Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com file photo
As announced athttp://www.annarbor.com/"> AnnArbor.com earlier this year the http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org">Ann Arbor Summer Festival will kick of their 2012 season of http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org/index.php/events/top_of_the_park/">Top of the Park on June 15th. The Lamp Post Inn is pleased to promote this community event and we have listed the various events further down in this article.
http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org">The Ann Arbor Summer Festival is a collection of unique events that involve the community in special concerts, free events, evening live concerts and movies and an experience that involves the entire family. Activities are geared to a full spectrum of musical and theatrical interests and the outdoor movies each night include every possible genre.
http://www.lamppostinn.com">The Lamp Post Inn is less than 1 1/2 miles from the area where the Ann Arbor Summer Festival is held and you can walk, drive or even take the bus to all activities.
Annarbor.com noted the following regarding the Top of the Park and their schedule:
The Top of the Parks runs from June 15-July 8, every night except Monday, Top of the Park presents live music, movies on a large outdoor screen, family attractions and more. New items of interest this year include a "Dinosaur Petting Zoo" and a community "Roots Lounge" area presented by AnnArbor.com.
Top of the Park will feature 59 musical acts, 8 guest DJs, 13 feature movies, and strolling performance troupes. In addition, 8 local teen bands will be showcased in the returning Rock the Mall competition. The primary ToP site will again be the Ingalls Mall area just in front of the University of Michigan Rackham Building on East Washington Street.
The general approach remains the same as previous years: Music and movies on Sundays and Tuesdays-Thursdays, with expanded musical lineups on weekends, including late-night DJ sets.
One special attraction this year will be Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo, a puppet exhibition created by Australian theater and visual arts company Erth. Performances of this unique family attraction will be held on the front lawn of Power Center, a short walk from the Top of the Park site, from June 29 through July 1, with two shows per day. Admission is free, although donations are appreciated; seating is on the grass, and blankets are recommended.
The Dinosaur Petting Zoo allows interaction for kids and adults while they travel with Erth’s multi-faceted performers on a journey through prehistoric ages. In the one-hour outdoor performance, audiences experience an amazing selection of dinosaurs and creatures that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago. Children also get the opportunity to help feed, water, and care for these prehistoric marvels, with simple lessons in animal husbandry. (See video below)
In addition to the three-day residency with Erth, the festival will offer a number of other outdoor attractions. Special projects at Top of the Park include: aerial and acrobatic performances by Detroit’s Bacchanal Promotions on June 16 and July 7; a mini circus camp for kids with lessons in juggling, tightrope, and trapeze by Circus Amongus on June 17 and July 3; and a festival-long installation of whimsical chalk drawings on the streets and sidewalks around Top of the Park by internationally known local artist David Zinn. Tuesday night craft beer tastings are another introduction.
The festival this year will also feature a new community Roots Lounge as part of The Grove area. The Roots Lounge will be presented by AnnArbor.com, the official online partner for the 2012 Ann Arbor Summer Festival. The new space will serve as a cozy gathering place for festivalgoers to meet, relax, network, and enjoy the evening’s free entertainment in a comfortable open-air environment. The lounge will offer free WiFi access as well as plenty of guest seating under the trees.
Returning http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org/index.php/events/top_of_the_park/">Top of the Park attractions include the "Retreat" mind-body workshops, "Wind Down Wednesday" wine tastings, and the Kid Zone activity tent. On Mondays, when Top of the Park goes "dark," the Summer Festival will again present 33 1/3 reading and listening parties at Arbor Brewing Co.
This year's food vendors will include Hut-K Chaats, Noodles & Company, Oasis Grill, Ray’s Red Hots, Satchel's BBQ, Stucci’s, Sugar Shack, Silvio’s Organic Pizza and Sweetwaters.
Top of the Park admission continues to be free, though the festival will again ask for donations of $3 per individual or $5 per family.
Following is the full Summer Festival schedule, including Top of the Park events as well asmain-stage shows (indicated by their location). Watch AnnArbor.com for full details on both Top of the Park and main-stage events as the festival approaches, and check out the Summer Festival website for more information.
