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    “Ypsi Photo Walk”: Dzanc House

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    Photographers of all skill levels with any kind of camera invited to walk together around Ypsi and take pictures. 3–4 p.m., 402 S. Huron St., Ypsi. Free. dzanchouse.org.  

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    Candle-Making Event: The Universe Stuff

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    HOMES Campus, 112 Jackson Plaza, Ann Arbor

    An afternoon designed for trying something new, getting creative, and having a really good time.

    Join us for a relaxed candle-making experience where handcrafted scents and craft beer come together. Sip, pour, laugh, and create your own custom candle in a warm and welcoming brewery atmosphere — no experience needed.

    Whether you’re coming with friends or treating yourself, this workshop is all about slowing down, creating something with your hands, and leaving with a candle you’ll love (and a great memory). Beer will be available for purchase (not included in the ticket).

    What’s Included
    • A guided candle-making workshop using 100% pure soy wax
    • All candle-making materials provided
    • One handcrafted candle
    o Upgrade option: Add a second candle (+$15)
    • A relaxed, welcoming brewery atmosphere

    What to Expect
    • 3:00–3:15 – Arrival & Welcome: Settle in, grab your beer, and get comfortable.
    • 3:15–4:15 – Candle-Making Workshop: Learn the candle-making process and create your own custom soy candle using premium fragrances and wooden wicks.
    • 4:15–4:30 – Sip, Connect & Play: Enjoy your beer while your candle begins to set — we’ll play a fun round of Candle-Maker Bingo with small prizes for a few lucky guests.
    • 4:30–5:00 – Candle Personalization: Decorate your candle to make it uniquely yours.

    Why Join?
    • Try something new and creative — no experience needed
    • Pair beer with hands-on creativity
    • Play with scents and create a candle that feels uniquely yours
    • Enjoy a relaxed, feel-good atmosphere with great company
    • Leave with a handmade candle you’ll actually love — and a really good memory

    Meet the Host
    Renata – Candle Maker & Wellness Facilitator – @the.universe.stuff

    Renata is the heart and hands behind The Universe Stuff, a holistic wellness brand rooted in mindfulness, creativity, and intention. She handcrafts soy candles and other wellness products designed to support balance and self-care, and she hosts workshops that invite people to slow down, connect, and create. Based in the Ann Arbor area, Renata loves bringing people together through meaningful, hands-on experiences.

    https://www.theuniversestuff.com/event-details/beer-candle-making-workshop-homes-campus?fbclid=IwY2xjawTpd8pwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMU9ZWXEwMmE4N2JhbjNFandzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeHYb4kDh5z82dkRvVajZ_mbnc8nNXf1iUMyG41ZqlpycExAM_3KMUEH_zegY_aem_4gcgpQhM7vrbcg2oX1iHXg

    $45
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    Beer + Candle-Making: HOMES Campus - Beer Garden & Taproom

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    112 Jackson Plaza,, Ann Arbor

    An afternoon designed for trying something new, getting creative, and having a really good time.

    Join us for a relaxed candle-making experience where handcrafted scents and craft beer come together. Sip, pour, laugh, and create your own custom candle in a warm and welcoming brewery atmosphere — no experience needed.

    Whether you’re coming with friends or treating yourself, this workshop is all about slowing down, creating something with your hands, and leaving with a candle you’ll love (and a great memory). Beer will be available for purchase (not included in the ticket).

    ✨ What’s Included
    • A guided candle-making workshop using 100% pure soy wax
    • All candle-making materials provided
    • One handcrafted candle
    o Upgrade option: Add a second candle (+$15)
    • A relaxed, welcoming brewery atmosphere

    ✨ What to Expect
    • 3:00–3:15 – Arrival & Welcome: Settle in, grab your beer, and get comfortable.
    • 3:15–4:15 – Candle-Making Workshop: Learn the candle-making process and create your own custom soy candle using premium fragrances and wooden wicks.
    • 4:15–4:30 – Sip, Connect & Play: Enjoy your beer while your candle begins to set — we’ll play a fun round of Candle-Maker Bingo with small prizes for a few lucky guests.
    • 4:30–5:00 – Candle Personalization: Decorate your candle to make it uniquely yours.

