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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

Could I, Should I Start My Own Business?
Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:30 am

Where: Southfield Public Library, Meeting Room, 26300 Evergreen Rd., Southfield 
If you’re thinking about turning those dreams of starting a business into reality, then check out this workshop. SCORE counselors will ask you the questions every future business owner should consider.
Cost: Free; preregistration required
Contact: 313.226.7947, www.sfldlib.org

Business Basics
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

Where: Michigan Works Service Center, 43630 Hayes Rd. (between 19 Mile and Hall roads), Clinton Township
This seminar is for anyone interested in starting his or her own business. 
Cost: Free 
Contact: To register, call 586.469.5118 or visit www.gvsu.edu/misbtdc/region10/ click “training,” and search by county for more sessions. 

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: 5:00 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

Process
Start: 11:00 am
End: 6:00 pm

Where: The Anton Art Center, 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens

Process features works in progress, and transitional and unfinished pieces from a variety of disciplines. Visitors are encouraged to check out the exhibition more than once in order to see the works evolve.

Cost: Free

Contact: 586.469.8666, www.theartcenter.org 

Considering Detroit
Start: 11:00 am
End: 5:00 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   

St. John Hospital & Medical Center 48th Annual Guild Dinner
Start: 5:30 pm

When: 5:30 p.m., cocktails and hors d’oeurves; dinner, 7 p.m.; Greg Hahn, 9 p.m.
Where: Penna’s of Sterling, 38400 Van Dyke Ave., Sterling Heights
The event will feature comedian Greg Hahn, and there also will be a raffle. Proceeds will benefit the St. John Hospital & Medical Center’s Lymphoma Care Clinic.
Cost: Attendees 30 years old and younger, $150; over age 30, $250
Contact: 313.343.3674

89X Seventeenth Birthday Bash
Start: 7:30 pm

Where: Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit

Death Cab for Cutie, Rogue Wave and Sea Wolf will perform.

Cost: $32.50

Contact: 248.433.1515, www.olympiaentertainment.com
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