Join a Friday Night Fireside Chat at 6 p.m. today at the Nature Center of Oakwoods Metropark near Flat Rock for a $4 fee. This month's topic is the weasel family.
Earn a Webelos Geology Pin during a program at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. tomorrow. All requirements for the badge will be met during the program. The fee to take part is $3 in advance or $4 the day of the event.
Learn about Wacky Woodpeckers at 2 p.m. Sunday for a $2 fee.
Preregistration and vehicle entry permits are required for all the programs. To sign up, call 1-734-782-3956.
Explore the winter sky's mysteries during Stare at the Stars Bonfire and Winter Astronomy at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Marshlands Museum and Nature Center of Lake Erie Metropark in Brownstown Township.
The Ford Astronomy Club will offer powerful telescopes to view the night sky, along with a bonfire and toasted marshmallows.
A skilled local fisherman will explain how to become an ice angler during Ice Fishing for Beginners at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Participants will put their newfound skills to use on the ice, weather permitting. Proper dress is required and there is a $5 a person fee.
Registration and vehicle entry permits are required for all programs, which take place at the nature center. To register, call 1-734-379-5020 or 1-800-477-3189.
High school students looking for a night of fun and games can join the X-Treme Lock-In at 10 p.m. tomorrow at the Taylor Recreation Center, 22805 Goddard Road.
The 10-hour event hosted by the mayor's Youth Advisory Council will feature food, music, dancing and games such as racquetball and basketball. Local bands will perform throughout the night and workout rooms will be available.
Tickets are $10 in advance or $13 at the door. Visit the recreation center for a registration form, which requires a parent's signature. Call 1-734-374-3906 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. for more information.
Erie Ice Daze offers a host of wintry fun from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday at Lake Erie Metropark Marshlands Museum and Nature Center in Brownstown Township.
An ice-fishing clinic will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, ice conditions permitting. Registration and a $2 fee are required as only 15 spots are available.
Short programs on both days will spotlight tundra swans, Ice Age animals and winter bird feeding.
The mysteries of the winter skies will be revealed when the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club presents an indoor winter star-watching program at 4 p.m. tomorrow, followed by a bonfire and star-gazing through powerful telescopes from 6 to 9 p.m.
Throughout the weekend, children can try their hand at making winter crafts or taking part in more physical winter pastimes such as wool spinning and weaving and snowsnake throwing.
A snowsnake-throwing tournament for both children and adults will teach participants how to hurl the long, wood instruments down an iced snow track.
A demonstration of flintknapping — the ancient art of making flint spears and arrowheads — and the throwing of atlatls, a type of spear-throwing device, also are part of the fun.
Families can learn the art of woodcarving from members of the Michigan Carvers and Collectors, and the Huron River Steelheaders will demonstrate fly-tying.
Accompanying the winter fun will be the Silver Strings Dulcimer Society with traditional winter music from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
No registration is required to attend Erie Ice Daze. Call the museum at 1-734-379-5020, ext. 5736, for more information.
Basic ballroom dance and swing lessons for singles and couples will be held Tuesdays from Jan. 29 to March 18 at the Allen Park Community Center, 15800 White Street.
Instructor Shirley Blair will lead swing lessons from 7 to 8 p.m. followed by ballroom dancing from 8 to 9 p.m. The fee is $45 for Allen Park residents and $50 for non-residents.
Call 1-313-928-0771 to register.
Show off your knowledge at Trivia Night at 6 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Westfield Activities Center, 2700 Westfield, Trenton.
The $20 tickets include a light dinner. Winners receive a trophy and gift certificates.
The event is hosted by the Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center, The Information Center and the Penrickton Center for Blind Children.
Dinner starts at 6 p.m. and is followed by trivia at 7 p.m. To reserve tickets, call 1-734-282-7171.
A Mardi Gras Celebration is on tap Feb. 2 at the Downriver Italian-American Club, 646 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte.
New Orleans-style band The Chefs of Dixieland will perform, and a Creole/Cajun buffet will be served.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and dinner is set for 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $30 for members and $35 for non-members, include party favors. Costumes are welcome.
Tables can be reserved for parties of 10 or more; all others will be seated where available.
Mail checks made payable to the Downriver Italian-American Club to: Lina Giannotti, 14823 Williamsburg Blvd., Riverview, MI 48193.
For more information, call Giannotti after 6 p.m. at 1-734-283-7394 or Rita Dauss after 6 p.m. at 1-734-560-3875.
"The Dangerous Boys Club" will kick off at 11 a.m. Feb. 2 at Barnes & Noble, 3120 Fairlane Dr., Allen Park.
Based on the bestseller "The Dangerous Book for Boys," the club is for parents, teachers and youngsters looking for ways to keep boys engaged in reading and hands-on activities.
The club's launch will include activity sheets, prize drawings, giveaways and more.
Call Gayle Townsend for more information at 1-313-271-0688.
Tickets are on sale for the annual Daddy Daughter Dances offered by the Taylor Department of Parks and Recreation.
Fathers and their little girls in kindergarten through sixth grade can spend a Valentine-themed evening together from 4 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 9 at the William Ford Senior Activity Center, 6750 Troy, Taylor.
The event includes hors d'oeuvres, beverages, corsages for the girls, dancing and a keepsake photo.
Tickets are $20 for each father and daughter and $5 for each additional daughter. Purchase tickets at the Parks and Recreation Department, 22805 Goddard Road, Taylor. Call 1-734-374-3906 for more details.
The Taylor Cultural Arts Commission and Friends of the Arts present the second annual Big Band Ball at 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Grecian Center, 16300 Dix-Toledo Road, Southgate.
Entertainment includes Larry Huntington & the Skyliners with a special dinner performance by Girls' Night Out from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and a silent auction will run from 6 to 9 p.m.
Tickets are $45 a person or $80 a couple and include dinner and dancing. A cash bar will be available.
Tickets must be purchased in advance. All proceeds benefit the Taylor Friends of the Arts.
Call 1-734-374-3906 for more information or 1-734-287-6318 to charge tickets by phone.
A country western dinner and impersonator review is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at VFW Post 552, 1125 Fort St., Lincoln Park.
Impersonators will include a faux Garth Brooks, Trace Adkins, Patsy Cline, Winona Judd, Tanya Tucker and Stevie Nix.
Tickets are $30 a person and include entertainment, dinner and an open bar. Proceeds benefit the post's building fund.
Buy tickets at the VFW post's bar or call Jim Bowens for reservations at 1-313-999-7890.
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