    ✨ Why Join?
    • Try something new and creative — no experience needed
    • Pair beer with hands-on creativity
    • Play with scents and create a candle that feels uniquely yours
    • Enjoy a relaxed, feel-good atmosphere with great company
    • Leave with a handmade candle you’ll actually love — and a really good memory

    ✨ Meet the Host
    Renata – Candle Maker & Wellness Facilitator – @the.universe.stuff

    Renata is the heart and hands behind The Universe Stuff, a holistic wellness brand rooted in mindfulness, creativity, and intention. She handcrafts soy candles and other wellness products designed to support balance and self-care, and she hosts workshops that invite people to slow down, connect, and create. Based in the Ann Arbor area, Renata loves bringing people together through meaningful, hands-on experiences.

    ✨ About the Space
    HOMES Campus – www.homescampus.com

    This workshop will take place at HOMES Campus, a spacious gathering place and creative hub on the west side of Ann Arbor. Created as an extension of HOMES Brewery, the Campus brings together craft beverages, food, coffee, community events, and flexible gathering spaces in one lively and welcoming destination.

    The property features a large indoor taproom, a sprawling outdoor beer garden, and dedicated event spaces designed for bringing people together. Its colorful, modern atmosphere feels energetic and creative while remaining casual and comfortable—making it an ideal setting for a hands-on experience with friends.

    Guests can enjoy HOMES Brewery’s rotating selection of craft beers alongside other beverage options, including cider, wine, spirits, and low-ABV spritzes. HOMES Campus is also home to Campo Pizza and Dozer Coffee, giving visitors plenty of food and drink options to explore during their time at the venue.

    With its unique mix of creativity, community, and local flavor, HOMES Campus is the perfect setting for a memorable candle-making experience—where guests can create something of their own while enjoying great drinks, delicious food, and the vibrant atmosphere of one of Ann Arbor’s most distinctive gathering spaces.

    https://www.theuniversestuff.com/event-details/beer-candle-making-workshop-homes-campus

    $60
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    “Appalachian Spring & Pathétique”: Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra

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    Conductor Earl Lee leads the A2SO in a program highlighted by Aaron Copland’s poignant high lonesome Appalachian Spring Suite, with its open chords, spare textures, and folk song influences. Also, charismatic guest solo violinist Amaryn Olmeda anchors a performance of Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto. A world premiere of renowned German American Samuel Adler’s To Life!, and Tchaikovsky’s graceful, haunting final work, Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”), close the program. Preceded at 2 p.m. by a talk. 3 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Tickets $15–$115 (youths & students, $13–$24) in advance only at a2so.com. (734) 994–4801. 

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    “Cloverfield”: Michigan Theater

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    Film screenings every day. Tickets $11.75 unless otherwise noted (children under 12, students, seniors age 65 & older, and U.S. veterans, $9.75; Marquee Arts members, $8) in advance online (recommended) & at the door. For updated schedule, see marquee-arts.org/calendar. 

    Oct. 11: “Cloverfield” (Matt Reeves, 2008). Found footage monster movie in which 6 friends attempt to flee from a monster that attacks New York City. 4 p.m.

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    “Porter’s Place & Dunbar Tower Celebration”: Ann Arbor Housing Commission

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    Grand opening of this new community gathering space and affordable apartment building, with food trucks dispensing free food, storytelling performances, art installations about the city’s historic Black West Side, self-guided building tours, and speeches. 4:30–6:30 p.m., 121 Catherine. Free. [email protected], a2gov.org/housing-commission/porters-place. 

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    “Tales from the Cryptid: An Improvised Urban Legend”: Hear.Say Brewing + Theater

    “Tales from the Cryptid: An Improvised Urban Legend”: Hear.Say Brewing + Theater
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    Oct. 11 & 18. A fully unscripted one-act theatrical show about the appearance of a new cryptid that shakes up a small town. Also, on Oct. 18, a family-friendly matinee performance (3–4 p.m.). 6–7 p.m., 2350 W. Liberty. $15 in advance at heardotsay.com/events & $18 (if available) at the door. 

