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October 15, 2015
Calendar of events
Halloween candy sought
Donations of wrapped, bagged candy
are needed for the Wayne Halloween
FarmersMarket.
The candy should be in a shopping bag
labeled "Farmers Market" and can be
dropped off with Bob Pugh at Jack
Demmer Ford, 37300 Michigan Ave; Maria
Trinidad at Lobo Tires, 32606 Michigan
Ave., John Hale at Bits 'n Pieces, 34629
Michigan Ave., Ken Miller at STEP, 35000
Van Born Road or Anna Duba and Maple
Manor, 3999VenoyRoad.
The event is sponsored by the Wayne
Chamber of Commerce.
MayburyCornMaze is open
The 10-acre Maybury Farm Corn Maze
is now open from 6-10 p.m. Fridays, from
noon until 10 p.m. Saturdays and from
noon until 7 p.m. on Sundays throughNov.
1. The last wagon leaves for the maze one
hour prior to close. Group tours and bon-
fires for 15 or more are available. To
reserve a date, call (248)374-0200. Cost to
visit the corn maze is $7 per person and
includes the hayride and admission to
Maybury Farm. As always, children 2 and
under are free. All proceeds from the
maze are used to pay for the winter feed
bills for the farmanimals.
Maybury Farm, operated by the
Northville Community Foundation, a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is a his-
toric farm that provides interactive educa-
tional opportunities for the public. The
farm is located at 50165 Eight Mile Road
in Northville. It is 1-1/4 mile west of Beck
Road on Eight Mile, 1/2 mile west of
Maybury State Park. Enter at the
Maybury Fram sign, do not enter the State
Park. Parking is free at Maybury Farm.
For more information, visit
lecommunityfoundation.org or
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book.com/maybury.farm
Hats For Homeless needed
The Plymouth Community United Way
is sponsoring a Hats For The Homeless
drive throughDec. 18.
Donors are asked to drop off new hats,
mittens, gloves, scarves, blankets, and
socks at Plymouth Community United
Way, 960 W. Ann Arbor Trail, Suite 2,
Plymouth, during business hours 7:45 a.m.
until 4:30 Monday - Thursday and from
7:45 a.m. until 2:45 Friday. All adult and
children sizes arewelcome.
For more information, call Randi
Williams at (734) 453-6879, ext. 7 or e-
mail
Food supplies needed
Northville Civic Concern is looking for
help in filling empty shelves.
The food bank does not have enough
food available for the October distribution
dates and is described as a critical situa-
tion. Client numbers are increasing as
donations are decreasing for the group
which serves more than 180 Northville
households, many with school age chil-
dren.
Residents are asked to bring non-
expired canned or boxed food to
Northville Civic Concern's office at 43261
West Seven Mile Road located in the
Highland Lakes Shopping Plaza between
10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday or
Friday. During other hours, items can be
dropped off at Cassel's Restaurant or
WorldWide Alterations also located in the
Highland Lakes Shopping Plaza.
Donations are accepted at Genitti's
Restaurant, TheUPS Store, Great Harvest
BreadCompany, andNorthvilleCityHall.
There is a special need for fruit, maca-
roni and cheese, cereal, and canned meat
products. For more information, call (248)
344-1033 onMonday,Wednesday, orFriday.
Blankets are needed
Plymouth Community United Way is
sponsoring a Blanket Drive in support of
the homeless community through Jan. 15,
2016.
Blankets must be new, or handmade,
and can be dropped at the Plymouth
Community United Way office. The
address is 960 W. Ann Arbor Trail, Suite 2,
Plymouth, MI 48170.
For more information, call Randi
Williams at (734) 453-6879, ext. 7 or e-
mail
Music festival announced
A full day of music and fun is on tap for
area families as the CantonPublic Library
announces an all-day, all-ages music festi-
val onSaturday, Oct. 17.
Families will start the day by moving
and grooving to the kindie rock beats of
Ms. Carissa at 10 a.m. Award-winning chil-
dren's entertainer Kevin Devine keeps the
beat going with his own brand of rollick-
ing, participatory music from 11 a.m. until
noon. After a break for lunch and naps,
the party fires up again with the Saline
Fiddlers Philharmonic, a premier youth
troupe of musicians who present a diverse
range of music from American folk to jazz
to western swing along with spirited
vocals and step dancing. The Bright
Loritios take over the stage at 3:15 p.m.
with a multilingual performance that
involves all five senses. The festival ends
with the return of Gustafer Yellowgold, a
nationally-recognized multi-media show
described as equal parts pop rock concert
andhand-drawn cartoonmovie.
The Family Music Festival is presented
with the support of the Friends of the
Canton Public Library and is open to the
public. Registration is not required. The
Canton Public Library is located at 1200 S.
