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5 Things To Know This Week in Bloomfield

Here's what to keep in mind this week in and around Bloomfield.

It's Monday, and the new week of events in and around Bloomfield is upon us. Here's some of the highlights:

Chamber Golf Outing

The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce will host its annual golf outing Monday at Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield. Highlights will include the giving away of a two-year lease on a on a 2013 Chevy Camero SS convertible in one of two hole-in-one contests. The lease is courtesy of Mike Savoie Chevrolet and Gary Andrus of Adams Square Shopping Center.

Hidden Depths: Amazing Underwater Discoveries with David Trotter
Renowned shipwreck discoverer, deep diver, author, lecturer, and photographer David Trotter shares several new shipwreck discoveries at 7 p.m. July 17 at the Bloomfield Township Public Library. The stories involve ships of very different sizes, sunk decades apart in different lakes and for different reasons. The event is free and open to the public, and no registration necessary.

Baseball Event at Baldwin
Meet Kerrie Ferrell, author of “Rick Ferrell, Knuckleball Catcher,” from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 18 at the Baldwin Public Library. The presentation includes historical baseball photos from the career of Rick Ferrell, who caught all nine innings of the first MLB All-Star Game in 1933. Ferrell went on to have a 43-year career (1950-92) as a Detroit Tigers coach, scout, and front office executive that helped assemble both the 1968 and 1984 World Series championship teams. He is also a member of theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.

Secret Cinema at the Maple
Secret Cinema, The Maple Theater's classic film series with a twist, returns Thursday, July 18th at 7:30 p.m. for another unnamed classic. Organizers have split the series into two nights: Old Hollywood and New Hollywood, with the 
pivotal year of 1967 as the dividing line.

Village Players Presents "Disney's The Little Mermaid"
This performance is adapted from Disney’s 2008 Broadway production, the Little Mermaid Jr., and features the hit songs "Part of Your World," "She’s in Love," and the Oscar-winning "Under the Sea." Check the listing in our Events Calendar for showtimes. 

Did we miss something? 
What are you looking forward to this week? Tell us in the comments.

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