Community Corner
Grab & Go Kids Planner: Feb. 16-22
Dinosaurs, water activities, mid-winter break camp - pick and choose from this week's array of family events
Family best bets for the week ahead:
Register for Mid-Winter Break Camp
Why go: Fun for the kids and a break for you for when your school-age children have mid-winter break. The Berkley Vacation Camp takes campers on a different field trip every day to such fun places as Chuck E Cheese, rollerskating, bowling, ice skating and snow shoeing plus enjoy inflatable bouncies and movies.
Where: Berkley Community Center
When: 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 21-25 with extended hours for pre- and post-camp
Cost: $140 for the week, $155 for nonresidents or $30 or $35 per day with a three-day minimum
What else: Sign up today by calling 248-658-3470.
Why go: Story Time is just for Berkley residents age 6-18 months with a parent or caregiver. The Story Time lapsit is shorter than other story times and includes finger plays and stories.
Where:
When: 10:30 a.m. Thursday
Cost: Free
More information: 248-658-3440
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Discover Water
Why go: Water is everywhere and wonderful. Take part in a free family reading and science workshop at the Oak Park Library. You can be a resident of another city to participate. For children age 6 and older with a parent or guardian.
Where: Oak Park Library, Oak Park
When: 7 p.m. Monday.
Cost: Free
What else: The next Family Reading and Science Workshop is March 21. Sign up for a free field trip to the Exhibit Museum of Natural History in Ann Arbor for Water Discovery Day, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. March 26 with transportation from the Oak Park Library.
Dinosaurs Unearthed
Why go: Attention Dinophiles! This is the largest animatronic dinosaur exhibit ever to come to metro Detroit. There are 24 growling, charging, burbling beasts, plus five full-sized skeletons and nearly 40 fossils replicas and eggs.
Where: Detroit Science Center
When: Opens 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-6 p.m. Sunday; and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Feb 21-25. Then the hours revert to 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday until June when there are more days. The exhibit runs until Sept. 5.
Cost: $19.95 adults, $17.95 children 2-12 and seniors. The ticket is for the exhibit and also for Dinosaurs Alive in the IMAX Theatre and The Dinosaur Planet in the Planetarium.
More information: 313-577-8400
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'Dralion' – Cirque Du Soleil
Why go: If you like circuses, you’ll be inspired by Cirque Du Soleil’s Dralion. The name Dralion is a mixture of Dragon, representing the East, and Lion, representing the West. This is a show that uses Chinese circus traditions and fuses them with the avant-guard traditions of Cirque Du Soleil. The International cast features 52 acrobats, gymnasts, musicians, singers and comedic characters.
Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday.
Cost: $35-95. Buy one ticket get a ticket half off for these shows: 7:30 p.m.Wednesday and Thursday, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday. Discounts for students and military, groups, Family Four Pack.
More information: 313-471-6611 information, 313-471-3099 groups, 800-745-3000 Ticketmaster
