Oakland County Moms Calendar of Metro Detroit Summer Events
Farmington Martin Luther King Jr Day Celebration – All events at the Main Library take place in the Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. Annual Dr Martin Luther King Jr celebration includes activities and events for all ages!
10a – Make peace signs and banners – Main Library browsing room
11a – Peace walk down 12 Mile Rd
11:45a – Remarks from Officials
noon – Keynote Speakers: Tom Marsh and Tom Daniels, co-authors of Black and White Like You and Me (Books will be available for purchase and signing following the program, $15 cash or check)
2p – The Movement of Freedom Performance
3:30p – FPS Dance Co Performance
6:30p – Student Community Challenge Showcase and Award Ceremony
For more info visit www.farmlib.org.
Kirk in the Hills Preschool Open House – Come meet the teachers, tour the classrooms, and see for yourself all that Kirk in the Hills Preschool has to offer. This is a FREE event. Programs for 2 year old – young 5 year olds. For more info, 248-973-8017 Hosted by Kirk in the Hills Preschool.
Cranbrook Spring Into Science – Spring break fun! This celebration will give visitors the opportunity to experience hands-on activities designed around exploring the environment, including… create and race a Michigan freshwater jellyfish, origami fish craft, meet the “Dirt Doctors”, hands on demos, animal tracking, and more. All of the activities are FREE with the purchase of general admission.
Cranbrook Spring Into Science – Spring break fun! This celebration will give visitors the opportunity to experience hands-on activities designed around exploring the environment, including… create and race a Michigan freshwater jellyfish, origami fish craft, meet the “Dirt Doctors”, hands on demos, animal tracking, and more. All of the activities are FREE with the purchase of general admission.
Cranbrook Spring Into Science – Spring break fun! This celebration will give visitors the opportunity to experience hands-on activities designed around exploring the environment, including… create and race a Michigan freshwater jellyfish, origami fish craft, meet the “Dirt Doctors”, hands on demos, animal tracking, and more. All of the activities are FREE with the purchase of general admission.
Cranbrook Spring Into Science – Spring break fun! This celebration will give visitors the opportunity to experience hands-on activities designed around exploring the environment, including… create and race a Michigan freshwater jellyfish, origami fish craft, meet the “Dirt Doctors”, hands on demos, animal tracking, and more. All of the activities are FREE with the purchase of general admission.
Cranbrook Art Museum Open Studios – Explore the studios of Cranbrook Academy of Art graduate students; Purchase work from emerging student artists; Receive free admission to Cranbrook Art Museum, Cranbrook House and Gardens, Cranbrook Institute of Science (paid admission required for SUE: The T-rex Experience and the Acheson Planetarium); Free self-guided tours of Saarinen House; Food trucks and hands-on art activities for children
Check in at the Art Museum Peristyle and pick up a campus map. Follow signage on campus for available parking.
For more information, contact artmuseum@cranbrook.edu
Lavender Lane Farms Lavender Harvest Festival – Admission is $15. Children 12 & under are FREE. Stroll through 10,000+ lavender plants in peak bloom. Enjoy fresh U-PICK lavender, fresh and dried lavender bundles, live music, drinks, food truck rally, petting farm, pony rides, photo ops (cell phone only), 75+ local artisans, and more. For more info, visit www.lavenderlanemi.com. Hosted by Lavender Lane Farm.
Family Day at Cranbrook – (cranbrookartmuseum.org) Explore and experience art and design through hands-on, minds-on activities. Explore the galleries through guided activities and get your hands messy with educators in the Art Lab. Imagine, build, and create at a variety of art-making stations. FREE with regular museum admission. For more info, visit cranbrookartmuseum.org.