Community Calendar

The Outdoor Gallery and Sculpture Garden is open for the season! Thursdays - Saturdays, from 12-4. Free and Open to the Public. Come explore the magic of Susanne + John’s work!

Want a more personalized experience? Book a one on one consultation or tour with our Project Director, Patti Smith. www.stephensonceramicstudio.com or 734.395.1540.

Make the Observatory part of your weekend! Tour the historic building, view our exhibits, participate in astronomy activities, and view the sun with our solar telescope (weather dependent). Families welcome, admission is always free. Registration not required.

From stunning eclipse photos to the first motion pictures of the Sun, explore the fascinating history of solar research at U-M. Includes safe solar observation through modern telescopes (weather permitting).

Explore the stories that have shaped the African American experience at the University of Michigan. We’ll learn about the pioneering students who redefined what it meant to belong at U-M and visit the places where campus social movements like the Black Action Movement and #BBUM coalesced.  

Guided walking tour developed and led by student docents from the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory.

Duration: 1.5 hours; 1.4 miles.

Meet at the steps of the Hatcher Graduate Library on the Diag.

Tour will take place in rain or snow, but will be cancelled for severe weather (registrants will be notified via email).

Registration required: https://detroitobservatory.umich.edu/event/walking-tour-invisible-to-indispensable-black-legacies-at-michigan-4/

Developed with support from the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies.

Free Live Music: Rob Crozier and The Habit Jazz Collective
Looking for live jazz in the Ann Arbor and Detroit area? We have you covered and the best part is that there is absolutely no cover.
Lock this event into your local music calendar. Rob Crozier and the Habit Jazz Collective are bringing their energy, tight grooves, and improvisations to the stage. Led by bassist Rob Crozier, this collective blends classic jazz sensibilities with a modern, soulful twist.
Whether you are a lifelong Michigan jazz fan or just looking for a cool local vibe to kick back with, this is the place to be. Live music with zero admission fee means you have a great opportunity to experience the talent thriving in the Detroit and Ann Arbor jazz scene.
Hit the link below for full venue details and set times. Come out, support the venue, and keep the live groove alive!
Need entertainment for your next private party, corporate function, or wedding? Rob Crozier and the Habit Jazz Collective are available for hire and ready to bring live music straight to your event.

Free Live Music: Rob Crozier and The Habit Jazz Collective
Looking for live jazz in the Ann Arbor and Detroit area? We have you covered and the best part is that there is absolutely no cover.
Lock this event into your local music calendar. Rob Crozier and the Habit Jazz Collective are bringing their energy, tight grooves, and improvisations to the stage. Led by bassist Rob Crozier, this collective blends classic jazz sensibilities with a modern, soulful twist.
Whether you are a lifelong Michigan jazz fan or just looking for a cool local vibe to kick back with, this is the place to be. Live music with zero admission fee means you have a great opportunity to experience the talent thriving in the Detroit and Ann Arbor jazz scene.
Hit the link below for full venue details and set times. Come out, support the venue, and keep the live groove alive!
Need entertainment for your next private party, corporate function, or wedding? Rob Crozier and the Habit Jazz Collective are available for hire and ready to bring live music straight to your event.

Race Day Schedule
5:30-6:45am Packet Pickup
6:55am Kids Dash (Meet at the Start Line and we will walk participants out to the starting area)
7:00am National Anthem and Race Start!
Results and Awards are live and available at the Registration tent immediately following your finish!

Every Registration Includes
Great Swag - designer shirt
Custom medal
Chip-timing with live results and awards
Free photos
FREE Kona Ice at the finish line!
Plenty of fun!
Grab your friends and family, you are not going to want to miss this one!

*Youth-based pricing for the 5k/10k, 12 & Under are only $17!

*Register by midnight on Thursday, two Thursdays before race day, to guarantee your shirt!

More Than a Run
Because we’re all about fun, family-friendly events that welcome every pace and fitness level. This spring race is the perfect chance to challenge yourself, enjoy creative swag, and be part of an encouraging, affordable, and inclusive community. Whether you're chasing a PR or just showing up for the fun, we’re here to cheer you on every step of the way.

Run your race, your way.

5K/10K/Half- Marathon & Relay registration includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and a custom finisher medal!
1 Mile registration is untimed and includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and a custom finisher medal!
The kid's dash is a fun, untimed dash for our kiddos ages 10 and under. Registration includes a mini bib, youth-sized shirt, and a specifically crafted medal for our kids' dash event! (If your child wants to run the kid's dash, and doesn't want the SWAG, they are welcome to run with us on race day for free!)

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.

Free Live Music: Rob Crozier and The Habit Jazz Collective
Looking for live jazz in the Ann Arbor and Detroit area? We have you covered and the best part is that there is absolutely no cover.
Lock this event into your local music calendar. Rob Crozier and the Habit Jazz Collective are bringing their energy, tight grooves, and improvisations to the stage. Led by bassist Rob Crozier, this collective blends classic jazz sensibilities with a modern, soulful twist.
Whether you are a lifelong Michigan jazz fan or just looking for a cool local vibe to kick back with, this is the place to be. Live music with zero admission fee means you have a great opportunity to experience the talent thriving in the Detroit and Ann Arbor jazz scene.
Hit the link below for full venue details and set times. Come out, support the venue, and keep the live groove alive!
Need entertainment for your next private party, corporate function, or wedding? Rob Crozier and the Habit Jazz Collective are available for hire and ready to bring live music straight to your event.

The carillon is an instrument of bronze bells played via a keyboard and pedalboard. Summer carillon concerts are free and open to all, including to families and their pets. The music happens rain or shine. This season, all concerts are scheduled at Lurie Tower. When you arrive, take a program from the stand near the tower and have a seat outdoors wherever you like, or bring your own lawn chair or blanket (even your own picnic!). Concert staff wearing nametags will be available to answer questions or direct you to accessible restrooms and other facilities. For best acoustics, sit far enough away from the tower to have a direct line of sight to the bells.

Guest artist JEREMY CHESMAN is an artist, scholar, teacher, and healer (but he’s not as pretentious as he seems). He was the first person to graduate from the University of Michigan with a master’s degree in carillon performance (admittedly, a little ostentatious). He then went on to study at the Royal Carillon School of Belgium as a fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation, graduating with distinction. He subsequently earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. During a global pandemic, he decided it would be a good time to earn a degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a focus on voice disorders.

Metered visitor parking is available behind the Walgreen Drama Center. Additional street parking along Bonisteel Blvd. is available after business hours, and metered visitor parking is available by the E.V. Moore Building (lot NC10), the North Campus Recreation Building (lot NC44), and the Art & Architecture Building (lot NC43).