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<div align="center"> <p><br> </p> <img src="/2ndpagetitles/CALENDAR.gif" width="504" height="54" border="0" alt="Calendar of Events"><br> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" width="454" align="center"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"> <font size="+1"><b><i>By Day</i></b></font> <br> <br> </font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <a name="top"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i>Highlights:</i></font></div> <div align="left"> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"> <A HREF="#event18315"><B>The Funk Brothers: Ann Arbor Summer Festival.</B></A><P> <A HREF="#event18318"><B>Demetrius Nicodemus: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.</B></A><P> <A HREF="#event18313"><B>"Top of the Park": Ann Arbor Summer Festival.</B></A><P> <div align="center"> <font face="Times New Roman,Georgia,Times" size="+4" color="#660000"><i><img src="/2ndpagetitles/calendardates/C5.gif" width=55 height=43 alt="5" border="0" align="top"> Saturday</i></font><br> <font color="#660000">July, 2008</font></div> <br> <a name="event18295"></a> 8 a.m.-4 p.m. <br><b>17th Annual Camaro Superfest 2008:</b> Eastern and Western Michigan Camaro Clubs. <i>July 5 & 6. </i> The nation's longest-running Camaro-only show features several hundred vintage to brand-new models on display. This year's show features the <b>Camaro racecars. </b> Numerous awards for original, restored, street, and modified models. All invited to enter their Camaros ($15-$25); dash plaque & goodie bag for all participants. Swap and vendor areas. Food available. On July 5, a free drive-in screening of Transformers (10 p.m.), Michael Bay's 2007 action-adventure flick about a war between 2 robotic clans. Proceeds benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Riverside Park, Cross St. at Huron, Ypsilanti. $3 admission (kids age 12 & under, free). 368-8726, 397-5182.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18301"></a> 11:30 a.m. and 12:30. 1:30. 2:30. & 3:30 p.m. <br><b>"The Sky Tonight"/"Origins of Life"/"Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity":</b> U-M Exhibit Museum Planetarium. <i>Every Saturday & Sunday. </i> <i>The Sky Tonight </i> (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an audiovisual exploration of the current night sky. <i>Origins of Life </i> (2:30 p.m. both days) is an audiovisual show about the prebiotic chemistry of the Universe after the Big Bang, the formation of the stars and solar systems, the first life on Earth, the great extinctions, and the search for extraterrestrial life. <i>Black Holes </i> (12:30 p.m. Saturdays) 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.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event19186"></a> noon-10 p.m. <br><b>56th Annual Summer Carnival:</b> Ann Arbor Jaycees <i>Postponed until August.</i> Pioneer High School parking lot, 601 W. Stadium at S. Main. Free admission. 572-9215<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18302"></a> Noon. <br><b>Draw Doubles:</b> Local 101 Disc Golf Club. <i>Every Saturday. </i> All invited to play disc golf at one of Hudson Mills Metropark's 24-hole disc golf courses. Disc golf is a popular sport played with a Frisbee-like disc; the goal is to land the disc in a "pole hole" in the fewest shots. In draw doubles play, beginners are paired with advanced players to create parity. Prizes. Golf discs available free from the Hudson Mills Metropark office. Hudson Mills Metropark Activity Center, 8801 North Territorial Rd. (between Dexter-Pinckney Rd. & Huron River Dr.), Dexter. $5 per player; free for spectators. Vehicle entrance fees: $4/day, $20/year ($12 for seniors age 62 & over). 449-4300.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18303"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>"Music in the Park":</b> Herb David Guitar Studio. <i>June 1-October 31. </i> Classic rock by local band <b>Black Jack. </b> <i>Noon-2 p.m., Liberty Plaza, E. Liberty at S. Division. Free. 665-8001. </i> 6|pr<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18300"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>Warhammer/Warmachine Open Play:</b> Get Your Game On. <i>Every Saturday. </i> All invited to play these 2 tactical miniatures board games. Also, at 1 p.m., <b>Magic: the Gathering tournaments </b> ($5; bring your own cards) using a standard constructed deck and a format TBA at getyourgameonline.com, and demos of some of the store's board games. <i>11 a.m.-10 p.m., Get Your Game On, 709 Packard. Free. 786-3746. </i> 8|ch<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18299"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>Storytime:</b> Nicola's Books. <i>Every Saturday. </i> Storytelling program for kids under age 7. <i>11 a.m., Nicola's, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600. </i> 8|fk<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18298"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>Kids Programs:</b> Waterloo Recreation Area. <i>Every Wednesday-Saturday beginning June 18. </i> Waterloo Recreation Area park interpreter Kathy Kavanagh presents a variety of nature programs and activities TBA for kids ages 7-12 (unless otherwise noted) accompanied by an adult. This month's topics: <b>"Massasauga Rattlesnake" </b> (July 5), TBA (July 9-11), <b>"Alien Invaders" </b> (July 12), TBA (July 16-18), <b>"Michigan Mammals" </b> (July 19), <b>"Plant Prints" </b> (July 23), <b>"Petoskey Stone Polishing" </b> (July 24), <b>"Insect Safari" </b> (July 25), <b>"Native American Sand Art" </b> (July 26), <b>"What's Your Favorite Habitat" </b> (July 30), and <b>"PB&J Geology" </b> (July 31). <i>11 a.m., Eddy Discovery Center lower parking lot, Bush Rd. (west off Pierce Rd. from I-94 exit 157), Chelsea. Free. Space limited; preregistration required. Vehicle entrance fees: $6/day, $24/year ($6/year for seniors age 65 & over). 475-3170. </i> 8|fk<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18297"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>Stapp Nature Area Tours:</b> Ann Arbor District Library. <i>July 1, 3, 5, & 6. </i> City Natural Area Preservation staff lead family-friendly tours of this natural area adjacent to the new AADL Traverwood Branch to learn about native plants and trees, invasive plants, ecological restoration, and volunteer opportunities. Q&A. <i>10-11:30 a.m., AADL Traverwood Branch, 3333 Traverwood at Huron Pkwy. Free. 327-4200. </i> 8|ra<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18296"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>"T'ai Chi Ch'uan at the Cube.":</b><i>Every Saturday & Sunday. </i> Local t'ai chi instructor Chad Eisner leads a session of these slow meditative movements for beginning and advanced practitioners. <i>9 a.m., U-M Cube, between the Union and the SAB. Free. 761-5204. </i> 8|ch|ra<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18294"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>"Dexter Breakfast Ride":</b> Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. <i>Every Saturday except July 12. </i> Beginner-friendly slow-paced (22 miles) and moderate/fast-paced (30 to 80 miles) round-trip rides to the Dexter Bakery. A very popular ride. Also, after the bakery stop, a fast/moderate-paced <b>swim extension ride </b> (40 to 60 miles) continues to Silver Lake for a swim. <i>Note: </i> Riders should be prepared to take care of themselves on all AABTS rides. Carry a water bottle, a spare tire or tube, a pump, a cell phone or change for a phone call, and snacks. <i>Note: </i> July 12 is the popular annual AABTS "One Helluva Ride" (see listing). <i>8 a.m., meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St., or at Barton Park, Huron River Dr. Free. For information, call 996-9461 (July 5), 646-4978 (July 19), 971-3610 (July 26). </i> 8|ra<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18293"></a> <br><b>Bird Hike:</b> Hudson Mills Metropark Interpretive Nature Programs. Hudson Mills naturalist Jennifer Hollenbeck leads a morning hike to look for birds in a variety of habitats and record their locations. Bring binoculars and a field guide. <i>7:30 a.m., Hudson Mills Metropark Activity Center, 8801 North Territorial Rd. (between Dexter-Pinckney Rd. & Huron River Dr.), </i> Dexter. $2. Preregistration required. Vehicle entrance fees: $4/day, $20/year ($12 for seniors age 62 & over). 426-8211.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18292"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>"Sunrise Saturday Ride":</b> Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. <i>Every Saturday. </i> Very slow-paced 22-mile ride to Dexter for breakfast. Begins at sunrise. <i>6:04 a.m, meet at Wheeler Park, N. Fourth Ave. at Depot St. Free. 665-6327, 913-9851. </i> 8|ra<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18306"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>Ann Arbor Juggling Arts Club.:</b><i>Every Saturday. </i> All invited to practice their juggling skills. Beginners welcome. Indoor location TBA in case of inclement weather. <i>2-4 p.m., location TBA. Free. 761-1115. </i> 8|ch<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18307"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>Dinosaur Tours:</b> U-M Exhibit Museum. <i>Every Saturday & Sunday. </i> 30-minute docent-led tour of the museum's dinosaur exhibits. <i>2 p.m., U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. Free, but limited to the first 15 people to sign up for each tour. 764-0478. </i> 8|fs<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18319"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>"Milonga Picante":</b> Michigan Argentine Tango Club. <i>July 5 & 19 (different locations). </i> Tango dancing to recorded music. <i>Note: </i> People not affiliated with the U-M must arrive before 9 p.m. <i>9 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Michigan Union Ballroom. Free. 973-2338. </i> 8|ch<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18314"></a> <br><b>1st Saturday Contra:</b> Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance. Tom Allen calls contras to music by his friends. No partner needed; all dances taught. Wear cool, casual clothes and flat, smooth-soled shoes for dancing. Also, a free open jam for string and other musicians, 3-6 p.m. <i>8 p.m., Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. </i> (1'da2 mile south of I-94). $9 (members, $8; students, $5). 769-1052.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18313"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>"Top of the Park":</b> Ann Arbor Summer Festival. <i>Through July 6. </i> A beloved summer tradition continues this year on Ingalls Mall and features music by local or area bands and a <b>KidZone </b> with fun and educational kids activities, such as face painting and balloon artistry. The live entertainment is followed at dusk (Sunday through Thursday) by free movies. Food concessions from area restaurants. Tonight: the 12-piece Detroit Latin ensemble <b>Grupo Salvaje </b> (9 p.m.) plays a mix of salsa and merengue. Opening act is <b>Tumbao Bravo </b> (7-8 p.m.), a local Cuban jazz quintet led by saxophonist and flutist Paul VornHagen and percussionist Alberto Nacif. The Summer Festival also includes a series of Power Center shows July 2-5. <i>7-11 p.m., Ingalls Mall, 881 North University. Free. 994-5999. </i> 2|pr|fs<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18312"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>Children's Movie:</b> Arborland Borders. <i>Every Saturday. </i> Kids (accompanied by a parent) invited to bring teddy bears and watch a family film TBA. Popcorn. <i>6 p.m., Borders, 3527 Washtenaw. Free. 677-6948. </i> 8|fk|cp<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18311"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>In Good Company African American Book Club:</b> Nicola's Books. All invited to join a discussion of Sexy/Dangerous, popular Belleville novelist Beverly Jenkins's romance novel about a scientist who falls in love with the undercover agent sent to protect him after he's nearly kidnapped. <i>4 p.m., Nicola's, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600. </i> 8|ch<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18309"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>Ultimate Frisbee:</b> Ann Arbor Ultimate. <i>Every Saturday (tentatively). </i> All invited to join a pickup game of this spirited team sport played with a flying disc. <i>Note: </i> Overly aggressive players are politely asked to leave. <i>2:30 p.m., Fuller Field. Free. </i> * <a href="mailto:info@a2ultimate.org">info@a2ultimate.org</a> 8|ra<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18308"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>Paul VornHagen Quartet:</b> Ann Arbor District Library. This award-winning local jazz ensemble led by local saxophonist and flutist VornHagen plays standards by the likes of the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, and Thelonious Monk. With bassist Kurt Krahnke, drummer Pete Siers, and pianist Tad Weed. <i>2-3 p.m., AADL Traverwood Branch, 3333 Traverwood at Huron Pkwy. Free. 327-4200. </i> 5|cl<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18320"></a> <IMG SRC="/2ndpagetitles/free.gif" width=50 height=16 ALT="Free!"> <br><b>Open House:</b> University Lowbrow Astronomers. A chance to join local astronomy buffs for a look at the sky through instruments at the Peach Mountain Observatory. The observatory's huge, 24-inch McMath telescope is operational, but participants are nevertheless encouraged to bring their own telescopes. Visitors must turn off all electronic equipment (car radios, transmitters, phones, etc.) at the observatory entrance. Program canceled if sky is overcast at sunset or if the weather is extremely inclement. <i>9:15 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (as long as the sky remains clear), Peach Mountain Observatory, North Territorial Rd. (about 11'da4 miles west of Hudson Mills Metropark), Dexter. Free. 332-9132. </i> 8|fs<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18305"></a> 1 & 3 p.m. <br><b>"Super Science Shows":</b> Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Family Day. <i>Every Saturday & Sunday. </i> Museum staff give family-friendly science demos. Hands-On Museum, 220 E. Ann. $7 (members & infants free) regular museum admission. 