Do you find people crashing around inside metal suits while throwing pointed objects about entertaining, or, dare I even say, slightly erotic? [ED: Dial it back there, girlie, this is a FAMILY EVENT.] Then go check out this live event at the DIA, in the fabled Great Hall, surrounded by the DIA's collection of historic armor.
Detroit Institute of Arts
Great Hall
Great Hall
Fri, Jan 20: 7:45 pm
Sat, Jan 21: 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Sun, Jan. 22: 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
Why armor? Who wore it and why are there so many different types? Join us for a step back in time with the Michigan Entertainment Renaissance Curiosities Society (MERCS), a live-steel fight group employing period clothing and weaponry to offer a lively glimpse of arms and armor in the Renaissance.