30 Seasons of Building Community through the Arts
For 21 nights every summer, Ingalls Mall on U of M's central campus comes alive as friends, families, and neighbors gather at Top of the Park to picnic, dance, witness unique open-air spectacles, and enjoy film classics after sundown. The Mainstage brings an eclectic mix of music, dance, storytelling, and comedy to town.
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival celebrates its 30th season this summer. Over the years, the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation and its donors have provided more than $125,000 to support the Festival - including its inaugural season. A 2006 grant helped underwrite the cost of relocating Top of the Park to Ingalls Mall - making it possible to introduce new and expanded programming. And a 2009 grant launched a volunteer program that has collected more than $196,000 in onsite donations to help keep Top of the Park free and lively as ever.
Executive and Artistic Director Robb Woulfe notes, "AAACF’s generous support over the years has helped Summer Festival bring the best local, national, and international performers to enthusiastic audiences of all ages for three decades."
One of the many ways the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation supports all that is good in our community.
Read more "good" stories at: aaacf.org/stories
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