Every week at a2b3 I ask people to tell me about upcoming events. Here's this week's event calendar, mostly for events in and around Ann Arbor, Michigan. Note that it doesn't include every possible thing going on, just what people tell me about, and what is interesting enough for me to notice and plan ahead for. I'll be at some of these, I hope.
If you have an event to share, leave it as a comment on this post. Some events are intentionally left incomplete, so that I can publish in haste and edit at leisure.
Thu 3/24: a2b3 lunch at Eastern Accents, 214 S. Fourth Ave, Ann Arbor. Buy your own lunch (light Asian meals, $5-$10). People start showing up 11:30 a.m. or so, introductions at 12:30pm, then discussion of events (this list) and jobs. I'm expecting a photographer from Concentrate Magazine, to accompany a story about the group to be published in the near future.
Now: TEDxUofM. Registration open for 4/8 event. Topic is "encouraging crazy ideas"; space is limited, the event is free for students, $30 for non-students; apply for a spot. (I applied and was accepted.)
Until 3/27: 49th Ann Arbor Film Festival.
Until 4/3: Discardia for Spring 2011.
Thu 3/24: Linda Diane Feldt at Crazy Wisdom, 114 S Main, 7pm, speaking on “Herbal Wisdom: Herbs and Wild Foods That Benefit the Heart and Prevent Cancer.” Details: Ann Arbor Observer calendar.
Thu 3/24: Telcosystems at Ann Arbor Film Festival, 9:30 p.m. Sponsored by a2geeks.
Fri 3/25: Green Technology and Economic Revitalization in Michigan conference, University of Michigan Law School. 9:30 a.m to 3:00 p.m.; lunch at 12:30 p.m. provided (Ali Baba). "The interdisciplinary symposium will examine the legal, business, and policy issues present in shaping the future of Michigan's green economy." Free.
Fri 3/25: Ypsilanti branch of the a2b3 lunch at Beezy's.
Fri 3/25. ICOS seminar, Ross School of Business, Room K1310, 1:3o p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Christina Shalley, Georgia Institute of Technology. Paper: "Creativity in Virtual Work: Effects of Demographic Differences" (PDF).
Fri 3/25. FOIAchat on Twitter, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Guest: Pulitzer Prize winner Ryan Gabrielson, Center for Investigative Reporting.
Fri 3/25: Beer:30. 4:30 p.m., Tech Brewery. Contact: Dug Song.
Sat 3/26: Ann Arbor Farmers Market. Contact: market manager Molly Notarriani.
Sat 3/26: Ann Arbor Kiwanis Sale. Contact: Kathy Griswold.
Sat 3/26: Sculpture Plaza, morning. Demonstration against genetically engineered foods, details TBD.
Sat 3/26: Groundcover News writers workshop, "Telling our Stories". 9a-noon, First Baptist Church Library, 517 E. Washington St.,. contact Vickie Elmer. Details: Ann Arbor Observer calendar for 3/26. $20 or 2 stories for the newspaper.
Sat 3/26. 3d annual Box Car Derby, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., South University between Oxford and Washtenaw. Teams of kids, plus a team from Phi Delta Theta, race box cars down South U. Fundraiser for Ann Arbor Active Against ALS; details, a2a3.org. Contact, to donate baked goods: Suzanne Ross at srhross@mac.com. Video highlights from 2009, 2010.
Sun 3/27: Lumineries workshop at Workantile Exchange, 118 S. Main St, starts 10:00 a.m. Build illuminated lanterns for the Fool Moon parade. Photos of the event: Myra Klarman in the Ann Arbor Chronicle. Bring your kids.
Sun 3/27: Jessica Webster jazz show on WEMU-FM, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Call 1-888-299-8910 to pledge your support for public radio.
Mon 3/28: Yi-Tan call. Every Monday, 1:30 p.m. Contact: Jerry Michalski.
Tue 3/29: Complex Systems seminar, 340 West Hall, noon.
Tue 3/29: A2 New Tech. Blau Auditorium, Ross School of Business.
