Good morning, Southfield.

Southfield will host its annual tree lighting ceremony on Dec 2 at the Southfield Municipal Campus — 26000 Evergreen Road where Santa and the A&T High School marching band will perform and light a tree.

Lathrup Village will host its Winter Festival with tree lighting on Dec 5 at City Hall — 27400 Southfield Road that offers cookie decorating, holiday crafts and photos with Santa.

Southfield and Lathrup Village now feature new murals from the Detroit Institute of Arts' Partners in Public Art program.

Southfield’s goldfinch mural by Bakpak Durden at the Arts and Activities Building was unveiled on Oct 27 + Lathrup Village’s colorful tree mural by Andrea Slomczenski on City Hall was unveiled on Nov 13.

This Thanksgiving weekend, theaters in metro Detroit, Lansing and Grand Rapids are showing films like Zootopia 2 and the musical Wicked: For Good — which stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande — alongside premieres such as Wildcats and Eternity, with showings running through Sunday, Nov. 30. Additional titles include classic holiday films and family-friendly options to meet varied tastes.

AAA reported that gas prices in Michigan rose 9 cents to $3.11 per gallon, making a full 15-gallon tank cost about $46 ahead of Thanksgiving travel.

The organization said its Tow to Go program will be available from Wednesday 6 p.m. to Dec. 1 6 a.m.—a move to help keep impaired drivers off the road.

Gas prices in Michigan jumped 9 cents last week as regular unleaded reached an average of $3.11 per gallon while Metro Detroit drivers paid $3.06 per gallon—1 cent more than last week and 3 cents less than a year ago.

Michigan Veterans Career Fair

9 AM – 3 PM — Radisson Hotel Southfield-Detroit — Free admission — Connect with hiring employers in the Detroit area and explore job opportunities across various industries.