MICHIGAN MONTHLY

MICHIGAN MONTHLY
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May, 2013 Author & Editor: Diane Klakulak
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DETROIT TIGERS – tigers.com or 313-471-2224
4/29 – 5/1 vs. Minnesota Twins
May 2-5 at Houston Astros
May 7-8 at Washington Nationals
May 10-12 vs. Cleveland Indians
May 13-15 vs. Houston Astros
May 16-19 at Texas Rangers
May 21-22 at Cleveland Indians
May 23-26 vs. Minnesota Twins
May 27-28 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
May 29-30 at Pittsburgh Pirates
5/31 – 6/2 at Baltimore Orioles
DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATRE – Clarkston; T.M.
May 19 Tim McGraw with Brantley Gilbert
May 24 Eddie Money
MOTOR CITY CASINO HOTEL – 2901 Grand River
Avenue, Detroit, www.motorcitycasino.com; 313-237-
7711; Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000
May 9 Chippendales Ultimate Girls Night Out
May 16 Cheap Trick
June 6 David Spade
FREEDOM HILL AMPHITHEATRE – 14900
Metropolitan Parkway, Sterling Heights; 586-268-9700 or
www.freedomhill.net
June 4 Huey Lewis and The News
June 13 Lady Antebellum
June 15 Harley Fest 2013
FOX THEATRE – Ticketmaster
May 3 Joe Bonamassa
May 4 Soul 70’s Super Jam with The O’Jays, The
Whispers, etc.
May 18 Legends of Hip Hop: Big Daddy Kane,
MC Lyte, Slick Rick, more
May 31 Mario Frangoulis
June 7 Gladys Knight
CAR & MOTORCYCLE SHOWS
June 1 Port Austin: Carfest; 800-852-4242
June 2 Mt. Clemens; USMA Car Show; Gibraltar
Trade Center; 586-465-6440
THE MASONIC TEMPLE – 500 Temple Avenue,
Detroit; 313-832-7100; themasonic.com
May 4 Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
May 11 Classic Comedy Tour: Teddy Carpenter
May 18 Sugar Man Rodriguez
May 24 Kadim Al Sahir
June 22 Motor City Madness Comedy Jam
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE –
313-237-7464; www.michiganopera.org
May 11-19 Aida
May 21 The Little Mermaid
May 31 Carlos Mencia
June 1 Mos Def
June 7 Bravo! Bravo!
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Orchestra Hall, Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit;
www.dso.org or 313-576-5111; dso.org/neighborhood
May 1, 5 Free Ives Preview
May 3 Promusica: Dimitris Kotronakis
May 3-4 The Planets
May 5 Civic Family Experience
May 7 The Seven Deadly Sins
May 9-10 DSO at Carnegie Hall
May 10 2013 Ford Freedom Awards
May 16-17 Neighborhood: Haffner Symphony
May 17-18 Target Family Fun Days
May 19 Honda Power of Dreams Night
May 23-24 Welcome Yoonshin Song
May 31 Season Finale Andre Watts; 10:45 am
Civic Jazz Live! 6:45 pm
Dave Holland / Kenny Barron; 8 pm
QUOTE:
Puppies are nature’s remedy for feeling unloved, plus
numerous other ailments in life. – Richard Allan Palm

HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN:
Ticketmaster: 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com
Joe Louis Arena: 313-983-6606
Fox Theatre: 313-471-6611 olympiaentertainment.com
Cobo Arena: 313-983-6616
The Palace: 248-377-0100; www.palacenet.com
Masonic Temple: 313-832-7100; www.themasonic.com
April 30 Spring Job Fair; 4-7 pm; Sports & Expo
Center, Macomb Community College
South Campus, Warren; for list of
employers & positions, go to:
http://goo.gl/sbp2J
Register: careerservices@macomb.edu,
586-445-7321
May 2 National Day of Prayer; 12:20-12:40 pm;
Richmond City Hall; www.robn.org
May 2-4 Lawndale Sub/Block Sale; 9:30-5; sale
starts at 20321 Lawndale, St. Clair Shores
May 3 Casey James; McMorran Place Sports
Center, Port Huron; T.M.
