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Festival of Wreaths Returns

The Festival of Wreaths returns to Grosse Pointe War Memorial's Alger House from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19.

It's the second year for the event, the work of the Junior League of Detroit. Highlights include designer wreaths, ornaments, topiaries and other decorations on display and for sale, plus family-friendly activities and raffle drawings. Also, live reindeer will be on site.

Admission is $5 per person. Children ages 2 and younger get in free.

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This year’s wreath and topiary designers include:

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  • Brian Clay Collins of Brian Clay Collins Designs, LLC of Grosse Pointe
  • Diane Woolsey and DJ Kennedy of Diane Woolsey Interiors of Grosse Pointe Farms
  • Audrey Brennan of As You Like It Design in Grosse Pointe Woods
  • Rick Carmody of Au Courant Interior Design Studio in Ferndale
  • Judy Sieber of Judythe & Co., Inc. of St. Clair Shores
  • Loretta Crenshaw of Crenshaw & Associates in Detroit
  • David Michael Johns of DMJ Interiors in Rochester. 

Also donating wreaths, topiaries and unique decorations are:

  • Jane McFeely
  • Karen Webb
  • The Herb Society of America, Grosse Pointe Unit
  • Mary Ann Bury of Deck the Halls
  • Bliss Clark for the Garden Club of Michigan
  • The League Shop, Inc. of Grosse Pointe Farms
  • Posterity: A Gallery of Grosse Pointe
  • Dr. Mary Sue Stonisch, DDS of Grosse Pointe Woods
  • The Grosse Pointe Theatre of Grosse Pointe
  • Bishop Design & Display of Westland
  • Detroit Tube Products of Detroit
  • Country Home Creations of Goodrich, Mich.

Participating florists and garden centers include:

  • Grosse Pointe Florists, Inc. of Grosse Pointe Farms
  • The Secret Garden of Grosse Pointe Woods
  • The Dried Flower of Grosse Pointe Woods
  • Meldrum & Smith Nursery of Grosse Pointe
  • Pretty Pots & Paths of Bloomfield Hills.

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Also planned is a cocktail party and auction, from 6-8 p.m. that night. Cost is $35 per person. Call 313-881-0040 for reservations. Funds will go toward one year of weekly art classes in two Detroit Public Schools, through JLD's partnership with the work of Art Road Non-Profit.

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