TigerFest!
Say hi to your favorite Tiger this weekend (mine is Paws) at TigerFest, the annual baseball hullabaloo at Comerica Park. Tours, Q+A's and autographs are promised.
See it from 11-5 Saturday. Tickets are sold old, though about five dozen still were available on StubHub Saturday morning.
63 Minutes (Of Random Balance) At The DIA
Performance artist Satori Circus visits the DIA this weekend for "an evening of madcap antics, stoic tableau, and familiar narratives that have psychic and topical resonance with our daily lives," according to the DIA's website.
Tickets are free with museum admission. (Museum admission is free to anyone with an ID from Wayne, Macomb or Oakland County!) Performances were Friday night.
Ponyride Prance Party
Ponyride wants your money. The co-working space is fundraising for renovations by hosting a dance party. The building is home to Detroit Denim, the Detroit Empowerment Project and others.
The benefit event was Friday night.
Mentoring Mixer
Empowered Flower Girl is hosting a mixer and networking event for adults "interested in empowering children."
Learn about Detroit's mentoring opportunities Saturday from 2-4 at D:hive.
I Am Young Detroit's 5th Birthday Party
I Am Young Detroit, an organization that helps Detroit's entrepreneurs, will celebrate its fifth birthday with a party full of food, music and a pop-up shop.
Check it out Saturday in New Center.
Visit The Bat Zone
Cranbrook has a building just for bats. Located behind the main Cranbrook digs, the Bat Zone is home to over 150 rescued and injured bats.
Detroit Moxie recommends checking it out this weekend.
Photos Of Suburbia
Grab a drink at Great Lakes Coffee this weekend and check out photographs by Nick Hagan. The series looks at something integral to metro Detroit's identity -- suburbia -- and hopes to "bring interest out of the boring and inspire reflection concerning the role of mundanity within suburbia."
The artist reception was Friday night.
Bonuses:
- The auto show runs through Sunday.
- A letterpress workshop Saturday at Green Garage in Midtown.
- A craft beer festival Saturday night in Royal Oak.
- A Monday night mixer for metro Detroit musicians.
Doing something fun? Email your events to info@deadlinedetroit.com.
