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Sundays @ the Center

Studio 1 Drop-In Workshops 11-4 PM

Feb. 8—Design your own shrinky-
dink & decorate a box to hold all
your Valentines
Feb. 15—Make an African drum
Feb. 22—It's all about Mardi Gras
masks & beads!
March 1—Experimental printmaking

(this session is geared more for adults than kids, although
children are welcome)

Bring your friends, bring your family, bring yourself!

$5 per person, all materials included

On The Walls
New Exhibits
February 13-March 6

Near & Far: Contemporary Fine Prints

RIGHT: "Daffodils," Janet Fish

Inside the BBAC:
Annual Adult Student Show

JOIN US FOR THE OPENING RECEPTION
ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 6-8 PM

BBAC exhibits & opening receptions
are always free & open to the public.

In the Gallery Shop

GIFTS FROM THE HEART

SALE if Feb. 1-14 r 15% off!

LEFT: fabric heart by Julie Langensiepen

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1516 S. Cranbrook (Evergreen) Rd.
just north of 14 Mile / Birmingham MI 48009

248.644.0866 BBARTCENTER.ORG

SNOWY SOIREE
Dining, music, family activities — all with a price-smart feel — return to
Campus Martius Park for the fifth annual Detroit Winter Blast. The event,
with some entertainment cutbacks due to the economy, still will offer free
ice-skating and concerts amid surroundings that showcase imaginative ice
sculptures. Marshmallow roasting helps participants warm up as they watch
professional and amateur skating exhibitions, experience any of 50 musical acts
on three stages or showcase their own talents through arts and crafts projects.
Scheduled for Feb. 6-8 and planned by Jonathan Witz, Detroit Winter Blast
runs 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sunday. Festival-goers will enjoy food from about 10 restaurants and caterers,
as well as wine-tasting opportunities. More than 60 restaurants are offering
coupons worth 15-20 percent off meals to people accessing the event Web site,
where programming details are provided. (313) 963-8418. vvww.vvinterblast.com .

THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT
Two shows at the Macomb Center for
the Performing Arts explore emotions
— romantic and otherwise. On Valentine's
Day, Feb. 14, Barbara Eden (I Dream of
Jeannie) and Hal Linden (Barney Miller)
perform Love Letters at 2 and 8 p.m. The
A.R. Gurney play, sometimes considered
a staged reading, traces the relationship of
two people through their correspondence,
starting in childhood and reaching into
later years. $35-$62. On the last day of
the month, Feb. 28, Steve Solomon show-
cases his comic take on the world with
My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish &
I'm in Therapy. The one-person comedy
relates stories through characterizations,
often with different vocal qualities and sound effects. Performances also begin
at 2 and 8 p.m. at 44575 Garfield, Clinton Township. $30-$40. (586) 286-
2222. wwwMacombArts@macomb.edu .

HURRY SUMMER
Cozy rustic cottages and modern lakefront lodges — available for warm-
weather activities — move from dreamy thoughts to reality at the Cottage
& Lakefront Living Show planned Feb. 26-March 1 at the Rock Financial
Showplace, 46100 Grand River, in Novi. A full-size seasonal structure, decorat-
ed with custom cabinetry and furnishings, will be on view amid stations featur-
ing ideas about log cabins, themed artwork, shoreline stabilization and financial
resources for housing. Families can work on sand sculptures in a giant sandbox
with sculpting tools and move on to seminars about birding, photography and
a variety of country-based interests. Outdoor cooks will see amenities to add to
their equipment. Show hours are 2-9:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. $10 adults, $4 youths 6-14, free for chil-
dren 5 and younger. (800) 328-6550. www.showspan.com .

UPBEAT AND HEALTHY
A dinner-dance with an imaginative auction is planned to raise money for •
the Cardiac Care Department at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce
Township. The event, Heart of the Lakes Gala: Mardi Gras Madness, runs
6 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Shenandoah Country Club, 5600
Walnut Lake Road, in West Bloomfield. Providing support and working on
the festivities is the Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, an group that encour-
ages shared betterment projects and brings together small towns and villages in
Oakland County $75. (248) 624-2826. vvww.lakesareachamber.com .

E-mail items to Suzanne Chessler at PlatinumPlanner@aol. corn.

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