May 3, 5 Richmond Community Choir Concert;
Richmond H.S. Auditorium; www.robn.org
May 4 Taylor Swift: The Red Tour; Ford Field;
T.M.
May 4 Spring Vendor & Craft Show; St.
Augustine Catholic School, 67901
Howard, Richmond; www.robn.org
May 5 Dinner Concert “The Magical Music of
Disney” by Symphonia Chorale; 5 pm;
Addison Oaks Manor, 1480 W. Romeo,
Leonard; tickets: 586-764-6486 or
www.symphoniachorale.org
May 6 Mother & Son Cookout; 6:30-8:30 pm;
nature hike, “sportsman games”, cookout;
boys ages 6-12; $15/resident, $22/non;
additional sons $5 each; Nature Center,
Sterling Heights; www.sterling-heights.net,
586-446-2710
May 7 Card Party hosted by Jefferson Chapter
No. 489 Order of Eastern Star; 11-3; lunch
at noon; $6; Jefferson Masonic Temple,
22000 11 Mile, St. Clair Shores; 586-792-
4280
May 7 Sterling Heights Computer Club; 7:30 pm;
$25/year membership; John Lewis
Community Center (Bldg K0 on MCC
South Campus, 14500 12 Mile, Warren;
SterlingHeightsComputerClub.org or 586-
268-6586
May 9-11 VFW Post 6802 Poppy Sale; intersection
of Main/Division in Richmond; 586-727-
1436
May 10 Euchre Tournament; 6 pm; light meal
served for $5; $12 includes cash prizes,
snacks, pop and beer; St. Peter Catholic
Church – Fr. Welch Parish Hall, 95 Market
Street, Mt. Clemens; RSVP: Debbie, 586-
463-8644
May 10 Card Party; 2 pm; $7 includes lunch &
dessert; Holy Innocents School Gym,
26100 Ridgemont, Roseville; 586-771-
3787, 586-773-0189
May 10-11 Flower Fair & Home and Garden
Marketplace; Lake Orion; 248-693-9742
May 11 Treasure Hunters Market; 8 am – 3 pm;
Rec Center at Dodge Park, 40620 Utica;
Sterling Heights; www.sterling-heights.net,
586-446-2700
May 11 Bookin’ It For Your Library; Ortonville;
248-892-2762
May 12 Mother’s Day Brunch; $20.95/adults,
$10.95/ages 3-12; Sycamore Hills Golf
Club & Banquet Center, 48787 N. Avenue,
Macomb; sycamorehills.com, 586-598-
9500 ext. 2 for reservations
May 16 Deana Martin / Mark Randisi; The
Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, Warren;
T.M.
May 16-19 Rummage Sale; 9-2; Our Lady Queen of
All Saints Social Hall, 31740 Cyril, Fraser
May 17 Spring Rummage Sale; 10 noon; Heritage
Presbyterian Church, 23415 Jefferson, St.
Clair Shores; 586-779-0730
May 17-18 World Expo of Beer; Frankenmuth; 888-
805-1504
May 18 Impact Fight League 57: War of
Aggression; Joe Louis Arena;
olympiaentertainment.com
May 18 Diesel-powered excursion to the Amish
Quilt Auction & Flea Market at Yoder’s
Farm in Claire; 8 am; $40; Steam
Railroading Institute, 405 S. Washington,
Owosso; www.michigansteamtrain.com;
989-725-9464
May 23-27 Hazel Park Memorial Festival; 248-546-
4092

HAPPENINGS (continued)
May 24 Euchre Card games presented by Knights
of Columbus Armada Council 7561; 7 pm;
$10 includes snacks, refreshments, pizza
at the break; Creek Brothers Center Hall,
72025 North Avenue, Armada; Ron, 586-
784-9424
May 24-27 St. Mary’s Polish Country Fair; Orchard
Lake; 248-706-6775
May 25 Movement Electronic Music Festival:
Richie Hawtin, Noisia, etc; Hart Plaza;
T.M.
