Events
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Blast Corn Maze: Nixon Farms
MoreEvery Fri.–Sun., Sept. 19–Nov. 1. A large corn maze with 3.5 miles of trails and 3 exits to allow for routes of various lengths. Also, a U-Pick pumpkin patch, hayrides, petting zoo, pedal cars, straw maze, and yard games. On Sept. 27, Family Fun Day (11 a.m.–3 p.m.) features ice cream, balloon art, kids activities, and live music from the Saline Fiddlers. 11 a.m.–9 p.m. (Sat.), 11 a.m.–7 p.m. (Sun.), & 5–9 p.m. (Fri.), 6175 Daly, Dexter. $16 (ages 5–12, $13; age 4 & under, free with adult admission). blastcornmaze.com.
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Observer Editor
Blast Corn Maze: Nixon Farms
MoreEvery Fri.–Sun. A large corn maze with 3.5 miles of trails and 3 exits. Also, a u-pick pumpkin patch, hayrides, petting zoo, pedal cars, straw maze, and yard games. The corn maze is illuminated and guests get a free glow stick on Glow Maze Nights (Oct. 9, 16, & 23, 5–9 p.m.). On All You Can Carry Pumpkin Day (Oct. 25, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.), for $10 you can purchase all the pumpkins you can successfully stack and carry down the lane. On Pumpkin Smash Day (Oct. 30, 5–9 p.m.), each guest receives a free pumpkin to smash, which is then composted or fed to the farm’s animals. Costumes encouraged for the Halloween Spooktacular (Oct. 31, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.). 5–9 p.m (Fri.), 11 a.m.–9 p.m. (Sat.), 11 a.m.–7 p.m. (Sun.). 6175 Daly, Dexter. $16 (ages 5–12, $13; age 4 & under, free with adult admission). blastcornmaze.com.
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Permanent HOMES Halloween Party: HOMES Campus
MoreFamily-friendly event celebrating the release of the brewery’s annual Halloween-themed stout. Cash bar and stout station. Also, an all-ages costume contest, tarot card readings, kids pumpkin painting activities, and werewolf movies on the indoor projector. DJ Strange Vice spins an all-vinyl set. 4–10 p.m., 112 Jackson Plz. Free admission. homescampus.com
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Magic: The Gathering (MTG): Sylvan Factory
MoreEvery Wed., Fri., & Sat. All invited to play both casual and tournament forms of the collectible card game MTG. Wed. & Sat. (5 p.m.): “Commander.” A drop-in session of the most popular form of the game. Free. Fri. (6:30 p.m.): “Booster Draft.” Players take turns opening booster packs to create a 40 card deck. $25. Various times & prices, 2459 W. Stadium. (734) 929–5877, sylvanfactory.com.
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Nightspots
Critter Ruwart.: North Star Lounge
MoreNorth Star Lounge 301 N. Fifth Ave., Ann ArborNorthern Michigan country-folk band led by singer-songwriter Chris Ruwart. 6–9:15 p.m. $20.
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Robert Spalding Newcomb: Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth Cafe 704
MoreThis world-based music local multi-instrumentalist plays a rare solo performance of electro-acoustic structured improvisations on guitar, sitar, keyboard, drum pad and electronics. 7–9 p.m., 704 Airport Blvd., ste. 1. Sliding scale tickets $10–$20 at the door only. Livestream available ($10 in advance only at interfaithspirit.org/cafe-704-coffeehouse). (734) 657–5384, [email protected].
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“Maestro”: Theatre Nova
MoreEvery Fri.–Sun., Sept. 25–Oct. 18. Briana O’Neal directs local actors in Michigan playwright Michael Alan Herman’s cheeky comedy of manners about two 18th-century Viennese composers who go to ridiculous lengths to compete for a recently vacated royal court position. 8 p.m. (Fri.), 3 & 7 p.m. (Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.). Theatre Nova, 410 W. Huron St. Tickets $33 (seniors, $30; students, $20) in advance at theatrenova.org & (if available) at the door. (734) 635–8450.
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“Metamorphoses”: EMU Theatre Department
MoreOct. 8–11. Jennifer Felts directs EMU drama students in Mary Zimmerman’s 1996 adaptation of the 1st–century Roman poet Ovid’s epic masterpiece. Includes such familiar stories as “King Midas,” “Narcissus,” and “Orpheus & Eurydice.” Suggested for ages 13 & up. 7 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), EMU Legacy Theatre, 1031 E. Circle Dr., Ypsi. Tickets $20 (seniors, $15; students, $12; kids 6–12, $7) in advance at emich.ludus.com, at the box office (10 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.–Fri.), & (if available) at the door. $5.80 parking pass required if parking on site. (734) 487–2282.