Tue 3/29: Hot Shots, Melange in Ann Arbor. Sponsored by Ann Arbor SPARK.
Wed 3/30: LA2M (Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing), Conor O'Neil's. Contact Derek Mehraban for details; generally about 100 people show up for lunch ($10) and a speaker on a marketing topic.
Wed 3/30: National Weather Service test tornado drill, 1:00 p.m.
Wed 3/30: Pall-Gelman information meeting about the dioxane plume at Abbot School, 7 pm. Contact: Roger Rayle, Scio Residents for Safe Water; Matthew Naud, City of Ann Arbor.
Ends Fri 4/1: Zhang Zhang, MFA exhibit at Slusser Gallery, The City Speaks.
Fri eve, 4/1 (6:15pm start): Twinkie Run 5K (ALS Fundraiser) - Homemade Twinkie Contest (judged by a really cool local baker), Twinkie start and mid-way snack. Cool shirts. Gallup Park. All abilities.
Fri 4/1: Fool Moon parade. Starts at University of Michigan Museum of Art, 7:00 p.m.
Sat 4/2: Monroe Street Fair.
Sun 4/3: Festifools.
Mon 4/4: Ann Arbor curbside composting begins. #aacitycouncil
First Monday, 4/4: Ann Arbor Mobile Monday. Contact: Keith Bourne.
Fri 4/8: TEDxUofM. A full day at the Michigan Theater, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. #tedxuofm
Mon 4/11. John Vandermeer lecture at Rackham, "Ecological Complexity and the Struggle for a New Agriculture". 4:00 p.m., reception to follow.
4/16-5/28. Ann Arbor residents can get up to 1 cu ft of compost from the MRF; bring your water bill as proof of residency. #aacitycouncil
Mon 4/18: First night of Passover, starts at sunset. No #aacitycouncil meeting.
Fri 4/22: GooglEarth Day #3, U of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment, 9:00 a.m - noon.
Sunday, 5/1: Burns Park Run: 5k/10k road race through the streets of the Burns Park neighborhood. Flaming penguins, 1,000+ registrants - raise money for your own school. Perfect race time weather virtually guaranteed. 8:30 a.m. start. Contact: Joel Dalton.
Sun 5/1: Water Hill Music Fest. Contact: Paul Tinkerhess.
5/2: Michigan Connected Vehicle (formerly IntelliDrive) Working Group, U of Michigan Dearborn, 9:00 a.m. - noon. RSVP by 4/25.
5/3: Millage election: Special education. Details of all Washtenaw County elections from the Washtenaw County Clerk and Register of Deeds Elections office. Contact: Larry Kestenbaum.
5/7: Electronics recycling, Pioneer High School, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Details: Office of Campus Sustainability.
Sat 5/14: County Cleanup Day, Chelsea
Sat 5/14: Eudamonia, Matthaei Botanical Gardens,7pm-10pm. A fundraiser for Summers-Knoll School.
Fri 5/20 - Sat 5/21: FOI Summit, Providence RI
Sat 5/21: TechTwilight, Ann Arbor Hands On Museum, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
6/4: Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire
6/10: Mayor's Green Fair
7/1: Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Railfan Day.
7/30-7/31: Maker Faire Detroit, The Henry Ford, Dearborn.
3/24/2012: Brick Bash 2012.
xx: Wordpress meeting
xx: Public meeting re murals in Allmendinger Park and along Huron Parkway. Not scheduled yet.
xx: E-waste recycling day, date unknown.
Edward Vielmetti invites you to lunch at Eastern Accents, 214 S. Main St., Ann Arbor MI every Thursday. 16 CFR 255 notice: the blogger should "clearly and conspicuously disclose" that he or members of his family have received meals free of charge from Eastern Accents in the past; coffee and tickets to the Ann Arbor Film Festival from Roos Roast; membership service discounts from the Workantile Exchange. Thanks to TeacherPatti for the lunch (and the cookies) on 3/17/2011.
