For those of you
hosting your own Oscar soirée' there's still plenty of time to add some exciting
details.
What's most
important with an event such as this is to follow the theme closely.
That means
pulling out all the crystal glassware. Sipping bubbly out of a Solo cup won't
do in this case, although plastic champagne flutes are a nice substitute. If
you're shopping for tableware and cutlery think black, gold and silver. Remember elegant is the look that you want to achieve in terms of décor.
White linen tablecloths can be dressed up with fresh flowers and Oscar party
favors, or your own accessories.
Roll out the red
carpet (even a yard of inexpensive red fabric) to set the stage for arriving
guests. If you're keen on making it a real Hollywood A-List gala invite someone to play the role of the paparazzi as guests arrive so
years from now - you'll have your own most memorable Oscar moments. Encourage
your celebrity guests to play the part, offering information on their attire
and accessories. Don't forget the swag bags filled with Oscar goodies, to be
handed out as guests arrive. If you don’t have
room to set up a bar, consider hiring a bartender or family member to serve
drinks and appetizers before the show.
Live coverage of
the 85th annual Academy Awards begins at 7 p.m. (ET) on ABC. Make sure your TV
is set up and in working order before your guests arrive.
Give your guests
a special treat with the Oscar Backstage Pass sponsored by Samsung.
The unique
app serves as the ultimate complement to the live telecast giving fans premiere
access to behind-the-scene activities going on via more than a dozen exclusive
live cameras strategically placed on the Red Carpet and throughout the Dolby
Theatre including the press room.
Make your Oscar
party engaging by adding an Academy Award voting ballot to the swag bags. Invite
guests to pick a winner for each Oscar category, and award the person with the
most wins a novelty prize such as movie tickets or a miniature Oscar trophy.
Last but not
least, serve popcorn. An awards show about the movies should have all the
feeling of the theater experience.
MJR Oscar Experience live!
Ever wondered
what it might be like to attend the Academy of Motion Picture Awards? The Oscar
Experience sponsored annually by MJR Southgate Digital Cinema 20 gives everyone
the chance to imagine it.
WHAT: Donations
are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Admission includes costume and prize
raffle and Innovative Food Stations featuring hors d'oeuvres, desserts, wine,
Pepsi and of course - popcorn. Advance tickets can be charged online at
scponstage.com or by calling the Southgate Community Players at 734-282-4727.
WHEN: Doors open
at 7 p.m. Feb. 24
WHERE: MJR
Southgate Digital Cinema 20, 15651 Trenton Road, Southgate, MI
WHY: Not everyone is cut out to host their own Oscar night. Besides
being great fun it is a benefit for two great causes: The Southgate Community
Players and The Overture Society and Ballet Americana.
DAYTRIPPING
Looking for something else for the family to do this weekend? CHeck out our list of family-friendly events going on in the Detroit area:
Easter Sunday
brunch
Looking for a
place to dine on Easter morning? A full brunch buffet including desserts will
be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 31 at The Community House at 380 Bates
in Birmingham. As part of the fun there will be an Easter egg hunt around the
house at noon and 2 p.m. for children 12 and under. Bring your camera because the Easter bunny is
expected to attend as well. Cost: $22 adults, $12 for children. Register at
www.tchserves.org or call 248-644-5832.
On stage
"Tony 'n'
Tina's Wedding," Feb. 22, at Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 14 Mile Road
west of Van Dyke, Warren, doors open 6:30 p.m., show starts 7:30. Tickets, $63,
include show, champagne toast, dinner, wedding cake and entertainment. For details,
586-268-3200.
"Pride and
Prejudice" by L.A. Theatre Works company, 7 p.m. Feb. 21, at Macomb Center
for the Performing Arts, Garfield and Hall roads, Clinton Township. For
tickets, $25 gold circle, $20 house, $15 students/seniors, visit www.MacombCenter.com
or call 586-286-2222.
Stagecrafters
presents the musical "A Catered Affair," Thursdays-Sundays Feb.
22-March 10, at the Baldwin Theatre, Royal Oak. Advance tickets $16, opening
night includes 7 p.m. pre-glow with refreshments; to purchase tickets,
248-541-6430 or www.stagecrafters.org.
"Boeing-Boeing"
by Rodgerland Productions, Feb. 23, March 2, at Imperial House, 34701
Groesbeck, Clinton Township. Buffet dinner 6:15 p.m., cash bar, show follows.
Tickets $25 per person. For reservations, 586-776-9844.
Box Theatre
presents thriller "Extremities," 8 p.m. Feb. 22-23, at the theater,
90 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens. For tickets, 586-954-2677 or
www.theboxtheater.com. Play is for mature audiences, contains adult situations,
violence, language.
Ridgedale Players
auditions for "You Can't Take It With You," March 3, registration
6:30 p.m. at the theater, 205 W. Long Lake Road. Show dates May 3-19. Visit
www.ridgedaleplayers.com.
"Lame Duck
Soup" on stage 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays through Feb. 28, at Go Comedy!
