The Early Bird Gang will flock to the Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center at 10 a.m. tomorrow. "Baby animals" is the topic for the day.
Donations will be accepted.
Paddle along in the 34-foot, 18-passenger canoe "Huron" at 4 and 6 p.m. July 21 and at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. July 22. There is a $3 fee per person, or $40 per group.
Advance registration is required. Call 1-734-782-3956.
Busy hands are happy hands at "Make it at the Marsh" at Lake Erie Metropark's Marshlands Museum at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Bring a light-colored T-shirt and create a wild looking T-shirt design.
There is a $2 fee per person. Advance registration is required.
See the handiwork of the Michigan Carvers and Collectors Club at a Woodcarvers' Show from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. July 21 and 22 at the Marshlands Museum and Nature Center.
Call 1-800-477-3189 or 1-734-379-5020 for registration and information.
Explore local "nightlife" at "Like the Night -- Bats and Beasties of the Moonlight" at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Marshlands Museum and Nature Center at Lake Erie Metropark.
Rob Mies, director of the Organization for Bat Conservation, will present the program, which will include live encounters with several bat species, including the largest species in the world, the Malaysian flying fox.
Other nocturnal creatures, including owls, crickets, katydids, spiders, bullfrogs and lightning bugs will be up and about, as well.
There is a $3 fee per person. Advance registration is required. Call 1-800-477-3189 or 1-734-379-5020.
The Downriver Council for the Arts Summer Art Camp program is accepting registrations for a four-day camp running Monday through Thursday.
Classes offer hands on experiences for children from 3 to 12 years of age and the opportunity to work with qualified art instructors.
Classes take place in the DCA Home Gallery, at 20904 North Line Road, Taylor.
"Painting, Painting, Painting!" for 3- to 5-year-olds, provides students with the opportunity to explore the use of color while learning about the work of famous painters such as VanGogh, Renoir and O'Keefe.
This class meets from 9 to 10 a.m. The cost, including materials, is $40.
"Painting, Paper-Making and Collage," for students 6 through 12 years old, is a three-hour class and meets from 9 a.m. to noon.
Students will explore the techniques involved in each art form and be encouraged to integrate them in unique and creative ways. The cost, including materials, is $90.
Students should wear clothing suitable for these activities. To register or for more information, call 1-734-287-6103.
A father/son golf tournament will be held at the Lake Erie Metropark golf course tomorrow.
The field is limited to the first 30 twosomes. Entry fees are $50 per twosome, which includes 18 holes, a barbecue, cart and prizes. Entry fees are due at the starter desk by 5 p.m. tomorrow.
Or for those who consider their golf handicap to be dear old dad, there's still time to register for the Carl's Golfland/Metroparks Junior Tournament, with individual tournaments at Willow Metropark on Tuesday and at Lake Erie Metropark Thursday.
There are four age groups, up to age 18. The top six finishers in each age group will win trophies, plaques and medals, with the winners in each division going on to the Junior Tournament finals, to be held at Lake Erie Metropark.
To register, call Willow Metropark at 1-800-477-3182 or Lake Erie Metropark at 1-800-477-3189.
For more information, call 1-734-379-0048 or 1-800-23-GOLF-4.
Hurry, hurry, hurry, see the world's largest big top as the Carson and Barnes Family Circus comes to Lake Erie Metropark Tuesday.
Come by early in the morning and watch as the elephants help set up the giant tent, then watch as all the exotic and domestic animals are unloaded.
Then come back for the actual circus at 4:40 and 7:30 p.m., with acrobats, clowns, jugglers and all the rest.
Advance tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for children ages 2 to 11. Tickets the day of the circus are $16 for adults, $8 for children. Children younger than 2 get in free. Usual park entry fees also apply.
For tickets, call 1-734-379-5020.
Incense and peppermints — and possibly other aromas — will waft through downtown Wyandotte as the Wyandotte Business Association and Michele and Carl Lundgren present a Love-In celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love with a Plum Street Reunion from 11 a.m. to dusk next Friday.
The Mad Hatter will be on hand to host a musical lineup that will include Gary Quackenbush, Frijid Pink, Carolyn Striho and The Plum Street band, as well as poet James Semark, who will set a positive vibe on the main stage at Eureka and Biddle; and River's Edge Gallery will feature the artwork of Jem Targal, Carl Lundgren, Gary Grimshaw and Leni Sinclair.
Other attractions will include a 1967-inspired fashion show, The Rovers Scooter Club, VW Bugs Club, more than 20 "Plum Street" vendors and more.
Admission is free.
The peace and tranquility of Trenton's Elizabeth Park gets a weekend off as the annual Roar on the River roostertails its way along the Trenton Channel July 21 and 22.
Along with the free powerboat races, there also will be the Roar in the Park classic car show and Roar Over the Park fireworks display July 21.
Start the festivities at "A Taste of the Races" from 6 - 10 p.m. next Friday along the riverfront. The selection will be bigger and better than ever, with about 35 establishments offering their culinary favorites.
