OCTOBER

Commute Chat Lunch
Tuesday, October 7
Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce
115 West Huron, 3rd Floor, Ann Arbor
12pm-1:30pm

Commute Chat is a networking and informational lunch for employers, HR staff, owners, managers and others responsible for parking and go!passes at their organization. October's Commute Chat Topic is Going Green: Creating Eco-Friendly Commuting Plans for Your Organization. Learn how businesses and organizations in Ann Arbor are going green by creating eco-plans that encourage their employees to use sustainable transportation.

Jan K. Culbertson, Sr. Principal at Ann Arbor Architects Collaborative (A3C) will be on hand to outline A3C's transportation policy and how it helps their company reduce their carbon footprint. Nancy Shore from the getDowntown Program will present on the City of Ann Arbor's efforts to create a Commuter Choice program for their employees.

You'll leave this informative presentation with the tools you need to get started on your own plan!

Cost: Free to Chamber Members and go!pass program participants. $10 to others

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National Association of Career Women
Wednesday, October 15
Weber’s
3050 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor
11:45am – 1pm

Speaker Judy Karandjeff, Executive Director Michigan Women's Commission

"Cracking the Glass Ceiling: Making Room for Our Future and Our Daughters"

Cost: $20

For information, please call Christine Mann at 734.439.2904.

Free Shredding Event
Friday, October 17 – Saturday October 18
Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station
2950 East Ellsworth, Ann Arbor
9:30am – 4:30am

The event is open to all residents and businesses in Washtenaw County. Customers may bring up to 100 pounds of paper for shredding. One hundred pounds of paper is approximately four standard banker’s boxes or one 96-gallon trash can. All shredded paper will be recycled. Customers with more than 100 pounds of paper to be shredded must make arrangements before the event by calling the Drop-Off Station at 734.971.7400.

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Proposed A2D2 Code Amendment Briefing with Wendy Rampson
Wednesday, October 29
Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce
115 West Huron Street, 3rd Floor, Ann Arbor
8:30am

The Ann Arbor Discovering Downtown (A2D2) initiative governs downtown’s future direction. The City Planning Commission recently recommended approval of the proposed A2D2 code amendments. Prior to City Council’s review, however, a series of community briefings will be held.

Space is limited, so if you’re interested in attending please respond to Kyle Mazurek at 734.214.0101.

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Pretty in Pink
Wednesday, October 29
Ann Arbor City Club, Tables & Tea and Tea Room
1830 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor
11am – 6pm

Pretty in Pink recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A two course savory ad sweet Tea Room lunch is available from 11:30am – 1:30pm and 3:30pm – 5:30pm. The event is open to the public, giving everyone a chance to see the newly renovated City Club.

Cost: $25 for lunch; $37 for tour and lunch

For lunch reservations and additional tour information, contact the City Club at 734.662.3279.

NOVEMBER

Go Shopping; Make a Difference
Sunday, November 23
Briarwood Mall
100 Briarwood Circle, Ann Arbor
6:30pm – 10pm

Holiday Shopping will be twice as nice on Sunday, November 23 when Briarwood Mall hosts the annual Simon Evening of Giving event – a festive night of private shopping that benefits area charities. Shoppers will enjoy an exciting evening of exclusive shopping featuring special discounts and gifts from participating retailers, live music and family entertainment. Shoppers are able to give back to their communities through the purchase of a ticket to the event which benefits the participating nonprofit organizations.

Special discounts offered during Simon Evening of Giving will include: 20% off at many stores including Banana Republic, FYE, The Limited, Perfumania, and Talbots. Sears will give $10 off your purchase of $50 or more, with Macy’s and JCPenney also offering similar discounts. The Program Guide will have full details. Prizes will be raffled off to shoppers throughout the evening and holiday photos will also be available for purchase (with or without Santa Claus).

Special events to be featured at Simon Evening of Giving at Briarwood Mall include: entertainment by the Arbor String Ensemble, the Cocktail Jazz Trio and a silent auction benefiting the Simon Youth Foundation. Briarwood will also be bringing back their game show, “Know Your Mall,” where everyone who plays is a winner.

Tickets sold outside the mall by participating organizations are $10 per person, $7 of which goes directly to community selling the ticket. The remaining $3 of those tickets sold goes to support the Simon Youth Foundation. The mission of the Simon Youth Foundation is to positively impact the lives of today’s youth through two initiatives: Education Resource Centers and scholarship programs. The Simon Youth Foundation was established by Simon Property Group, owners of Briarwood Mall.

In 2007, Simon Evening of Giving and Simon Day of Giving raised more than $1.8 million for 2,900 local, regional and national charities across the country.
For information on how charitable organizations can participate, please contact the mall office at 734.769.9610.

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DECEMBER

25th Annual Holiday Art & Craft Festival
Saturday, December 6
Ann Arbor City Club
1830 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor
9am – 4pm

There will be over 50 juried exhibitors from Michigan in attendance.

Cost: $3; children 12 and under free

For more information, please contact Penny O’Malley at 734.878.9044.