvis's death on Aug. 16, and kids activities (noon-6 p.m.), including face painting, clowns, stilt walkers, a costume contest, and more. Riverside Park near Depot Town, Ypsilanti. Tickets $10 (July 10) & $15 (July 11) in advance; $15 (July 10) & $20 (July 11) at the gate. Kids age 12 & younger, free. 483-4444, 544-3800.

Angell Hall Observatory Open House: U-M Student Astronomical Society.

All invited to peer through the telescopes in the observatory and on the Angell Hall roof and to view shows in the planetarium. Also, short astronomy presentations by club members. 5th floor rooftop observatory, Angell Hall (from the large State St. entrance, take one of the elevators on the left). Free. 764-3440.

Saturday July 2009

10th Annual Elvisfest: Ypsilanti Depot Town Association.

July 10 & 11. Thousands annually celebrate the memory of the Man from Memphis at this festival highlighted by performances by 10 professional Elvis tribute artists from around the nation, including Ontario singer Stephen Kabakos, English singer Mario Kombou, 12-year-old female singer Demi Downing, and others. They are backed by the Change of Habit Tribute Band. Also, Elton John, Tom Jones, and Ricky Nelson imitators. Sale of Elvis memorabilia, raffles, door prizes, concessions, and a beer tent. Bring folding chairs. Saturday only: a gospel hour (2-3 p.m.), a candlelight vigil (time TBA, BYOC) that commemorates the 32nd anniversary of Elvis's death on Aug. 16, and kids activities (noon-6 p.m.), including face painting, clowns, stilt walkers, a costume contest, and more. Riverside Park near Depot Town, Ypsilanti. Tickets $10 (July 10) & $15 (July 11) in advance; $15 (July 10) & $20 (July 11) at the gate. Kids age 12 & younger, free. 483-4444, 544-3800.

13th Annual Saline Celtic Festival: City of Saline.

Saline's celebration of its sister city, Brecon, Wales. The day starts with competitive Highland dance (9:30 a.m.) and the North American Full-Contact Jousting Championship (noon). Children's events: a "Wee Folks" area with games, crafts, music, and a kids' parade (4 p.m.). Musical events: 3 different stages feature Celtic song and dance. This year's headliner is Tartanic (3:30, 6:30, & 8:30 p.m.), a kilt-clad Houston band that plays pop, rock, and traditional Celtic tunes on Highland bagpipes and drums. Also, many other local and visiting Celtic music bands, pipe and drum bands, and dance ensembles, plus local favorites the Chelsea House Orchestra and Saline's Fiddlers ReStrung. Other features: a Viking encampment, historical reenactment troupes, jousting by knights in full armor, demonstrations by the local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism, a birds of prey demo, and a display of shaggy Highland cattle and Celtic canines. Food tents, beer tents, clan tents, sale of imported and handmade crafts, and a parade from Liberty School to Mill Pond Park at 10 a.m. No pets. Related Celtic Week events: charity whisky tasting (July 8, 6:30 p.m. Mac's Acadian Seafood Shack), rugby matches (July 9, 5:30, 6:30, & 7:30 p.m., Saline Middle School), and "Pub in the Park" (July 10, 7:30 p.m., Mill Pond Park). 9:30 a.m.-midnight, Mill Pond Park, end of W. Bennett St., west of Ann Arbor St., Saline. Tickets $12 in advance at the Celtic office & Saline City Hall (both at 100 N. Harris) and other locations TBA, $15 at the gate. Children 12 & under with adult admitted free. 944-2810.

57th Annual Summer Carnival: Ann Arbor Jaycees.

July 9-12. Carnival games, adult & kid rides, a wing eating contest, and a petting farm. Food concessions. Pioneer High School parking lot, 601 W. Stadium at S. Main. Free admission. 913-9629.

Sunday July 2009

Artisan Demos: The Sunday Artisan Market.

Book illustration by Jorie Jenkins, book making by Linda Lock, copper foiling of stained glass by Tina Novath, and jewelry making by Lil Snyder. Farmers' Market. Free. 913-9622.

57th Annual Summer Carnival: Ann Arbor Jaycees.

July 9-12. Carnival games, adult & kid rides, a wing eating contest, and a petting farm. Food concessions. Pioneer High School parking lot, 601 W. Stadium at S. Main. Free admission. 913-9629.

29th Annual Huron River Day: Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation.

This popular annual festival features lots of family-oriented nature activities, including educational exhibits on the Huron River and its history, the Huron-Clinton Metropark traveling nature center, displays of live river animals, storytelling and other activities for kids, fishing, a show of classic small boats, music by WCC jazz bands, and more. Barbecue available from Smoke House Blues. $5 canoe and kayak rentals. Gallup Park, 3000 Fuller Rd. (both sides of Huron Pkwy.). Free admission. 662-9319, 997-1719.

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