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Mill Race offersHalloween
events for youngsters, pets
Trick or Treat aroundHistoric
Mill Race Village and visit it's
not-so-spooky houses from 4:40
until 6 p.m. this Halloween.
Tickets for pre-schoolers through
third-grade childrenmust be pre-
purchased at the Northville
Parks and Recreation office or
online. Tickets will not be sold at
the event. Visit thewebsite or call
(248)349-0203. Registration dead-
line is 4:30 p.m. Oct. 17.
In addition to treats for kids,
there will be special dog-friendly
treats available. Pre-registration
is required for this particular
time (6:20 p.m.). All dogs must be
a current member of the
Northville Dog Park to register.
Pet owners are required to clean
up after their animals. Only Dog
Park members are able to regis-
ter for the Doggie Trick or Treat
Time. All children and animals
must be registered. For more
information, call (248)349-0203.
Fine Arts on exhibit
The Village Theater at Cherry
Hill is hosting aFineArts Exhibit
that will continue throughNov. 1.
Some of the best artists from
southeast Michigan will have a
variety of works on display. The
public is invited to view this free
exhibit located at 50400 Cherry
Hill Road inCanton.
For more information and
hours call (734) 394-5308 or visit
cantonvillagetheater.org.
Lizzie Borden takes stage
Barefoot Productions will
present The Lights Are Warm
and Coloured a play by William
Norfolk. The play is the re-enact-
ment of the famous Lizzie
Borden crime and trial and will
take to the stage at 8 p.m. Oct.. 17,
18, 24, 25 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 19 and
26. All seats are $15
Tickets can be purchased by
calling (734) 560-1493 or at
www.justgobarefoot.com, and
will also be available at the door.
Barefoot Productions Theatre
is located at 240 N. Main St.,
Plymouth.
Inspire offers Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit, a ghost story in
three acts, will be presented by
Inspire Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Oct.
17, 18, 24 and 25 and at 3 p.m. Oct.
19.
When novelist Charles
Condomine invites a medium
into his house in order to learn
about the occult for his newbook,
the last thing he or his second
wife dreamis that the seancewill
bring back his first wife, Elvira,
who wants Charles all to herself.
Things are further complicated
since only Charles can seeElvira,
which results in some hilarious
exchanges and misunderstand-
ings. Elvira's plots to get him to
'the other side' do not go well and
instead of Charles dying in her
contrived 'accident' his new wife
does.
Tickets are $12 and now on
sale
online
at
http://www.inspiretheatre.com/in
dex_files/Page513.htm , by phone
at (734) 751-7057 or at the door
the night of the show.
Inspire Theatre is located at
5767 Executive Drive, off Ford
Road between Hix and
Newburgh, inWestland.
Howl-ween contest set
The City of Plymouth
Recreation Department is plan-
ning the 6th Annual Howl-ween
Pet Costume Contest at 11:45 a.m.
Oct. 19 inKelloggPark.
There is no entry fee and
prizeswill be awarded.
Sponsors this year include:
Happy Hounds Dog Day Care,
Pet Supplies Plus, Platinum Pet
Service, Qualipet, Specialty Pet
Supplies, Inc., and Three Dog
Bakery. Formore information on
the Pet Costume Contest either
visit, www.ci.plymouth.mi.us/
recreationspecialevents 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 take place
from noon to 3 p.m. The streets
will be closed and fun will be
had. Games, candy, contests,
candy, activities, candy, entertain-
ment, candy and much more are
planned. There will also be an
age-based costume contest. For
more information on Pumpkin
Palooza visit, www.plymouth-
mich.org.
CornMaze is open
The famous Maybury Farm
Corn Maze is now open and will
challenge visitorswith 10 acres of
thick, tall corn plants. The maze
begins with a tractor-pulled
hayride from the welcome center
at the farm to the maze. Another
hayride will take visitors back to
the welcome center where cider,
donuts and snacks are available
for purchase.
The Maybury Farm Corn
Maze is open from 6-10 p.m.
Fridays, from noon until 10 p.m.
on Saturdays and from noon
until 7 p.m. Sundays. The last
wagon leaves for the maze one
hour prior to close. The Corn
Mazewill be open throughNov. 2.
Group tours and bonfires for 15
or more are available. Please
call (248) 374-0200 to reserve a
date. Admission to the Corn
Maze is $7 per person and
includes a hayride and admis-
sion to Maybury Farm. As
always, children 2 and under are
admitted free. All proceeds from
the Corn Maze are used to pay
winter feed bills for the animals
at the farm.
Maybury 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 Farm sign,
do not enter the state park.
Parking is free at Maybury Farm.
For more information, visit
www.northvillecommunityfoun-
dation.org
or
www.facebook.com/maybury.far
m
Handbells ring in concert
First Congretational Church
of Wayne will present The
Detroit Handbell Ensemble in
concert at 4 p.m. Oct. 19.
The ensemble comprises
musicians, educators, engineers
and business professionals from
across the state under the direc-
tion of Dr. Michael Burkhardt.
The concert is free and open
to the public and a freewill offer-
ing will be taken. Refreshments
will be served. Formore informa-
tion, call the church office at (734)
729-7550. The church is located at
2TowneSquare inWayne.
Pumpkin Palooza set
The 4th Annual Pumpkin
Palooza will take place from
noon until 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct.
19 throughout downtown
Plymouth.
The streets bill be closed in
Downtown Plymouth for safety.
The event features games, activi-
ties, entertainment,costume con-
tests for kids and pets and plenty
of candy.
Herbs 101 class offered
Bonnie Mulliner, a certified
medical assistant and a massage
therapist, will give a program on
the uses of herbs - running the
gamut from herbal infusions
(teas and oil), to drying and
essential oils at the Romulus
PublicLibrary at 6 p.m. Oct. 20.
Mulliner will bring samples of
tea, oils and lavender to pass
around.
To register for the event, call
the library at (734) 942-7589.
The Romulus Library is locat-
ed at 11121WayneRoad.
Tunnel director to speak
The Greater Romulus
Chamber of Commerce will fea-
ture Robert Howell, the director
of operations at the Detroit
Windsor Tunnel as the speaker at
theOct. 21 business luncheon.
Registration and networking
will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the
luncheon will begin promptly at
noon at the Embassy Suites
Detroit Metro Airport, 8600
WickhamRoad inRomulus.
Seating is limited and reserva-
tions should be made no later
thanOct. 17 at (734) 893-0694.
Church hostsHarvest Dinner
First United Methodist
Church in Wayne will host a
Harvest Dinner from 4:30 until 7
p.m. Oct. 17.
Dinners, priced at $10 for
adults and $5 for those ages 4-12,
include a complete turkey dinner
with beverage and dessert.
Children younger than 4 are
served free of charge when
accompaniedby an adult.
Pop will be available for 50
cents and carry outs will be avail-
able.
The church is located at 3
Towne Square in Wayne, across
fromtheWaynePost Office.
Makeup tricks and treats
Want really cool Halloween
makeup this year?
Astute Artistry will be at the
Romulus Public Library to here
to demonstrateways to transform
intoHalloween characters.
The program starts at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18.
This is a free event and is
open to ages 12 and up. Sign up is
available at the front desk or by
phone at (734) 942-7589. Space is
limited.
The Romulus Library is locat-
ed at 11121WayneRoad.