10-11 SAT-SUN • ART Jerry Garcia Art Show — You don’t need to know how to tie-dye a T-shirt to appreciate the artwork of the late, great Jerry Garcia. Apparently, this legendary rambler carried a sketchbook with him wherever he and his loyal minions roamed. And although many folks don’t know that he was a student at the San Francisco Art Institute before becoming a professional musician, Garcia’s work as a painter/cartoonist is as trippy as the music for which he is most famous. Check out this free show at the Ramada Southfield (17017 W. Nine Mile, Southfield). Call 248-552-7777 for more information. Patchouli oil optional.
11 SUN • FUN FOR ALL Cyclecide Bike Rodeo — Fresh off their annual tour of the Tultepec Pyrotechnics Festival in Mexico, Cyclecide’s Bike Rodeo is making its way to Detroit. Teeming with fun, this afternoon of live music and in-your-face outdoor activity is much more than your run-of-the-mill bike spectacular. Punk-rock madness on wheels, Cyclecide events include tall-bike jousting, a circus/ rock ’n’ roll show and many raucous surprises. Not just another extreme sport, this devil-may-care day of velocipede madness is sure to get you off of your barstool and onto a banana seat. At the Old Miami (3930 Cass Ave., Detroit). Call 313-831-3830 for more information.
11 SUN • SHOPPING Royal Oak in Bloom — Just in time for Mother’s Day, local farmers and horticulturists will be bringing an array of annuals, perennials, herbs, hanging baskets and more to downtown Royal Oak. It’s the perfect place to find a unique and beautiful Mother’s Day gift. Or even better, why not take Mom out for brunch in downtown Royal Oak and a then for a stroll among the foliage? Get your summer garden started in Royal Oak (Williams Street parking lot, in front of City Hall). Call 248-547-4000 for further details.
13 TUE • MUSIC Denice Franke — "If Mary Chapin Carpenter and Joni Mitchell had a daughter, this is how she’d sound," says Entertainment Weekly’s Alanna Nash. In a business where singer songwriters are a disappointing dime a dozen, the voice and song interpretation power of Denice Franke is a bright light at the end of the tunnel. Having received much acclaim for her 2000 release, You Don’t Know Me, Franke’s back with her own brand of Americana, folk and alt-country. If you dig good music, you’ll dig the songs that feel like home. Check her out at the Ark (316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor). Call 734-761-1451 for more information.