Friday, June 15 | First Friday (Opening Night)
5:00 pm Hannah Winkler
6:00 pm Match By Match
7:00 pm Rio & The Rockabilly Revival
9:00 pm Third Coast Kings
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Kirsten Carey
Saturday, June 16
5:00 pm Retreat: Chi-Kung
5:00 pm Dan Henig
6:00 pm Chris Bathgate
7:00 pm Theo Katzman
7:30 pm Aerial Acrobatics
8:00 pm Al Green (Hill Auditorium)
9:00 pm Lady Sunshine & The X Band
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Michael Dykehouse
Sunday, June 17
5:00 pm Retreat: Pilates
5:00 pm The Wanna Bees
6:00 pm R.O.C.K.
8:00 pm Taj Weekes & Adowa
10:00 pm Movie: "Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"
Monday, June 18 | (Top of the Park dark)
7:00 pm 33 1/3 Series (Arbor Brewing Company)
Tuesday, June 19
6:30 pm Tasting Tuesday
6:30 pm Rock the Mall Teen Music Competition
10:00 pm Movie: "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"
Wednesday, June 20
6:30 pm Wind Down Wednesday
6:30 pm The Barons of Tang
8:00 pm October Babies
10:00 pm Movie: "The Help"
Thursday, June 21
6:30 pm The Lucas Paul Band
8:00 pm Esperanza Spalding (Power Center)
8:00 pm The Ragbirds
10:00 pm Movie: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Friday, June 22
5:00 pm Magdalen Fossum
6:00 pm Dark-Eyed Molly
7:00 pm The Martindales
9:00 pm Measured Chaos
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Paw Paw
Saturday, June 23
5:00 pm Retreat: West African Dance Workout
5:00 pm Molly Bancroft
6:00 pm Peter Mulvey
7:00 pm 1592
8:00 pm Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass (Power Center)
9:00 pm The Sun Messengers
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Chuck Sipperley
Sunday, June 24
5:00 pm Retreat: BollyFit
5:00 pm Jeanie B! & The Jellybeans
6:00 pm Ratboy Jr.
7:00 pm Pilobolus (Power Center)
8:00 pm Drivin’ Sideways
10:00 pm Movie: "Hugo"
Monday, June 25 | (Top of the Park dark)
7:00 pm 33 1/3 Series (Arbor Brewing Company)
Tuesday, June 26
6:30 pm Tasting Tuesday
6:30 pm The Flutter & Wow
8:00 pm Bearfoot
10:00 pm Movie: "Ghostbusters"
Wednesday, June 27
6:30 pm Wind Down Wednesday
6:30 pm Sumkali
7:30 pm BollyFit Dance
8:00 pm Nellie McKay wsg Sneakin’ Out (Power Center)
8:00 pm Noori
10:00 pm Movie: "Breakfast at Tiffany’s"
Thursday, June 28
6:30 pm Bill Bynum & Co.
8:00 pm The Moth Mainstage (Michigan Theater)
8:00 pm The Infamous Stringdusters
10:00 pm Movie: "The Big Lebowski"
Friday, June 29
5:00 pm Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (Power Center Lawn)
5:00 pm Gwenyth Hayes
6:00 pm Alejandra O’Leary
7:00 pm Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (Power Center Lawn)
7:00 pm Tree City & The ContraBand
9:00 pm The Macpodz & Friends
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Maxx Makau
Saturday, June 30
4:00 pm Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (Power Center Lawn)
5:00 pm Retreat: Gyrokinesis
5:00 pm Roland Remington
6:00 pm Hoodang
6:00 pm Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (Power Center Lawn)
7:00 pm Rampage Swing
8:00 pm Rufus Wainwright (Power Center)
9:00 pm Orquesta Sensacional
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Brian Tomsic
Sunday, July 1
4:00 pm Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (Power Center Lawn)
5:00 pm Retreat: Contact Improv
5:00 pm Supersonic Music Makers & The Fortytwo
6:00 pm Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (Power Center Lawn)
6:30 pm Anna Banana Band
8:00 pm Madcat & Kane wsg Big Dave Steele & Mike Shimmin
10:00 pm Movie: "Jurrasic Park"
Monday, July 2 | (Top of the Park dark)
7:00 pm 33 1/3 Series (Arbor Brewing Company)
Tuesday, July 3
6:30 pm Tasting Tuesday
6:30 pm The Ben Daniels Band
8:00 pm Dick Siegel & The Brandos
10:00 pm Movie: "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
Wednesday, July 4
5:00 pm The Capitol Steps (Power Center)
6:30 pm Wind Down Wednesday
6:30 pm Tumbao Bravo
8:00 pm Los Gatos
8:00 pm The Capitol Steps (Power Center)
10:00 pm Movie: "Forrest Gump"
Thursday, July 5
6:00 pm Cinematic Titanic (Michigan Theater)
6:30 pm Lightning Love
8:00 pm Charlie Slick
9:00 pm Cinematic Titanic (Michigan Theater)
10:00 pm Movie: "Answer This!"
