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 sponsored by the arts
group.
TheTwistedRoosterwill have
food for sale and gelato from
Time 2 Chill will also be avail-
able. Audiences should bring
lawn chairs.
The concerts take place rain
or shine. In the case of rain, con-
certs aremoved to TheBelleville
United Methodist Church across
from the park on Roys 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. everyWednesday
and Thursday throughout the
summer. In addition to hearing a
story about animals, children
can visit with the live farm ani-
mals 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
WagonRideWednesdays at 11:30
and noon on the second and
fourthWednesdays of themonth.
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 in
Northville. It is 1-1/4milewest 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
-
dation.org
Jazz concerts begin Sunday
The Jazz in the Park Summer
Concert Series will continue
through Aug. 30 in Kellogg Park
indowntownPlymouth.
Admission to the concerts is
free and three different jazz acts
will perform each week. Acts
appearing include; Alex Colista
Quartet, ChrisRoseTrio, TrioRe
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
and Beyond and All Directions
Band.
Audiences should bring lawn
chairs. More information is
available from Michael Malott,
(718) 502-9926.
74th annual festival celebrated
The American Progressive
Association will celebrate the
74th
annual
Romulus
Community Festival July 24, 25
and 26.
The three-day event also
known as the Jones Sub Festival,
will take place at the Thomas J.
Coleman Community Center,
35351 Beverly Road in Romulus.
Included in the planned activi-
ties is a Community Talent Show
inwhich all ages can participate.
Organizers said that the talent
show is planned for 5 p.m.
Friday, July 24 and will include
comedy, poetry, cheerleading,
readings, bands, songs and rou-
tines.
For information, contact
Carolyn Jones, (313) 485-1312 or
Darnell Hearst, (734) 740-2656.
ArtAffair onMain planned
ArtAffair on Main, a presenta-
tion of the Belleville Area
Council for the Arts is planned
for Saturday, July 25 and Sunday,
July 26, along Main Street in
downtownBelleville.
Eye-catching and unique fine
arts and contemporary crafts
will again be amainstay onMain
Street. There will also be enter-
tainment on themain stage.
New this year, the CAF5 will
be hosting a pancake breakfast
on Saturday morning on 4th
Street in front of the old Fire
Station.
Elks present jazz, blues
Blues @ The Elks happens
from 7-10 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
-
society.org).
Jazz @ The Elks takes place
from 7-10 p.m. on the last
Tuesday of the month. There is a
$10 donation at the door which
includes hors d'oeuvres. Enjoy
jazz in a listening room setting
close to the entertainers.
Legendary George (Sax)
Benson Quartet will entertain
July 28 with Benson on saxo-
phone, Kurt Krahnke on bass,
Glenn Tucker on keyboard and
KarenTomalis ondrums.
For more information, call
734-453-1780 or visit
-
mouthannarborelks325.com or
email
.
The Lodge is located at 41700
AnnArborRoad, 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 theWestern Campus of
Wayne County Community
College District, 9555 Haggerty
Road inBelleville.
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 cov-
ering all aspects of the solar sys-
tem, eclipses, space exploration,
black holes and the sun.
Early registration is request-
ed as space in limited.
For more information or to
register, call (313) 496-2704.
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 South
MainSt., Plymouth.
For more information or to
schedule an appointment, call
(313)549-7052.
For donor eligibility ques-
tions, call 866-236-3276.
CAMPprogramoffered
Northville Youth Assistance is
sponsoring a program that will
help incoming sixth graders
build personal, academic, and
lifemanagement skills necessary
to successfully transition to mid-
dle school. The goals of the
CAMP Program are to help par-
ticipants learn skills to be suc-
cessful middle school students,
including the use of a planner,
opening lockers, goal setting,
communication, time manage-
ment skills, becoming comfort-
able 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 scholar-
ships are available if this pres-
ents a financial hardship.
Spaces are limited, and pre-
registration is required.
For a registration packet,
please contact Northville Youth
Assistance at (248) 344-1618 or
send
an
email
to
City sponsors golf outing
The City of Plymouth
Department of Recreation is
hosting a Golf Outing with a 9:30
a.m. shotgun start Thursday, Aug.
13 at the Inn at St. John's.
The cost is $125 per person or
$500 for a foursome which
includes a cart, or two for a four-
some, golf, door prize, awards,
on-course beverages, lunch, din-
ner, 50/50 raffle, prize raffles and
memories. All proceeds go to
recreation programs, supplies,
equipment, and facility improve-
ments.
Teams of golfers and hole
sponsors, along with raffle prizes
are being sought. To sign up or
donate contact [mailto:lmisura-
or visit
on
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[ht tp: / /www. ci .pl ymouth.
mi.us/index.aspx?nid= 1111] for
the forms.
Sponsors who have already
committed in oneway or another
include Advantage Marketing
Solutions, Dick Scott Automotive
Group, Allied Eagle Supply,
Blackwell Ford, Stow & Go Self
Storage,
Huron
Valley
Ambulance, Horton Plumbing
and Remodeling, Carl's Golfland,
Absopure, Walnut Creek Country
Club, Oasis Golf Center,
Dunham's, The Tennis & Golf
Company, Grand Hotel, Dick's
Sporting Goods, Heathers Club,
Detroit Zoological Society, Pine
Lake Country Club, and Ann
Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at
EagleCrest.
Blues, Brews &BBQset
The City of Westland will
sponsor the 5th Annual Blues,
Brews & BBQ festival Aug. 14
and 15.
Bands scheduled this year
include the Alligators, Boa
Constrictors, Broken Arrow,
Dirty Basement Blues, Front
Street Blues and the Randy
Brock Group, performing along
with headliner Soul Men who
will performSaturday night.
For more information, call
(734) 467-4200.
Beer tasting brewing
Friends of the Wayne Public
Library are planning a Beer
Tasting Fundraiser at 6 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 21.
Liberty Street Brewing will
host the event including three
featured specialty beers,
Starkweather Stout, Steamy
Windows IPA and Red Glare Ale
alongwith snacks.
Advance tickets are $15 per
person and are available at the
Circulation Desk of the library,
3737 S.WayneRoad,Wayne.
Family Fun Festival planned
New Hope Family Fun
Festival in support of Grief
Awareness Day is planned from
4-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30 at Mill
RaceVillage inNorthville.
Tickets are prices at $25 for
adults, $10 for teens and those
younger than 12 will be admitted
at no cost. All proceeds will ben-
efit New Hope Center for Grief
Support.
The family event includes live
music, games, a dunk tank, bar-
becue and candlelit memorial
tribute during the evening. New
Hope Center is a 501 © 3 non-
profit dedicated to provided sup-
port, education and community
at no cost to those who are griev-
ing the loss of a loved one.
To purchase tickets or for
more information, call (248) 348-
0115 or visit
ter.net/rsvp.
Senior Health Fair set
The Romulus Senior Center
will host the Annual Health Fair
from10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Sept. 22.
Table space is nowbeing rent-
ed for $100 and a gift for the raf-
fle is requested fromvendors.
The Senior Center is located
at 36525Bibbins inRomulus.
For more information or to
rent a booth, call Rose Swidan,
(734) 955-4120.
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