Children'sworkshops planned
The Belleville Area Museum
will offer Children's Christmas
Ornament Workshops and photos
with Santa at noon, 1:15 and 2:30
p.m. onSaturdayDec. 16.
Reservations are strongly
encouraged and required for
groups. The cost is $2 per child.
The Belleville Area Museum,
serving the communities of
Belleville, Sumpter and Van
Buren, is located at 405Main St. in
Belleville.
For reservations or informa-
tion, call the museum at (734) 697-
1944
or
email
.
UltimateChristmas Showon stage
Inspire Theatre will present
The Ultimate Christmas Show at
7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 and 16 at the
Westland Center for the Arts,
33455WarrenRoad inWestland.
Amatinee is planned for 3 p.m.
Dec. 17.
The Ultimate Christmas Show
takes place at St. Everybody'sNon-
Denominational Universalist
Church where all faiths are wel-
come.
There's a problem with the
show, however: none of the acts
scheduled to perform have
arrived, so the three members of
the organizing committee are
pressed into service to perform
the entire variety show and
Christmas pageant by themselves.
The production is an out-
landish trip through the holiday
season that will have audiences
crying from laughter, according to
the cast.
For tickets, or information, call
(734) 751-7057 or access inspirethe-
atre.ticketleap.com.
History of Wayne is topic
John Mills, vice-president of
the Wayne Historical Society, will
discuss the history and back-
ground of Wayne during a 7 p.m.
meeting tonight, Dec. 14 at the
museum.
He will discuss how political
boundaries were carved out and
share a new program to help
members showpride inWayne.
The museum is located at One
TowneSquare inWayne.
Holiday Pops concert set
The Michigan Philharmonic
Orchestra will present the annual
yuletide musical celebration,
Holiday Pops with the Phil from6-
8 p.m. tonight, Dec. 14 at the Penn
Theatre inPlymouth.
The theater is located at 760
Penniman
in
downtown
Plymouth.
Tickets are priced from $10-
$30. For information or to pur-
chase tickets, call (734) 451-2112 or
.
Church hosts dinner
Gethsemane
Missionary
Baptist Church will host the
Annual Christmas Community
Dinner from 3-6 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 16.
The church is located at 29066
EtonSt. inWestland.
Formore information, call (734)
721-2557.
The event is open to the public.
Senior BookClubmeets
The Senior Book Club will
meet at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 19 at the
Romulus Senior Center.
Adults 55 are welcome to join
the free sessions.
Copies of the books for discus-
sion include Rules of Civility by
Amor Towles and Mrs. Tom
Thumb byMelanieBenjamin.
Both books are available at the
Romulus Public Library, 11121
WayneRoad.
Formore information, call (734)
942-7589.
Adult yoga classes offered
The City of Plymouth
Recreation Department will offer
an Adult Slow Flow Yoga class
from 6:30-7:45 p.m. Jan. 2 through
Feb. 20 or Jan. 4 throughFeb. 22 at
thePlymouthCultural Center.
This active, multi-level yoga
class is taught in a flow style for-
mat. The classes will incorporate
a flow of movement and breath,
with a focus on form and body
awareness. Each class will end
with a guided meditation and
relaxation.
Cost for this class is $89 for city
of Plymouth residents and $104 for
non-residents.
Registration can be found
online at
or by calling (734) 455-6620, from
11:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday.
Neuromovement class offered
The City of Plymouth
Recreation Department will offer
an eight-week Neuromovement®
class from 7:30-9 p.m. Jan. 4
through Feb. 22 from at the
PlymouthCultural Center.
The classes are designed to
eliminate aches, pains, and stiff-
ness and increase flexibility, both
physical andmental.
Neuromovement® is a holistic
approach to human functioning
and action, based on the under-
standing that movement is the lan-
guage of the brain. Cost for the
class is $133 for city of Plymouth
residents and $148 for non-resi-
dents.
Registration is available online
at
or by
calling (734) 455-6620, from 11:30
a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Butterfly Ball tickets on sale
Tickets for the Valentine's Day
tradition Butterfly Ball in Canton
are nowon sale.
The dance returns to the
Summit on the Park Feb. 9 and 10,
offering a unique experience and
plenty of special memories for
dads anddaughters.
The evening will include danc-
ing, refreshments, a special butter-
fly souvenir, and the highly antici-
pated- balloon drop that caps off
the festivities. Three dances are
scheduled this year, 6 p.m. Feb. 9
and 2 or 6 p.m. Feb. 10.
All three dances will in the
Summit Gymnasiumthis year.
Tickets are $11 for Canton resi-
dents and $14 for non-residents.
All ticket sales will end Feb. 1.
Dads and daughters, regardless of
age, are required to purchase a
ticket to attend. This annual event
has sold out in the past, so early
ticket purchase is advised.
Formore information, call (734)
394-5460.
Pet CPR classes offered
Huron Valley Ambulance
(HVA) is hosting a pet CPR and
first aid training at the Plymouth
headquarters at 1260 Goldsmith
from6:30-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5.
The class and training are free
and will explain how to care for
pets in the event of an emergency.
All ages arewelcome. Students
must register in advance at
82164
MiniatureMasterpieces performed
The Michigan Philharmonic
will perform chamber ensemble
music performed by 14 players
during
the
Miniature
Masterpieces concert set for 2 p.m.
Jan. 22 at St. John's Chapel in
Plymouth.
The chapel is located at 574 S
SheldonRoad inPlymouth.
For information or to purchase
tickets, call (734) 451-2112 or
.
Schools host open house
Wayne Memorial High School
will be hosting an 8th grade parent
night at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb.
6, at the Wayne Memorial High
School Stockmeyer Auditorium,
3001FourthSt.,Wayne.
This evening is for current
eighth-grade students and their
families or families interested in
more information about Wayne
Memorial High School for the
2018-2019 school year. Students do
not have to be currently attending
a Wayne-Westland Community
School to participate in this event.
Topics covered will include:
scheduling, graduation require-
ments, testing out requirements,
direct college courses, AP courses,
extra-curricular activities, and
much more. All are welcome to
attend, and questions are encour-
aged.
Parking is available in the
Glenwood Street parking lot, and
guests should enter through the
front of the auditorium. For ques-
tions, please contact the Wayne
Memorial counseling department
at (734) 419-2215.
Rock, Pop&Soul performed
The Michigan Philharmonic
Orchestra will perform a
Valentines themed concert at 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at the
Village Theater in Canton
Township.
The music featured will be
fromthe 70s and 80s .
The Village Theater is located
at 50400 Cherry Hill Road in
Canton.
For information or to purchase
tickets, call (734) 451-2112 or
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gling but are bouncing back,”
he said. The residents of those
communities are staying
together and coming back, and
he wants to be part of that
process, he added.
“My parents come from a
background of India, and I am
trying to make a better life for
them. And over the years it
transitioned to I want to help
my community. Wayne is like
my family, and I want to help
others,” he said.
Patel said he wasn't always
so community-minded. But
after some self-reflection and
some talks with his
Champions mentor and
English teacher Kevin English
and with one of the founders
of the Champions program,
Bill Gray, he became engaged
inhis school and community.
“We have students that are
struggling in our community
and what are we and what am
I doing about this? I didn't
want to leave that question
hanging inmymind.”
He said that is when he
realized how valuable the
Champions program is to stu-
dents.
“There is nothing better
than helping others. It has
changed my outlook on life,”
he said.
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