Friday, July 6
5:00 pm Taylor Fernandez
6:00 pm Khalid Hanifi
7:00 pm The Saints of Soul
8:00 pm Circa (Power Center)
9:00 pm Brother Joscephus & the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Joey D
Saturday, July 7
5:00 pm Retreat: Capoeira
5:00 pm Jennie DeVoe
6:00 pm Nervous But Excited
7:00 pm Creolization
7:30 pm Jumping Stilt Acrobatics
8:00 pm Circa (Power Center)
9:00 pm Thornetta Davis
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Chill Will
Sunday, July 8 | So Long Sunday (Closing Night)
4:30 pm Ariel & Zoey & Eli, Too
5:00 pm Retreat: Yoga
6:00 pm Big Bang Boom
8:00 pm George Bedard & The Ki
The Lamp Post Inn is pleased to promote the http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org">Ann Arbor Summer Festival and we hope that all of our guests will be able to partake in at least some of the fun. If you are not already staying at the Lamp Post Inn and wish to make reservations go to The Lamp Post Inn and check out of pricing and availability. We are located less than 1 1/2 miles from the festivities.
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com file photo
As announced athttp://www.annarbor.com/"> AnnArbor.com earlier this year the http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org">Ann Arbor Summer Festival will kick of their 2012 season of http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org/index.php/events/top_of_the_park/">Top of the Park on June 15th. The Lamp Post Inn is pleased to promote this community event and we have listed the various events further down in this article.
http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org">The Ann Arbor Summer Festival is a collection of unique events that involve the community in special concerts, free events, evening live concerts and movies and an experience that involves the entire family. Activities are geared to a full spectrum of musical and theatrical interests and the outdoor movies each night include every possible genre.
http://www.lamppostinn.com">The Lamp Post Inn is less than 1 1/2 miles from the area where the Ann Arbor Summer Festival is held and you can walk, drive or even take the bus to all activities.
Annarbor.com noted the following regarding the Top of the Park and their schedule:
The Top of the Parks runs from June 15-July 8, every night except Monday, Top of the Park presents live music, movies on a large outdoor screen, family attractions and more. New items of interest this year include a "Dinosaur Petting Zoo" and a community "Roots Lounge" area presented by AnnArbor.com.
Top of the Park will feature 59 musical acts, 8 guest DJs, 13 feature movies, and strolling performance troupes. In addition, 8 local teen bands will be showcased in the returning Rock the Mall competition. The primary ToP site will again be the Ingalls Mall area just in front of the University of Michigan Rackham Building on East Washington Street.
The general approach remains the same as previous years: Music and movies on Sundays and Tuesdays-Thursdays, with expanded musical lineups on weekends, including late-night DJ sets.
One special attraction this year will be Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo, a puppet exhibition created by Australian theater and visual arts company Erth. Performances of this unique family attraction will be held on the front lawn of Power Center, a short walk from the Top of the Park site, from June 29 through July 1, with two shows per day. Admission is free, although donations are appreciated; seating is on the grass, and blankets are recommended.
