Here are 5 things Victor Martinez can do in Detroit over the next 4 years
5 Things V-Mart can do in Detroit in the next 4 years

On Friday, the Tigers officially struck a deal with designated hitter and 2014 MVP candidate Victor Martinez, keeping the slugger in Motown for another four years. Now that he knows he's not going anywhere, here are a few things he can do in the great city of Detroit:
1. Catch a film at the Redford Theatre
Does V-Mart like movies? Answer: Everyone likes movies. Luckily, Detroit is home to the Redford Theatre, in continuous operation since 1928. The offerings are mostly classics, and silent films are accompanied by an in-house pipe organ.
Bonus for his son, little Victor: Cheap concessions, beautiful fairy tale décor, including a starry night sky on the theatre's ceiling.
2. Volunteer with the Heidelberg Project
So maybe sitting in the dark listening to an organ isn't everyone's idea of a great time. That's OK, Victor can volunteer with the Heidelberg Project instead. Begun by Detroit artist Tyree Guyton in 1986, the project has evolved into a massive public art piece on, you guessed it, Heidelberg St. Volunteers join the artist in transforming neighborhood detritus into colorful, exciting art objects:
Bonus for little Victor: Getting to paint on the walls of houses without getting in trouble.
3. Go feather bowling at the Cadieux Café
The Cadieux Café in Detroit is the only place in America that hosts a feather bowling night. This bizarre Belgian sport is a little like bocce, but instead of rolling round spheres toward a smaller sphere, you roll cheese-shaped balls toward a feather. Belgians had time to kill on their farms, apparently.
True skill at feather bowling requires a great deal of patience, which should suit V-Mart perfectly:
Bonus for little Victor: It's always fun to throw things.
4. Join le Marche du Nain Rouge
Nain Rouge is French for "red dwarf," but we're not talking about low-mass stars, old sci-fi shows, or this guy. No, according to legend, the Nain Rouge is a little red imp that has haunted the city ever since its founding in 1701. The appearance of the Nain Rouge is said to presage great catastrophe. Of course, the best way to make sure it leaves the city alone is to confuse it by dressing up like it and having a parade:
Surely Victor would love to grab some horns and join in.
Bonus for little Victor: Costumes!
5. Eat a coney dog or a paczki
New York and Chicago have their pizza, San Francisco has its burritos and Seattle has its rain sandwiches or whatever. But Detroit has its delicacies too! After Victor is done watching movies and very literally painting the town red, he can get a Coney dog, as served at franchise Coney Island restaurants throughout the city. For those of you unfortunate enough to grow up outside of the Great Lakes State, this is a Coney dog:
But he'll have to choose between Lafayette Coney Island and American Coney Island, and that choice has been known to tear families apart.
And if it's Fat Thursday (or even if it's not), he can visit Hamtramck, the center of the Detroit-area Polish community to celebrate Paczki Day. What's a paczki?, you ask, correctly pronouncing it "poonch-key." Does this answer your question?
Bonus for little Victor: You can see these paczki, right?
Honorable Mentions: Buy a book at John K. King's, see Diego Rivera's famous Detroit Industry fresco at the DIA, fly kites on Belle Isle, visit the Motown Museum