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Holiday Displays and Tree Lightings in Southeast Michigan
Get in the spirit with your family at these 2012 community events that feature loads of lights and other spectacles of the season
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Saline Tree Lighting Ceremony
Nov. 30, 2012
Where: Key Bank, 100 W. Michigan Ave., Saline
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: free
Phone: 734-604-0051
This festive little community event kicks off the holiday season with a tree lighting, a few Christmas carols and cups of hot chocolate.
Heritage Holidays at Wolcott Mill Historic Center, Ray
Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 7-8 and 14-15, 2012
Where: Wolcott Mill Historic Center, 64162 Kunstman Road, Ray Township
Times: 6-8 p.m.
Cost: $1/person
Phone: 586-749-5997
Make old-fashioned crafts, check out historic displays from the 1840s to 1960s and take the kids for a visit with Santa that will wrap them up in the holiday spirit (and encourage them to be on their best behavior!).
Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village
Dec. 1, 7-8, 14-16, 18-23 and 26-27, 2012
Where: Greenfield Village, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn
Times: 6:30-10 p.m.
Cost: $20/adults ages 13-plus, $15/kids ages 5-12, free/ages 4 and under (less for members; more if you add-on Holiday Dining in Eagle Tavern)
Phone: 313-982-6001
Walk the candle-lit village streets to see costumed characters, live entertainment, shops decked out for the holidays and Santa with his sleigh and reindeer. Plus take a Model T ride, go ice skating and watch the marvelous fireworks display.
Gibraltar Christmas Parade Tree Lighting & Kids Christmas Party
Dec. 1, 2012
Where: Gibraltar Community Center, 29340 S. Gibraltar Road, Rockwood and city hall, 29450 Munro St., Rockwood
Time: 5:30 p.m. parade, followed by lighting and party
Cost: free
Phone: 734-671-1466
The city's beautification and recreation departments join forces to deliver this family fun evening.
Christmas Aglow in Clinton Township
Dec. 1, 2012
Where: Clinton Township Civic Center Grounds, 40700 Romeo Plank Road
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Cost: free
Phone: 586-286-9336
Watch the decorations fill the grounds with light, visit with ol' Saint Nick, take a horse-drawn trolley ride, view beautiful ice sculptures and much more. Warm up with hot chocolate and fresh-baked cookies.
Trenton Light the Night Santa Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony
Dec. 1, 2012
Where: downtown Trenton; lighting at the clock tower at West Road and West Jefferson Avenue
Time: 6 p.m. parade, 6:30/7p.m. tree lighting (at parade's conclusion)
Cost: free
Phone: 734-675-7300
Kick off the season downriver-style with this annual event. The streets are aglow with handheld candles, and the tree lighting tops off the fun. Don't miss the afterglow and awards.
Noel Night, Midtown Detroit
Dec. 1, 2012
Where: Midtown Detroit, up to 60 cultural institutions
Time: 5-9:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Phone: 313-420-6000
Detroit's art museums, science institutions and other cultural centers collaborate for the 40th annual, including 120-plus local theater, music and dance groups, horse-drawn carriage rides and entertaining crafts. A traditional community sing-along led by the Salvation Army Band ends the night.