May 25 Diesel-powered excursion to the Alma
Highland Festival; 10 am; $49/adults,
$29/kids; Steam Railroading Institute, 405
S. Washington, Owosso; 989-725-9464;
www.michigansteamtrain.com
May 25-26 River Place Dog Bowl; Frankenmuth; 800-
600-0105
May 25-26 Historic Re-enactment – The Feast of the
Ste Clair at Fort St. Joseph in Port Huron;
free trolley shuttle from St. Clair County
Community College parking lots from 11-6
daily; Heritage String Band, cooking
demos, musket firings, Colonial drill team,
etc; www.feastofthesteclaire.com
May 28 Of Monsters and Men; Meadow Brook;
T.M.
May 31 - Downtown Hoedown; Comerica Park;
June 2 olympiaentertainment.com
June 5 Murder Mystery Dinner; 6:30 pm; Andiamo
Celebrity Showroom, Warren; T.M.; 586-
268-3200
MARK RIDLEY’S COMEDY CASTLE -
269 E. Fourth, Royal Oak, 248-542-9900,
www.comedycastle.com
May 2-4 Tim Nutt
May 5 Memorable Night of Laughs
May 9-11 Tom Ryan
May 15 Fundraiser for Waltonwood
May 16-18 Jeff Caldwell
May 23-25 Nate Fridson
5/30 – 6/1 James Ervin
REFORD THEATRE – tickets $4; 17360 Lahser Road,
Detroit; 313-537-2560; http://redfordtheatre.com
Will be closed May & June
THEATRE CALENDAR:
Ticketmaster: ticketmaster.com
Fisher Theatre: 313-872-1000; www.broadwayindetroit.com
Gem & Century Theatre: 313-963-9800, www.gemdetroit.com
Meadow Brook: 248-377-3300; www.mbtheatre.com
Hillberry Theatre: 313-577-2972, www.hilberry.com
Stagecrafters Baldwin Theatre: 248-541-6430, www.stagecrafters.org
April 19 - Marat / Sade; Hilberry Theatre, 4743 Cass
May 11 Ave; Detroit, 313-577-2972, Hilberry.com
April 24 - Life Could Be A Dream (musical featuring
May 19 hits of the 1960s); Meadow Brook Theatre;
www.mbtheatre.com, 248-377-3300
May 1-5 Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody; City
Theatre; olympiaentertainment.com
May 5-18 Drowsy Chaperone; Grosse Pointe War
Memorial, 32 Lake Shore, Grosse Pointe
Farms; 313-881-4004, www.gpt.org
May 10-19 Rabbit Hole; Stagecrafters The Baldwin
Theatre, 2 nd Stage, Royal Oak; 248-541-
6430
May 29 - 70, Girls, 70 -- hilarious musical based on
June 23 the play “Breath of Spring”; Meadow Brook
Theatre; www.mbtheatre.com, 248-377-
3300
May 31 - The Sound of Music; Stagecrafters The
June 23 Baldwin Theatre, Royal Oak; 248-541-
6430
CANTON VILLAGE THEATER – 50400 Cherry Hill
Road, Canton; www.cantonvillagetheater.com, 734-394-
5300
May 1 Acts of Culture Week Luncheon; 11:30am
May 3 Cherry Hill Singers Spring Concert; $12;
7:30 pm; www.BeckRidgeChorale.org,
888-459-4887
May 4 Canton Concert Band Spring Concert; 8
pm
May 5 Cinco de Mayo w/Michigan Philharmonic
May 9-11 The Velveteen Rabbit; $10;
spotlightplayersmi.org
May 22-26 The Gangster Priest; spotlightplayersmi.org
5/30 – 6/2 Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr;
spotlightplayersmi.org
SUBURBAN COLLECTION SHOWPLACE –
46100 Grand River, Novi; 248-348-5600 or
www.suburbancollectionshowplace.com
May 2-5 Michigan International Women’s Show
May 9-11 Great Lakes Mega Meet Scrapbook
Convention
May 13-18 MOA’s Spring Scientific Convention
May 17-19 Motor City Comic Con

DOOLEY’S CARMEN’S SHOWROOM – 235 N.
