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Visit a museum for free
The Smithsonian is sponsoring Museum Day Sept. 25, offering access to hundreds of museums nationwide for free. It’s a great time to visit Michigan museums without paying a dime. The free possibilities include: Air Zoo Arab American National Museum Birmingham Historical Museum & Park Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve Grand [...]
Where the birds are – a free (and fascinating) fest
The Lake Erie Metro Park Hawk Fest is a fascinating day watching the migration of thousands of raptors, including hawks and bald eagles, and seeing a few of them up close. The park has 1,600 acres with about three miles of lake shoreline, and it’s a key stop on the flyway for birds heading south. [...]
Free Festival of Gourds Starts Friday
The Michigan Festival of Gourds — as weird as it sounds — begins Friday at Imlay Fairgrounds near Eastern Michigan University. Everything is free. Highlights include: A.G.S. Competition The Gourd Artist’s Guild presents The Gourdpatch Quilt Nasgourd Mini Car Races – Let’s see who can build and decorate the fastest gourd on wheels! Porch Stories [...]
Free Juried Art Show in Rochester
Sunday is the last day of the Art & Apples Festival in the Rochester Municipal Park, 608 Seventh St., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s a juried show and the state’s second largest — after Ann Arbor. It’s free to look and enjoy the nice weather.
Pointe Mouille Waterfowl Festival this weekend — free!
Celebrate the outdoors at the 63rd annual Pointe Mouillee Waterfowl Festival Saturday and Sunday in Rockwood, Mich. The free festival runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday ,Sept. 11, and Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Pointe Mouillee State Game Area, 37205 Mouillee Road, off Jefferson Avenue, south of Gibraltar. The Saturday schedule includes: Decoy [...]
Save 15% on Hotels on Orbitz
Are you looking to save some money on your end of summer get-away? Orbitz can help when you book your hotel through them. You can save 15% when you book your hotel through August 12th and you travel by September 30th. There are no black out dates, including Labor Day weekend. Use the code Hotel15 [...]
Detroit’s 2010 Lebanese Festival
This weekend you can experience another culture for free. This weekend is the annual Detroit Lebanese Festival in Downtown Rochester. Admission to the festival is free and there will be many different activities for the whole family to enjoy. There will be food vendors, musical entertainment such as belly dancers and singers, and a celebrity [...]
Maker Faire at The Henry Ford
Do you like to tinker and mess around with all different projects? At the Henry Ford this weekend you can meet other tinkerers, artists, musicians, photographers, physicists and many more do-it-yourselfers. There are many different activities the whole family can participate in this weekend. There will be a life-size mousetrap, fire arts, power racing, rocket [...]
Explore Art on a Budget
Experience art from all over the world and throughout many different time periods at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The DIA offers a wide range of art from European to Africa, Oceania and the Indigenous Americas to Asian and to Performing Arts. Everyone is sure to find something they enjoy and really connect with. The [...]
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