Belleville concert tonight
The Belleville Area Council for the Arts
Music Lakeside series will feature The
Swank Club and their unique jazz riffs at 7
tonight atHorizonPark.
The concert is the fourth in the series
sponsoredby the arts group.
The Twisted Rooster will have food for
sale and gelato from Time 2 Chill will also
be available. Audiences should bring lawn
chairs.
The concerts take place rain or shine. In
the case of rain, concerts are moved to The
Belleville United Methodist Church across
fromthe park onRoys Street at Charles.
For more information about the Music
Lakeside series or any of the other Belleville
Area Council for the Arts upcoming events,
visit bacaart.org.
Farmoffers Story Time
Maybury Farmwill host Story Time at 11
a.m. every Wednesday and Thursday
throughout the summer. In addition to hear-
ing a story about animals, children can visit
with the live farm animals at the farm and
play at the playground.
The cost for Story Time is included with
the admission fee to the farm.
Maybury Farm is also offering Wagon
Ride Wednesdays at 11:30 and noon on the
second and fourth Wednesdays of the
month.
Admission to the farm is $2.50 per person
and children younger than 3 are admitted at
no cost.Wagon rides are $3 per person, those
younger than 3 at no cost.
Maybury Farm is located at 50165 Eight
Mile Road inNorthville. It is 1-1/4mile west
of Beck Road on Eight Mile, 1/2 mile west of
Maybury State Park. Enter at the Maybury
Farm sign, do not enter the state park.
Parking is free at Maybury Farm. For more
information, visit
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tyfoundation.org
Jazz concerts begin Sunday
The Jazz in the Park Summer Concert
Series will continue through Aug. 30 in
KelloggPark indowntownPlymouth.
Admission to the concerts is free and
three different jazz acts will perform each
week. Acts appearing include; Alex Colista
Quartet, Chris Rose Trio, Trio Re
Enactment, Nathan Haddock Trio, Cory
Allen Trio, Ellie Epstein Latin Trio, Gene-n-
Tonic with special guest; Nicole New, Imari
Jendayi and In The Tradition, Isis Damil
and Zion Yisreal, Gary Greenfelder Trio,
Melanie Rutherford, Systematic, Modtie
Etiquette, Swingin' Chopin, Eric Movement,
Brazil andBeyond andAll DirectionsBand.
Audiences should bring lawn chairs.
More information is available from Michael
Malott, (718) 502-9926.
Tai Chi at library
The Belleville Are District Library will
host instructor John Plevinski who will lead
an introduction toTai Chi at 10 a.m. July 18.
Tai Chi is a martial art that combines
breathing and relaxation with soft, flowing
movement.
Pre-registration at the library is required.
The library is located at 167 Fourth St,
Belleville. For more information, call (734)
699-3291
Michigan Vet Fest set
The Michigan Vet Fest festival will open
at noon July 18 and 19 at the VFWHall Post
9885, 6440 North Hix Road in Westland. The
entertainment will begin at 1 p.m. and will
continue until 1 a.m. Saturday and 10 p.m.
onSunday.
There is a $10 donation suggested at the
door and all proceeds go to the Wounded
Warriors Project and to Veteran's Haven in
Westland.
The event features bands, musicians and
other entertainers along with beer, food, raf-
fles and other activities.
The event is open to the public and is a
fundraiser for the veteran's charities.
Cast for The Producers sought
Spotlight Players will cast The
Producers, the opening musical in the 2015-
2016 main season at 6:30 p.m. July 20 and 21
at theVillageTheater inCantonTownship.
Spotlight Players is looking for a wide
array of cast members ages 15 and older.
Actors younger than 18 must have the
parental permission form signed. Actors
should bring a completed audition form
with a non-returnable photograph attached.
Auditions will consist of selected songs
from The Producers, cold readings from the
script and a short choreographed dance.
Performers shouldwear comfortable clothes
and shoes inwhich to audition.
All performers in the show must become
Spotlight Members ($35). More information
about auditions can be found at
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lightplayersmi.org/2015-2016-season/the-pro-
ducers/.
GrubCrawl set inNorthville
The 10th annual Northville Grub Crawl
will take place from 6-10 p.m. Tuesday, July
21.