Groesbeck Hwy, Mt. Clemens; tickets $15; showtime 8
pm & 10 pm; 586-954-1800
May 11 Sal Demilo
GIBRALTAR TRADE CENTER: gibraltartrade.com
For concealed pistol license training class, register in the
market office or call Aim Straight at 586-565-1403
Mt. Clemens: 586-465-6440
May 4 Building Materials Auction
May 10-12 Weekend Public Market
May 11-12 Holistic Festival
May 17-19 Gun & Knife Show
May 24-26 Macomb Fair & Expo / Sports Cards &
Collectibles Show
May 25-26 Garage Sale Extravaganza
5/31 – 6/2 Macomb Fair & Expo
June 1 Roller Derby
June 2 USMA Car Show
Taylor: 734-287-2000
May 3-5, 10-12 Downriver Fair & Expo
and May 17-19
May 4-5 Mom-to-Mom Sale
May 10-12 Weekend Public Market
May 17-19 Sports Cards & Collectibles Show
May 25-26 Garage Sale Extravaganza
5/31 – 6/2 Gun & Knife Show
MACOMB CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING
ARTS - Macomb Community College, 44575 Garfield,
Clinton Twp; 586-286-2222, www.MacombCenter.com
May 3-4 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by
Macomb Ballet Company
May 9 Macomb College Jazz Band; Stage II; $8
May 10 Great Romances by Macomb Symphony
Orchestra
May 10 Michigan Opera Theatre excursion; 10-4;
Verdi’s AIDA – Dress Rehearsal; $45;
round-trip from Macomb Community
College’s Lorenzo Cultural Center, Center
Campus, K Building
Albert L. Lorenzo Cultural Center at Macomb
Community College – www.LorenzoCulturalCenter.com,
586-445-7348
The Gilded Age to the Great War: America at the Turn
of the Century
May 2 Real to Reel: Iron-Jawed Angels
(suffragettes Alice Paul & Lucy Burns)
May 4 Uncle Sam Wants You
DOWNTOWN MOUNT CLEMENS – 586-469-4168
or www.downtownmountclemens.com
May 1 Summer Art Classes and Seminars
May 1 The Portrait
May 1 MCC Workforce & Continuing Education
Show
May 3 Magical Weekend
May 4 Farmers Market Flower Daze
May 5 Crocker House Open House
May 10 Made in Michigan Show
May 14 Tabloid Eleanor Roosevelt Tea Talk
May 21 Scrapbook Night at Mt. Clemens Public
Library
May 28 Michigan Silversmiths Guild Show
May 31 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
MICHIGAN PHILHARMONIC – 734-451-2112,
www.michiganphil.org
May 5 Cinco de Mayo – Musica de las Americas;
2 pm; Village Theater at Cherry Hill,
Canton
DETROIT ZOO – www.detroitzoo.org; 248-541-5717
May 4 & 29 Volunteer Recruitment; 18 & older; 6-8:30
pm; Detroit Zoo’s Ford Education Center;
for info: 248-541-5171 ext. 3802 or e-mail:
volunteer@dzs.org
video and/or application:
detroitzoo.org/volunteers/volunteering-detroit-zoo
.
May 11 Arthritis 2013 Walk; 7 am; sorry, no pets
allowed; 855-529-2728 ext. 6605;
www.arthritiswalk.org
May 17-18 Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo; free;
pet adoption event from 2-8 pm; zoo
parking lot beneath the water tower
June 1 Walk A Mile in My Shoes Walk-A-Thon to
benefit Grace Centers of Hope and Hands
of Hope; animals welcome; Cynthia,
cdejeu@gracecentersofhope.org, 248-
334-2187 ext. 1131
SOARING EAGLE CASINO & RESORT – Mt.
