Name: Mindfulness Meditation
Start: 2026-10-23
End: 2026-10-23

Serving Middle Eastern dishes, gourmet pastries, soups, smoothies, coffees, and sandwiches.

Star's Cafe

Veterans Memorial Park is a 37-acre park that is one of the busiest recreation areas in the city. The park is named in honor of veterans of the United States military, commemorated by a memorial​ located at the southwest corner of the park.

Veterans Memorial Park contains five baseball/softball fields, a poo​l and ice arena​, the Ann Arbor Skatepark, tennis courts with tennis ball recycling bins​, rain gardens, a hill used for sledding in the winter, paved paths with winter maintenance​ and benches and picnic tables to relax and unwind.

Pickleball striping exists on one of the tennis courts. Please note, that this pickleball court requires you to bring your own net.

Veterans Memorial Pool and Ice Arena operates a pool in the summer and an ice arena in the winter.

The Ann Arbor Skatepark**,** a 30,000-foot world-class skating facility, is free and open to the public from 6 a.m.-10 p.m.

Veterans Memorial Park

The Veterans Memorial Park Ice Arena features a regulation-size rink of 85' x 200' with spectator seating for 3,000. Snack bar, coin-operated lockers, and storage units. Hockey and skating accessories available in the Pro Shop.

Veterans Memorial Park Ice Arena

Since 1973, Seva Restaurant has been Ann Arbor's stop for great vegetarian cuisine. Seva has vegan and vegetarian cuisine, with Mexican and Asian-inspired specialties.

Seva Restaurant

Planet Rock is world-class indoor rock climbing facility. With walls up to heights of 50′ and routes up to 70′ long, the gym caters to competitive and recreational climbers alike. They have unique climbing features such as arrets, overhangs, chimneys, cracks and slab walls.

Planet Rock

This 30,000-square-foot public skatepark, located on the grounds of Veterans Memorial Park, is the perfect place for new and experienced skaters.

The skatepark was visited and skated by Tony Hawk, Andy Macdonald, Alex Sorgente and Tony Magnusson during the grand opening, and is open to the public.

Hawk said (of the park), "I thought it was great. It's got a good variety of street, and transition. It didn't feel small either." He then went on to say, "This is exactly the kind of project we want to be involved in, where people have persevered to make it happen. Sometimes it can be even longer. The funny thing is that once the city sees how much use it will get they will want to build more. This will get more use than any other facility in town."

Ann Arbor Skatepark

An acronym for all five Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior), HOMES Brewery brings a unique lineup of handcrafted brews and a menu of Asian street-style food to Ann Arbor's West Side.

Comfortable setting either indoors or out, on the patio's picnic tables and benches built around electric fire pits.

HOMES Brewery

An independent bookstore nestled on Ann Arbor's west side in Westgate Shopping Center. Nicola's Books frequently hosts poetry nights and events for the public with opportunities to meet your favorite authors.

Nicola's Books

Be In Awe Yoga holds classes, workshops, and yoga retreats in Ann Arbor and internationally. The center has classes on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Instructors also offer private Hatha yoga sessions of 60 or 90 minutes.

The studio holds a “finding your voice” workshop to help students become more confident.

Be In Awe Yoga Studio

An upscale, casual American restaurant featuring Certified Angus beef, fresh seafood, house-smoked ribs, burgers, sandwiches, and hand-tossed pizzas. Fabulous All-American wine list.

Carlyle Grill

The [Ann Arbor Sports Commission](https://www.annarbor.org/sports-commission/ "Ann Arbor Sports Commission") works diligently to improve the quality of life through sports for all of Washtenaw County. The [Ann Arbor area](https://www.annarbor.org/ "Ann Arbor area") attracts both sports enthusiasts and participants alike. Thanks to its [easy accessibility](https://www.annarbor.org/plan/getting-here-getting-around/ "easy accessibility"), [wide range of facilities](https://www.annarbor.org/sports-commission/facilities-venues/ "wide range of facilities") available and variety of [dining](https://www.annarbor.org/foodanddrink/ "dining") & [entertainment](https://www.annarbor.org/things-to-do/ "entertainment") options, the Ann Arbor area is a favorite of sporting event organizations. The area has a rich sporting culture seeding in the history of two Division 1 athletic programs ([University of Michigan](https://www.annarbor.org/university-of-michigan/ "University of Michigan") and Eastern Michigan University) and several other small institutions. The Ann Arbor Sports was formed to attract amateur sporting events to the Ann Arbor region by assisting organizers every step of the way.

Ann Arbor is a dynamic mix of energy and charm—a bustling university town, a [foodie’s paradise](https://www.annarbor.org/foodanddrink/ "foodie's paradise"), and a cutting-edge tech hub, all wrapped in a [walkable downtown](https://www.annarbor.org/things-to-do/downtown/ "walkable downtown") bursting with [world-class arts and culture](https://www.annarbor.org/things-to-do/arts-culture/ "world-class arts and culture"). Located in Michigan’s southeast Lower Peninsula, Ann Arbor is the heartbeat of a vibrant network of [communities across Washtenaw County](https://www.annarbor.org/surrounding-destinations/ "communities across Washtenaw County"). With its creative spirit, diverse flavors, and unique neighborhoods, Ann Arbor shines as a exciting oasis.

Ann Arbor Sports Commission

Join for a chance to learn and practice mindfulness meditation.  
  
The class will emphasize bringing our attention to the present moment through guided and silent meditations. It supports us in being more present in our lives which has many benefits–we are able to live with more intention and in accord with our physical and emotional health. Each class will have a period of meditation with time for questions. This class is available for those who have meditated before and for pure beginners. Flexible attendance—join for just one class, a select few, or the full four-part series.  
  
Class will meet for 4 Fridays in October, Oct 2, 9, 16 and 23 from noon to 1pm.  
  
About the instructor: Lou Weir, a graduate of Pioneer High and University of Michigan is a retired lawyer, having practiced in Ann Arbor/Brighton for over 30 years. He has been teaching insight meditation for over 20 years. He is a founding teacher of Insight Meditation Ann Arbor and is also a certified teacher of the Diamond Approach Path.

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