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The Village Schedule of
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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 10th, 2008.
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
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Annual Village Sidewalk
Sale and Street Festival
Friday, July 25th and
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
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 4th.
The award-winning Balduck
Mountain Ramblers will perform
on Friday from 5:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. on the Kercheval
Avenue Stage near Cadieux Rd.
Services for Older Citizens
presents Dancing in the
Streets, Friday from 6:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m. with DJ Eugene
Strobel on the Festival Plaza,
Kercheval at St. Clair. Kids
can enjoy face painting,
balloons and more on Friday
from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at
the corner of Kercheval and
St. Clair. Representatives
from the Grosse Pointe Animal
Adoption Society will be on
hand Friday from 5:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. and Saturday from
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Kercheval at Notre Dame. Food
and refreshments are available
on Friday from City Kitchen,
the Village Grille and Jets
Pizza, and on Saturday from
the Village Grille. (call
313.881.9890 for restaurant
street times) Bargain hunting
is rarely this much fun, so
don’t miss it! |
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GROSSE POINTE’S GREATEST
BLOCK PARTY
Saturday, September 13th and
Sunday, September 14th.
Grosse
Pointe’s Greatest Block Party,
now in it's second year, is a
signature event that features
food, refreshments, music, art
and fun activities for the
entire family! This great
event, expanded this year to
cover a two block area, brings
the concept of the
neighborhood block party right
into the heart of Downtown
Grosse Pointe. The Block Party
takes place on Saturday,
September 13th, from 9:00 a.m.
to 10:00 p.m., and Sunday,
September 14th, from 12:00
noon to 5:00 p.m. This
late-summer celebration will
take place along Kercheval Avenue
between St.Clair and Cadieux in The
Village, Downtown Grosse
Pointe and will feature several
on-site events over two days:
• Taste of Grosse Pointe,
Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00
p.m., Sunday, 12:00 noon to
5:00 p.m. Sample tasty
offerings from 16 popular area
restaurants.
• Saturday Night Dance Party,
Saturday, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00
p.m. Features dancing on
Kercheval on a late-summer
evening to everyone's
favorite party band, the Sun
Messengers! Good Music. Good
Company. Free Admission. An
unbeatable combination! |
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• Brunch on the Block, Sunday,
12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Musicians from the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra perform
light classical music for
flute and strings.
• Adult Paint the Windows
Contest, Saturday, 9:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. Artists of all
skill levels display their
masterpieces on Village
storefront windows in this
juried competition. To
register, call 313.884.8105.
Awards ceremony Saturday, 6:00
p.m. 14 years and older.
• Children’s Activities,
Saturday, 12:00 noon to 5:00
p.m., Sunday, 12:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. Includes a Pet
Parade on Sunday,
moonwalk, face painting, s’mores, balloons and special
surprises!
• Live entertainment Saturday
from
12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. and
Sunday from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00
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• Village stores will host
trunk shows, demonstrations,
special sales and a Treasure
Hunt at participating stores.
Treasure Hunt drawings will
take place at individual
participating stores with
winners entered into a Grand
Prize drawing. Drawing takes
place Saturday, 6:00 p.m.
Grosse Pointe's Greatest
Party is produced by the
Grosse Pointe Village
Association. For more
information regarding this
great event, please call
313.886.7474.
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Halloween Parade:
Trick or Treating in The
Village.
Friday,
October 31st, 2008.
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 28th, 2008
(Click HERE to see some
pictures from last years
parade!)
9:45 a.m. Pre-Parade Festival
on Kercheval Ave. between
Cadieux and Notre Dame in The
Village, Downtown Grosse
Pointe.
10:00 a.m. 33rd annual Grosse
Pointe Santa Claus Parade. |
The Parade starts at the
corner of Kercheval and
Lewiston and proceeds west on
Kercheval through The Hill
shopping district in Grosse
Pointe Farms and The Village
shopping district in the City
of Grosse Pointe.
4:30 p.m. The Authentic
Dickens Carolers will appear
in concert at the corner of
Kercheval and St. Clair in The
Vllage.
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 Authentic
Dickens Carolers immediately
follows the tree-lighting.
Members of the Grosse Pointe
Boat Club will be on hand to
pass out complimentary hot
chocolate. |
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