1. Watch live ice carving at the Mount Clemens Ice Carving Show.
  2. Watch young classical string players compete for the $50,000 Robert Frederick Smith Prize at the Sphinx Competition Finals Concert.
  3. See the Harlem Globetrotters mix athleticism, theater and comedy when the iconic basketball team visits Little Caesars Arena.
  4. Listen to words from U.S. poet laureate Tracy Smith to kick off Black History Month at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
  5. View art by homeless artists in the "Art & Soul Restoring Dignity Through Art" exhibit at Central United Methodist Church Detroit.
  6. Watch trucks crash, smash and dash at Monster Jam at Ford Field.
  7. Check out the 2018 Winter Exhibition that explores destruction, creation, gentrification, music and more at MOCAD.
  8. Learn about the life of the "Hello Detroit" singer in a screening of "Sammy Davis Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me" at the DIA.
  9. Take the kids to see "Sesame Street Live! Let's Party!"
  10. Try a new restaurant or visit an old favorite during Birmingham Restaurant Week.

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