Events

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

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.

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

Kenro Izu: Sacred Places features more than 50 black-and-white photographs of spiritual sites around the world. The majority of the exhibition consists of images of Buddhist and Hindu sites in India, the Himalayas, Indonesia, Thailand and China, among other places. The exhibition also includes images of the pyramids of Giza in Egypt and the stone statues on Easter Island, as well as photos of sacred sites in Syria, Jordan and Scotland.

Where: Freedom Hill County Park, 15000 Metropolitan Pkwy., Sterling Heights (between Schoenherr and Utica roads)

Enjoy Polish food and beer, live entertainment and a craft show.

Cost: Parking, $7; free

to attend

Contact: 586.264.7990, www.americanpolishfestival.com

When: Show dates, July 2 - 25. Regular gallery hours are Wed, Thurs & Sat, Noon - 5. Fri, Noon - 9 p.m. 

100 artists were given a 14x21 inch frame to fill as they desired. The exhibit is a collection of works in many mediums, from acrylic to mixed media and beyond from local metro Detroit artists who took the gallery up on its challenge. 

Where: Lawrence Street Gallery is at 22620 Woodward, Ferndale (East side of Woodward, two blocks south of 9 Mile).

Cost: Free

Contact: Telephone 248-544-0394, or visit online at www.lawrencestreetgallery.com