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 11. To receive a twice weekly email of parent-focused articles and event listings, sign up for the Family Events Newsletter here.

Be sure to check out Tammy Mayrend's list of great camps in the area for the upcoming spring break:
Ann Arbor area spring break camps: arts, music and sports programs.

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

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



FRIDAY, MARCH 11

1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: After School Anime Dexter District Library

1 p.m. - 3 p.m.: Drop-In Craft for All Ages Dexter District Library

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Pixel Art Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Road

5 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Spaghetti Dinner American Legion Post #419 - Pinckney

6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: Craft: Festifools FoolMoon Lantern Making Workshop Ann Arbor District Library, Main Branch

6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: Luminary Sculpture Workshop Ann Arbor District Library, Main Branch

6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.: AXIS Coffeehouse For Teens Ann Arbor District Library, Malletts Creek Branch

7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: Science & Comedy: Story Collider: Where SCIENCE And HILARITY Combine! Ann Arbor District Library, Main Branch

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

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 12

9 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Guided Tour & Breakfast: Journey to the Sugar Bush Hudson Mills Metropark

10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: Ann Arbor Open Kindergarten Round-Up for 2011-12 Ann Arbor Open School (Mack)

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.: Hands-On Family Science Workshop: How We Use Water Ann Arbor District Library, Malletts Creek Branch

10 a.m. - 8 p.m.: Hands-On Workshops / Author Presentations: Kids Read Comics Extravaganza Ann Arbor Art Center hosted by Ann Arbor District Library

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: Water Wisdom The Community House - Milan

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: Winter Family Science Program The Community House - Milan

11 a.m. - noon: Family Science Workshops: Discover Water Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Road

11 a.m. - noon: Saturday Storytime with Mr. Bones Barnes & Noble

11 a.m. - noon: Storytime at the Museum UMMA - University of Michigan Museum of Art

11 a.m. - noon: Weekly Children's Story Time Nicola's Books

11 a. m. - noon: YDL-Superior’s Creativity Club Ypsilanti District Library - Superior Township

noon - 3 p.m.: Book Signing with Local Author, Linda Fulford Gault Mantis Pet Supply

noon - 4 p.m.: Maple Sugaring: Journey to the Sugar Bush Kensington Metropark

1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.: Frog and Toad Survey Kick-Off Meeting Leslie Science and Nature Center

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Craft: Flower Arranging for a New Generation Ann Arbor District Library, Pittsfield Branch

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Crafternoons @ Superior: Leather Stamping Ypsilanti District Library - Superior Township

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Family Film Series: Despicable Me Student Center Auditorium, EMU

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.: Hands-On Family Science Workshop: How We Use Water Ann Arbor District Library, Main Branch

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Spotlight on Youth presents 'Tom Sawyer' The Village Theater

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.: The Ypsilanti Youth Theatre presents Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' Ypsilanti Senior & Community Center

3 p.m. - 5 p.m.: Anime Typhoon Ypsilanti District Library - Michigan Avenue

5 p.m. - 8 p.m.: St. Patrick's Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner American Legion Post #419 - Pinckney

Music

6 p.m. - 10 p.m.: Cobblestone Farm’s 4th Annual Old-Fashioned Barn Dance Cobblestone Farm Center

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

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 13

9 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Guided Tour & Breakfast: Journey to the Sugar Bush Hudson Mills Metropark

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Luminary Sculpture Workshop Workantile Exchange

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Winter Marketplace The Opera House hosted by The Livingston Arts Council

11 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Spring Fling Cat Adoptathon Petco hosted by Planned Pethood

noon - 4 p.m.: Maple Sugaring: Journey to the Sugar Bush Kensington Metropark

1 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Games Of Strategy: Chesstastic Ann Arbor District Library, Traverwood Branch

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Crafts: A Fairy Sophisticated Afternoon of Fairy Fun Ann Arbor District Library, Malletts Creek Branch

2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: Performance: Soaring Stories with the Ann Arbor Civic Ballet Ann Arbor District Library, Pittsfield Branch

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Spotlight on Youth presents 'Tom Sawyer' The Village Theater

3 p.m. - 5 p.m.: In-Person Tutoring: Circle K Homework Help Ann Arbor District Library, Main Branch