Welcome Mat: Last Junior League Show House is in May
Junior League Show House Opens with preview party May 3
More than 20 local interior designers have spent weeks transforming an 8,500-square-foot Tudor at 315 Lakeland in Grosse Pointe into the Junior League of Detroit’s latest — and last — Designers’ Show House. Designed by renowned architect George D. Mason and built in 1929 for Dr. J. Milton Robb, the house is a fundraiser for the JLD and a longtime local favorite. Since the first one, held in 1976, the every-other-year event has raised more than $5 million for programs, partnerships and projects in the city of Detroit. Proceeds will support the JLD’s work with Brilliant Detroit, a nonprofit that addresses early childhood development and kindergarten readiness. A preview party will be held May 3. The house is open for tours May 4-19; tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, Thursday and Friday evenings 6-8 p.m., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 12-5 Sunday. Watch for a larger story in Homestyle on May 3. Visit jldetroit.org.
Welcoming butterflies In Grosse Pointe
Want to welcome butterflies to your garden? The Grosse Pointe Garden Center and John Blair show you how at 7 p.m. May 2. Blair will share important design elements needed to create your own successful butterfly garden, including plant selection, use of native plants, preparation and selection of your site and various other important steps that will bring butterflies and other pollinators to your garden. After retiring, Blair decided to create his own butterfly garden at his Westland home; during the next seven summers it grew to more than 5,000 square feet with 130 species of native plants. He later moved to rural Brooklyn, where he is transforming 9 acres into a butterfly and pollinator habitat. To register, visit eventbrite.com/e/how-to-make-a-butterfly-garden-tickets-837785156957. The talk will be held at The War Memorial at 32 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Farms; visit gpgardencenter.org.
Friends of Art & Flowers Lecture at the DIA
Friends of Art & Flowers at the DIA present the 24th Elizabeth Sites Kuhlman lecture at 10:30 a.m. April 29. French floral designer Frédéric Dupré will discuss geometry and architectural movement with varying uses of texture and ornamentation in flowers and plant material in the Detroit Film Theatre at the DIA, 5200 Woodward Ave. The $45 lecture is followed by an optional $45 lunch. For reservations (by April 19 for lunch; April 26 for lecture) call the box office at (313) 833-4005.
Meadow Brook Garden Club spotlights Fair Lane
Join the Meadow Brook Garden Club April 26 for the “Fair Lane Gardens & Grounds” presentation at 10 a.m. The event aims to increase awareness and interest in the National Historic Landmark home of Clara and Henry Ford located in Dearborn. Monthly meetings are held in person and virtually through Zoom. Nonmembers wishing to attend through Zoom, please send an email, including your phone number to MBGCmembers@gmail.com to request a link that includes a link to make a $5 guest donation. Please submit your request no later than April 24. Guests are welcome in person and reservations are not required. There is a $5 nonmember fee. For more information, visit www.meadowbrookhall.org. Meadow Brook Hall is at 350 Estate Drive, in Rochester.
Village Potters Guild annual market is May 3-5
The Village Potters Guild of Plymouth presents the 2024 Spring Market from May 3-5. This annual sale features works of artist members, as well as invited guest artists, offering a variety of functional and decorative ceramics. Located in the historic factory district of Plymouth's Old Village area, the sale takes place at 326 N. Main Street (just north of the railroad tracks). The guild is transformed into a spring marketplace with items that include mugs, bowls, platters and vases as well as a festive variety of garden and home decor items. Hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Original fine art items such as paintings, jewelry and more are also included. Visit villagepottersguild.org.