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Disc Golf at Metroparks
Start: 7:00 am
End: 7:59 am

When: Ongoing

Where: Hudson Mills, 8801 N. Territorial Rd., Dexter; Kensington, 2240 W. Buno Rd., Milford; Stony Creek, 4300 Main Park Rd., Shelby Township; Willow Metropark, 17845 Savage Rd., Belleville

Using many of the rules of traditional golf, players use discs to hit targets on an 18-hole course.

Cost: Free to use courses; vehicle entry permits $4, daily; seniors’ annual pass, $12; annual all others, $20; equipment may be rented for a fee.

Contact: 800.477.2757, www.metroparks.com

Give it a Rest: People at Play in American Prints and Drawings, 1890-1945
Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm

Where: Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit

The Icon Show
Start: 10:00 am
End: 7:00 pm

Where: River’s Edge Gallery, 3024 Biddle St., Wyandotte

A group of metro Detroit artists will define the word “icon” through photography, painting or sculpture.

Cost: Free

Contact: 734.246.9880, www.artattheedge.com 

Potential!
Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm

Where: Ann Arbor Art Center, 117 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor

Visit the Ann Arbor Art Center’s annual high school student art exhibition. The show is an all-media juried exhibition that encourages the talent of local teenagers.

Cost: Free

Contact: 734.994.8004, www.annarborartcenter.org 

Considering Detroit
Start: 11:00 am
End: 8:00 pm

Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, 4454 Woodward Ave., Detroit
Considering Detroit, MOCAD’s latest exhibition, will explore contemporary art in the Detroit area. The exhibition, the first in a series, aims to document the recent history of the region’s art, according to MOCAD. Various artists and groups, such as Ellen Cantor, Maurice Greenia, Jim Gustafson, Allie McGhee, Heather McGill, Gordon Newton and artist collective TIME STEREO, will be highlighted in the 2008 exhibition. Works to be displayed include drawings, videos and installations, among other things.
Cost: Free

Creative Surface Decoration Using Slips, Stains & Glass
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm


Where: Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, 1516 S. Cranbrook Rd., Birmingham
This four-session workshop for adults teaches how to decorate pots using creative techniques with slips, stains, glazes and cold wax. Students make test forms in the first class, then apply surface techniques and glazing in the other classes. Students are welcome to bring small, unglazed bisqueware pieces to practice on. Students should have basic knowledge of wheel-throwing and hand-building.
Cost: Members, $80; guests, $120 (plus $35 materials fee)
Contact: 248.644.0866, www.bbartcenter.org

 

 

Summer Whites on the Terrace
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm

Where: The Community House’s Van Dusen Terrace, 380 S. Bates St., Birmingham
This wine-tasting class will explore the best whites for summer entertaining. Nine wines will be sampled during each session, beginning with Sauvignon Blanc from around the world, then ABC (Anything But Chardonnay), Mediterranean whites and, finally, all-American wines. Join one tasting or try them all. Attendees must be 21 years old.
Cost: Four sessions, $99; $29 per session
Contact: 248.644.5832, www.communityhouse.com
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