Kick It: Le Rouge Starts Soccer Playoffs
Join raucous, rabid Detroit soccer fans as they cheer the top-ranked team in a national league. The Detroit City Football Club, aka Le Rouge, takes on Cleveland at 5 p.m. Saturday in semifinal Great Lakes Division playoffs at Cass Tech. Tickets at the gate (starting at 3:30 p.m.) or here are $10 bucks for adults, $5 for ages 6-18. If When Detroit wins, they'll be back on the same pitch Sunday at 3 p.m. to face the winner of a Saturday evening match at Cass between teams from Buffalo and Erie, Pa.
Photo via the Ren CenThe riverfront kicks of it's annual classic rock fest Rockin' On The Riverfront this weekend outside the Ren Cen. First up are The Romantics, the Detroit natives who sing the catchy hit "What I like About You," which is either a punk masterpiece or the theme song to Amanda Bynes sitcom, depending on what generation you're from.
See them live on Friday.
Get All Shook Up
It's time to stop shaving those sideburns. The Michigan Elvis Festival takes place this weekend in Ypsilanti, showcasing Elvis impersonators and a a candlelight vigil for The King. Don't be a hounddog and definitely don't be cruel.
See the event's website here, which proclaims, "Elvis! Elvis! Elvis!"
Photo via APBA Gold CupWatch A Really, Really Fast Boat Race
Hydroplanes will be zooming around the river this weekend, racing at 200mph. The APBA Gold Cup races are sure to offer great picnicking opportunities on the riverfront, some race watching adrenaline, and a little bit of boat envy.
Find details here and watch video of last year here.
Run Through Dead People
Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Detroit is hosting a series of runs this weekend. The course winds through the cemetery where "historically significant Detroit families, artistic granite memorials and impressive mausoleums" lie, according to a press release. Plus, there will be pancakes.
Check it out on Sunday.
Smell Pretty
Calm down and smell the... lavender. The Michigan Lavender Festival in Armada is offering classes, vendors, recipes, demonstrations, and other lovely things all weekend.
Check it out here.
Bonus: Attend a murder mystery dinner to go with your cemetery run, Campus Martius events are in full swing and Art In The Park happens this weekend in Plymouth, and the Redford Theater is open again after two months of renovations.
Doing something fun? Email your events to info@deadlinedetroit.com.
