Toddler Story Time available
The Romulus Public Library will host
Toddler Story time for those 0-4 years of age
for playtime, stories and crafts from 10:30-
11:30 a.m.Wednesdays throughMarch 28.
Older children can attend but must be
accompaniedby an adult.
Toddler Story Time is sponsored in part
by the Friends of the Romulus Public
Library.
The library is located at 11121 Wayne
Road in Romulus. For more information,
call (734) 942-7589.
Sundaymusic for seniors
Seniors can enjoy live music from vari-
ous bands from 2-5 p.m. every Sunday at
theVanBurenSenior Citizens Center.
There is no cost for the entertainment
and it is open to all senior citizens.
The Van Buren Senior Citizens Center is
located at 46425 Tyler Road in Van Buren
Township. For more information, phone
JimmyBaleja, (734) 223-4824.
ArtCrush tickets available
ArtCrush, a fundraising event to benefit
theNorthville Art House is planned from7-
10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at Cantoro Italian
Market.
Proceeds will be used to support the
mission of the Northville Art House to
bring art to the community through free
monthly exhibits, an artist store, adult and
children's art classes and workshops and
outreachprograms in the schools.
The evening will include appetizers and
an open bar along with a creative project
lead by Maria Latour, an art instructor at
the art house. There will be live music by
jazz andblues pianist JarrodChampion.
Tickets, priced at $60 per person, will be
on sale until Feb. 4 at the Northville Art
House store.
Sponsors of the event are The
Knickerbocker Group of Raymond James
andBandoni Creative, LLC.
Fireman's Ball tickets on sale
The Northville Township Firefighters
Charity Fund will host the 15th Annual
Fireman's Ball from 6 p.m. until midnight
Saturday, Feb. 17 at Laurel Manor, 39000
Schoolcraft Road inLivonia.
Tickets are priced at $100 per person
and include dinner, drinks, and dancing to
livemusic fromtheKillerFlamingos.
Therewill also be a raffle, silent and live
auctions during the evening.
To purchase tickets, become a sponsor
or to donate, contact (734) 219-3961 or visit
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Family Story Time begins
The Romulus Public Library will host
Family Story Time at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays
throughFeb. 15.
Story Time will include aspects of
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
Art and Math) depending on the weekly
theme.
The library is located at 11121 Wayne
Road in Romulus. For more information,
call (734) 942-7589.
Story Time is sponsored in part by the
Friends of theRomulus Library.
Spend an eveningwith 'Groucho'
The Village Theater will present “Frank
Ferrante in An Afternoon with Groucho” at
2 p.m. onSaturday, Feb. 3.
Award-winning actor/director/play-
wright Frank Ferrante recreates his PBS,
NewYork and London acclaimed portrayal
of legendary comedian Groucho Marx in
this fast-paced 90-minute show. The two-act
comedy consists of the best Groucho one-
liners, anecdotes and songs.
Tickets, priced at $35 for adults and $25
for youths and seniors, can be purchased,
and printed at home or held in will call,
anytime online at
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ater.org at no extra charge. The Village
Theater Box Office is open from 10 a.m.
until 2 p.m. weekdays. Tickets can also be
ordered by phone at (734) 394-5300 x3, with
a Visa or MasterCard between the hours of
10 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays. If tickets are avail-
able, they can also be purchased one hour
prior to programtime.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is
located at 50400CherryHill Road, Canton.
Genealogist to speak inBelleville
Renowned genealogist Tony Burroughs
will speak at the Ted Scott Campus of the
Wayne County Community College District
from12:30 until 2:30 p.m. Feb. 4.
Burroughs is the founder andCEOof the
Center for Black Genealogy and is an inter-
nationally known genealogist.
He taught genealogy at Chicago State
University for 15 years and has researched
Olympic Gold Medal sprint champion
Michael Johnson's family history. He has
consulted on the Rev. A Sharpton-Strom
Thurmond genealogy; the Oprah Winfrey
genealogy; African American Lives 2 and
The Real Family of Jesus. Burroughs also
consulted with the Chicago Public Schools,
New York Public Schools Chicago City
Colleges andAncestry.com.
The Ted Scott Campus is located at 9555
Haggerty Road in Belleville. The event is
part of the college Global Conversations
Speaker Series.
For more information, contact (313)496-
2634 or visit
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RomulusGardenClubmeets
Members of the Romulus Garden Club
have planned chat meetings for 6:30 p.m.
Feb 5 and again Feb. 19 at the Romulus
PublicLibrary.
The meetings are an opportunity for
members to talk with others about garden-
ing.
The Romulus Public Library is located
at 11121WayneRoad inRomulus.
