The University of Michigan Athletic Office has announced the schedule for Michigan Women’s Softball.  All games will be played at the Alumni Field that is part of the Wilpon Baseball and Softball Complex located about 1 1/2 miles from the Lamp Post Inn.

Wed., Mar. 24 vs. Bowling Green Ann Arbor, Mich. 4:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Mar. 27 vs. Illinois * Ann Arbor, Mich. 2:00 p.m. ET
Sun., Mar. 28 vs. Illinois * Ann Arbor, Mich. 2:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Apr. 3 vs. Wisconsin * Ann Arbor, Mich. 2:00 p.m. ET
Sun., Apr. 4 vs. Wisconsin * Ann Arbor, Mich. 2:00 p.m. ET

Wed., Apr. 7 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 2:00 p.m. ET
  at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 4:15 p.m. ET
Sat., Apr. 10 at Minnesota * Minneapolis, Minn. 1:00 p.m. CT
Sun., Apr. 11 at Minnesota * Minneapolis, Minn. 1:00 p.m. CT
Wed., Apr. 14 vs. Central Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Apr. 17 vs. Northwestern * Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:00 p.m. ET
Sun., Apr. 18 vs. Northwestern * Ann Arbor, Mich. 3:00 p.m. ET
Wed., Apr. 21 vs. Penn State * Ann Arbor, Mich. 4:00 p.m. ET
  vs. Penn State Ann Arbor, Mich. 7:00 p.m. ET
Sat., Apr. 24 at Purdue * West Lafayette, Ind. 4:00 p.m. ET
Sun., Apr. 25 at Purdue * West Lafayette, Ind. 1:00 p.m. ET
Wed., Apr. 28 at Ohio State (DH) * Columbus, Ohio 4:30 p.m. ET
Fri., Apr. 30 vs. Kentucky Ann Arbor, Mich. 7:00 p.m. ET
Sat., May 1 vs. Kentucky Ann Arbor, Mich. 2:00 p.m. ET
Tue., May 4 vs. Western Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:00 p.m. ET
Wed., May 5 vs. Eastern Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:00 p.m. ET
Sat., May 8 vs. Michigan State * Ann Arbor, Mich. 7:00 p.m. ET

Sun., May 9 at Michigan State * East Lansing, Mich. 1:00 p.m. ET
Fri., May 14 at Iowa * Iowa City, Iowa 6:00 p.m. CT
Sat., May 15 at Iowa * Iowa City, Iowa 5:00 p.m. CT

All home games are played at Alumni Field at the Wilpon Sports Complex on State Street in Ann Arbor. The Lamp Post Inn, a local  Ann Arbor hotel is located 1 1/4 miles east of State Street at 2424 E. Stadium. Baseball and softball fans are always welcome and those that are arriving to watch a game in March or April will be given a special discounted rate on our larger rooms including our King and Two Queen Bed Units (sorry, April 9, 10 and 30th already sold out) . To take advantage of this blog promotion go directly to our website, http://www.lamppostinn.com, and look for the date of your arrival. Place the special blog promo code BASEBALL in the corporate/promotion box just below the date request. You will be taken to a special page which will give you a 10% discount on our special unit types.

The University Musical Society has announced that the San Franciso Symphony Orchestra will perform on the stage of  Hill Auditorium on March 18th, 2010.  An exceptional list of music will be featured but will be highlighted by the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto featuring violoinist Christian Tetzlaff  as the soloist.

The program will include:

· Kissine : Post-scriptum (2010)
· Tchaikovsky : Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 (1878)
· Ravel : Valses nobles et sentimentales (1912)
· Liszt : Symphonic Poem No. 2: Tasso – Lament and Triumph, S. 96 (1849

Information and ticket information  can be found at the University Musical Society website. 

 The Lamp Post Inn is located about 1 1/2 miles from Hill Auditorium,  The Lamp Post will offer a special housing offer to those individuals that will be attending various March 2010 UMS events including the Lincoln Center Orchestra Concert, The San Francisco Symphony or the Maly Drama Theater of St. Petersburg.  Insert the promo code (corporate code) UMSEVENT in the code box when searching for availability for the evenings of these performances at the Lamp Post website and receive a 10% discount on many popular overnight unit types. 

