Tonight is Day 21—"So Long Sunday," the final night this year—of Top of the Park, the popular, free (donations welcome) outdoor happening featuring music, movies, kicking back, running into friends, and a variety of other attractions.

Each day in cooperation with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival—which presents Top of the Park as well as main-stage ticketed events—AnnArbor.com is publishing a rundown of the night's happenings. Here's an overview of tonight's schedule, followed by a more detailed look at the events and attractions:

OVERVIEW

4:30 p.m. Ariel & Zoey & Eli Too - family pop
5-8 p.m. - KidZone
5 p.m. - Retreat: Yoga
6 p.m. - Big Bang Boom (kid rock)
8 p.m. - George Bedard & the Kingpins (rockabilly / pop)
10 p.m. - Movie: "Dirty Dancing"

ENTERTAINMENT DETAILS

Ariel & Zoey & Eli Too - 4:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor's Ariel, Zoey and Eli Engelbert return to Top of the Park to perform a family musical variety show. The trio of identical twins Ariel and Zoey and little brother Eli composes and plays original songs and tours throughout the U.S. in support of their nationally-syndicated tween television show "Ariel & Zoey & Eli, Too."
Performing since: Eli was in diapers
Home base: The television capital of the world, Ann Arbor!
Style of music: Indie pop
Band name backstory: Born with it...
Day jobs: Dog whisperers
Favorite road food: Pizza
Favorite stage outfit: Ariel - something pink; Zoey - something blue; Eli - something clean.
Musical hero: Ariel - Lady A; Zoey - Brian Vander Ark; Eli - Eminem
Website: www.arielandzoey.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Ariel-Zoey-Eli-Too/93596726974?ref=ts
Twitter: twitter.com/#!/arielzoeyeli




Big Bang Boom - 6 p.m.
Performing since: with this band since 2007, but we have all been professional musicians about 25 years
Home base: Greensboro, NC
Style of music: Kindie rock
Members: Chuck Folds, Steve Williard, Eddie Walker
Band name backstory: its the sound you hear when you throw a bunch of large pots and pans up in the air and then let them land on concrete...but that has nothing to do with the band whatsoever
Day jobs: what's that?
Favorite road food: veggies veggies veggies!!! gotta avoid those nasty fast food places!!
Favorite stage outfit: what's that??
Musical hero: oh wow....soooo many too list! Honestly, it depends on what day it is. There have been so many that inspired us over the years.
Website: chuckfolds.com/bigbangboom.html
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bigbangboomband


George Bedard & the Kingpins - 8 p.m.
In what has become an annual tradition, George Bedard & the Kingpins will close Top of the Park and the Ann Arbor Summer Festival season with their swinging and crowd pleasing music. George Bedard has been a key figure on the Michigan roots-rock scene for decades. His energetic guitar playing and gutsy vocals keep him on the short list of being one of the area's most popular performers.




Movie: "Dirty Dancing" - 10 p.m.
Running time: 100 minutes. Rating: PG-13. 1987.
Jennifer Grey stars as Frances "Baby" Houseman, a sweet daddy's girl in the 1960s who goes with her family to a Catskill's resort. Baby has grown up in privileged surroundings and all expect her to go on to college and save the world before marrying a doctor, just like her father. One evening, she is drawn to the staff quarters by stirring music and meets Johnny (Patrick Swayze), the hotel dance instructor, who is as experienced as Baby is naive. Baby finds herself challenging her family's values and becoming Johnny's student in dance and love.




OTHER ATTRACTIONS

The Roots Lounge, presented by AnnArbor.com
Stop by The Roots Lounge, a new feature at the festival this year, presented by AnnArbor.com. With free public WiFi available through 20/20 Communications, it’s a place where you can post, share, tweet, read or just relax, listen and enjoy. And if your smartphone or tablet runs out of juice, stop by and use the free charging station.

Tonight, it’s Ice Cream Sundays. Stop by The Roots Lounge between 6 and 10 p.m. and get a coupon for 50 cents off your purchase of Stucchi’s Ice Cream at the Top of the Park Stuchhi’s Booth, compliments of AnnArbor.com and WEMU. Sundays only while supplies last.

Retreat: Yoga - 5-6 p.m.
"Retreat" is a series of mind-body sessions at Top of the Park. Led by experienced practitioners, all sessions are free, and take place each weekend in the gardens and courtyards surrounding the Alumni Center of Fletcher Street. This evening, an introduction to Iyengar Yoga (please bring your own yoga mat or blanket) with Ann Arbor School of Yoga instructor Laurie Blakeney.

KidZone - 5-8 p.m.
As described by the festival, "An interactive area for our youngest concert-goers, the Kidzone tent provides a fun and safe area for children and their parents to discover and explore a wide variety of hands-on activities with different community partners. From getting temporary tattoos, creating homemade instruments, or jamming out rock band style, KidZone offers different nightly activities for families at Top of the Park."


Top of the Park takes place in front of the Rackham Building on East Washington Street. In addition to the daily entertainment, a variety of local food vendors will also be on hand each night. For more information, see the Summer Festival website, and watch AnnArbor.com for complete coverage of festival events.


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