From the a2geeks mailing list - added links are mine.
Friday April 12th is Yuri's Night - celebrating spaceflight on the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight in 1961, and the first space shuttle flight in 1981. The Ann Arbor District Library is bringing laptops running Kerbal Space Program (an awesomely fun space exploration sandbox game) to The Bar at 327 Braun Court. Come celebrate space exploration!
A lovely day for a foolish parade. We were out and got some choice standing places in the springtime sunshine, and when the parade got to be too much for the youngest of the party, we went out for hot chocolate and a muffin.
This photo gives some idea of the fun. I didn't get a picture of my favorite puppet, which was a camera complete with "flash". This was definitely a time to get photos with as much resolution as you can.
You can see many more photos of the event on the Facebook page for the 2013 Festifools event, and I'm sure as I find more I'll share more.
There are lots of Fool Moon photos from 2013 online; I'll note them here as I find collections. But I thought I'd add my own in to start of this cat/bunny/Peep.
Some collections:
Moon Unit Face Pong. "A video booth projected faces into a moon from green screen onto a building in real-time, while Fool Mooners play pong with the faces using wii-motes."
Myra Klarman: FoolMoon 2013. "It was great to see so many veteran and first-time Fools participating in FoolMoon 2013. Their energy was amazing — enthusiastic, creative, welcoming, friendly, and, as always, totally Foolish! Also, the weather more than cooperated, which isn’t something we in Ann Arbor take for granted. "
The Bentley Historical Library is hosting a symposium on Visual Culture and Archives at Rackham Amphitheatre on the University of Michigan Central Campus on April 4-5. The event will be live tweeted with the hash tag #bhlvisual, and there's live streaming of the talks. See the event home page for details.
As originally noted by Dale Grover to the GO-Tech mailing list:
Mark Frauenfelder, editor-in-chief of Make Magazine and co-editor of the blog Boing Boing, will be giving a lecture "Making Makers" this Friday, April 5, 6-7:30 pm at the Chesebrough Auditorium, 220 Chrysler Center, 2121 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor MI 48109
(Map: http://www.engin.umich.edu/facilities/maps/chrysler.html)
Free, open to public. Plan ahead for where you want to park; a number of lots are free parking after 5:00 pm.
"Mark Frauenfelder, co-founder of the collaborative weblog Boing Boing, will present a short and colorful history of making things, and then launch into the amazing new tools, technologies, and social changes that are driving an all-ages maker movement. He'll conclude with a gallery of fun and fascinating homemade inventions."
Event page: http://www.lib.umich.edu/giving-mlibrary/events/making-makers
Kim Bayer asked me to pass this event along, which sounds like a great time if you are considering getting a CSA farm share for 2013 in the Ann Arbor area.
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Greetings
Slow Food Huron Valley invites you to the first annual CSA Fair on Sunday, March 24, 2013 from 2-4pm at the Pittsfield Grange. It is free to attend, and more than 20 CSAs will be represented. Meet CSA farmers, find out which option works for you and sign up for the perfect CSA match - whether it's vegetables, humanely raised meat, whole grains, prepared meals, frozen fruits and vegetables, and more! A CSA membership is the most affordable way to get local, sustainable food into your diet AND it gives a vote of confidence to our farmers.
In addition to the CSA farms, Packard Health Clinic will be on hand with information about their free health insurance programs. And the Great Lakes CSA Coalition will be there talking about establishing insurance wellness rebates for CSA members. The Pittsfield Grange will also have information about Grange programs!
PS: sign up for a CSA on the 24th and enter our drawing...if your name is drawn you get reimbursed so your CSA share is FREE!
SPRING CSA FAIR
When: Sunday, March 24, 2013 from 2-4pm
Where: Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Ann Arbor, MI
More info: slowfoodhuronvalley@gmail.com
UPDATE: "The City of Ann Arbor’s boil water advisory for the northeast side has been lifted. Tests results have confirmed there is no contamination and the water is safe to drink." via Facebook
The following is from a City of Ann Arbor press release sent through the city's Code Red system.
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The City of Ann Arbor has issued a boil water advisory for the northeast side. This is the result of the water system being depressurized due to a city contractor conducting scheduled valve maintenance on the northeast side. Any time there is a loss of water system pressure, a boil-water advisory is issued as a precautionary measure.
The affected area includes South of Green Court, North of the Huron River, East of Huron Parkway and West of US-23. See the attached map for specific details.
As a precautionary measure, all residents in the affected northeast area are advised to boil water that they will use for drinking or cooking. The water should be boiled for at least one minute and allowed to cool in a covered container. Bottled water may be used as an alternative to boiling. Residents may experience discolored water, which can cause stains to laundry if the discoloration is not first cleared from the lines. The iron sediment in the water main has been disturbed causing the discoloration. Once residents are notified that the boil water alert has ended, it is recommended to run cold water for several minutes and flush the toilet to clear your lines.
The City advises the residents to continue to use boiled or bottled water for drinking purposes until further notice. Tests of the water have begun and results will be available within 24 hours. The boil water advisory will be lifted when safe results have been obtained from the tests. Residents in the impacted area will be notified via the city’s Code Red emergency notification system.
Residents may use the water for showering, flushing toilets, and doing laundry. If using the dishwasher, use the heated cycle. If hand-washing dishes, use hot water.
This is a precautionary advisory only. There is no indication that there was any contamination. For more information about Code Red visit www.a2gov.org. Residents may call the Water Treatment Plant 24/7 at (734) 994-2840 with questions.
