A free Children's Winter Film Festival starts tomorrow and continues every Saturday and Sunday through March 16 at the MJR Southgate Cinema 20, 15651 Trenton Road, and Allen Park Cinema, 6601 Allen Road, Allen Park.
"Bee Movie" hits the screen tomorrow and Sunday, followed by "Mr. Magnorium's Wonder Emporium" March 1 and 2; "Alvin & the Chipmunks" March 8 and 9; and "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep" March 15 and 16.
The program is free for children ages 12 and younger. Adults pay $1. Advanced tickets are not available.
For show times, call MJR at 1-734-284-3456 or the Allen Park Cinema at 1-313-381-3582.
Dream Machine Concerts with Carey Ann the Clown and Mister Ro takes the stage at noon tomorrow at the Westfield Activities Center, 2700 Westfield, Trenton.
Part of the city's "Turn Off the Violence" event, the show is free and family friendly. Call 1-734-675-8600 for more information.
Junior Girl Scouts can earn their Frosty Fun badge at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Nature Center of Oakwoods Metropark near Flat Rock. The cost is $3 in advance or $4 the day of the event.
Enjoy an "End of Winter Hike" at 2 p.m. Sunday to search for birds considered as the harbingers of spring. The cost is $2 a person.
Preregistration and vehicle entry permits are required for all the programs. To sign up, call 1-734-782-3956.
Make "Critter Contact" at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Marshlands Museum and Nature Center of Lake Erie Metropark in Brownstown Township.
Preschoolers and kindergartners can get up close and personal with all sorts of animals and make a critter craft for a $2 fee.
"Quilting Sunday" from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday offers beginners and advanced quilters a chance to lay out a quilt top or do some piecing as part of the informal Quilters Guild.
Preregistration 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.
Basic ballroom dance and swing lessons for singles and couples are held Tuesdays through March 18 at the Allen Park Community Center, 15800 White St.
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 nonresidents.
Call 1-313-928-0771 to register.
A night out with Tinseltown's A-listers is promised during "Oscar Night America" at 7 p.m. Sunday at the MJR Southgate Cinema 20, 15651 Trenton Road.
Come dressed to the nines in your most glamorous get-up or mimic your favorite movie star.
The red-carpet event includes hors d'oeuvres and spirits from more than 20 different local restaurants as well as prime seats for a big-screen viewing of the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast.
Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Call the Southgate Community Players at 1-734-281-3108 to purchase tickets.
Ventriloquist Brian Bozman and his pal CD will entertain at 7 p.m. next Friday at American Legion Post 200, 11800 Michael, Taylor.
Tickets are $15 each or two for $25 and include beer and setups. Fish dinners and other menu items will be available for purchase until 8:30 p.m.
All proceeds benefit the post's building fund. Tickets will be available at the door. For advance tickets or more information, call 1-313-292-3639 or 1-313-404-0717.
Put your brain to the test at the Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center's "Trivia Night" from 6 to 9 p.m. March 26 at the Westfield Activities Center, 2700 Westfield, Trenton.
Dinner starts at 6 p.m. followed by trivia from 7 to 9 p.m. The $20 cost includes a light meal and pop. All proceeds benefit the Penrickton Center for Blind Children.
Teams of up to eight people can compete for bragging rights and prizes.
Visit www.theinfocenter. info or call 1-734-282-7171 to reserve tickets.
"Quilting Genius 2: The Improvisational Quilts of Susana Hunter" is on display through April 27 at the Henry Ford Museum, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn.
The exhibit, which is free with museum admission, features nearly 30 improvisational quilts by Susana Allen Hunter, an African-American quilter from Alabama.
The museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $14 for adults, $13 for senior citizens, $10 for children. Members and children 4 and younger can attend free. Visit www.thehenryford.org or call 1-313-982-6001 for more information.
Henry Ford Community College is offering free planetarium shows throughout the winter, beginning with "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening - A Winter Star Talk" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the science building on HFCC's campus, 5101 Evergreen Road., Dearborn.
Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis and no latecomers will be admitted for safety reasons.
No reservations are required. Call 1-313-845-9628 for more information.
The Detroit Science Center is showing the IMAX feature, "Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs," a journey back to the age of the great pharaohs detailing why mummification was so important to ancient Egyptians.
Tickets are $11.95 for adults and $10.95 for children and senior citizens. Call 1-313-577-8400 for more information.
Children can celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday March 2 with free admission to the science center, a piece of birthday cake and a special reading of "There's No Place Like Space."
Special science demonstrations, a visit from the Cat in the Hat and a poetry contest for youngsters ages 5 to 12 also are part of the fun.
The Detroit Science Center is at 5020 John R, Detroit.
The beat goes on as Blue Man Group brings its eccentric "How to Be a Megastar Tour 2.1" to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
Tickets, $50 and $77.50, are on sale at www.palacenet.com, www.ticketmaster.com, The Palace box office, all Ticketmaster locations or charge by phone at 1-248-645-6666.
How many planets are in our solar system? What is the definition of a planet? The New Detroit Science Center's Dassault Systemes Planetarium presents the new show "Nine Eight Planets and Counting."
New discoveries beyond Pluto are challenging and changing the concept of a planet. The show will present this continuing debate in an open-ended manner, while taking audiences on a tour of the solar system. The show runs through February.
Tickets are $11.95 for adults and $10.95 for children and seniors, and include admission to the Science Center, 5020 John R St.
"Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour" skates into The Palace of Auburn Hills next Friday through March 2.
Based on the wildly popular Disney Channel movies, the ice spectacular re-creates life at the fictional East High School. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. March 1 and 3:30 p.m. March 2.
Tickets are $28, $22 and $17, with specially price VIP and front row seats also available. Purchase tickets at The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 1-248-645-6666.
Smucker's Stars on Ice Tour, featuring Olympic champions Scott Hamilton and Sasha Cohen, slides into The Palace of Auburn Hills at 7:30 p.m. March 15.
Tickets start at $25 and are on sale at the Palace box office, all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 1-248-377-0100.
The Harlem Globetrotters bring their "Magic As Ever" world tour back to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 3 p.m. April 6.
Tickets at $38, $28, $20 and $15 are on sale now at www.palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666.
Bacon Memorial District Library, 45 Vinewood, Wyandotte, hosts a drop-in chess game from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays.
Find new and challenging opponents and pick up a move or two.
Heritage Decorative Artists of Southeast Michigan, a chapter of the International Society of Decorative Painters, meets bimonthly at the Westfield Activities Center, 2700 Westfield Road, Trenton.
The group shares ideas and new painting techniques in addition to sponsoring painting seminars with well-known teachers. All levels of painters are welcome.
For more information, call Debi Keeling at 1-734-422-9382, or visit www.heritagedecorativeartists.com.
The Downriver Council for the Arts, 20904 North Line Road, Taylor, has a book club, which meets from 1 to 3 p.m. the first Thursday of every month.
Snacks are provided, and donations are accepted. To learn more, call 1-734-287-6103 or e-mail dc4arts@cs-net.net.
Take a tour of the Henry Ford Estate-Fair Lane on the campus of the University ofMichigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road.
Tours are at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
The price is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors 62 and older and $6 for children ages 5-12. Children 4 and younger get in free.
Call 1-313-593-5590 for details.
See the birthplace of the Model T with a tour of the historic Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, 461 Piquette, Detroit.
Walk the same floors as Henry Ford, the Dodge brothers, James Couzens and other auto pioneers, where the first 10,000 Tin Lizzies were manufactured before the advent of the assembly line.
A National Historic Landmark, the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10, with free admission for ages 16 and younger.
Tours for groups of 10 or more are available by appointment. Call 1-313-868-2377 for reservations. For directions, visit www.tplex.org.
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