arts & life
Editor's Picks
Lynne
Konstantin
Arts & Life
Editor
cattle, sheep and newborn animals,
a Safari Petting Zoo, antique tractor
display, circus shows, a frog-jumping
contest, performances by the Children's
Theatre of Michigan — and a 50-cent
bottomless glass of chocolate milk.
Whew. Springfield Oaks County Park,
Davisburg. $10 per vehicle; $5 if you
walk into the grounds; $5 per motor-
cycle. Oakfair.org .
ART NEWS
FAIR TIME
Head to the Oakland County Fair for
its last weekend (through July 12) of
grandstand events, contests, fair food,
carnival rides, fireworks and more.
Other offerings and events include free
concerts, barn strolls to see horses,
Continuing more than 30 years of
tradition, the Birmingham Bloomfield
Art Center again hosts the Michigan
Fine Arts Competition. This year,104
works of art by 95 artists from five
states will be included in the exhibi-
tion, juried by Cincinatti-based artist
Joseph Winterhalter. Among the art-
ists included: West Bloomfield-based
Arthur Chartow (whose Outer Banks
is shown, left), Anitoliy Shapiro, Jim
Aho, Margaret Davis, Leslie Masters
and more. June 19-Aug. 28. (248) 644-
0866; bbacartcenter.org .
CHAMP OF CAMP
See See Bloomers and Whitney Hillary
(played by Joe Bailey and Richard
Payton — the Lucy and Ethel of Detroit)
meet "cute" at the Jersey Shore before
becoming lifelong friends in Brandy Joe
Plambeck's Beaches be Trippin', part of
Ferndale's Ringwald Theatre's Summer
Camp series. July 11-Aug. 3. $10-$20.
(248) 545-5545; theringwald.com .
GET A GOLDEN TICKET
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Bring the whole family to see the 1971
classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate
Factory at the Redford Theatre July
17-19. Based on the book by Roald
Dahl, the film stars Gene Wilder
(born Gerome Silberman) and Jack
Albertson, and was directed by Mel
Stuart (born Stuart Solomon). The
Redford also is hosting a special
meet-and-greet with Peter Ostrum
(who played Charlie Bucket) and Paris
Themmen (Mike Teevee) at 5 p.m. Sat.,
July 18. Autographed items will be
available (call for details). $7 for movie;
$30 for meet-and-greet. (313) 537-
2560; redfordtheatre.com .
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July 9 • 2015