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Native Plant Expo & Marketplace – 9am-1pm. Shop for Michigan native plants from several Michigan native plant growers, learn how to establish and maintain native landscapes and connect with companies specializing in planning native landscapes. Offering pre-order and day-of sales. Free, but space limited. Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd, Ann Arbor. 734-3028715. Tinyurl.com/n66dkzz8. Online: David Barrett – 8pm. With Special Guest: Brian Brill. Genre: Classic Folk. Free; donations accepted. More info: TheArk.org/arkfamily-room-series.
SUNDAY, JUNE 6 Stewardship Workday: Ruthven Nature Area – 9am-12pm. Celebrate National Trails Day with NAP and work to improve the trails and remove invasive plants. Tools, snacks and know-how provided. Free. Location given after registration. Pre-registration required: Tinyurl.com/Ruthve060621.
TUESDAY, JUNE 8 Virtual Stewards’ Circle – 7:30-8:30am. Topic: Rain Garden Q&A. Get your questions answered from local rain garden doyen Susan Bryan. An informal discussion on a monthly topic with volunteer and professional land stewards, plus others interested in nature. Free. Via Zoom: Tinyurl. com/SCZoom2021. More info: Stewardship Network.org.
THURSDAY, JUNE 24 Online: Connie Kaldor – 8pm. Genre: English/ Canadian/Australian. Free; donations accepted. More info: TheArk.org/ark-family-room-series.
FRIDAY, JUNE 25 Outdoor Concerts in Fuller Park – June 25 & 26. Arbor Summer Festival and The Ark will bring 3 live outdoor concerts. Performers: The War and Treaty, Kishi Bashi, Laith Al-Saadi and his trio. More info & tickets: TheArk.org or A2sf.org.
SUNDAY, JUNE 27 Stewardship Workday: Bluffs Nature Area – 1-4pm. This area has accumulated a bounty of large, heavy pieces of trash-like snowmobiles and jacks. Help remove this large equipment from the park and keep our natural areas clean. Tools, snacks and know-how provided. Free. Location given after registration. Pre-registration required: Tinyurl.com/ Bluffs062721.
TUESDAY, JUNE 29 Virtual Education Series: Sexuality in Addiction Recovery – 7:30-9pm. With Jerry Fouchey. Free. Via Zoom. For link: DawnFarm.org.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 Online: Big Little Lions – 8pm. Genre: Contemporary Songwriters & Groups. Free; donations accepted. More info: TheArk.org/ark-family-room-series.
SATURDAY, JUNE 12 Growing Hope Community Open House – 10am3pm. Enjoy activities for kids, gardening workshops, garden tours, free food and a seed/seedling giveaway. Register in advance to reserve time slots. Free. Growing Hope, 922 W Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti. Tinyurl.com/y2f2d98z.
SUNDAY, JUNE 13 A2SF Sidewalk Chalk Day – Ann Arbor Summer Festival brings everyone together for Sidewalk Chalk Day, an outdoor explosion of imaginations set close to home. Rain date June 14. More info & to register: A2sf.org/events/ sidewalk-chalk-day.
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daily Ann Arbor Summer Festival – June 12-July 5. A mix of new, in-person and digital events. Discover a series of concerts, pop-up events in public parks and spaces throughout Ann Arbor and the Ypsilanti area. More info: A2sf.org.
Virtual Family Art Studio: Kusudama – 11am1pm. A tutorial on making Japanese kusudama — paper models typically created by sewing or gluing together multiple identical origami units. Free. More info & to register: UMMA.UMich.edu.
Lightworks Introduction: Who is Your Greater Spirit Self? – 2 hrs. An experiential opportunity to open the channels accessing your higher self and your innate wisdom. Until venues open again (June) this will be in a place of your comfort with your personal circle of friends. Keep an eye on the Facebook page for possible open groups. $10 or sliding scale. To schedule anytime: 231-383-0803 or Lightworks@ aye.net. Facebook: Shama Arial’s Lightworks.
Free Knee Pain Webinar: Live Q&A Session – 121pm. With Straith Orthopedics Hip & Knee Surgeon, Dr. Michael Fleischman. Get insight about treatment options for the knee and when it is time to consider minimally invasive procedures, and partial-to-full knee replacements. Via Zoom. 800-485-5843. Register: Tinyurl.com/3tb3ur4x.
Free 15-Day Meditation Challenge – 6am11:55pm. Join this challenge to get a free 15-day
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Ypsi Area Online Market – A collaboration between Growing Hope, The Farm at St. Joe’s, Zilke Farm Kitchen, and a growing list of area farmers and food producers. For pick-up sites & to shop: Growing Hope.net/ypsi-area-online-market.
