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August 27, 2015
Calendar of events
Final concert tonight
The Belleville Area Council for the
Arts Music Lakeside series wraps up the
2015 season tonight with a performance
by the Belleville Community Chorus as
they celebrate their 10th year as well as
an old fashioned ice cream social. The
chorus is led by Director Sue Hiser, who
has been at the helmsince the inception a
decade ago. The group will be presenting
snippets from their spring concert Hooray
forHollywood aswell as other pieces.
Audiences need to bring a lawn chair
or blanket to Horizon Park and early
arrival is recommended.
The show begins at 7 p.m. and takes
place rain or shine. In case of rain, the
performance will be moved to The
Belleville 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.
City selling surplus equipment
The City of Westland will be offering
surplus furniture and equipment during a
sale beginning at 9 a.m. tomorrow, Aug. 28,
in the west parking of the former city hall
building, 36601 Ford Road and at the
Bailey Recreation Center, behind the old
city hall.
The sale will continue until 5 p.m. on
Friday and will take place again from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at both
locations.
A complete list of items for sale will be
posted on the city website
ofwestland.com prior to the days of the
sale.
As required under city codes, city
employees and their family members are
prohibited from purchasing any property.
All sales are final and all items are sold
"as is." Buyers may pay using cash, certi-
fied check or money order. The city will
not accept payment by personal check or
credit card.
Macy's helps library
Friends of the Romulus Library are
joining withMacy's for a Shop for ACause
day Saturday, Aug. 29.
Shoppers can purchase a $5 coupon at
the front desk of the library and can then
save 25 percent on all purchases at Macy's
all day. Some exceptions do apply.
Funds generated from the fundraiser
will help pay for youth, teen and adult
programming at the library.
Family Fun Festival planned
New Hope Family Fun Festival in sup-
port of Grief Awareness Day is planned
from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30 at Mill Race
Village 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
benefit New Hope Center for Grief
Support.
The family event includes live music,
games, a dunk tank, barbecue and can-
dlelit memorial tribute during the
evening. New Hope Center is a 501 © 3
nonprofit dedicated to provided support,
education and community at no cost to
those who are grieving the loss of a loved
one.
To purchase tickets or for more infor-
mation, call (248) 348-0115 or visit
Rouge-A-Palooza is topic
The Rouge River Cleanup and Rouge-
A-Palooza will be topic of a talk by Kurt
Kuban at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 at the
WaynePublicLibrary.
The 3rd Annual Rouge-A-Palooza is
planned for Saturday, Oct. 10 at Goudy
Park inWayne.
To register for this free program, call
theWayne Public Library at (734) 721-7832
or visit theAdult ReferenceDesk.
The Wayne Public Library is located at
3737 SouthWayneRoad inWayne.
Elder lawseries begins
A four-week elder law series presented
by attorney Gary Allen is being offered by
the Plymouth Community United Way
and the Plymouth Community Council on
Aging. The four part series includes:
Tuesday, Sept. 1, Estate Planning;
Tuesday, Sept. 8, Outliving your Assets;
Tuesday, Sept. 22, Retirement Accounts
(IRA, 401k, 403b, etc.) and Tuesday, Sept.
29, Taxes
Each topic will be presented at 10:30
a.m. until noon and from 6:30- 8 p.m. at
Plymouth Township Hall, 9955 N.
HaggertyRoad.
Reserve space now by calling (734) 453-
6879, ext. 7.
Cakewars hit stage
Experience the eccentricities of
Southern life as the Spotlight Still Got It
Players presents The Red Velvet Cake
War at The Village Theater at Cherry Hill
Sept. 2-6. Main stage performances will
begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday,
at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2
p.m. Saturday andSunday.
Tickets range between $16-$18 per per-
son and can be purchased on line at
or by calling
The Village Theater Box Office at (734)
394-5300. Tickets are also available for
purchase at the Box Office one hour prior
to show time.
The Village Theater is located at 50400
Cherry Hill Road, Canton. For additional
information about this or other Spotlight
Still Got It Players productions, visit
or call (734)
394-5300.
Chicken Supper served
Willow United Methodist Church will
host a Chicken Supper from 5 p.m. until
sold out of dinners on Wednesday, Sept. 9
at the church, 36925 Willow Road in New
Boston.
Carry outs are available beginning at
4:30 p.m. and the cost is $10 per dinner or
$5 for dinners for children 12 and
younger.
The menu includes fried chicken,
mashed potatoes, biscuits and gravy,
green beans, cole slaw, dessert and a
choice of coffee, hot tea ormilk.
For more information, call (734)654-
9020.
Grief seminar planned
A grief-recovery seminar and support
group will be meeting at Romulus
Wesleyan Church in Romulus at 6 p.m.
Thursdays starting Sept. 10 through Dec.
17. The church is located at 37300
Goddard atHuronRiverDrive.
GriefShare features nationally recog-
nized experts on grief and recovery top-
ics. The 13 video sessions include "Effects
of Grief," "When Your Spouse Dies," "Your
Family and Grief," "Stuck in Grief," and
more. Attend any or all sessions. A $15
registration fee will include a
workbook/journal andweekly handouts.
More information is available by call-
ing the church, (734) 941-1511 or on the
web at
Taste Fest set at Festival
The annual Plymouth Fall Festival
Taste Fest will take place this year from6-
8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 at Station 885, 885
Starkweather inOldVillage inPlymouth.
The Plymouth-Canton Civitan Club
and Station 885 are organizing the popu-
lar event which this year will include
samples from Bahama Breeze, Cupcake
Station, Extreme Pizza of Plymouth,
Grand Traverse Pie Co., Happy's Pizza
and Ribs, La Bistecca Italian Grille, Leo's
Coney Island of Plymouth and Canton,
Max & Erma's Plymouth, Plymouth ROC,
Rocky's of Northville, Rusty Bucket,
Station 885, Westland Famous Dave's ,
Vintners Canton Winery, Zoup Soup,
Salad andSandwiches.
The all-you-can eat cost is $15 for
adults and $5 for children ages 5-10.
Children younger than 5 are admitted at
no cost.
There will be a live band and cash bar.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at
the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce,
Station 885 and at U.P. Pasties on Main
Street inPlymouth.
For more information, call (734) 459-
1896.
Newsenior book club formed
The newSenior Book Clubwill meet at
10:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of the
month at the Romulus Senior Center,
36525Bibbins St.
On Sept. 15 the club will have an inau-
gural meeting to select upcoming book
club titles.
For more information, contact the
adult services librarian at (734) 955-4518.
There will be tanks, cannons and
machine guns in the streets of down-
town Belleville tomorrow evening reen-
acting aWorldWar II street battle.
The event is a preview for the
Thunder Over Michigan Air Show pre-
sented by the Wayne County Airport
Authority, which will feature The Blue
Angels. The preview battle is free and
will take place at Main and Fourth
Street.
Organizers said that the battle would
be "no holds barred" and that audiences
might become part of the action.
The battle will take place from6-7:30
tomorrow, Aug. 28.
Battle reenactment planned
