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(121 Gratiot, 313-628-2729) is home
to the National Automotive History
Collection, regarded as the nation's
premier public automotive archive.
Also in the neighborhood, Biegas
Gallery (35 E. Grand River, 313-961-
0634) displays the works of regional
contemporary artists. Make sure
to visit the gallery's Purple Door
Tearoom for a thoughtful, inspired
respite.
A handful of galleries and artist
cooperatives make their homes just
south of the Cultural Center, including
the respected Detroit Artists Market
(4719 Woodward, 313-832-8540),
C-Pop Gallery (4160 Woodward, 313-
833-9901), known far and wide for
its avant garde, colorful shows, and
The Art Exchange Gallery/Museum
(2966 Woodward, 313-831-1200), rec-
ognized for its multicultural exhibits
and programming.

ENTERTAINMENT/
HANGOUT
Plays, musicals, concerts, ballet,
operas and comedy acts, plus big
league sporting events, draw crowds
year-round to this Woodward cor-
ridor. Even those without a Woodward
Avenue-proper address benefit from
its adjacency, including Music Hall
Center for the Performing Arts
(350 Madison, 313-963-2366) Detroit
Opera House (1526 Broadway,
313-961-3500) and Gem Theatre
(333 Madison, 313-963-9800), plus
PuppetART (25 E. Grand River, 313-
961-7777), where puppets, not actors
or actresses, rule the stage. Puppetry-

related shows are held every Saturday
afternoon at 2:00 from September
through May.
Show houses fronting Woodward
include the fabulous Fox Theatre
(2211 Woodward, 313-596-3200),
the Fillmore (former State Theater)
(2115 Woodward, 313-961-5451), and
Max M. Fisher Music Center and
Orchestra Hall (3711 Woodward,
313-576-5111), home to the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, as well as Wayne
State's undergraduate theater com-
pany, which takes to the stage at the
Bonstelle Theater (3424 Woodward,
313-577-2960).
The NFL's Detroit Lions earn a liv-
ing at Ford Field (2000 Brush St.,
313-262-2000), while the Detroit
Tigers take to the diamond next door
at Comerica Park (2100 Woodward,
313-471-2000).
More than just greenery and a
place to sit back and contemplate the
world, Campus Martius (www.cam-
pusmartiuspark.org ) hosts year-round
programming, including free concerts,
movies and ice skating, plus robust
gardens, restored historic monuments,
sculptural lighting and glorious foun-
tains.

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