What to do in Saline this weekend: Jazz in the Park, Outlaw Country, Barbie Exhibit, Art Fair, and More
Lots to do in Saline this weekend. OK. And Ann Arbor, too. Post your events on our calendar by noon Sunday to get in on Monday’s feature.
8 things to do this weekend: Friday, Jul 21 – Sunday, Jul 23
FEATURED EVENTS
Jazz in the Park – Sat Jul 22 4:00 pm
Mill Pond Park
Saline Arts & Culture Committee presents our Inaugural Jazz in the Park, a free community concert at Mill Pond Park on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Hosted by WRJC 90.9 Linda Yohn. Featuring 4 performances by Jonathon Muir-Cotton and Expressions (www.jonathonmuircotton.com), vocalist Olivia Van Goor (www.oliviavangoor.com), Rick Roe Trio and Cole Oswalt and the Community Collective. We will have food trucks and giveaways. Bring your lawn chairs and join us for a night of world class Jazz!
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Other Events
Family Fun Storytime – Fri Jul 21 10:30 am
Saline District Library
Fun with stories, rhymes, songs, and more, developing early literacy skills with our friends and their caregivers. This program may take place outdoors during nice weather.
Ages 0-7. No registration is required.
Stadium and Main Foundation Hosts UM Student Athlete Meet & Greet at the Ann Arbor Art Fair to Raise Awareness for Organ and Bone Marrow Donation – Fri Jul 21 12:00 pm
The Brown Jug Restaurant
Stadium and Main Foundation, the only 501(c)(3) NIL collective supporting the University of Michigan’s student athletes, will be on the ground at the Ann Arbor Art Fair hosting free meet & greets with some of the University’s most exciting student athletes. Art Fair attendees will have the chance to meet the incredible young men and women behind the teams they know and love, while also supporting a great cause.Stadium and Main, working with The University of Michigan Transplant Center, is… [more details]
Theatrica Gladiatoria – Fri Jul 21 2:00 pm
Saline District Library
Do you like action sequences and sword fights on the big screen? Do you ever wonder how they make it look good onstage? Join Theatrica Gladiatoria for a hands-on introduction to the wonderful world of stage combat. Ages 8 – 12. Click here to register.
Family Fun Storytime – Fri Jul 21 10:30 pm
Saline District Library
Fun with stories, rhymes, songs, and more, developing early literacy skills with our friends and their caregivers. This program may take place outdoors during nice weather.
Ages 0-7. No registration is required.
“Barbie: Six Decades of Inspiration” exhibit – Sat Jul 22 10:30 am
Emagine Theater
10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.Exhibit is a Barbie retrospective: her history, her impact and the controversies that have swirled around her over the past 64 years. Presented by the Ann Arbor Doll Collectors. Timed to coincide with the opening weekend of the Barbie movie. Located in the Emagine Theater lobby.
Stadium and Main Foundation Hosts UM Student Athlete Meet & Greet at the Ann Arbor Art Fair to Raise Awareness for Organ and Bone Marrow Donation – Sat Jul 22 12:00 pm
The Brown Jug Restaurant & The Blue Leprechaun
Stadium and Main Foundation, the only 501(c)(3) NIL collective supporting the University of Michigan’s student athletes, will be on the ground at the Ann Arbor Art Fair hosting free meet & greets with some of the University’s most exciting student athletes. Art Fair attendees will have the chance to meet the incredible young men and women behind the teams they know and love, while also supporting a great cause.Stadium and Main, working with The University of Michigan Transplant Center, is… [more details]
Outlaw Country Night with The Bootstrap Boys – Sat Jul 22 8:00 pm
Stony Lake Brewing Co.
The Bootstrap Boys exist in the same world that Waylon Jennings inhabited: unfiltered country rock that has attitude yet keeps your foot tapping.
Hailing from Grand Rapids, the band is made up of lead singer and songwriter Jake Stilson (“Big Jake Bootstrap”), guitarist Nick Alexander (“Nicky Bootstrap”), bassist Jonny Bruha (“Jonny ‘Bubba’ Bootstrap”) and drummer Jeff Knol (“Jeff Bootstrap”).
Listen to any of their original songs and you’ll hear the influence of Willie Nelson, Waylon… [more details]
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