995-5439.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18310"></a> 3-4 p.m. <br><b>Kids Drum Circle:</b> Oz's Music. All kids invited to join a drumming session hosted by Oz's owner Steve Osburn. Drums provided. Oz's, 1920 Packard. $10. 662-8283.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18316"></a> 3 & 8 p.m. <br><b>"The Little Dog Laughed":</b> Performance Network Professional Season. <i>Every Thursday-Sunday, June 19-July 27. </i> Ray Schultz directs Douglas Carter Beane's Tony-nominated 2006 comedy of manners about a Hollywood agent hot on getting the film rights to a new play for her client, a sexually confused up-and-coming actor afflicted with what she calls a "slight recurring case of homosexuality." The play has won praise for the subtlety and zing of its richly comic dialogue and for what <i>New York Times </i> theater critic Ben Brantley calls "an expressly theatrical energy that finds the verbal music and rhythm in Hollywood-style hypocrisy." Contains adult language and content, including male nudity. Stars Roxanne Wellington, Bart Bund, Jacob Hodgson, and Chelsea Sadler. Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Tickets $25 (Thurs. & Sat. matinee), $30 (Fri. & Sun.), and $37 (Sat. eve.) available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over, $10 discounts available (except Sat. eve.) for students. Half-price student rush tickets & $10 tickets for age 16 & under available 1 hour before showtime. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18317"></a> 3 & 8 p.m. <br><b>"Panhandle Slim & The Oklahoma Kid":</b> Purple Rose Theatre Company. <i>Every Wednesday-Sunday, June 19-August 30 (except August 6), and July 1 and August 5 & 26. </i> Guy Sanville directs Purple Rose founder Jeff Daniels's new comedy, the tale of a showdown between 2 Wild West archetypes - a singing cowboy a la Roy Rogers and a scoundrelly outlaw. Thrown together by unfortunate circumstances, they argue over the best way to be a cowboy, while 2 other actors portray their reminiscences. Cast: John Seibert, Tom Whalen, Phil Powers, and Jessica Garrett. <i>8 p.m., Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea. </i> Tickets $25 (Sun. eves., Wed. & Thurs.), $33 (Sat. & Sun. matinees), & $38 (Fri. & Sat. eves.) in advance and at the door. 433-7673.<br clear=left><br><br> <a name="event18315"></a> 8 p.m. <br><b>The Funk Brothers:</b> Ann Arbor Summer Festival. The Motown house band that created some of Motown's best music from 1959 until the company moved to L.A. in 1972. Although never credited, they played instrumental backup on an astounding number of hits, such as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours," "Baby Love," "My Girl," "(Love Is like a) Heat Wave," "Stop! in the Name of Love," "The Way You Do the Things You Do," "Shop Around," "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone," and scores of others. According to an <i>All Music Guide </i> critic, "Motown's sophisticated, urbane brand of R&B certainly would have been difficult to achieve without the extensive jazz training that many of the Funk Brothers brought to the table." Three of the original band members - bassist <b>Bob Babbitt, </b> drummer <b>Uriel Jones, </b> and guitarist <b>Eddie Willis - </b> are joined tonight by singers Donna Curtin, Delbert Nelson, Marcia Ware, and Trenita Womack as well as singer-keyboardist Robert Jones, guitarist Ray Monette, and drummer Spider Webb. Power Center. Tickets $28-$48 in advance at the Michigan League Box Office and at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538.<br clear=right><br><br> <a name="event18318"></a> 8 & 10:30 p.m. <br><b>Demetrius Nicodemus:</b> Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. <i>See <a href="http://arborweb.com/reviews/0807_dnicodemus-review.html">review</a>. </i> Toledo comic known for his offbeat point of view on a wide range of current affairs. Named the Funniest Young Comedian in Ohio by the <i>Columbus Dispatch, </i> he has appeared on Comedy Central and BET's Comic View. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served; the Friday early show is a nonsmoking show. old VFW Hall (below Seva restaurant), 314 E. 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