A shuttle service operates twelve times per day between Detroit Metro Airport and Ann Arbor. Guests interested in the schedules and cost (between $20.00 and $25.00 per round trip) should go directly to http://www.michiganflyer.com/airride-ann-arbor.asp . The drop off and pick up spots in Ann Arbor are the Blake Transportation Center (12 times per day) and the University of Michigan Central Transportation Center (4 times per day).

Guests of the Lamp Post Inn can take any of the 12 busses. Once you arrive at either the Blake Center or the Central Campus Transportation Center, transfer ($1.50) to bus route number #4 to go to the Lamp Post Inn. The Central Campus Transportation Center is about a 5 minute ride from the Lamp Post; Blake Center a 15 minute ride. We are located at the Manchester/Sheridan stop at the corner of Stadium and Washtenaw. Bus route #4 is the main bus line that goes directly from Downtown Ann Arbor, through the University of Michigan Campus and hospital area and then toward Ypsilanti and The Lamp Post Inn. We are about a 6 minute bus ride from the University of Michigan campus (South University or Central Transportation Center).

Photo by Angela J Cesere in Annarbor.com

The Michigan softball team heads to Columbus for a double headed this weekend before returning home next week to play both Western and Michigan State. The Wolverines are led by their two outstanding freshman pitchers who have pitched all but 18 innings this year and have posted an impressive 1.86 ERA.

The Lamp Post Inn is located less than 1 1/2 from the Wilpon Complex and the softball fields. Those fans staying over for the Western Game or the Michigan State Games may received discounted overnight rates at The Lamp Post Inn by using the promo code BASEBALL12.

This weekend, April 7 – 8, 2012 the Michigan Wolverines will take on the Michigan State Spartans in a home on home series in baseball.

Michigan will be traveling to East Lansing on Saturday to meet the Spartans but will then come home to Ray Fisher Stadium for a 3;00 PM Sunday afternoon baseball face off.

The Lamp Post Inn will offer a special overnight rate to any Wolverine or Spartan fan wishing to stay overnight on Sunday evening. In order to take advantage of the offer you will need to go to the Lamp Post Inn website and make reservations using the promo code BASEBALL12. It will be necessary to make reservations in advance since the Lamp Post Inn will be closing early on Sunday to allow our employees the chance to celebrate the holiday with their families. Our hours that day will be 9:00 AM to 2:oo PM. It is not necessary that you check in prior to 3:00 PM on Sunday as long as the reservation has been completed on line since we will make arrangements to see that you are able to check in after the baseball game.

The Wolverines Spring football schedule has been announced. Special hotel rates are available at The Lamp Post Inn using promo code SPRINGGAME.

The University of Michigan announcement made on the mgoblue.com website indicates that in addition to the traditional spring game to be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, April 14, two other activities will take place at the stadium that day – the annual alumni flag football game at 10:00 AM and the intercollegiate lacrosse match between Michigan and Ohio State. The announcement also highlights several other events that weekend, including The Big House Big Run for charity on April 15.

As released by the University of Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The 2012 University of Michigan Spring Football Weekend promises to be an action-packed two days (April 14-15) of athletic competition for sports fans of all kinds. The 2012 Mott Spring Football Scrimmage sponsored by PNC Bank anchors the weekend festivities along with the inaugural men’s lacrosse match-up with Ohio State immediately following the football scrimmage.

Team 133 will take the field for its annual spring scrimmage at noon EST on Saturday, April 14. Prior to the football team’s debut, the Victors Classic Alumni Flag Football Game will be held at 10 a.m. inside the Big House.

Following the football scrimmage at 2:30 p.m. will be the “Battle in the Big House,” which pits Michigan’s first-year varsity men’s lacrosse team against Ohio State.

Admission to all of the events Saturday at Michigan Stadium is free to the public. Fans can make a donation of choice to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital upon entering the gates of Michigan Stadium.

 

Feist to appear at Ann Arbor Summer Festival along with The Low Anthem. The program is scheduled June 5 at the Power Center at 8:00 PM. The nearby Lamp Post Inn will offer a special overnight rate for those attending the concert that us promo code SUMMERFEST.

For nearly a decade, Leslie Feist did not stop moving. Her 2004 Juno Award-winning album “Let It Die” led right into 2007’s “The Reminder,” which earned her four Grammy nominations, six Juno wins, the Shortlist Music Prize, and the opportunity to teach Muppets to count on “Sesame Street.” She then made her “Saturday Night Live” debut and toured the world. Feist appears in support of her newest album, “Metals.”

The Low Anthem opens the show.

A new airport shuttle service begins this week. Please go to the website http://www.myairride.com for all information regarding single and round trip costs, drop off locations, etc. We are extremely fortunate that this new shuttle service will work extremely well for our customers and we recommend the shuttle for those that wish to avail themselves of the public transit option. Please note that since the main bus route in Ann Arbor (#4) goes directly past the Lamp Post Inn you will find that you can easily move around Ann Arbor from our ideal location. Route #4 will link at two separate locations to the new airport shuttle service.

There will be twelve shuttles per day between Ann Arbor and the airport. All twelve of these will go directly to the Blake Transportation Center but four will also stop at the University of Michigan Central Transportation Center.

Anyone wishing to use the shuttle should go directly to the website http://www.myairride.com to make reservations and to verify schedules.

