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Posted on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 : 5:47 a.m.

Learn something new at the ReSkilling Festival or go antiquing

By Ann Dwyer

ANTIQUES

The Ann Arbor Antique Market Days have returned to the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Find unique items in a comfortable atmosphere. $6. Free parking. The next market days will be held Aug. 18-19. The brounds are located at 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor. 734-429-3145.

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Jason Hogans demonstrates a few things in the "Primitive Wilderness Living Skills" class during the 2010 Ann Arbor ReSkilling Festival.

Eric Bronson | For AnnArbor.com

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The Ann Arbor ReSkilling Festival at the Rudolf Steiner of Ann Arbor High School is a great opportunity to learn something useful. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Learn skills for resilient, low-energy living — including fire starting, meditation, perspective drawing and starting a garden.Check the website for full schedule and to pre-register for sessions: http://a2reskilling.com/. Some sessions have small fee. The RSHS is at 2230 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor. 734-669-9394.

ARCHITECTURE

The Ann Arbor Architectural Tour 2012 Season in downtown Ann Arbor. 1 and 3 p.m. This 75-minute outside walking tour starts and ends at the corner of East Liberty and Maynard, across from Biggby Coffee and features 10+ landmarks, including Nickels Arcade, Hatcher Graduate Library and Burton Memorial Tower. The guide will be Jacob Jabkiewicz. Weather permitting. $12. No charge for children 5 and younger.

FILM

The Summer Classic Film Series continues at the Michigan Theater with the terrific "To Kill a Mockingbird." Today at 1:30 p.m. Encore screening on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The 1962 classic is an adaptation of Harper Lee's novel, about the fallout from the arrest of a black man wrongly jailed in the South. Gregory Peck won the Oscar for Best Actor. General admission: $10. Students, seniors: $8. Michigan Theater members: $7.50. The theater is at 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor. 734-668-8397.

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Seasoned Cit

Mon, Jul 16, 2012 : 1:28 a.m.

Help, Where's any update on the US Solar Car race. The Race will be in Ann Arbor tomorrow and there was no mention in Sunday's Edition. There should have been info on when and where to see the cars when they are in town. The Art Fair doesn't start 'till Wednesday... How abourt some news for Monday !