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Events in June 2026
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June 23, 2026
Ann Arbor Group Runs: Fleet Feet
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Every Tues., Wed., & Sun. Runners of all abilities invited to join a run of 3–5 miles along varying routes from different locations. Rain or shine. Dozer Coffee (7 a.m. Tues. & 8 a.m. Sun.), 112 Jackson Plz. and Fleet Feet (7 p.m. Wed.), 123 E. Liberty. (734) 929–9022 (Sun. & Tues.) & (734) 769–5016 (Wed.). Free. fleetfeetsemichigan.com.
Nature Play Pop-Up: Gravity Play: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
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Matthaei Botanical Gardens is hosting free, hands-on Nature Play Pop-ups. Young children will have hands-on fun while taking a closer look at nature, and parents will leave with easy ideas to encourage creative nature play at home. No registration, free event. First to arrive, first to play. Kids can join in as spaces open during the pop-ups. Suggested ages 3-7. Please note that all materials stay unless otherwise specified.
1800 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 ,Ann Arbor. Free. https://mbgna.umich.edu/event/nature-play-pop-gravity-play“Investigate Labs”: U-M Museum of Natural History
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Every Tues.–Sun. All age 6 & up invited into the museum’s labs to use scientific tools and museum specimens to answer questions and solve problems. The newest program lets participants try out simulated snake senses to experience the world as if they were a snake. Also, models of real snake brains available to examine, but no live snakes. 11 a.m.–3 p.m., 1105 North University. Free. (734) 764–0478, ummnh.org.
Duplicate Bridge: Ann Arbor City Club
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Every Fri., Tues., & Thurs. All invited to play ACBL-sanctioned duplicate bridge (Fri. & Tues.) and a 499er game (Thurs.) for players with no more than 499 ACBL master points. 1–4 p.m. (arrive by 12:45 p.m.), 1830 Washtenaw Ave. $9 per person. If you plan to come without a partner, email [email protected].
“That’s How You Make a Torah”: Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival Shorts Series
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May 26–June 30. Screenings of short films with Jewish themes, followed by discussion from guest experts, including professors, rabbis, & directors. All events 2–3 p.m., JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow. Light refreshments. Each screening $15, or $72 for the whole series, only in advance at jlive.app/events/15756.
June 23: “That’s How You Make a Torah” (Lauren Greenhall, 2025), a documentary about the spiritually, logistically, and technically complex process of creating a Torah scroll, and the first woman to enter the craft in 2007.
Ann Arbor Area Scrabble Club
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Every Tues. All invited to play the classic word game, using the 5th-edition Scrabble dictionary. Bring your own set, if you like. 4–9 p.m., Arbor Brewing Company Corner Brewery, 720 Norris St., Ypsilanti. Free. meetup.com/ann-arbor-scrabble-meetup. [email protected].
“Summer Bird Pastel Portraits”: Ann Arbor District Library
“Top of the Park”: Ann Arbor Summer Festival
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See 12 Friday.
Tonight in the KidZone: a petting farm (5 p.m.) featuring live animals from Domino’s Farms, and chalk drawing with popular local street artist David Zinn (5 p.m.).
In the Annex Tent: a printmaking workshop (5 p.m.) led by Ann Arbor District Library staff.
On the Power Center Lawn: swing dancing lessons (5:30 p.m.) led by a Swing Ann Arbor instructor.
On the O&W Grove Stage: the young local jazz-pop vocalist Meghan Woerpel (5 p.m.), and traditional Appalachian and Irish music and step dancing by the Lansing duo of Ruby John & Nic Gareiss (5:50 p.m.).
On the Rackham Stage: the Aston Neighborhood Pleasure Club (6:45 p.m.), a Ferndale-based ensemble that specializes in traditional New Orleans and other early jazz styles; and Djangophonique (8:15 p.m.), a local ensemble, led by guitarist Andrew Brown, that plays vintage jazz in the style of gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt’s 1930s Parisian swing.
The music is followed at 9:45 p.m. by a screening of Groundhog Day, Harold Ramis’s clever and charming 1993 comedy-fantasy about a burned-out weatherman condemned to relive the same day for an apparent eternity. 5–11 p.m.
Game Night: Sylvan Factory
Letterpress Open Lab: Ann Arbor District Library
“Dog and Suds Ride”: Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society
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Every Tues. Moderate-paced ride, 20 to 30 miles, along the less-traveled roads west and north of Chelsea. See aabts.org for weather cancellations or delays. 6 p.m. sharp, meet at Aberdeen Bike and Outdoors, 1101 Main, Chelsea. Start location occasionally changes. Free. (734) 662–0205.
Headstone preservation: protecting your family legacy (Milan Public Library): Milan Public Library
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Are you interested in learning how to keep your family headstones clean without harming them? Preservationist Andrew Noland will show us what to do, and NOT to do, so we can keep our headstones in good shape for future generations. Materials will be provided, if you wish, bring a camp chair and a kneeling pad.
The workshop will be held at Marble Park Cemetery, 520 W. Main St., Milan. The night of the workshop, we will meet at the Civil War statue.
In the event of inclement weather, the rain date for the workshop is Thursday, June 25th.
Call the library at (734) 439-1240 to register for this free workshop.
“Three Colours: White”: Michigan Theater
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Film screenings every day. Tickets $11.75 unless otherwise noted (children under 12, students, seniors age 65 & older, & U.S. veterans, $9.75; Marquee Arts members, $8) in advance online (recommended) & at the door. For updated schedule, see marquee-arts.org/calendar.
June 23: “Three Colours: White” (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1994). Critically acclaimed drama about the revenge of a man on his estranged wife, who has framed him for a crime he didn’t commit. Julie Delpy. French, subtitles. 7 p.m.
Huron Valley Harmonizers Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society
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Every Tues. Singers of all ages and genders invited to join rehearsals of this award-winning a cappella chorus. 7–8:45 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4001 Ann Arbor–Saline Rd. Free to visitors; call ahead or check website (dues for those who join). (734) 796–7467, [email protected], hvharmonizers.org.
Shape Note Singing: Ypsi Shape Note Group
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June 9 & 23. All invited to join an evening of this early American form of hymn singing that uses musical notation with distinct shapes to make learning easier. Songbooks available, but singers encouraged to bring their own. No experience required. 7–9 p.m., Riverside Arts Center, Off Center Bldg., 76 N. Huron St., Ypsi. Free. (734) 480–2787, riversidearts.org/shape-note-singing-ypsilanti.
Tuesday English Country Dance: Ann Arbor Community of Traditional Music and Dance
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Every Tues. Historical and traditional English dancing to live music. All dances taught and prompted; no complicated steps, and no partner or experience needed. Bring clean, flat, nonslip shoes and your own water bottle. First-timers asked to arrive at 6:45 p.m. 7–9:30 p.m., Concourse Hall, 4531 Concourse. Suggested donation $8–$12 (students, $4; kids age 13 & under with caregiver, free). (734) 665–7704, aactmad.org/english-country.