People using the shuttle to get to the Lamp Post Inn should take the shuttle from the airport to:

• Blake Transportation Center and then transfer to either route 4A or 4B and head to the Lamp Post Inn (less than a 15 minute ride). The charge will be $1.50. or
• University of Michigan Central Campus Transportation Center and transfer to bus route #4B (less than a five minute ride to the Lamp Post Inn) again a charge of $1.50.

Bonnie Raitt and Marc Cohn to present kick off event for Ann Arbor Summer Festival. The Lamp Post Inn, a nearby hotel will offer special hotel rates the evening of the concert using promo code HILLEV.

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival has announced that Bonnie Raitt will perform at Hill Auditorium on May 25th. This will be a “pre-festival” event for the Summer Festival. She will be accompanied by Marc Cohn, The Slipstream Tour.

The Festival Website describes the concert as:

More than just a best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive singer, and accomplished songwriter, Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music. With a unique style that blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop, she was a cult favorite for twenty years before breaking through to the top in the early 90s with her Grammy Award-winning albums, Nick of Time and Luck of the Draw, which featured hits such as “Something To Talk About” and “I Can’t Make You Love Me.”

With nine Grammy Awards under her belt and a long history of social activism, Raitt tours regularly incorporating many benefit concerts into her schedule. After a brief hiatus, she is back and recharged with a batch of great new songs to play in her live set along with the tried and true favorites that have treated her very loyal following to countless memorable shows through the years.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s nineteenth album, Slipstream, is daring, bluesy, and steeped with the inimitable slide guitar and soulful vocals that could only be hers. Out April 10th, Slipstream marks Raitt’s first new album in seven years, and the debut for her new label, Redwing Records.

Opening the concert is singer and songwriter Marc Cohn, who combines the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. Cohn will play from his new album, Listening Booth: 1970, where he transforms songs from such artists as Cat Stevens, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and
Van Morrison. Cohn is best known from his critically acclaimed debut album and the song “Walking In Memphis.”

Please note: At the artist’s request, fifty cents of each ticket sold for this concert will be donated to the ARIA Foundation, which will distribute grants to local charities at the end of the tour.

Bonnie Raitt’s website is http://www.bonnieraitt.com

Marc Cohn’s website is http://marccohn.net/

The Lamp Post Inn will offer special overnight rates for those attending the Bonnie Raitt concert. To obtain the special pricing please use the promo code HILLEV when placing your housing request for May 25th on our website Lamp Post Inn (http://www.lamppostinn.com)

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival, now celebrating its 29th season, today announced the headlining indoor lineup for its 2012 season, running from June 15 to July 8: indie-pop sensation Feist with special guest The Low Anthem, Tuesday, June 5 at the Power Center; gospel and soul legend Al Green, Saturday, June 16 at Hill; bassist and jazz dynamo Esperanza Spalding, Thursday, June 21 at the Power Center; public radio favorite Ira Glass, Saturday, June 23 at the Power Center; modern dance illusionistsPilobolus, Sunday, June 24 at the Power Center; eccentric songbird Nellie McKay with special guest Sneakin’ Out, Wednesday, June 27 at the Power Center; the master storytellers of The Moth Mainstage, Thursday, June 28 at the Michigan Theater; theatrical-pop crooner Rufus Wainwright, Saturday, June 30 at the Power Center; political satirists The Capitol Steps, Wednesday, July 4 at the Power Center; the bemused B-movie bashers ofCinematic Titanic, Thursday, July 5 at the Michigan Theater; and acclaimed contemporary circus troupe Circa, Friday-Saturday, July 6-7, at the Power Center.

 

The women’s softball home softball schedule got off to a huge start with three weekend games. Each of the games was stopped early because of the Mercy – rule.

Michigan Softball should be in for a great year. Fans and parent’s attending home softball games and staying at the Lamp Post Inn ( 1 1/2 miles from Wilpon Center) will receive a 10% discount on their room rates by using promo code SOFTBALL (excludes April 29-30). Guests are welcome to leave their car in our parking lot and walk to the game.

Details of the women’s softball schedule can be found at the University of Michigan Athletic Website.

The Ark is proud to announce that there is a special benefit for the American Cancer Society scheduled for March 25th. Tickets are limited but you can still go to The Ark site to secure last minute tickets. For those guests of the Lamp Post Inn that will be attending the benefit please use the special discount code arkevent when booking your hotel reservations and receive a special 10% discount.

The Ark webpage notes the following regarding Blackthorne

A musical ramble across Ireland

Blackthorn has been offering their uniquely rich tapestry of Celtic music around the Great Lakes since 1984. Traditional songs of emigration, sea shanties, lively jigs and reels, and haunting ancient airs combine with some of Ireland’s best contemporary songs for a musical experience that evokes the beauty, history, and legend of Ireland and its people. Each member of the band plays multiple instruments, including wooden flute, accordion, tin whistle, five-string banjo, cittern, bones and more. These instruments complement the lead vocal of Belfast native Richard McMullan and the band’s tight four-part harmonies. Based in Detroit, Blackthorn can usually be found at O’Mara’s Pub and Restaurant in Berkley, and their appearances on WJR’s St. Patrick’s Day show are a Michigan Celtic tradition. This evening they lend their talents in support of ACS CAN– the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. ACS CAN is the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society that holds lawmakers accountable for their words and their actions. ACS CAN asks that our leaders not only talk about fighting cancer, but take real steps toward decreasing the number of people suffering and dying from cancer.

Please assist in the fight for Cancer and consider attending this special fund raising opportunity.