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This a Carole Clare Newsletter and is affiliated with Depot Town Promotions Fans page and Ypsilanti Area Events on Facebook 

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Ypsilanti Area Events Planner. Let us help plan your events. We can help with conventions of any size, weddings, reunions, car shows or any other small or major event that requires detail, knowledge of local resources, and careful planning. We can also help promote your event! Our services are FREE, friendly and invaluable! Call us at 734.483.4444. 





EVENTS in and around YPSILANTI 

‘The Train Stops Here’ Benefit Auction for the Historic Ypsilanti Freighthouse will be held on April 9th at 6:00 PM 
at the Michigan Firehouse Museum. Tickets will be $35 in advance with hors d'oeuvres & cash bar provided. Exciting Live & Silent Auctions will Auctioneer Extraordinaire, Steve Gross, featuring a South African Safari for 5 days, a Signed Bruce Springsteen Guitar, the original Thompson Building Stained-Glass window, Private Dinner with Local Chef Bee from Beezy’s Café, a 1975 Ford Ranchero, a Lovely Garden Party for 20 at Hank & Joe’s home with catered hors d’oeuvres and a private Trio Serenade…to name a few…all sold to the highest bidder! Cash bar and hors d'oeuvres provided by Sidetrack Bar & Grill and the Corner Brewery. For more information you can find us on facebook at Ypsilanti Freighthouse or contact Freighthouse at Gmail.com 


March 3, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Ypsilanti Relay For Life Kick-off 
Ypsilanti District Library, 5577 Whittaker Road. American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Ypsilanti will officially get underway as event volunteers and participants gather for a kickoff rally to launch their fundraising efforts. Everyone is welcome to attend. Cathie McClure, 734.223.1484, mmcclure at emich.edu. www.relayforlife.org/ypsilantimi 

March 4-27, Thur-Sat: 3-9pm Sun: 1:30-4pm 
"Will Build to Suit" Assemblages Exhibition Riverside Arts Center, 76 N Huron, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. 734-480-2787 email to: racgallery at yahoo.com. Website: www.riversidearts.org 

Wednesday, March 10, 7:00pm - 10:30pm 
4th Annual Battle of the Bands at EMU Student Center Auditorium. Sponsored by EMU Hillel and emYOU! The Magazine. Get ready to be rocked by some of the best local music in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area. Fans...FANS you win at EMU's Battle of the Bands! -We'll be raffling off an iPod. -Raffling off Guitar Hero! (All proceeds to benefit Haiti Relief Efforts!!)- FREE Buttons courtesy of our friends at VGKids!! **This FREE event is NOT just for EMU students. All are welcome!! Grand Prize-$250 VGKids Gift Certificate + $250 CASH. 
The Afternoon Round. www.myspace.com . Brass Tacks. www.myspace.com . Words After. www.myspace.com . Naked Labyrinth Spies. www.myspace.com 

March 10, Wednesday, 10:00am-12:00pm 
Clean Energy Coalition . 
Ann Arbor Clean Cities Meeting 
Community Room of the Ypsilanti Public Library - Whittaker Road Branch, 5577 Whittaker Road Ypsilanti, MI 
Guest speakers include: Scott Greenlee and Dave DiShaw (DeAnza Fuel Group), Carmine Palombo (Southeast Michigan Council of Governments), and Deb Maranger Menk (Center for Automotive Research). The meeting is free; coffee and bagels will be provided. To ensure an accurate head count and reserve your place at the table, email your RSVP to robyn at cec-mi.org as soon as possible or call: 888.818.0987 x704 

March 11-14 and 18-20, 2010 at 8 pm (Except Sunday, March 14, at 2 pm) “Beyond Therapy,” adult comedy by Christopher Durang. Presented by PTD Productions at Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti, MI. For reservations: (734) 483-7345. 
Website: www.ptdproductions.com . Contact: rick.katon at sbcglobal.net. Beyond Therapy is an outrageous, adult comedy probing the absurd limits of “the talking cure” and the fixing of human foibles. 

Free Family Film Series Saturdays 12-3 pm 
The Auditorium in the EMU Student Center map 
Hosted by Elderquest & the Children’s Literature Program, EMU (487 0227) Email: elderquest at emich.edu 
Mar 13: Dreamchild 
Mar 14: Sunshine Boys 

March 18, 2010, Thursday, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. 
Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels Spring Fling Fundraiser Dinner at Bentley's at the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest. Seating will be on a first come first served basis. Reservations accepted for corporate tables only. Buffet cost is $19.95 per person, $8.95 for children Additional information contact 734-487-9669 or email to: ymow at tds.net 

