| Friday Nights at the DIA | |
| Detroit Institute of Arts 5200 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 Ticket prices: |
Location Phone: 313.833.4005 Location URL: DIA.org |
| Date Idea Description: Relax, surround yourself with masterpieces and enjoy some of Detroit’s greatest live performances every Friday night from 6 to 9 p.m. Take in Grammy winners – from world music to jazz to classical – family performances, including puppet shows and storytelling and more, all in concert with the DIA’s magnificent galleries. When it comes to your weekend start with art and get yourself to Friday Nights at the DIA. |
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| Oktoberfest |
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| Detroit Zoo 8450 West Ten Mile Rd Royal Oak, MI 48068 Ticket prices: |
Location Phone: 248.398.0903 ext. 3305 Location URL: DetroitZoo.org |
| Date Idea Description: Break out the lederhosen and dirndl! Our fall festival returns in 2005. Oktoberfest will have a family spin during the day and extended hours for adults who want to celebrate into the evening. We will celebrate in traditional Bavarian fashion with a Beer Garden for adults, authentic German food, live music, Oktoberfest memorabilia and much more! |
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| Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | |
| New Detroit Science Center 5020 John R Street Detroit MI 48202 Ticket prices: $4.00 |
Location Phone: 313.577.8400 Location URL: ScienceDetroit.org |
| Date Idea Description: In the history of mankind, only 12 men have stepped on the surface of the moon ... Magnificent Desolation is their story. From 1969, the year of the first lunar exploration by NASA, to 1972, the last time a manned mission was sent to the moon's surface, only 12 men have experienced the feeling of walking on extra-terrestrial ground. In those three short years, man spent almost 300 hours (approximately 12 1/2 days) exploring and documenting the surface of the moon, and has not returned in over 30 years. Buzz Aldrin, of the Apollo 11 NASA mission and the second man to walk on the moon, uttered the now famous descriptor "Magnificent Desolation" to express the sensation of being on the moon as well as the landscape he observed. |
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