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Support groupmeets
The Metro Fibromyalgia and Cystic
Fibrosis Support Group meets from 1-3 p.m.
the second and fourth Thursdays of each
month at Merriman Road Baptist Church,
2055MerrimanRoad inGardenCity.
For more information, access
www.MetroFibroGroup.com or call (734)
981-2519
Saturday in the Park begins
Skaters, cyclists, runner and walkers can
enjoy the traffic-free zones in Hines Park
from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. every Saturday
throughSept. 29.
Hines Drive will be closed to vehicular
traffic fromAnnArbor Trail toOuterDrive.
Parking is available at the Hines Park-
Warrendale area at Warren Avenue, east of
Telegraph and at Hines Park-Nankin Mills
Picnic Area at Hines Drive and Ann Arbor
Trial.
Formore information, call (734) 261-1990.
Grief support groupmeets
New Hope Center for Grief Support
sponsors an ongoing support group for those
who have lost a loved one to suicide. This
group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. on the second
and fourth Thursday night of each month at
LifeChurch, 7001HaggertyRoad inCanton.
No registration is necessary for this drop-
in support group. For further information
about this group or about the many other
free, age and loss specific groups offered for
children, teens, and adults, call New Hope
Center for Grief Support at (248) 348-0115
and visit us at www.newhopecenter.net
Farmer'sMarket opens
The Plymouth Community Chamber of
Commerce is again sponsoring the annual
Farmers Market in downtown Plymouth
beginning at 7:30 a.m. every Saturday
throughOct. 27.
The market will be open until 12:30 p.m.
in The Gathering across from Kellogg Park
and the street in front of the park. The
Farmer's Market will be closed on Saturday,
July 9 for Art in the Park and Saturday, Sept.
10 for the Plymouth Community Fall
Festival.
This year, the market will again feature a
variety of fresh produce, vegetable, herb
and flowering plants, fresh and dried flow-
ers, eggs, meats, baked goods, popcorn, cher-
ry products, salsa and sauces, pastas, honey,
jams and jellies and more. There will also
be a great variety of handmade and recycled
items including candles, soaps, lotions,
hand-painted furniture and frames, jewelry,
birdhouses and garden and holiday decora-
tions.
Wayne class reunion planned
The Wayne High Schools Alumni
Association is planning the 28th Annual All
Class Reunion Banquet for 5-10 p.m. Friday
May 18 at Wayne Tree Manor, 35100 Van
BornRoad inWayne.
Dinnerwill be served at 6 p.m.
This year, the event will honor the class
of 1962.
For more information call Wanda Boice
at (734) 326-7767 or www.waynehighalum-
ni@aol.com.
Family FunDay inWestland
Cody Bailey has planned a free Family
fun Day from noon until 4 p.m. May 19 at
CorradoPark inWestland.
Activities planned include a super
bounce house, family games and refresh-
ments.
The park is located south of Joy and east
ofMerrimanRoad.
Bailey is seeking election of theMichigan
House of Representatives in the newly
redistrict 11th District which includes
Garden City, Inkster and portions of
DearbornHeights, Livonia andWestland.
Students plan annual auction
Golf for four at the Grand Hotel on
Mackinac Island is only one of the items that
will be offered during the 24th annual radio
auction to help fund the Plymouth-Canton
school district student-run radio station,
WSDP. The auction will take place from 9
a.m. until 10 p.m. May 19. The students have
set a $12,000 goal this year to help operate
the stations.
Items for the auction are still being
sought. For more information or to donate,
call (734) 416-7732.
District honors graduates, seniors
Belleville High School will host induc-
tion ceremonies for the Belleville High
School Distinguished Graduates Hall of
Fame at 3 p.m. May 20.
National Honor Society members will
also be inducted during the ceremony to
take place in the high school auditorium,
501W. ColumbiaAve inBelleville.
The event is open to the public at no cost.
