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BLAC Detroit’s Guide to Valentine’s Day
Featuring lovely Metro Detroit events and restaurants
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Enjoy a night out or an entire weekend of Valentine’s fun and romance with these places and events around town.
Events
Friday, Feb. 10
The Gathering
- Address: 8325 E. Jefferson, Detroit
- Phone: 313-806-8199
- Time: 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
- Cost: $
The Red Ball, a Valentine's dinner dance, features live jazz. Formal Attire (black and red) required. Reservation required. Portion of the proceeds to benefit the Indian Village Women's Garden Club Scholarship Fund and the Detroit River Project Mural Arts Program.
Campus Martius
- Address: 800 Woodward Ave., Detroit
- Phone: 313-963-8418
- Schedule: Friday, Feb. 10, 11 a.m.-11p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, 11 a.m.-11p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
- Cost: $
Winter Blast returns, offering ice sculpting, professional and amateur skating demonstrations, snow-shoeing, free ice skating, marshmallow roasting and more!
Saturday, Feb. 11
The Detroit Princess Riverboat
- Address: 201 Civic Center Dr., Detroit
- Phone: 877-338-2628
- Time: 5:30 p.m-2 a.m.
- Cost: $
The Detroit Princess Riverboat will offer two Valentine’s-themed cruises. The Valentine's Dockside Dinner, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., features a prime rib dinner and buffet, music and a cash bar. The Valentine's Dockside Moonlight Party, from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., will feature a cash bar, concessions and dancing.
Activities
Culture
Take some time out together to explore one (or several) of the city’s many cultural institutions, for example:
- The Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center celebrates FELA!, the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts presents comedian D.L. Hughley, the Charles H. Wright Museum presents an ambitious art exhibit, the Detroit Zoo offers a "wild weekend", the Museum of Contemporary Arts Detroit re-opens with a plethora of events and the Detroit Film Theatre presents this year's Oscar-nominated short films.
- The award-winning Broadway musical Fela! opens Valentine’s night at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Detroit.
- Painting with a Twist will host two love-themed events, “Passion” on Saturday, Feb. 11 and “Falling in Love” on Valentine's Day, Tuesday, Feb. 14. You can also paint your own pottery at Creative Arts Studio in Royal Oak or The Painted Pot in Rochester.
- The Majestic offers couples a romantic evening at the Garden Bowl with one hour of open bowling and a heart-shaped pizza. Reservation required. Special runs Sunday, Feb. 12 through Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Spa
- Have a romantic Valentine’s Getaway at The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, featuring champagne, delicious culinary delights and other treats.
- Immerse spa at MGM Grand Detroit offers couples the chance to enjoy special spa treatment packages every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday throughout the month.
Body and Mind
- Try Kundalini Yoga at Inspiration Yoga Studio in Ferndale or a hustle work out at the Charles H. Wright Museum.
- Enjoy the night life and go for dancing at any of these venues around town!
