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Ann Arbor Art Fair Street Closures In Effect Until Midnight Sunday

The time has arrived. The series of four fairs that comprise the Ann Arbor Art Fair officially opens on Thursday. Participants and fair officials wil spend today setting up. As a result, a number of streets in Ann Arbor are now closed to traffic. 

TRAFFIC INFO FOR THIS WEEK:

6 a.m. Wednesday, July 19 through midnight Sunday, July 23, 2017, the following streets will be closed for the Ann Arbor Art Fair special event:

·  Liberty from South Ashley to South State St.; Ashley, Fourth Avenue, Fifth Avenue and Division will remain open to through traffic. The Washtenaw Non-Profits will occupy Liberty Street between Fifth Avenue and 200 feet west of Division Street. 

·  North University from Fletcher to South State St.

·  Thayer from North University, including the North University intersection, to East Washington.

·  East Washington from South State St. to Fletcher

·  South Main St. from the south side of Huron to the north side of William; Huron, Washington, and William Streets will remain open to traffic.

·  South State St. from East Washington to Madison

·  South University from State to South Forest

·  East University from South University Avenue to Willard 

·  Church from Willard to the entrance of the University of Michigan Church Street parking structure

·  Maynard from Liberty to Jefferson

·  Jefferson from Maynard to Thompson

·  William from State St. to Thompson. The barricade at Thompson will be staffed by Art Fair members at all times.

·  Thompson from Liberty to the parking structure entrance/exit

Nearly three-quarters of David Fair’s 20+ years in radio has been at WEMU. Since 1994, he has been on the air at 5am each weekday on 89.1 FM as the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition. Over the years, Fair has had the opportunity to interview nationally and internationally known politicians, activists and celebrities. But he feels the most important features and interviews have been with those who live and work here at home. He believes his professional passions and desires fit perfectly into WEMU’s commitment to serving a local audience.