Row, row, row your boat...by moonlight during the Full Moon Paddle on Gallup Pond. Canoeing or kayaking right in the middle of our own city can be magical enough on an ordinary day. But on Saturday, August 21, you can travel by water to an entirely different, nighttime world. Join Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation for an evening canoe ride under the full moon. Canoes are available for rent from the Gallup Park Canoe Livery for $18. 8-11 p.m. 734-794-6240. www.a2gov.org/canoe.

According to Kerrie Russell, when she realized she might not become the first female Major Leaguer, she became an English professor—which left her well-suited to write a terrific new baseball biography, Rick Ferrell, Knuckleball Catcher about none other than own her father. Rick Ferrell may not be a household name these days, even to fans, but he had an eighteen-year playing career at the physically taxing position of catcher, and compiled stats good enough to land him in the Hall of Fame. After retiring, he remained in the game, working for the Detroit Tigers for over forty years, both as a coach and in the front office. He caught all nine innings of the first All Star Game, in 1933, and, as the title of Kerrie’s book indicates, had the unique distinction of catching four different knuckleballers for the Washington Senators during the 1945 season, when he no doubt gave up a few passed balls.
Kerrie Russell will be speaking about the book at the Ypsilanti District Library Community Room on Wednesday, August 11, at 7 p.m, in conjunction with the closing of the “Women In Baseball” exhibit. YDL-Whittaker, 5577 Whittaker Rd., Ypsilanti.
734-482-4110