Events
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Ann Arbor Area Scrabble Club
MoreEvery Tues. All invited to play the classic word game, using the 5th-edition Scrabble dictionary. Bring your own set, if you like. 3:30–8 p.m., Arbor Brewing Company Corner Brewery, 720 Norris, Ypsi. Free. [email protected], meetup.com/ann-arbor-scrabble-meetup.
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Game Night: Sylvan Factory
MoreEvery Tues. All invited to play board games, assemble a puzzle, paint miniatures, or try a tabletop role-playing game, all in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. Also, at 6 p.m., RPG One Shots, introductory games of different tabletop role-playing games perfect for beginners, finished after one session (see website for this week’s game, preregistration strongly encouraged at sylvanfactory.square.site). 5 p.m., 2459 W. Stadium. Free. (734) 929–5877, sylvanfactory.com.
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Touch Rugby: U-M Rugby Football Club
MoreEvery Tues. & Thurs. All invited to play a low-contact version of rugby. Beginners welcome. 6–7:30 p.m., Riverside Park, 1000 Canal St. Free. [email protected].
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“Cyanotype Prints”: Stewardship Network Stewards’ Circle
MoreAll invited to join city environmental educator Eleva Potter on a short walk to collect invasive plants and then create cyanotype prints with them. 6 p.m., Gallup Park Meeting Rm., 3000 Fuller. Free. [email protected], tinyurl.com/a2steward-9-8-26.
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“Inside the Writer’s Study”: Ann Arbor District Library Smell & Tell
MoreSept. 8 & 9 (different times). Local writer and fragrance expert Michelle Krell Kydd, creator of the award-winning flavor and fragrance blog Glass Petal Smoke, leads a guided smelling of 7 mystery scents. 6–7:30 p.m. (Sept. 8) & 1:30–3 p.m. (Sept. 9), AADL Downtown, 4th fl. Free. (734) 327–4200.
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Drop-in Knitting: Spun
MoreEvery Sun.–Thurs. (different times). All invited to work on their knitting, crochet, weaving, and embroidery projects. 6–8 p.m. (Mon.–Thurs.) & 1–3 p.m. (Sun.), 401 N. Fourth Ave. Free. (734) 780–7867.
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“Great Bakes: Modern Classic Recipes from the Midwest”: Literati Bookstore
MoreChicago-based recipe developer Martin Sorge discusses his debut cookbook. 6:30 p.m., 124 E. Washington. Free. (734) 585–5567.
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Tuesday Night Workouts: Ann Arbor Track Club
MoreEvery Tues. Runners of all skill levels age 14 & up invited to participate in short, intense interval workouts. Arrive at 6:20 p.m. to warm up. 6:30 p.m., Ferry Field, 1150 S. State. Visitors free; $30/year membership for regular participants. Preregistration required at aatrackclub.org/interval-workouts.
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Fantasy and Science Fiction/Theory Reading Group: U-M English Department
MoreAll age 21 & over invited to discuss (via Zoom) What We Can Know, Ian McEwan’s 2025 bestseller about a researcher in a post-apocalyptic England on a quest to rediscover a poem that was recited at a dinner party in 2014 and then lost. 7–9 p.m., via Zoom. Free. For questions, virtual access: [email protected].
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“Mildred Pierce”: 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.
Sept. 8: “Mildred Pierce” (Michael Curtiz, 1945). Joan Crawford won her only Oscar in this drama about a mother whose personal sacrifices to give her spoiled daughter a perfect life result in heartbreak. 7 p.m.
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Huron Valley Harmonizers Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society
MoreEvery Tues. Singers of all ages and genders invited to join rehearsals of this award-winning a cappella chorus. 7–8:45 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4001 Ann Arbor–Saline Rd. Free to visitors; call ahead or check website (dues for those who join). (734) 796–7467, [email protected], hvharmonizers.org.
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“Flow Hive”: Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers
MoreTalk by beekeeper and co-inventor Stu Anderson about this system for extracting honey straight from the hive. Preceded at 6:30 p.m. by a beginners’ Q&A session. 7–9 p.m., U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Also available online. Free; metered parking. a2b2club.org.
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Shape Note Singing: Ypsi Shape Note Group
MoreSept. 8 & 22. All invited to join an evening of this early American form of hymn singing that uses musical notation with distinct shapes to make learning easier. Songbooks available. No experience required. 7–9 p.m., Riverside Arts Center, Off Center Bldg., 76 N. Huron St., Ypsi. Free. (734) 480–2787, riversidearts.org/shape-note-singing-ypsilanti.
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Nightspots
Jake Reichbart.: Earle
MoreEarle 121 W. Washington, Ann ArborSolo jazz guitarist. Solo jazz pianists TBA occasionally substitute.
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Women’s A Cappella Chorus Rehearsal: Voices in Harmony
MoreEvery Tues. Women singers invited to join a rehearsal of this local 40-member a cappella barbershop harmony chorus. 7–9:30 p.m., UAW Local 898, 8975 Textile, Ypsi. Free to visitors (dues for those who join). (734) 765–3611, [email protected], voicesinharmonychorus.org.
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Tuesday English Country Dance: Ann Arbor Community of Traditional Music and Dance
MoreEvery Tues. Historical and traditional English dancing to live music. All dances taught and prompted; no complicated steps, and no partner or experience needed. Bring clean, flat, nonslip shoes. First-timers asked to arrive at 6:45 p.m. 7–9:30 p.m., Concourse Hall, 4531 Concourse. Suggested donation $8–$12 (students, $4; kids age 13 & under with caregiver, free). (734) 665–7704, aactmad.org/english-country.
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Storytelling Nights: The Ark
MorePerformances by top regional storytellers Beverly Black, Steve Daut, Jeff Doyle, Jane Fink, Jennifer Otto, Barbara Schutzgruber (this month’s Ann Arborite, see p. 31), and Rich Swanson. 8 p.m., the Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $24 in advance at theark.org & at the door. (734) 761–1451.
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Contemporary Directions Ensemble: U-M School of Music
MoreJayce Ogren directs this music grad student ensemble in works exploring themes of repetition, including Jordan Nobles’ shimmering, nature-inspired 2023 chamber piece 30 Crows; Frederic Rzewski’s whimsical 1963 minimalist exercise Les Moutons de Panurge; and celebrated minimalist composer Steve Reich’s Clapping Music, a 1972 experimental piece performed entirely by clapping. 8 p.m., U-M Moore Bldg. McIntosh Theatre, 1100 Baits. Free. (734) 764–0583.
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Nightspots
Alex Wand & Nelle Anderson.: Ziggy’s
MoreZiggy’s 206 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, YpsilantiAn improvisational blend of opera and performance art by this duo of soprano-composer Anderson and Wand, a local guitarist who plays joyous and unpredictable instrumental originals featuring unconventional tunings. Tonight they are joined by L.A.–based violist Patrick Behnke.
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Ann Arbor Group Runs: Fleet Feet
MoreEvery Sun., Tues., & Wed. Runners of all abilities invited to join a run of 3–5 miles along varying routes from different locations. Rain or shine. Dozer Coffee (7 a.m. Tues. & 8 a.m. Sun.), 112 Jackson Plz., (734) 929–9022 & Fleet Feet (7 p.m. Wed.), 123 E. Liberty, (734) 769–5016. Free. fleetfeetsemichigan.com.
