Archive for November 23rd, 2009

MTV’s Popular MADE Show Coming to Dearborn

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

MTV MADEMTV’s popular MADE cable TV show is coming to Dearborn to begin taping an upcoming segment at the city’s ice arena.

If you aren’t sure what MADE is all about, you can click HERE for a look at some earlier episodes. In a nutshell, MADE says it is all about proving that with hard work, dedication and some help from MTV, “kids just like you can accomplish anything they set their minds to.”

MADE producers aren’t yet telling city officials what the segment will be about but the fact the show is asking for permission to tape at the Dearborn Ice Skating Center (the Adray Ice Arena to us longtime Dearbornites), our guess is that it will either be about someone wanting to be a figure skater or a hockey player.

Dearborn Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr., says the show is expected to begin taping in the next few weeks. While it isn’t clear if the person starring in the segment is from Dearborn, the program’s site selection suggests that it will at least be a person from metro Detroit.

Either way, it should result in some positive coverage about Dearborn.

Steven Bernard Jewelers Collects Coats to Donate

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Anyone who has taken the time over the past 33 years to drop in and visit Steven Bernard Jewelers in Dearborn knows that when it comes to finding a one-of-a-kind gift Steven’s shop on Michigan Avenue is the place to go.

Now Steven Bernard Jewelers is providing residents another reason to drop into this store at 22266 Michigan Ave. Called “coupons for coats”, the jewelry store through Dec. 31 will be collecting new and gently used winter coats, which will be distributed by the First United Methodist Church of Dearborn.

Bernard says he established “Coupons for Coats” to support those in need in our community. In exchange for a coat, Steven Bernard Jewelers will give participants a 20 percent discount coupon that can be used in his jewelry store, located just east of Military throughout December.

Steven Bernard Jewelers is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Starting Nov. 29 the store will be open noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays for the holidays. For more information, call 313-562-8484.

The Henry Ford Members’ Annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony, Nov. 23

Friday, October 30th, 2009

This members-only tradition kicks off the holiday season with Santa’s grand entrance in Henry Ford Museum, the lighting of the towering Christmas Tree and plenty of holiday activities!

Clocktower doors open at 5:30 pm, and festivities commence at 6 pm as Santa makes his grand entrance into Henry Ford Museum to light the towering Christmas tree. After Santa’s arrival, holiday fun continues with plenty of seasonal activities until 9 pm.

Program Highlights

• Complimentary light refreshments

• Storytelling

• New LEGO® train display

• Classic TV Holiday specials in the Drive-In Theater

• Make-and-take activities

• Live musical entertainment

• Visit Santa and have your picture taken. You’ll receive your photo and a souvenir frame as a memento of your visit.

• Classic Holiday movies in the Drive In Theater

• Test your innovative building skills in our Holiday Construction Zone

• Meet author Philip Handleman from Birmingham, Michigan, who’ll sign his book A Dream of Pilots. Delight the older children on your Christmas list with inspiring stories about the icons of flight, from the Wright brothers to astronaut Alan Shepard.

• Have a snack or a meal at the Michigan Café

• Visit our Genius at Play store to discover innovative, educational, fun merchandise for your young genius.

• Door prizes

Also, don’t miss the opportunity for a special viewing of our limited-time exhibit LEGO® Castle Adventure! Step into a fanciful LEGO® kingdom where everything is made of — what else? — LEGO® bricks. Tour the kingdom and enjoy story-telling and hands-on activities.

MEMBERS ONLY, $10 PER PERSON

CHILDREN 4 & under are free

See you there!