Articles tagged: auction

food & grocery: Sweet Beginnings fundraiser for Perry Nursery School includes cake and cupcake contest

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Posted: Apr 02, 2013

Raffles! Food! Music! Contests! Fun! Where can you find all of this? At "Sweet Beginnings," the fabulous annual fundraiser for Perry Nursery School, which serves at-risk children. Perry "prepares... children for future academic and social ... Read more »

food & grocery: Frugal Friday at Grizzly Peak Brewing Co. - split a pizza or enjoy bread pudding for $5 per person

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Posted: Feb 15, 2013

My friend Ruth Kraut "won" me last fall at Gimme Shelter, the primary fundraising event for Alpha House, which provides shelter and other support services to homeless families. I had donated a gift certificate to ... Read more »

food & grocery: Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's fourth annual Chili Cook-Off set for Feb. 10

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Posted: Jan 30, 2013

2012 Ann Arbor Civic Theatre Chili Cook-Off winners: TJ, Mike Mangrum, Linda Kentes & Mike SielaffI am thrilled to have been invited to help judge the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's fourth annual Chili Cook-Off! I ... Read more »

food & grocery: Gimme Shelter, the Alpha House fundraiser, features a silent auction and giant paella

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Posted: Sep 05, 2012

"Oh, a storm is threatening my very life today If I don't get some shelter, I'm gonna fade away." The Rolling Stones, "Gimme Shelter" Interfaith Hospitality Network @ Alpha House — one of my very ... Read more »

Fourth of July Crafts

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Posted: Jun 22, 2011

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Faith & Religion: U-M Hatcher Library celebrates 400 years of the King James Bible

Posted: Jan 06, 2011

For the past several years, the small Audubon Room in the University of Michigan's Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library has become a significant tourist destination in January, when rare documents from the library’s Papyrus Collection and ... Read more »

Do-it-yourself Christmas tree disposal going smoothly so far

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Posted: Jan 03, 2011

Because Ann Arbor canceled its curbside collection of Christmas trees this year, residents must dispose of trees on their own. And so far, it's going smoothly, said Tom McMurtrie, solid waste coordinator for the city. "Haven't heard ... Read more »