Pleasant; 800-585-3737, www.soaringeaglecasino.com
May 4 Cinco De Mayo Celebration
May 11 Balagan: A Cirque Spectacular
May 24 Big and Rich wsg Cowboy Troy
June 1 Huey Lewis and The News

COBO CENTER: www.cobocenter.com
May 1-2 Michigan Minority Procurement Conf &
Trade Fair; 313-873-3200
June 1 Antiques Road Show;
pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/ontour.html
DETROIT INSTUTITE OF ARTS – www.dia.org
Drop-In Workshops:
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Musical Instruments: Wrist/Ankle
Rattles; 6-9 pm
May 4, 11, 18, 25 Papel Picado; noon-4 pm
May 5, 12, 19, 26 Puppets: Tongue Depressor;
noon-4 pm
Family Sundays:
May 5 Puppet Performance: Shadow Artist Erik
Ruin; 2 pm
May 12 Artist Demo: Great Lakes Lace Group; noon-4
May 19 Storytelling: Corinne Stavish; 2-3 pm
May 26 Puppet Performance: Pappe ART Detroit’s
production of Crane Maiden; 2 pm
Sunday Music Bar:
May 5 Sunrise, Sunset: All Four Ives Violin &
Piano Sonatas
May 12 Hye-Jin Kim
May 19 Wendell Harrision’s Swing Band
Special Events:
May 3 Collector’s Ed: Epiphany Glass
May 10-19 Mosaic Youth Theatre’s Hastings Street
HEALTH EVENTS:
May 2 Chronic Pelvic Pain for Women support
group; free; second Thursday monthly; 6-
7:30 pm; Royal Oak Hospital’s Admin Bldg
Auditorium, 3711 W. 13 Mile; to register,
248-898-0898
May 4 Lupus Awareness Luncheon by Michigan
Lupus Foundation of Southfield; 11 am;
$25; Vassels Banquet Hall; tickets: 800-
705-6677, milupus.org
May 14 Ladies’ Night Out Health Crawl sponsored
by Wayne State University Physician
Group; 6-8 pm; Somerset Inn, 2601 W.
Big Beaver, Troy; refreshments at 6:30 pm
May 15 Joint Preservation Program – Living with
Joint Pain by Henry Ford Health System;
3:30-5:30; Henry Ford Medical Center-
Cottage, 150 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe
Farms; to register: 313-972-4196 or
www.HenryFord.com/joints
May 18-19 Health Ministry Memory Screening; St.
Jane Frances de Chantal, 38750 Ryan,
Sterling Heights; 586-977-8080
OUTDOOR EVENTS:
May 3-4 Fairy Garden Fun in the Sun; May 3 at
5:30 pm, May 4 at 10 am; create a beach
themed fairy garden complete with
lighthouse, Adirondack chair, plants; $35;
Hessell’s Greenhouse, 14497 23 Mile,
Shelby Twp; to register: 586-247-4675
May 3-5 Hunter’s Education School; Sportsmen’s
Congress, 49800 Dequindre, Utica;
registration is April 29 from 5-9 pm; for
into, www.d-s-c.org or 586-739-3500
May 4 Youth Fly Fishing School hosted by The
Michigan Fly Fishing Club; $35
membership fee; Google MFFC for info
about being a member & other activities
May 4-5 Rec’ Bowl Walleye Tournament; weigh-in
conducted by the Lake St. Clair Walleye
Assoc. on Sunday from 2-4 pm; $20; Rec’
Bowl, 40 Crocker Blvd; Jeff, 586-872-
1916; Stan, 586-716-7741; recbowl.com
May 9 Outdoor Sporting Clay Shoot; lunch
served; steak dinner; live auctions; Detroit
Gun Club; to register by May 2:
amy_howard@usc.salvationarmy.org
May 10-11 Themed Vegetable Planter for Mother’s
Day gifts; May 10 at 4:30 & 6 pm, May 11
at 10 & 12:30; $16; Hessell’s Greenhouse,
14497 23 Mile, Shelby Twp; to register:
586-247-4675
May 11 Plant Exchange; 10 am; free admission;
Sterling Heights Nature Center, 42700
Utica; 586-446-2710
May 16 Chamber Golf Outing; lunch at 10 am,
shot gun start at 11 am; $120 includes
