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Archive for 'Family fun'

Detroit Tigers lower some 2010 ticket prices

The Detroit Tigers have announced a 2010 ticket pricing schedule that includes discounts on some tickets and freeze prices on all other tickets.
Detroit News has the details.
Detroit Tigers announcement.
The 2010 home opener is April 9 against the Cleveland Indians.

Free college football tickets for jobless, military and UAW members

The Michigan Job Search blog at MLive.com is reporting that 10,000 tickets will be free on a first-come basis starting at 9 a.m. Saturday Nov. 21 for the MAC Championship football game on Friday Dec. 4 for the jobless, military and United Auto Workers members.
A snippet with the rules:
Organizers will give out 10,000 free tickets [...]

Target hosting free family Sunday Nov. 22 at DIA

This post is for my readers in southeast Michigan:
Target hosts a Family Sunday series on a regular basis at the Detroit Institute of Arts with art-inspired activities.
But on Sunday Nov. 22, the Target Family Sunday special includes free museum admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The usual admission free is $8 for adults and [...]

Huron-Clinton Metroparks free admission on Nov. 26 and 27

This post is for my readers in southeast Michigan:
The Huron-Clinton Metroparks will have free park entry and boat launching at all metroparks, including Lake Erie Metropark and Oakwoods Metropark, on Thursday Nov. 26 and Friday Nov. 27 in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Don’t get caught by surprise on the holiday calendar

Before Thanksgiving arrives, I want you to pull out a calendar.
Then get the kids’ school calendars out of their bookbags and binders, go find the church bulletin or look up your church’s web site, look up the holiday schedules that have been posted at work, and call or e-mail your siblings or parents to confirm [...]

Flat Rock’s Holiday Family Punch Card

This post is for my readers in and near Flat Rock, Mich.
The Flat Rock Community Center, 1 Maguire St., Flat Rock, Mich., is offering a Holiday Family Punch Card for families or grandparents with children to enjoy a day at the pool or gym during the Christmas season.
The cost is $40 for Flat Rock residents [...]

Frugal tip: Rethink your Christmas traditions

Before the Christmas season begins, I want you to think about how your family has been celebrating the holiday.
If the attention has been on Santa Claus bringing a pile of gifts, it’s time to put some “old school” celebrations on your calendar.
As you focus your family’s Christmas celebrations away from the secular, modern and commercial [...]

Huron-Clinton Metroparks admission free on Veteran’s Day

This post is for my readers in southeast Michigan:
Huron-Clinton Metroparks will waive vehicle entry fees and boat launch fees on Nov. 11 in honor of Veteran’s Day.
The park district includes 13 sites in a five-county area of southeast Michigan including Lake Erie Metropark, Oakwoods Patropark and Willow Metropark.
For information, call the park offices at (800) [...]

Museum Adventure Pass starts year 3

This post is for my readers in southeast Michigan:
The Detroit Museum Adventure Pass, which is a program allowing those with library cards at participating southeast Michigan libraries to request free museum passes in the area, has started its third year of grant funding.
Monroe County Library System is participating for its second year. Milan Public Library [...]

Share frugal tips at the mom networks

If you are a mom of a little one, you know that the Internet is full of mom-related networks and sites.
The ones I knew about from 10 years ago or so were bulletin boards for moms who were pregnant about the same time. Some of the newer parenting sites are geographic based. Much of the [...]