The Guidance Center will present Movie Night at 6:30 p.m. every Friday in May at its Center for Excellence, 13111 Allen Road, Southgate, as part of Mental Health Awareness Month.
All movies are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available for purchase.
View "A Beautiful Mind" starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly today, followed by "Shine" starring Geoffrey Rush next Friday and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" starring Jack Nicholson on May 30.
Join the "North American Migratory Bird Count" from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow at The Nature Center of Oakwoods Metropark near Flat Rock.
Advanced birders will lead walks for the less experienced.
Treat mom to a program about the history of tea during "Mother's Day Teas" at 1 p.m. Sunday at Oakwoods Metropark.
Visitors can sample cucumber sandwiches and a variety of teas. The fee is $4 a person. Call 1-734-782-3956 for more details.
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 kindergarteners can get up close to live critters and make crafts for a $2 fee.
Take a "Mom's Way Nature Walk" at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lake Erie Metropark to search for animal mothers and learn how they care for their young. The fee is $2 a person.
Children ages 7 to 17 can tee up with golf lessons from The First Tee of Detroit during a three-day golf camp from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 18 to 20 at the metropark.
Students will learn putting, chipping, pitching and full swing as well as rules, safety and etiquette of the game for a $110 fee.
Aspiring golfers also get a hat and T-shirt, daily snacks and an identification card. No previous golfing experience is required.
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.
The third annual Spring Fling Festival takes over the Yack Recreation Center, 3131 Third Street, in Wyandotte, today and tomorrow. Admission is free.
The two-day event features food, music, a Vegas tent, rides, raffles, games, crafts and a used book/media sale.
A $7,000 prize highlights the grand raffle, along with 12 $500 prizes. A basket raffle features a variety of themed baskets.
"Prizes of Plenty" will offer packages of gift certificates to local restaurants, golf courses and a Wii video game system.
FiftyAmpFuse takes the stage from 7 to 11:30 p.m. today, followed by New Generation from 2 to 6 p.m. tomorrow and Legend the Band from 7 p.m. to midnight.
The 2008 Gem and Mineral Show presented by The Midwest Mineralogical and Lapidary Society takes over the Southgate Civic Center annex, 14700 Reaume Parkway, from 4 to 8 p.m. next Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 17 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 18.
This year's feature, "Michigan Rocks," focuses on rocks and minerals found in the state's parks, lakes and roads, including Petoskey stones, Lake Superior agates and datolites.
There will be 20 dealers and free mineral kits for children.
Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and $1 for teen-agers.
Teachers are welcome to bring their third- through eighth-grade classes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Friday for no charge. For details on Kids' Day, call Dick DePodesta at 1-313-389-2674.
For more information about the show, e-mail ornwhanschu@prodigy.net, call Mike Bomba at 1-313-381-8456 or Norm Hanschu at 1-734-455-8596.
The 37th annual Polish Festival promises food, music and games over Memorial Day weekend at St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church, 266 Antoine, Wyandotte.
The festival runs from 5 to 11:30 p.m. May 23, 1 to 11 p.m. May 24 and 1 to 11 p.m. May 25.
Games, rides, music, bingo and a Vegas tent, along with stuffed cabbage and chicken dinners and oodles of Polish food favorites, will be part of the fun.
Live entertainment includes Duane Malinowski, Men in Black, the Kielbasa Kings, Trilogy, Misty Blues and Dyna Dukes.
Greenfield Village in Dearborn springs to life Tuesday as it reopens for the 2008 season.
The sprawling historic spot will offer a host of special programs and activities to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Model T.
Centennial activities include Model T rides, a Model T medley concert, an old car festival and presentations about Henry Ford's life and achievements.
Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $19 for senior citizens ages 62 and older and $14 for children ages 5 to 12. Children younger than age 5 are admitted free.
For more information, call 1-313-982-6001.
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