Community Calendar

Join the Kelsey Museum for our Fall Family Day as we explore what archaeology is, the technology archaeologists use to uncover the past, and the challenges facing the field today! We will have archaeologists on-site to showcase the technology and robotics they employ to investigate both land and sea.

This event is free and open to the public and will feature hands-on activities and gallery tours. We encourage FIRST® Robotics LEGO® League groups to attend. Learn more at https://myumi.ch/Q6njG.

Alla Boara seeks to bring recognition and new life to Italy’s diverse history of regional folk music. Their modern arrangements of traditional folk songs are variously surprising, playful, mournful, tender and bewitching.

Their dynamic work aims to inspire audiences of all ethnic heritages to treasure their musical roots and consider historical songs’ contemporary cultural relevance. The group has received critical acclaim for its originality and accessibility.

10-piece big band led by Chris Smith, specializing in hot jazz of the 1920s and 30s. Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Duke Ellington and other jazz legends are prominent in their repertoire. Great for listening or dancing.

Nearly fifty years ago, a groundbreaking moment changed the course of history. On
October 7, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed Public Law 94-106, opening enrollment
to women at all US service academies.

On the 50th anniversary of that signing, Kathleen Kornahrens will tell of her experience
as a member of the first class to include women at the US Air Force Academy. She will
be joined by her classmate Colonel Gail Colvin, USAF (Ret.) to examine the legacy of
President Ford’s signature.

Following the talk there will be a sale and signing of Kathleen’s book, “Bring Me Men…”
Brought Women: Marching with the First Female Cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

2 Stones Events will be bringing in metro Detroit’s finest jazz artists for a new series — Sessions @ The Vinyl Society, in the heart of downtown Detroit’s Paradise Valley. Two shows every Wednesday: 8:00 and 9:45 p.m. — and NEVER a cover charge!
Oct. 8 Heather Black Project
Oct. 15 Ben Sharkey
Oct. 22 Noah Jackson & Full Circle
Oct. 29 Jim Alfredson's Dirty Fingers

Thursday, October 9
3:00 – 5:00 pm: Check in, Meet and Greet
4:30 pm: $10 table sale #1
Dinner On Your Own
6:00 – 8:00 pm: Photo Exhibit Opening with Cheryl Chedister

Friday, October 10
9:00 – 5:00 pm: Argus Museum Open to the Public
Off-site – Photo Walk with Jared Haas
Photo Contest: Shoot in Ann Arbor: turn film in at 4:00 pm Friday, October 10
4:00 – 7:00 pm: Drop-in Open House
5:00 pm: $10 table sale #2
6:00 pm: On-site informal dinner (suggested donation)
7:00 pm: Presentation: Jason Kluttz, X-Ray photography

Saturday, October 11
9:30 am: Meet and Greet breakfast (suggested donation)
9:30 am: Silent Auction Opens
10:00 am: Presentation: Cheryl Chedister - Photographic Show presentation and discussion
11:00 am: Presentation: Argus Museum updates, Fundraising Efforts/Results, updates on the museum revamp.
Noon: On-site informal Lunch (suggested donation)
1:00 pm: $10 table sale #3 or Free table
2:00 pm: Keynote Presentation: Jim Widergren - Around the World in 1976: Discovering Photography with an Argus C3
4:00 pm: Annual Membership Meeting with Zoom
6:00 pm: On-site informal dinner (suggested donation)
Photo Contest Results
7:00 pm: Live Auction
7:30 pm: Silent Auction ends
8:00 pm: Close

The Pretty 'n' Pink Luncheon with Special Guest Kim Adams of WDIV TV as our Emcee. All proceeds benefit the HOPE Retreat for Breast Cancer Survivors, a Sisters HOPE program. 10:00 am Boutique Shopping, Raffle, Cash Bar 12:00 pm Lunch is served. Special "Program Elevate Your Style! Timeless Tips by Mary Morang"

At the intersection of theatre, performance and media arts, Émilie Monnet’s work is most often presented in the form of interdisciplinary theatre or performative installations. Her artistic approach favours collaborative and multilingual creative processes, and explores themes of memory, history, transformation and love.

In 2011, she founded Onishka Productions to build bridges and nurture relationships between Indigenous artists and communities throughout the world, notably via the Indigenous Contemporary Scene platform, which has presented events in Montréal at Musée de l’art contemporain, Festival TransAmériques, and Offta; and in Edinburgh at both the International Festival and Fringe. Her work Marguerite: le feu received acclaim at the Festival d’Avignon in 2023, and was presented at the National Arts Centre in June 2025. Nigamon/​Tunai, the performance installation co-created with Indigenous artist Waira Nina from the Colombian Amazon, premiered at Festival TransAmériques in May 2025 and toured Colombia and Brazil.

She also often collaborates with other Indigenous artists to bring their visions to the stage. Her latest credits include directing Uvattini, the multimedia performance of Elisapie’s latest album, as well as directing a theatrical adaptation of Michel Jean’s bestselling novel Kukum.Émilie’s mother is Algonquin Anishinaabe and her father is French. She currently lives in Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyaang / Montréal.

Presented in partnership with the University Musical Society.

This project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan.

Series presenting partners: Detroit PBS, ALL ARTS, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public.

CREDIT:
Performer: Wendat performer Catherine Dagenais-Savard. Image by Pascal Gely/​Hans Lucas.

Thursday, October 9
3:00 – 5:00 pm: Check in, Meet and Greet
4:30 pm: $10 table sale #1
Dinner On Your Own
6:00 – 8:00 pm: Photo Exhibit Opening with Cheryl Chedister

Friday, October 10
9:00 – 5:00 pm: Argus Museum Open to the Public
Off-site – Photo Walk with Jared Haas
Photo Contest: Shoot in Ann Arbor: turn film in at 4:00 pm Friday, October 10
4:00 – 7:00 pm: Drop-in Open House
5:00 pm: $10 table sale #2
6:00 pm: On-site informal dinner (suggested donation)
7:00 pm: Presentation: Jason Kluttz, X-Ray photography

Saturday, October 11
9:30 am: Meet and Greet breakfast (suggested donation)
9:30 am: Silent Auction Opens
10:00 am: Presentation: Cheryl Chedister - Photographic Show presentation and discussion
11:00 am: Presentation: Argus Museum updates, Fundraising Efforts/Results, updates on the museum revamp.
Noon: On-site informal Lunch (suggested donation)
1:00 pm: $10 table sale #3 or Free table
2:00 pm: Keynote Presentation: Jim Widergren - Around the World in 1976: Discovering Photography with an Argus C3
4:00 pm: Annual Membership Meeting with Zoom
6:00 pm: On-site informal dinner (suggested donation)
Photo Contest Results
7:00 pm: Live Auction
7:30 pm: Silent Auction ends
8:00 pm: Close