Spring is officially here this weekend! After a colder week, spring like temperatures return – plus rain on Sunday. Get ready to go puddle jumping!

The JLC Book Sale this week is the perfect spot to stock up before spring break. They have thousands of books, DVDs, Puzzles, Games, & More.

It all starts on Wednesday with the Pre-Sale and Teachers Night. Then continues through Saturday. Join them at The Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds

Spring Break starts after school on Friday. Make sure your kids are signed up for camps and check out our Spring Break Guide for fun ideas if you are home.

The JLC Book Sale continues through Saturday – a perfect time to stock up on reading material (or puzzles) for spring break!

Friday after school, teens are invited to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library on North Campus for Use Your Voice with Jean Alicia Elster.

Friday night, you can enjoy Family Trivia Night at Ann Arbor Senior Center, Euchre Friday at HOMES, or plan a date night by sending the kids to Cats and Kids at Tiny Lions Lounge.

Every year the first weekend of spring break is the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow at Skyline High School. Watch the festivities on Saturday, Sunday, or both days.

 

There are also Easter events this weekend including an Easter Egg Hunt in Milan and Washtenaw Christian Academy. Enjoy a day on the farm with Easter Visits at Carousel Acres on Saturday or Sunday. Or join Hide & Seek Play Boutique for Spring Event – Photos, Crafts, Scavenger Hunt on Saturday morning.

Catch a show at a library with A2 Magic Show at Dexter or The Phil Hale Jazz Quartet at YDL- Superior. Or bring your little one to YDL-Whittaker to try out their own circus show tricks with Cirque AmongUs at YDL- Whittaker.

 

The Ann Arbor Film Festival runs through the weekend. In particular, Saturday at 1:30p is Films in Competition 9: Almost All Ages at Michigan Theater.

 

Sunday is Dino Day! at AADL-Downtown. Or you can join the Googly Eye-stravaganza at AADL-Westgate.

 

Are your kids into robotics? There will be a FIRST FRC (high school) robotics competition at Saline High School on Saturday and Sunday. Local teams completing include Ypsilanti HS, Pioneer HS, Skyline HS, Saline HS, Milan HS, WTMC, Central Academy, Father Gabriel Richard, WiHi, and Forsythe/Skyline.

And don’t forget activities happening all March like Maple Sugaring events, STEM Saturdays at Briarwood, and FoolMoon Luminary Workshops.

Also, be sure to check out Arbor Annie’s March Flight Plan – a new series covering activity ideas for the month.

Both Project Hail Mary and The Pout-Pout Fish opened last week. Next weekend The Super Mario Galaxy movie opens.

All Day 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival at Michigan Theater
9:00am-8:00pm JLC Book Sale at Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds
11:00am-12:00pm Little Ones Dance at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd
1:00pm-2:00pm Intro to Soldering Make & Take at Maker Works
3:30pm-5:00pm Use Your Voice with Jean Alicia Elster at Gerald R Ford Presidential Library
4:00pm-6:00pm Family Fridays: Clay Landscapes at Ann Arbor Art Center
5:00pm-6:30pm Family Trivia Night at Ann Arbor Senior Center
5:00pm-7:00pm Sign Lab at Downtown Branch of AADL
6:00pm-7:00pm Going Deeper with Riso at Downtown Branch of AADL
6:30pm-9:00pm Euchre Friday at HOMES at HOMES Campus
7:15pm-8:45pm Cats and Kids at Tiny Lions Lounge & Adoption Center

