Southgate Panera Bread and United Way host Free Family Fun Day
March 9, 2010 by Stacy Swann
Filed under Wayne
On Saturday, March 13, Panera Bread of Southgate and United Way for Southeastern Michigan will host a free family fun day from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. The event is open to all ages.
United Way will share information with parents about the free resources available through its Early Learning Communities – a program that helps ensure children start school prepared and ready to learn.
Children will have the opportunity to participate in reading activities and craft projects.
Panera Bread of Southgate is located at 13665 Eureka Rd.
To learn more about United Way for Southeastern Michigan, visit www.liveunitedsem.org.
Mom 2 Mom Sales in Canton and Livonia
March 9, 2010 by Courtney Velasquez
Filed under Wayne
There are two Mom 2 Mom sales going on in Wayne County. These sales are a great place to find clothing, shoes, toys, stroller and so much more!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
8:30 a.m.-noon
$1/admission
West Middle School
44401 Ann Arbor Trail
Plymouth
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
FREE admission
Franklin High School
3100 Joy Road
Livonia
313-399-6723
Detroit Symphony Orchestra presents The Enchanting Flute and The Pied Piper
March 5, 2010 by Stacy Swann
Filed under Made in Michigan, Wayne
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), Music Director Leonard Slatkin and internationally acclaimed guest flutist Marina Piccinini will welcome audiences of all ages to Orchestra Hall in The Enchanting Flute, and a special Macy’s Super Saturday featuring a Young People’s Concert titled The Pied Piper. This Super Saturday will also incorporate The Henry Ford II Fund Tiny Tots Series: Strings and Drums: A New Kind of Family, performed by ensemble Musique Noire at 10 a.m. in The Music Box.
The Enchanting Flute performances take place at Orchestra Hall on Thursday March 11 at 8 p.m.; Friday, March 12 at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, March 13 at 8:30 p.m. and feature Leonard Bernstein’s dazzling Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1 (continuing the DSO’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth), and John Corigliano’s Pied Piper Fantasy. The Macy’s Super Saturday performances take place on Saturday, March 13 at 10 a.m. (Tiny Tots concert) and 11 a.m. (Young People’s Concert.)
During Macy’s Super Saturdays on Saturday, March 13, Slatkin and Piccinini will treat children ages six and up to the MASCO Corporation Foundation Young People’s Concert: Pied Piper at 11 a.m. in Orchestra Hall featuring Corigliano’s Pied Piper Fantasy, as well as other musical works. The performance will last approximately 60 minutes.
JoiningSlatkin and Piccinini for all performances are 60 flute students, drawn primarily from the studio of teacher Barbara Ogar. They hail from Detroit and surrounding communities including Romeo, Shelby Township, Utica, Rochester, Troy, Sterling Heights, Macomb, St. Clair Shores, West Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills, Farmington, Clinton Township, Southfield and Livonia. In addition to the flutists, there are two drummers and “actor” children from the greater metropolitan area.
The Macy’s Super Saturday family series, offered throughout the Max M. Fisher Music Center, is a half-day of activities with doors opening at 9:30 a.m. The program is designed to introduce children to the wonders of music with two concert performances as well as a Marshall Music instrument petting zoo and arts and crafts.
The Henry Ford II Fund Tiny Tots Series: Strings and Drums: A New Kind of Family, performed by ensemble Musique Noire at 10 a.m. in The Music Box, lasts approximately 45 minutes and is recommended for ages 0-6. The members of Musique Noir, residing in Detroit and Chicago, are veteran players with national and international reputations. They produce a sophisticated sound that showcases unique string and percussion-based arrangements of jazz and world fusion, and will demonstrate the diversity of sounds when pairing instruments of the string family with congas, bongos and other percussion instruments. Each player is a working musician and music educator, and is passionate about both.
Tickets to The Enchanting Flute range in price from $19 to $71 with a limited number of box seats available for $123. Tickets may be purchased at the Max M. Fisher Music Center box office (3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit); by calling (313) 576-5111; or online at www.detroitsymphony.com. Seniors (60 and over) and students with a valid student ID can purchase 50% off RUSH tickets at the box office 90 minutes prior to concerts based on availability. For group discount information (10 people or more), please contact Chuck Dyer at (313) 576-5130 or cdyer@dso.org.
Individual tickets for all YPC and Tiny Tots performances may be purchased at the Max M. Fisher Music Center box office (3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit); by calling (313) 576-5111; or online at www.detroitsymphony.com. Individual concert tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for kids. Individual tickets for The Henry Ford II Fund Tiny Tots Series are $12 for adults and children. Babes in arms are free. For group discount information (10 people or more), please contact Chuck Dyer at (313) 576-5130 or cdyer@dso.org.
Biographies and other information can be found here.
Dearborn Heights Panera Bread offers free treats March 9
The Panera Bread bakery-cafe located at 26580 Ford Rd. in Dearborn Heights will salute 10 years of fresh bread on Tuesday, March 9. To celebrate, free treats will be given to customers throughout the day.
