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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.
Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Where: Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 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: 5:00 pm
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. Cost: Adults, $8; ages 6-17, $4; seniors, $6; members, free Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
Where: Mariposa Beauty Boutique, 6814 N. Rochester Rd., Rochester Hills Cost: Brow shaping costs $25 at Mariposa. Contact: 248.656.3400, www.mariposabeautyboutique.biz Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
The Michigan Chapter of Women's Caucus for Art inaugural exhibition is an all media juried exhibition which examines the female's symbolic place "at the table." The artists investigate the places they sit or are barred from sitting at in society, politics and their own personal lives. Featuring artists Brenda Oelbaum, Patricia Izzo and Anne Sheill. Until August 10, open during gallery hours (Mondays-Thursdays & Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. -9 p.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) Where: Ann Arbor Art Center, Exhibition Gallery, 117 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor Cost: Free Contact: 734.994.8004, www.annarborartcenter.org 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 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
Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:30 pm
Where: St. Joseph Mercy Ellen Thompson Women’s Health Center,
5320 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti Learn to embrace healthful eating with cooking demonstrations, tasting and nutrition presentations. Attending all classes is recommended. Cost: Free; registration required Contact: 734.712.5800, www.sjmercyhealth.org
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
When: Show dates, July 2 - 25. 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. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Wednesdays, Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church, 23925 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield
Confidential and nonjudgmental self-help group led by counselor Terrence Shulman. Cost: Free Contact: 248.358.8508, www.shopliftersanonymous.com
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Get yer picnic basket and out to the Grosse Pointe War Memorial for this weekly concert series. Tonight's selection? Trilogy, a group that will take you from Big Band music to doo-wop, Oldies, Motown and Classic Rock. | ||