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 requirements, testing out
requirements, direct college courses, AP
courses, extra-curricular activities, and
much more. All are welcome to attend, and
questions are encouraged.
Parking is available in the Glenwood
Street parking lot, and guests should enter
through the front of the auditorium. For
questions, please contact the Wayne
Memorial counseling department at (734)
419-2215.
CountryGardenClub tomeet
Members of the Country Garden Club of
Northville will meet at 11 a.m. Feb. 7 at
WardPresbyterianChurch (enter via door 6
or 7).
Meeting speaker will be Tracy Campbell
of English Gardens who will discuss
conifers.
There is no charge to attend themeeting
and guests arewelcome.
For more information, call Sheryl
Signorelli, (248) 202-1518).
Diabetesworkshops begin
Wayne Senior Services will offer a six-
week workshop, Diabetes PATH (Personal
Action Toward Health) which will take
place from 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays begin-
ningFeb. 7.
There will be a bonus session
Wednesday, March 21.
The free workshop is designed to pro-
vide skills and tools to help people living
with Type 2 diabetes and their support sys-
tem live a healthier life. It is an interactive
workshop presented by certified leaders.
Participants will learn how to manage
everyday activities by making an action
plan, avoid complications, balance blood
sugar, andmuchmore.
To register for the workshop, call (313)
586-5488 or visit beaumont.org/classes-
events.
Both the legal and diabetes workshop
will take place at the HYPE Recreation
Center, 4635HoweRoad inWayne.
Used book sale set
Friends of the Westland Library will
host a winter warm up book sale from 3-6
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 formembers only.
The sale will be open to the public from
10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Feb. 9 and 10 and from noon until 3 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 11. Sunday is also bag day
whenbuyers can fill a bagwithbooks for $4.
Specials at the sale include biographies
priced at three for $1 and hardcover adult
fictionbookswill be buy one, get one free.
The library is located at 6123 Central
City Pkway. inWestland. For more informa-
tion, call (734) 326-6123.
Artistic evening planned.
TheMichiganPhilharmonicwill present
“An Evening of Artistic Expression” begin-
ning at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9. The per-
formance will include vocalist Lonnie
Reed, guest artist for the Michigan
Philharmonic “Rock, Pop & Soul” concert.
“An Evening of Artistic Expression” will
take place at artist Tony Roko's Warehouse
Studio.
Reed will be performing an eclectic
selection, from classical works, to pop
songs, accompanied on piano by Maurice
Draughn, principal harpist with the
MichiganPhilharmonic
Roko was named Detroit's Best Fine
Artist for three consecutive years (2015-
2017), and his art serves as the face of
AtwaterBrewery.
Tickets for the event are $40, and light
appetizers, wine, as well as Atwater
Brewery craft beer are included. The event
benefits Music and Arts Education
Programs of the Michigan Philharmonic
andArt Foundation.
For tickets and information call (734)
451-2112 or visit
FamilyMovieNight planned
The Romulus Public Library will host
Family Movie Night at 6 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 7. The movie My Little Pony will be
shown and light snackswill be provided.
The movie night is sponsored in part by
theFriends of theRomulus PublicLibrary.
The library is located at 11121 Wayne
Road in Romulus. For more information,
call (734) 942-7589.
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Senior programs offered
The Wayne Senior Services Office
will offer a free legal presentation and
Assistance at 1 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 7.
The program will b presented by
Elder Law and Advocacy Center of
NeighborhoodLegal ServicesMichigan
and will focus on guardianship, conser-
vatorship, wills, trusts, power of attor-
ney, nursing homes, assisted living, sen-
ior housing andMedicare/Medicaid.
Pre-registration is appreciated, but
walk-ins will be welcome. Participants
must be 60 years or older and a Wayne
County resident. Those attending must
be signed in by 12:45 p.m. and stay for
the entire presentation to get further
assistance fromthe attorney.
Senior Services will also offer a six-
week workshop, Diabetes PATH
(Personal Action TowardHealth) which
will take place from 6-8:30 p.m.
Wednesdays beginningFeb. 7.
There will be a bonus session
Wednesday, March 21.
The free workshop is designed to
provide skills and tools to help people
living with Type 2 diabetes and their
support system live a healthier life. It is
an interactive workshop presented by
certified leaders. Participants will
learn how to manage everyday activi-
ties by making an action plan, avoid
complications, balance blood sugar, and
much more. To register for the work-
shop, call (313) 586-5488 or visit beau-
mont.org/classes-events.
Both the legal and diabetes work-
shop will take place at the HYPE
Recreation Center, 4635 Howe Road in
Wayne.
