July Fun Events

Thanks to my neighbor Henry Strom for this amazing list of fun activities:

DETROIT TIGERS - tigers.com or 313-471-2224

July 1-4 at Toronto Blue Jays
July 2-8 at Cleveland Indians
July 9-11 vs. Chicago White Sox
July 12-14 vs. Texas Rangers
July 16 All-Star Game
July 19-21 at Kansas City Royals
July 22-25 at Chicago White Sox
July 26-28 vs. Philadelphia Phillies
July 30-31 vs. Washington Nationals
August 2-4 vs. Chicago White Sox


DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATRE - Clarkston; T.M.

July 6 Matchbox Twenty with Goo Goo Dolls
July 7 89X Birthday Bash with 311, Cypress Hill
July 8 Megadeth, Black Label Society, Device, etc.
July 9 Dave Matthews Band
July 12 Barenaked Ladies with Ben Folds Five
July 13 Jonas Brothers
July 14 Bob Dylan, Wilco, etc.
July 18 Train with The Script and Gavin DeGraw
July 19 Heart with Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience
July 21 Smash Mouth with Sugar Ray
July 22 Daughtry with 3 Doors Down
July 23 Lynyrd Skynyrd with Bad Company
July 24 Whitesnake
July 25 Chicago
July 26 Maze with Frankie Beverly, Isley Brothers
July 27 Aretha Franklin (rescheduled from June 22)
July 28 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival
July 31 Wiz Khalifa with ASAP Rockey, B.o.B.


MEADOW BROOK MUSIC FESTIVAL - T.M., www.palacenet.com, 800-745-3000

July 4 Counting Crows and The Wallflowers
July 11 1964 The Tribute
July 16 fun with Tegan and Sara
July 18 Chris Isaak
July 27 One Republic with Mayer Hawthorne and Churchill
July 31 Gordon Lightfoot


THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS -- Ticketmaster

July 12 One Direction.
July 19 The Vans Warped Tour with Hawthorne Heights, etc.

CAR & MOTORCYCLE SHOWS

July 13 Shelby Twp: Auto Festival; 10-3; classic cars, kids' games, food, quilt raffle; Faith Lutheran Church, 50600 Shelby; 586-731-8112, 586-781-9347

July 13 Ann Arbor: Jackson Road Cruise; 734-665-2123

July 14-21 West Branch: Ogemaw Hills Bike Week; 989-896-6429

July 18 Sterling Hts: Cool Car Rally; Dodge Park; 7-9 pm; www.sterling-heights.net, 586-446-2700

July 20-21 Taylor: USMA Nationals Car Show; Gibraltar Trade Center; 734-287-2000

July 26-28 Lake Orion: Detroit Bike Week; 248-202-4662

July 27 Shelby Twp: CIA Financial Charity Car Show; 45600 Village Blvd; 11-3; no registration fee - donations welcomed; 586-799-6000, www.ciafg.com

Aug. 4 Clinton Twp: Gratiot Cruise (from 14 Mile to Harrington); 10-6


FOX THEATRE - Ticketmaster

July 7 Victoria Justice -- CANCELED
July 12 Jill Scott
July 20 BEYONCE: The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour
July 27 Steely Dan


FREEDOM HILL AMPHITHEATRE - 14900 Metropolitan Parkway, Sterling Heights; 586-268-9700 or www.freedomhill.net

July 3 Foreigner
July 6 Air Supply
July 18 Travis Tritt wsg Kentucky Headhunters
July 19 Creedence Clearwater Revisited
July 20 Steve Miller Band
July 27 Tween Stars Live Tour
July 27 Paws At The Hill Festival
July 28 Dave Koz & Friends
Aug. 1 Weird Al Yankovic

HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN:
Ticketmaster: 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com
Joe Louis Arena: 313-983-6606
Fox Theatre: 313-471-6611 olympiaentertainment.com
Cobo Arena: 313-983-6616
The Palace: 248-377-0100; www.palacenet.com
Masonic Temple: 313-832-7100; www.themasonic.com

June 24 - Fourth of July Celebration; Clawson;
July 4 248-288-0926

June 29 - National Cherry Festival; Traverse City;
July 6 800-968-3380

June 29 - Concert of Colors; free; with MAKU Sound
July 7 System, Mike Ellison, The Family Stone, more; Midtown Detroit, various venues; www.concertofcolors.com

July 3-6 Salute to America Fest; Greenfield Village, Dearborn; 800-835-5237

July 3-7 Westland Summer Festival; 734-335-7943

July 4 Oak Park Independence Day Parade & Park Activities; 248-691-7555

July 5 American Idol Live! Joe Louis Arena; T.M. - CANCELED

July 8-14 Common Ground Music Festival; Adado Riverfront Park, Lansing; Slash, Barenaked Ladies, ZZ Ward, etc; www.commongroundfest.com

July 9 Teen Fest (ages 12-15); disc jockey, airbrush tattoos, food, games, rock wall; Dodge Park, Sterling Heights; $2.50/residents, $3.50/non; register: www.myshpr.net; info, 586-446-2700

July 10-13 Wyandotte Street Art Fair; 734-324-4502

July 11 Bruno Mars with Ellie Goulding; The Palace of Auburn Hills; T.M.

