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2015 Ann Arbor Summer Festival: Top Of The Park Preview

photo by Myra Klarman
Top of the Park

 Ann Arbor Summer Festival Executive and Artistic Director Amy Nesbitt joined me Friday for a preview of the 2015 Top Of The Park schedule. The free Top Of The Park offerings and activities have grown remarkably over the years. 

What began as little experiment with one band and free film screenings on top of a parking structure now encompasses a city block with two stages, a full variety of food vendors, family activities, exercise and wellness classes, Michigan craft beer tastings, family favorite films and state-of-the art acrobatic performances. 

 

Amy Nesbitt, her professional staff and huge team of volunteers will host over 130 different events for the 2015 Top Of The Park series in the new location:  North University Avenue between Fletcher and Thayer Streets from Friday June 12th through Sunday July 5th.  Amy shared the story from the Ann Arbor Summer Festival and Top Of The Park’s inception to the international attraction it has become today.

Linda Yohn simply cannot remember a day in her life that was not filled with music. Her early life was full of changes as the daughter of a well-respected cancer research scientist who moved his family about, but one thing was constant: the love of music instilled by her mother. So, when it seemed life was too hard to bear, young Linda would listen to her radio, play her guitar, dance her heart out and sing at the top of her lungs. So, it isn’t so strange that “older” Linda still does all those things!
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