The Dinosaur Petting Zoo allows interaction for kids and adults while they travel with Erth’s multi-faceted performers on a journey through prehistoric ages. In the one-hour outdoor performance, audiences experience an amazing selection of dinosaurs and creatures that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago. Children also get the opportunity to help feed, water, and care for these prehistoric marvels, with simple lessons in animal husbandry. (See video below)
In addition to the three-day residency with Erth, the festival will offer a number of other outdoor attractions. Special projects at Top of the Park include: aerial and acrobatic performances by Detroit’s Bacchanal Promotions on June 16 and July 7; a mini circus camp for kids with lessons in juggling, tightrope, and trapeze by Circus Amongus on June 17 and July 3; and a festival-long installation of whimsical chalk drawings on the streets and sidewalks around Top of the Park by internationally known local artist David Zinn. Tuesday night craft beer tastings are another introduction.
The festival this year will also feature a new community Roots Lounge as part of The Grove area. The Roots Lounge will be presented by AnnArbor.com, the official online partner for the 2012 Ann Arbor Summer Festival. The new space will serve as a cozy gathering place for festivalgoers to meet, relax, network, and enjoy the evening’s free entertainment in a comfortable open-air environment. The lounge will offer free WiFi access as well as plenty of guest seating under the trees.
Returning http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org/index.php/events/top_of_the_park/">Top of the Park attractions include the "Retreat" mind-body workshops, "Wind Down Wednesday" wine tastings, and the Kid Zone activity tent. On Mondays, when Top of the Park goes "dark," the Summer Festival will again present 33 1/3 reading and listening parties at Arbor Brewing Co.
This year's food vendors will include Hut-K Chaats, Noodles & Company, Oasis Grill, Ray’s Red Hots, Satchel's BBQ, Stucci’s, Sugar Shack, Silvio’s Organic Pizza and Sweetwaters.
Top of the Park admission continues to be free, though the festival will again ask for donations of $3 per individual or $5 per family.
Following is the full Summer Festival schedule, including Top of the Park events as well asmain-stage shows (indicated by their location). Watch AnnArbor.com for full details on both Top of the Park and main-stage events as the festival approaches, and check out the Summer Festival website for more information.
Friday, June 15 | First Friday (Opening Night)
5:00 pm Hannah Winkler
6:00 pm Match By Match
7:00 pm Rio & The Rockabilly Revival
9:00 pm Third Coast Kings
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Kirsten Carey
Saturday, June 16
5:00 pm Retreat: Chi-Kung
5:00 pm Dan Henig
6:00 pm Chris Bathgate
7:00 pm Theo Katzman
7:30 pm Aerial Acrobatics
8:00 pm Al Green (Hill Auditorium)
9:00 pm Lady Sunshine & The X Band
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Michael Dykehouse
Sunday, June 17
5:00 pm Retreat: Pilates
5:00 pm The Wanna Bees
6:00 pm R.O.C.K.
8:00 pm Taj Weekes & Adowa
10:00 pm Movie: "Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"
Monday, June 18 | (Top of the Park dark)
7:00 pm 33 1/3 Series (Arbor Brewing Company)
Tuesday, June 19
6:30 pm Tasting Tuesday
6:30 pm Rock the Mall Teen Music Competition
10:00 pm Movie: "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"
Wednesday, June 20
6:30 pm Wind Down Wednesday
6:30 pm The Barons of Tang
8:00 pm October Babies
10:00 pm Movie: "The Help"
Thursday, June 21
6:30 pm The Lucas Paul Band
8:00 pm Esperanza Spalding (Power Center)
8:00 pm The Ragbirds
10:00 pm Movie: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Friday, June 22
5:00 pm Magdalen Fossum
6:00 pm Dark-Eyed Molly
7:00 pm The Martindales
9:00 pm Measured Chaos
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Paw Paw
Saturday, June 23
5:00 pm Retreat: West African Dance Workout
5:00 pm Molly Bancroft
6:00 pm Peter Mulvey
7:00 pm 1592
8:00 pm Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass (Power Center)
9:00 pm The Sun Messengers
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Chuck Sipperley
Sunday, June 24
5:00 pm Retreat: BollyFit
5:00 pm Jeanie B! & The Jellybeans
6:00 pm Ratboy Jr.
