10 Things to Do in the D this Weekend - Aug. 14 - 16, 2015

[Lowell]

1. Check out classic cars and hot rods at the annual Woodward Dream Cruise.
2. Enjoy the Howell Melon Festival.
3. Rev your engine for the Pure Michigan 400.
4. Turn your eyes to the sky for Meteors & S’mores at Pontiac Lake Recreation Area.
5. Celebrate the spirit of India during India Day.
6. Take a run and Glow in the Park.
7. Enjoy live performances and ethnic food during the African World Festival.
8. See WWE Live at Joe Louis Arena.
9. Rock the Riverfront with Kansas.
10. See the Boulevard to Broadway exhibit at the Motown Museum.

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

[belleislerunner]

Should be awesome weather for the Port Huron Float down..

http://www.porthuronfloatdown.com/

[Kathleen]

12. Pulp Fiction, Saturday, August 15, 11pm @ Redford Theatre

13. Preservation Detroit Downtown Theatre Tour, Saturday, August 15!! Get your tickets before they are all gone!! Only a handful left!!
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/preserva...ref=ebtnebtckt

14. Motor City All-Family AMC Meet, Livonia, Sunday, August 16, greatlakesamc.org

15. Cruzin’ Flat Rock, Flat Rock, Saturday-Sunday, August 15-16, downtownflatrock.com

16. Annual Back to the Bricks Cruise and Car Show, Tuesday through Saturday, August 11-15
http://backtothebricks.org/index.html

17. Berkley Cruise Fest Classic Car Parade, Friday, August 14, 6:30pm. http://www.facebook.com/BerkleyCruisefest

18. LL7 Latin Jazz @ Concerts in the Square, Warren, Sunday, August 16, 7pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/1615498802052438/

[Zacha341]

33rd African World Festival

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Wright Museum!

Friday - Sunday, August 14 - 16, 2015
Featuring Julian Marley!

http://thewright.org/component/event...world-festival

[mtburb]

http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2015/08/13/news/doc55ccdbb7680d7562356421.txt

•The world’s best teams of 13- and 14-year-old baseball players converge on Taylor for the 35th straight year to compete in the Junior League World Series. World Series Field in Taylor’s Heritage Park will be home to colorful opening ceremonies on Saturday and eight days of baseball games featuring 10 American and international teams. Opening ceremonies are Saturday evening at Heritage Park, which is located at 12111 Pardee Road. The opening day of games is Sunday. Four games are scheduled each of the first five days, August 16-20, at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission is just $5 per carload per day or $15 for the entire week. Both fees include parking. For more information about the Junior League World Series, visit the website www.cityoftaylor.com/worldseries. Also, follow the World Series all year long on Facebook at www.facebook.com/juniorleagueworldseries. The World Series operates on the generosity of sponsors, fundraising efforts and other donations, along with an all-volunteer staff. To make a tax-deductible donation or to become a series volunteer, contact Greg Bzura at [[734) 306-3113 or bgregbz@att.net.

•Go back to a time when poodle skirts, pony tails and leather jackets were all the rage as The Downriver Actors Guild presents “Lost in the ‘50s” at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 and 15 and at 3 p.m. Aug. 16 in Wyandotte. Performances are held at the Theater on the Avenue, 2656 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and senior citizens. Purchase at downriveractorsguild.net or at the door.

•Nerd out at the Taylor Town Comic Con, a new convention set for Aug. 15-16 at the Taylor Town Trade Center, 22525 Ecorse Road. Admission is $6 for a single day or $7.50 for a two-day pass. The show is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 15 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 16. For more information read the News-Herald's preview story.

• Ride the rails as the Great Lakes Live Steamers offer free miniature train rides from noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 15 and 16 at Kiwanis Park in Southgate. The free rides around the park will take place weather permitting.
•The Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority is hosting a kids day and movie in the park Aug. 15 at Huroc Park. The movie featured will be “Cars,” with the park officially opening for the events at 6 p.m.

•Get all your ducks in a row for the the inaugural Gibraltar/Rockwood Rotary Rubber Duck Race. The fun family event takes place at 3 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Boblo Pavilion on Gibraltar Road at the intersection with North and South Gibraltar roads. Duck race tickets are $5 and available in advance at Gibraltar City Hall, 29450 Munro, or The Gibraltar Community Center, 29340 S. Gibraltar Road. All proceeds benefit Rotary Club activities and charities. Call 734-671-1466 for more information.

[Kathleen]

13. Preservation Detroit Downtown Theatre Tour, Saturday, August 15!! Get your tickets before they are all gone!! Only a handful left!!
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/preserva...ref=ebtnebtckt

Ticket sales close at 8pm tonight. No tickets available at the door!! Only 9 tickets left. Get yours now!!!

[Honky Tonk]

August 15, 2015 [[Saturday), 10:00am-2:00pm: Annual Spring Garden Tour. Cheryl's life-long love of Clematis and more recent obsession with native plants are both immediately apparent as you arrive at her garden. Designed as a teaching and learning space, her garden includes numerous Clematis, representing over 10 species [[some native to not only North America but Michigan!) as well as large-flowering hybrids, and over 200 species of native plants, ranging from Spring ephemerals to large trees. Take advantage of this opportunity to become acquainted with lesser-known small-flowering species Clematis and the beauties of our native flora and, with the help of our garden docent, experience the highlights of the garden in August. Cheryl's garden was featured in the July 2009 issue of Michigan Gardener, a publication for which she also writes about Clematis and native plants. The tour – which is free and open to the public – also features locally-made garden art as well as a limited selection of seasonally-appropriate native plants. Qualifies for Master Gardener Educational Hours.
Call or e-mail Cheryl for additional information or to book a private garden tour
and presentation or other activity for your group!
All events at 3903 Grayton St., Detroit, MI 48224-4003
Contact: [[o) [[313) 885-3385/[[m) [[313) 690-3385/[[e) cenglish@blackcatpottery.com
Check our website at www.blackcatpottery.com
Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BlackCatPottery
Visit our Etsy Shop at www.etsy.com/shop/TheBlackCatPottery

[Kathleen]

Homefront Victory Celebration, August 13-16.

The Yankee Air Museum celebrates the 70th anniversary of the victory in WWII in what might be the last chance we have as one collective voice to celebrate the men and women who carried us through this momentous time.

Events all weekend!!!

http://yankeeairmuseum.org/homefront/index.php

[black gold man]

http://mdudrift.com/events-round-2-m...-proam-series/