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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Macomb County and sheriff's officials by the parents of the teen who was identified as the driver in the 2015 Stony Creek Metropark car crash that killed three teens.The ruling does not appear to resolve the claim by Jonathan Manolios' parents that he was not was the driver of the Jaguar that crashed into Stony Creek at the Washington Township park, killing him and two other teens and injuring two passengers.

Puppets go hip-hop when 5P1NoK10 hits the Detroit Institute of Arts for fly performances at 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday, July 13-15. The shows are free with admission - which also is free for Macomb, Oakland and Wayne residents. Call 313-833-7900 or visit dia.org.- Gary Graff

ART"Corners of My Life": Collage Art by Rose Marie Starke through July 13, Farmington Hills City Hall, 31555 W. 11 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, fhgov.com, 248-871-2509.2nd Annual Berkley Street Art Fest: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., July 14, downtown Berkley, chalk art contest, live music, murals, artisan and food vendors and places for children and adults to create art,

Construction is underway on a new BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse on Hall Road in Sterling Heights, on the outskirts of Lakeside Mall.It will fill the vacant Linens N' Things retail store on the north side of the mall, immediately east of Andiamo restaurant. Linens N' Things was demolished earlier this spring.

Few festival titles are more explanatory than the Metro Times' Pig & Whiskey, which will bring barbecue and booze to Ferndale for a ninth time Friday-Sunday, July 13-15, along with 19 musical performances and afterparties at the nearby Loving Touch. Visit pigandwhiskeyferndale.

There will be laughs x 3 in Royal Oak this weekend. "Saturday Night Live" alumnus Michael Che drops in Friday, July 13, at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St. Tickets are $25-$35. Call 248-399-2980 or visit royaloakmusictheatre.com. ... A few blocks away, comic veteran Jeff Horste is in residence through Saturday, July 14, at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, 310 S.

Some who know her say Maria Evola is an outstanding teenager.Now the 15-year-old Macomb Township resident has a tiara to prove it.Evola was crowned Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen on June 13 at the Frauenthal Center in Muskegon. She now hopes to take that title one step further by competing to become Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019 later this month.

The multicultural Concert of Colors enters its 26th year with five days of free events through Sunday, July 15, in Detroit's Cultural Center area, including performances by Buffy Sainte-Marie, the James Carter Organ Trio, the annual Don Was All-Star Revue, puppets, poetry, dance and more. Details are at

It's been 50 years since the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" was born, and the anniversary is being celebrated with the film's return. Check it out at metro area theaters including the Landmark Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak, the Farmington Civic Theater and Cinema Detroit. Details at

The Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee had heard all about the important role that Michigan plays in defense from the committee's newest member, Congressman Paul Mitchell (MI-10).But on Monday, Texas Congressman Mac Thornberry got to see it firsthand."I certainly did not appreciate the extent of the cutting edge defense technology that goes on here," said Thornberry, who accepted Mitchell's invitation to tour some of the state's most important military installations including Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township and the U.