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April 14, 2016
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Philharmonic performs special anniversary concert
Ghosts to prowl Kellogg Park in Plymouth
Inkster Police Chief William
Riley is looking for a few
recruits.
Not, however, for the police
department, but rather for a
new Scouting program he
would like to bring back to the
community.
Riley said that his member-
ship in the Boy Scouts of
American during his youth
helped positively shape his
childhood and was integral to
his success with youth when he
served as police chief in Selma,
ALA, prior to accepting his cur-
rent position in Inkster.
Riley said that he is asking
residents to attend the recruit-
ment fail for Scouting programs
planned for 6 tonight at the
Dozier Recreation Complex,
2025 Middlebelt Road in
Inkster.
Riley has been laying the
foundation to bring back the
Scouting program to Inkster for
the past six months. He said he
believes the program can help
reduce the rising tension
between the police department
and the community it serves by
engaging youth in the impres-
sionable years.
He said Scouting builds self-
confidence, academic and lead-
ership skills and helps prepare
youth for adulthood.
There is no cost for the
recruitment fair which include
Justin Williams, director field
service forMichiganCrossroads
Council.
More information about
Scouting can be found at michi-
ganscounting.org.
The Michigan Philharmonic
will celebrating its 70th season
with a special concert at 7:30
p.m. Saturday, April 16. With a
nod to the past, the concert will
take place at Salem Auditorium
where the orchestra performed
for more than 20 years as the
PlymouthSymphony.
In 1945, the symphony con-
sisted of 10 players and per-
formed in an old barn west of
Plymouth. During the next
decade, under director Wayne
Dunlap,
the
Plymouth
Symphony grew and became
the largest community orchestra
in the state while at the same
time representing the smallest
community to have a local
orchestra.
In 1999 when the post of
music director and conductor
was open, the Plymouth
Symphony members opted to
reach beyond local borders and
conduct a national search for a
new leader.
At that time, Nan Washburn
was making a name for herself
and women conductors in
California where she was serv-
ing as artistic director and con-
ductor of the West Hollywood
Orchestra, music director of
Orchestra Sonoma and the
Camellia Symphony. Looking to
bring her programming ideas to
the Midwest, along with a focus
on youth music education,
Washburn came to the
Plymouth Symphony and has
been at the helmever since.
Now in her 17th season as
music director and conductor of
the Michigan Philharmonic as
well as the Michigan
Philharmonic Youth Orchestra,
Washburn has won numerous
awards and led the Michigan
group to a second place finish in
the National American Prize for
Professional Orchestras.
The concert theme for the
Michigan
Philharmonic
Birthday Bash is a movie music
spectacular featuring movie
scores from such films as
Vertigo, Back to the Future and
Schindler's List in addition to
the full score Symphonic
Dances from West Side Story.
Featured composer Laura
Karpman's haunting theme
from the HBO series, Taken as
well as the Pure Michigan
theme song from Cider House
Rules, are also on the program.
Other special guests include the
Plymouth-Canton Educational
Park choirs, under the direction
of Jennifer Neumann perform-
ing Dry Your Tears, Afrika from
Amistad. Jack Goggin, host of
Film Classics on WRCJ Radio
will be the emcee for the con-
cert.
According Beth Stewart,
executive director of the
Michigan Philharmonic, "This is
a special anniversary concert
and we are excited to invite
everyone to celebrate this signif-
icant milestone with the
Michigan Phil and enjoy the
greatmusic of themovies."
For tickets and information,
call the Michigan Philharmonic
office (734)451-2112 or online -
The popular Ghosts of
Plymouth Walk is planned for
Saturday, April 23 this year.
The public is invited to meet
and greet some of the charac-
ters from the historic past of the
area. Visitors can hear tales of
early Plymouth from characters
such as merchant Calvin
Crosby; photographer Romeo
Wood; Sarah Fuller Shattuck,
daughter of Michigan Anti-
Slavery Society leaders and the
fiery Carrie Nation, the temper-
ancewomanwith an axe.
The walks begin at 5 p.m. and
groups leave every 15 minutes,
circling Kellogg Park in down-
town Plymouth to listen to the
"ghosts". The walk lasts approxi-
mately 90 minutes and the last
group will depart at 7 p.m.
Participants should meet near
the fountain inKelloggPark.
Tickets are $10 per person
($5 for children under 10) if pur-
chased in advance. Tickets may
be purchased at the museum's
website (
-
history.org/events/Ghosts-of-
P l y m o u t h -
Walk_ET38.html?SortBox=2015
04) using PayPal or at the
Plymouth Historical Museum,
155 S. Main St., Plymouth, from
1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday,
Saturday, andSunday.
Tickets are available at the
park the day of the event for $15,
$10 for children younger than
10.
Questions or more informa-
tion are available at (734) 455-
8940.
Riley has been laying
the foundation to
bring back the
Scouting program
to Inkster for
the past six months.
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Inkster police chief promotes Scout program
