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June 19, 2026
Annual Golf Tournament: Parkridge Community Benefit
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This tournament was born out of love. Eight years ago, Jamil Thomas Sr. lost his courageous battle with cancer. In his memory, and in service of the community he cherished, this annual charity golf tournament was established in 2018 to raise funds and direct resources where they are needed most. In recent years, participation has declined, and with it, critical funding for Parkridge, making this year's tournament more important than ever.
Stepping up alongside this effort is Anthony Williamson, a well-known grassroots activist and former program director for the Parkridge community. For decades, Anthony has been a tireless voice for the people of Ypsilanti's south side. Though retired, he continues to advocate for Parkridge with the same passion and commitment that has defined his life's work.
Every dollar raised goes directly to programs and resources serving the Parkridge community. We invite you to participate and donate.
Sponsored by Sayulita Cocina Mexicana.
https://lakeforestgc.com/ ,Lake Forest Golf Course, 3110 W. Ellsworth Rd.. https://form.jotform.com/250316769248161 $125 per golfer or $500 foursome. [email protected] 734-646-3208.“Joe’s Breakfast Club”: Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society
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Every Fri. Moderate-paced ride, 20 miles or more, to Dexter and beyond. Pack a lunch or stop in Dexter. See aabts.org for weather cancellations or delays. 9 a.m. sharp, meet at Delhi Metro Park parking lot (left of the tollbooth), E. Delhi Rd. off Huron River Dr. Free. [email protected].
“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.
Chime Concert: Kerrytown Market & Shops
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Every Fri., Sat., & Wed. All invited to play one of 200 songs, with melodies transcribed in numbers, on the 17-bell chime’s numbered keys. Ambitious players can add chords. Kids welcome. Noon–12:30 p.m. (Fri. & Wed.) & 10:30–11 a.m. (Sat.). Free. [email protected].
Outdoor Gallery and Sculpture Garden: Stephenson Ceramics
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Explore the 2026 Outdoor Gallery & Sculpture Garden and be among the first to experience Visionaries, a special exhibit celebrating the history, artistry, and lasting impact of Susanne and John Stephenson. Tour the studio, peek inside the archives, and discover a lifetime of ceramic innovation from this dynamic duo. Open June 6 - Oct. 31, Thursday - Saturday, 12 - 4 PM. Private one-on-one art consultations available by appointment. Free group tours for 5 or more may be booked in advance. Noon-1 p.m., 4380 West Waters Rd., Free. (734) 395-1540, [email protected], https://www.stephensonceramicstudio.com/
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].
U-M Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater
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Every Fri.–Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows suitable for all ages. We Are Stars (noon) explores the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins, connecting life on Earth to the evolution of the universe; The Sky Tonight (1 & 3 p.m.) explores the current night sky, with tips on how to find the cardinal directions, constellations, and planets on your own; and T. Rex (2 p.m.) describes the iconic dinosaur’s scientific and cinematic history (includes scenes of dinosaur violence). Noon, 1, 2, & 3 p.m., 1105 North University. $8 at the gift shop. Limited capacity. (734) 764–0480, ummnh.org.
“Fix-It Friday”: Maker Works
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All invited to bring anything that needs fixing—chairs, radios, whatever. Maker Works members and staff on hand to help with repairs. Handy people invited to assist. Repairs not guaranteed. Also, toy adaptations to make off-the-shelf toys more accessible for people with disabilities. 4–6 p.m., 3765 Plaza. Free. Preregistration required at tinyurl.com/a2fix-it-fri. (734) 222–4911.
A2 Summer Streets Music Series: Main Street Area Association
“Top of the Park”: Ann Arbor Summer Festival
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See 12 Friday.
Tonight in the KidZone: STEM and nature activities (5 p.m.) with Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and Leslie Science & Nature Center staff.
In the Annex Tent: “World Famous Trivia” (5:30 p.m.) led by Ann Arbor District Library staff.
On the Power Center Lawn: Yoga for everyBODY (5:30 p.m.) with Yoga with Carter staff members.
On the O&W Grove Stage: “People in Your Neighborhood Present the Sunday Circle” (5 p.m.), an ensemble of local jazz musicians led by trumpeter Ingrid Racine, and a late-night DJ set by DJ Problematic Black Hottie (10 p.m.).