Improv Theater, 261 Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. Tickets $10-$15. For details,
248-327-0575 or www.gocomedy.net.
Village Players
present "Little Shop of Horrors," 8 p.m. March 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, and 3
p.m. March 10, 17, at the playhouse, 34660 Woodward, south of Maple,
Birmingham. Tickets $19; 248-644-2075 or www.birminghamvillageplayers.com.
Michigan premiere
of romantic comedy "Phoenix," March 1-24, at Matrix Theatre, 2730
Bagley, Detroit. Tickets $20, students and ages 65 and older $15; call 313-967-0599.
Farmington
Players present "Rabbit Hole," 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays through March 2, at the Farmington Players Barn, 32332 W. 12 Mile Road
between Orchard Lake and Farmington roads. Tickets $16 adults, $2 discount for
students. For details, 248-553-2955 or www.farmingtonplayers.org.
Water Works
Theatre Company auditions for "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and
"Much Ado About Nothing," 3-7 p.m. March 10 and 4-10 p.m. March 11,
at Royal Oak First United Methodist Church, 320 W. Seventh St. Callbacks March
18. Performance days Aug. 1-11 as part of Shakespeare in the Park at Starr
Jaycee Park. For audition appointments, waterworksbackstage@earthlink.net.
Detroit Ensemble
theatre at Michigan Actors Studio presents "All the King's Women," 8
p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays, March 8-9, 15, 22-23,
Magenta Giraffe
Theatre Co. presents "Soul Mates," weekends through Feb. 23, at the
Albreact Performance Space, 1301 W. Lafayette, No. 113, Detroit. For
reservations, 313-408-7269 or www.magentagiraffe.org.
Broadway Onstage
presents comedy "How the Other Half Loves," 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 2 p.m. select Sundays Feb. 22-March 23, at 21517 Kelly Road,
Eastpointe. Tickets $16 opening night, $18 other performances; call 586-771-6333.
"Almost
Maine" presented by L'Anse Creuse High School, 7 p.m. March 7-8, Tickets,
$5, available in advance at John R. Armstrong Performing Arts Center, 24600
F.V. Pankow Blvd., Clinton Township, or at the door.
Walk for Warmth
Macomb County
Walk for Warmth, registration 9 a.m., 1.5 mile walk 10 a.m. March 2, at Clinton
Township Senior Adult Life Center, 40730 Romeo Plank Road, Clinton Township.
Snacks provided. Minimum pledge $20 per walker; for pledge sheets, 586-469-9999
or mccsa@macombgov.org.
VFW events
VFW Post serves
Polish dinner, 5-7 p.m. Feb. 23, $10 advance, $11 at the door; Hard Times
Party, March 9, $25 tickets include dinner, refreshments, music, raffles, all
events at the post, 35011 23 Mile Road, New Baltimore. Call 586-725-7100.
Empty Bowls
Pewabic Pottery's
19th Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit Gleaners Community Food Bank, 11 a.m.-2
p.m. Feb. 23, at the pottery, 10125 Jefferson, Detroit. Guests can purchase
bowls created by Pewabic staff, local artists or students, $5 to $25, and
receive soup and bread donated by local restaurants. Call 313-626-2000 or
www.pewabic.org.
Winter concerts
Warren Concert
Band Winter Concert, includes selections from Sousa and Rimsky-Korsakov, 3 p.m.
March 3, at Warren Woods Community Theatre, 13400 12 Mile Road, west of
Schoenherr. Tickets at the door, $10 adults, $5 grades 9-12, free for those
younger with paid adult. For details, www.warrenconcertband.com or
586-709-8192.
Macomb Symphony
Orchestra "Making Warm Family Memories" family-style concert, 3 p.m.
March 3, at Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Garfield and Hall roads,
Clinton Township. For tickets, $18 reserved seating adults, $15 students and
seniors, 586-286-2222 or www.macombsymphony.org.
South Oakland
Concert Band "Spring Blossoms" performance, includes medley from
"Les Miserables," 3 p.m. March 3, at Royal Oak High School
auditorium. Admission, $10 adults, $8 seniors, free 12 and younger, payable at
the door.
Cultural Center
New series at
Lorenzo Cultural Center, "The Gilded Age to the Great War: America at the
Turn of the Century," begins 1 p.m. Feb. 23, with program "America
& the 'Great War.'" Related lectures continue through March 8, at the
Lorenzo Cultural Center on the Macomb Community College Center Campus, Garfield
and Hall roads, Clinton Township. Free, registration required by calling
586-445-7348.
Art show
Freedom of the
Arts, an intergenerational art show, takes place 6-8 p.m. Feb. 28, at Villas of
Shelby Senior Living, 4200 W. Utica Road. Show includes paintings by artists of
all ages, and refreshments. Call 586-697-2456.
Mom-to-Mom
Mom-to-Mom
resale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 2, at St. John Lutheran School, 16339 14 Mile Road,
west of Utica Road, Fraser. Admission $1. Call 586-415-5995.
