Michigan UTR, now on Pinterest

PBS's greatest show, Michigan Under the Radar, has set up its very own Pinterest account. They've made pinboards for all the cities they've visited for the show. Here's the pinboard for Ann Arbor:

Seems like everyone is getting on Pinterest these days.

A short film about dog poop

Via Huron River Watershed Council

American Meat

American Meat, a documentary by Ann Arbor native Graham Meriwether, will be playing at the Michigan Theater on Saturday March 10th. The trailer looks almost like an advertisement for Bending Sickle Community Farm.

Via the Com.

The (Espresso) Bar

I made a brief mention last week when the (Espresso) Bar opened; since then I've been by a couple of times to check it out first hand. It's on the ground floor of the Bar at Braun Court, just across from Aut.

There's a small amount of seating and a good variety of coffees to be had. It's ideal for both sitting down with a shot and for taking something to go, especially if you find yourself in Kerrytown, where coffee is usually secondary to other food options, as at Zingerman's and the Co-op. Also, the (Espresso) Bar should be taking credit cards by the middle of the week thanks to Square, so you won't even have to go to the ATM beforehand.

Throughout March, the Bar will be donating part of their tips to Dawn Farm, which is a local non-profit addiction treatment and recovery support center. It's an extra reason to make the trip over to Kerrytown for a quick shot of espresso.

The (Espresso) Bar, 327 Braun Court, open Tuesday to Sunday, 8 AM - 3PM

Solar Dreams

Hey folks, remember Vanstructables? If not here's a refresher:

Well, Nate and Joel are teaming up again. This time they are making a documentary about converting their VW Van to solar. The project even has its own Kickstarter.

As a bonus, the guys might film an additional episode of Vanstructables if the project gets funded.

Big 10 (Co) Champions

I never imagined I would see Wolverines cheering so much for an OSU victory. Still it's great that we are Big 10 Champions for the fist time since 1987.

Rob Reinhart Essential Music Listening Party @ ABC

Tomorrow is Rob Reinhart's Essential Music Listening Party. It's from 7-9:45 at ABC. Here's how it works:

The evening concludes with a special performance from Tim Monger of Great Lakes Myth Society. Pretty cool. RREMLP's are the first Tuesday of every month at ABC.

We can pickle that

Fermentation Workshop at The Brinery from David Peterson on Vimeo.

This video of the fermentation workshop reminds me of a certain Portlandia sketch:

You can pickle anything.

Mitten Brew

If you like Michigan beer, you'll probably like the Mitten Brew channel on Vimeo:

BrewCrew :: Wolverine State Brewing Company from MittenBrew on Vimeo.

Ann Arbor Film Festival

Ann Arbor Film Festival Theatrical Trailer from jeff scher on Vimeo.

Film Festival's a comin'. Over on MarkMaynard.com, there's a great little interview with Film Festival Executive Director, Donald Harrison.