The Muskrat Club, for kindergartners through third graders, celebrates "March Madness" at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, with animal antics, weird sounds and crazy riddles. There is a $2 fee per child.
Join members of the Ford Amateur Astronomer Club on a "Lunar Eclipse Watch" at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Cove Point Picnic Area's duck shelter.
Learn the "White-tail Ways" at 2 p.m. March 11 at the Marshlands Museum and Nature Center. Tap into the world of the white-tail deer. There is a $2 fee per person
Advance registration is required for all programs. Call 1-800-477-3189 or 1-734-379-5020.
Tickets are on sale for Lincoln Park's Festival on Ice, taking place at 6 p.m. March 29, 7 p.m. March 30, 1 and 7 p.m. March 31 and 2 p.m. April 1 at the Lincoln Park Community Center, 3525 Dix-Toledo.
Tickets are $9 reserved, $7 general admission in advance; $10 reserved, $8 general admission at the door. All seats are $5 for the March 29 show.
For tickets or information, call 1-313-386-4075.
The Wolver-Bent Recumbent Bicyclists will host a group bicycle ride at 2 p.m. March 10 at Willow Metropark, starting at the Washago Pond Shelter.
The event is open to all cyclists. For more information, call 1-734-487-9058 or visit www.wolverbents.org.
Is your green thumb getting itchy? Better get that checked, but not March 9 - 11, because that's when the Michigan Home and Garden Show comes to Ford Field in Detroit.
Hundreds of top-name products and services are brought together under one roof with everything you need to make your home beautiful inside and out.
Show hours are from noon - 9 p.m. March 9, from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. March 10 and from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. March 11. Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 6 - 14. Children 5 and under get in free. Adult admission discount coupons are available at participating Wendy's restaurants.
Visit www.FordFieldHomeShow.com or call 1-800-328-6550 for more information.
"Our Body: The Universe Within," an eye-opening and educational exhibition of actual human bodies and organs, is making its Midwest debut at The New Detroit Science Center, 5020 John R St.
Including approximately 20 bodies and 135 other anatomical displays, the exhibit exposes the inner workings of human anatomy by presenting actual human specimens, reproductions of historic anatomical artwork and much more. By presenting an artful, compelling and dignified environment, guests will be able to connect with the human artifacts on a personal level that will help them to better understand their own bodies.
Tickets are $24.95 for adults, $22.95 for seniors and $19.95 for children, which includes Science Center general admission. Children ages 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Visitors may add the IMAX Dome Theatre film "The Human Body" for an additional $3 for adults and $2 for children and seniors with the purchase of a ticket to "Our Body: The Universe Within." Advance tickets are available at www.detroitsciencecenter.org.
Sunday is Brain Awareness Day, offering visitors a chance to look at real human and animal brains, perform hands-on activities to learn about the senses and reflexes, look at neurons under a microscope and more. Activities will be presented by members of the Wayne State University Student Neuroscience Society from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and are free with paid museum admission.
Say, duffers, don't let a little thing like winter keep you off the links. The regulation golf courses at Lake Erie Metropark and Willow Metropark are open year-round, course conditions permitting.
Rates are $11 regular, $9 for seniors through March 30 with no tee-time reservations required. Golf carts are available for rent, depending on course conditions, and handcarts also are available for rent.
For information or course conditions, call Lake Erie Metropark at 1-800-477-3189; Willow Metropark, 1-800-477-3182; or the metroparks golf line, 1-800-234-6534.
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.
All levels of painters are welcome. For more information, call Debi Keeling at 1-734-422-9382, or visit www.heritagedecorativeartists.com.
The Blockbuster Free Film Series continues at Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, with free screenings of popular recent and classic movies at 7 p.m. Mondays.
Upcoming screenings include "The English Patient," Monday.
For information, call 1-313-943-2330.
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.
Disney On Ice presents "Princess Wishes" through Sunday at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Dreamers from all over will witness the magic when Ariel, Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Jasmine and Mulan all make their wishes come true in this collection of celebrated tales wonderfully told through artistic skating and acrobatics.
Ticket are $15, $20 and $25 with a limited number of specially priced VIP and front-row seats available. Tickets to the opening night performance are $11 (excluding VIP and front-row seats). Order tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
A family-entertainment favorite returns when Champions on Ice glides into Joe Louis Arena at 7:30 p.m. April 20.
The show's 29th season will feature some of the world's best figure skaters, including Sasha Cohen, Johnny Weir, Irina Slutskaya, Evgeni Plushenko, Evan Lysacek, Viktor Petrenko, Rudy Galindo, Surya Bonaly, Irina Gregorian, Vladimir Besedin and Oleksiy Polishchuk.
Tickets range from $25 to $155 and can be purchased at the Joe Louis Arena and Fox Theatre Box Offices and all Ticketmaster locations. Children and senior discounts are available. For group sales, call 1-313-471-3099. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
World Wrestling Entertainment fans can honor legends of the past at the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 7 p.m. March 31 at the Fox Theatre.
This star-studded event will recognize the in-ring achievements of the inductees while showcasing historical insights into this century-old sports-entertainment attraction. Past inductees have included Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura, Andre the Giant, Classy Freddie Blassie, Bret "Hit Man" Hart and Sgt. Slaughter.
Thus far, only one inductee's name has been announced: "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. To find out the names of the other 2007 inductees as they are announced over the coming weeks, visit www.wwe.com.
Tickets are $45, $75 and $100 and go on sale at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone, 1-248-433-1515 or at OlympiaEntertainment.com. For information, call 1-313-471-6611.
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