7:00 pm Pilobolus (Power Center)
8:00 pm Drivin’ Sideways
10:00 pm Movie: "Hugo"
Monday, June 25 | (Top of the Park dark)
7:00 pm 33 1/3 Series (Arbor Brewing Company)
Tuesday, June 26
6:30 pm Tasting Tuesday
6:30 pm The Flutter & Wow
8:00 pm Bearfoot
10:00 pm Movie: "Ghostbusters"
Wednesday, June 27
6:30 pm Wind Down Wednesday
6:30 pm Sumkali
7:30 pm BollyFit Dance
8:00 pm Nellie McKay wsg Sneakin’ Out (Power Center)
8:00 pm Noori
10:00 pm Movie: "Breakfast at Tiffany’s"
Thursday, June 28
6:30 pm Bill Bynum & Co.
8:00 pm The Moth Mainstage (Michigan Theater)
8:00 pm The Infamous Stringdusters
10:00 pm Movie: "The Big Lebowski"
Friday, June 29
5:00 pm Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (Power Center Lawn)
5:00 pm Gwenyth Hayes
6:00 pm Alejandra O’Leary
7:00 pm Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (Power Center Lawn)
7:00 pm Tree City & The ContraBand
9:00 pm The Macpodz & Friends
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Maxx Makau
Saturday, June 30
4:00 pm Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (Power Center Lawn)
5:00 pm Retreat: Gyrokinesis
5:00 pm Roland Remington
6:00 pm Hoodang
6:00 pm Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (Power Center Lawn)
7:00 pm Rampage Swing
8:00 pm Rufus Wainwright (Power Center)
9:00 pm Orquesta Sensacional
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Brian Tomsic
Sunday, July 1
4:00 pm Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (Power Center Lawn)
5:00 pm Retreat: Contact Improv
5:00 pm Supersonic Music Makers & The Fortytwo
6:00 pm Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo (Power Center Lawn)
6:30 pm Anna Banana Band
8:00 pm Madcat & Kane wsg Big Dave Steele & Mike Shimmin
10:00 pm Movie: "Jurrasic Park"
Monday, July 2 | (Top of the Park dark)
7:00 pm 33 1/3 Series (Arbor Brewing Company)
Tuesday, July 3
6:30 pm Tasting Tuesday
6:30 pm The Ben Daniels Band
8:00 pm Dick Siegel & The Brandos
10:00 pm Movie: "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
Wednesday, July 4
5:00 pm The Capitol Steps (Power Center)
6:30 pm Wind Down Wednesday
6:30 pm Tumbao Bravo
8:00 pm Los Gatos
8:00 pm The Capitol Steps (Power Center)
10:00 pm Movie: "Forrest Gump"
Thursday, July 5
6:00 pm Cinematic Titanic (Michigan Theater)
6:30 pm Lightning Love
8:00 pm Charlie Slick
9:00 pm Cinematic Titanic (Michigan Theater)
10:00 pm Movie: "Answer This!"
Friday, July 6
5:00 pm Taylor Fernandez
6:00 pm Khalid Hanifi
7:00 pm The Saints of Soul
8:00 pm Circa (Power Center)
9:00 pm Brother Joscephus & the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Joey D
Saturday, July 7
5:00 pm Retreat: Capoeira
5:00 pm Jennie DeVoe
6:00 pm Nervous But Excited
7:00 pm Creolization
7:30 pm Jumping Stilt Acrobatics
8:00 pm Circa (Power Center)
9:00 pm Thornetta Davis
11:00 pm After Dark w/ DJ Chill Will
Sunday, July 8 | So Long Sunday (Closing Night)
4:30 pm Ariel & Zoey & Eli, Too
5:00 pm Retreat: Yoga
6:00 pm Big Bang Boom
8:00 pm George Bedard & The Ki
The Lamp Post Inn is pleased to promote the http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org">Ann Arbor Summer Festival and we hope that all of our guests will be able to partake in at least some of the fun. If you are not already staying at the Lamp Post Inn and wish to make reservations go to The Lamp Post Inn and check out of pricing and availability. We are located less than 1 1/2 miles from the festivities.
IRA GLASS to perform at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival
"Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass" at the Power Center, June 23, 2012
The official Summer Festival publication outlines the performance by Mr. Glass in these terms:
The creator of public radio’s This American Life talks about his program and how the show is put together. As part of this, Glass mixes stories from the show, live onstage, combining his narration with pre-taped quotes and music, recreating the sound of the show as the audience watches.
