The Oakwoods Metropark "Tadpoles" program for children ages 2 to 5 is at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Nature Center.
This month's program is called "Under One Rock." There is a $4 fee per child. Preregistration required.
Also at 10 a.m. tomorrow, "Nature NUTS," for children ages 6 to 10, will have its monthly program. There is a $4 fee per child.
Take a "Holiday Canoe Tour" at noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m., starting at the nature Center. Enjoy the backwaters of the Huron River during a leisurely paddle in a 34-foot Voyageur canoe. There is a $3 fee per person.
Advance registration is required for all programs. Call 1-734-782-3956.
The "Crack O' Dawn Coffee Club" greets the day at 7 a.m. tomorrow at the Lake Erie Metropark Marshlands Museum and Nature Center.
Jumpstart your day with a cup of coffee, a doughnut and a walk. Donations accepted.
The "Muskrat Club" for kindergartners through third-graders has its monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow as they take to the "Skyway Highway," and look at migrating birds, bats, and dragonflies. There is a $2 fee per child.
All you handy types can "Make it at the Marsh" at 2 p.m. Sunday. "Paint a Plover" is this month's project. Up until the 1920s, hunters could shoot shorebirds such as sandpipers, plovers and yellowlegs. Today, they are off limits to hunters. Make a decorative little plover decoy to take home. There is a $5 fee per person.
Advance registration is required for all programs. Call 1-800-477-3189 or 734-379-5020.
Hudson Mills Metropark near Dexter and Ann Arbor, is hosting the Fall Antique Tractor Pull, featuring pre-1956 rubber-tire and steel- wheeled tractors, from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
More than 60 antique tractors are expected to compete.
A metropark vehicle entry permit is required. For more information, call 1-800-477-3191 or 1-734-426-8211.
The Downriver Arts & Crafts Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at its new location, the Southgate Public Library, 14680 Dix-Toledo Road.
The guest speaker for the evening will be Sue Rothamel of USArtquest, who will have an array of new ideas and media to demonstrate, as well as materials to purchase.
Call Maureen Keast at 1-734-777-6109 or 1-734-285-0685 or e-mail her at MKeast1@aol.com for more information.
The city of Woodhaven's Harvest Moon Festival takes place from 3 - 11 p.m. Sept. 14 and 8:30 a.m. - 11 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Woodhaven Civic Center Park on Hall Road between West and Van Horn roads.
Highlights include a Texas Hold 'em tournament, the Whispering Pines Animal Kingdom, a fire and tornado house, hayrides, inflatable rides, business and civic organization kiosks, a food and beer tent and lots of entertainment.
There will be a laser light show, courtesy of Hennessey Engineers, at 10 p.m. each night.
For all the details, visit www.harvestmoonfestival. net or call 1-734-675-4926.
Lake Erie Metropark, one of the premier hawk watching sites in North America, will host the "18th Annual Hawkfest," a two-day celebration of the annual fall migration of birds of prey -- hawks, eagles, falcons, owls and vultures — from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 15 and 16.
Festival highlights include a "Hawkfeast" breakfast from 9 - 10 a.m. Sept. 16, guest speakers, hawk ID workshops, live birds, educational games, exhibits, an art display and a "kids' kraft korner."
On Sept. 16, Reg Pettibone's Native American Hawk Dancers will perform traditional "eagle dances."
Hawk watchers will be counting migrating raptors, and their spotting scopes can be used to take a peek at birds.
Registration is not required, and there is no fee except for regular vehicle admission fees. For more information, call 1-800-477-3189 or 1-734-379-5020.
Celebrate one of Downriver's natural jewels, Elizabeth Park, at the annual "Somewhere in Time," from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 16.
Look back at life Downriver in 1919, when Elizabeth Park was formed. Take historic boat tours on the Diamond Jack, take a "Walk through Automotive Time" and view vintage automobiles. If two wheels are more your speed, be sure to stop by the antique bicycle display. And if it's the roar of the steam engine that fits your fancy, antique model trains will be on display in the shelter building.
Take part in or watch an old-fashioned horseshoe blind doubles tournament. There also will be an arts and crafts show, a farmers' market, a bake sale, old-time games and contests, old-fashioned children's games, entertainment and pony rides to add to the early 1900's nostalgia.
For more information, call 1-734-675-7300 or 1-734-261-1990.
American Indian Services will hold the Honor Our Children Traditional Powwow Sept. 28 - 30 at Bishop Park in Wyandotte.
Come for a traditional gathering, with stories, singing, dancing, food and fun.
Gates open at 10:30 a.m. each day. Admission is $7 each day. Admission is free for those 62 and older and 12 and younger. For more information, call Fay Givens at 1-313-388-4100.
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.
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 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Admission is $14 for adults, $13 for seniors and $10 for youths. Members and children 4 and younger attend 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 Jan. 6. 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 Universe Within." Advance tickets are available at www.detroitsciencecenter.org.
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," which will address these questions and more when it debuts Sept. 15.
New discoveries beyond Pluto are challenging and changing our concept of a planet. "Nine Eight Planets and Counting" will present this continuing debate in an open-ended manner, while taking audiences on an exciting tour of the solar system. The show runs through February.
Also coming to the Dassault Systemes Planetarium is the seasonal sky show "Autumn Nights 2007," Sept. 22 to Dec. 9
"Autumn Nights 2007" is a live show using the Digistar II star projector and special effects to transport audiences under the beautiful night sky. Planetarium presenters will identify objects visible to both the unaided eye and telescopes, helping audience members locate constellations and star patterns, look for planets, investigate the 'winking' star that forms the eye of Medusa, journey to the Andromeda galaxy and learn how to find all of these objects from their own back yards.
Tickets to the Dassault Systemes Planetarium are $11.95 for adults and $10.95 for children and seniors. Tickets include general museum admission to the Science Center.
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 again is 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 also are 5:30 p.m. Tuesday After Work Walking Tours 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 also are $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 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.
World Wrestling Entertainment brings "Smackdown" and "ECW" to Joe Louis Arena at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9.
Diehard fans won't want to miss the action as Batista, The Great Khali, Ric Flair, MVP, Matt Hardy, Kane and more square off.
Then, "ECW" takes over with hardcore wrestling, with John Morrison, CM Punk, Elijah Burke and more.
Tickets range from $23 to $73 and can be purchased at the Joe Louis Arena and Fox Theatre box offices, and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge by phone at 1-248-645-6666. For group sales, call 1-313-471-3099. For information, call 1-313-471-6611.
"Walking With Dinosaurs — The Live Experience" comes to Detroit's Cobo Arena for seven performances Nov. 14 - 18.
See 15 full-size "dinosaurs" as they stomp and snarl around in an experience that's as close as you can get to a trip back to the Jurassic age.
Tickets range from $38.50 to $72.50 and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Joe Louis Arena and Fox Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster locations.
To charge tickets by phone, call 1-248-645-6666. For groups, call 1-313-471-3099. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611. The Cobo Arena box office is open only on the day of the show.
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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