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Big trees are everywhere in Michigan: in parks, along sidewalks or even in your backyard. Ready to big tree hunt? Grab a friend, a piece of string and a marker and head into the trees. To measure tree size, tie your string around the tree’s trunk at 4.5 feet high, like a belt.

Mark where the string meets itself and then measure the distance between marks to find out just how big your Big Tree is. Visit www.bigtreehunt.com to enter your tree online, learn more about the contest, or find out where you can pick up a paper entry form.

Every week until the contest ends on September 3, 2019, ReLeaf Michigan’s Facebook page will feature one entry as the contest’s “Tree of the Week.” At the end of the Michigan Big Tree Hunt Contest, all entrants are invited to attend a special closing ceremony where prizes are awarded for the biggest tree by county. Prizes will also be awarded for the largest Eastern White Pine and largest tree found by an adult (16 and older) and child (15 and younger) in the state.

The Michigan Big Tree Hunt is a fantastic, free adventure and a great opportunity for Michiganders to take some time to enjoy fresh air and the majesty of the trees that surround us. Happy Tree Hunting!

Visit our holiday pop-up store in The Shapero Lounge at The Max.

Shop for handblown glass pieces including colorful holiday ornaments, paperweights and gifts, decanter sets, Splash Bowls and a variety of pet-themed products that benefit the Michigan Humane Society. You can also find beautiful one-of-a-kind sculptures and larger art pieces.

We will be in this location until early February and are open in conjunction with the theater. Check our Facebook page to stay up-to-date with when we’re open!

Hours are as follows:

• 4-9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday
• 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday

Circles, squares, curves and arcs, angles and triangles are the building blocks of fascinating textile construction. When you add beautiful colors and texture with stitch and embellishment, there are infinite possibilities for fabulous creations.

This display features compositions by Michigan artists Katie McGrath and Kathyrn Schmidt that emphasize the use of geometric shapes, colorful fabrics, and thread embellishments. Their textiles are designed to appeal from a distance and draw the viewer in to enjoy the intricate details.

Hours are as follows:

• 6-9 p.m. opening day
• noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays
• noon-4 p.m. Saturdays
• closed Sunday-Monday

This winter, the Ypsilanti District Library is featuring “The Power of Children,” an exhibit dedicated to three children that changed history. The exhibit profiles Ruby Bridges, Anne Frank, and Ryan White — three young people who became the faces of some of the most intense struggles of the twentieth century and whose lives and stories continue to teach and inspire us.

Visitors be transported into the different worlds that these children endured: the Holocaust in the 1940s, the Jim Crow south in the 1960s, and the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. This exhibit includes intense themes and is recommended for adults and for children ages 8 and older.

Join Central United Methodist Church in Waterford as we volunteer at Micah6 in Pontiac. You will be helping us clean up, sand and paint an apartment that Micah6 will be renting affordably to a Pontiac family. No experience is necessary, but skills in painting or light repair is a bonus! Bring work gloves and positive energy. Please call Rev. Cora at 248-681-0040 if you’d like to join us and she will provide you with all the details!

Michah6 is a faith-based nonprofit is dedicated to improving Pontiac through access to healthy food, affordable housing and job skills. Learn more at https://www.micah6community.com/

Join Cranbrook Institute of Science for a special evening of moon-related activities leading up to the total lunar eclipse during its event, Total Eclipse, Total Fun on Sunday, Jan. 20 from 8-11 p.m. 

The Cranbrook Observatory will be open during the event and members of the Warren Astronomical Society will have more telescopes available outside, both weather permitting. Additionally, guests will be able to enjoy a new show, Eclipses and the Night Sky, in the Acheson Planetarium, space-related virtual reality, a presentation on the Geology and Origin of the Moon, sessions on lunar eclipses’ ancient myths and legends, and more.