There's a lot going on in Ann Arbor, even in February.  Although it's not the time of year when there's bright sunny sunshine, it's a time for skiing down the powdery slopes of Mount Washtenaw, and lots of people are hunkered down making their way through their first northern winter.

Here's a look ahead to some early February events and deadlines, either things that are ready for you to take part in or that are organizing events for things that are happening later in the year.  It's not a complete schedule, but it's a list of what has caught my eye recently. And nothing is happening this weekend so you get a chance to plan ahead.

First week of February

Monday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. Lower Burns Park Neighborhood Association winter meeting at the yoga studio of the Zen Buddhist Temple, 1214 Packard. Agenda items include the East Stadium Bridges project, football parking in Frisinger and Allmendinger parks, Neighborhood Watch, and a neighborhood skill and tool share. There's time for community discussion at the end. The yoga studio has a no shoes policy, so be prepared to wear the socks you got for the holidays. Contact: Nancy Leff, 734-994-9157.

Second week of February

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Fuller Road Transit Station public meeting, City Hall Council Chambers, 100 N. Fifth Ave.,  The second public meeting to discuss this proposed transportation hub, train station and parking structure to be built on city parkland across the Huron River from the University of Michigan Hospital. Contact: Dave Dykman, City of Ann Arbor Project Management, at 734-794-6410 x43685 or e-mail ddykman@a2gov.org.  

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m. Films from Prelinger Archives: Lost Landscapes of Detroit. Museum of Contemporary Art, 4454 Woodward, Detroit. Rick Prelinger collects industrial, newsreel, and home movie footage about Detroit and puts it together into this visual exploration of Detroit's history. The audience is encouraged to participate and narrate with information about landmarks that they recognize and can tell stories about. In 2004 Rick and spouse Megan opened the Prelinger Library in downtown San Francisco, which includes over 60,000 pieces of print ephemera, books, periodicals, maps and zines and is open to the public. Contact: info@mocadetroit.org, 313-832-6622

Thursday, Feb. 11, Noon-1:30 p.m. Disaster at the Econ Library: Recovering After the Fire, part of the Conservation Detective Series. Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery in Room 100 (use Diag entrance). The U-M Economics Department burned in a Christmas Eve 1981 fire; it ruined the departmental library, soaking and charring the collection. This talk details the recovery process and the tools and techniques used, including freezer trucks from University Food Service and vacuum chambers at Aerospace Engineering, for recovery. Contact: Jim Craven, Conservator at the Bentley Historical Library.

Friday, Feb. 12.  Proposals for presentations for the Merit Member Conference are due for the conference to be held in Ann Arbor May 26-27 at the Four Points Sheraton. You are invited to share your knowledge about network management and operations, computing policy, distance learning, and other key areas in technology for education and research. Of special interest are case studies of networking in Michigan, new applications of technology in K-20 education, network-based library applications and collaborations, cloud computing, and emerging techniques in network architecture and security. The May conference features speakers include Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google; Tracy Mitrano, Director of IT Policy and of Computer Policy and Law Program, Cornell University; and Deviant Ollam, TOOOL (The Open Organization of Lockpickers).  Contact the program committee chair, Andy Rosenzweig, at 734-527-5753 or learning@merit.edu. 

Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m.-Noon.  Puppet and Pancakes! at the FestiFools studio located in the Campus Safety Services building at 1239 Kipke Drive in Ann Arbor.  Pancake breakfast for an open house for the puppet building studio for the annual downtown FestiFools parade on Sunday, April 11. See last year's creations up close, this year's works in progress, and help out with construction. Everybody’s invited - kids, adults, babies, college students, astronauts, bus drivers, thoracic surgeons, short-order cooks, barbers, xylophone prodigies, dairy farmers, restaurateurs. Admission is free, donations are welcomed. All attendees must RSVP. Contact: startproject@umich.edu or 734-763-7550.

Third week of February

Saturday, Feb. 20, 1 p.m. Friends of the Border To Border Trail meeting at the Ecology Center, 117 N. Division St., just north of Huron Street. This group helps coordinate public support and volunteer maintenance of the trail system that provides a non-motorized pathway across the county by connecting area parks, many of which are along the Huron River.  Contact: Bob Krzewinski, 734-864-4095 or info@wbwc.org

Edward Vielmetti doesn't get out as much as he'd like to in the evenings.  Tell him about things he'd wish he could go to at edwardvielmetti@annarbor.com. Send your calendar announcements two weeks in advance to calendar@annarbor.com.