 

The University of Michigan Athletic Department has announced the final schedule for the Michigan Wolverines Men’s Baseball Program.

Fri., Mar. 26 vs. IPFW Ann Arbor, Mich. 3:05 p.m. ETSat., Mar. 27 vs. IPFW Ann Arbor, Mich. 1:05 p.m. ETSun., Mar. 28 vs. IPFW Ann Arbor, Mich. 1:05 p.m. ETTue., Mar. 30 vs. Eastern Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 3:00 p.m. ETFri., Apr. 2 at Indiana * Bloomington, Ind. 3:00 p.m. ETSat., Apr. 3 at Indiana * Bloomington, Ind. 1:00 p.m. ETSun., Apr. 4 at Indiana * Bloomington, Ind. 1:00 p.m. ETWed., Apr. 7 vs. Central Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 3:05 p.m. ETFri., Apr. 9 vs. Purdue * Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:35 p.m. ETSat., Apr. 10 vs. Purdue * Ann Arbor, Mich. 1:05 p.m. ETSun., Apr. 11 vs. Purdue * Ann Arbor, Mich. 1:05 p.m. ETTue., Apr. 13 vs. Toledo Ann Arbor, Mich. 3:05 p.m. ETWed., Apr. 14 vs. Bowling Green Ann Arbor, Mich. 3:05 p.m. ETFri., Apr. 16 at Illinois * Champaign, Ill. 3:05 p.m. CTSat., Apr. 17 at Illinois * Champaign, Ill. 1:05 p.m. CTSun., Apr. 18 at Illinois * Champaign, Ill. 1:05 p.m. CTTue., Apr. 20 vs. Notre Dame Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:35 p.m. ETWed., Apr. 21 at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 6:05 p.m. ETFri., Apr. 23 vs. Iowa Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:35 p.m. ETSat., Apr. 24 vs. Iowa Ann Arbor, Mich. 1:05 p.m. ETSun., Apr. 25 vs. Iowa Ann Arbor, Mich. 1:05 p.m. ETFri., Apr. 30 vs. Ohio State * Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:35 p.m. ETSat., May 1 vs. Ohio State * Ann Arbor, Mich. 3:05 p.m. ETSun., May 2 vs. Ohio State * Ann Arbor, Mich. 1:05 p.m. ETTue., May 4 at Western Michigan Kalamazoo, Mich. 3:00 p.m. ETFri., May 7 at Minnesota * Minneapolis, Minn. 6:35 p.m. CTSat., May 8 at Minnesota * Minneapolis, Minn. 2:05 p.m. CTSun., May 9 at Minnesota * Minneapolis, Minn. 1:05 p.m. CTTue., May 11 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. ETWed., May 12 vs. Michigan State Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:35 p.m. ETFri., May 14 vs. Northwestern Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:35 p.m. ETSat., May 15 vs. Northwestern Ann Arbor, Mich. 1:05 p.m. ETSun., May 16 vs. Northwestern Ann Arbor, Mich. 1:05 p.m. ETTue., May 18 vs. Ball State Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:35 p.m. ETThu., May 20 at Penn State * State College, Pa. 6:35 p.m. ETFri., May 21 at Penn State * State College, Pa. 5:35 p.m. ETSat., May 22 at Penn State * State College, Pa. 1:05 p.m. ET

All home games are played at the new Ray Fisher Stadium on State Street in Ann Arbor.  Our hotel, The Lamp Post Inn, a local  Ann Arbor hotel is located 1 1/4 miles east of State Street at 2424 E. Stadium. Baseball and softball fans are always welcome and those that are arriving to watch a game will be given a special discounted rate on our larger rooms including our King and Two Queen Bed Units (sorry, April 9, 10 and 30 already sold out) . To take advantage of this blog promotion go directly to our website, http://www.lamppostinn.com, and look for the date of your arrival. Place the special blog promo code BASEBALL in the corporate/promotion box just below the date request. You will be taken to a special page which will give you a 10% discount on our special unit types.