Legislator hosts coffee hours
State Rep. Dian Slavens (D-Canton) will
host coffee hours from8-9 a.m. May 21 at the
Belleville Charhouse, 524 Main St. in
Belleville and from 5-6 p.m. the same day at
the Daydream Café, 47192 Michigan Ave. in
Canton.
Slavens hosts regular coffee hours and
town hall meetings throughout Canton
Township, Belleville and Van Buren
Township. She can also be contacted toll
free at (888) 347-8021 or by email at
DianSlavens@house.mi.gov with any ques-
tions or concerns.
Residents also can sign up for Slavens' e-
newsletter and take her brief community
survey by visiting her website at
www.slavens.housedems.com.
Smart Meters to be topic
An educational meeting regarding the
safety, health and privacy issues regarding
advanced or smart meters proposed for
installation in Plymouth by DTE is planned
for 6:30 p.m. May 23 at the PlymouthDistrict
Library.
Themeeting is open to the public.
For more information, contact Susan
Stoney at the library, (734) 453-1957 or
sstoney@plymouthlibrary.org.
Skins &Pins to benefit NAMI
A golf outing is planned beginning at 7:30
a.m. Aug. 12 at Fox Hills Golf Club in
Plymouth to benefit for NAMI, the National
Alliance onMental Illness..
The event includes a scramble on The
Golden Fox course for $100 per player or a
Par 3 shootout on The Strategic Fox for $85 a
player.
The day also includes a brunch which can
be purchased separately for $25 per person,
children ages 3-12 can eat for $10.
The events include special contests and
prizes including a 2-years lease on a newcar.
For more information, contact Tony
Mitchell, (313) 550-2117, Vince Toia, (734) 455-
2630 orNamiMetro, (248) 348-7197.
Crafters are needed
Crafters are needed for a fall show from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m. Oct. 20 at West Middle
School inPlymouth.
For information or a vendor application,,
call (734) 347-1001 or email jbstone716@com-
cast.nets.
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May 17, 2012
Tipping Point Theatre will present
The Cemetery Club, a comedy about life-
long friendships through June 17.
The main characters, Lucille, Doris,
and Ida are Jewish widows and the sur-
viving members of longtime best friends.
They get together once a month for tea
and a visit to the cemetery where their
husbands are buried. Each woman deals
with the passing of
her husband in her own way. Lucille
still fancies herself as a flamboyant
swinger, Doris is a traditional matronly
widow still devoted to her departed hus-
band, and Ida has happy memories of her
husband and their marriage and is in no
hurry to move on. How they heal, quarrel,
cope with the past, and learn to date
again is the hallmark of this bittersweet
comedy.
"The women in this show have been
friends for many years and have a really
fun rapport with each other," said director
Beth Torrey. "The best part of the produc-
tion is that it focuses on women in a later
stage in life and their unique friendships."
The curtain rises at 8 p.m. Thursdays
through Saturdays, with matinees at 3
p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. A spe-
cial matinee performance has been
added at 3 p.m. Wednesday May 23. The
theatre is located at 361 E. Cady St. in
Northville. Tickets are $28 to $30 for
adults and $26 to $28 for students and sen-
ior citizens, and are available now by call-
ing the box office at (248) 347-0003. This
production is supported, in part, by an
award from the Michigan Council For
Arts and Cultural Affairs and theNational
Endowment for the Arts.
Tickets are also on sale now for
"Murder at the Museum", a fundraiser
hosted by Chuck and Maxine Lapham
with special guests Chuck and Susan
Gaidica. The event is onFriday, June 15 at
the Yankee Air Museum. Dinner and
dessert will be provided by Rocky's of
Northville, live music by The Couriers,
and amurder too.
Formore information, please call Lynn
Wilde Concannon at (248) 347-0003 or visit
www.tippingpointtheatre.com
Calendar of events
The Cemetery Club now on stage at Tipping Point