Weekend Events

The summer is flying by and unfortunately it doesn’t look like I’ll be getting out of town any time soon for a vacation. Luckily I don’t have to travel far to have some summer fun because there’s plenty of great events to attend locally. Here are a few ideas around our area this weekend:

Craft Detroit takes place Friday, August 1^st from 7pm-11pm at Shed #3 of Detroit’s Eastern Market. Sample original cocktails, taste delicious foods from local restaurants, and enjoy live music and other entertainment. Tickets are $45 in advance or $50 at the door. Go to http://www.michigan.org/events/craft-detroit for more information.

Go cheer for the Tiger’s at Comerica Park August 1^st-3d as they challenge the Colorado Rockies. Don’t leave too early because August 1^st and 2^nd are also nights with a firework display after the game.  To buy tickets and get more information go to:  http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com.

Enjoy a few hours of art and music at the Grand Blanc Summer Art Fair. It takes place Saturday, August 2^nd and Sunday, August 3^rd from 10am-5pm at Physician’s Park on Reid Road just west of Saginaw Street in downtown Grand Blanc.  For more details go to http://tinyurl.com/p7soatf.

Does a leisurely float down a river sound relaxing? The Flint River Watershed Coalition is hosting its first ever Flint River Flotilla Fest, Saturday, August 2^nd at 3pm. The event is part of an effort by the Flint River Watershed Coalition to get people to see this river in a new light. According to an article on MLive (http://tinyurl.com/pqguoxh), the river has an unfair and false reputation. The cost for this event is $10 and the organizers encourage people to bring their own tubes or floating devices. For more information and to register for this event please visit flintriver.org/blog/.   

Go enjoy some musical theatre at Crossroads Village’s historical opera house where the Kearsley Park Players will perform Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance.  The performances are August 1st-August 3^rd at 7pm and tickets cost $5. For more information go to:  http://www.geneseecountyparks.org/event/2579.

So, even though it would be more fun to luxuriate in some sort of exotic location with an umbrella drink in hand, I guess fun can be had just about anywhere. Here’s wishing everybody an enjoyable and relaxing weekend!