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June 6, 2016
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Downtown sounds
Concert series begins tomorrow
Scholarships awarded
TheRomulus DowntownDevelopment
Authority (DDA) will present a free sum-
mermusic series, “Sounds inDowntown”,
at the Romulus Historical Park from 7-
9:30 p.m. on the second and fourth
Fridays in June and July, and again on
everyFriday inAugust
Romulus Historical Park is located at
11147 Hunt St. In addition to the music,
there will be family activities, vendors,
concessions and refreshments available
for purchase. Attendees should bring
their own lawn chair or blanket to watch
the show, city officials said.
The list of performers is as follows:
Friday, June 10:
Trilogy - Top 40
Friday, June 24:
HinesDrive - ClassicRock
Friday, July 8:
Toppermost - Beatles
Tribute
Friday, July 22:
D'Tour - R&B/Motown
Friday, Aug. 5:
RickLieder Band - Variety
Friday, Aug. 12:
Rustbelt Revival -
Folk/Rock
Friday, Aug. 19:
Remedy - RockingCountry
Friday, Aug. 26:
Infinity and Beyond -
JourneyTribute
Concerts will take place rain or shine,
except in the case of lightning.
This is the third year for Sounds in
Downtown in Romulus and is sponsored
by the Romulus Downtown Development
Authority, Romulus Arts Council, City of
Romulus, Magic Productions and other
community sponsors.
Another special event coupledwith the
opening night of Sounds in Downtown
will be the unveiling of the winners of the
first Romulus Public Art Project. Last fall,
the Romulus Arts Council, in partnership
with the Romulus Downtown
Development Authority, sought 2D artists
and photographers to submit high quality
images for a temporary outdoor public art
installation. The theme was open to inter-
pretation regarding the words “Art in
Nature”.
“Music and art are things people of all
ages can relate to and enjoy. It's a great
way to get together with your neighbors
and friends,” saidMayor LeRoyBurcroff.
Artists from throughout the region sub-
mitted 150 pieces for the contest includ-
ing entries from Michigan, New York,
New Jersey, Kentucky, Ohio and Chicago.
A jury of experts have chosen 10 to be
temporarily displayed throughout the city
until June 2017.
The top three artists will also receive
cashprizes.
For more information about Sounds in
Downtown or the Arts Council, visit
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or call theRomulusDDAat (734) 955-4533.
Members of the Belleville Rotary Club
awarded 10 scholarships during the 71st
Annual AwardProgramMay 24.
Ten Belleville High School graduates
were each awarded $2,000 scholarships,
seven of those were first-time awards and
the other three renewal of scholarships
awarded last year.
Jared Bellingham, Brandon Bond,
Bianca Crowder, Justin Green, Leah
Hardy, Jayla Jackson and Kameron Owen,
all 2016 graduates were awarded first-year
scholarships while Vernice Lowe, Emily
Mall and Haley Richardson had their
financial awards renewed by the civic
group.
During the evening events, Belleville
Rotary Club Scholarship Committee
Chairman Debra Juchartz introduced the
guest speaker, former district governor of
Rotary International District 6400
ElizabethSmithYeats.
Belleville Rotary members have
awarded $470,000 to Belleville High
School students during the more than 70
years of the scholarship program. The pri-
mary funding source for the program is
the Charles B. Cozadd Rotary Foundation
which assists the club in the funding or
partial funding ofmany projects.
Science Expo
Romulus Middle Schools students experienced some hands-on approaches to
engineering and construction recently at The Construction Science Expo at the
Michigan Science Center. The Expo, which promotes a drug-free workplace,
included professionals from the Michigan Department of Transportation who
gave the students some insight into how to perform specific job duties as well as
provide answers to some job related questions. The students were able to attend
the expo courtesy of the Black Caucus Foundation of Michigan. "The live demon-
strations are certainly enough to sway students toward pursuing a career in the
skilled trades," said 7th grade student Brett Sherwood. The annual event pro-
vides an engaging learning opportunity for students outside of the classroom,
according to a school spokesman.