Ray Davies will bring his delightful and keen songwriting skills to the Michigan Theater on March 11, 2010.   As a member of The Kinks, Ray Davies has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  His concert at the Michigan Theater is sure to be filled with music from the various Kinks” albums but he can also be expected to do a several solos of many of his other hits including the classic Lola.  Live Nation is sponsoring the concert and tickets are available through Ticketmaster.  In the next several weeks Live Nation will also bring two other highly acclaimed artists to the theater including Cheech and Chong on April 3, 2010 and Stephen Sills on March 6.     

The Lamp Post Inn’s location near the Michigan Theater is an ideal location for those attending any of the three Live Nation concerts.   The Lamp Post Inn will offer a 10% discount to all individuals attending the performances and staying overnight at the Lamp Post Inn.  Reservations can be made through the Lamp Post Inn website.  Use the promotion code MICHTH to receive the discounted blog rate for the nights of the performance

Local organizers for the International Take Back the Night Program have announced a benefit to raise money for their program.  The 2010 Take Back the Night Benefit will be on March 20, 2010  from 6 pm – 11 pm at Connor O’Neill’s in downtown Ann Arbor.  The organizers are asking them to join them for a silent auction, food, dancing, and fun with a special poetry reading by Ber-Henda Williams.   A local band will also perform and there will be dancing and 90’s music.  Additional information and tickets can be obtained at the Ann Arbor Take Back the Night website at n be purchased in advance

Take Back the Night is an international rally and march that is organized in local communities with the purpose of unifying women, men, and children in an awareness of violence against women, children and families. The event is a collaboration of community and campus and other interested persons who are ready to take a stand against violence and make the night safe for everyone. The march intends to:

• Increase community awareness of issues of violence against women, and its interrelationship with all other forms of discrimination;
• Educate about the extent and the nature of the violence that is systematically used against women to keep us from becoming powerful, autonomous individuals;
• Honor the memory of the victims of violence against women and celebrating its survivors;
• Serve as a collective voice for women to demand a world in which women’s bodies, minds and souls are not targets of violence;
• Empower individual men and women to take direct action against violence, whether it is through speaking out, lobbying, voting or some other form of activism;
• Provide the leadership to challenge organizations and institutions to implement policies and initiatives which are effective in addressing issues of violence against women.

The Lamp Post Inn, an Ann Arbor hotel is pleased to support the efforts of this local organization.

 

The legendary comic duo of Cheech and Chong will bring their show to the live stage of the Michigan Theater on April 3, 2010.   The humorists, in show business since the 70’s, have always been popular as stage performers but are equally as well known for their many film appearances including the classic “Up in the Smoke”.   The concert is being sponsored by Live Nation with tickets being available through Ticketmaster.  Live Nation will also sponsor Ray Davies on March 11 and Stephen Stills on March 6, 2010.

The Lamp Post Inn’s location near the Michigan Theater is ideal for those attending any of the three Live Nation concerts.   The Lamp Post Inn will offer a 10% discount to all individuals attending the performances and staying overnight at the Lamp Post Inn.  Reservations can be made through their website http://www.lamppostinn.com.  Use the promotion code MICHTH to receive the discounted blog rate for the nights of the performance

The University of Michigan will host the Big Ten Wrestling Championships for 2010.    Events are scheduled for Crisler Arena  located on the University of Michigan Athletic Campus.  The arena is located on East Stadium Avenue and is less than 1.6 miles from the Lamp Post Inn.

Individuals that are attending the Big Ten Wrestling Championship are elgible for a discounted rate at the Lamp Post Inn.  When searching for room availability on the Lamp Post Inn site website simply enter the promotional code WRESTLING in the small box labeled corporate code just below the below the availability calendar.  This will bring up a special page which includes a 10% discount on our king and two queen bed unit styles for the dates of March 5, 6 and 7, 2010.    

