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Start: 12:00 am
End: 11:59 pm
Where: The 13 Metroparks in southeast Michigan Socialize, exercise and gain experience while lending a hand at the parks, especially at the nature centers and golf courses. Volunteers who reach a designated number of hours receive a Metroparks annual permit, free use of some facilities, and an invitation to recognition dinners in the parks. Volunteer for a single project or on an ongoing basis. Start: 12:00 am
End: 11:59 pm
Where: More than 40 courses across the state (half in metro Detroit) Register to golf all day at participating courses that will waive greens fees for the day, allowing registered golfers to raise $315,000 for the National MS Society. Cost: $125 minimum per golfer; cart fees might apply Start: 7:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Where: North River Road between 1-94 and Gratiot The Mount Clemens Farmers Market offers a variety of fruits and vegetables that are grown locally, plants, perennials, shrubs and herbs. Fresh baked goods also will be for sale, along with honey, eggs, mushrooms and specialty items. Cost: Free Start: 10:00 am
End: 8:00 pm
Where: River’s Edge Gallery, 3024 Biddle St., Wyandotte Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
Where: Rock Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave., Novi Get down with your crafty self at this convention, featuring shopping, cropping and classes. The event also will feature contests and prizes. Cost: Parking, $5; admission, $10 Contact: 248.583.7133, www.megameet.com Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:00 pm
Where: Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit The exhibition will explore the Ashcan school’s celebration of vibrant and diverse leisure activities through nearly 80 of their most significant canvases. The Ashcan school artists depicted the lower levels of the socio-economic scale, the raw, unvarnished people who lived and toiled in New York during the turn of the 20th century. While this material represents one aspect of these artists’ oeuvre, it’s not representative of the entire spectrum of their work. Among the subjects addressed were the leisure activities available to people of various social strata. Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
Where: Ann Arbor Art Center, 117 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor The 26th annual exhibition features a range of works created by Michigan-based artists of various print techniques. Cost: Free Contact: 734.994.8004, www.annarborartcenter.org Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:00 pm
Where: Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 am
Where: Hart Plaza, Jefferson at Woodward Avenue, Detroit
This event will feature performances by Billy Currington, Lonestar, Gretchen Wilson and Trisha Yearwood, among others.
Cost: Free
Contact: 248.799.0600, www.wycd.com
Start: 11:00 am
End: 8:00 pm
Where: Macomb Place between Main and Pine streets, Mount Clemens More than 45 fine-art crafters will display original works, including paintings, glass, textiles and jewelry. There will be live lunchtime entertainment Friday. Cost: Free Start: 6:30 pm
Where: St. Clair Shores Country Club Playwright and novelist A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, will be the first in a series of plays at the St. Clair Shores Country Club’s new dinner theater. Love Letters follows the relationship between two friends that spanned 50 years, through their letters. The menu will consist of a three-course meal, with four entrées available. Reservations are recommended. Start: 7:15 pm
End: 11:45 pm
Where: The Dakota Building, 1785 W. Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor Grab your dancing shoes for a night of swing dancing! Free beginner and intermediate lessons will be offered from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m., with open dancing taking place from 8:45 to 11:45 p.m. Cost: General admission for open dancing, $5; students, $3; $1 off for members of the Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance Start: 8:00 pm
Where: The Purple Rose Theatre Company, 137 Park St., Chelsea Playwright Carey Crim’s Growing Pretty follows Lucy Keen as she deals with her quirky family, having a boy for a best friend, love and self-image. Lucy discovers that the rocky road of being 12 soon transforms into the freedoms of adulthood as she attempts to become an artist. Cost: $12.50-$38 Contact: 734.433.7673, www.purplerosetheatre.org | ||
