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Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor

"student docents were knowledgeable and friendly"
Second oldest building on the U-M campus
Modern telescopes on hand alongside the antique Fitz

Gaze at the cosmos through a working 1857 telescope, one of the oldest in North America. Free Friday nights at the Detroit Observatory, with the historic building open to explore rain or shine.

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  • Historic landmark
  • 1857 telescope
  • Free admission
  • Student docents
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
  • Old Fourth Ward
  • Ann Arbor

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  • Author Panel Discussion: A Love Letter to Black Romance

    Author Panel Discussion: A Love Letter to Black Romance

    Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM

    Old Fourth Ward

    Black romance author panel

  • Andrea Gibson's Love Letter From The Afterlife

    Andrea Gibson's Love Letter From The Afterlife

    Sun, Nov 8 · 7:30 PM

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    Poetry performance art

  • Preschool Storytimes

    Preschool Storytimes

    Tue, Nov 10 · 11:00 AM

    Bryant Pattengill East

    Stories & songs for little ones

  • 1 Million Cups Ann Arbor

    1 Million Cups Ann Arbor

    Wed, Nov 11 · 8:30 AM

    Old Fourth Ward

    Entrepreneurial community & networking

  • Witches Night Out

    Witches Night Out

    Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM

    Old Fourth Ward

    Witchy community gathering

  • Film Screening In the Belly of AI with Michigan Community Scholars Program

    Film Screening In the Belly of AI with Michigan Community Scholars Program

    Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM

    Old Fourth Ward

    Documentary screening & discussion

  • Curtis Chin book talk with Doris Truong

    Curtis Chin book talk with Doris Truong

    Wed, Nov 11 · 6:30 PM

    Old Fourth Ward

    Memoir & restaurant stories

  • Tony Tulathimutte Reading and Q&A

    Tony Tulathimutte Reading and Q&A

    Thu, Nov 12 · 5:30 PM

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    Author reading and discussion

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  • Iggy's Eggies

    Iggy's Eggies

    852 m away

    Old Fourth Ward

    Breakfast sandwiches & hashbrowns

  • Times Square Kitchen

    Times Square Kitchen

    981 m away

    Old Fourth Ward

    Nyc halal cart classics

  • 1824 Cocktails & Coffee

    1824 Cocktails & Coffee

    984 m away

    Old Fourth Ward

    Late-night craft cocktails