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Food & Drink
The State has a wide variety of US and ethnic restaurants. Steak and seafood are especially popular.

Theatres & Concerts
In Detroit, the Fisher Theater and Fox Theatre present Broadway shows. In 2005, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform their season (April to September) in the new, US$60 million Max M Fisher Music Center opened in October 2003, with a beautifully restored and modernised Orchestra Hall. The orchestra also performs at the Meadow Brook Music Festival, Oakland University (June to mid-August). The Michigan Opera Theater presents its shows at the restored Detroit Opera House. Opera, ballet and drama are also performed at the Music Hall Center (October to December). Cobo Arena stages rock and soul concerts. Summer theatre is found throughout the State.

Nightlife
There is a variety of nightlife, including supper clubs with star entertainment. Clubs offer a variety of music, ranging from ‘Motown’ soul music, which originated in Detroit, to blues (this is the hometown of John Lee Hooker) and classical music.

Shopping
Detroit’s main shopping areas include the Renaissance Center, Greektown and suburban malls. Resorts have speciality shops and gallery districts. The nation’s first shopping mall, Northland, opened in Southfield in 1954.

Sport
Detroit offers professional basketball, baseball, hockey, football and horse racing. Michigan has over 800 public-access golf courses – more than any other State in the USA.

Special Events
The following is a selection of special events occurring in Michigan in 2005:
Mar 3-Apr 3 East Lansing Film Festival. Apr 2 Wheatland Music Jamboree. Apr 2-3 Annual University of Michigan Dance for Mother Earth Pow Wow, Ann Arbor. Apr 2-17 Cereal City's Silly Sunny Circus Day, Battle Creek. Jun 2-5 42nd Annual Birmingham Village Fair. Aug 17 Manitou Music Festival. Sep 2-5 Michigan Bean Festival, Fairgrove. Sep 3 Sailing Festival Craft Show, St. Joseph. Sep 29-Oct 2 Four Flags Area Apple Festival, Niles. Oct 1 Red Flannel Festival, Cedar Springs. Nov 18 Silver Bells in the City, Lansing.