DEC
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Dec. 26-Jan. 6. Family-friendly hands-on activities that explore temperatures. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Mon.-Fri., except Jan. 1) & noon-4 p.m. (Sun. & Jan. 1), AAHOM, 220 E. Ann. $10 (members & infants, free) regular museum admission. 995-5439. [map]
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Every Wed., Fri., & Sat. All invited to play one of 100 songs, with melodies transcribed in numbers, on the 17-bell chime’s numbered keys. Ambitious players can add chords. 10:30-11 a.m. (Sat.) & noon-12:30 p.m. (Wed. & Fri.), Kerrytown Market & Shops. Free. 369- 3107. [map]
Every Sun. & Tues.-Fri. except Dec. 25 & Jan. 1. All invited to compete in tournaments of this popular collectible card game using standard constructed (Sun. & Thurs.), Elder Dragon Highlander (Tues.), Legacy (Wed.), and booster draft (Fri.) decks. Prizes. Bring your own cards (except Fri.). 1 p.m. (Sun.) & 6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.), Get Your Game On, 310 S. State. $5 (Tues., free; Fri., $15 includes cards). 786-3746. [map]
Carvers of all abilities invited to work on projects, with help available from club members. Knives and block-out and rough-cut patterns available for sale. 6–8 p.m., Saline Area Senior Center, 7190 N. Maple, Saline. Free. 944–1918. [map]
Oct. 10 & 24, Nov. 14. All invited to read and discuss their poetry or short stories (2nd Wednesday) and to read their own or other favorite poetry (4th Wednesday), except Jan. 23, when well-known local folk musician Laz Slomovitz performs his musical settings of poems by local poet Jennifer Burd, who also reads some of her poems. “The genius of Jennifer Burd's poetry lies not only in the ways her language inhabits each and every one of her internal and external landscapes, but also in the profound yet playful delight of her responses to, and conversations with, even the smallest details so at home in the universe she inhabits,” says Siena Heights University English professor Simone Yehuda. 7-9 p.m., Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757. [map]
This Mittenfest pre-party includes live music by Ypsilanti indie rock band The Vagrant Symphony, local band Nick Bertsos & Little Traps, and Lansing singer-songwriter Joshua Barton. Also, music spun by WCBN DJ Frank Uhle and a special Minifest cocktail for all who attend. 8 p.m.-2 a.m., Rush Street, 314 S. Main. $10 admission. 826michigan.org. [map]
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