Articles tagged:oktoberfest

Posted: Thu Sep 2 10:58 a.m. by Patti Smith AnnArbor.com Community Contributor

Even when I wasn't teaching, I always considered September the beginning of a new year. I love football, cider mills, cooler weather, Oktoberfest, pretty leaves, fall colors, Halloween, and of course — seasonal fall beers! Here are some recommendations (by no means is this list exclusive!): Arcadia's Jaw-Jacker Ale. I've ...

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Posted: Fri Oct 30 5:07 a.m. by Roger LeLievre AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Keith Terry going out on a limb with body music events

When Keith Terry says “I play my body,” he’s not kidding. Trained as a percussionist, Terry claps his hands, rubs his palms, stamps his feet, slaps his knees and belly, skips, sings and generally uses most parts of his body in the service of his art, which blurs the lines ...

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Posted: Wed Oct 7 12:23 p.m. by Mona Shand AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Got milk?  One mom's honest thoughts on breastfeeding

Whoever said "There's no use crying over spilled milk" probably didn't own a breast pump, and definitely didn't knock it and its hard-earned contents onto the living room carpet while attempting to sidestep an errant toy train at 6am. There may not be any "use" for my tears, as they ...

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Posted: Tue Sep 29 5:17 p.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter
Posted: Mon Sep 28 2:44 p.m. by David Bardallis AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
All the Brews Fit to Pint: Beer and pajamas edition

The calendar’s said it’s fall for the past week, and the weather finally got the memo. With lower temperatures and rainy days upon us, it sounds like a good time to visit your favorite local watering hole for some good food and great beer and maybe even some sudsy education. ...

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Posted: Tue Sep 15 11:32 p.m. by David Bardallis AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
All the Brews Fit to Pint: Blogtoberfest! Part 2

Welcome to the second, more serious, older-brother installment of Blogtoberfest! This week is when the spirit of Oktoberfest bams it up a notchâ„¢ and local beer drinkers literally take to the streets of Ann Arbor to celebrate their favorite beverage, all under the guise of being sensitive to another culture. ...

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Posted: Tue Sep 8 2:22 p.m. by David Bardallis AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
All the Brews Fit to Pint: Blogtoberfest! Part 1

We’re well into September and that means, confusingly enough, that it’s Oktoberfest time. Why is that? I’m told by a reliable, anonymous source that begins with “W” and ends in “ikipedia” that Bavaria, where the original Oktoberfest is held, has better weather in September than in October (sound familiar?), so ...

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