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A boat launch on the Huron River in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Sarah M. Parlette / WDIV)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – With hot, humid days and rainy nights, Ann Arbor is right in the middle of the dog days of summer.
Maybe you snapped some cool shots during Art Fair, took celebratory selfies at an Ann Arbor Summer Festival concert or tested your photography skills while canoeing down Huron River. Whatever it is, we want to see how you have celebrated summer in Tree Town.
Winners will be featured in an article, in one of Meredith’s Tuesday newsletters and will have bragging rights for the rest of the summer.
Artist Spotlight: Dani Darling
Name: Dani Darling
Sound: Pop, soul and jazz. Darling says she s influenced by artists like Erykah Badu and Radiohead, as well as old Hollywood movie scores.
The latest: The Ann Arbor-based singer, songwriter, producer and musician has been working on her third EP The Future. The project is in collaboration with a fellowship from the Amplify Project. The fellowship supports musicians with recording and engineering costs in exchange for their volunteer service to local nonprofits. She recorded The Future on New Year s Eve at Grove Studios in Ypsilanti and it hits streaming services June 25.
Next: Dani Darling will perform at 7 p.m. June 24 at Lansdowne Park 601 Lans Way in Ann Arbor as part of the Ann Arbor Summer Festival s Top of the Park series. For more information on the lineup or to RSVP, visit a2sf.org/live-here-now.
Submit your events to metrotimes.com/calendar. Thu. 6/11-Sun. 6/18 Ann Arbor Summer Festival Remember what it was like being legitimately busy? Well, you’re about to. Since.
Remember what it was like being legitimately
busy? Well, you’re about to. Since 1984, the Ann Arbor Summer Festival has championed the performing arts via a four-week festival starting in June that offers concerts, art exhibitions, family-friendly activities, dance performances, and film screenings and this summer is no different. Well, OK, this summer is a bit different, with the fest offering a variety of in-person and digital events throughout the U-M campus and neighboring parks. This year’s A2SF schedule includes pop-up neighborhood concerts, movies at Fuller Park, a theater installation that accommodates one audience member at a time, a community-based Indian dance event, and three ticketed live-outdoor fundraising concerts featuring Kishi Bashi, the Laith Al-Saadi Trio, and the War and Treaty. Additionally, folks can reserve private concerts from a number of participating performers. As for online events, this year’s A2SF will include
When: Starts June 11. Mondays-Sundays. Continues through July 18
Price: Varies Remember what it was like being legitimately busy? Well, you’re about to. Since 1984, the Ann Arbor Summer Festival has championed the performing arts via a four-week festival starting in June that offers concerts, art exhibitions, family-friendly activities, dance performances, and film screenings and this summer is no different. Well, OK, this summer is a bit different, with the fest offering a variety of in-person and digital events throughout the U-M campus and neighboring parks. This year’s A2SF schedule includes pop-up neighborhood concerts, movies at Fuller Park, a theater installation that accommodates one audience member at a time, a community-based Indian dance event, and three ticketed live-outdoor fundraising concerts featuring Kishi Bashi, the Laith Al-Saadi Trio, and the War and Treaty. Additionally, folks can reserve private concerts from a number of participating perfo