10 Things to Do in the D this Weekend Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2020

[Lowell]

1. Catch nearly 200 bands playing at the seventh annual Hamtramck Music Fest.
2. Roll into Autorama in downtown Detroit.
3. Snag some ink at the Motor City Tattoo Expo.
4. Attend Henry Ford College's 25th Annual President's Collage Concert.
5. Head inside the Suburban Collection Showplace for Outdoorama.
6. Celebrate the extra day at Leap Year Neo Soul Explosion at Music Hall.
7. Watch "Avengers: Endgame" at Beacon Park.
8. Learn about protecting the local environment at the Outdoor Adventure Center in Detroit.
9. Join the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy for a nature walk.
10. Take part in a free fitness lesson on ice at Campus Martius.

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

[Kathleen]

11. Lecture: Deborah Kawsky on Ruth Adler Schnee, Sunday, March 1 at Cranbrook Art Museum
https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/event...-adler-schnee/

12. Let's Play! Toys, Games and Culture - new exhibition at the Lorenzo Cultural Center, Macomb Community College, Center Campus.
Check out their schedule of talks and events that run through early May
https://www.lorenzoculturalcenter.co...ing/index.html

13-15. Free events at the Detroit Institute of Arts this weekend [[in addition to the exhibits and family fun activities:

Spoken: The Art of Poetry, Friday, Feb 28, 6pm
https://www.dia.org/events/spoken-art-poetry-0

Author Talk: Yaa Gyasi, Friday, Feb 28, 7pm, DFT
https://www.dia.org/events/author-talk-yaa-gyasi

Hinamatsuri – Japanese Girls’ Day Celebrations, Sunday, March 1, 11-5
https://www.dia.org/events/hinamatsu...y-celebrations

16. The Big Gig! - Monroe County's 33rd Annual Black History Month Blues Concert, Saturday, Feb 29, 7pm @ Monroe Community College - Free admission - doors at 6pm
featuring Thornetta Davis, Robert Jones, and Toronzo Cannon
https://www.monroeccc.edu/events/the-big-gig

[Kathleen]

17. Drama! Drama! Drama! Weekend at the Redford Theatre
Sunset Boulevard, Friday 8pm
Leave Her to Heaven, Saturday 2pm
Valley of the Dolls, Saturday 8pm
https://redfordtheatre.com/events/

18. Beat the Devil, Friday, 8pm at the Senate Theatre
http://www.dtos.org/