Five ideas for Mother's Day fun in Livingston County
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 14, and there's plenty of ways to celebrate in style in Livingston County.
Stocking up at markets and garden centers
Local farmers markets have begun to open for the season, including the Howell Sunday Farmers Market, which is expected to have flowers and bedding plants on Mother's Day. The market runs 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays through October 29 on State and Clinton Streets near the historic courthouse.
More: Farmers market season arrives this weekend in Livingston County
Many greenhouses and plant nurseries, from Bordine's and Meijer Flowerland in Brighton to Wilczewski Greenhouse in Genoa Township and Tulip Tree Gardens in Gregory, are also open around the county. Shoppers can pick up succulents and houseplants at The Succulents Shoppe in Brighton Township, which features a build-your-own succulent arraignment station.
Shopping to suit her style
Whether she's into beer and cheese or wine and a good book, shops across Livingston County offer personalized options for the mom in your life.
The cheese mongers at Culture Beer and Cheese in Brighton can help you find perfect pairings for charcuterie boards or picnic baskets. Howell's MainStreet Winery and Pizzeria features a tasting room and retail shop with specialty and seasonal wines, cheese plates and stone oven pizzas.
Many boutique shops are also geared toward ladies, including women's fashion at Rosy's Boutique and gifts at Wallflower Mercantile in Brighton, or purses from the The Jenna Kator Collection in Howell.
Booking something wild and crazy
Some businesses take reservations for adventurous experiences, including a "rage room" and an escape room venue. If time slots are booked full on Mother's Day, consider a future reservation or gift card as a gift.
Destruction Depot at 11048 Hi Tech Drive in Green Oak Township is a "rage room" experience, where customers unleash their inner beasts and smash objects to release stress and anger, or just satisfy an appetite for destruction. The rage room supplies rooms for smashing, protective gear for safety, and objects like dishes and TVs to dismantle with tools like hammers, baseball bats, and golf clubs.
Escape Room Brighton at 8143 Grand River Ave. offers 60-minute puzzling escape experiences. Rooms are decorated like an alien aircraft, a shipwreck island, an Aztec tomb, a fortune-teller's den, and a laboratory where the doctor has been murdered. The venue takes reservations for 2-8 people per room and sells gift cards.
Treating her to the big screen
New releases are playing at local movie theaters, in addition to classics that might be nostalgic for mom.
"Grease" is the word at both Emagine Hartland at 10495 Hartland Road and MJR Brighton Cinema 20 at 8200 Murphy Drive in Brighton. Both theaters are celebrating the anniversary of the 1978 musical romance with special screenings on Mother's Day and May 17.
Emagine Hartland is also showing "The Wizard of Oz" on Mother's Day.
The Historic Howell Theater at 315 E. Grand River Ave. will show " Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" and "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie" on Mother's Day.
Taking in nature together
Livingston County features hundreds of square miles of state, metro, county and local parks with hiking for outdoor exercise, boating, birdwatching, horseback riding and picnics.
State and metro parks include the following:
Mothers get free admission to the Howell Nature Center on Mother's Day, where you can explore a wildlife park and trails. The center at 1005 Triangle Lake Road in Marion Township will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission is $8 per adult and $6 per child. Infants two and under enter free.
— Contact reporter Jennifer Eberbach at jeberbach@livingstondaily.com.
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