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July 11, 2026 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Community Listing, Free Bicentennial Park Solar-Powered Movie Night: Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations Join the Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) at Bicentennial Park (2901 E. Ellsworth Road) on Saturday, July 11 for a free Solar-Powered Movie Night featuring FernGully: The Last Rainforest. The movie begins at 9:15 p.m. Bring blankets, lawn chairs, snacks and nonalcoholic beverages. Free popcorn and ice cream will be provided.

July 10, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Community Listing Friday Night Music at Lake Forest Golf Club!: Lake Forest Golf Club 🎶 Friday Night Live Music at Lake Forest Golf Club 🎶 Join us Friday, July 1oth at 5:30 PM for an evening of live music featuring Detroit multi-instrumentalist Sandy Love. The night features a variety of music from Jazz, Motown, R&B, and Standards. Come early and enjoy Happy Hour from 3–5 PM featuring food and drink specials before the music begins. Open to the public.

July 2, 2026 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Community Listing The Enneagram: A Path to Liberation: Manya Arond-Thomas, M.D. An introduction to the Enneagram that will give an overview of how this multi-dimensional system offers us a powerful tool and detailed map for both psychological health and spiritual development. Pittsfield Library Community Room, Ann Arbor. Free. [email protected]. 954-789-4052. Add this event to your calendar: Google | iCal

July 10, 2026 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Community Listing Emo Night Brooklyn: The Blind Pig Welcome to Emo Night Brooklyn, a DJ dance party blasting the best emo and pop punk jams. We may even invite some of your favorite artists and bands to surprise you and join the party. Get ready to scream your lungs out, mosh, and dance to all your favorite songs with all of your favorite people and experience the awesomeness that is Emo Night Brooklyn.

July 8, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Community Listing Wonder Walk: Slow Roll of Summer: Matthaei Botanical Gardens July is for slow, easy-going strolls, close-up curiosity, and simple sketching. Gather at the front entrance and take a lightly guided walk to some favorite shady spaces. We’ll explore the world around us with sketch pads and watercolors, for all-age art play.

July 8, 2026 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Community Listing Sharing the Spirit of America: U-M U.S. at 250 On July 8 at 6:00 PM, communities across the world will simultaneously read the Declaration of Independence aloud — marking the exact date of its first public reading in 1776.

July 1, 2026 7:00 pm - 11:30 pm Community Listing Live Production Electronic Music: Gear Lords Gear Lords has its 50th meeting and showcase Wednesday July 1 at Ziggys in Ypsilanti. Gear Lords is the all hardware, all live set electronic music showcase. Think synths and beat machines, as opposed to turntables and computers. Each meeting we have musicians playing, and this time we have 4 of our regulars. Vibes range from electro, to techno, to house and minimal. 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. donation.

July 4, 2026 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Community Listing Fourth of July Live Music at Lake Forest Golf Club: Lake Forest Golf Club 🎶Happy 250th Fourth of July Celebration with Live Music 🎶 Join us on the 4th of July for live music on the deck from 3:00 PM to 6:o0PM, for an featuring local musicians on piano and bass, Louis Johnson and David Stearns.

July 3, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Community Listing Friday Night Music at Lake Forest Golf Club: Lake Forest Golf Club 🎶 Friday Night Live Music at Lake Forest Golf Club 🎶 Join us Friday, July 3rd at 5:30 PM for an evening of live music featuring local musicians on piano and bass, Louis Johnson and David Stearns. The night features a variety of music from Jazz, Motown, R&B, and Standards. Come early and enjoy Happy Hour from 3–5 PM featuring food and drink specials before the music begins.