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Weekend Picks: Wine Benefit, Blood Drive and More

Here are a few thing to do in and around Brighton this weekend.

It’s Thursday and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Don't worry: Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks for this weekend:

1.

Where/when: , 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday.

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Why go: Sample more than 70 wines, taste beers from Michigan breweries, check out more than 150 unique cars, meet Tigers staring pitcher Rick Porcello, and -- the best part -- raise money for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Pricing: $75.

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2.

Where/when: , 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Why go: Lady of Livingston hosts a weekly donation-based Zumba class. Admission is free with a donation of either cash or personal care items for LACASA, the Livingston County organization against domestic violence.

Pricing: Free with donation.

3.

Where/when: , 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Why go: Take a few moments out of your day and give blood -- you never know who needs that pint more than you do.

Pricing: Free

4.

Where/when: The corner of Mill Pond Ln. and N. 1st St., 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Why go? Spend Saturday morning strolling a market that features locally-grown produce and handmade goodies from area vendors.

Pricing: Free

5.

Where/when: , 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday.

Why go? Call the neighbor down the street, your friend from college, the really smart guy that sits in the corner cube at work and bring them all to a bar or restaurant near you to play the fastest growing craze in Metro Detroit.

Pricing: Free

Editor's note: The first version of this article listed Brighton Farmer's Market meeting on Sunday. The mistake has been fixed to reflect the correct day. Patch's goal is accuracy in everything but we are not perfect. Brighton Patch regrets any and all errors.


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