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December 11, 2014
Calendar of events
County Lightfest open
The 21st annual Lightfest is
now open. This year, several new
displays have been added and
the entire light show has been
converted to energy efficient
LED lights. The largest drive
through light show in the
Midwest, the Lightfest features
more than 55 giant, animated hol-
iday-themeddisplays.
The Lightshow will continue
through Dec. 31. It is closed on
ChristmasDay.
Museumexhibit continues
The Plymouth Historical
Museum exhibit, Twas the Night
Before Christmas" will continue
through Jan. 11, 2015. The exhibit
features several Christmas sto-
ries andmovies fromthe past two
centuries, including many family
favorite classics in vignettes and
displays.
Santa will visit the museum
every Saturday. The museum is
located at 155 S. Main St.. Hours
are 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Admission
is $5 for adults and $2 for stu-
dents ages 6-17.
For more information, call
(734) 455-8940.
Christmas in Plymouth celebrated
Christmas in Plymouth will
take place from 5-9 tonight
throughout downtown businesses
in the community. There will be
horse and carriage rides priced
at $5 per person, live roving
Christmas music provided by the
Schoolcraft College five piece
brass ensemble and carols sung
by Evenin' Gentlemen, a barber-
shopquartet.
The event will concluded with
a short community sing hosted by
theBeckRidgeChorale.
The event is open to the public
at no cost.
Rock'n'Roll Santa on stage
Inspire Theatre will present a
spotlight on youth production of
Rock 'N' roll Santa, a musical in
two acts, at 7 p.m. Dec. 11, 12, and
13 with 2 p.m. matinees set for
Dec. 13 and 14. The production,
written by R. Eugene Jackson
with music by Carl Aletee and
orchestration by Mark Rogers,
will be on the stage at Inspire
Theatre, 5767 Executive Dr. in
Westland.
Tickets are $10 for general
seating. To order tickets, or for
more information, call (734) 751-
7057 orwww.inspiretheatre.com.
Popswith the Phil presented
The Penn Theatre in down-
town Plymouth will be the site of
two festive yuletide pops con-
certs featuring many traditional
holiday favorites.
Concerts are planned for 6
and 8 tonight at the Penn
Theatre, across from Kellogg
Park in the heart of the city.
For ticket price information
call (734) 451-2112.
Library to showmovie
The William P. Faust Westland
Public Library will show A Most
WantedMan as part of the Friday
NightMovie program.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
and themovie will begin at 7 p.m.
Dec. 12. Snacks and refreshments
are provided on a donation basis
and there will also be trivia with
small prizes handed out.
The movie is R rated. For
more information, call (734) 326-
6123.
The library is located at 6123
Central CityPkwy,Westland.
Goodfellows selling papers
Northville Rotary Club mem-
bers will conduct the annual
Goodfellows paper sale all day
Dec. 13 through the township and
city. Fire department and Rotary
members will be selling papers
throughout the community to col-
lect donations to help fund the
No Child Without A Christmas
campaign.
For more information, call
JohnKelly at (248) 348-0496.
Holiday Sing planned
Audiences of all ages will
enjoy aHoliday Sing beginning at
7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at The
Village Theater at Cherry Hill,
located at 50400 Cherry Hill
Road.
Escape the holiday hustle and
bustle and celebrate this joyful
season with an evening of festive
fun as you lift your voices during
this special sing-along with Matt
Watroba, a popular community
singer with special ties to folk
music.
Lyrics will be projected on the
big screen for all to see. Bring
the whole family to enjoy a wide-
ranging program of holiday
music, fromwell-loved Christmas
carols to classic winter-themed
songs.
Tickets to this Holiday Sing
are $5 and can be purchased
online at www.cantonvillagethe-
ater.org or at the door. Tickets
can also be purchased at The
Village Theater at Cherry Hill
box office; stop by during box
office hours, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Monday through Friday. The
Village Theater is located at
50400 Cherry Hill Road in
Canton.
For more information, call
(734) 394-5300 or visit www.can-
tonvillagetheater.org.
Santa is lunch guest
The Wayne Parks and
Recreation Department will host
LunchWith Santa from10:45 a.m.
until 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at the
CommunityCenter.
The cost is $5 per person for
Wayne residents and $6 for non-
residents and includes pizza,
salad, bread sticks, pop and arts
and crafts. Santa will be avail-
able for pictures.