March 19, Friday (7 p.m.), March 20, Saturday (2 p.m. and 7 p.m.), 
March 21, Sunday (2 p.m.) 
Shakespeare’s "The Comedy of Errors" : Ypsilanti Youth Theatre 
Robert Papineau directs local youth in the wildest “Twin Tale” ever: TWO sets of twins, mistaken identities, warring towns, shipwreck, arrests, fisticuffs, theft and madness! And a great dance party! Papineau says, “It’s so crazy and funny—the characters are confused, the mistakes pile up, but the audience is always one step ahead—and laughing!” Tickets available at the door: $8 adults (youth & seniors $4; under 2 free). St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 120 N. Huron, Ypsilanti 481-9285. www.ypsiyouththeatre.org 

Saturday March 20th 5-8pm. 
Corner Brewery, 720 Norris St, 734-480-2739. Ann Arbor Civic Theatre, First Ever Chili Cook-Off , a Kick-Off for our Campaign to Sustain Community Theater. There will be 10 chili contestants, guest judges, beer tasting from Corner Brewery, a keepsake tasting glass and a Silent Auction featuring many wonderful items from local merchants and artisans and some very unique packages. Tickets are $20 for chili tasting, 5 beer tastes, and the glass. Tasting starts at 5pm, the Civic Supreme Chili Master will be crowned at 7. Silent auction bids will end at 7:30. Call in advance for tickets (734) 971-2228 or tickets will of course be available at the door. All proceeds to benefit A2CT for upcoming productions. 
www.a2ct.org 

March 21, 2010, Sunday, 2:00 p.m. 
"Fifth Annual YCB Ensemble Concert" , Ypsilanti Community Band. Washtenaw Community College. Morris Lawrence Building Lobby 
4800 East Huron, Ann Arbor , MI 48105. Contact Info: (734)769-2425; jfordney at comcast.net. 
www.ypsicommband.org 

March 27th, 2010, Saturday 9:00am 
Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Marshmallow Drop 
Frog Island Park, Depot Town. Annual event for kids in Frog Island Park. A helicopter drops thousands of marshmallows which kids can pick up and turn in for prizes. Easter Bunny will be there posing for photos, as well. Contact: Kat Dickenson at (313)778-3312 or email to kdickenson at thelakeshoreapts.com. Website: www.ypsilantijaycees.com 


April 1-24, thur-Sat: 3-9pm, Sun: 1:30-4pm 
"Docent Invitational" Art Exhibit. Riverside Arts Center, 76 N Huron, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. 734-480-2787 email to: racgallery at yahoo.com. Website: www.riversidearts.org 

Free Family Film Series Saturdays 12-3 pm 
The Auditorium in the EMU Student Center map 
Hosted by Elderquest & the Children’s Literature Program, EMU (487 0227) Email: elderquest at emich.edu 
Apr 7: E.T. 
Apr 8: Fried Green Tomatoes 

April 18, 2010 
Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra 
www.ypsilantisymphony.org 

April 20 1pm to 3pm! on Saturday. 
Please join “Depot Town Promotions “for St. Pawdy’s, March of the Mutts, Pet Parade. The Parade will begin at the Maple Street City Parking Lot (behind the Old Depot Building) and end in Riverside Park at the Judging Tables. Registration will be at 12:30 PM in the Parking Lot. Sponsor, Pets Supplies Plus www.petsuppliesplus.com , is providing Doggie Treat Bags for participants and Special Grand Prizes for contests such as cutest dog, ugliest dog, best & worst behaved dogs, Most Irish & dog who looks most like their owners. Entry fee for contests is $5/dog with all proceeds benefiting the Huron Valley Humane Society. Local merchants will be offering special sales and treats for dogs and their owners, so come on down with the family on March 20th and celebrate the first day of Spring! For more information stay tuned in: You can find us on facebook at DEPOT TOWN PROMOTIONS. Or contact: depottownpromotions at gmail.com for more information. 


Sunday, April 25 from 12:00 - 4:00pm. Ann Arbor Earth Day Festival Washtenaw Community College. The festival - which drew over 3,500 attendees in 2009 - will feature several diverse subjects, including air quality, conservation, food, renewable energy, solid waste, trees, transportation, water, and wildlife. www.wccnet.edu 

May 2nd & 3rd 
Street Rods car club 31st Annual Show & Shine Car Show in Depot Town, Ypsilanti. This year we are partnering with SOS Community Services and hosting a food drive as a main feature at the show to support our continuing mission of assisting local charities. I've attached a press release containing all the details. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. 
www.autoswalk.com 

May 29, 2010 
Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra 
www.ypsilantisymphony.org 




FOR MORE EVENTS 

go to Ypsiciti calendar at www.ypsiciti.com/calendar, 
or aanewscalendar 

Ypsilanti District Library 229 W. Michigan Ave. Mon-Thur 9am - 9pm, Fri-Sat 10am - 6pm, Sun-closed. For more information go to: www.ypsilibrary.org or email (DeButts at ypsilibrary.org) or call Donna at (734) 879-1303) 

WCC Towsley Auditorium. 
Email: wildswan at wildswantheater.org. or go to: www.wildswantheater.org . For directions map 

Matthaei Botanical Arb & Gardens 
Telephone: (734) 647-7600. 1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. go to: www.lsa.umich.edu 














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