• Paint a personal message on the ice at the Little Caesars Arena.
  • Put on your running shoes and grab your bike for Tour de Troit's duathlon at Rouge Park.
  • Walk through four working farms at Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village, which reopens this weekend.
  • Check out the “We Are Human First” art exhibition at Galerie Camille.
  • Celebrate science, technology and engineering at the MSU Science Festival Detroit Expo Day at Belle Isle Park.
  • Spend an evening with Bill and Hillary Clinton as they share stories that molded their careers in public service at the Fox Theatre.
  • Indulge your love for cheese at the Say Cheese Fest at the Belle Isle Boat House.
  • Check out Detroit- and Michigan-themed documentaries and film discussions at the Freep Film Festival.
  • Watch Soulja Boy perform at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts.
  • Attend a performance of the "The Sound of Music" at the Fox Theatre.

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