Taste of Ann Arbor June 5, 2005

Main Street Area Association presents this exciting outdoor event featuring food and entertainment in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor on Main and Liberty from 11 am - 5 pm.

Restaurants and food shops in the greater Ann Arbor area share their distinctive cuisine in bite size tastes for your culinary enjoyment including: Amadeus; Arbor Brewing Company; the Arena; BD?S Mongolian BBQ; Brazamerica; Buffalo Wild Wings; Busch?s Valu Land; Carson's American Bistro; CJ?s Cookie Jar; Conor O?Neill?s Irish Pub; Cottage Inn; D'Amato's Italian; Dibella's Old Fashioned Subs; the Earle; Fresh Fruit Drinks; Full Moon; Gandy Dancer; Gratzi; Grizzly Peak Brewing Co; Ice Scapes, Italian Ices; Jamaican Jerk Pit; LaDolce Vita; Mediterrano; Noodles and Company; Palio; Parthenon; Pelagos Taverna; Real Seafood Company; Rush Street; Shalimar Restaurant; Shehan-Shah Indian Cuisine; Smokehouse Blues; Starbucks and Tios Mexican.

Three stage areas showcase bands, comedians, clowns and dancing for your entertainment including:

Main and Liberty

11am-11:45 Ann Arbor Music center Student Jazz Band

12-1pm Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings

2:20-3:30 Chris Solano award winning Elvis Tribute Artist

4-5 pm Great Lakes Myth Society

at Main and William

12, 2 and 4 pm David Swain's II-V-I orchestra

1 and 3 pm Joe Summers Gypsy Jazz trio

at Main and Washington

11-2 Colors the Clown

Take an exhilarating climb up a 25 foot high rock wall provided by Planet Rock!! on Main at Washington.

Ann Arbor Art Center provides art activities and U-M Exhibit Museum of Natural History presents "Downtown Dinosaurs" for the whole family to explore. Angell Elementary School hosts carnival games ? all on Liberty between Main and Fourth.

www.A3radio.com LIVE broadcast from the event!!

Event is free and open to the public.

Tickets for food tastes can be purchased at the event for $.50 each.

Contributors making this event possible: Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority; WEMU 89.1 FM. Proceeds benefit the Ann Arbor Jaycees and Michigan Theater