motss.con.xxvi (Ann Arbor, MI): Schedule

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Our schedule in brief is:

See below for the full details. We'll meet at con.central 30 minutes before the off-site events to coordinate ride-sharing. The links in the list above point to the individual days' schedules, below.

Early Arrivals
Guests arriving early who are interested in any coordinated activities before Thursday evening should contact the Committee. We can provide additional suggestions as needed, and make arrangements to get you your con.packet and T-shirt before the Thursday evening activities.
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Thursday, June 20
3pm Bridge (and lunch) at Arthur and Bitty's.
8pm Foodie dinner at Zingerman's Roadhouse. Meet at the con.central lobby at 7:30pm to carpool over.
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Friday June 21
Breakfast On your own; see your con.packet for suggestions.
Morning Optional day trips to Cranbrook, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, and a guided van tour of Detroit. Due to the complicated logistics, please see the day trips page.
12:30pm Lunch. For those on the day trips, lunch will be at the bd Mongolian Grill near the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. For those staying in Ann Arbor, we can suggest any number of local restaurants for lunch.
Afternoon Optional day trips to the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, and a guided van tour of Detroit. Due to the complicated logistics, please see the day trips page.
7:30pm Welcome dinner, Arbor Brewing Company Pub & Eatery
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Saturday June 22
Breakfast On your own; see your con.packet for suggestions.
9am Josh will lead a walking tour of the University of Michigan's Central Campus and the City of Ann Arbor's downtown shopping areas. We'll finish up in the Kerrytown area in time for lunch.
11:30am Lunch at Zingerman's Delicatessen, with an option for the Farmers Market across the street. Started in 1982 by Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinzweig in a historic building near the Ann Arbor Farmers' Market, today, Zingerman's Deli is an Ann Arbor institution, the source of great food and great experiences for thousands of visitors every year. Featuring huge corned beef sandwiches, an exceptional array of farmhouse cheeses, estate-bottled olive oils, varietal vinegars, smoked fish, salami, coffee, tea and much, much more. The Ann Arbor Farmers Market offers a wide variety of produce, dairy, honey, salsa, breads, coffee, prepared foods, crafts and much more.
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After lunch, we'll send you on your own. You can visit the Farmers Market, any of the campus museums, or go canoeing on the Huron River. The museums open on Saturday include:

7pm Dinner at Mark's Carts and Bill's Beer Garden.
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Sunday June 23
11am Dim sum at Asia City.
1pm Visit the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum. If the weather is dramatically craptastic, we can fall back to the museums listed on Saturday; they tend to have the same hours on Sundays.
7pm Dinner at Blue Tractor BBQ and Brewery.
Evening Evening activities at Top of the Park include:
  • 7:30pm, Tangle
  • 8:30pm, Madcat, Kane, & Friends
  • 10:00pm, The Goonies
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Monday June 24
8am+ Stragglers' breakfast at Northside Grill.
After We're willing to work with people who're staying longer so they have something to do besides "pack" and "wait to go to the airport." Let us know if you're in this category.

Last update Jan17/17 by Josh Simon (<jss@clock.org>).
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