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CRUISE EVENTS
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The seventh annual Cruisin’ Downriver
will officially rumble to a start at 10 a.m. Saturday with a mayors’ and
sponsors’ rolling parade starting in Lincoln Park.
The mayors of the four host cities —
Lincoln Park, Riverview, Southgate and Wyandotte — are expected to
participate in the parade.
The rolling parade will continue down
Fort Street through the cities of Wyandotte and Southgate before ending
in Riverview.
The cruise route will encompass the
entire distance of Fort Street from Outer Drive in Lincoln Park to
Sibley Road in Riverview. There is no fee for vehicles that participate
in the cruise. The cruise will officially conclude at 9 p.m.
Oldies 104.3 WOMC is the official voice
of the sixth annual Cruisin’ Downriver. It will be conducting live
broadcasts at different locations in each of the four participating
cities and will feature contests and giveaways, while highlighting the
event’s sponsors.
A detailed schedule of their locations
and times is available on the center map page of this section and on the
station’s Web site at www.womc.com.
For more information on the cruise or to
watch the countdown by days, hours, minutes and seconds, visit
www.cruisindownriver.com.
Here is a city-by-city summary of some of
the key Cruisin’ Downriver-related events:
LINCOLN PARK
Cruisin’ 4 A
Cause
Lincoln Park will host its black-tie
affair fund-raiser, Cruisin’ 4 A Cause, today at Robert H. Jones Knights
of Columbus, at 25160 W. Outer Drive.
The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and
features a taste fest from 7 to 9 p.m. with several local restaurants,
entertainment by Streetheart — an a capella doo-wop group — and a disc
jockey, an auction, a raffle and prizes.
A portion of the proceeds from the event
will be donated to the Penrickton Center for Blind Children in Taylor
and the Lincoln Park Economic Development Corp. For ticket information,
call 1-734-341-1078.
Concert in the Park
On Friday at Memorial Park on Fort Street
between Merrill and London, the city will host numerous events. They
will begin at 6 p.m. with a free concert in the park with Edikt Groove,
a band that mixes soul and hip-hop music.
In addition, Al Petri & Sons Bicycle
Center will host its annual custom bike show from 6 to 9 p.m.Friday at
Memorial Park, when awards will be presented.
A free family movie, “Ice Age,” will be
shown at dusk.
Memorial Park is the place to be on Saturday
On the day of the cruise, Lincoln Park
will provide free entertainment throughout the day.
The classic rock band “The Back Beats”
will perform at various times throughout the day.
In addition, The New Exodus, 3306 Fort St.,
is hosting nine bands taking turns on the stage every hour beginning at
noon.
For more information on all Lincoln Park
cruise activities, call 1-313-382-1743.
Battle of the Bands
The second annual “Battle of the Bands”
will take place at Kennedy Memorial Band Shell, 3240 Ferris St.,
throughout the day Saturday.
RIVERVIEW
Familyfest and Fireworks
The city will host
its 2005 Familyfest and Fireworks Celebration on Friday
evening
at Young Patriots Park on Sibley Road.
Paddleboat rides will be available. A free
concert in the park will start at 6:30 p.m. with The Cadets followed by
Passage, playing classic rock hits on the temporary stage set up at the
north side of the park.
There will be a children’s carnival, food, craft and civic vendors at 4
p.m.
The fireworks show will begin at 10 p.m.
There also will be several classic cars on display around the park’s
pond as area car clubs, including the event’s organizing club, the
Downriver Wanderers, get ready for Saturday’s big event.
Fire
Department Open House
The Riverview Fire Department will host
an open house from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday.
The event will feature fire safety and
prevention, demonstrations and tours of equipment and station equipment
on display.
For more information on Riverview cruise
activities, call 1-734-281-4219.
SOUTHGATE
Meijer Family Cruising Party
The Meijer’s Family Cruising Party will
take place in the parking lot at 16300 Fort St. on Friday and Saturday
during the cruise.
On the program will be family
entertainment, amusements and games.
An oldies rock ’n’ roll band, Teen
Angels, will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
From 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, a veterans’
ceremony will be held by the Roam’n Chariots car club. The club also
will display classic cars from its members all day long.
The oldies, rock and country band “Vocal
Point” will perform from 6 to 9 p.m.
In addition to all of the live
entertainment, there will be inflatable amusements, games, contests and
prizes all day in the Meijer parking lot.
For more information on Southgate cruise
activities, call 1-734-258-3035.
WYANDOTTE
Classic car show
The Wyandotte Business Association once
again will be partnering with title sponsor AutoAlliance International
Inc. for a Classic Car Show at the Sav-A-Lot store parking lot at Grove
and Fort Street the day of the cruise.
Several vehicles will be on display,
including a 2007 Mustang Shelby GT500.
Business Association members will have a
tent at the location and will sell pizza, hot dogs, popcorn, soft drinks
and official cruise T-shirts for $15 each. Live entertainment will be
provided.
AutoAlliance will give away key chains
and dash plaques.
For more information on Wyandotte cruise
activities, call 1-734-282-6233. |
