Upcoming Events
Second Annual Hometown Hootenanny a Hit!
Friday, May 16th
8pm - 11pm
Tickets $15 each + Cash Bar
Billy King and the Idylls along with Orpheum Bell joined us for an evening of fantastic music, a live auction of locally produced, mostly useful things, and more fun than you might be accustomed to in one evening! (Can’t forget the fantastic brew from Arbor Brewing, too!)
Live Auction Donors
Al Dente Pasta, Inc. - Tasty pastas made down the road in Whitmore Lake.
Ambry Farms - Irresistable grass-fed lamb from Clinton.
Arbor Brewing - Locally brewed beers that are oh so tasty!
Arbor Teas - Delightful teaware and fine organic teas to delight the tastebuds
Aunt Agatha’s Mystery Bookstore - One of Ann Arbor’s treasures full of great stories.
Bloodroot Press & The Very Tall Bookbinders - Extraordinary handmade books.
Blue Nile Restaurant - A unique fine dining experience in the heart of Ann Arbor.
Chelsea Milling Company - Makers of those oh-so-tasty Jiffy Mixes.
Community Farm of Ann Arbor - A local CSA offering a wealth of organic produce and fun!
Everyday Wines - A little store in Kerrytown with a big selection of wines for all tastes.
Frog Holler Farm - Growers of fantastic organic veggies and ready-to-eat salad mix.
Front Porch Textiles- Sensational locally produced handspun yarns and weavings.
Gracia Greenhouse - Found at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market Wednesday’s and Saturday’s surrounded by beautiful vegetables, flowers, and plants.
Grandma’s Kitchen - A visit to the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market on Wednesday and Saturday will fill your bag with egg-cellent eggs, and the ginger snap cookies can’t be beat!
Hannewald Lamb Company - Tasty lamb straight out of Stockbridge.
The Happy Peasant Soaps - Unique handmade soap selection from a kitchen in nearby Dexter.
Heather’s Place - Seamstress extraordinaire right here in Ann Arbor.
Heavenly Metal - Handcrafted gifts and designs nestled in the heart of downtown.
Jefferson Market and Cakery - Cakes galore and even more on the Old West Side!
Kerrytown Concert House - The place to find a great selection of locally produced jazz and chamber music.
Lesser Farms and Orchard - Apples, honey, and cider from a wonderful Dexter orchard.
Lisa Gottlieb - Knitter extraordinaire!
Little House Farm - Where free ranging, fun-loving chickens lay their eggs.
Mill Pond Bread - Some of the finest bread to be found…and then eaten!
Native Plant Nursery - Home to a great selection of native plants with expert advice.
Orion Automotive - Possibly the most fun auto repair business in town.
Pancetta, Etc. - Purveyors of fine pastured pork that’s locally cured and aged.
Performance Network - One of the best places to find fantastic theatre.
PlantWise - Specializing in native plant restoration for areas large and small.
Roosroast Coffee - Local artisanal roaster of fair trade organic coffee.
Specialty Cakes and Pies - Another Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market gem to be found on Saturday mornings. (Try the pie bites!)
Sweet Gem Confections - Locally made chocolates and confections…yum is the word.
Tea Haus - A new tea house with a big selection of teas and teaware in downtown Ann Arbor.
Todd’s Services - A landscaper with a cornucopia of services AND gives back to the community!
Whitney Family Farm - Great maple syrup from a family run farm in Dexter.
Zingerman’s - More good food than can be described in a single sentence.
Check out our Amazing Sponsors!
You’ll have to just come along next year.
Coffee for a Cause!
Perk up with locally roasted, organic, fair trade coffee.
Avalon Housing is pleased to share Avalon Home Brew, a specialty coffee produced by local micro-roaster, John Roos of Roosroast Free Speech Coffee.
Thanks to Roosroast, proceeds from each sale of Avalon Home Brew go directly to support the work of Avalon Housing.
Avalon Home Brew is roasted on-demand in small batches and packed in bags hand-printed with an original linolium block designed especially in honor of Avalon Housing. It’s a true luxury at a great price of only $16 per 1 lb. bag (that’s a full 1 lb. bag, not a 12 ounce bag.)
We can take your orders via email or by phone at 734-663-5858 ext. 12. (Cash or checks only, please.)
More Helpful Events
Looking for ideas that are helpful AND fun to start 2008 off on the right foot? Check out the six options below. Don’t worry about jotting them down. Click herefor a downloadable version to peruse at your leisure!
1. Raise the Roofwith a House Party for Avalon. It’s a great excuse to invite friends and family to your home for dinner, cocktails, coffee or just dessert. You provide the refreshments and we’ll provide the materials (invitations, flyers, and a speaker or two.) Bring in some entertainment and make it a real party. We even have suggestions if you’d like. Pass the hat, charge admission, or ask guests to log onto our site to make a secure donation online.
2. Adopt a Property and help us cut costs of upkeep and maintenance on our older sites. We take pride in preserving and rehabilitating historic properties, as well as making sure our tenants have homes they can be proud of. But that preservation comes with a price. If you have ever owned an older home you know what we’re talking about. Adoption can include volunteering for seasonal work or special projects. It may also involve raising funds for a big need - like a new roof. So gather up a group of friends, coworkers, neighbors, family members or people from your church of congregation and take on an Avalon site today.
3. Pour Some Coffee at your place of worship and introduce your congregation to a proven solution to homelessness (hing: supportive housing). Invite members to meet folks from Avalon, offer up some coffee or tea and baked goods, and maybe even set out a basket for donations. We’ll send a speaker and provide materials if you like. If your congregation has time for a presentation during the worship service, we’d be delighted to participate.
4. Present the Problem of Homelessness - and the solution - by introducing Avalon Housing to your class, your business partners, your club, or your congregation. We’re happy to tell the Avalon Story - and the good news about ending homelessness - to any group, anywhere, anytime. You set it up and we’ll be there.
5. Change the Venue, temporarily, of your book club or business meeting. In exchange for letting us show you around and telling you a bit about Avalon and our mission, we’ll offer you great accommodations for your group. Our Carrot Way Community Center can comfortably seat up to 30 people and has a fully functioning kitchen. We’ll even fire up the coffee pot for you and provide all the fixings (maybe even a treat or two). Call us for scheduling availability.
6. Call on Us. We love what we do. We can talk all day (and night) about it. We’d also love to hear your ideas. Give us a ring, drop a line, or stop by our main office any time.
Still looking for ideas? Check out our How You Can Help page and have fun!
