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parkrun USA
MoreEvery Sat. All invited to join a timed but noncompetitive 5K run/walk. 9 a.m., Lillie Park South, 4365 Platt. Free, but first-timers are requested to preregister at parkrun.us/lillie and arrive at 8:45 a.m. [email protected].
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Washtenaw County Democratic Party Monthly Meeting
MorePresentations by local elected officials TBA regarding the general election. 9:15 a.m.–noon, 300 W. Michigan Ave., Huron Rm., Ypsi. Also available on Zoom at washtenawdems.org/calendar. Free.
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“Dexter/Chelsea Saturday Morning Breakfast Ride”: Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society
MoreEvery Sat. through Nov. 21. Moderate-paced ride, 20 miles or more, to Dexter and beyond. Pack something to eat or stop in Dexter or Chelsea for coffee or breakfast. Note: 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, and snacks. See aabts.org for weather cancellations or delays. 10 a.m. sharp, meet at Barton Nature Area parking lot, 1010 W. Huron River Dr. near Bird. Free. (734) 649–9762, [email protected].
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Ann Arbor Stamp Show: Ann Arbor Stamp Club
MoreNov. 6 & 7. This venerable annual stamp show, Michigan’s largest, features 23 dealers and 2 auction firms from 13 states selling US and foreign stamps, covers, postcards, and collector supplies. Also, displays of stamps and postal history, a youth area with free stamps and supplies for beginning stamp collectors, a global postcard exchange, and more. The UN Postal Administration and the US Postal Service, an event cosponsor, sell recent issues. Food available. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (Fri.) & 10 a.m.–4 p.m. (Sat.), WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg., 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Free admission. Sign-in and name tags required. (734) 761–5859, [email protected], annarborstampclub.org.
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Chime Concert: Kerrytown Market & Shops
MoreEvery Wed., Fri., & Sat. 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. (Wed. & Fri.) & 10:30–11 a.m. (Sat.). Free. [email protected].
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“Investigate Labs”: U-M Museum of Natural History
MoreEvery Tues.–Sun., except Nov. 26. 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 examines how membranes can help solve water shortages. 11 a.m.–3 p.m., 1105 North University. Free. (734) 764–0478, ummnh.org.
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“Marvelous Magnets”: U-M Museum of Natural History Discovery Demos
MoreEvery Sat. & Sun., except Nov. 15, 28, & 29. Hands-on 20-minute family-oriented demo for age 5 & up that explores magnetism, magnetic fields, and what they have to do with everyday life. 12:30 & 2:30 p.m., 1105 North University. Free. (734) 764–0478, ummnh.org.
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Museum Highlights Tours: U-M Museum of Natural History
MoreEvery Sat., except Nov. 28. Thirty-minute tour of the museum’s exhibits and galleries, as well as an introduction to some current U-M biological sciences research projects. 1:30 p.m., 1105 North University. Free. Limited capacity. Sign up at the welcome desk. (734) 764–0478.
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Unshrouding Natural Burial: Michigan Deathcare Collaborative
MoreTraverwood Program Room, 333 Traverwood Dr, Ann Arbor
Unshrouding Natural Burial is part of a new free educational series at libraries and other third spaces around our region. This series is hosted by the The Michigan Deathcare Collaborative and serves to reintroduce sustainable and community-rooted deathcare practices. During this program, attendees will:
-Learn about natural burial
-Receive free funeral planning resources for planning a natural burial
-Discover the ancient and accessible practice of burial shroudinghttps://www.hickorynutfarmstead.com/unshrouding-natural-burial/
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“National Bison Day Hike”: Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission
MoreWCPARC naturalist Shawn Severance leads a hike through the late fall prairie to honor the history and future of North America’s last megafauna, the mighty bison. Attendees are welcome to wear bison-tribute beards, real and fake. 2–4 p.m., Leonard Preserve, 375 N. Union, Manchester. Free, but preregistration required (capacity limited) at washtenaw.org/registerparks; #811009.
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Cold-Weather Gear Swap: Ann Arbor District Library
MoreAll invited to pick up gently used coats, hats, gloves, and other winter gear the AADL has collected and cleaned. Donations accepted at all AADL locations through Nov. 1. 2–4 p.m., AADL Downtown, lower level program rm. Free. (734) 327–4200.