lunch, 18 holes, buffet dinner, open bar
during dinner; Sycamore Hills Golf Club,
48787 North Avenue, Macomb Twp; to
register: 586-731-5400 x11 or 586-725-
5148
May 18 Community Pride & SHINE Day citywide
cleanup of Sterling Heights; Sterling
Heights Volunteer Corps will be available
to help residents with physical or agerelated
conditions who cannot maintain
their property; volunteers at two locations
at 9:30 am: Heritage Church (Hall &
Schoenherr) or First Church of Sterling
Heights (Dequindre at 17 Mile); sterlingheights.net
“Volunteer Opportunities”
May 31 - ORV instructor academies on the shore of
June 2 Higgins Lake in northern Roscommon
County; DNR Marketing & Outreach
Division, 517-335-3418 for application

MAGIC BAG – 22920 Woodward, Ferndale; 248-544-
3030, www.themagicbag.com
May 2 Trixie Whitley
May 10 Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
May 12 The English Beat
May 15 Shout Out Louds
May 16 Paul Kelly
May 17 Pink Droyd
May 18 Laith Al-Saadi with Joe Robinson
May
THE TOKEN LOUNGE – Westland; Ticketmaster
May 10 Like A Storm
May 11 Hanzel Und Gretyl
May 17 Molly Hatchet
May 17 Raven – CANCELLED
May 25 Joe Stump
SHELTER – Ticketmaster
May 3 Attack! Attack! With The Plot In You
May 8 Youngblood Hawke with The Colourist
May 9 Transit with Seahaven
May 15 Capital Cities – Dancing With Strangers
May 24 Anamanaguchi
THE LOVING TOUCH – Ferndale, Ticketmaster
May 9 The Cliks with Steffie & The Dirty Virgins
May 17 The Thermals
May 25 Saturday Looks Good To Me
HARPOS – Ticketmaster
May 16 Wednesday 13 with Vampires Everywhere
FILLMORE – 2115 Woodward; Detroit; 313-961-5450,
T.M., www.livenation.com
May 1 All Time Low with Pierce the Veil
May 10 Paramore with Kitten
May 17 Vampire Weekend
May 22 Fall Out Boy
SAINT ANDREWS HALL – www.livenation.com
May 10 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
May 11 Limp Bizkit
May 17 Ghost B.C.
May 19 Shooter Jennings
May 22 Marina & The Diamonds
ROYAL OAK MUSIC THEATRE – 318 W. Fourth;
www.royaloakmusichtheatre.com; 248-399-2980
May 3 Need To Breathe
May 4 Kathleen Madigan
May 11 Fabolous & Pusha T
May 12 Bo Burnham
May 17 Jesse Cook
May 21 Jay & Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon
Movie
MUSIC HALL – Detroit; Ticketmaster
May 15 The Tenors
THE MAGIC STICK – 4120 Woodward, Detroit; 313-
833-9700, www.majesticdetroit.com
May 2 Beach Fossils
May 3 James Blake; Majestic Theatre
May 3 Titus Andronicus with The So So Glos
May 4 Senses Fail
May 8 Emily Wells with Skating Polly
May 9 Trick Trick featuring Live Band
May 10 Black Moth Super Rainbow
May 12 The Breeders; Majestic Theatre
May 13 Mr. Moonlight Tour featuring Peter Murphy
May 13 Coliseum; Majestic Café
May 14 The UV Race with Timmy’s Organism
May 15 The Airborne Toxic Event; Majestic Theatre
May 16 Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
May 17 The Whigs with Drivin’ ‘n’ Cryin’
May 19 El Ten Eleven with Michna
May 22 Born Ruffians with Moon King
May 24 Matt Pryor & James Dewees of The Get Up
Kids
May 24 The Staves; Majestic Café
May 31 Against the Grain CD Release
THE CROFOOT – 1 South Saginaw, Pontiac; 248-858-
9333; www.thecrofoot.com; T.M. or link to Ticket Web
May 2 Dirtyphonics with Le Castle Vania
May 7 Alex Clare
May 10 Jake Miller with D-Pryde
May 10 TJ Miller; Pike Room
