Paul Miles gave a pretty good blues guitar performance to Ann Arborites on Liberty Street for several hours leading up to a BB King concert at Michigan Theater Sunday night. While Laith Al-Saadi was in the theater opening up for BB, Miles was playing is own opening act – street style. Upbeat slide guitar and … Continued
The Veterans Honor Guard of Washtenaw County, local boy scout troops, government officials, and Miss Washtenaw County, all participated in a Memorial Day observance at Arborcrest Memorial Park in Ann Arbor on May 25, 2014. A trumpet played Amazing Grace. Representative Adam Zemke, congressman John Dingell, and K.T. Maviglia spoke. All paid tribute to the men … Continued
Woodruff’s in Ypsilanti is closing soon, so I stopped in last night to grab a few shots for the record. Played a few games of Defender, a classic Williams arcade game. I’ll try to shoot some more “Ypsilanti Nights” when it’s warmer and more people are around.
Last Friday night the Ann Arbor music scene was alive on 1st Street. Dave Menzo had a CD release show at the Blind Pig. The Vibratrons rocked happy hour at LIVE. The moon ducked in and out of small patchy clouds as people ate Kielbasa.•• Dave Menzo and the Cave of Wonders played his creative, … Continued
Life is good again on Main Street. Festifools kicked off the festival season in Ann Arbor last Sunday with a huge crowd, happy to see the end of the coldest Michigan winter in a long time. Thousands of people lined Main Street to watch and interact with the papier-mâché creations. The Violin Monster participated, Ann … Continued
Hats off to the Ann Arbor Area Convention & Visitors Bureau for putting on a great New Years Eve party on Main Street in Ann Arbor. So many friendly Canadians were out there – it’s only fitting that your team (the Maple Leafs) won the next day at the Winter Classic hockey game at Michigan Stadium. … Continued
People sang Christmas Carols and Santa counted down to the tree lighting in the Kerrytown courtyard on Dec 1, 2013. Midnight Madness in Ann Arbor is this Friday, Dec 6.
Wind and snow covered Ann Arbor streets on Nov 24, 2013. Excellent opportunity to improvise. Spent too much time inside Sweetwaters drinking coffee though. Next time…
Fresh on tap here at the Ann Arbor Nights blog is a little Bill’s Beer Garden, some cool Wizard of Oz characters, a Starbucks Frappuccino costume, displays at Melting Pot, Peacable Kingdom, Himalayan Bazaar, and a Michigan Theater scene.
On a cool, breezy, fall Ann Arbor night, The Irwin Building at 315 North Main Street emits a moody Halloween blue color. Two glowing rose-colored lamps stand tall at the entrance, where a sign reads “Wolverine Technical Staffing, Inc.” An inflatable witch sits on the roof and a scary lady stares out from inside … Continued