Beginning at 6 a.m. and continuing throughout the day, Panera Bread invites customers to stop by for a complimentary small coffee. The first 100 customers will receive a mini baguette and in the afternoon customers will be offered complimentary mini cookies to commemorate the milestone.
“Reaching 10 years of service is an incredible accomplishment, and we have our employees and customers to thank for it,” said Garry Hiser, district manager for Panera Bread of the Great Lakes Region. “This milestone embraces the idea that Dearborn Heights residents have really accepted us as a member of their community.”
Customers can also enter to win a lunch for four people by dropping their business card in a bowl. The general manager at the bakery-cafe will randomly draw the winner at the end of the day on March 9.
During the past decade, Panera has seen tremendous development in southeast Michigan, growing to 48 bakery-cafe locations. Today, bakery-cafe locations across metro Detroit attract customers who crave the origin of all things Panera – artisan breads, fresh pastries and signature soups, salads and sandwiches.
The Dearborn Heights location has recently expanded its menu for 2010. Customers can enjoy Panera’s new Asiago Bagel Breakfast Sandwich, Mediterranean Salmon Salad, Salmon Caesar Salad, Salmon Club Croissant, Low-Fat Garden Vegetable Soup and Low-Fat Black Cherry Smoothie.
Hours of operation for the Dearborn Heights location are Monday–Saturday 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call (313) 724-1861.
Rosalind Wiseman’s Girl World Tour 2010 **GIVEAWAY**
March 1, 2010 by Stacy Swann
Filed under Reviews/Contests, Wayne
Moms* & daughters (ages 8-14) are invited to join Rosalind Wiseman, an internationally-recognized author, mom and expert on teens & parenting at the Girl World Tour 2010, a fun-filled evening of mother-daughter bonding, Thursday, March 4 from 7 – 9 p.m. at Hillsdale Middle School in Northville.
Rosalind Wiseman is the best-selling author of Queen Bees and Wannabes-
$40 per mother-daughter pair includes: admission to the event, one copy of each of Rosalind’s latest books, and a gift bag featuring free samples of Dove go fresh deodorant! The admission price also includes a one year subscription to Family Circle, (valued at $6.13). Offer details and Rebate information will be available at the event. Additional tickets may be purchased for $20 per person (also includes a book and gift bag).
Parents will receive Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World
Northville, MI – Thursday, March 4, 2010
Host: Next Chapter Bookstore & Northville Youth Assistance
Location: Hillside Middle School, 775 N. Center Street, Northville, MI
Time: 7-9pm
Tickets: Tickets are available for purchase via the Next Chapter Bookstore website.
*We welcome any adult with a young girl in their life to attend the event. Fathers, big sisters, Girl Scout troop leaders, aunts, etc. are all welcome! Attend with the 8-14 year old girl in your life and share important conversations about her friendships, growth, and development.
To Purchase Your Own
Visit Next Chapter Bookstore, 141 E. Main Street, Northville MI 48167 248-465-0010. Tickets are $40 a pair and additional tickets may be purchased for $20.
Prize
Two lucky mother*-daughter pairs will win tickets to the Girl World Tour 2010!!!!! Winners will be notified via email and will need to respond ASAP to claim their prize!
Entry Requirements
1. Become a fan of Detroit Mommies on Facebook! Current fans count! Leave a comment for one entry.
2. Leave a comment below telling us why you would love to attend this event, and what you hope to learn.
The Fine Print
No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. Detroit Mommies writers and contributors are ineligible to participate. Entries that do not follow the entry requirements will not be considered. Open to participants in the US and Canada 18 years and older. One entry per person. Contest ends March 2, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. EST. Winner to be announced on March 3, 2010 and must respond by 5 p.m. in order to claim prize.
Disclosure: I was given complimentary tickets to this event. The opinions in this post are mine and mine alone. I was not influenced at any time by anyone.
Impact Your Neighborhood with Panera
February 8, 2010 by JManriquez
Filed under Wayne
Our family loves Panera Bread and this new program is another great reason that we will be visiting one of our fave restaurants!
Panera Bread of Southeast Michigan, in partnership with United Way for Southeastern Michigan, is encouraging metro Detroit residents to volunteer with their joint program called “Impact Your Neighborhood.” The regional initiative aims to build healthier, stronger communities and runs through November 2010. Volunteers may register for various projects by visiting www.LiveUnitedSEM.org.
Participating Panera Bread project locations include bakery-cafes across metro Detroit. Prior to each project, the designated bakery-cafe will host a breakfast and informational session. Volunteers will also receive a complimentary T-Shirt and a Panera Bread catered lunch upon project completion.
