The Downriver Council for the Arts will have its annual "Classy Trash" yard sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow on the DCA grounds, 20904 North Line Road, Taylor.
The sale will include everything from household items, collectibles, arts supplies, toys, art books, and more, and no reasonable offer refused for any item. All proceeds from the sale will provide additional support for the DCA, a non-profit organization that serves 19 Downriver communities and 65 cultural organizations.
For more information on the "Classy Trash" sale, contact the DCA office at 1-734-287-6103.
Southland Center, 23000 Eureka, Taylor, is hosting "Safe Senior Day" from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. today.
Learn about telephone fraud, personal safety, home safety, emergency preparedness, medical prevention and safety, legal information regarding abuse and prevention, get free photo ID cards and learn safety issues for caregivers.
The event will have entertainment, handouts and giveaways, and there will be appearances by Joe Gagnon, "the Appliance Doctor;" and Ruth Spencer, whose "Ruth to the Rescue" is seen on WDIV-TV Channel 4 news.
At 10 a.m. Sunday, gain a new respect for fungus at "There's a Fungus Among Us" at Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center The fee is $2 per person.
At 2 p.m. Sunday, discover fascinating facts about the 17 species of "Great Lakes Snakes." There is a $5 fee per person.
Advance registration is required for all programs. Call 1-734-782-3956.
The Midwest Mineralogical and Lapidary Society hosts the 2007 Southeastern Michigan Gem and Mineral Show and Dino Daze from 4 - 8 p.m. today, 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. tomorrow and 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday at the Southgate Arena, 14700 Reaume Parkway.
The show will feature top mineral dealers, museum exhibits, demonstrations and children's attractions. The highlight of the show will be a plaster cast replica of "Sue," the famous Tyrannosaurus skull that resides at Chicago's Field Museum.
Tickets are $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $1 for teens. Children ages 12 and under are admitted free.
For more information, call 1-734-455-8596 or 1-313-389-2674 or e-mail nwhanschu@prodigy.net.
Take a flying leap to Lake Erie Metropark for "Frog Focus Feature," at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Marshlands Museum and Nature Center. Learn all about our favorite amphibians, then go on a wild frog hunt. There is a $2 fee per person. Advance registration is required. Call 1-800-477-3189 or 1-734-379-5020.
Henry Ford Community College's Center for Lifelong Learning is offering a course in clowning, "Start Clowning Around," from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Taught by professional clown Carey Ann at her clown studio, 17841 Poplar Ave., Riverview, the class will explore how to apply clown makeup, create balloon animals, design costumes and practice magic tricks.
The class is open to people ages 16 to 90. Cost is $44 for residents of the Dearborn school district, $49 for nonresidents, with an additional $7 materials fee due to the instructor in class.
To register, call 1-877-855-5252 or visit www.hfcc.edu/CL2. For more information about HFCC, visit www.hfcc.edu.
As part of National Transportation Week, admission is free today and tomorrow to the Automotive Hall of Fame, 21400 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, adjacent to Henry Ford Museum.
The Automotive Hall of Fame's mission promotes educating young people to teach them the history and the importance of the automotive industry, and to recognize the pioneers and leaders who shaped the global motor vehicle industry.
It is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Talented teenagers from Taylor are invited to participate in a poetry read from 7 to 9:30 p.m. May 31 at the Sheridan Community Center, 12111 Pardee Road.
The poetry read, sponsored by Mayor Cameron Priebe's Youth Advisory Council, invites teens to read their own poetry or listen to others. Slam poetry and acoustic guitar singers are welcome.
Participation is limited to ages 13 to 19. Poems, songs or short stories can be no longer than five minutes. No swearing or graphic or foul language is allowed. And those in attendance must be respectful of other readers.
Admission is free. For more information, call 1-734-374-4033.
The Downriver Germania Club, 23156 King Road, Brownstown Township, will host its 36th annual German American Festival from 5 p.m. to midnight June 1 and from 2 p.m. to midnight June 2.