Ira Glass will perform at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival June 23. The Lamp Post Inn will offer special hotel rates for that evening . Go directly to The Lamp Post Inn site and use the promo code SUMMERFEST to receive a 10% discount. The Lamp Post Inn is located less than a 10 minute drive from Power Center and the various other venues of the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.

Esperanza Spalding - Bassist, vocalist, and composer Esperanza Spalding has quickly emerged as one of the brightest lights in the musical world. With a unique and style-spanning presence, Spalding became the first jazz musician to receive the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2011. Spalding tours in support of her newest album, "Radio Music Society."
http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org">The Ann Arbor Summer Festival is proud to announce that Ms. Spalding will be performing on June 21 at the Power Center at the University of Michigan. The nearby Lamp Post Inn will offer special overnight hotel rates using promo code SUMMERFEST.
Wikipedia has this to say about Ms. Spalding's artistry:
Influences and attitude toward music and jazz
Spalding cites jazz bassists Ron Carter and Dave Holland as important influences on her music; Carter for the "orchestration" of his playing and Holland for the way his compositional method complements his personal style.[52] She has described the saxophone player Wayne Shorter,[13] and singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento, as heroes.[53] She has also noted her preference for the music of Brazil.[13]
Spalding says she loves fusion music and was influenced by a "wonderful arc that started 40 years ago where people kept incorporating modern sounds into their music."[29] She has expressed concerns that jazz has wandered from its roots, suggesting that jazz has lost its street value and its relevance to "the Black experience to the Black Diaspora and beyond" now that has been co-opted by the "seasoned 'art' community".[7] She notes that in its early days, jazz was "popular dance music" and "the music of young people who considered themselves awfully hip", and believes "hip-hop, or neo-soul [...] is our 'jazz' now as far as the role these genres play in the music genre lineage".[7] Spalding, who has expressed a desire to be judged for her musicianship rather than her sex appeal, believes that female musicians must take responsibility to avoid oversexualizing themselves.[29][13] and that in order to write original music, one must read and stay informed about the world.[13] She has said she models her career on those of Madonna and Ornette Coleman.[12]
Ms. Spalding is just one of the numerous artists performing this summer at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival. Be sure to check out their website at http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org">Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Feist to appear at http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org">Ann Arbor Summer Festival along with The Low Anthem. The program is scheduled June 5 at the Power Center at 8:00 PM. The nearby Lamp Post Inn will offer a special overnight rate for those attending the concert that us promo code SUMMERFEST.

For nearly a decade, http://www.listentofeist.com/">Leslie Feist did not stop moving. Her 2004 Juno Award-winning album "Let It Die" led right into 2007’s "The Reminder," which earned her four Grammy nominations, six Juno wins, the Shortlist Music Prize, and the opportunity to teach Muppets to count on "Sesame Street." She then made her "Saturday Night Live" debut and toured the world. Feist appears in support of her newest album, "Metals."
http://www.myspace.com/lowanthem">The Low Anthem opens the show.

Bonnie Raitt and Marc Cohn to present kick off event for Ann Arbor Summer Festival. The Lamp Post Inn, a nearby hotel will offer special hotel rates the evening of the concert using promo code HILLEV.


http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org">The Ann Arbor Summer Festival has announced that Bonnie Raitt will perform at Hill Auditorium on May 25th. This will be a "pre-festival" event for the Summer Festival. She will be accompanied by Marc Cohn, The Slipstream Tour.
http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org">The Festival Website describes the concert as:
More than just a best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive singer, and accomplished songwriter, Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music. With a unique style that blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop, she was a cult favorite for twenty years before breaking through to the top in the early 90s with her Grammy Award-winning albums, Nick of Time and Luck of the Draw, which featured hits such as "Something To Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me."