On the Rackham Stage: The Detroit rock-rap duo We Are Scorpio (7 p.m.), and Mollywop! (8:45 p.m.), a hard-hitting Detroit-based classic funk, reggae, and rock band.
5–11 p.m.
Friday Night Music at Lake Forest Golf Club: Lake Forest Golf Club
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🎶 Friday Night Live Music at Lake Forest Golf Club 🎶
Join us Friday, June 19th at 5:30 PM for an evening of live music featuring veteran musicians and performers Terry Farmer and Neil Donato. The night features interesting and artistic covers, original songs and improvisation.
Come early and enjoy Happy Hour from 3–5 PM featuring food and drink specials before the music begins. Open to the public. Enjoy lawn games including corn toss, great food, beautiful sunsets, and of course a round of golf or a bucket on the range. Families, date night, special occasions - we provide the setting to make your evening special! Reservations encouraged!
📍 Ellsworth Food & Spirits at Lake Forest Golf Club
🗓 Friday, June 19th
⏰ Happy Hour: 3–5 PM | Live Music Starts: 5:30 PM
🎵 Live Music by Terry Farmer and Neil Donato
View the full menu online: https://ellsworthannarbor.com/menus/#specials
3110 W Ellsworth Rd, Ann Arbor. Free. [email protected]. ellsworthannarbor.com 7349948580.
3110 W. Ellsworth Road ,Ann Arbor. Free. [email protected] www.lakeforestgc.com 734-994-8580.Ypsilanti’s Annual Juneteenth Celebration
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June 19–21. Three-day celebration of the anniversary of the first reading in Texas of the Emancipation Proclamation, on June 19, 1865—more than 2 years after it was signed by President Lincoln. Today: Ypsi’s first-ever Juneteenth parade is led by Ypsilanti mayor Nicole Brown, Washtenaw County commissioner Crystal Lyte, and community organizer Trisché Duckworth. Followed by entertainment by DJ BUff1 and R&B by Detroit soul singer Alise King. Food and drink concessions. Bring your own chair. 5:30 p.m., University Bank Commerce Center parking lot, 301 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsi. Free. For schedule details, see survivorsspeak.info/ypsi-juneteenth.
“Japan Week: Sushi Demo”: Ann Arbor District Library
D&D Adventurers League: Sylvan Factory
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Every Fri. All invited to play the current official campaign of the popular Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game, using 5th-edition rules. Kids under 13 must have adult accompaniment. 6–10 p.m., 2459 W. Stadium. $10. Space limited, preregistration strongly recommended. (734) 929–5877, sylvanfactory.com.
Summer Solstice Party: York
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York celebrates its seventh anniversary with a party featuring local vendors, live music, wine, and community festivities, including:
• The Drifting Thrifter
• Josh Noom Illustrations
• Hot Club of Michigan
• Perdurable Rotations
• Ellen’s Fine Goods
• Awakened Collective
• Just Dated
The event is open to the public and offers a chance to celebrate seven years of one of Ann Arbor’s favorite neighborhood destinations while welcoming the start of summer.
Event: York 7-Year Anniversary & Summer Solstice Party
Location: York, 1928 Packard St., Ann Arbor
Date: Friday, June 19
Time: 6 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Walking Tours: U-M Detroit Observatory
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June 5, 13, 19, & 27. Student docents lead walks to historically rich areas of the U-M campus.
June 5 (6–7:30 p.m): “Creating Michigan: Key Moments in U-M’s Early History.” A tour of the original 40-acre campus and stories of U-M’s history in the early 1800s.
June 13 (1–2:30 p.m.): “The Origins of the Law Quadrangle.” A walk through the law school campus, with discussion of its architecture and important moments in Michigan Law history.
June 19 (6–7:30 p.m.): “Invisible to Indispensable: Black Legacies at Michigan.” In honor of Juneteenth, a tour focusing on the legacy of Black students and academics and the social movements they led on campus.
June 27 (3–4:30 p.m.): “Paths of Protest: Stories of Campus Activism at the University of Michigan.” Visits to places on campus that were sites of important protests.
Times & meeting locations vary. Free, preregistration required at detroitobservatory.umich.edu. (734) 763–2230.
