Free Trips Free Things To Do 55

This week's 55 Free Trips are going to cover some ground, so put on your cruising shoes and let's go... a special children's treat from the Youtheatre, coming to Lakeside Mall, Oct. 20-24 with Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Pigs at various times throughout the day. Another treat is the Annual Chrysanthemum Show at Southland Center, Taylor, on the 16th and 17th. There is also a Harmonica Convention coming up on Oct. 21-23 at the Ramada Inn in Southfield with seminars and special performances (272-6716).

The Free Flicks are still coming with Gulliver's Travels at the Downtown Library on the 19th at 2 pm; One Eyed Jack shows at the Macomb County Community College South Campus on the 20th and 21st at 8 pm and 12:30 pm respectively in K Bldg., and The Scarlet Pimpernell is at the Royal Oak Public Library Sound Film Series on the 21st at 6:30 pm. Also in Royal Oak, the Klein-Vogel Gallery has 19th & 20th Century Paintings and Drawings; exhibits continuing elsewhere are: The Peaceable Kingdom and Work In Progress: Part II at the Art Institute, Sam Karres at the AAA Gallery, and Arlene Voelker's acrylics at the Robert Thom Gallery in Birmingham. Another display is that of new automobiles at the General Motors World Headquarters, Grand Blvd. and Second.

There continue to be free discussions at the Hershelf Bookstore in Highland Park with Socialism and Feminism on the 17th at 5:15 pm; Radical Lesbianism on the 18th at 8 pm; Bioenergetics on the 20th at 8 pm and Anemia in Women on the 21st at 8 pm.

There is more fall fun at area Cider Mills, so load up in the car and check 'em out for some fresh Michigan apple cider: Blake's in Armada, 784-5343;Clore's in Brighton, 227-4971 ; Diehl's in Holly, 634-8981; Foreman's Cider Barrel in Northville, 349-1256; Franklin's in Franklin, 626-2968; Historytown in Brighton, 546-S782; Huron Farms in Dexter, 426-3910; Hy's in Romeo, 798-8843; Keatington in Lake Orion, 391-2811; Paint Creek, between Rochester and Lake Orion, 651-8361 ; Parmenter's in Northville, 349-3181; Saline's in Saline, 429-9085; Sergeant's Fruit Farm in Rochester, 651-3777; South Huron in New Boston, 753-9380; Torn Walker's Grist Mill in Fenton, 629-9079; Weirer's in Monroe, 241-2781; Wiard's in Ypsilanti, 482-7744; and Yate's in Rochester, 651-8300.

There are quite a few other facilities around to tour also: Detroit Metro Water Dept., 371-2525; Henry Ford's Rouge Plant, 322-0034; GM's Tech Center, 575-0034; Stroh 's Brewery, 961-5840; Hiram Walker's Distilery in Windsor, 254-5171; Vernor's, 833-8500 , Krunchee Potato Chips, 933-2505, Detroit Free Press, 222-6888; and The Detroit Sun, 961-3555.

More fall fun for the out-of-doors includes Detroit's own beautiful Belle Isle with the October Flower Show at the Conservatory, the flashy fish at the Aquarium, the old boat replicas at the Great Lakes Museum and the many slides, swings and teetertotters. There are also the Metroparks Nature Centers and Trails to follow at Kensington, Stoney Creek and Oakwood, or a simple stroll around the Arboretum in Ann Arbor or the beautiful Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills.