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Great Lakes Myth Society: The Ark.
Youth Show: Washtenaw County 4-H.
"Music in the Park": Herb David Guitar Studio.
 Tuesday
July, 2008
 8 a.m.
Youth Show:
Washtenaw County 4-H. July 27-August 1. Six days of animal competitions and auctions, plus crafts, exhibits, and contests. Today: a rooster crowing contest (8 a.m.), horse shows (8 a.m.), a llama show (10 a.m.), a poultry show (10 a.m.), a tree survival contest (3 p.m.), a creative veggie and fruit competition (4 p.m.), and a beef & dairy show (5 p.m.).
Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. Free. 429-3145.
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Social Bridge:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. Every Tuesday & Wednesday (different locations). All seniors age 50 & older invited to play bridge. No partner required.
Brookhaven Manor, 401 W. Oakbrook (off S. Main north of Eisenhower). Free. 769-5911.
10-10:30 a.m.
Preschool Storytimes:
Ann Arbor District Library. Every Tuesday except July 15. Stories and songs for kids age 2 & up (accompanied by an adult). Note: These storytimes are also offered at the Malletts Creek (Wednesdays, 10-10:30 a.m.) and Pittsfield (Thursdays, 7-7:30 p.m., & Fridays except July 4, 10-10:30 a.m.) branches.
AADL youth department story room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-8301 (main library), 327-4200 (branches).
10 a.m.-noon.
Scrabble:
Ann Arbor Senior Center. Every Tuesday. All seniors age 50 & older invited to play this popular word game.
Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. 769-5911.
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Jewish Older Adults:
Jewish Community Center. Every Tuesday. Activities begin at 10 a.m. with "Fitness Fun" ($4), a 60-minute exercise program led by Maria Farquhar, followed at 1 p.m. by a chance to play mah-jongg, cards, and board games or join quilting and other craft projects. Homemade buffet luncheon ($3) available at noon. All invited.
JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. (off Stone School Rd. south of Packard). Free. 971-0990.
11:30 a.m.
Children's Hour:
Shaman Drum Bookshop. Every Tuesday. Shaman Drum staff read picture books for kids ages 2-6.
Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. 662-7407.
Noon-2 p.m.
"Music in the Park":
Herb David Guitar Studio. June 1-October 31. Musical entertainment by a variety of local performers TBA.
Liberty Plaza, E. Liberty at S. Division. Free. 665-8001.
"The Wackness":
Michigan Theater Foundation. July 25-31. Jonathan Levine's 2008 comedy set in 1994 New York City about a high school pot dealer who befriends his pot-smoking psychologist. Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley.
Times TBA, Michigan Theater. $8.50 (children, students, seniors, & veterans, $6.75; MTF members, $6). 668-TIME.
12:30 & 2:30 p.m.
"The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather"/"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity":
U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. Every Monday-Friday. The Zula Patrol (12:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual exploration of weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. Black Holes (2:30 p.m.) is an animated audiovisual show that begins with the formation of the early universe and the birth and death of stars and concludes with a simulated flight to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way. Followed by a brief star talk.
U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $4.75. 764-0478.
1 & 4 p.m.
"Tea with the Fairies":
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room. Crazy Wisdom staff dress up as magical fairies to sprinkle fairy dust and serve tea, petit fours, and cookies to kids and their families. Also, fairy stories and readings. Bring your own fairy wings and dolls.
Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. $8.50 (babies 18 months & younger, free). Preregistration required. 665-2757.
6 p.m.
"Huron River Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Tuesday. Slow/moderate-paced ride, 18-40 miles, to Dexter and back.
meet at Forsythe Middle School, 1655 Newport Rd. Free. 662-0205.
6 p.m.
"Big Sky Ride":
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Tuesday. Moderate-paced ride, 20-35 miles, along flat, relatively quiet picturesque roads south of Ann Arbor.
meet at York Baptist Church, 1220 Stony Creek Rd. at Platt. Free. 971-5763.
6:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor Front Runners.:Every Tuesday & Thursday. Gay, lesbian, and straight runners invited to choose a distance of 3-5 miles to run with Front Runners members.
meet at Furstenberg Park, off Fuller Rd. across from Huron High School. Free. 741-1763.
6:30-8:30 p.m.