Tickets to A Taste of the Races are $40 in advance, $45 at the gate. Visit www.trentonroarontheriver.com/tickets.htm or call 1-734-675-8600 for ticket information.
The Downriver Irish American Club will host the 2007 Irish American Festival from 4 p.m. to midnight next Friday and from 2 p.m. to midnight July 21 at Yack Arena, 3131 Third St., Wyandotte.
The event will feature food, beer, bingo, games, and live music by the Saline Fiddlers, Charlie Taylor, The Heinzman Dancers and Jim Perkins.
There will be a 50/50 raffle and raffles for a Detroit Tiger suite, a TV, a large basket o' cheer and a "Bells of Ireland" Waterford vase.
AAA Michigan will be on hand from 2 - 5 p.m. July 21 to make ID cards for youngsters.
Admission is $2 for this family event.
Well, it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go to Ypsilanti for the eighth annual Michigan Elvisfest today and tomorrow at Riverside Park.
Sanctioned by Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc., this is one of the biggest Elvis blowouts anywhere, with dozens of award-winning Elvis impersonators and other celebrity impersonators.
Eat, drink and have a merry old time shopping for Elvis memorabilia or find a little more action in the "Viva Las Vegas" tent.
Tonight is "Blue Hawaii" Night, with free leis to the first 500 guests. Tomorrow will feature a candlelight vigil, gospel hour, classic car show and an appearance by Motown great Martha Reeves.
Tickets are $12 for today, and $18 for tomorrow. Children younger than 10 get in free. For more information, visit www.mielvisfest.org or call 1-734-480-3974, ext. 2.
Get on board at The 17th Annual National Train Show July 27-29 at the Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center in Detroit.
The event will showcase all aspects of model railroading, including more than 45,000 square feet of operating model train displays.
There also will be an 11,000-square-foot Lego Universe, collectibles appraisers, a children's play area and hands-on demonstrations.
Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $5 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for children younger than 6. A two-day adult pass is $18.
The Comcast Summer Film Series returns to Campus Martius in downtown Detroit with blockbuster films for all tastes shown outdoors every Saturday night.
There is live entertainment at 8 p.m., with the movies starting at around 9 p.m.
Some of the movies that will be shown this summer include "Rocky Balboa," "Stomp the Yard," "Charlotte's Web," "Freedom Writers" and "Dreamgirls."
There also will be special advance screenings of two films: "Resurrecting the Champ" starring Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Harnett, and the sequel "Daddy Day Camp" starring Cuba Gooding Jr.
All the movies and other entertainment are free. For more information, visit www.comcastfilmseries.com
This summer, take a ride on the wild side at the Henry Ford Museum, and find out what truly drives rock stars with the hot new exhibit "Rock Stars' Cars & Guitars" through Sept. 30.
This pink 1948 Delahaye Type 178 Drophead Coupe straddles the line between elegance and flamboyance, much like its former owner, Elton John. It's one of the vehicles at the "Rock Stars' Cars and Guitars" exhibition at the Henry Ford Museum.
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See John Lennon's "psychedelic" Rolls Royce, a sports car owned (and shot) by Elvis Presley, the actual "Little Deuce Coupe" of Beach Boys fame, a "Dukes of Hazard" 1969 Dodge Charger owned by Kid Rock, a 1969 GT 350 Shelby Mustang owned by Bob Seger and many more rock star vehicles, along with more than 30 guitars owned by some of the most legendary performers to pick up a pick.
The exhibit is free with regular museum admission. Henry Ford Museum is open seven days a week, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $14 for adults, $13 for seniors and $10 for youths. Members and children 4 and younger are free. For more information, call 1-313-982-6001 or visit www.TheHenryFord.org.
"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.
In 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. The cost 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 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 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.
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. to 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.
The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, has several Behind the Scenes and Specialty Tours slated for summer.
Tours include:
l"Staff Life on the Estate," at 11 a.m. July 27 and Aug. 10 and 7 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 22. Guests will have the opportunity to explore the spaces where staff lived and worked while hearing about the large loyal staff that helped make the estate a home for the Ford family.
l "The Secrets Behind the Paintings" at 11 a.m. Wednesday and Aug. 17 and 7 p.m. Aug. 8. Delve into the secret stories behind the great art at the Ford home and the individuals who helped the Fords amass their collection, and get a glimpse of paintings in the attic and basement that are not on display.
l"Cotswold Architecture," at 11 a.m. today and Aug. 24 and at 7 p.m. July 25 and Aug. 7. Study architect Albert Kahn's work and how he merged modern and antique architecture.
l"Garden and Grounds Exploration," at 11 a.m. Aug. 18 and 7 p.m. July 21 and Aug. 3.
Guides will lead guests through the immense gardens and grounds of the estate, including areas often not visited, such as "Bird Island."
Behind the Scenes Tours cost $10. An optional general tour of the house's interior can be added on for $7. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 1-313-884-4222.
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