The Neutral Zone, an Ann Arbor youth center located on Washington St., hosted a Lot Party on Friday, May 7th, 2010 from 7-11 p.m. The night was filled with eating contests, food, slushies, live music, break dancing, face painting, and shirt-printing. The music lineup for the evening included local bands Space Cadet, Kaustikutt, Sole Transit, Space Based Adventure, and Celsius Electronics.
A moon bounce was scheduled to be a part of the Lot Party, but wasn’t set up because of the pouring weather. Regardless, “The Lot Party was one of the most exciting Neutral Zone events I’ve ever been to,” says CHS freshman Erez Levin. “There was just this level of excitement that built up over the course of the night.” The turnout was great, with over 300 Ann Arbor teens who attended.
Earlier that week, many feared that the Lot Party and Dance Body Concert being scheduled at the same time was going to result in a lack of attendees in one of the events. On the contrary, it was not an issue for most students because the Dance Body Concert ended around 9 p.m., while the Lot Party ended at 11 p.m., and teens were able to drive to the Neutral Zone after the concert and enjoy both.