"Knit Happens":
Ann Arbor Stitch 'n' Bitch. Every Tuesday. All knitters invited to bring their current projects to work on and swap knitting tips.
location TBA. Free. 945-3035.
7-9 p.m.
"Releasing the Ego":
Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth. Every Tuesday. All invited to join a discussion of Canadian spiritual writer Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth.
Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth, 704 Airport Blvd. Donation. 996-0702
7-9 p.m.
"Midsummer Therapeutic Herbs":
Gaia Center. Local herbalist Mary Light discusses therapeutic plants in the medicine wheel garden at the Gaia Center for Herbal Studies. Also, tours of the garden, information about plants and their therapeutic uses, and a chance to explore the center's 800 acres of meadows, woodlands, and gardens. Attendees may choose several potted herbs to take home. Herbal products available to purchase.
Gaia Center, 9335 Scio Church Rd. $14. Reservations requested. 769-7794.
7 p.m.
"Docu Fest":
Dominick's Restaurant. Every Tuesday. Screening of a different documentary film each week. Tonight: Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear, and the Selling of American Empire, Jeremy Earp and Sut Jhally's 2004 documentary about the political exploitation of 9/11 to pursue a neoconservative foreign policy. Age 21 & older admitted.
Dominick's (2nd floor), 812 Monroe. Free. 662-5414.
7-10:30 p.m.
Sweet Adelines County Connection.:Every Tuesday. All women invited to join the weekly rehearsals of this local 40-member barbershop harmony chorus.
UAW Local 898 Hall, 8975 Textile Rd. (west of Rawsonville Rd. off I-94), Ypsilanti. Free to visitors ($20 monthly dues for those who join). 480-8843.
7-9:30 p.m.
English Country Dancing:
Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance. Every Tuesday . Historical and traditional English dancing. Today: callers Bronwen Gates and Meisner with music by the Scalar Scalawags. All dances taught. No partner or experience needed. Dress comfortably and bring flat, nonslip shoes (running shoes OK).
Chapel Hill Condominium clubhouse, 3350 Green Rd. $7 (students, $4; children age 13 & under, free). 665-7704.
7:30-9 p.m.
"Inner World of Mind":
Jewel Heart Buddhist Center. July 15, 22, & 29. Talks by Gehlek Rimpoche, an incarnate lama from Tibet who lives in Ann Arbor, or one of Gehlek's senior students.
Jewel Heart Center, 1129 Oak Valley Dr. (just south of Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.). $10 (students & seniors, $5). 994-3387.
7:30 p.m.
Huron Valley Harmonizers Chapter of SPEBSQSA.:Every Tuesday. All male singers invited to join the weekly rehearsals of this local barbershop harmony chorus.
Stony Creek United Methodist Church, 8635 Stony Creek Rd., Ypsilanti. Free to visitors ($130 annual dues for those who join). Newcomers should call in advance. For information, call Greg Humbel at 445-1925.
7:30 p.m.
International Youth Symphony Orchestra and Choir:
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Leah Brockman and Mark Webb conduct the orchestra and choir in a program of
Hovhaness's Psalm and Fugue, Grainger's "Irish Tune from County Derry,"
Grandjany's Aria in Classic Style, and Schubert's Mass No. 2 in G Major.
Hill Auditorium. Free. (800) 221-3796
8 p.m.
German Speakers' Round Table.:Every Tuesday. All German speakers invited for conversation.
Grizzly Peak Brewing Company, 120 W. Washington. Free admission. 665-2931.
8 p.m.
Great Lakes Myth Society:
The Ark. Local folk-rock sextet that appeared at Top of the Park earlier this month (see July 2 listing). Opening act is The New Green, a local pop-folk octet led by singer-songwriter Steven Clausnitzer that's been compared to the Beatles, Wilco, and Sufjan Stevens for its blend of engaging lyrics, melodic inventiveness, and dense arrangements. Proceeds benefit a local teacher who is battling cancer.
The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $10 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio, the Michigan Union Ticket Office, and all other Ticketmaster outlets; and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.
10 p.m.
"Triple Double Trivia":
The Arena Sports Grille and Bar. Every Tuesday. All invited to try a wide-ranging trivia quiz for such prizes as T-shirts, hats, and gift certificates. Bonus points awarded for "stupid human tricks" like drinking beer upside down, dancing to Michael Jackson songs, or inserting an entire fist into your mouth.
The Arena, 203 E. Washington. Free. 222-9999.
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