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Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Begins Winter at Valade Season Jan. 5
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy’s Winter at Valade (WAV) celebration, which is presented by Friends of Robert C. Valade Park and features family-friendly programming every weekend, kicks off its season Jan. 5-7 with a medieval-themed Fire & Ice Festival.
The Fire & Ice Festival is the first of four themed Winter at Valade weekends this season. In addition to the four themed weekends, guests can visit Valade Park every weekend through Feb. 25 for giant fires, marshmallow roasters, sledding, seasonal drinks and food, and special programming on Fridays and Saturdays.
Fireside Fridays during Winter at Valade feature an open mic, board games, trivia, and more. In keeping with the medieval feel of the upcoming weekend, trivia on Jan. 5 will have a fantasy theme and participants will compete for prizes and bragging rights. Self-Care Sundays feature a wide range of wellness programming, which includes hustle classes and polar walks. Food and beverage also will be available for purchase during Winter at Valade hours.
Managed by the non-profit Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Robert C. Valade Park is a four-season destination located at 2670 Atwater along the East Riverfront in downtown Detroit. The Fire & Ice Festival, as well as all winter programming, takes place Fridays from 4-9 p.m., Saturdays from noon-9 p.m., and Sundays from noon-7 p.m.
The Winter at Valade Fire & Ice-themed weekend will feature medieval fun with a winter twist, such as live performances and an ice carving competition. Guests also can purchase a turkey leg to eat and enjoy hands-on activities like archery, inflatable axe throwing, and ice carving. Photo opportunities abound with characters such as Elsa from Frozen and Renaissance Fair performers wandering the park and a majestic throne intricately carved from blocks of solid ice.
The signature moment of the weekend will be the lighting of the seven-foot-tall Fire and Ice Tower, which will transform into a giant bonfire at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
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Bloomfield Hills’ TriMas Packaging Group to Exhibit at Paris Packaging Week 2024
TriMas Packaging in Bloomfield Hills will exhibit at Paris Packaging Week 2024 at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on Jan. 17-18.
TriMas Packaging, and its brands — Rieke, Aarts Packaging, Affaba & Ferrari, Taplast, and Rapak — will be showcasing its “innovative and sustainable” product solutions for the beauty and personal care markets.
“As the beauty packaging industry continues to evolve, consumers are seeking a more personalized and premium experience,” says Fabio Salik, president of TriMas Packaging Group. “The Paris Packaging Week show is the ideal forum for us to present our most innovative and highly customizable offerings in the growing beauty and cosmetic sector.
“We are excited to showcase our high-end fragrance pumps and closures, innovative color cosmetic packaging solutions, and versatile airless systems and treatment pumps. Each of these product solutions is designed to be fully customizable, offering premium finishes, a spectrum of colors, metallization, digital printing, silk screening, and hot stamping options, enabling us to meet the ever-changing demands of our customers and the market.”
TriMas Packaging also will be featuring dispensers, foamers, closures, and jars from its extensive beauty and personal care portfolio, as well as its environmentally conscious Singolo line of fully recyclable, single-polymer dispensing pumps.
ACG Detroit to Stage Economic Outlook in Birmingham Feb. 1
ACG Detroit will present its annual Economic Outlook from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Birmingham Community House (380 S. Bates St.) on Feb. 1, 2024.
Matthew Miskin, chief investment strategist at John Hancock, will give the main presentation. Miskin has more than 15 years of industry experience including due diligence analyst at LPL Financial Research, where he was responsible for asset allocation changes related to the firm’s recommended list and discretionary models. He earned a Matt earned a degree in finance from Elon University and an MBA from Babson College.
The cost for members is $65, $90 for nonmembers.
To register, visit here.