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Observer Editor
U-M Volleyball
MoreU-M Volleyball vs. Iowa (7 p.m.). The U-M also has home matches this month against Oregon (Oct. 10, 7 p.m.), Nebraska (Oct. 30, 6:30 p.m.), and Indiana (Oct. 31, 7 p.m.). Crisler Center, 333 E. Stadium. $8 & $10 (groups of 10 or more, $3 each). (734) 764–0247, mgoblue.com.
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U-M Ice Hockey
MoreGame vs. Bowling Green. This month’s schedule also includes a double header against Alaska Anchorage (Oct. 9 & 10) and WMU (Oct. 23). All games are likely to sell out. 7 p.m., Yost Ice Arena, 1016 S. State. Tickets $100 & up at stubhub.com/michigan-wolverines-hockey-tickets. (734) 764–0247.
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Nightspots
Terry Farmer & The Cinematic Trio.: JD’s Stage
MoreJD’s Stage 117 ½ S. Main, Chelsea, Michigan, United StatesEnsemble led by Farmer, a longtime Detroit-area singer-songwriter and guitarist who spent 2 years as lead guitarist for Jan & Dean, co-founded the chamber folk group Cairn to Cairn, and taught classical guitar at the Cleveland Institute of Music. With keyboardists Neil Donato and Dale Grisa. Tonight they are joined by Detroit-area Americana pop-rock singer-songwriter Amy Petty.
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Nightspots
Kylee Bernel.: Moonwinks Tavern
MoreMoonwinks Tavern 5151 Plymouth Rd. (734) 994-5151.Local pop-folk singer-songwriter.
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Nightspots
Rounding Third.: Ypsi Alehouse
MoreYpsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, YpsilantiLocal folk-rock quartet with bluegrass & Irish music flavors whose instrumentation features guitars, banjo, flute, and keyboard.
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Nightspots
Rick Burgess Trio.: Earle
MoreEarle 121 W. Washington, Ann ArborJazz ensemble, named after the late jazz pianist and Earle cofounder Burgess, featuring drummer Robert Warren and a rotating roster of bassists and pianists.
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“The Blair Witch Project”: Michigan Theater
MoreFilm 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. 10: “The Blair Witch Project” (Eduardo Sanchez & Daniel Myrick, 1999). Wildly successful horror flick about the disappearance of 3 student filmmakers in a Maryland woods. It did not originate, but it popularized, the found footage technique. Followed by Q&A with codirector Myrick. 7 p.m.
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Nightspots
Sean Dobbins.: Blue LLama
MoreBlue LLama 314 S. Main, Ann ArborEnsemble led by this veteran local drummer.
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“Night Terrors”: Wiard’s Orchards
MoreEvery Fri.–Sun. A haunted hayride, a ghostly mental asylum, and three more scary attractions, all bristling with scores of costumed monsters. Refreshments available from the Wiard’s Country Store. Recommended for ages 12 & up. 7:15–11:30 p.m., 5565 Merritt, Ypsi. Tickets $36–$65 in advance only at hauntedhousemichigan.com. (734) 390–9212.
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Charlie King & Annie Patterson: Michigan Immigrant Rights Center Fundraiser
MoreVeteran East Coast singer-songwriter King, who composes in the populist tradition of Woody Guthrie and Phil Ochs, is widely regarded as one of the finest contemporary topical songwriters. He’s joined by veteran Massachusetts songwriter Patterson, an accomplished folk performer and jazz vocalist, who co-wrote the popular song books Rise Up Singing and Rise Again. Proceeds benefit this nonprofit legal resource center. 7:30 p.m., Genesis of Ann Arbor, 2309 Packard. Tickets $25 (students & low income, $10; kids age 5, free) in advance at charliekingconcert.eventbrite.com & (if available) at the door.
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“Crumbs from the Table of Joy”: U-M Theatre Department
MoreOct. 8–10. U-M drama faculty perform a studio production of Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn Nottage’s acclaimed 1995 drama, a coming-of-age story set in the 1950s against the backdrop of the Great Migration, about a Black teenager who moves with her father and sister from Florida to Brooklyn following the death of her mother. 8 p.m. (Thurs.), 7:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sat.), U-M Walgreen Drama Center, Newman Studio, 1226 Murfin. Free. (734) 764–0583.
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2nd Saturday Contra Dance: Ann Arbor Community for Traditional Music and Dance
MoreMembers of the executive board of the Country Dance and Song Society call to music by Grant Flick and friends. Bring clean-soled, nonslip flat shoes. Beginners’ intro at 7 p.m. 7:30–10:30 p.m., Concourse Hall, 4531 Concourse. $10 suggested donation (pay what you can). [email protected].
