We skipped the Butterbeer for the real thing, but still Potted our Potter in the D!

My best friend took me on a bit of a gal date this weekend into Detroit to see Potted Potter (For those of you who don't know, it's a 2-Man Harry Potter themed parody show: All 7 books in 70 minutes!). It was a terrific show! We ran into a tiny snag when we arrived to find a couple of floozies had stolen our seats!?! Anyway, the theater provided us with seats in the row behind where we should have been, so all was not lost...albeit a bit further from the center. You know, the show must go on! And I'm glad it did! It was great! We laughed the whole time and even played a spot of 'Quidditch,' well an interpretive version at least involving a couple of hoops, a beach ball, a human snitch, and two pretty enthusiastic audience volunteers (portraying the Seekers or each team). After leaving the show, sides still aching, we actually ran into the shows production manager on the sidewalk outside the theater. He generously gave us each a free program from the show to make up for our seat mishap! I'd definitely recommend this show for anyone who calls themselves a Potter Fan (all ages, young and old)!!  Be sure to check out their website here for information on shows near you! 

            And…because we’re a couple of gals who love good beer, we sandwiched our Harry Potter experience between two breweries!  We started off our evening with a few beers and dinner at Motor City Brewing Works.  The beers we sampled were all really good!  I especially liked the Honey Porter and the Hard Cider, although the Ghettoblaster was also pretty tasty!  For dinner: Baked Crab Dip and a Roasted Pear & Fig Pizza, which was AMAZING!  Motor City has a pretty limited food menu (mostly pizzas and a few additional snack/appetizer items), but everything we watched come out of the ‘kitchen’ area looked delicious!  If you’re in the Detroit area, definitely check it out!  I even brought a growler of the Honey Porter home for later!  And, if my boyfriend’s lucky, I might even share a bit!  After the show we checked out Atwater Brewery.  They don’t have a separate taproom, so you actually go straight into the brewery where there’s a small bar and a couple of long tables set up.  You get to taste and sample the beers right in the middle of where all the magic happens!  I tried the Mai Bock, which was a golden colored beer with a nice smooth flavor, perfect for Spring sipping!  Allison had the Decadent Dark Chocolate Ale.  The name pretty much sums up the taste: DECADENT!  And of course we couldn’t leave without trying one of our favorites straight from the source: the Vanilla Java Porter!  YUM!!!       

            After that adventure we headed back to our hotel to try our luck on the Slots (we stayed at one of the Casino Hotels down town: the MotorCity Casino).  We both lost a few bucks, but definitely made it out in better shape than the guy throwing 100-dollar bills on the roulette table…ouch!  After playing my luck with a whopping $10.00, I took my ticket and cashed out at $0.30!  Whomp, whomp!  I really don’t understand how people can enjoy gambling so much!  These machines didn’t even have handles to pull!  …and, isn’t that the best part!  Ah well, we definitely got our money’s worth from the people watching!  But when we bored of that, we retreated to our room to discover what type of gem was on the Lifetime channel! 

             We made a pit stop at the Tanger Outlets in Howell for some impromptu shopping and took another mini-break in East Lansing for some Bubble Tea!  Overall, I’d say it was a pretty successful weekend!  Now, tomorrow…back to work and the muggle world!