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500,000 To Come To Ann Arbor For Art Fair

500,000 To Come To Ann Arbor For Art Fair

Monday, July 15: Morning, Ann Arbor! Buckle up, it’s Art Fair week!

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Facebook | Ann Arbor Art Fair

🎨 Art Fair Week: It’s here. Three days of art exhibits from nearly 1,000 artists spread out across 30+ blocks of downtown Ann Arbor. If an additional 500,000 people visiting town isn’t your idea of a good time, you may want to head up north this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. If you’re a first-timer, here’s a helpful map and here’s a list of tips from the city. Happy Art Fair week!

Michigan Engineering

😷 Invisible Mask: Taza Aya, a U of M startup, has created a hard hat-mounted air curtain system that blocks 99.8% of airborne pathogens from reaching the wearer’s face. The device includes a nonthermal plasma module in a backpack that treats air before it reaches the wearer, eliminating pathogens and providing a safe, breathable barrier. Here’s a 3-minute video explaining the new technology.

Facebook | Iggy’s Eggies

🍳 Mario-Inspired Breakfast: In this month’s Observer, Iggy’s Eggies founder Eli Boyer shared the Mario Kart character “Iggy” is the inspiration behind the breakfast restaurant’s name. While gaming, Boyer’s then three-year-old daughter would often shout the name of Bowser’s henchmen, Iggy. “We didn’t really consider anything else,” Boyer says. “It just sounded too good, and it was too much fun.” 10/10 wholesome.

The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance

It’s (Almost) Showtime: Enjoy an extraordinary performance while supporting the next generation of professional performers at the beginning of their careers! SMTD's ticketed performance season includes nine fully staged productions, one studio production, and three major ensemble concerts, including the highly anticipated annual Collage Concert in January.

These performances, on par with professional productions, showcase our exceptional students and renowned faculty. Best of all, the revenue generated by ticket sales directly supports future educational performance opportunities for all of our students.

TheRide

🚌 TheRide Grant: Last week, TheRide received a $25M federal grant to fund a hydrogen fueling station, two hydrogen buses, and over a dozen hybrid buses as replacements for existing diesel buses. The grant is part of the Federal Transit Administration’s Low / No Emission Bus Grant program under President Biden’s Investing in America program.

Michigan DNR

🌲 Land Surplus Sale: Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has selected 91 parcels of land to sell via online public auction. The undeveloped land parcels are located in 27 counties (most in the upper peninsula or northern lower peninsula) with sizes ranging from under an acre to 160 acres. Starting on August 2, parcels will be auctioned off by the county. Here’s a 120-page PDF showing all available parcels (skip to page 79 to see aerial photos).

Michigan.gov

🇺🇸 I Voted Stickers: Michigan is hosting a state-wide competition to select the official 2024 “I Voted” sticker. Of the 480 submitted designs, 25 finalists have been selected in the Elementary/Middle School, High School, and Adult categories. You can use this link to select your top 3 from each category.