May 11 The Pro Letarians with O-Villainz; Pike Rm
May 12 Andre Nickatina; Pike Room
May 15 Relient K with Hellogoodbye
May 16 Dessa; Pike Room
May 17 Newsted
May 19 Retro Specs; Pike Room
May 19 of Montreal
May 21 Juicy J with A$ap Ferg
May 22 For The Fallen Dreams; Pike Room
May 31 Paper Route with Flint Eastwood; Pike
Room

FUNDRAISERS
May 1 Banquet Dinner to benefit North Oakland Ducks Unlimited; 5 pm; $80/person, $135/couple; includes dinner
& a DU membership for 1 year; cash bar; silent & live auctions; Chuck, 248-909-6502
May 2 Ladies Night fundraiser for Relay for Life; 5:30-8:30 pm; shopping, vendors, refreshments, prizes; Lakeview
High School Cafeteria, 21100 11 Mile, St. Clair Shores
May 3 Taste of the Town fundraiser hosted by the Clinton-Macomb Public Library, 40900 Romeo Plank; 6:30-10
pm; food from local restaurants, concert by The Michael Show photo booth; cash bar with beer, wine,
signature cocktail; $30/advance or $40/door; www.cmpl.org
May 4 Women Helping Women Luncheon & Fashion Show to benefit Women & Children’s Program, Grace
Centers of Hope; sokolsg@gracecentersofhope.org, 248-334-2187 ext. 1123
May 4 Pet Adoption Alternative of Warren (P.A.A.W.) is hosting a charity painting event at Painting with a Twist,
320 W. 9 Mile Rd., Ferndale; 3:00 to 6:00; $45 per person, register online @ www.paintingwithatwist.com.
May 4 All-you-can-eat Pasta Dinner hosted by American Cancer Society Relay for Life of New Baltimore; 1-5 pm;
$5; bake sale, auction; The Detroit Publ, 33401 Harper, Clinton Township; 586-202-8821
May 5 Benefit Train in memory of Barb Van Effen, an SRI car host who passed away from cancer; proceeds to
benefit the restoration of steam locomotive PM 1225; $30 includes 5 bingo cards; Steam Railroading
Institute, 405 S. Washington, Owosso; www.michigansteamtrain.com; 989-725-9464
May 8 Pasta Dinner hosted by Chesterfield Historical Society; 5:30-7:30 pm; pastas, salad, bread, desserts; $10;
Chesterfield Twp Senior Center, 47275 Sugarbush; tickets available at township treasurer’s office
May 8 All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner hosted by The Sterling Heights Police Dept. Honor Guard; 5-8; $8/adults,
$6 ages 6-12; $25/family of four; Penna’s, 38400 Van Dyke; 586-446-2489
May 9-11 VFW Post 6802 Poppy Sale; intersection of Main/Division in Richmond; 586-727-1436
May 11 Arthritis 2013 Walk; 7 am; sorry, no pets allowed; Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak; 855-529-2728 ext. 6605;
www.arthritiswalk.org
May 11 Royal Oak Bar Sprawl supporting the National Kidney Foundation kids program; registration: Woody's 3 pm
for fun t-shirt, free drink and map to the rest of the bars. Drink specials at all the bars; free appetizers at
BlackFinn 7-8 pm; $35 or $40 after April 20; tickets: Liz Nienhuis at lnienhuis@nkfm.org or nkfm.org/events
May 11 Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser at the Richmond Knights of Columbus Hall, 68216 Grand Trunk; freewill
donation; spaghetti with/without meat, salad, garlic bread, pop, dessert; 586-337-7770
May 11 Walk to Defeat ALS; Cleary University-Livingston Campus, Howell; ALSAWalksMi.org or 800-387-7121
May 16 Spirit of Leadership program by Turning Point; Royalty House, 8201 13 Mile, Warren; dinner, networking,
an exhibitor marketplace; 586-463-4430, turningpointmacomb.org
