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The Village Schedule of
Events
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In addition to fine shopping,
The Village offers a number of community directed special events.
Come, join the fun.
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Paint The Window Contest.
Saturday, May 8th, 2010.
Local elementary school
children have the opportunity
to be a store artist in The
Village. Prizes are awarded
for the best interpretation of
current year's theme based on
composition, color use and
creativity. |
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St. John Hospital and
Medical Center
MUSIC on the PLAZA 2009
Brochure.
Review the MUSIC on the
PLAZA 2009 Brochure
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Annual Village Sidewalk Sale
and Street Festival
Friday, July 30th and
Saturday, July 31st,
2010.
This is a great opportunity to
find markdowns and low, low
prices from Village
merchants while enjoying
food, fun and good times for
the entire family! Event
takes place on Kercheval
Avenue between Cadieux and
Neff in Downtown Grosse
Pointe. Times are Friday
from 12:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m.,
and Saturday from 9:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Rain date is
Saturday, August 7th.
A great selection of food
and refreshments will be
available on Friday and
Saturday.
Bargain hunting is rarely
this much fun, so don’t miss
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Presents
GROSSE POINTE’S GREATEST
BLOCK PARTY
Saturday, September 11th and
Sunday, September 12th, 2010
Grosse Pointe’s Greatest
Block Party is a late-summer
community celebration that
features food and
refreshments, music, art, a
pooch parade, children’s
activities and fun for the
entire family! This great
event takes the time-honored
tradition of the
neighborhood block party and
brings it right into the
heart of Downtown Grosse
Pointe! The Block Party
covers two entire blocks of
Kercheval Avenue from St.
Clair to Cadieux in The
Village, Downtown Grosse
Pointe. Times are Saturday
from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00
p.m. and Sunday from 12:00
noon to 5:00 p.m. Several
events take place over the
two-day period including: |
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A Taste of Grosse Pointe,
Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to
8:00 p.m. and Sunday, 12:00
noon to 5:00 p.m. featuring
menu specialties from many
popular area restaurants.
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Saturday Night Dance Party,
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.,
featuring live music and
dancing under the stars to
Detroit's favorite party
band, the Sun Messengers.
Good music, good company,
good times. An unbeatable
combination!
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Art on the Block, Saturday
from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
and Sunday, from 12:00 noon
to 5:00 p.m. A juried art
fair that features fine art
and hand made craftwork.
• Kids on the Block,
Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. and Sunday, from
12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. A
giant slide, balloon artist,
bounce house, a Pooch
Parade, lego games, face
painting, street art and
much more for the
youngsters!
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Live entertainment on the
Block Party stage, Saturday
from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00
p.m. and Sunday, from 12:00
noon to 5:00 p.m.
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Village merchants will host
trunk shows, special
promotions, demonstrations
and a Treasure Hunt at
participating stores.
Individual store winners
will automatically be
entered into a grand prize
drawing which takes place
Sunday at 5:00 p.m.
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Grosse Pointe’s Greatest
Block Party is produced by
the Grosse Pointe Village
Association. For more
information regarding this
great event, please call
313.886.7474.
See
photos from the 2009 Block
Party
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Halloween Parade:
Trick or Treating in The
Village.
Friday, October 29th, 2010.
Stores welcome
thousands of costumed children
ages 12 and under
from area elementary schools.
Friends of the Grosse Pointe
Public Library will be on
hand to pass out free books
for trick or treaters.
A very spooky event! Trick or
Treating is from 3:30 p.m. to
4:45 p.m. |
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Parade Day
in The Village,
Downtown Grosse Pointe
Friday, November 26th, 2010
View the 2009 Parade Day Flyer!
Click
Here!!
10:00 a.m. Pentastar Aviation
presents the Grosse Pointe
Santa Claus Parade. |
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The 35th Grosse Pointe Santa
Claus Parade is one the most
highly anticipated events of
the year in Grosse Pointe
and this years’ edition will
not disappoint! Featured
will be marching bands from
Harper Woods High School;
Anchor Bay High School;
Warren Woods Tower; the
Detroit School of Arts;
Ecorse Community High
School; Highland Park High
School and the Grosse
Pointe North and
South pep bands. Also
featured will be the
Eastside Fury drum line, the
hilarious antics of the
Detroit Fire Department
Clowns, the Redford Unicycle
Club plus dozens of parade
units and community groups
from around the tri-county
area. Santa Claus will make
his appearance again this
year on the beautiful Grosse
Pointe Santa Claus Float
that features soaring
reindeer and picturesque
scenes from around the
Grosse Pointes.
The Parade starts at the
corner of Lewiston and
Kercheval and proceeds west
on Kercheval Ave. through
The Hill shopping district
in Grosse Pointe Farms and
The Village shopping
district in the City of
Grosse Pointe.
Also on Parade Day, November
27th :
9:00 a.m. The
Grosse Pointe Lions Club
presents the 12th annual
Happy Holidays Jingle
Bell Walk / Run
4:30 p.m. The
Pointe Singers Select
Choir, presented by The
Treasure Trove, will
appear in concert at the
corner of Kercheval and
St. Clair in The
Village.
5:00 p.m. The
Village Aglow Tree
Lighting Ceremony. Mayor
Dale Scrace will welcome
those in attendance and
light the exquisitely
decorated Village
Christmas tree. A
holiday sing-along with
the Pointe Singers
Select Choir immediately
follows the
tree-lighting. Members
of the Grosse Pointe
Boat Club will serve
complimentary hot
chocolate. After the
tree-lighting, enjoy
dinner at one of the
many great restaurants
in The Village, Downtown
Grosse Pointe – all
within a short walking
distance.
The 34th Grosse
Pointe Santa Claus Parade is
produced by the Grosse
Pointe Village Association
in cooperation with the Hill
Association.
For additional information
call 313.886.7474. |
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