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« Friday June 27, 2008 »
Fri
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

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

Contact: 586.493.7600, www.downtownmountclemens.com

Start: 9:30 am
End: 5:00 pm

 Where: Henry Ford Museum, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn


Plunge into the history of chocolate (remember, dark chocolate’s loaded with antioxidants!), and while you’re there, take a hike down the fitness paths at the museum and Greenfield Village.

Cost: Exhibit free with museum admission: nonmembers 62 and older, $13; ages 13-61, $14; ages 5-12, $10; 4 and younger, free. Nonmember parking is $5 per vehicle.

Contact: 313.982.6001, www.thehenryford.com

Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:00 pm

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

Start: 10:00 am
End: 8:00 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

Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:00 pm

Where: Detroit Institute of Arts,

5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit

Much of this exhibition is drawn from the DIA’s collection and contains prints by John Sloan, George Bellows, Glenn O. Coleman and Martin Lewis. Their images depict casual, daily life, featuring people at the circus, beach, boxing matches, reading, walking, dancing or relaxing, among other activities. Individual images by other artists will be displayed around these works, as well as colorful lithographs created by Edward Penfield and William Carqueville for magazines. The exhibition also features works from the late 1930s by artists who were employed through the Works Progress Administration, a federal economic relief program.

Start: 10:00 am
End: 8:00 pm

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


A group of metro Detroit artists define the word “icon” through photography,

painting or sculpture.

Cost: Free

Contact: 734.246.9880, www.artattheedge.com

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.

Cost: Free

Contact: 313.832.6622, www.mocadetroit.org   

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.

Cost: Free

Contact: 313.832.6622, www.mocadetroit.org

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 12:00 am

 Where: The Village Club, 190 E. Long Lake Rd., Bloomfield Hills

Dress in pink and head to this annual party, which raises funds for breast cancer research. The event will feature food, cocktails, a live auction and dancing. Proceeds benefit the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.

Cost: $50-$500

Contact: 248.640.8310, www.pinkfling.org