Canton Center Road in Canton. For more
information about this program, visit
.
Pumpkin Palooza in Plymouth
The fifth annual "Pumpkin Palooza," is
set for noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18,
throughout downtownPlymouth.
The event is renown for the costumed
families, often including pets, who attend
the event. Pets can complete in a costume
contest along with the other games and
entertainment featured at the event.
Visit the Plymouth Community
Chamber of Commerce website (ply-
mouthmich.org/events/Pumpkin-
Palooza_ET359.html) for more details or
the
Facebook
page
aNV.
Annie is on stage
Everyone's favorite redhead will return
to The Village Theater at Cherry Hill in
the Spotlight onYouthTheater production
of Annie, Jr. for one weekend only, Oct. 15-
17.
Annie Jr. is a 70-minute version of the
popular Broadway musical Annie geared
specifically for a youth cast
Tickets are available now online at
or by
calling (734) 394-5300. The Village Theater
box office is open for walk-up service
weekdays between 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tickets
can also be purchased one hour prior to
curtain at 7 p.m., Thursday andFriday and
at both 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.
For additional information about
Spotlight on Youth productions, call (248)
719-3637 or visit spotlightonyouthmi.com,
orwww.facebook.com/SpotlightonYouth.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is
located at 50400 Cherry Hill Road in
Canton.
MillerWoodswalks set
Guided tours of the only nature pre-
served in Plymouth Township are being
planned by members of the Friends of
Miller Woods from 2 through 4 p.m. Oct. 18
and 25.
The tours are 1/3 mile in length, cover
the history of the Miller family, and will
identify different species of trees seldom
seen in this part of Southeast Michigan.
Entrance to Miller Woods is on Powell
Road, between Beck and Ridge Roads.
Tours are free, and last about one hour. No
dogs or strollers allowed in thewoods.
Parking is available on Powell Road.
Visit the website at millerwoods.com for
more details.
Pinterest classes planned
Pinterest for Beginners will be the
topic at a class planned for 6-8 p.m. Oct. 19
at theRomulus PublicLibrary.
Students will learn to set up an account
andnavigate the pinboard site.
Sign up at the library, 11121 Wayne
Road, Romulus or by calling (734) 942-
7589.
Pet costume contest set
Pets can bring their owners to Kellogg
Park for a Howl-Ween Pet Costume
Contest beginning with registration from
11:45 a.m. until noon Sunday, Oct. 18. The
contest is free to enter and judging should
be complete by 1 p.m. when prizes will be
presented to the first, second and third
place winners. Event bags will be given
out to the first 50 participantswho register.
Sponsors and prize donors include:
Happy Hounds Dog Day Care, Platinum
Pet Service, Plymouth Veterinary
Hospital, Qualipet, Specialty Pet Supplies,
Inc., Three Dog Bakery and Trust and
Obey Pawsitive Dog Training, LLC. For
more information on the Pet Costume
Contest
either
visit,
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cialevents or call the Recreation
Department at (734)455-6620.
Stay downtown after the Pet Costume
Contest for Pumpkin Palooza. This
Halloween activity event for kids will be
held fromnoon to 3 p.m.
Games and prizes, kid costume contest,
lots of entertainment and candy will be
part of the fun. For more information on
Pumpkin Palooza visit,
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mich.org.
Music Man Jr. is performing at the
Plymouth Arts and Recreation
Complex (PARC) in Plymouth for two
weekends, Oct 16-18 and 23-25 and will
star all local talent.
Based on the timeless 1957
Broadway classic and 1962 filmadapta-
tion, TheMusicMan Jr. follows the fast-
talking traveling salesman Harold Hill
as he cons the people of River City,
Iowa into buying instruments and uni-
forms for a boys' band he vows to
organize. His plans to skip town with
the money are foiled when he falls for
the town librarian, Marian, whose
belief in him might help him succeed
in the end, in spite of himself.
“This show is a classic and great for
the entire family,” said Brandon
Waldenmayer of Canton who is the
director and co-producer of the show.
Waldenmayer is a Plymouth-Canton
schools alumnus and is currently a
children's theatre student at Eastern
MichiganUniversity.
Benjamin Hodge from Canton will
be performing as Harold Hill and
Marian is double cast and will be per-
formed by two actors, Jane Harju and
EmmaLaForest. .
General admission tickets are $10
and are currently on sale. Curtain time
is 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 and 7 p.m.
Saturdays and At 2 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets can be purchased at
or by call-
ing (734) 547-5156 The Plymouth Arts
and Recreation Complex (PARC) is the
repurposed Central Middle School
located in Plymouth between down-
town andOldVillage at 650ChurchSt.
Music Man Jr. on stage
