Downtown Association of Ypsilanti

Downtown Association of Ypsilanti
Box 981410
Ypsilanti, MI 48198-1410
admin@daypsi.com

Special Events

2^nd Annual Ypsilanti Painted Chair Event/Contest

October 17-23, 2011

Any business or resident in the Downtown, Depot Town, or West Cross Street Districts is eligible to participate in this contest. The steps are easy! First procure a chair. Any kind of chair will do including a bench, kitchen chair, lawn chair, or wooden chair. Look in your basement, check out the local thrift story, peek in your garage, wherever. DAY has a couple of chairs for purchase if you don’t have one but want to participate. However, part of the fun is seeking out the discarded and unwanted chairs to give them a new lease on life. Once you have a chair, the goal is to decorate it in any kind of artful manner, perhaps relating to the business that you are in. The ultimate for DAY is to have as many people participate as possible.

You may set your chair out for viewing as early as Monday, October 17. Judging will take place on Friday afternoon on October 21. There will be 1^st place ribbons awarded in three distinct categories: the Artistic Chair (non-traditional), the Branded Chair (business promotion), and the Traditional Painted Chair. This event is being timed to coincide with the Washtenaw County Art Alliance 12^th Annual Art Walk taking place from October 21-23 so that we can show the artful side of Ypsilanti.

If need be, chairs are available by contacting Mark Swanson at 810-623-3099. Join in the fun and see what your neighbors come up with! You might be amazed!!

Downtown Halloween Fall Festival

Friday, October 28, 5-6:30 pm

As it has done for over 15 years, the Downtown Association of Ypsilanti is sponsoring an evening of trick or treating for children 2-12 in historic downtown Ypsilanti. This year’s event will take place on S. Washington between Michigan Avenue and Ferris Streets and on the Library Park Plaza. The library’s Book!Mobile will also be on hand. Andy the Ambulance will be around to “talk” with wee ghosties and princesses, too. Join us for a fun event! More information will follow soon.

For more information, call Dave Heikkinen at 734-481-0141.

Starlight Spree and Tree Lighting

Friday, December 2, 6-8 pm

Downtown Ypsilanti will be the place to be this evening. Enjoy the Ypsilanti Community Choir leading us in Christmas carols! Have hot chocolate and cookies! Watch Santa arrive as the Christmas tree is lit on the Library Park Plaza. Then get serious about Christmas shopping and visit the merchants for great holiday gifts or gift certificates.

For more information, call Dave Heikkinen at 734-481-0141.

Click here to access the Crossroads Summer Music Festival website.

Riverside Arts Center

76 N. Huron Street 734.480.2787 www.riversidearts.org

Guided Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Ypsilanti

Guided Walking Tours of Michigan Avenue (Huron River to Hamilton & back) and North Huron Street (Michigan Avenue to Forest & back).

Tours include historic, architectural and anecdotal highlights along these Riverside Neighborhood thoroughfares in the heart of Ypsilanti's Historic District.

Tickets for tours are $10 per person, $5 Students, children FREE ... with all proceeds going to RNA to fund more tours and other neighborhood association development projects.

Tour price includes a Walking Tour Lapel button, good for continuous downtown retail discounts, a free copy of "Ypsilanti Timeline", a chapbook compiled by Kurt Anscheutz, plus a colorful Downtown Association of Ypsilanti shopping and entertainment map and guide.

For tour information contact:

www.riversideypsi.org

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YPSILANTI FARMERS MARKET

Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers’ Market opens May 5, and remains open until October 27. Plan to visit the market every Tuesday afternoon. Market hours are from 2 - 6 pm. The Downtown Farmers Market is located on Ferris Street, one block south of Michigan Ave. Parking is free in the Key Bank parking lot on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Hamilton Street.

If you are interested in vending at the Market contact Growing Hope @ 734.746.8401 or info@growinghope.net

Downtown Association of Ypsilanti
Box 981410
Ypsilanti, MI 48198-1410
admin@daypsi.com