With nine Grammy Awards under her belt and a long history of social activism, Raitt tours regularly incorporating many benefit concerts into her schedule. After a brief hiatus, she is back and recharged with a batch of great new songs to play in her live set along with the tried and true favorites that have treated her very loyal following to countless memorable shows through the years. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's nineteenth album, Slipstream, is daring, bluesy, and steeped with the inimitable slide guitar and soulful vocals that could only be hers. Out April 10th, Slipstream marks Raitt'sfirst new album in seven years, and the debut for her new label, Redwing Records. Opening the concert is singer and songwriter Marc Cohn, who combines the precision of a brillianttunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. Cohn will play from his new album, Listening Booth: 1970, where he transforms songs from such artists as Cat Stevens, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and
Van Morrison. Cohn is best known from his critically acclaimed debut album and the song “Walking In Memphis.”Please note: At the artist’s request, fifty cents of each ticket sold for this concert will be donated to the ARIA Foundation, which will distribute grants to local charities at the end of the tour.
Bonnie Raitt's website is http://www.bonnieraitt.com
Marc Cohn's website is http://marccohn.net/
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival, now celebrating its 29th season, today announced the headlining indoor lineup for its 2012 season, running from June 15 to July 8: indie-pop sensation Feist with special guest The Low Anthem, Tuesday, June 5 at the Power Center; gospel and soul legend Al Green, Saturday, June 16 at Hill; bassist and jazz dynamo Esperanza Spalding, Thursday, June 21 at the Power Center; public radio favorite Ira Glass, Saturday, June 23 at the Power Center; modern dance illusionistsPilobolus, Sunday, June 24 at the Power Center; eccentric songbird Nellie McKay with special guest Sneakin’ Out, Wednesday, June 27 at the Power Center; the master storytellers of The Moth Mainstage, Thursday, June 28 at the Michigan Theater; theatrical-pop crooner Rufus Wainwright, Saturday, June 30 at the Power Center; political satirists The Capitol Steps, Wednesday, July 4 at the Power Center; the bemused B-movie bashers ofCinematic Titanic, Thursday, July 5 at the Michigan Theater; and acclaimed contemporary circus troupe Circa, Friday-Saturday, July 6-7, at the Power Center.
The festival had earlier announced a warmup concert with blues-rock icon Bonnie Raitt with special guest Marc Cohn, Friday, May 25 at Hill Auditorium.
The Summer Festival mainstage performances take place at the Power Center, Hill Auditorium and the Michigan Theater. All are located approximately 1 1/2 miles from the Lamp Post Inn which will offer special rates using promo code SUMMERFEST for all main stage presentations.
Bonnie Raitt will perform May 25th at Hill Auditorium. The nearby Lamp Post Inn will offer special hotel rates.
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival has announced that Bonnie Raitt will perform at Hill Auditorium on May 25th. This will be a "pre-festival" event for the Summer Festival. The full schedule of performances will be announced at a later date but this pre-event will certainly get the festival off to a fabulous start.
Bonnie Raitt: The Slipstream Tour
With special guest Marc Cohn
Description
More than just a best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive singer, and accomplished songwriter, Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music. With a unique style that blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop, this nine-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee returns to Ann Arbor in a special pre-season festival concert. Raitt, who was recently named one of the top 100 guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone, releases her nineteenth album, Slipstream, on April 10. This special pre-season show is not to be missed.
For additional information regarding The Lamp Post Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan please visit our website at http://www.lamppostinn.com or call us on our toll free number at 877 971 8001.
My family and I are proud to be the Innkeepers for the Lamp Post Inn, a small family owned hotel in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Lamp Post Inn is located very near the University of Michigan campus and is in an ideal location for those visiting the University or hospitals. We are also less than two miles rom the University of Michigan athletic fields, The Ark, Hill Auditorium, the Michigan Theater and downtown Ann Arbor.
Our dream when we purchased the hotel was not to have the most exquisite hotel in town, but rather to own a hotel that was affordable but met the basics needs of visitors to Ann Arbor. We wanted to provide a convenient, friendly, clean accommodation at a fair price. We realized an older hotel could not hope to compete against the four star amenities of our pricey, and corporate franchised competition but we also believed that most people did not need the glitz, as long as they received value for their dollar.
When you visit Ann Arbor we invite you to stay with us and enjoy our hotel. We are proud to be a part of Ann Arbor, a world leader in academics, athletics and cultural events.