EVENTS: Honoring Love & Marriage: The Wright Museum's Weekly Update March 21 - 27

click thru for details » TUESDAY: 30 Days To Lose It! Seminar & Workout ($) » FRIDAY: Black Marriage Day Opening Reception ($) » SATURDAY: Back Marriage Day Events ($) » SUNDAY: Hustle for History ($) 30 Days To Lose It! Seminar & Workout (recurring weekly - $) Tuesday 3/22 @ 6 pm in the MPR Week 4 of the March weight-loss challenge features a Beauty Secrets seminar by Steven Thomas, founder, Amethyst International, weekly Jazzercise workout with Sondra Jackson at 7:30, and massage therapy for an additional charge. Free for members, $5 for non-members. Purchase 8 sessions and receive a complimentary museum membership, making your next 12 months FREE! Whether you want to lose weight, get fit, compete, or just stay in shape, come dressed to sweat (with an exercise mat or beach towel) and join this safe, fun fitness program for women. For more information please call (313) 494-5817 or email 30days@chwmuseum.org. Click Here for more information Black Marriage Day Opening Reception ($) Friday 3/25 from 6 - 9 pm in the MPR This weekend event celebrating Black Marriage Day begins with a reception, welcome by Dr. Kenya Ayers; keynote address by Jamil Muhammad, Director of Programs for the Wedded Bliss Foundation; and launch of the Black Marriage Day photography / essay contest. Winning couples will be eligible for an array of prizes including dinner and an overnight hotel stay and massage at MGM Grand Detroit's IMMERSE spa, dinner for two at Andiamo Detroit or Forte Restaurant in Birmingham, wedding planning packages, a $500 gift card to Meijer and other prizes. For more information including a downloadable entry form please click here. Tickets for Black Marriage Day events range from $20 per person to $45 per couple and are available online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/163692 or by phone at (800) 838-3006. Click Here for more information Black Marriage Day Events ($) Saturday 3/26 from 12 - 7 pm Black Marriage Day events include a screening of Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, 6 separate breakout sessions with expert speakers, ballroom dancing, vow renewal ceremony, and strolling reception and awards ceremony! Tickets for Black Marriage Day events range from $20 per person to $45 per couple and are available online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/163692 or by phone at (800) 838-3006. Click Here for more information Hustle for History Sunday 3/27 @ 5 pm in the Ford Freedom Rotunda Get your groove on with our weekly hustle lessons, taught by instructor Thomasenia Johnson of "Two Left Feet." Free for Members, $7 for non-members. Purchase 5 lessons and receive a complimentary museum membership, making your next 12 months of hustle lessons FREE! For more information, please call (313) 494-5800. Click Here for more information Become a Member Today! Members of the Charles H. Wright Museum enjoy benefits such as: • Free admission to the museum • Free guest pass(es) • Invitations to Members' Only previews • Free subscription to the quarterly membership newsletter, The Wright Times • 10% discount in the museum store • Special pricing on select museum events • 20% off meals at Union Street Restaurant Unless otherwise noted with ($), all events are FREE and open to the public. HOURS Tues. - Sat., 9 am - 5 pm Sunday, 1 - 5 pm Monday - Closed ADMISSION Adults (13 - 61) $8 Seniors (62 +) & Youth (3 - 12) $5 Free for members & children under 3 Click Here for Current Exhibitions Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History 315 East Warren Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48201-1443 Click here for a Google Map General Info - (313) 494-5800 Group Tours and Reservations - (313) 494-5808 Facility Rental - (313) 494-5801 Become A Member | Donate | Museum Brochure www.CharlesHWrightMuseum.org