“Love’s Labor’s Lost”: U-M Residential College/Nichols Arboretum
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Every Thurs.–Sun., June 4–28. U-M students and local actors perform an alfresco production of one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known comedies, a sophisticated, at times delightfully impish, and finally somewhat dark treatment of the battle of the sexes. The king of Navarre and 3 of his lords vow to deny themselves worldly pleasures, including women, and devote themselves to academic study. But when the princess of France and her 3 ladies arrive at the king’s court, these solemn oaths become vague memories, and each of the young lords begins secretly to woo one of the young ladies, indulging in revels, masques, and outrageous sonnets. The RC’s annual Shakespeare in the Arb production is a hugely popular local summer tradition. The action moves from spot to spot within the Arb, and the production takes special care to make the shifting environments an active force in the performance. Audience members should be prepared for the weather conditions and periods of sitting, standing, & walking and bring a lightweight chair or blanket to sit on. Note: the June 20 performance includes ASL interpretation. 6:30 p.m., meet at the Peony Garden entrance at 1610 Washington Heights. $25 (Matthaei-Arb members, $20; kids, $15) in advance only at mutotix.umich.edu & the Michigan Union Ticket Office and are held at will call at the Arboretum Visitor Center. (734) 763–8587.
Magic: The Gathering (MTG): Sylvan Factory
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Every Wed., Fri., & Sat. All invited to play both casual and tournament forms of the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering.
Wed. & Sat. (5 p.m.): “Commander.” A drop-in session of the most popular form of the game. Free.
Wed. (6 p.m.): “Pauper.” A fun and fast format for all skill levels, three rounds. $5.
Wed. (6:30 p.m.): “Standard.” Three rounds, with competitive tournament rules, prizes of store credit. $10.
Fri. (6:30 p.m.): “Friday Night Draft.” Cost and format vary.
Various times, 2459 W. Stadium. (734) 929–5877, sylvanfactory.com.
Music in the Park: Dexter Area Chamber of Commerce
“Creature Encounters & Adult Open Hours”: The Creature Conservancy
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Fri. June 5 & 19 and every Sat. & Sun. During the Friday Adult Open Hours (age 18+ only), conservancy staffers show off some rescued animals, including a clouded leopard, chameleon, carpet python, and a sloth at 7:30 p.m. On Sat. and Sun., conservancy staffers show off the first three animals 1 & 4 p.m., and an animal keeper shows the sloth at 2 & 3 p.m. All tickets include a chance to see the conservancy’s other animals. 7–9 p.m. (Fri.) & noon–5 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.), 4950 Ann Arbor–Saline Rd. $15 (kids ages 2–12, $13; under age 2, free) cash or credit at the door only. (734) 929–9324, thecreatureconservancy.org.
“Fiddler on the Roof”: The Encore Musical Theatre Company
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Thurs.–Sun., June 4–July 19. Dan Cooney directs this local professional company in the 1964 musical, an adaptation of stories by celebrated Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem with a book by Joseph Stein and Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock. The plot concerns life in a 1905 Jewish Ukrainian shtetl before a pogrom forces an exodus. Starring Broadway veteran Daniel Friedman as Tevye. 7 p.m. (some Thurs., Fri., & Sat.) & 2 p.m. (some Thurs., Sat., & Sun.). Encore Maas Main Stage, 7714 Ann Arbor St., Dexter. Tickets $34–$65 in advance at theencoretheatre.org & (if available) at the door. (734) 268–6200.
EVENT RESCHEDULED: Astro Image Processing: U-M Detroit Observatory
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Event rescheduled to July 24.
Explore how modern-day cameras, a 170-year old telescope, and computers work together to create images of our celestial neighbors. In this workshop we’ll demonstrate a range of techniques to process basic image data from telescopes. Attendees will be given resources for processing astronomical images at home. Part of the Imagining the Cosmos series.
1398 E. Ann Street (entrance on Observatory Street) ,Ann Arbor. Free. [email protected] detroitobservatory.umich.edu 7347632230.U-M Music School Collaborative Piano Institute.
