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    14th June 2012

    Top of the Park to run from June 15 - July 8, 2012

     

     

    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.

     

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    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.

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