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Traditional Korean Music Performance: Kerrytown Concert House
More415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor
Three gugak musicians will share the beautiful sounds and stories of three traditional instruments: gayageum, haegeum, and daegeum. Join us for a special Saturday afternoon of Korean traditional music and wine. 🎵🍷
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Pittsfield Open Band: Ann Arbor Community for Traditional Music and Dance
MoreNov. 7 & 21. Jam session open to all musicians interested in working on jigs, reels, and waltzes to have fun, learn tunes, and develop contra dance music skills. All instruments welcome. Bring the Ruffwater Fakebook, the Portland Collection, and the Waltz Books if you have them. 3–5 p.m., Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor–Saline Rd. Masking optional. Free. [email protected].
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Brewery Book Fair: The Crooked Nook
MoreHOMES Campus, 112 Jackson Plaza, Ann Arbor
Remember Book Fairs? Well get excited, because Crooked Nook MI is coming back to Campus Saturday, November 7 from 4 – 9pm! 📚🤓
The Crooked Nook is a traveling book shop that pops up in all sorts of places that adults like to hang out—like breweries! Grab a drink from @dozercoffee or beer from us and find your new favorite book; or maybe get some early holiday shopping done.
Meet the authors!
VL Barycz
Robin Roy
Amy Piper
Ken MacGregorThis event is free to attend and all ages are welcomed.
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University Lowbrow Astronomers
MoreA chance to join local astronomy buffs for a look at the sky through instruments, including the observatory’s 24-inch McMath classical Cassegrain telescope. Participants encouraged to bring their own telescopes. Visitors must turn off all electronic equipment (car radios, transmitters, phones, etc.) at the observatory entrance. Canceled if sky is overcast at sunset or if the weather is extremely inclement. If in doubt, call after 4 p.m. day of event. Rain date is Nov. 14. Sunset–12:30 a.m. or as long as the sky remains clear, Peach Mountain Observatory, 10296 North Territorial (about 1¼ miles west of Hudson Mills Metropark), Dexter. Free. (734) 975–3248.
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“13: The Musical”: U-M Basement Arts
MoreNov. 6 & 7. This U-M student theater troupe performs Dan Elish and Robert Horn’s 2008 coming-of-age Broadway musical about a young Jewish boy who moves to a sleepy Indiana town from NYC following his parents’ divorce. Desperate to fit in as he navigates the social hierarchies of his new middle school, he sets out to win friends by turning his Bar Mitzvah into the coolest party ever. 7 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 11 p.m. (Fri.), U-M Walgreen Drama Center, Newman Studio, 1226 Murfin. Free. instagram.com/basement_arts.
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“Witch”: U-M Residential College Players
MoreNov. 6 & 7. RC students perform Jen Silverman’s 2018 dark comedy, a feminist retelling of the 1621 Jacobean tragicomedy The Witch of Edmonton, about the real-life trial and execution of Elizabeth Sawyer, an impoverished English woman who is not actually a practitioner of witchcraft, but rather a brilliant, defiant cynic who refuses to sell her soul cheaply. 8 p.m., East Quad Keene Theater, 701 East University. Free; donations accepted. (734) 647–4354.
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“13: The Musical”: U-M Basement Arts
MoreNov. 6 & 7. This U-M student theater troupe performs Dan Elish and Robert Horn’s 2008 coming-of-age Broadway musical about a young Jewish boy who moves to a sleepy Indiana town from NYC following his parents’ divorce. Desperate to fit in as he navigates the social hierarchies of his new middle school, he sets out to win friends by turning his Bar Mitzvah into the coolest party ever. 7 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 11 p.m. (Fri.), U-M Walgreen Drama Center, Newman Studio, 1226 Murfin. Free. instagram.com/basement_arts.
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“It Takes a Village”: First Presbyterian Church
MoreTalk about assisting people coming home from prison by former Detroit city council chair Charles Pugh. Formerly incarcerated, he is now the director of reentry support nonprofit Nation Outside. 11 a.m.–noon, First Presbyterian Church Lewis Rm., 1432 Washtenaw Ave. Free. [email protected], nationoutside.org.
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“Investigate Labs”: U-M Museum of Natural History
MoreEvery Tues.–Sun., except Nov. 26. 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 examines how membranes can help solve water shortages. 11 a.m.–3 p.m., 1105 North University. Free. (734) 764–0478, ummnh.org.