Organized by the Northville Chamber of
Commerce, participating restaurants
include Brann's Sizzlin' Steaks & Sports
Grill, Claddagh Irish Pub, Edward's Café &
Caterers, George's Senate Restaurant,
Northville Sports Den, Poole's Tavern, Rusty
Bucket Tavern and Village Workshop. More
restaurants are expected.
Therewill be a prize drawing for a barbe-
cue gas grill courtesy ofHomeDepot.
Tickets priced at $30 for those 21 or older
are now available at Gardenviews, Good
Time Party Store or the Northville Chamber
of Commerce. An online order form is avail-
able at
ArtAffair onMain planned
ArtAffair on Main, a presentation of the
Belleville Area Council for the Arts is
planned for Saturday, July 25 and Sunday,
July 26, along Main Street in downtown
Belleville.
Eye-catching and unique fine arts and
contemporary crafts will again be a main-
stay onMainStreet. Therewill also be enter-
tainment on themain stage.
New this year, the CAF5 will be hosting a
pancake breakfast on Saturday morning on
4thStreet in front of the oldFireStation.
Elks present jazz, blues
Blues@TheElks happens from7-10 p.m.
on the second Tuesday of the month at the
Plymouth Ann Arbor Elks Lodge #325.
There is a $5 donation at the door. Blues @
The Elks is a partnership with the Detroit
Blues Society (
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Jazz @ The Elks takes place from 7-10
p.m. on the last Tuesday of themonth. There
is a $10 donation at the door which includes
hors d'oeuvres. Enjoy jazz in a listening
roomsetting close to the entertainers.
Legendary George (Sax) Benson Quartet
will entertain July 28 with Benson on saxo-
phone, Kurt Krahnke of bass, Glenn Tucker
on keyboard andKarenTomalis ondrums.
For more information, call (734) 453-1780
or visit
elks325.com
or email jazzattheelks @gmail.com. The
Lodge is located at 41700 Ann Arbor Road,
Plymouth.
Space camp is offered
Space Adventures, a summer camp for
children, is planned for 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
July 27 through July 31 at the Western
Campus of Wayne County Community
College District, 9555 Haggerty Road in
Belleville.
There are two sessions, one for children
in grades 1 through 3 and one of students in
grades 4 through 6. The fee for the session is
$20 and children should bring their own
lunch.
Included will be hands-on activities and
experiments covering all aspects of the solar
system, eclipses, space exploration, black
holes and the sun.
Early registration is requested as space
in limited.
For more information or to register, call
(313) 496-2704.
Shakespeare visits village
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is
teaming up with the Michigan Shakespeare
Festival to bring several special performanc-
es to Canton this summer. From July 29 -
Aug. 16, the Michigan Shakespeare Festival
will present its 2015 Season lineup at The
Village Theater at Cherry Hill, located at
50400CherryHill Road.
Performances will include: William
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
and Henry IV, along with Richard Brinsley
Sheridan's TheRivals.
The cast features respected and profes-
sional EquityActors.
Tickets are available at
lagetheater.org or call (734)394-5300 for more
information.
BloodDrive planned
The American Red Cross will host a
Blood Drive from 11 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. July
30 at Plymouth City Hall, 201 SouthMain St.,
Plymouth.
For more information or to schedule an
appointment, call (313)549-7052. For donor
eligibility questions, call 866-236-3276.
CAMPprogramoffered
NorthvilleYouthAssistance is sponsoring
a program that will help incoming sixth
graders build personal, academic, and life
management skills necessary to successfully
transition to middle school. The goals of the
CAMP Program are to help participants
learn skills to be successful middle school
students, including the use of a planner,
opening lockers, goal setting, communica-
tion, time management skills, becoming
comfortable with the layout of the school
andmeetingmiddle school staff.
CAMP Hillside and Meads Mill will take
place at each school Aug. 10-14. The cost to
participate is $170, and scholarships are
available if this presents a financial hard-
ship. Spaces are limited, and pre-registra-
tion is required. For a registration packet,
please contact Northville Youth Assistance
at (248) 344-1618 or send an email to scamp-
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