Music will be provided by The Vagabonds and the Martin Brothers Plus 2 from 7:30 p.m. until midnight June 1, with Millie's Czech-Slovak Band, the Berg Duo, The Harmony and Dennis Malec's International Band playing June 2.
Activities on June 2 include an afternoon Kinderparade and a moonwalk for the younger guests. A flag ceremony will take place at 8 p.m. with area German clubs and local dignitaries represented.
And of course German food, including potato pancakes, will be featured, and German beer and wines will be available in the Weinstube. Cakes and other bakery items will be available at the Konditorei (cake kitchen).
Ample parking is available and admission is $3 per person.
The third annual "Cruisin' for the Arts" is scheduled for noon - 6 p.m. June 9 at the Taylor Sportsplex, 13333 Telegraph.
The classic car cruise and show are part of the Masco Art in the Park Festival June 9 and 10 at Heritage Park.
Drivers should start lining up for the cruise portion of the show at noon at the Sportsplex. Starting at 1 p.m., the cars will cruise through midtown Taylor on Goddard Road, ending up in Heritage Park where they will be on display from 2 - 6 p.m. An awards ceremony will take place at 4 p.m.
Advance vehicle registration is $8. Registration the day of the cruise is $10. Proceeds benefit the Taylor Friends of the Arts and the Taylor Cultural Arts Commission.
For more information, or to obtain a registration form, visit www.cityoftaylor.com/artinthepark; visit the Department of Golf, Parks and Recration 22805 Goddard Road; or call 1-734-374-3906.
The ninth annual Motor City Harley Davidson Harleyfest will take place June 16 at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights.
HarleyFest is an exciting all-day event that brings together Harley-Davidson motorcycle enthusiasts from throughout the state to celebrate great music, great food and great bikes. Bikers and non-bikers are welcome.
Admission to the festival is always free and will feature a live music stage featuring some of Detroit's hottest local bands. In addition, there will be a "Best of Bike" show for prizes in various categories, a vendor village featuring everything from clothes and jewelry to airbrush artists, plus lots of delicious food and drink, live auctions featuring autographed memorabilia, a day-long live broadcast by WRIF and more.
Gates will officially open at 11a.m.
In addition, there will be a special Harley-Davidson "Rock-n- Roll Ride for Kids," starting from Motor City Harley-Davidson, 34900 Grand River Ave., Farmington Hills, to Freedom Hill County Park. Sign-up begins at 9 a.m. The ride will leave for HarleyFest, accompanied with a police escort, at 11 a.m. sharp. Riders are asked to pay $25 per person to participate in the ride, which provides them with a special Rainbow Connection collector's pin, parking fees for HarleyFest and a donation to The Rainbow Connection. For more information on the ride, call Motor City Harley-Davidson at 1-248-473-7433.
"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.
The exhibition has been held over through Sept. 3. 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 can 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.
Bacon Memorial District Library, 45 Vinewood, Wyandotte, hosts a drop-in chess game night 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 1-3 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.
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 movies include "Flags of Our Fathers," this week; and "Dreamgirls, June 4.
For information, call 1-313-943-2330.
Preservation Wayne is again offering walking tours through five historic districts of Detroit.
The tours take place at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Tours include downtown, the Eastern Market, midtown, auto heritage and the Cultural Center. Tours of the New Center are available by appointment.
Each tour costs $10 and takes two to three hours, looking at the area's past and present.
There are also Tuesday After Work Walking Tours at 5:30 p.m. starting from the Hotel Pontchartrain, 2 Washington Blvd. Each focuses on a different aspect of downtown — skyscrapers, restaurants and bars, sculptures and fountains or the buildings of Albert Kahn and Louis Kemper.
The evening tours are also $10 and take about two hours.
For more information, call 1-313-577-3559 or visit www.preservationwayne.org.
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. - 4 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of every month through October. Admission is $10, with free admission for ages 16 and under.
Tours for groups of 10 or more are available by appointment. Call 1-313-868-2377 for reservations. For directions, visit www.tplex.org.
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.
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