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    Curtis Glatter: Maple Street Studios

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    This local composer-percussionist performs electro-acoustic soundscapes from his new album, Code: Color: Field. 6 p.m., 418 Maple, Ypsi. Donation requested. Preregistration required at maplestreetstudios.org. (734) 216–1375. 

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    Drag Becomes Her presents “Death Becomes Her”: Michigan Theater

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    Film screenings every day. Tickets $11.75 unless otherwise noted (children under 12, students, seniors age 65 & older, and U.S. veterans, $9.75; Marquee Arts members, $8) in advance online (recommended) & at the door. For updated schedule, see marquee-arts.org/calendar. 

    Oct. 11: Drag Becomes Her presents “Death Becomes Her” (Robert Zemeckis, 1992). Local drag stars Alex Suarez, Perry Dox, and Virgil Ciel perform before, after, and occasionally during a screening of this surrealist black comedy starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis, a send-up of our beauty- and youth-obsessed culture. Costumes encouraged; specialty cocktails available. 6 p.m.

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    Symphony Band Chamber Winds: U-M Music School

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    This music student wind ensemble performs a program of chamber works, including mid-century classics by Francis Poulenc and Robert Washburn, along with contemporary pieces by Rubén Gómez, Stephen Elsinger, and Kevin Day. 7 p.m., U-M Moore Bldg., McIntosh Theatre, 1100 Baits. Free. (734) 764–0583. 

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    U-M Orpheus Singers Fall Choral Concert

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    This small choir of music students, accompanied by student musicians, perform 16th-century German composer Joseph Martin Kraus’s intense and dramatic Requiem in D minor, along with excerpts from Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri. 7 p.m., U-M Walgreen Drama Center, Stamps Auditorium, 1226 Murfin. Free. (734) 764–0583. 

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    “V/H/S”: Michigan Theater

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    Film screenings every day. Tickets $11.75 unless otherwise noted (children under 12, students, seniors age 65 & older, and U.S. veterans, $9.75; Marquee Arts members, $8) in advance online (recommended) & at the door. For updated schedule, see marquee-arts.org/calendar. 

    Oct. 11: “V/H/S” (2012). This anthology of five short horror films is set in a frame narrative which acts as its own sixth short horror film. 7 p.m.

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    “The Opera Ghost”: Penny Seats Theatre Company

    “The Opera Ghost”: Penny Seats Theatre Company
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    October 2–17. Brandy Joe Plambeck directs local actors in Joseph Zettelmaier’s new gothic drama. Deep beneath the famed Palais Garnier Opera House, a mysterious masked man recalls the events of his ghoulish life, which is nearing its end. Adult topics. 8 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 7 p.m. (Sun.). Cahoots, 206 E. Huron St. Tickets $28 (students, $20; seniors, $25), in advance at pennyseats.org & (if available) at the door. (734) 926–5346, [email protected].

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    Ballroom Dance Club at the U-M

    Ballroom Dance Club at the U-M
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    Every Sun. Ballroom dancing to recorded music, including foxtrots, waltzes, cha-chas, rumbas, tangos, swing, and more. No partner necessary. Preceded at 6 p.m. by beginning lessons and practice. 7–9 p.m., Michigan Union Ballroom. $5 ($10 includes lessons). (734) 763–6984.  

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    Symphony Band Chamber Winds: U-M Music School

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    This music student wind ensemble performs a program of chamber works, including mid-century classics by Francis Poulenc and Robert Washburn, along with contemporary pieces by Rubén Gómez, Stephen Elsinger, and Kevin Day. 7 p.m., U-M Moore Bldg., McIntosh Theatre, 1100 Baits. Free. (734) 764–0583.

  • Nightspots

    Joshua Redman Quartet.: Blue LLama

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    Blue LLama 314 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    Jazz ensemble led by saxophonist Redman, the son of saxophonist Dewey Redman, who has established himself as one of the brightest stars of contemporary jazz with his technical virtuosity, his mastery of jazz idioms, and the emotional depth and subtlety of his playing. Tonight he showcases material from his brand-new album, Words Fall Short. $75 (dinner & show, $125).