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August 4, 2016
Calendar of events
Romulus concerts continue
The Romulus Downtown Development
Authority (DDA) will continue the free
summer music series, "Sounds in
Downtown", at the Romulus Historical
Park from 7-9:30 p.m. the second and
fourth Fridays in July, and every Friday in
August.
The Romulus Historical Park is located
at 11147 Hunt St. In addition to the music,
there will be family activities, vendors,
concessions and refreshments available
for purchase. Attendees should bring their
own lawn chair or blanket to watch the
show.
Performers include:
Aug. 12: Rustbelt Revival - Folk/Rock
Aug.19: Remedy - RockingCountry
Aug. 26: Infinity andBeyond
- JourneyTribute
Concerts will take place rain or shine,
except in the case of lightning.
The Sounds in Downtown series is
sponsored by the Romulus Downtown
Development Authority, Romulus Arts
Council, City of Romulus, Magic
Productions and other community spon-
sors.
For more information about Sounds in
Downtown or the Arts Council, visit
,
or
call theRomulusDDAat (734) 955-4533.
Canton concerts continue
The popular Thursday Night Concert
Series returns to Canton at the Heritage
Park Amphitheater every Thursday
evening from7:30 - 9 p.m. throughAug. 11.
Crusin' Custom Coneys, Good Humor
and Awesome Bounce will also be on
hand. The concert series is sponsored in
part by Community Financial Credit
Union and Twisted Rooster. Participants
are encouraged to bring blankets or fold-
ing chairs and enjoy the concerts on the
amphitheater lawn.
Aug. 4: WeekendComeback
- Hits fromthe 60s to today
Aug. 11: All Directions
- Blues, ClassicMotown andR&B
Concerts areweather-permitting.
St. Mary enrollment under way
St. Mary Catholic School offers pre-
school through 8th grade education and is
currently enrolling students for the 2016-
17 school year. Walk-in tours are available
from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tuesdays during
August.
The school is located at 34516 W.
Michigan Ave. in Wayne. St. Mary offers
qualified teachers and an academic pro-
gram to Catholic and non-Catholic stu-
dents in a diverse environment. It also
provides enrichment programs beyond
the basic curriculum such as C.Y.O. sports,
Academic Olympics, Spelling Bees,
Student Council, children's vocal and bell
choir, band, Scouting program, and before
and after school care. St. Mary is fully
accredited and it scores consistently
above average nationwide on the Iowa
StandardizedTest.
For more information, call (734)721-
1240 or visit StMarySchoolWayne.org.
Diamond nominees sought
The Commission on Aging and Wayne
Senior Services Office are once again
looking for help in finding the Diamond of
theCommunity.
This program recognizes a Wayne resi-
dent, 70 or older, who still continues to vol-
unteer in helping make Wayne a great
community in which to live. Nomination
forms are available at Wayne City Hall,
Wayne Library and Wayne Senior
Services/HYPE Recreation Center. They
must be completed and returned to the
Senior Services OfficeThe resident select-
ed as the Diamond of the Community will
be the guest of honor at a dinner Sept. 20,
receive $75, a beautiful plaque and be pre-
sented with an official resolution from the
city acknowledging their contributions.
The award program will be sponsored,
again this year, byWayneDairyQueen.
Information regarding the presentation
dinner and tickets will be released follow-
ing the selection of the Diamond of the
Community recipient for this year.
For more information, contact Wayne
Senior Services, (734) 721-7460 or
Office hours are 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday,Wednesday andThursday.
Wednesday concerts announced
Music In The Park, a 32-year "Summer
Wednesday at Noon" traditionwill be host-
ed again this year by the Plymouth
CommunityArts Council.
Concertswill continue throughAug. 24.
The 10-week concert series is free to
the public and made possible through the
generosity of community business and
organization sponsors. The schedule this
year includes:
Aug. 10 - Gemini
Aug. 17 - BarbaraBaileyHutchinson
Aug. 24 - Joel Tacey's Tip Top
Entertainment
Belleville concerts planned
The Belleville Area Art Council Music
Lakeside concert is set for 7 tonight at
Horizon Park on High Street in Belleville.
