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November 21: Detroit
The fourth Annual Automotive Authors Book Fair will take place November 21, from 2 to 5 pm at the Detroit Public Library. Historians and motor heads of all ages are invited to attend Detroit's largest gathering of automotive history writers. Over twenty authors who write about the world of cars and their societal impact will assemble in the Skillman Library, home to that National Automotive History Collection, to share with the public their passion for all things automotive. Books will also be available for purchase. This event is free and open to teh public, and is sponsored by Friends of the National Automotive History Collection of the Detroit Public Library. For more information, please visit the NAHC website at detoitlibrary.org/nahc.
November 22: Ann Arbor
Join the Michigan Photographic Historical Society for a "Double Feature" at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. MiPHS members and their guests will be led on a guided tour of the exhibits The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting along the Normandy Coast, 1850-1874 and The Image Wrought: Historical Photographic Approaches in the Digital Age. For more information, visit their website at miphs.org.
On Sunday, November 22, 2009, at 1:30 pm, the Greater Washington Area Historical Society will present a historic date plaque to Jim and Jean Holcomb for their home. This "other octagon house" in Washington Township is a wooden structure built in 1843 by Wells Burt, one of William Austin Burt's 5 sons. The presentation will take place at the Washington Historical Museum. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. For more information, call (586) 781-2963.
Local authors Joel Thurtell and Patricia Beck will be giving a lecture based on their book, "Up the Rouge! Paddling Detroit's Hidden River." There is no river quite like Detroit's Rouge River. Named by French explorers, the Rouge's moniker was borrowed by Henry Ford for his huge automobile factory near the river's mouth. The river is also home to two steel mills; cement, gypsum, and salt operations; and the largest single-unit wastewater treatment plant in the country. Detroit Free press reporter Joel Thurtell and Photographer Patricia Beck traveled up the river by canoe to explore not only the river's industrial side but also its beautiful and hidden urban wilderness. "Up the Rouge!" is the surprising and educational account of their journey, narrated by Thurtell and heavily illustrated with Beck's evocative and eclectic photographs. This lecture is free, but donations are accepted. For more information, call (313) 565-3000.
December 13: Detroit
The Boston-Edison Holiday Home Tour, an annual event, will feature five homes decorated for the holidays this year! The Tour is a chance for you to view the finest exterior and interior residential architecture of the early 1900s, transporting you back to the Golden Age of Detroit, when Boston-Edison residents included such familiar names as Henry Ford, James Couzens, Charles T. Fisher, and S.S. Kresge. Enjoy bus transportation (departing and returning to Sacred Heart Seminary) with complimentary refreshments afterwards. $20; tickets available by advance purchase only. For information on how to order tickets, call (313) 883-4360.
Preservation Wayne hosts "Historic Detroit Neighborhoods Holiday Lights Tour," a guided motor coach holiday lights tour of select historic Detroit neighborhoods including Arden Park, Boston-Edison, and Indian Village. Warm beverages and assorted goodies will be served. Tour departs from the Preservation Wayne Office located at Mackenzie House, 4735 Cass Ave. $30 per person. Reservations required and can be made by calling (313) 577-7674. For more information, visit their website.
The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is welcoming the Holidays with a wide variety of programs and events. The Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club will have a massive train display throughout the Van Hoosen Dairy Barn from November 27 - January 2. Members will be on hand to run the trains and to share their passion with kids of all ages. Santa and Mrs. Claus visit the 1840 Van Hoosen Farmhouse on Saturday, December 5 with timed tickets available from 9 am - 4 pm. Guests will arrive at the Dairy Barn and ride a wagon to the Van Hoosen Farmhouse to meet with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Afterwards they can enjoy cookies and the model train show. Tickets are $4 for Museum members and $7 for nonmembers. Over 80 Victorian home models will be on exhibit to capture a fanciful winter wonderland and the Museum will host a Michigan marketplace that will feature local and Michigan crafters creating perfect, one of a kind gifts. The Museum is open Wednesdays - Saturdays from 1 - 4 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for adults, and $3 for seniors and students.
Nov. 14 - Jan. 9, 2010: Birmingham
This year's Model Train exhibit has expanded to feature both classic heritage trains and more contemporary model trains, running on five tracks. For the first time, the display will also feature two elevated tracks. Set on a lower pedestal to accommodate better visibility for children, the trains will be operational through the end of the exhibit on January 9, 2010. Children who visit will also have the opportunity to make their own holiday train-shaped ornament to take home.
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