As reported on the University of Michigan Athletic Website

Tickets for the championship will go on sale on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. To contact the University of Michigan Ticket Office, please call (734) 764-0247 or visit us online at www.mgoblue.com/tickets. Advanced sales are all-session tickets only. Single-session tickets will be on sale at Crisler Arena on days of competition.

Ticket prices are as follows:

All-Session Tickets:
$30, Reserved Seating

Single Day Tickets:
Sessions 1 & 2:
$15, Reserved Seating
$10, General Admission Seating;
$8, Groups of 10+ (General Admission)

Session 3:
$20, Reserved Seating;
$15, General Admission Seating;
$8, Groups of 10+ (General Admission)

The Ann Arbor Council  for Traditional Music and Dance will hold their Dawn Weekend February 26-28th at Clague Middle School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 

Featured performers include:

The Groovemongers – Musicians  C.W. Abbott, Jane Knoeck, Rebecca McCallum and Mark Hellenberg combine their musical skills to create a montage of traditional and contra music melding the classic sounds of mandolin, guitar, piano, accordion, drums and violin.

Bare Necesities- Musicians Earl Gaddis, Mary  Lea, Peter Barnes and Jacqueline featuring viola, violins and flute with an emphasis on country dances of the 17th and 18th century.

Adina Gordon – A veteran contra dance and caller that hails from Brattleboro, Vermont and who considers one of her goals to teach and get you dancing on the spot.

 Helene Cornelius – For forty years a dance leader of the CDS Boston Centre and renowned contributor and leader of the English country dance community.

The Lamp Post Inn is pleased to welcome back some of our out of state and out of area guests that come for this and other AACTMAD events on a regular basis.  As a special offer for these guests and other individuals attending the AACTMAT Dawn Dance we are offering a special blog rate at our hotel.   Guests attending the dance can insert the promo code AACTMAD as the promo code at our website when searching for dates and availability and a 10% off rate will be shown for our two double bed, two queen bed and our king unit types.  Welcome back to our AACTMAD friends.

The Lamp Post Inn is located on bus route #4, the main bus line connecting Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.  The AATA operates the bus service and the busses are clean and the drivers helpful. 

Bus route #4 passes directly by the Lamp Post Inn and service goes directly to the campus areas of both the University of Michigan and the Eastern Michigan.  The bus also goes directly to the University of Michigan hospital and the downtown areas of both Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.  Specific bus schedules can be found at the AATA website but generally bus route #4 runs every 15 minutes during the peak hours of the day and every half hour during non rush periods.  Weekends are hourly and more limited so you may want to verify specific times.  The bus schedule lists our stop as either Manchester or Sheridan.

For customers staying at the Lamp Post Inn the expected ride times are generally -

• 8 minutes to South University (south side of the central Univ. of Mich campus)
• 13 minutes to the University of Michigan Hospital, Mott Hospital and the Taubman Center
• 20 minutes to State Street (North side of the central Univ. of Mich campus) 
• 25 minutes to downtown Blake Transportation Center (downtown Ann Arbor)
• 20 minutes to downtown Ypsilanti Area (15 minutes)
• 15 minutes to Eastern Michigan campus
• Please note that the North Campus of the University of Michigan will need a transfer to either route 22 or route 1 and the total ride could take 45 minutes with wait times at transfer locations.

The cost is $1.25 per ride (new fares are being introduced in May 2010) and you will need exact change.  Transfers to other bus routes are free.  There are numerous bus routes and by transferring between lines it is possible to reach almost any location in Ann Arbor or Ypsilanti.  Be aware – even though bus #4 runs a full route on the weekends and evenings, some of the other routes may have more limited schedules or stops during those periods of time. 

A second bus line (#14) passes the Lamp Post Inn andgoes to the area of the Crisler Arena, the University of Michigan football stadium and Pioneer High School but there is no service on that route on weekends and evenings.  That means that that route does not run during football and basketball games so most of our customers either walk (and park free in our lot) or take a taxi.  The distance to the stadium is a little less than 2 miles through a mostly residential area.

A complimentary copy of the Ride Guide and bus schedule is available at the front desk of the Lamp Post Inn.