The concerts usually last about 2 hours,
organizers said, and in the case of
inclement weather, the event is moved to
theBellevilleUnitedMethodist Church on
Roys Street, right across the street from
the park.
There are a limited number of picnic
tables/benches at the park, organizers said
they strongly encourage folks to bring
chairs or blankets for seating. Food and
non-alcoholic drinks are welcome. As the
concerts take place in a city park, alcohol
is prohibited. Local restaurants will be on
hand selling a special menu of food,
drinks and frozen gelato during the per-
formances.
More information is available at
The scheduled season performances
include:
Aug. 4 Jill Jack (rock/folk)
Aug. 11 BigRay and the
Motor CityKings (rock/blue)
Aug. 18 NO SHOW DUE TO THE TASTE
OFBELLEVILLE
Aug. 25 DigAPhony (Beatles tribute)
Shakespeare Festival inCanton
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is
once again teaming up with the Michigan
Shakespeare Festival to bring several spe-
cial performances toCanton this summer.
Until Aug. 14, the Michigan
Shakespeare Festival will present its 2016
Season lineup at The Village Theater at
Cherry Hill, located at 50400 Cherry Hill
Road. Performances will include: William
Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and "King
Richard II," along with Karen Tarjan's
"TheKiller Angels," all featuring respected
andprofessional EquityActors.
Tickets are now available at
tonvillagetheater.org or by phone at
(734)394-5300.
Cardboard boats to race
The Third Annual Cardboard Boat
Race is scheduled to take place beginning
at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Summit
on theParkAquaticCenter.
Participants are encouraged to use cre-
ative teamwork to build a boat using only
cardboard and duct tape prior to the
event. Boats should be less than 5.5 feet
wide by 10 feet long. Cardboard boats
must be built at home and then transport-
ed to the Summit to compete. Paddleswill
be provided for participants and boats can
be racedby one or two individuals.
Assistance finding cardboard material
is available by phoning (734) 394-5467.The
entry fee for this event is $10 for Summit
members, $15 for Canton residents, and
$20 for non-residents.
Registration for the Cardboard Boat
Race can be accomplished in person at
the Summit or online at
thepark.org.
The Summit on the Park is located at
46000 Summit Parkway, Canton. For more
information about this and other upcom-
ing events at the Summit, visit
-
mitonthepark.org
Roamin' Chrome inRomulus
Romulus VFWPost 9568 and the City of
Romulus Veterans Outreach Committee
are holding a Roamin' Chrome charity
poker run. All motorcycles, classic cars
and hot rods are welcome. Registration
will start at 10 a.m. Aug 6. at Blue Sky Ice
Cream and Hamburgers located at 15155
HuronRiverDr.
Registration is $20 per driver and $10
per passenger if pre-registered at
Romulus City Hall or Department of
Public Works or $30 per driver for those
that register the day-of.
Some of the other stops for this event
are the Playoffs Bar, Wild Willy's, Time
Family Restaurant, AM Leather, Jets
Pizza, Romulus Auto and Walter's Bar &
Bowling Alley in partnership with Detroit
Radiator. Cash prizes are awarded for the
top three hands, and the worst hand. All
proceeds go to benefit local veterans.
Volunteers are needed to assist on the
day of the event.
To help, or for more information,
please call (734) 955-4577 or email
Committee Chairperson Robert
McCraight
at
rmccraight@ci.
romulus.mi.us.
Senior Picnic planned
The Inkster Commission on Aging
Annual Picnic is planned for 11:30 a.m.
until 2:30 p.m. Aug. 12 atWheatleyPark.
The event will take place rain or shine
and seniors must be registered in advance
for a boxed lunch. To register, call (313)
561-2382.
There will be a running man dance off
challenge, food, games and fellowship.
The park is located at Penn and Beech
Daly roads.
