10 things to do in the D this weekend - Feb. 6-8

[Lowell]

1. Spend the weekend at the Meridian Winter Blast at Campus Martius.
   
2. Check out the 49^th annual Detroit Camper & RV Show.
3. Experience 5,000 years of Chinese music and dance at the opening weekend of "Shen Yun."
4. Grab your [[or rent) cross-country skis, ice skates or sleds to enjoy winter activities at a Metropark.
5. Go on a Wild Winter African Adventure at the Detroit Zoo.
6. Feast on a banquet of this year's Academy Award-nominated short films at the DFT.
7. Rock out to "The Joe Show: A Tribute to Joe Cocker" at PJ's Lager House.
8. See Jim Belushi and the Board of Comedy in a fun improv show.
9. Enjoy tasty treats during Made to Eat in Michigan at Leon & Lulu.
10. Support the American Heart Association at the Detroit Go Red for Women Luncheon.

Kickoff list from Crain's Detroit Business. Add your finds and suggestions below.

[Bobl]

We'll be at the Book Cadillac for Winter Blast. Reduced rates. Hope to see some Dyes folks st the event.

[Kathleen]

11. Detroit Experience Factory's Drink Detroit Winter Blast Edition, Friday, February 6, 5:30
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dxfs-dr...ts-15186376862

12. Shiver on the River, Saturday, February 7, 2015, 10am-3pm. Taking place in the Belle Isle Casino, this annual family event features environmental arts and crafts for kids, entertainment, exhibits, displays, and refreshments. At 1pm, Joe Hall, Belle Isle Park Supervisor, gives the State of the Island Address. Around the island, the various buildings and sites are open: Aquarium, Conservatory, Nature Zoo, Dossin Great Lakes Musem, Coast Guard Station, and Detroit Boat Club. Tours of the Detroit Yacht Club are scheduled. At 2pm, there is an Ice Rescue Demonstration at the Coast Guard Station. Free admission.
http://www.detroitriver.org/images-s...shiver2015.pdf

13. Karneval at The Dakota Inn Rathskeller, Fridays and Saturdays, February 2015. Enjoy musical entertainment 8pm-midnight. Featuring imported beers from Germany. $3 admission. Reservations recommended.
http://www.dakota-inn.com/events/

14. The first annual FLYING PANCAKES AT THE FLYNN PAVILION, Belle Isle presented by Pure Detroit and The Crofoot
An all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast adventure for kids & adults!! A fun-filled fundraiser for the Belle Isle Conservancy!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/722016447912600/?ref=5

15. Pure Detroit offers free tours of the historic Guardian Building [[Wirt Roland, 1929) and Fisher Building [[Albert Kahn, 1928), home of two of their stores; a Downtown Detroit Skyscraper tour; and a Lower Woodward Avenue tour.
Fisher Building - Saturday, February 7 - 11am & 2pm
Guardian Building - Saturday, February 7 - 11am & 1pm
http://www.puredetroit.com/index.php/architecture/pure-detroit-schedule-for-october-286.html