July 11-13 Sidewalk Sales in downtown Rochester; www.DowntownRochesterMI.com, 248-656-0060

July 11-14 Southfield's Festival of Hope; 248-356-1020

July 11-14 Uncle Sam Jam; Civic Center Park, Woodhaven; Skid Row, Candlebox, camel rides, petting zoo, carnival midway; www.unclesamjamfest.com

July 11-14 Used Book Sale; free parking Thursday & Friday, $5/donation to park near sale Saturday & Sunday; St. Mary Church Fellowship Center, 730 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak; 313-885-8238, 248-816-1546

July 12 Euchre Tournament; 6 pm with a light meal served for $5; register 6:30; $12 includes cash prizes, snacks, pop & beer; St. Peter Catholic Church, Fr. Welch Parish Hall, 95 Market; Mt. Clemens; Debbie Goff; 586-463-8644

July 12-14 APBA Gold Cup Power Boat Race; Detroit; 586-774-0980, gold-cup.com

July 12-14 American Polish Festival & Craft Show; beer tent, live music & dancing, kids rides, Polish cuisine; American Polish Century Club, 33204 Maple Lane, Sterling Heights; www.americanpolishfestival.com, 586-264-7990

July 12-14 Plymouth Art in the Park; 734-454-1314

July 13-14 Ragtime Street Fair; Greenfield Village, Dearborn; 800-835-5237

July 13-14 Warren's Art in the Park; Halmich Park, Warren (13 Mile, West of Ryan); 248-259-2315, www.warrenfinearts.com

July 15-18 & Summer Camps for high school students
July 29-31 ages 14-17; Oakland University's Anton/Frankel Center, 20 S. Main, Mt. Clemens; info, toll free: 855-222-6909, register: oakland.edu/macombcamp
July 15-18 Business, Beyond the Basics
July 29-31 Nursing & Health Careers

July 16 Change Underway event hosted by Wayne County Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners aboard Infinity Yacht; gourmet dinner, open bar, desserts & 2.5 hour ride around Lake St. Clair; 7 pm; $100; tickets: www.wcsafe.org, 313-964-9701

July 17 Sentimental Journey Band; downtown Richmond; www.robn.org; 586-430-1015, 810-637-5933

July 17 Metro Detroit Youth Day; Belle Isle, Detroit; 586-393-8800

July 17-21 Mackinac Race Blue Water Festival; Port Huron; 810-984-9790

July 18 Bon Jovi with The J. Geils Band; Ford Field; T.M.

July 18-21 Ducimer Festival; Evart; Dulcimers.com

July 19-20 Farmington's Founders Festival; 248-477-1199

July 19-21 Roar on the River; Trenton; 734-675-4438

HAPPENINGS (continued)

July 19-21 Quake on the Lake: Power Boat Race; Waterford / White Lake Twp; 248-670-3931. www.quakeonthelake.org

July 19-21 Faster Horses Festival with Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, etc; Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn; T.M.; www.fasterhorsesfestival.com

July 20 Jimmy Buffet & The Coral Reefer Band; Comerica Park; T.M.

July 20 Under the Streetlamp (new vocal group from Jersey Boys!); Meadow Brook Theatre, 207 Wilson Hall, Rochester; 248-377-3300; T.M.

July 20 Michigan Beer Celebration; Frankenmuth; 989-262-8300

July 20-21 Czech & Slovak Festival; Dearborn Heights; 734-542-4820

July 21 & Cultural Commission Concert Series,
July 28 Warren City Hall, One City Square, Warren; cityofwarren.org

July 23 American Veteran's Post 2006 Monthly Meeting 7:00 PM. New meeting location is Baker's of Milford 2055 S. Milford Road, Milford MI 48381. For information contact Joe Silvia at 313-701-8000 or email at joe.silvia@comcast.net
July 25-27 Sterlingfest Art & Music Fair; food, crafts, music, midway, beer tent, etc; City Center Campus, Sterling Heights; 586-446-2489, www.sterlingfest.info

July 25-27 Sidewalk Sale; downtown Richmond; www.robn.org

July 26 Sizzling Summer Art Series: Candy Band, "Wreck-It Ralph"; music & film; 6:30 pm; Fuerst Park, Novi; www.cityofnovi.org

July 26-28 River Classic Offshore Powerboat Race; Palmer Park, St. Clair; 800-852-4242; www.stclairriverfest.com

July 26-28 Orchard Lake Fine Art Show; West Bloomfield; 248-684-2613

July 27-28 Arab Chaldean Festival; Hart Plaza

July 28 Justin Bieber; Joe Louis Arena; T.M.

