Detroit Moxie's Weekend Roundup
Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 3:05PM | Becks Davis The turkey has been consumed, the Detroit Lions lost, Kid Rock represented Detroit at the halftime show, and the brave were out shopping at stupid o’clock in the morning.
The holiday season is upon us and there are a gazillion great events going on in Detroit. Get out there and enjoy the city!
Weekend Roundup
1. A Day in Paradeland - Get a peek inside The Parade Company studios and see the floats up close. The Cat in the Hat, Bert & Ernie, and Santa will be making an appearance! November 27th.
2. Cars, Trees and Traditions - Decorated Christmas trees are paired with Chrysler vehicles in this annual exhibit. Advertisements, historic photos of Detroit, and vintage model trains too. Through December 30th.
3. The Nutcracker - This classic is sure to put you in the holiday spirit complete with toy soldiers and sugar plum fairies. The family matinees include live reindeer, a Sugar Plum Parade, and Santa! November 26-28.
4. Detroit Be Dammed: A Beaver's Tale! - Planet Ant Theatre presents this multi-media show about one of Detroit's lesser known families featuring music, video, and animation. Through December 18th. (Check out the video trailer, possibly NSFW.)
5. Alto Reed's AllStar Thanksgiving Celebration - Alto Reed, Bob Seger's SaxMan, heads the lineup with special guests Mitch Ryder, Martha Reeves, and Jeff Daniels. This "Rock for Jobs" concert will support Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit. November 26th.
Do you know of a great event going on in Metro Detroit this weekend? Add it to the comments and share it with us!
Reader Comments (6)
Becks, thats a great pic of the Kid!
Although the Big Bright Light Show in Rochester doesn't officially start until Monday, they're turning on many of the lights on the building facades to test them tonight (Friday 6-10 p.m.). We were up there last night (Thanksgiving)-trying to take photos out of the car window in the pouring rain! They didn't have the dancing snowflakes and such yet, but the lights on the buildings along Rochester Rd looked great :)
Dominique,
That's funny, I was going to include the Big Bright Light Show and didn't because it doesn't start til Monday. I didn't know they turned some of the lights on early. It was freezing cold when we went last year!
Josh,
Thanks! I'll post more soon.
I did post a few of my shots from last night on my blog today. I didn't want to take my big DSLR out in the rain, and I didn't think I'd get anything at all with my point-and-shoot...but I managed to get a few OK shots :)
We went out to Big Bright a few times last year, and I remember it being pretty darn cold as well!
Don't forget the Holiday Craft Extravaganza in Novi this weekend at Rock Financial.
http://holidaycraftextravaganza.com/
Kid Rock ROCKS! I love Detroit so much, even though I no longer live there and Go Detroit Lions!!!