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Noted author speaks tonight
Northern Michigan University professor
and author, Matt Bell, will share his award-
winning book, In the House Upon the Dirt
Between the Lake and the Woods at 7
tonight at thePlymouthDistrict Library.
Bell has been recognized by the Library
of Michigan as part of theMichiganNotable
Book program. In this his debut novel, Bell
will explore the boundaries of marriage,
parenthood and life. Sign up is requested
at (734) 453-0750, ext. 4 or online at ply-
mouthlibrary.org
The library is located at 223 S. Main St.
indowntownPlymouth.
Bike parade entries sought
Children 5 and older can plan on enter-
ing the Northville Independence Day
Parade planned for 10 a.m. July 4.
The theme this year is Celebrating
America's Heroes and youngsters should
decorate their bikes to celebrate the holi-
day. Parents can walk with children during
the parade.
Those who wish to participate can arrive
at the Northville Downs parking lot at
Seven Mile and Sheldon roads by 9:20 a.m.
July 4.
The bike parade contest is sponsored by
Meijer and the winners each receive a gift
certificate fromthe store.
The parade is presented by the
Northville Community Foundation. For
more information, call (248) 374-0200.
Museumseeks yard sale donations
The Belleville Area Museum is seeking
donations for a fundraising yard sale and
antiques appraisal day planned for July 17.
Donations can be dropped off at the
museum, 405 Main St., Belleville, during
regular hours.
Museum Director Katie Dallos urged
residents to clean out their garages, attics
and basements for the sale. She said that
proceeds will be donated to the Don Keene
Memorial Fund that assists with Belleville
Area Historical Society programs and
events.
Formore information, call (734) 697-1944.
Veterans' services offered
The Downriver Community Conference
(DCC)will have a service officer from the
American Legion at the DCC building from
9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Thursdays through the
end of June. The officer will be in room162
of the building, located at 15100 Northline
Road, Southgate. No appointments are
scheduled, and service will be on a first
come-first-served basis. Questions may be
directed to the American Legion office at
(313) 964-6640.
This Veterans Service Office will be a
"One Stop Shop" for veterans' service needs
including pension, disability, compensation
claims, seniors, and current military assis-
tance. DCC programs also assist veterans
with employment needs, home weatheriza-
tion, andbusiness related services.
Friends to sell used books
The Friends of the Northville District
Library has organized a sale of gently used
book, DVDs and music CDs from 10 a.m.
until 5 p.m. May 30 and 31 and from1-3 p.m.
June 1.The Library is located at 212W. Cady
St. inNorthville.
Formore information, call (248) 349-3020.
Department plans open house
Romulus residents have been invited to
a special Open House at the Fire
Department headquarters from 11 a.m.
until 3 p.m. May 31.
Firefighters will be distributing fire safe-
ty materials and participating in various
demonstrations throughout the day and
youngsters will appreciate special guest
appearance byFirePup.
The station is located at 28777 Eureka
Road and the event is open to the public.
Firefighters will be serving hot dogs and
chips during the day.
For more information, contact the fire
department at (734) 941-8585
Commencement ceremony set
Commencement exercises for the
Northville High School Class of 2014 will
take place on beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday,
June 1 beginning at Compuware Arena in
Plymouth. Doorswill open at 4:30 p.m.
There are no tickets required and seat-
ing is on a first come first serve basis.
Compuware Arena is located on Beck
Road, nearM-14.
More detailed information is available
on the high school website at
http://nhs.northvilleschools.org/node/2352
Baccalaureate ceremony set
Members of the Romulus High School
Class of 2014 - and their families - will be
honored at a special baccalaureate ceremo-
ny at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 1, in the high
school auditorium.
A baccalaureate service is a worship cel-
ebration honoring graduating high school
seniors. The Romulus Christian Ministerial
Alliance will host the event. Alliance mem-
bers hope the baccalaureate becomes a tra-
dition once again at the high school, which
is located at 9650WayneRoad.
Refreshments will be served after the
ceremony.
Organizers have requested that those
planning to attend RSVP by May 28 by call-
ing (734) 941-0736.
Irish band to perform
For one night only, beginning at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 31, Barefoot Productions will
host McLaughlin's Alley in an evening of
Irishmusic.
