Community Calendar

Picture it: live music and dinner, right here at Marrow in The Market. We’ve teamed up with 2 Stones Events to bring you the Marrow in the Market Dinner & Music Series!!!

Here’s the plan: four ticketed dinners where Chef and Culinary Director Andrew Shedden creates a menu inspired by the music you’re hearing live that night. Motown gets a Detroit-themed menu. Mardi Gras brings Cajun flavors. Cinco de Mayo, Latin-inspired courses. And Detroit Jazz gets its own celebration. Two seatings per night: 6:00 PM or 8:30 PM.

What's included: each ticket ($105 + fees $8.89) includes your four-course dinner, 20% gratuity, and 90 minutes of live music. Drinks available à la carte.

First up: Holiday Motown with Ben Sharkey!

Over the past ten years, Ben Sharkey has been one of Detroit’s premiere live entertainers. He infuses his live performances with a hip and sultry fire, bringing his artful swagger to the stage with a colorful fusion of old-school cool, contemporary jazz, soul, and pop.

Since the charismatic vocalist posted his first raw home videos of himself singing Michael Buble and Frank Sinatra classics to YouTube in 2007, he has amassed over 5 million views worldwide for over 70 clips. By increasingly popular demand, the Michigan native has amassed hundreds of performances at jazz hotspots like Cliff Bell’s and a five-year and counting residency at the Axis Lounge at the MGM Grand Detroit.

He’s been compared to everyone from Frank and Buble to Dean Martin, Mel Torme and Harry Connick, Jr. – yet he’s evolved from being a stellar vocal interpreter to master storyteller and songwriter. Collaborating with his pianist Chris Codish, Ben has written clever, crafty tunes expressing every aspect of love, deep heartfelt connections and the sheer joy of living life to the fullest in the sexiest, naughtiest, most sensual and playful way possible. Stylistically, he lets his muse lead the way to booming percussion driven landscapes infused with jazz, pop, swing, R&B, Latin and crisp, edgy house-dance beats that make him the ultimate contemporary hipster as well as a masterful throwback artist.

Experience the joy and wonder of Christmas from the comfort of your car at Ann Arbor Baptist Church’s Drive-Through Christmas Experience, held Thursday through Sunday, December 11–14, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at 2150 South Wagner Road, Ann Arbor.
Held for the sixth year in a row, guests will enjoy a light display featuring more than 100,000 lights, a lighted tunnel, towering 25-foot Christmas trees, a free drive-up cafe, caroler choir, live nativity and a mini movie - all designed to be viewed from the warmth of your car.
The full experience takes approximately 20–30 minutes and is free and open to all. To ensure safety and ease of access, guests should enter southbound to ensure right turn only.
For more information, visit www.aabaptist.church or call (734) 995-5144.

All-Brahms program performed by a 60 member all-star orchestra, led by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

It’s engagement season and 20 something Kinzley, an assistant and aspiring writer for BANGS! Magazine, is still single and turning 30 on Christmas Day! She returns home to her small town of Whispering Pines to celebrate the double engagement of her sister and dad (not to each other). If she can win the affections of Eric Silverspoon, she can make it a triple engagement, receive a promotion, and make all her dreams come true this Christmas!
December 5-7 and 11-14 | Thur-Sat at 7:30pm, Sun at 2pm

Ypsilanti Community Choir presents: Light Up the Holidays with Song, Thursday, December 11, 2025, 7:30 p.m. Morris Lawrence Auditorium at Washtenaw Community College. Ariel Toews Ricotta will direct selections including The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth, We Need A Little Christmas, Sweet Silent Night, Antiphonal Deck the Halls, The Alfred Burt Carols: Caroling, Caroling, All On A Christmas Morning, We’ll Dress the House and more.

We need multilingual volunteers for the Salvation Army Christmas programs.
Be an Elf. "Believe in the magic of the season."
Wednesday or Thursday
December 17-18
9 am-5 pm
734-668-8353
kimberly.castillo@usc.salvationarmy.org

Do you ever feel stuck when your child asks questions about race?

You’re not alone. Many parents want to raise children who understand difference, race, and culture—but aren’t sure how to start these conversations or worry about saying the wrong thing.

Register for the full session (4 dates) or just a single drop-in!

Free to attend.

December 12th and 19th in Top Floor Main

Week by Week Descriptions
Workshop 1: Foundations & Self-Reflection (November 14, 2025)
Join us for an opening circle where we’ll explore our own stories around race and identity. Through journaling, art-making, and facilitated dialogue, we’ll create a foundation of trust and begin examining our earliest memories and awareness around difference. This welcoming space combines wellness practices with community building, perfect whether you’re attending all four workshops or just this one. Leave with your own companion journal to continue the reflection.

Workshop 2: Understanding How We Learn About Race (November 21, 2025)
Dive into how messages about race, identity, and difference shape our lives and the lives of young people. Through reflective exercises and creative activities, we’ll examine the communities we’re part of and consider how to expand our perspectives. This session offers practical tools for having age-appropriate conversations with youth, plus continued journaling and art exploration.

Workshop 3: Learning from Community Voices (December 12, 2025)
Hear from a dynamic panel of scholars, local librarians, and community educators who work directly with young people. Bring your questions about talking with kids and teens about race, finding inclusive resources, and navigating difficult conversations. This interactive session welcomes parents, caregivers, and anyone who wants real-world guidance from people doing this work daily.

Workshop 4: Creating Together (December 19, 2025)
Transform our collective insights into art! We’ll collaborate on designing a vision for a future community project that reflects our learning and hopes for an anti-racist community. Whether you’ve attended previous sessions or this is your first, join us in creating something beautiful and meaningful through art and dialogue. All ideas and artistic abilities welcome, this is about imagination and collective dreaming.

Experience the joy and wonder of Christmas from the comfort of your car at Ann Arbor Baptist Church’s Drive-Through Christmas Experience, held Thursday through Sunday, December 11–14, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at 2150 South Wagner Road, Ann Arbor.
Held for the sixth year in a row, guests will enjoy a light display featuring more than 100,000 lights, a lighted tunnel, towering 25-foot Christmas trees, a free drive-up cafe, caroler choir, live nativity and a mini movie - all designed to be viewed from the warmth of your car.
The full experience takes approximately 20–30 minutes and is free and open to all. To ensure safety and ease of access, guests should enter southbound to ensure right turn only.
For more information, visit www.aabaptist.church or call (734) 995-5144.

Get ready for an electrifying tour through American music traditions as boogie-woogie and blues piano master Mark Lincoln Braun (Mr. B) joins forces with The Kerrytown Stompers, Ann Arbor’s own champions of traditional jazz. Led by drummer and washboard player Pete Siers, the band features Dave Kosmyna (cornet), Ray Heitger (clarinet), Alex Belhaj (guitar), and Chris Tabaczynski (bass saxophone), bringing authenticity and joyful energy to the stage. From Mr. B’s thunderous left hand and soulful swing to the Stompers’ driving rhythms, this collaboration promises to capture the rollicking spirit of early jazz and blues. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear two forces of Michigan’s jazz scene creating music that will have you smiling—and maybe even stomping—along.

Mark Braun “Mr. B”, piano/vocals
Pete Siers, drums
Ray Heitger, clarinet/vocals
Dave Kosmyna, cornet/vocals
Alex Belhaj, guitar
Chris Tabaczynski, bass saxophone