Volunteer opportunities include:
- Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Baldwin Center in Pontiac
- Saturday, March 6 at Starfish Family Services in Inkster
- Saturday, April 24 at Solid Ground in Roseville
- Saturday, May 8 at Lincoln Middle School in Warren
- Saturday, June 26 at Southwest Counseling Solutions in Detroit
- Saturday, Sept. 25 at Gleaners locations in Detroit, Pontiac, Warren and Taylor
- Saturday, Oct. 23 at LightHouse PATH in Pontiac
- Saturday, Nov. 13 at Vista Maria in Dearborn Heights
For more information about volunteer opportunities or to register for a project, visit www.LiveUnitedSEM.org, or call (313) 226-9200. Volunteers must register to participate in a project.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House presents an “Enchanted Evening” from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb .13. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a romantic dinner and tour of the of the estate in Grosse Pointe Shores.
Live piano music, wine and roses set the romantic scene where guests will enjoy a gourmet dinner starting with mixed greens with grape tomatoes, caramelized onion, toasted pine nuts, crumbled blue cheese and sherry vinaigrette. The main course is a savory filet mignon wrapped in a puff pastry with mushroom duxelle and topped with a bordelaise sauce or a fresh salmon filet topped with a light buerre blanc sauce. The meal is topped off with a decadent white and dark chocolate mousse torte.
Following dinner, guests will tour the magnificent home during an elegant candlelit evening tour.
An “Enchanted Evening” is $45 per person ($40 for members) and reservations are required. Tickets can be purchased by calling (313) 844-4222.
Mayor Dave Bing presents Elmo with a key Detroit
February 2, 2010 by Stacy Swann
Filed under Wayne
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing presented Elmo with a key to the city last week at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, and proclaimed January 28 “Sesame Street Live Day”.
The Detroit Mommies were invited to see Elmo, who along with Grover are in town through February 15 for their presentation of “Elmo’s Green Thumb” at the Fox Theatre, meet with Mayor Bing and his wife Yvonne in the Pistons Reading Court.
After the presentation the Bing’s granddaughter Caris read to the children. Children’s patients also received a copy of “Sesame Street ABC and 123″ and bouquets of tulips were handed out to the parents.
The Mayor Bing Inaugural Committee bought out a January 28 performance of “Elmo’s Green Thumb” and distributed over 4,500 tickets to Detroit youth and their families through various charitable and non-profit organizations in the Detroit Area.
Mayor Bing is committed to renewing the spirit of Detroit and believes including children in the celebrations is a great way to do so.
“Elmo’s Green Thumb” follows Elmo and friends as they try to find a new home for Elmo’s sunflower Sunny who he has grown from a seed.
For more information visit the Olympia Entertainment website.
Plymouth Ice Festival
January 21, 2010 by JManriquez
Filed under Wayne
As always, downtown Plymouth hosts another fantastic outdoor festival. This coming weekend, the city will be transformed into a sparkling, winter wonderland. If you have never experienced the gorgeous ice sculptures at this festival, try it out this weekend! It is a family event that you will not forget! Check out the city’s website for the schedule of events: http://www.ci.plymouth.mi.us/currentevents.aspx
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The Plymouth Ice Festival is celebrating 27 years of making downtown Plymouth, MI come alive in January. This year the celebration takes place the weekend of January 23-25th, 2009. The free, family friendly winter ice festival has averaged 500,000 visitors during the past 27 years, pumping more than one million dollars to the city’s stores and restaurants each year. The Plymouth Ice Festival has helped establish ice carving as a world-class competitive event. It is the oldest, largest ice-carving event in North America. In 1998 and 2002, Plymouth sent their best to participate in an Olympic demonstration sport in Nagano, Japan.
Ice sculpture and ice carving takes many forms and each artist has their own ideas on what makes a quality and must see ice sculpture. The Ice Artists answer questions while ice carving and display their techniques and tricks.
American Express seeks volunteers to help beautify Detroit High School
January 12, 2010 by Courtney Velasquez
Filed under Wayne
My favorite thing to do is volunteer. I love to help those in need and whatever I can do to participate in helping someone out, I do.
I participated in an event called A Day Made Better in which I collected school supplies for a school in Pontiac. It was an awesome experience and I will never forget the look on the teachers face when he opened the box to reveal a full box of supplies for him and his students. It was a priceless moment.
American Express, United Way for Southeastern Michigan and City Year Detroit are bringing together the community to celebrate diversity on Martin Luther King Day – Monday, Jan. 18 – at Osborn High School on Detroit’s eastside from 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Students from Osborn and City Year will work to create welcome kits for Freedom House Detroit, a temporary home for survivors of persecution from around the world seeking legal shelter in the United States and, in turn, will learn about immigrants in the their area through an informative presentation.
In addition, community members are invited to participate in a beautification effort at Osborn that was started in the fall. Volunteers will work on a variety of revitalization projects including painting classrooms and travel-related murals and creating a study area for students.
Volunteers can register for MLK Day service projects at www.liveunitedsem.org.
