While summertime means a slower pace for many, we are in our busiest two weeks of the year – and looking forward to every minute of it.
Well, every minute we don’t float away as happened during the Ann Arbor Art Fair a couple of years ago. (Our booth on Liberty literally filled with a river of water and we lost a few things, carried downstream in the deluge.) We don’t mind a few sprinkles, especially first thing in the morning, and we do bring our umbrella to almost all our special events
So you can find us at all the fun, here’s a rundown of our whereabouts:
- Saturday, July 13 – We’ve mastered the twice as nice arrangement. So we will be on Detroit Street 9-3ish and then will send our mini-cart to the Leslie Science and Nature Center for singer and songwriter Joe Reilly’s concert. Tickets are still available for Songs for Scholarships. The concert starts at 11 a.m. and you may want to come early, to visit the owls or the Critter House.
- Sunday, July 14 – Huron River Day at Gallup Park takes us to a beautiful place for canoeing, kayaking and learning about the river. There’s a marvelous science and arts tent for children (and we’re hoping we’re allowed to set up nearby). The event runs 12-4, but we’ll arrive a little early in case you need a refreshment after the morning 5K run/walk. We are bringing some strawberry lemonade – and strawberry Italian ice (another way we’re twice as nice)
- Monday, July 15 – The Townie Street Party.Come hear the MacPodz and other bands. Or make a paper hat or a tile with Motawi. This party takes place on East Washington and Ingalls Mall and is a local favorite in its ninth year. We’re there with Tea Haus so you could enjoy an Arnold Palmer.
Mity Nice staff on crazy hat day during Art Fair 2012. - Wednesday, July 17 – Saturday, July 20 – Ann Arbor Art Fair in all its glory. Look for our Tweet and our Facebook post on the exact location; likely on State Street. We serve muffins in the morning and Italian ice and drinks all day and evening long. Plus we will debut …. the Mity Nice brownies and will bring along some gluten free and vegan goodies from Tasty Bakery so everyone can enjoy.
- Sunday, July 21 – 12-3 p.m. back on Detroit Street. It’s National Ice Cream Day and we want to be part of it, even though we’re a dairy free and vegan treat. This is also the day to shop with the Sunday Artisan Market, which gives you an appetizer portion of great art and craft – many of them locals.
We’ve already started making our Maize & Blueberry muffins and are picking up the lemons from Eastern Market tomorrow for the fresh-squeezed lemonade. Our half tip jar for July will go to two charities – Ozone House and one to be chosen by our Mity Nice team.
Hope to see you at one or two or three of these places. It will be Mity Nice to see some familiar faces amid the sea of visitors to Ann Arbor!
