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November 13, 2014
Tree Lighting planned
This year, the Main Street Boulevard
Tree Lighting and Salvation Army Red
Kettle Kick Off ceremony sponsored by
the Plymouth Downtown Development
Authority will take place tomorrow, Nov.
14. This will be the fifth year for the event,
which draws hundreds of people to down-
town Plymouth for the short ceremony in
which the trees on the boulevard are illu-
minated to kick-off the holiday season,
and the Plymouth Salvation Army Red
Kettle drive.
The DDA also collects non-perishable
food for the Salvation Army pantry, which
will give out a small gift to the first 100
people who come to the event. Many local
merchants donate DDA gift certificates,
which are used in drawings for those who
donate non-perishable food and toys to the
SalvationArmy.
For more information or to donate con-
tact Tony Bruscato, director, Plymouth
Downtown Development Authority, 831
Penniman, Plymouth, (734) 455-1453 or
(734) 891-6485
Library sells used books
The Friends of the William P. Faust
Public Library of Westland, 6123 Central
City Parkway have planned theNovember
used book sale from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Nov. 14 and 15 and from noon until 3 p.m.
Nov. 16.
Sunday is also the bag sale when a
medium size bag of books will cost $4.
Bags will be for sale for $2. Hard cover
books are priced at $1 and hard cover fic-
tionwill be priced at buy one, get one free.
There will be a large selection of books
from 1800-1940s at this sale and a large
selection of children's books.
For more information, call (734)326-
6123
Judge is luncheon speaker
Judge Tina Brooks Green of the 34th
District Court inRomuluswill be the guest
speaker at the Greater Romulus Chamber
of Commerce business luncheon begin-
ning with registration at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 18
at theDetroitMarriott Hotel. The program
will begin at noon.
Organizers said that seating is limited
and reservations should be made no later
than Nov. 14. The cost is $20 for chamber
members and $25 for non members. For
more information or reservations, call
(734) 893-0694.
Dinner with Franklin and Eleanor served
Audiences can commemorate Veterans
Day by going back to 1944 and interacting
with seasoned actors portraying Franklin
and Eleanor Roosevelt beginning at 6:30
p.m. Nov. 14 at Genitti's Hole in the Wall
restaurant
The dinner is a fundraiser for Mill
Race Village and during the dinner, visi-
tors will learn about the Roosevelt family,
their rise in politics and their relationship
to eachother.
Genitti's is located at 108 E. Main,
Northville and the doors will open at 6:30
p.m. and the family style Italian dinner
will be served at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $45
per person and reservations can be made
at the Cady Inn at Mill Race Village, 215
Griswold, Northville. For information, call
(248) 348-1845 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Monday through Friday or Genitti's Hole-
in-the-Wall (248) 349-0522
4-HLiteracy Day set
Wayne County 4-H will host a Literacy
Day at the Romulus Community Library
from1-4 p.m. Nov. 15.
4-Hmembers and volunteers will host a
day of Pre-K-6th grade-level reading sta-
tion, literacy activities and book give-
aways.
For more information contact Milaina
Macklin, 4-H Program Coordinator, (734)
720-7689 ext. 112.
WayneHistorical Societymeets
TheWayne Historical Society will meet
at 7:30 tonight at the Wayne Historical
Museum, OneTownSquare.
Jo Johnson will be speaking about The
Wayne County General Hospital and
Infirmary, known as Eloise. The meeting
is open to the public at no charge.
For more information, phone (313) 605-
0821.
Bargains toBounty programoffered
Jolyn Felten of BargainstoBounty.com
will present a program on couponing at
the Romulus Community Library. She will
teach audience members how to save
money using coupons and how to get the
most bang for a buck this holiday season.
This event will begin at 2 p.m. Nov. 22.
Call the library at (734) 942-7589 to signup.
Holiday Art Sale set
The Plymouth Community Arts Council
has planned the Annual Art Sale from 10
a.m. until 3 p.m. Nov. 22.
The sale will include giftable art work
by local artists for everyone including
hand illustrated ornaments, felted mit-
tens, artists card packs, pieces form the
Western Michigan University Ceramics
Guild, fused glass, gift certificates, original
handmade jewelry, photographs, hand
printed gift boxes, a bake sale andmore.
The arts council is located at 774 North
SheldonRoad inPlymouth.
Art House exhibits set
The Northville Art House will present
the 2014 International Mosaic Exhibit and
Auction which includes a collection of 141
mosaic artworks from artists representing
13 countries.
The works are an example of the
diverse creativity in this again-burgeoning
art form. The work may be viewed at the
Art House and is available for bid in an
auction benefitting Doctors Without
Borders at the online auction website:
http://www.BiddingForGood.com/ DWB-
MSFNov. 22 through 5 p.m. Dec. 6.
Showcased in the lower level of the Art
House is The Art of Light, the theme of the
Northville Camera Club which is the
largest event of the year for the club.
Members are invited to participate in this
show and it's the one time of year that
their local photographic talent can be
seen in one place.
This exhibit will continue throughout
November and December in the lower
level gallery at theNorthvilleArtHouse.
Turkey Trot set inCanton
The 12th Annual Turkey Trot will take
place inCantonTownship onNov. 27.
The event is a fundraiser to help fight
epilepsy. All participants who register by
Nov. 10 are guaranteed an official event T-
shirt.
Registration is available online; as a
walk-in at the Canton Sports Center, 46555
W. Michigan Ave. Canton, or by telephone,
(734) 483-5600, ext. 0.
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Tickets are now on sale for the
Spotlight Players performances of
Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling, at
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill
planned for 8 p.m. Nov. 14 and 15 and
Nov. 21 and 22, with special matinees
at 2 p.m. Nov. 16 and 23.
Set in Truvy's beauty salon in
Chinquapin, Louisiana, all the ladies
who are anybody come in to have their
hair done and the fun begins. The play
follows six southern bells through
laughter and tears that will touch the
hearts of audiences.
The production continues for two
hourswitha 15-minute intermission.
House doors open a half hour prior
to the showand it is general seating.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for
seniors and children. They can be pur-
chased by calling The Village Theater
box office at (734) 394-5300 or by
ttp://www.spotlightplayersmi.org.
Tickets are also available for purchase
at the box office one hour prior to show
time. The Village Theater is located at
50400CherryHill inCanton.
For more information, visit
www.cantonvillagetheater.org or call
(734) 394-5300.
Steel Magnolias on stage
Meagan Snavely of Novi, left, Laura Kitzman of Canton, Lauren Megan McCarthy
of Canton. Julie Landry of Novi, Maggie Savage of W. Bloomfield and Marian
Busa of Canton are ready for the Spotlight Players production of Steel Magnolias.