The one-night concert is a FUNdraising
event to help Barefoot Productions, a
Theater for the Community, located in
downtown Plymouth. Barefoot Productions
will end the eighth season with the concert
of traditional Irish songs performed by the
local band. The evening will offer great
music, sing-a-longs, 50/50 raffle andmore.
Tickets are priced at $20 and can be
reserved by calling the box office at (734)
560-1493 or visiting http://www.justgobare-
foot.com . The concert will take place at the
Barefoot Productions Theater at 240 N.
MainSt., Plymouth.
Mercury disposal available
Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority
(YCUA) is working with The Environmental
Quality Company (EQ) to be a designated
drop off-site for mercury containing prod-
ucts. EQ has partnered with the Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality for
the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Mercury CollectionProgram.
The program is free but only available to
Michigan businesses and residents. YCUA
will accept unbroken mercury containing
products fromJune 1 - Aug. 31. Examples of
eligible mercury containing devices
include: thermometers, thermostats, gauges
with silver colored liquid inside, hydrome-
ters, etc. The programdoes not include flu-
orescent bulbs. YCUA will not accept free
(elemental) mercury or any other haz-
ardousmaterial.
For more information call (887)960-2025
or send an e-mail to mercurybucket@eqon-
line.com. Mercury containing devices can
be dropped off at the YCUA Wastewater
Treatment Plant, located at 2777 StateRoad
in Ypsilanti. To schedule a drop-off, call
Luther Blackburn at (734) 484-4600 Ext. 121
or email lblackburn@ycua.org.
City sets visioning session
Communitymembers are invited to "help
shape the future of Romulus" during a
Community Summit scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 4, at the Romulus Athletic
Center, 35765NorthlineRoad.
The planning process will allow resi-
dents, business owners, school officials,
clergy members, civic leaders and others to
work side by sidewith city officials to create
a vision that will lead tomaking sound deci-
sions on planning, land use and policy mak-
ing in the city.
Themeeting is open to the public.
Story time returns
Story timewill begin at Maybury Farmat
11 a.m. on June 4 and continue each
Wednesday and Thursday through the sum-
mer.
PNC Bank representatives will provide
an interactive story every session.
Maybury Farm is located at 50165 Eight
Mile Road in Northville, about a half mile
past the state park entrance.
Formore information, call (248) 374-0200.
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Red King’s Dream opens
The Red King's Dream will be on sate
at the Tipping Point Theater inNorthville
Thursday through Saturdays, through
June 29.
The play, by David Belke, is an
AmericanPremier performance.
Audiences will meet Stephen Tudor, a
man who writes indices, the plural of
index. His life is solitary, logical, and pre-
cise and that's good. He has read and
indexed thousands of works from the soli-
tude of his apartment, visited only by two
women; his boss, Ms. Rapell, and his
friend, Amy. Under their watchful eye,
Stephen has indexed everything from
physics to “Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland” and “Through the Looking
Glass.” Still, one corner of knowledge
eludes him: love. When Zoe Price moves
in across the hall, Stephen's normally
cloistered life is flung open to a wide
range of new emotions. But as a gold-card
carrying member of his local library, he
tends to over analyze everything - includ-
ing his newemotions towards Zoe.
“David Belke does a brilliant job of
moving between the world of Carroll's
'Through the Looking Glass' and the real
life world of protagonist, Steven Tudor”
saiddirector Chantel Gaidica,
“One of my favorite things about the
play and our production is the blending of
these two worlds, dream and reality, and
the ties between the story of thisman's life
and the story of Alice in 'Through the
LookingGlass.' The two tales are constant-
ly intertwining and revealing things about
one another, and it's incredibly fun to
watch the characters navigate the differ-
ent elements”
Curtain time for The Red King's
Dream is 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays. There are 3 p.m. matinee per-
formances on Saturdays and 2 p.m. mati-
nee shows on Sundays. A special matinee
performance has been added on
Wednesday, June 18.
The theatre is located at 361E. Cady St.
in Northville. Tickets are $29 to $32 for
adults and $7 to $30 for students and sen-
ior citizens and are available now by call-
ing the box office at (248) 347-0003.