Event: Classical Afternoon at Sweetwaters Plymouth Green Place: Sweetwaters Plymouth Green Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010. Time: 2pm-3pm
Join us tomorrow evening at our Plymouth Green location for the beautiful musical stylings of flutist Emily Perryman and harpist Amy Ley. Locally, Emily and Amy have performed as a duo at the UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Museum of Art, Firefly Club, and Kerry town Concert house and have also enjoyed sharing their music with residents at Arbor Hospice, Glacier Hills Senior Living Community, and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Emily and Amy are delighted to bring café music from the concert house to the coffee house with their first appearance at Sweetwater’s.
Emily Perryman maintains an active teaching and freelance career, performing regularly with the Ann Arbor, Flint and Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestras, Michigan Sinfonietta, and First Presbyterian Churches of Ann Arbor and Flint.
Amy Ley has the pleasure of being the principal harpist with a number of orchestras in south eastern Michigan and Ontario including the Ann Arbor Symphony, Flint Symphony, and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. She has performed as a soloist with a number of orchestras and has had her performances broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s radio network across Canada and the United States.
Place: Liberty Plaza, on Liberty St. at South Division
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010
Time: 9am-10am
Volunteers will plant flowers, mulch planters, and help spruce up the downtown areas along State, Main, South University, and Liberty Streets. Interested individuals, families, youth groups, and other organizations are welcome to drop in on this event. Please pre-register by calling Nancy at 734.794.6000 extension 43112 or e-mailing nstone@a2gov.org.
*Volunteers receive a free pizza lunch, t-shirt, and a buy-one-get-one-free drink reward from Sweetwaters.
Did you meet your wife Liz over a glass of Ginger Fizz? Or did Ginger Fizz give you the brain power to ace a rough quiz? If you’ve got a great Ginger Fizz story (true or imaginary) head over to our facebook page and leave a comment. Our 10 favorite stories will get a free Ginger Fizz shirt and a Fizz on us!
Place: Sweetwaters downtown, corner of W. Washington St. & Ashley
Exhibit Dates: April 29 – May 31, 2010
Meet the Artist: Friday, May 7, 2010
Time: 5-7pm
Sweetwaters downtown will showcase the work of local-grown photographer Lisa Monahan. Selections from her stunning food photography portfolio will be on exhibit during the month of May. You can come meet this award-winning photographer on Friday, May 7 from 5-7pm!
Place: Sweetwaters downtown, corner of W. Washington St. & Ashley
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Time: 7pm-9pm
Our feature is award-winning poet Christine Rhein, who will read from her prize-winning book, Wild Flight (Texas Tech University Press, 2008). She will also share new poems from a work-in-progress, exploring themes of love, technology, and intersections of the two.
Open mic follows. Bring 3-1/2 minutes of your best work! 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Place: Sweetwaters Downtown, corner of W. Washington St. and Ashley St.
Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010 – April 30, 2010
FestiFools Parade
Place: Main St., Downtown Ann Arbor
Date: Sunday, April 11, 2010
Sweetwaters is proud to announce an art show like no other. Starting April 1, 2010, come view amazing 3D artwork created by the masterminds behind FestiFools, the annual Ann Arbor street parade!
Paricipate and join the foolishness during the actual FestiFools parade on Sunday, April 11, 2010 on Main St. in downtown Ann Arbor.
Place: Sweetwaters Plymouth Green, corner of Plymouth and Green Rd.
Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010
Time: 2-3pm
Cost: FREE
Join Barb at Sweetwaters Plymouth Green to taste our NEW espresso blend, our Abianno espresso (Barb calls it “liquid gold”), and our featured coffee Ethiopian Sidamo.
Learn what makes a great shot of espresso and to describe the characteristics of a brewed coffee.
Don’t miss out on great coffee and conversation with Barb!
Space is limited. Sign up with the staff at the counter or call Sweetwaters Plymouth Green @ 734-327-6330 and reserve your spot.
Have a recipe that calls for coffee? Submit your own coffee recipe to info@SweetwatersCafe.com. Be sure to include pictures of your creation and yourself. Your recipe may be posted on our blog, and the best recipe wins a free bag of coffee!
For inspiration, here’s one we’ve tried:
Midnight Blend Cherry Almond Cake
1 cup of sour cream
1 package of french vanilla cake mix (Betty Crocker or your favorite)
3 eggs
1 cup Sweetwaters Midnight Blend brewed coffee (brewed strong)
1 can cherry pie filling
½ cup of almond slices
Powdered Sugar Glaze
1/3 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2-4 tablespoons water
Blue Tractor in Ann Arbor has created a stout using our coffee! Sweetwaters Java Stout, is brewed with pale, caramel, chocolate, and roasted malts with a wee bit o’ oats and a coffee malt made from our House coffee. Head over to the Blue Tractor or Cafe Habana on Washington St. just past 4th Ave. and try a pint. Reviews are in and from customers to staff they’re all lovin’ it!
Check out Sweetwaters staff enjoying the new brew: Quinn, Brian, Kate, and Wei.
Place: Sweetwaters Downtown, corner of W. Washington St. & Ashley
Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010
Time: 7:30pm-11:00pm
Join us as Classical Revolution performs on Thursday, April 1st at Sweetwaters downtown. The Phoenix Quartet, visiting artists at the University of Michigan School of Music, will be performing String Quartet No. 3 by Bright Sheng, UM faculty member.
For more information on the Phoenix Quartet, please click here.
For more information on Classical Revolution, please click here.
