10 Things to Do in the D this Weekend - Sep 29 - Oct. 1, 2017

[Lowell]

1. Have a laugh at the kickoff of Tipping Point Theatre's 11th season as the troupe performs Boeing Boeing.
2. Watch the Detroit Pistons take on the Atlanta Hawks in its new home at Little Caesars Arena.
3. Shop at the first Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show in metro Detroit to support the local Paws for Life Animal Rescue nonprofit.
4. Visualize the future of the Motor City at the Detroit Design Festival.
5. Catch "Skeleton Crew" at Detroit Public Theatre, the third in Dominique Morisseau's acclaimed Detroit trilogy.
6. Discover the relationship between dance, music and design technology at Alignment.
7. Explore the history of chocolate around the world at "Chocolate: The Exhibition."
8. Attend the Michigan Renaissance Festival and interact with a replica of a late 16th century English village.
9. Go "One On One" with Paul McCartney when he performs at Little Caesars Arena.
10. Help raise funds and awareness at the Walk to Defeat ALS.

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

[Kathleen]

11. French Canadian Heritage Day, Saturday, 11am-4pm, Detroit Historical Museum.
https://detroithistorical.org/detroi...heritage-day-2

12. "Columbus," Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor, through October 4.
This film uses the modern architecture [[Saarinen, Birkerts, Weese, Roche, and others) as a backdrop for a romantic drama.
http://www.michtheater.org/show/columbus/
[[This film is also being shown at Cranbrook Art Museum, Saturday, October 7, 1pm, in conjunction with their Alexander Girard exhibit.
http://www.cranbrookartmuseum.org/ev...ning-columbus/)