Saturday, March 28
All Day 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival at Michigan Theater
9:00am-8:00pm HUGE JLC Book Sale at Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds
9:30am-11:30am Spring Event - Photos, Crafts, Scavenger Hunt at Hide and Seek Play Boutique
10:00am-8:00pm 52nd Annual Dance for Mother Earth Powwow at Skyline High School
10:30am-12:30pm Dungeons & Dragons Drop in for Teens at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch
11:00am-11:45am A2 Magic Show at Dexter District Library
11:00am-12:00pm Cirque AmongUs at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd
11:00am-1:30pm Easter Egg Hunt at Washtenaw Christian Academy
11:00am-12:00pm Easter Egg Hunt at Riverbank Center
11:00am-1:00pm GLAAWC Writers Circle: Building Your Author Legacy at Downtown Branch of AADL
12:00pm-3:00pm Critter House Open Hours at Leslie Science & Nature Center
12:00pm-3:00pm Critters Up Close at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
12:00pm-3:30pm Maple Syrup Tours at Maybury Farm
12:00pm-4:00pm U-M Medical History Exhibit at Museum on Main Street
12:30pm-4:00pm Intro to Household Tools Make & Take at Maker Works
1:00pm-3:00pm Bring Your Own Book Club at Schuler Books (Nicola’s Books)
1:00pm-3:00pm Moana Party and Dance Performance with Polynesian Dancers of Michigan at Downtown Branch of AADL
1:00pm-2:00pm Paper Bag Monsters at Westgate Branch of AADL
1:30pm Ann Arbor Film Festival: Films in Competition 9: Almost All Ages at Michigan Theater
2:00pm-4:00pm Crafternoon - Fabric Birds at SCRAP Creative Reuse
2:00pm-4:00pm Fabric, Yarn, and Notions Swap at Downtown Branch of AADL
2:00pm-3:00pm Leslie Science & Nature Center: Feathered Friends at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch
2:00pm-4:00pm ODD Show & Tell at Lake Erie Metropark
2:00pm-3:00pm The Phil Hale Jazz Quartet at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior
2:30pm-3:30pm Suncatcher Painting for Teens & Tweens at Dexter District Library
3:30pm-4:30pm Spring Wreaths at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd
4:00pm-6:00pm Easter Visits at Carousel Acres

All Day 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival at Michigan Theater
10:00am-5:00pm 52nd Annual Dance for Mother Earth Powwow at Skyline High School
10:00am-4:00pm Fool U! FoolMoon Luminary Making Workshops at Hathaway’s Hideaway
11:00am-4:00pm Dino Day! at Downtown Branch of AADL
12:00pm-3:00pm Critter House Open Hours at Leslie Science & Nature Center
12:00pm-3:00pm Critters Up Close at Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
12:00pm-3:30pm Maple Syrup Tours at Maybury Farm
12:00pm-4:00pm U-M Medical History Exhibit at Museum on Main Street
1:00pm-2:30pm Googly Eye-stravaganza at Westgate Branch of AADL
1:00pm-4:30pm Hand Sewing Marathon: Adorable Felt Donuts at Malletts Creek Branch Library
2:00pm-4:00pm Aquatic Insects: Ecology & Use in Determining Stream Water Quality at Eddy Discovery Center
2:00pm-4:00pm Colorful Butterfly - Tipsy Ypsi at Tipsy Ypsi Paint & Pour
3:00pm-5:00pm Queer Crafternoon at SCRAP Creative Reuse
4:00pm-6:00pm Easter Visits at Carousel Acres

 

Find all the fun events this week in Arbor Annie's Weekend Highlights on the website!

It’s Spring Break so there are lots of activities all week long. Ypsilanti District Library has daily STEM activities at Whittaker and Michgan Avenue. Launch Trampoline is running a Spring Break Staycation special.

 

Check out Saline Distict Library for fun events like The Floor is Lava!, Escape Room: Houdini’s Secret Room, Dragon Quest or a Family Bird Walk. Join Dexter District Library on Tuesday for Sundaes and Games or an InvestiGators Party on Wednesday

 

AADL fun includes Wild Kratts Party and Sock Puppets on Monday, Nutty Scientists: Magic of Science and Corita Kent Inspired Collage Cubes on Tuesday, Concert | Wendy and DB or Octopus in Motion. on Wednesday, and Pipe Cleaner Bee Puppets and Pocky Taste Test on Thursday.

 

Join Ann Arbor Parks for K-5 Animal Tracks on Monday or Nature Crafts: Plants to Jam on Tuesday. Wednesday head up to Kensington Metropark for a Family Hike.

 

The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History is open on Monday for spring break. They are also holding an Undergraduate Research Showcase on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

 

We’ve also got suggestions for Staycations and Day Trip outings.

Next weekend is Easter Weekend. There are lots of Easter events starting on Friday with Breakfast with the Bunny at Toledo Zoo and Bunnyville at Detroit Zoo. Friday afternoon you can Hop into Spring at Wasem Fruit Farm. Then Saturday is full of Easter egg hunts including Hop, Skip, Spring! at Gallup Park, Spring Eggstravaganza at LSNC, Pittsfield’s Easter Egg Hunt at Montibeller, Saline Rec Spring Fest Egg Hunt, and more. Sunday make sure you have your Easter brunch reservations or join an Easter Egg Hunt at Stone Chalet.

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