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Living the Sweet Life with Terry McMillan
November 20, 2012·By BLAC Editorial
o matter who you are – rich or poor, young or old, thin or thick – happiness can be tough to find sometimes. Life hands all of us lemons, and it’s up to us to make that lemonade. Join award-winning auth
November 20, 2012
o matter who you are – rich or poor, young or old, thin or thick – happiness can be tough to find sometimes. Life hands all of us lemons, and it’s up to us to make that lemonade. Join award-winning author Terry McMillan (“Waiting to Exhale,” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back,” and the recent hit “Getting to Happy”) as she serves up her recipe for creating a sweet life no matter your circumstances.
Thursday, Nov. 1
MGM Grand Detroit
1777 Third St., Detroit
7 p.m. (Cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception starts at 6 p.m.)
General admission tickets (includes cocktail reception): $35.
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