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Busy moms always need help
keeping kids entertained. How
about giving a family museum
or theme park membership?
Family memberships to the New
Detroit Science Center start at
$70 a year (covers two adults
and all children under 18, plus
discounted admission to the
Planetarium and IMAX
Theater). Call (313) 577-8400,
ext. 433.
A 2003 season pass to Cedar
Point Amusement Park in
Sandusky, Ohio, runs $85 a
person (ages 4-59). Call
(419) 627-2309. Cedar Point
Talking Picture photo album, The Sharper
passes also are accepted at
Image.
Worlds of Fun, Michigan's
Adventure, Dorney Park,
wine opener ($99), or Monogrammed
Knott's Berry Farm and Valley Fair.
Pewter Coasters with a grape design
Don Thomas Sporthaus
features Michigan's finest
selection of winterwear
and stunning slopeside
fashions. Period.
Weekend novice or
downhill racer, we'll put
you on the right skis or
board and show you how
to look good using them.
We enjoy skiing as much
as you do.
Empty Nesters
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Surprise your favorite couple with a
dinner gift certificate and tickets to
the theater. The Fisher Theatre's 2003
season includes 'Arturo Brachetti,"
(Jan. 14-Feb. 2), "Cats" (Feb. 4-23)
and "Porgy and Bess" (March 11-30).
Tickets go on sale in early December.
Call (313) 872-1000.
Did your parents always want to
travel the world? Give them a preview
with international cooking classes at
The Community House in
Birmingham. Gourmet chef Nell
Benedict has studied with James
Beard, Jacques Pepin, Julia Child and
more. Her repertoire includes classes
such as "Thai Cooking," "Regional
French Cooking," "Italian Pasta with a
Twist" and others. Call (248) 644-
5832 for current class schedule.
With a new grandchild on the way,
the grandparents might need a new brag
book. How about one that talks? The
Sharper Image makes a "Talking
Pictures" photo album ($29.95), with
room for 24, 4x6 pictures, plus an
option to digitally record a 10-second
clip of junior's voice with each snapshot.
At The Sharper Image, Somerset
Collection South, Troy, or www.sharper-
image.com . Call (248) 643-4747.
Wine Lovers
For those who know a Riesling from a
Pinot Blanc, it might be wise to feed
their passion for the grape. For wine afi-
cionados, try Williams-Sonoma's line of
upscale accessories. There's the Vignetto
($45 for a set of four). For your favorite
party host, give a selection of wine
charms ($18) — you know, those little
markers that tell whose glass is whose.
At Somerset Collection South, Troy, or
at www.williamssonorna.com . Call
(248) 649-8985.
For a taste of Napa without leaving
Detroit, give a gift subscription to a
wine-of-the-month club through
www.wine.com . Clubs range in price,
and start with the Wine Odyssey Club
($240 for 12 months). The gift
includes two bottles a month of mixed
red and white wines from more than
5,000 imported and domestic labels.
For a hefty $840 a year, sign someone
up for the Build Your Cellar club,
wine.com's top-of-the-line pick with
bottles of Australian Shiraz, French
Rhones and German Rieslings.
For the ultimate gift get-a-way, plan a
trip to "Napa of the North" — other-
wise known as the Niagara region of
Ontario, Canada. Only about 4 1/2,
hours from Detroit, the region boasts
nearly 40 wineries, many near Niagara-
on-the-Lake. Head for Inniskillin,
Chateau des Charmes, Hillebrand
Estates, and Peller Estates Winery. For
trip information, visit the Wine Council
of Ontario at www.wineroute.com .
Star Struck
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