Metro | Published January 11, 2024
Note: This edition of The Friday Five extends into the Monday holiday to feature events for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
1. Aqua Freeze Festival
Jan. 13-14 • St. Clair Shores
Food trucks, horse-drawn carriage rides, beer tent, live music, mini golf, hot cocoa, firepits and live ice carving, noon-9 p.m. Jan. 13 and noon-6 p.m. Jan. 14, Blossom Heath Park, 24800 Jefferson Ave., scsmi.net, promotional video on Vimeo
Read the story: Aqua Freeze to feature ice sculptures, live music and more
2. Ruben & Clay
Jan. 13 • Clinton Township
Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken perform together 20 years after first appearing on “American Idol,” 7:30 p.m., Macomb Center for the Perfoming Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road, limited tickets available at macombcenter.com
3. Theater productions
Jan. 11-14 • Various locations
'Father of the Bride'
8 p.m. Jan. 11-12, 6 p.m. Jan. 13, and 2 and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14, Meadow Brook Theatre on campus of Oakland University, 378 Meadow Brook Road in Rochester, continues on select dates until Feb. 4, mbtheatre.com
'The Mousetrap'
Performance by Birmingham Village Players, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays Jan. 12-14, 19-21 and 26-28, 34660 Woodward Ave., birminghamvillageplayers.com
'Brighton Beach Memoirs'
8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays Jan 12-14, 19-21 and 26-27, St. Dunstan’s Theatre, 400 Lone Pine Road in Bloomfield Hills, StDunstansTheatre.com
4. Fishing and camping shows
Jan. 11-14 • Novi and Warren
Ultimate Fishing Show
1-8 p.m. Jan. 11, noon-8 p.m. Jan. 12, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Jan. 13 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 14, Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi, suburbancollectionshowplace.com
Macomb RV Outlet Show
11 a.m.-8 p.m. Jan. 12, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Jan. 13 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 14, Sports & Expo Center, Building P on Macomb Community College - South Campus, 14500 E. 12 Mile Road in Warren, (586) 445-7538, macomb.edu
5. MLK Day celebrations
Jan. 14-15 • Various locations
Clinton Township
Story and craft for ages 3-12, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 15, Clinton-Macomb Public Library - South Branch, 35679 S. Gratiot Ave., register at (586) 226-5073, cmpl.org
Farmington Hills
Learn about history of Jackson House, walk in Legacy March, hear panel discussion, see performances and artwork, and more, Jan. 14-15, Farmington Community Library, 32737 W. 12 Mile Road, full schedule at farmlib.org
Macomb Township
Story and craft for ages 3-12, 11 a.m. Jan. 15, Clinton-Macomb Public Library - North Branch, 54100 Broughton Road, register at (586) 226-5073, cmpl.org
Royal Oak
MLK Service Day hosted by cities and school districts of Royal Oak, Berkley and Clawson, includes breakfast and activities at 8:30 a.m., presentation at 9:30 a.m., freedom walk and donation drive at 10 a.m., and participation in service projects after walk, Jan. 15, Royal Oak Middle School, 709 N. Washington, romi.gov/998/MLK-Service-Day
Read the story: Local school districts to come together to serve community on MLK Day
Southfield
9 a.m. peace walk at Hope United Methodist Church, 26275 Northwestern Highway, 11 a.m. program at Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road, and TasteTest to follow, Jan. 15, mlktaskforcemi.org
Read the story: MLK Jr. Task Force to host 39th annual Peace Walk
Troy
8 a.m. breakfast, 9 a.m. program and participation in service projects to follow, Jan. 15, Athens High School, 4333 John R, facebook.com/TroyMI
West Bloomfield
• Storytime at 10:30 a.m., presentation at 1 p.m., “I Have a Dream” speech activity at 2 p.m. and book discusions at 7 p.m., Jan. 15, West Bloomfield Township Public Library - Main Branch, 4600 Walnut Lake Road, wblib.org
• United We Walk event, 1-3 p.m. Jan. 14, West Bloomfield Middle School, 6000 Orchard Lake Road, email Jennifer.Graham@wbsd.org for more information
Read the story: United We Walk event scheduled
For more events, visit our Community Calendar at candgnews.com/calendar. To upload your own events for free, create an account at login.cityspark.com.