The Friday Five — Jan. 26-28

1. Outdoor winter fun
Jan. 27 & 28 • Various locations

Birmingham
Inaugural BRRmingham Blast includes 300-foot zip line, food trucks, marshmallow toasting, hot cocoa and specialty drinks, and more, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 27, South Old Woodward Avenue between Maple Road and Brown Street, ALLINBirmingham.com/events

Read the story: Zip through the first ‘BRRmingham Blast’

Detroit
Rouge Park Winterfest features sledding, cross country skiing, wildlife mobile learning center, nature hike, live entertainment, raffles and giveaways, and more, noon-4 p.m. Jan. 28, sledding hill at Spinoza Drive and Joy Road, rougepark.org

Franklin
Fire & Ice Show features ice sculpting and fire magic with fire eating, breathing, swords and more, 2-4 p.m. Jan. 27, Franklin Public Library, 32455 Franklin Road, franklin.lib.mi.us

Grosse Pointe Woods
Winter Fest includes food trucks, pony rides, kids’ dance party, petting zoo, fire pits, heated tent, costumed characters, outdoor photo booth and ice skating, noon-3 p.m. Jan. 27, Ghesquiere Park, behind City Hall, 20025 Mack Plaza, gpwmi.us

Oak Park
Ice skating, face painting, reindeer, carriage rides, ice carver, craft tables and more, 1-4 p.m. Jan. 28, Oak Park Community Center, 14300 Oak Park Blvd., oakparkmi.gov

West Bloomfield
Wild Winter Walk includes glowing craft, telescope viewing with Oakland Astronomy Club, marshmallow toasting, nature education stops and more, 6-8:15 p.m. Jan. 27, Recreation Activities Center, 4640 Walnut Lake Road, wbparks.org/event/wildwinterwalk

2. Art exhibit
Starting Jan. 27 • Mount Clemens

Michigan Annual LI fine art competition, on display Jan. 27-Feb. 24 (opening reception and awards ceremony 2-4 p.m. Jan. 27), Anton Art Center, 125 Macomb Place, theartcenter.org

3. Theater productions
Jan. 26-28 • Various locations

'9 to 5 The Musical’
Presented by Grosse Pointe Theatre, 8 p.m. Jan. 26-27 and 2 p.m. Jan. 28, also Jan. 31-Feb. 4, Pierce Middle School, 15430 Kercheval Ave. in Grosse Pointe Park, gpt.org

Read the story: ‘9 to 5 The Musical’ combines message with mirth

‘The Bucket List of Booze Club’
Presented by Rosedale Community Players, 8 p.m. Jan. 26 and 2 p.m. Jan. 28 (Jan. 27 sold out), also Feb. 2-4 and 9-10, Peace Lutheran Church, 17029 W. 13 Mile Road in Southfield, rosedalecommunityplayers.com

4. Harlem Globetrotters
Jan. 27 • Rochester

Two chances to watch "world’s basketball team," 2 and 7 p.m., OU Credit Union O'rena, 569 Pioneer Drive, harlemglobetrotters.com

5. The Lettermen
Jan. 27 • Clinton Township

Take a trip back to the 1960s with concert featuring "soft, romantic, harmonic blend of music," 7:30 p.m., Macomb Center for the Perfoming Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garﬁeld Road, macombcenter.com

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