Detroit Moxie's Weekend Roundup
Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 12:12PM | Becks Davis The Winter Olympics have dominated water cooler conversations this week. Yesterday, Shaun White absolutely killed it on the halfpipe and Lindsey Vonn overcame her injury to grab the gold.
There has also been a lot of grumbling about NBC’s coverage but I’m not going to get into that right now.
So, let’s get on to the good stuff.
Photo from mybulldog on Flickr.
Weekend Roundup
1. Cinematic Titanic - The creator and original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) invade the Royal Oak Music Theatre for a feature-length movie riffing show. February 19th.
2. August: Osage County - Steppenwolf Theatre of Chicago brings their hit show about a large dysfunctional family to the Fisher Theatre. I worked for Steppenwolf for many years and they do exceptional work. February 19-21.
3. What Can You Hemi®? - This exhibit at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum features a snow-blower, merry-go-round, barbecue grill, and an ice resurfacer built with Chrysler's 5.7-liter Hemi V8 engine. Now through May 2nd.
4. The Ark's 23 Annual Storytelling Festival - "Liars and other storytellers" is this years installment from The Ark in Ann Arbor. February 20-21.
5. Owls in Winter - Head to Metro Beach for a talk on Great Horned Owls and then go outside and search for them. February 21.
Do you know of a great event going in on Metro Detroit this weekend? Add it to the comments and share it with us!
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Wine Tasting - Come Swagger and Swirl with us! The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Metro Detroit Young Professionals Leadership Committee is hosting a wine tasting fundraiser at Fieldstone Winery (223 South Main Street, Rochester, MI) on March 24, 2010; 6:30-9:00. Tickets: $20.00, Cash only, $10 tax deductible, includes 8 wine samples, appetizers & door prize entry. Ticket sale proceeds, 15% of bottles sold & 50% of glass sales will go to the CFF. Credit cards accepted for wine purchases. Cystic Fibrosis is a life-threatening genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 70,000 children and adults worldwide. **Due to limited space, reserve your ticket by 3/19/2010: detroit@cff.org or 248.269.8759.**