Maddie's benefit
Fundraiser for
Maddison Babcock, a teen with Hodgkin's Lymphoma Stage 2-B, includes drawings,
raffles, auctions, food, beverages, entertainment, 7 p.m. March 2, at Mount
Clemens Masonic Lodge 6, 65-1/2 N. Walnut. Call 586-463-0271.
Family bowling
Ray Township
Recreation offers Cosmic Bowling with Sponge Bob, 2-4:30 p.m. March 2, at
Summit Sports Center. Fee $6 residents, $9 non-residents, free ages 2 and
younger, $3 more person after Feb. 27; includes two games of bowling and
prizes. Call 586-749-5171.
Scrap-A-Thon
All-day scrapbook
open crop session, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 23, at Mount Clemens Public Library, 150
Cass Ave. Registration required due to limited table space, 586-469-6200.
Bridal shows
Andiamo Bridal
Show, noon-3 p.m. Feb. 24, at the andiamo Banquet Center, 7096 14 Mile road,
west of Van Dyke, Warren. Admission $5 includes champagne toast and sweet
table. For details, www.andiamoitalia.com/bridal.
Brides-to-Be
show, noon-3:30 p.m. Feb. 24, at Macedonian Cultural Center, 43133 Ryan Road,
Sterling Heights. Admission $8 at door, $7 advance; call 586-228-2700.
Palette Club
Lakeside Palette
Club joins Mount Clemens Art Association and Warren Tri-County Fine Arts in
juried show through Feb. 24, at Anton Art Center, 125 Macomb Place, Mount
Clemens. Visit www.lakesidepaletteclub.org. Club meeting 6:30-8:30 p.m. March
4, at St. Clair Shores Public Library, 22500 11 Mile Road. Program on
critiquing members' paintings.
Maple syrup
"Maple
Sweetness for Homeschoolers," 11 a.m. March 6 and 14, at Historic Center
of Wolcott Mill Metropark, Ray Township. Fee $5 adults, $3 children.
"Maple Sweetness" program 1 p.m. Feb. 23-24, 12:30 and 3 p.m. March
2-3, 9, 1-17, 23-24, 30, at Wolcott. Fee $5 adults, $3 children. To register or
get more information on all programs, 586-749-5997.
Classical music
"The Basic
Elements of Classical Music," program 2-3:30 p.m. Feb. 27, at Grosse
Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lakeshore Drive. Fee $25; to register, 313-881-7511 or
www.warmemorial.org.
Rose Society
Grosse Pointe
Rose Society free lecture on Earth Kind roses, 7 p.m. March 13, at Grosse
Pointe Congregational Church, 240 Chalfonte, Grosse Pointe Farms. Open to new
members.
Chorus rehearsals
St. Clair Shores
Community Chorus, celebrating its 50th season, rehearses 7:30 p.m. Mondays at
Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church, 22310 13 Mile Road, St. Clair Shores. For
details on becoming a member, SCSCommunityChorus@yahoo.com.
Dance lessons
Beginner line
dance and couples dancing lessons Tuesdays at Roseville Recreation Center,
18185 Sycamore, east of Gratiot, 6-6:50 p.m. basic line dancing, 8-8:50 p.m.
couples, $30 for six weeks. Also, line dance classes 12:30-1:30 p.m. beginners,
and 1-2:30 p.m. intermediate, Thursdays, $4 per lesson, at Warren Community
Center, 5460 Arden off Mound Road. For details on any of the lessons,
586-777-7242 or countrycuzzins@wowway.com.
Detroit Zoo
Wild Winter
Safari Social, March 9-10, both 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Detroit Zoo. Admission $14
adults, $12 ages 62 and older, $9 ages 2-14. For details, 248-541-5717 or
www.detroitzoo.org.
Shores Library
St. Clair Shores
Cultural Committee and the city's Public Library present "Film
Movement" featuring a recently released independent or foreign film, 6:30
p.m. third Thursday monthly at the library, 22500 11 Mile Road. At 1:30 p.m.
Fridays, classic movies are shown in the library's William R. Gilstorf Meeting
room. New release Thursdays feature recently released movies on DVD, 6:30 p.m.
first Thursday monthly. For details call 586-771-9020 or visit
www.scslibrary.org.
Quilt Show
Quilt Guild of
Metro Detroit presents "Quilts From the Heart" show, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
April 5, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 6, at Roseville Recreation Center, 18185
Sycamore. Admission $6. Visit www.qgmd.org.
LEGO exhibit
"LEGO(r)
Architecture: Towering Ambition," through Feb. 24, large-scale models of
world-famous buildings, at The Henry Ford, Dearborn. Museum admission $17, $15
ages 62 and older and 5 to 12, free 4 and younger and members, www.thehenryford.org
or 313-982-6001.
Chorale
rehearsals
Symphonia Chorale
rehearsals for 19th season 7 p.m. Tuesdays at St. John Lutheran Church, 246
Benjamin St., Romeo. The season includes four concerts. Call 586-336-9816.
