OCTOBER

Community Open House
Tuesday, October 14
A2 Downtown Development Authority Offices
150 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor
7pm – 8:30pm

The A2 Downtown Development Authority Board has approved a design for the South Fifth Ave Underground Parking Structure. The parking structure will contain a number of elements that correlate to the values articulated via a survey completed by more than 6,000 community members, feedback from members of City Council, Planning Commission, and City staff, as well as comments provided by many of you at an open house last spring.

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National Association of Career Women
Wednesday, October 15
Weber’s
3050 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor
11:45am – 1pm

Speaker Judy Karandjeff, Executive Director Michigan Women's Commission

"Cracking the Glass Ceiling: Making Room for Our Future and Our Daughters"

Cost: $20

For information, please call Christine Mann at 734.439.2904.

Free Shredding Event
Friday, October 17 – Saturday October 18
Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station
2950 East Ellsworth, Ann Arbor
9:30am – 4:30am

The event is open to all residents and businesses in Washtenaw County. Customers may bring up to 100 pounds of paper for shredding. One hundred pounds of paper is approximately four standard banker’s boxes or one 96-gallon trash can. All shredded paper will be recycled. Customers with more than 100 pounds of paper to be shredded must make arrangements before the event by calling the Drop-Off Station at 734.971.7400.

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Proposed A2D2 Code Amendment Briefing with Wendy Rampson
Wednesday, October 29
Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce
115 West Huron Street, 3rd Floor, Ann Arbor
8:30am

The Ann Arbor Discovering Downtown (A2D2) initiative governs downtown’s future direction. The City Planning Commission recently recommended approval of the proposed A2D2 code amendments. Prior to City Council’s review, however, a series of community briefings will be held.

Space is limited, so if you’re interested in attending please respond to Kyle Mazurek at 734.214.0101.

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Pretty in Pink
Wednesday, October 29
Ann Arbor City Club, Tables & Tea and Tea Room
1830 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor
11am – 6pm

Pretty in Pink recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A two course savory ad sweet Tea Room lunch is available from 11:30am – 1:30pm and 3:30pm – 5:30pm. The event is open to the public, giving everyone a chance to see the newly renovated City Club.

Cost: $25 for lunch; $37 for tour and lunch

For lunch reservations and additional tour information, contact the City Club at 734.662.3279.

NOVEMBER

Dine & Dash
Friday, November 7
Barton Hills Country Club
730 Country Club Road, Ann Arbor
6pm

The Arbor Hospice Foundation is bringing a spirited, new fundraising event to Ann Arbor’s Barton Hills Country Club. The inaugural Dine & Dash invites art enthusiasts and community members to enjoy fabulous art, wine, food and fun to benefit Arbor Hospice’s hospice care and grief support services.

Each guest will enjoy perusing extraordinary art, raffle and auction items, while making note of their favorite pieces. After dinner, attendees will kick off their heels and make a dash for the piece of art of their choice. Every twosome will go home with a piece of art valued at a minimum of $250 or more.

Tickets are $350 (entitles two people to attend and one to “dash”) or $1,600 for a reserved table of eight (entitles eight people to attend and four to “dash”). A limited number of individual tickets will also be available. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Alison Oumedian at 734.794.5152

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Art Date: A Gallery Project Fundraiser for Queer Singles and their Friends
Friday, November 14
Gallery Project
215 South Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor
6pm – 9pm

A fun-filled evening of art, music, and good company, meant to raise funds for Gallery Project and to offer a space for the LGBT community to have a good time! Come meet exciting queer folks who share a passion for contemporary art! Mingle with gay and straight friends, married, coupled, or otherwise! Have a glass of wine or a beer, some hors d’oeuvres, and soak in the Flash tattoo art show, while you are serenaded by our charming DJ and wooed by alluring performers.
 
Minimum required donation: $20
 
DJ: Chuck Hampton, a.k.a. Gay Marvine
 
Performances by Adam Boehmer, Amanda Krugliak, Melanie Manos, and The Gentlemen Pirates (“Stealing hearts with stolen songs!” Featuring: That Kook With A Uke - Downtown Ken Brown - and Uncle Art and his Magic Tamboureasal).

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Go Shopping; Make a Difference
Sunday, November 23
Briarwood Mall
100 Briarwood Circle, Ann Arbor
6:30pm – 10pm

Holiday Shopping will be twice as nice on Sunday, November 23 when Briarwood Mall hosts the annual Simon Evening of Giving event – a festive night of private shopping that benefits area charities. Shoppers will enjoy an exciting evening of exclusive shopping featuring special discounts and gifts from participating retailers, live music and family entertainment. Shoppers are able to give back to their communities through the purchase of a ticket to the event which benefits the participating nonprofit organizations.

Special discounts offered during Simon Evening of Giving will include: 20% off at many stores including Banana Republic, FYE, The Limited, Perfumania, and Talbots. Sears will give $10 off your purchase of $50 or more, with Macy’s and JCPenney also offering similar discounts. The Program Guide will have full details. Prizes will be raffled off to shoppers throughout the evening and holiday photos will also be available for purchase (with or without Santa Claus).

Special events to be featured at Simon Evening of Giving at Briarwood Mall include: entertainment by the Arbor String Ensemble, the Cocktail Jazz Trio and a silent auction benefiting the Simon Youth Foundation. Briarwood will also be bringing back their game show, “Know Your Mall,” where everyone who plays is a winner.

Tickets sold outside the mall by participating organizations are $10 per person, $7 of which goes directly to community selling the ticket. The remaining $3 of those tickets sold goes to support the Simon Youth Foundation. The mission of the Simon Youth Foundation is to positively impact the lives of today’s youth through two initiatives: Education Resource Centers and scholarship programs. The Simon Youth Foundation was established by Simon Property Group, owners of Briarwood Mall.

In 2007, Simon Evening of Giving and Simon Day of Giving raised more than $1.8 million for 2,900 local, regional and national charities across the country.
For information on how charitable organizations can participate, please contact the mall office at 734.769.9610.

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DECEMBER

25th Annual Holiday Art & Craft Festival
Saturday, December 6
Ann Arbor City Club
1830 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor
9am – 4pm

There will be over 50 juried exhibitors from Michigan in attendance.

Cost: $3; children 12 and under free

For more information, please contact Penny O’Malley at 734.878.9044.