Santa will make his annual stop at Ford House to visit with your children. This year, children will meet with Santa by the fireplace in the lakeside St. Clair Room in our Administration Building. You can snap your own family photos to cherish this holiday moment. Santa will send each child home with one of his favorite sweet treats. Children can also write a letter to Santa to be shared with him at their visit.
Website: https://www.fordhouse.org/events/cookies-with-santa-2/
Come in and use our canvas bag and receive 20% off of everything that fits into the bag up to the top of the handles.
Website: http://www.wbu.com/grossepointewoods
Visit The Shop located in the Ford House Visitor Center to explore a wide variety of unique gifts, while supporting our educational programs and events throughout the year.
Shop early! Because the first 48 customers will receive a FREE tote bag, and the first 48 customers that spend $50, will receive another FREE gift!
Doors open from 9am – 10pm
Grosse Pointe Historical Society invites you to the soft opening of their new headquarters at 375 Kercheval with an exhibit and sale of the black-and-white landscape photography of Eric Stroh. Please celebrate with us on Small Business Saturday, November 26, Museum Sunday, November 27, and Giving Tuesday, November 29. Hours for the opening receptions are 3-7 p.m. on all three days. Admission is free with complimentary wine, coffee, and punch. Children are welcome. The artwork and other GPHS items are available for purchase.
| During World War II, Michigan became a temporary home to six thousand German and Italian POWs. They picked fruit in Berrien County, harvested sugar beets in the Thumb, cut pulpwood in the Upper Peninsula and maintained parks and other public spaces in Detroit. Guards for the POW who worked in Detroit included Grosse Pointers, some of whom established enduring friendships with these prisoners of war.
Presenter: Gregory D. Sumner is co-chair of the Department of History at the University of Detroit Mercy. Greg’s previous Bicknell presentation was “Detroit in World War II” in April 2016. The lecture will be available on the Society’s YouTube channel in the weeks following. |
Dr. Frank Bicknell Lecture Series This long-running series of lectures are supported by a generous endowment named after the eponymous honoree. Lectures have covered a wide range of topics and interests over the years, and during the pandemic, went online! Now you can attend the lectures in person at the historic Cook Schoolhouse in Grosse Pointe Woods, or online at the GPHS YouTube channel, where you will also find many of the past lectures. Tune in on YouTube and subscribe. Find out more about the live and virtual lecture programs: |
Parcells MS in GPW is welcoming 170 local vendors for an artisan craft fair. Its a longstanding community event
Website: https://www.parcellsbazaar.com
The annual GPPSS District Open House is Sunday, November 6. All school buildings will be open for tours from noon to 2 p.m. Invite a friend or neighbor (or two or three). This is a great opportunity to meet our principals and educators and see our updated facilities.
Website: http://www.gpschools.org
Tequila is nothing like it was! The 3 categories of this complex Mexican spirit are so different yet all so delectable. Unleash your inner aficionado by sampling versions of each style & exotic Mezcal (it’s not all smoky)!
This experience is offered in partnership with The Wine Counselor®.
Tickets: $65
Ages 21+
The Chamber will provide leadership and services to the business community, promote economic vitality, collaborate with municipal government for business development and enhance the quality of life for those who live, work and visit in the Grosse Pointes.
(313) 881-GPCC (4722)
