Community Corner
Grab & Go Planner: March 16-22
See Oklahoma at Ferndale High School, watch Hansel and Gretel at the Marquis Theater and marionettes in PuppetART's Purim Shpiel -pick and choose from this week's array of family events.
Family best bets for the week ahead:
Why go: It’s an introduction to ballet and tap for ages 3-5 on a monthly basis. The instructors use fun and appropriate music, basic terminology and technique.
Where: , Multipurpose Room 2
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When: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays, April 5-April 26
Cost: $50 for 4 sessions
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What else: 248-544-6767, www.ferndalerecreation.org/login.aspx
Why go: Take your little ones to see the fringe on the surrey and see actors a little bit older than themselves in a play. This is a good first time theater experience.
Where:
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Cost: $6 adults, $4 seniors and students, $3 children younger than 12
What else: 248-586-8600, www.ferndaleschools.org
Register Today for Parents Night Out
Why go: Parents, it’s your chance to go out! Your children, ages 3-7, will have fun participating in games, sports, carts & crafts, story time and movies at the Birmingham Y.
Where:
When: 6-10 p.m. Friday. There is another one scheduled for April 15.
Cost: $35 for YMCA Members, $40 community participants, $10 each additional child
What else: Register, 248-644-9036
Hansel & Gretel at the Marquis Theatre
Why go: This is the spring play. The lobby is decorated with bunnies and the aroma of popcorn. Sink down into red velvet seats and enjoy your popcorn and get ready to see the characters up close. Every play had one chase scene through the audience. This is a great first theater experience.
Where: Marquis Theatre, 135 East Main, Northville
When: 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays March 19-May 1, 2:30 p.m. April 19-22. No performances April 24 and 25.
Cost: $8.50. No children younger than three.
What else: 248-349-8110, www.northvillemarquistheatre.com
Purim Shpiel
Why go: This is classic puppetry at its best. The founders of Detroit Puppet Theater trained in classical puppetry arts in the Soviet Union. They’ve made their marionettes by hand with colorful costumes, plus there’s lively music and Persian scenery. It’s the Book of Esther’s story about the poor Jewish girl Esther, who marries the powerful King Ahasveros, and then with the help of her uncle Mordechai, manages to overthrow the King’s evil, anti-semitic minister Haman.
Where: Detroit Puppet Theater, 25 East Grand River, Detroit
When: 2 p.m. each Saturday in March through March 26
Cost: $10 adults, $5 children. Puppetry workshop after the performance, $8/project
What else: For reservations, 313-961-7777, www.puppetart.org
