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Children's concert Saturday
The Swingset Mamas, a nation-
ally known music group that won
a 2011 Parent Choice Award, will
appear in concert at 1:30 and
again at 3 p.m. Jan. 19 at the
Northville High School auditori-
um, 45700 Six Mile Road in
Northville.
Tickets can be purchased at
Thornton Creek Elementary,
46180NineMileRoad inNovi and
information is available online at
acauseforpley@gmail.com.
Every ticket purchased will
include a $6 gift certificate from
GoodyTwoShoes ofNorthville.
Flu shots available
TheWayne County Department
of Public Health has lowered the
price of flu vaccinations to $5 for
the duration of flu season.
Medicare Part B and Medicaid
are accepted and eligible young-
sters are also covered under the
Vaccine for Childrenprogram.
For more information, contact
the Wayne County Department of
Public Health, 33030 Van Born
Road in Wayne, at (734) 727-7000
or (734) 727-7100.
Theater auditions are Sunday
The Plymouth Community Arts
Council will host open auditions
for the youth theater group,
Plymouth Uptown Players (PUPS)
from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20. If
actors cannot audition on Sunday,
they may call (734) 416-4278 to
make other arrangements.
Children in kindergarten
through second grade should
arrive between 1 and 1:45; audi-
tions for third to fifth grades will
take place from 2 until 2:45 and
tryouts for sixth through eighth
grade students will take place
from3:30 until 5 p.m.
Actors should come with a
short monologue (one minute or
less) to read for their audition.
The director will also have pieces
to read. Everyone who auditions
will have a part in the play.
The cost is $150 per actor, with
a 10 percent discount for addi-
tional siblings registered for the
same season. An arts council
membership is also required.
Registration forms, medical
and photo releases and complete
season rehearsal schedulemay be
found a www.plymoutharts.com.
The arts council building is locat-
ed at 774 N.Sheldon Road in
Plymouth.
Rehearsals take place Sunday
afternoons through the April per-
formance day.
The Winter 2013 season will be
directed by staff from Northville's
TippingPointeTheatre.
Vintage electronics on display
The Michigan Antique Radio
Club will sponsor a Vintage
Electronics Expo and sale from 9
a.m. until 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at the
Costick Activity Center in
Farmington. The Costick Center is
located at 28600 West 11 Mile
Road between Middlebelt and
Inkster roads.
This is a road show for col-
lectible electronics. There will be
free appraisals and well as
sources for repair and restoration
of vintage radios. Antique radio
sets and electronics items includ-
ing partswill be on sale.
General admission is $5 for
adults and children younger than
14 are admitted at no cost.
For more information, contact
John Reinicke (248) 626-4895 or
Angela Shackleford, (248) 855-
8921.
Responses to invitation requested
The Inkster Chamber of
Commerce has requested
responses from local business
owners who plan to attend the
14th Annual Business community
Networking Mixer planned for 6-8
p.m. Jan. 22 at The Avenue
Banquet Hall. The event provides
an opportunity for business own-
ers to network with area vendors,
includes a membership recogni-
tion, music and a deluxe buffet
dinner.
Admission for chamber mem-
bers is $20 and $25 for non-mem-
bers. Vendor display tables are
free for members and will cost
non-members $15 to rent.
The Avenue Banquet Hall is
located at 27440 Michigan Ave. in
Inkster.
Reservations and fees can be
mailed to the Inkster Chamber of
Commerce, P.O. Box 596, Inkster,
MI, 48141.
Formore information, call (734)
552-1391.
Monarchs to be topic
Metamorphosis, the life story of
the Monarch Butterfly, will be the
topic at the 7 p.m. Jan. 16 meeting
of the Southeast Michigan
ButterflyAssociation (SEMBA).
There will be a film about the
beauty and design of butterflies
and a visit to the overwintering
grounds in Mexico of Monarch
butterflies. The meeting will take
place at Nankin Mills Nature
Center, 33175 Ann Arbor Trail,
Westland. Parking is available on
HinesDrive. or AnnArbor Trail.
There is a $3 fee for non-mem-
bers. For more information, call
(734) 326-0578 or www.sembabut-
terfly.com.
Ripple Effect plansmeeting
The Ripple Effect in Wayne
will host a Michigan Main Street
Community Visioning Session
from 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at Greater
Than Dreams Church, 35118 W.
MichiganAve. inWayne.
As part of the Michigan Main
Street Associate level benefits,
Organizational Specialist Brittney
Hoskziw will be facilitating the
discussion. Refreshments will be
served.
To register for the meeting,
email waynerippleeffect@gmail.
comor call (734) 740-0606
FreeGoogle seminar set
The Plymouth Downtown
Development Association and
Luna Tech 3D are planning a free
seminar and networking program
to Plymouth businesses entitled
'Grow Your Business Online with
Google' beginning at 7:45 a.m. Jan.
24 indowntownPlymouth.
The featured speaker will be
Ana Owczarak, from the Google
AdWords team in Ann Arbor who
will provide information about
Google's free and paid tools that
help business owners spread the
word about their business. Other
topics covered in the programwill
include: Google offers, Google
business photos, and optimizing
yourGoogle+ local listing.
Networking and breakfast
starts at 7:45 a.m.and the market-
ing program will begin promptly
at 8:20 a.m. and conclude at 9:30
a.m.
The program will take place at
Panache 447 Restaurant on Forest
Avenue. To register for the semi-
nar, go to http://lunatech3dply-
mouth. eventbrite.com. More
information is available at Luna
Tech 3D at (734) 260-1069 or email
atinfo@lunatech3d.com. The first
25 registrants will receive $100 in
freeAdWords advertising.
Students present Game Show
Ichthyology is the study of what
branch of animals? What musical
group first recorded Rock around
the Clock? Who composed The
Barber of Seville?
Think you can answer these
questions? Then maybe you
should audition for King of the
Mountain, the fictional TV game
show depicted in the Northville
High School Drama Club produc-
tion, Game Show. Tickets are $5
for the 7 p.m. shows Jan. 25 and 26.
A full-length comedy written
by Lew Riley, Game Show follows
the back stage and on-camera
adventures of the show staff
responsible for producing King of
theMountain.
General admission Game Show
tickets will be on sale at the
Northville High School Box Office
one hour prior to each perform-
ance.
For more information visit
www.nhstheatre.com.
Yoga classes offered
Adult Slow Flow Yoga for ages
18 and older will be offered by the
Plymouth
Recreation
Department.
The classes are multi-level and
designed to improve posture and
balance, develop body awareness,
increase strength and flexibility
and relieve stress. The class will
incorporate a gentle flow of move-
ment and breath with a focus on
form and body awareness. Each
class will end with a guided medi-
tation and relaxation.
Students should bring a yoga
mat, blanket (optional for end of
class relaxation) and wear com-
fortable clothing.
The class fee is $90 or $75 for
City of Plymouth residents.
Classes will be offered on both
Friday andWednesdaymornings.
For online registration,
detailed class information and a
full listing of all programs, visit
www.ci.plymouth.mi.us/recreation
[http://www.ci.plymouth.mi.us/ind
ex.aspx?NID=21] or call (734)455-
6620.