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May 30, 2022

“May the 4th Run with You: A Virtual 4K”: Epic Races.
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“May the 4th Run with You: A Virtual 4K”: Epic Races.
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 May 1-31. This Star Wars themed event allows participants to complete a self-timed 4-km run/walk anytime and anywhere during the month. Mailed race packets include a T-shirt, medal, bib, and sticker decal. A portion of the proceeds is donated to the American Association for Cancer Research. Anytime in May. $50. Preregistration required at ​​bit.ly/maythe4thrun2022. info@epicraces.com, 531-8747. 

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'Celebrating the Last Frost,' an exhibition by Avery Williamson
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Creal Microgallery presents 'Celebrating the Last Frost,' an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Ypsilanti artist Avery Williamson. This collection of small works celebrates the last frost, an indicator of safe passage to the next season. These pieces explore the colors and textures of May and June-- a season of shedding, blooming, and emerging.

Williamson has worked in a wide range of media, including weavings, photography, collage, painting and drawing, but remaining constant in much of her work is her use of atmospheric color and lively mark-making. With these defining visual elements, her work feels both meditative and improvisational. Her use of color sets a stage or mood, and provides a context for the story to be told through her marks. The marks and lines then skip across the surface, or grow outward from a starting point. Her marks play around the edges of the canvas or are laid down across fields of color. Her images can feel like parts of a whole— just glimpses of a larger story or vignettes of a fuller world. In the works on view, she considers this moment in time, this transition from cold to warm, from dormancy to growth. This moment that Williamson captures is somehow both singular and infinite, and this transition between seasons upon which she reflects is at once unique and eternal.

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Annual Chelsea Memorial Day Parade: American Legion Post #31.
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Annual Chelsea Memorial Day Parade: American Legion Post #31.
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Participants gather in the downtown municipal parking lot on Main St. and walk to Oak Grove Cemetery for a ceremony to honor veterans. Rain or shine. Limited seating; bring a chair or blanket to sit on. 10 a.m., Chelsea municipal parking, Main St. Free. chelseamich.com. 

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Annual Memorial Day Parade: Saline American Legion.
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Annual Memorial Day Parade: Saline American Legion.
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Parade followed by a tribute featuring remarks by various military officers and public officials, including Saline mayor Brian Marl and others. Highlights include a color guard, the Saline High School marching band, and appearances by veterans and scouts. Rain or shine. Limited seating; bring a chair or blanket to sit on. Followed by refreshments at the Saline American Legion Hall, 320 W. Michigan Ave., Saline. 10 a.m. Parade starts at Harris St. and U.S. 12, goes down Michigan Ave., and ends at Oakwood Cemetery, Saline. Free. 429-7310. 

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Spring Plant Sales: U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens.
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Spring Plant Sales: U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens.
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May 7 & 8, 14 & 15, 30. Plant sales include a “Mother’s Day Weekend Plant Sale” (May 7 & 8) of hanging baskets and container plants grown and designed by Matthaei staff and volunteers and a “Kitchen Favorites Vegetable and Herb Sale” (May 14 & 15) of plants grown by U-M Campus Farm volunteers. Also, an online-only “Peony Sale” (May 30) of heirloom peonies that must be picked up in person at Matthaei. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Matthaei, 1800 N. Dixboro. Free admission; metered parking. mbgna.umich.edu 647-7600.

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Memorial Day Parade: Glacier Highlands Neighborhood Association.
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Memorial Day Parade: Glacier Highlands Neighborhood Association.
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Ann Arbor’s oldest neighborhood parade—and the best one in the area for young kids and their families—is a 6-block jaunt beginning at Greenbrier Park. Followed by a brief memorial service in Glacier Highlands Park (3600 Larchmont) and a chance for kids to play at the playground. Food trucks and a visitor from Leslie Nature Center. 10:30 a.m., Frederick to Middleton to Bardstown to Windemere to Barrister. Free. glacierhighlands.org

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Chinese Mah-Jongg: Ann Arbor Senior Center.
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Chinese Mah-Jongg: Ann Arbor Senior Center.
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Every Wed. 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. $2; members, free. Ann Arbor Senior Center (1320 Baldwin Ave., 794–6250).Weekly activities. Check meeting status before coming.

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Tai Chi: U-M Turner Senior Wellness Program.
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Tai Chi: U-M Turner Senior Wellness Program.
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Every Mon., Wed., & Fri. 30 min. online lesson on gentle Tai Chi for older adults. Beginners welcome.2401 Plymouth Road. For more information and URL, email info.tswp@umich.edu or call 998-9353.

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Bridge: Ann Arbor Senior Center.
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Bridge: Ann Arbor Senior Center.
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Duplicate non-sanctioned ($3; members, $2). Mon. 12:304 p.m. ACBL sanctioned ($9; members, $8). Thurs. noon3:30 p.m. Ann Arbor Senior Center (1320 Baldwin Ave., 794–6250). Weekly activities. Check meeting status before coming. 

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Walking Group: U-M Turner Senior Wellness Program.
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Walking Group: U-M Turner Senior Wellness Program.
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Via Zoom. For more information and URL, email info.tswp@umich.edu or call 998-9353.

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Euchre: Turner Senior Wellness Center.
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2401 Plymouth Road. For more information and URL, email info.tswp@umich.edu or call 998-9353.

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Gus Miller Boathouse Naming Ceremony: U-M Sailing Club.
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Gus Miller Boathouse Naming Ceremony: U-M Sailing Club.
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Potluck picnic honoring legendary Finn-class sailor and U-M alum Miller. Also, the chance to tour the boathouse and learn about the club's 84-year history, as well as upcoming activities and regattas. 1:30 p.m., Baseline Lake, 8010 Strawberry Lake Rd., left from Mast off North Territorial. Free. michigansailingclub.org. 

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A Course in Miracles Study Group: Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth
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Please join us via Zoom. Free, but donations appreciated.

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Comedy Open Mic: The Blind Pig.
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Comedy Open Mic: The Blind Pig.
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Every Mon. Performances by up to 15 aspiring stand-up comics from around the state. Local comics emcee. To perform, sign up by sending a message on Instagram, bit.ly/comedyblindpig. Age 21 & up only. 8–9:30 p.m., Blind Pig, 208 S. First St. Free. 996–8555.  

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Burnout Society Film Club: 8 Ball Saloon.
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Burnout Society Film Club: 8 Ball Saloon.
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 All age 21 and older are invited to watch 2 films each night, with trivia at intermission. Prizes. Tonight: “Time of the Apes” (Kiyo Sumi Fukazawa, Atsuo Okunaka, 1987). Japanese TV movie, a comedy in which 3 flatulent morons wind up in a future where monkeys populate the earth. Subtitles. “Planet of the Apes” (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1963). Influential sci-fi movie following a crew of astronauts who land on a planet populated by intelligent apes. Screenplay by Rod Serling, best known for The Twilight Zone TV series. Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter. Sundown, or 9 p.m.(ish), 8 Ball Saloon (201 S. First St.). Free. facebook.com/8ballmovienight.

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