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Drive. There will be trading as well as selling, an art auction and
other activities. $5. (248) 426-8059. www.motorcityconventions.com .

BOUNTIFUL BLOSSOMS: Find the right flowers for

your garden, patio or home during the Eastern Market
Annual Flower Day on Sunday, May 15. Take the
drive to Russell, between Mack and Gratiot, Detroit
to hunt beautiful bargains. (586) 393-8800.

BEARING IT ALL: Children are asked to bring their

teddy bears for the Sunday, May 15, kickoff of Bear Awareness Week
at the Detroit Zoo, Woodward and 10 Mile, Royal Oak. Special bear
activities — storytelling, arts and crafts, contests — will run 10 a.m.- 4
p.m. on opening day, when there will be staff from Beaumont
Hospital to mend slightly-worn teddy bears for free. There will be
enrichment activities and talks at the bear exhibits. (248) 541-5717.

www.detroitzoo.org .

STATELY SENDOFF: The annual Celebrate Birmingham Parade and
Party will start at noon Sunday, May 15, when participants will gather in
Shain Park to launch warm-weather events. There will be a petting farm
and giant inflatables for the kids as well as food and entertainment for
everyone. The parade starts at 1 p.m. in the downtown area. This year's
theme is "Travel Michigan." (248) 644-1800, Ext. 282 or 121.

BOOK BONANZA: Nationally known authors, writing

Treasures for Mom

Indulge mom in cultured pearls that are
beautiful in white, multi-colored and gray.

workshops and screenings of films based on books will
be part of the Ann Arbor Book Festival running
Friday-Wednesday, May 20-25, in downtown Ann
Arbor and on the University of Michigan campus.
Kids can hear storytellers, meet book characters and
watch puppeteers. (734) 662-7407.

ART OUTSIDE: Experience new work

by some 150 arts and crafts exhibitors during Fine Art
at the Village in Rochester Hills. The show runs
Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22, along the mall
at Walton and Adams, where there will be a food
court, children's activities and strolling enter-
tainers. (248) 689-8734.

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GARAGE GRANDEUR: Grosse Pointe
will offer treasures — dollar-wise or oth-
erwise — at its "Greatest Garage Sale" to
be held Sunday-Monday, May 29-30, in the
municipal parking structure, 1700 Kercheval.
Finds of all sorts will be available to people seeking tested items for
their own use. (313) 881-9890.

REMEMBRANCE OF HEROES: The

Size: 10.5 to 11.0 mm Cost: $750 (reg $1500)

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ESTATE & ANTIQUE JEWELRY

32800 Franklin Rd. (at 14 Mile) Downtown Franklin

248.626.1885 • www.legacyestatejewelry.com

Memorial Day salute at Greenfield Village in
Dearborn includes a weekend of Civil War
Remembrance. There will be re-enactments of
life inside the army camps, drum and fife band
performances, artillery firing demonstrations and
a display of fashions from the Civil War era. Visitors
can do ancestral searches to see if their family members
were involved directly in the war. Saturday-Monday, May 28-30.
(313) 982-6100. www.hfmgv.org. ❑

Wed thru Sat II am - 5 pm

– Compiled by Suzanne Chessler

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