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Bike Festival, First Library Cards and More in Birmingham This Weekend

There's plenty to do in and around Birmingham this weekend. Take a peek.

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Jazz at the Maple

Enjoy the Dave Lundin Jazz Trio as they play "Real Jazz for Real Jazz Lovers," Friday  at 6:30 p.m. at the Maple Theater. Listen to your favorite classic jazz numbers  performed by Dave Lundin, keyboard, Keith Malinowski, acoustic bass, and Karen Tomalis, drums. 

First Grade/First Card Library Event 

First grade students can sign up for their first library card at the Baldwin Public Library from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Just in time for the school year, students entering first grade will learn about having their very own library card, what the library has to offer, and then receive a special gift from the Friends of the Baldwin Public Library.

Make Your Own Soap

Use three different techniques with a high quality, pre-made vegetable glycerin soap base to create a tie-dyed soap, an oatmeal soap and a layered soap Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Community House in Birmingham. Trish Herndon has been making Melt and Pour, Cold Process and Hot Process Soap since 2005 and is a member of the Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetic Guild. A $10 materials fee is due to the instructor. To register call The Community House at 248.644.5832 or visit TCH online at www.tchserves.org

Birmingham Bike Festival

Hundreds of cyclists from around the state are about to converge on downtown Birmingham for the Third Annual Birmingham Bike Festival on Sunday. The local event will have broader meaning this year as host of the the 2013 and 2014 Michigan State Criterium Championship for men. The single-day race, starts at 8 a.m. and takes riders through the heart of the city. Not a rider? No problem, spectators are encouraged. 

This story was updated to reflect that racing starts at 8 a.m.

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