Weekend Events Round-Up: August 16-18

What events and activities has your
summer bucket list had? Are there any this
weekend that will help you out?

I'm sorry about the brevity of the last few weekend events updates, I've just been slamming with things to do! This summer has been wonderful. Actually though this week is short and sweet because I'm on vacation with my family. Likely not busy. As we lounge on a houseboat on Lake Cumberland! This had better be the relaxing family vacation I was hoping for. Sadly though we are missing our beloved Ypsilanti Heritage Festival as well as a few other pretty cool events.

Did you see the post earlier this week about the NASA Star Party? Looks fun doesn't it? I still want to get my son over to the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History for the cow eyeball dissection too. Anything else look interesting or fun? How will your family begin to wrap up their summer? Did you have a summer bucket list of events and activities to do? We did. We're trying hard to get to everything too!

So I'll leave you with this - A full list of events and activities happening for your weekend events planner!

Friday, August 16

• 11:30 a.m. Planetarium show at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
• Noon-8:30 p.m. Ypsilanti Heritage Festival
• Noon-8:00 p.m. NASA Star Party at EMU
• 2:00 p.m. Movies n Muffins at the Dexter District Library: Lincoln. Rated PG-13
• 2:00-2:30 p.m. - Free Dinosaur Tours
•  2:00 p.m. Film Fridays at the Ypsilanti District Library: Fantastic Mr. Fox
• 7:00-10:00 p.m. - Friday Night Live Skate at Skatin Station II (Canton)

Saturday, August 17

• 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Ypsilanti Heritage Festival
• 10:00-noon - Tot roller skating at Skatin Station II 
• 10:30 a.m. Family Storytime at the Ypsilanti District Library (Whittaker)
• 11:00 a.m. - Noon Storytime at Nicola's Books
• 11:30 a.m. Planetarium show at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
• Noon-8:00 p.m. NASA Star Party at EMU  
• Noon-3:00 p.m. Healthy Back-to-school Snack Ideas at Whole Foods (both Ann Arbor locations!) Free event
• 1:00 p.m. p.m. Cow Eyeball Hands-on Demo at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History 
• 1:00-3:00 p.m. Kids & Teen Event - Mushroom Workshop at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens
• 1:00-4:00 p.m. Teen Event - Hands on Drawing Workshop at the AADL (Downtown) Grades 6+ through adult.
• 1:00-2:30 p.m. Kids Korral at teh Waterloo Recreation Area riding stable. $45/rider.
• 1:00-4:00 p.m. All Day Skate at Skating Station II
• 2:00-2:30 p.m. - Free Dinosaur Tours 
• 3:00 p.m. Cow Eyeball Hands-on Demo at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
• 7:00-10:00 p.m. Summer Saturday Skate at Skating Station II

Sunday, August 18

• 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Ypsilanti Heritage Festival
• Noon - 5:00 p.m. Summer Reading Finale with the YDL at the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival
• 1:30-2:00 p.m. - Planetarium Show at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History 
• 2:00-2:30 p.m. - Free Dinosaur Tours
• 2:00-5:00 p.m. - Open Skate at Skating Station II 
• 3:00 p.m. Cow Eyeball Hands-on Demo at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History