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June 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, & 19. This summer program for pianists, chamber musicians, singers, and composers features performances of Art Songs & Chamber Music (June 6, 13, 18, & 19) by institute faculty and participants. Also, “Sylvie & The Rain Tree: Black Poetry, Music, and the Haitian Kont” (June 11), a lecture recital by the Detroit classical crossover duo of baritone Jean Bernard Cerin and pianist Veena Kulkarni-Rankin, along with a performance by institute faculty members and the Reverón Piano Trio (June 12), a Venezuelan trio of pianist Ana María Otamendi, violinist Simón Gollo, and cellist Horacio Contreras who specialize in works by Latin American composers. 7–9 p.m. Britton Recital Hall, 1100 Baits, North Campus. Free. collaborativepianoinstitute.org.
John Heffron: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase
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June 19 & 20. Father’s Day show from this South Lyon native, an EMU alum and comedy veteran who won the second season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. His energetic act is based on his experiences with his family, relationships, and fatherhood. Opening acts TBA. 7:15 p.m. (Fri.) and 6 & 8:30 p.m. (Sat.), 212 S. Fourth Ave. $30 at aacomedy.com & (if available) at the door. Special engagement; no passes, discounts, or coupons accepted. (734) 996–9080.
“Seeing the Sky with a Bionic Eye”: University Lowbrow Astronomers Monthly Meeting
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Astrophotographer Brian Ottum presents an electronically assisted astronomy program that uses digital cameras, special telescopes, and software to capture live images of galaxies, double stars, star clusters, and close-up features on the surface of the moon. 7:30 p.m., U-M Detroit Observatory, 1398 E. Ann at Observatory. Free. (734) 975–3248.
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival: Kerrytown Concert House
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June 19 & 26 (different programs). Two chamber concerts, part of a larger festival that includes performances in several other towns June 14–27 (see greatlakeschambermusic.org for full schedule). Tonight: pianist Gilles Vonsattel opens with Beethoven’s luminous Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, followed by New York City–based string ensemble the Candide Quartet playing Bartók’s bold and masterful String Quartet No. 4. Sphinx ensemble’s wind quintet ZaRiah concludes the evening with Valerie Coleman’s tribute to Josephine Baker, Suite: Portraits of Josephine, and a wind arrangement of Mozart’s dramatic Serenade No. 12 in C minor. 7:30–10 p.m., 415 N. Fourth Ave. Tickets $35–$45 (students, $25–$35) per concert in advance at kerrytownconcerthouse.com & at the door. (734) 769–2999.
“Femme Feedback” Comedy Night: Bløm Mead + Cider
“The Avett Brothers & Mike Patton Present: AVTT/PTTN”: Ann Arbor Summer Festival
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A new collaborative project by 2 of the leading acts in contemporary American music. The Avett Brothers are a heralded postpunk Southern roots string duo from North Carolina whose music has been described as a cross between the Everly Brothers and the Violent Femmes that expertly balances the tensions between the rootsy bluegrass of the rustic Old South and the rowdy punk rock of the cosmopolitan New South. Patton, the lead singer of the popular 90s alt-rock band Faith No More, is a versatile and idiosyncratic vocalist known for his technical ability and eclectic taste. “Patton disappears into the Avetts’s world while they disappear into his,” writes Americana Highways in a review of the trio’s 2025 self-titled album. “What emerges isn’t a compromise but a genuine third thing, born from mutual dissolution. It’s a dark, uncomfortable work. It’s also some of the most honest music either artist has made.” 8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Tickets $62–$92 in advance at the a2sf.org & (if available) at the door. (734) 994–5999.
Riverside Swings: Riverside Arts Center
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Every Fri. Swing dancing to recorded music. No partner or experience required. Wear comfortable low-grip/tread shoes. Preceded at 7 and 8 p.m. by hour-long lessons. Followed by a “late-night blues-&-fusion” dance. The 1st Friday of each month is free, and the 3rd Friday includes a Charleston lesson. 9–11 p.m., 76 N. Huron St., Ypsi. $5 (students, $4). riversidearts.org/riverside-swings.
“Moonlight”: 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 19: “Moonlight” (Barry Jenkins, 2016). Complex, beautiful, and moving coming-of-age drama that presents 3 stages in the life of a gay Black man. Winner of the Academy Award for best picture. 9:30 p.m.