Looking for fun things to get your family out and about this weekend? Here's a roundup of family-friendly events for the weekend of March 4. To receive event listings by email, sign up for the Family Events Newsletter here.

Click below to find story times and playgroups at local libraries:

• Ann Arbor District Libraries
• Chelsea District Library
• Dexter District Library
• Ypsilanti District Library

MONDAY, MARCH 7

8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Days-Off Outdoors Leslie Science and Nature Center

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Family Friendly Film Series: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3D Michigan Theater

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Make a Mardi Gras Float Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Road

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Teen Tech Beats Ypsilanti District Library - Michigan Ave.




TUESDAY, MARCH 8

4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.: Art Kids! CoBach Center (the Old Town Hall) hosted by Brighton Art Guild

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: 826michigan Creative Writing Workshop for Teens Ypsilanti District Library - Michigan Ave.

6 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Lego Night at YDL Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Road




WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: Kiwanis of Ypsilanti Storytime / Playtime Ypsilanti District Library - Michigan Ave.

4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: "Playmakers" After-School Class Wild Swan Theater

4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: After School Cooking: Sushi! Ann Arbor Cooks

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Cat the Cat series by Mo Willems Dexter District Library

5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Wii Wednesdays Ypsilanti District Library - Superior Twp.

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: 826michigan Writing Workshops Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Road

6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.: BollyFit Kids Classes through Canton Leisure Services Summit on the Park

7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: College Admissions Strategies: College Night: Moving From Chaos To Control Ann Arbor District Library, Main Branch

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Teen Books & Bites: 'Feed’ by M.T. Anderson Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Road




THURSDAY, MARCH 10

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.: Bingo for Books Dexter District Library

1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Dr. Seuss on the Loose Leslie Science and Nature Center

4 p.m. - 9 p.m.: Spring Book Fair Calvary Presbyterian Church

6 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Comic Drawing Class Ypsilanti District Library - Michigan Ave.

6 p.m. - 7 p.m.: Design Your Own Kite Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Road

6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.: Workshop: Hands-On Science with The Society Of Hispanic Professional Engineers Ann Arbor District Library, Main Branch

6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Angell Kindergarten Round-Up for 2011-12 Angell Elementary

6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Read to Logan the Library Dog! Ypsilanti District Library - Michigan Ave.

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: Youth Art Class: Creating a Book Joan Eaton's Home Studio hosted by Brighton Art Guild

7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: Spotlight on Youth presents 'Tom Sawyer' The Village Theater

7 p.m. - 9 p.m.: The Ypsilanti Youth Theatre presents Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' Ypsilanti Senior & Community Center