May 18 Walk to Defeat ALS; Civic Center Park, Traverse City; ALSAWalksMi.org or 800-387-7121
May 19 Making Tracks for Celiacs Walk/Run; no pets allowed; $20/pre-registered, $30/same day, $5/kids under 10;
includes T-shirt; Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, 1100 Lakeshore Drive, Grosse Point Shores; to register by
May 10: www.celiacwalk.org and click on “Participant Registration” in the left sidebar
June 1 Golf Outing to benefit Lake Orion Lions Club Charities; $120 includes dinner & prizes; Indianwood Golf &
Country Club; 248-933-5595
June 1 Walk A Mile in My Shoes Walk-A-Thon to benefit Grace Centers of Hope and Hands of Hope; animals
welcome; Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak; Cynthia, 248-334-2187 ext. 1131, cdejeu@gracecentersofhope.org
June 5 Dinner Fundraiser to benefit St. John Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; 6 pm; cocktails, hors
d’oeuvres, multi-course dinner; $250, iGeneration Nexti guests: $125 ages 21-35; Penna’s of Sterling
Heights; Kathy Taranto, 313-343-3674

HAPPENINGS AROUND THE STATE . . . www.michiganfun.com
4/10 – 5/15 Statewide MFEA Online Auction; 989-845-2080
4/28 – 5/4 St. Joseph/ Blossomtime Festival; 269-982-8016
Benton Harbor
May 2-4 Jackson Storyfest; 517-499-2290
May 4-5 Grand Ledge Victorian Days; 517-627-5170
May 4-11 Holland Tulip Time Festival; 800-822-2770
May 10-12 Mesick Mushroom Festival; 231-885-2679
May 16-19 Boyne City National Morel Mushroom Festival; 231-582-6222
May 16-19 East Tawas Birding Fest; 877-868-2927
May 17-19 Baldwin Blessing of the Bikes Marketplace; 231-745-4331
May 17-19 Durand Railroad Days; 989-288-4080
May 18 Brooklyn-MIS Great Lakes Wine Fest; 800-354-1010
May 18 Traverse City Blossom Days; 231-223-4110
May 18-19 Brighton Teaching Our Traditions Pow Wow; 586-306-4382
May 18-19 East Lansing MSU Spring Arts & Crafts Show; 517-355-3354
May 18-19 East Lansing Art Fest; 517-319-6804
May 18-19 Marshall Turkeyville Arts & Crafts Show; 800-228-4315
May 22-27 Fruitport Old Fashioned Days; 231-865-6220
May 23-27 Belleville Sumpter Country Fest; 734-461-6201
May 24-25 Port Huron Gus Macker Basketball Tournament; 800-852-4242
May 24-26 Remus Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend; 989-967-8879
May 25 Eastport Antrim County Petoskey Stone Festival; 231-533-8363
May 25 Saranac Memorial Day Weekend Chicken Barbeque; 616-642-9526
May 25-26 Thompsonville Michigan Beer & Brat Festival; 231-378-2000
May 25-26 Port Huron Historic Re-enactment – The Feast of the Ste Clair at Fort St. Joseph; free trolley shuttle
from St. Clair County Community College parking lots from 11-6 daily; Heritage String
Band, cooking demos, musket firings, Colonial drill team, etc; feastofthesteclaire.com
May 25-26 Alma Highland Festival & Games; 989-463-8979
May 25-26 Gladwin Dick Berg Memorial Weekend Rodeo; 989-426-2311
May 25-27 Mackinaw City Ft. Michilimackinac Historical Re-Enactment Pageant; 231-537-4851
May 25-27 Mackinaw City Memorial Weekend Celebration; 800-666-0160
5/29 – 6/22 Midland Matrix Midland Festival; 989-631-8250
5/30 – 6/2 Carson City Frontier Days; 989-584-3515
5/30 – 6/2 Mancelona Bass Festival; 231-587-8331
5/31 – 6/2 Grosse Ile Island Fest; 734-675-2364
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