Aug. 3 Yard Sale and Arts & Craft Sale; 9-4; Lafayette Park (behind Chrysler School)


MOTOR CITY CASINO HOTEL - 2901 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, www.motorcitycasino.com; 313-237-7711; Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000

July 19 Courtney Love wsg Starred
Aug. 9 Scott Weiland

THEATRE CALENDAR:
Ticketmaster: ticketmaster.com
Fisher Theatre: 313-872-1000; www.broadwayindetroit.com
Gem & Century Theatre: 313-963-9800, www.gemdetroit.com
Meadow Brook: 248-377-3300; www.mbtheatre.com
Hillberry Theatre: 313-577-2972, www.hilberry.com
Stagecrafters Baldwin Theatre: 248-541-6430, www.stagecrafters.org

Stratford Shakespeare Festival; 1-800-567-1600,
4/23 - 10/20 www.stratfordshakespearefestival.com

June 22 - Ernie: A Play by Mitch Albom; City
Aug. 11 Theatre; olympiaentertainment.com


CANTON VILLAGE THEATER - 50400 Cherry Hill Road, Canton; www.cantonvillagetheater.com, 734-394-5300

July 13 A Phantom Returns


REFORD THEATRE - tickets $4; 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit; 313-537-2560; http://redfordtheatre.com

July 12-13 Mary Poppins with Julie Andres, Dick Van Dyke
July 26-27 Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious with Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman
Aug. 9-10 The Long, Long Trailer with Lucille Ball, Desi Arnez


COBO CENTER: www.cobocenter.com

July 24 - 2013 AAU Junior Olympic Games;
Aug. 3 313-202-1800
July 31 - IDGA Military Vehicle Expo;
Aug. 1 646-502-3244


FIREWORKS - www.michiganfireworks.com

July 2 Harrison Twp: Lake St. Clair Metropark, 31300 Metro Parkway
July 3 Beverly Hills/Birmingham: Lincoln Hills Golf Course, 2666 W. 14 Mile
July 4 Clarkston: Clarkston Independence Park, 6000 Clarkston
July 4 Clawson: Clawson Park, 1098 N. Bywood
July 4 Lake Orion: launched from a barge on Lake Orion
July 4 Huntington Woods; Rackham Golf Course, 10100 W. 10 Mile; 10:05 pm
July 5 Hazel Park: Hazel Park Raceway, Dequindre at 10 Mile
July 5 Leonard: Addison Oaks County Park, 1480 W. Romeo Road; 9:30 pm
July 10 Clinton Twp: Civic Center, 40700 Romeo Plank
July 14 Fraser: during Fraser Picnic & Parade, 33000 Garfield Road
Aug. 23 Warren: City of Warren Birthday Bash, City Square, Van Dyke north of 12 Mile

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Orchestra Hall, Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit; www.dso.org or 313-576-5111; dso.org/neighborhood

July 3-6 Salute to America; Greenfield Village; 6-10 pm; tickets: thehenryford.org/salute
July 7 Concert of Colors
July 11 Natalie Merchant
July 12 Senior Show; 8 pm; Macomb Center for the Performing Arts; Macomb Community College, 44575 Garfield, Clinton Twp; 586-286-2222, www.MacombCenter.com
July 12 Natalie Merchant Workshop
July 13 DSO at Ford House; A Midsummer's Night Dream; 8 pm; 1100 Lake Shore Rd, Grosse Pointe Shores
July 18 Sounds of Summer: Clarkston
July 19 Sounds of Summer: Beverly Hills
July 20 Sounds of Summer: Macomb
July 21 Sounds of Summer: Dearborn
July 25 Summer Music in the Sanctuary
July 26 Appalachian Spring
July 27 AVANTI: Workshop Finale


MARK RIDLEY'S COMEDY CASTLE -
269 E. Fourth, Royal Oak, 248-542-9900, www.comedycastle.com

July 5-6 Bill Bushart
July 11-13 Marc Sinodinos
July 18-20 Brandon Vestal
July 25-27 Warren B. Hall
Aug. 1-3 J. Chris Newberg

COMEDY ZONE - Southfield; Ticketmaster

July 4-6 Saleem Muhammad
July 11-13 Hal Sparks
July 14 Rob Schneider


DETROIT INSTUTITE OF ARTS - www.dia.org

Drop-In Workshops:
July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Chinese Slat Books; 11-3
July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Refrigerator Magnets; 11-3
July 5, 12, 19, 26 Paper Flowers; 11-3
July 5, 12, 19, 26 Fans: Uchiwa; 6-9 pm
July 6, 13, 20, 27 Aztec Codex; noon-4
July 7, 14, 21, 28 Dream Catchers; noon-4
July 11, 18, 25 Mobiles; 11-3
Classes:
July 13 Potter's Wheel for Adults & Children; 10-3
July 20 Meet Me at the DIA; 10:30-noon
July 26 Clay: Hand-Building for Beginners; 6-7:30

QUOTE:

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can. - Sydney Smith

GIBRALTAR TRADE CENTER: gibraltartrade.com
For concealed pistol license training class, register in the market office or call Aim Straight at 586-565-1403

Mt. Clemens: 586-465-6440
July 5-7 Super Sale
July 12-14 Gun & Knife Show
July 20-21 Garage Sale Extravaganza
July 26-28 Sports Cards & Collectibles Show

Taylor: 734-287-2000
July 5-7 Super Sale