Tickets are on sale at the
Wayne Community Center, 4635
Howe Road in Wayne. For more
information, call (734) 721-7401.
Gospel concert scheduled
Bethlehem Temple of Praise
will present a Gospel Concert,
Through It All…We're Still
Standing at 5 p.m. Dec. 14 at the
church, 3789 Venoy Road in
Wayne.
Tickets for the concert are $10
and available by phoning (734)
331-4481.
Choirs performing in include
Bethlehem Temple of Praise,
Toledo Interfaith Mass Choir,
Huron Valley District Mass Choir,
the Rev. Isaac London and
MissionaryVoices of Praise.
Crafty Elves visit workshop
The Plymouth Historical
Museum will host the Crafty
ElvesWorkshop for children 5-11-
years-old at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Dec.
14.
Tickets are $10 per child and
reservations are required as
space is limited.
Craft examples include orna-
ments, gift cards and stockings.
To register, call (734) 455-8940.
Concert planned at library
The Friends of the Plymouth
District Library will present Lee
Murdock & The Christmas Tree
Ship Concert: Great Lakes
Maritime History at 3 p.m. Dec.
14.
Singer/ songwriter/historian
Murdock will take audiences on
a musical journey as he com-
bines music and stories of the
inland seas, Great Lakes and port
cities of the early 1900s. A talent-
ed instrumentalist on six and
twelve string guitars, Murdock
will bring his unique combina-
tion of ragtime, Irish, blues and
folk styles with compelling story-
telling
During this free concert at the
library, Murdock will also share
his favorite holiday songs as part
of themagical season
Register for this free concert
in advance by contacting the
library -
(734) 453-0750, ext 4 or online
at plymouthlibrary.org. The
library is located at 223 S. Main
Street inPlymouth.
Desk Set on stage
Barefoot Productions pres-
ents the comedy The Desk Set,
written by William Marchant.
The play is directed by Artistic
Director CraigA. Hane.
The Desk Set was made into
the Hollywood classic film in
1958, starring Katherine
Hepburn andSpencer Tracy.
Performances are at 8 p.m.
Dec. 12 and 13 and at 2 p.m. Dec.
14. Tickets are $15 and can be
reserved by calling the box office
at (734) 560-1493 or going online
towww.justgobarefoot.com.
The Barefoot Productions
Theater is located at 240 N. Main
Street, Plymouth.
Christian rock band visits
Wise For Salvation Christian
rock band will perform at 7 p.m.
Dec. 17 at St. John's Lutheran
Church inWestland.
The performance will include
traditional and contemporary
Christmas carols and songs as
well as some of original songs.
The concert is open to the
public. St. John's Lutheran is
located at 35320 Glenwood Road,
Westland.
For more information, visit
www.facebook.com/wise4salva-
tion.
Seniors celebrate season
The annual Holiday Gala
luncheon is scheduled for 11a.m.
on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at the
Romulus Senior Center.
Festivities will include music,
dancing, gifts and raffles. The
menu will feature ham, potatoes
with gravy, green bean casserole,
stuffing, dessert andbeverage.
Stuart Kerr from Tenth Street
Tuesday will be singing
Christmas melodies and taking
requests.
The cost to attend is $5 and
seniors must register at the
Senior Center.
Christmas Spectacular set
A cast of more than 100 of
some of the most talented
dancers, singers and gymnasts in
Southeast Michigan will perform
a holiday tradition, the 11th
annual Central City Christmas
Spectacular. Performances are
planned for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
18 and Dec. 19 and at 11 a.m., 3
p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec.
20 and at noon and 4 p.m. on
Sunday, Dec. 21.
Peek into Santa's Toyshop to
see what really happens in the
North Pole and be transported to
a world of twirling ballerinas, toy
army men, jolly elves, and glitzy
soldiers as they all come to life to
help North Pole workers load
Santa's sleigh.
Performances will take place
at the Village Theater at Cherry
Hill, Canton. Tickets are $23 and
can be purchased through Dec.
12 at Central City Dance Center,
6700 Canton Center Road,
Canton.
Tickets are reserved seating
and cannot be purchased the day
of the show.
For more information, visit
Central City Dance at www.cen-
tralcitydance.com, or call (734)
459-0400.
Community Band in concert
The Belleville Community
Band will present a Christmas
Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.
19 at First United Methodist
Church, 417 Charles St. in
Belleville.
Circus tickets on sale
Tickets for the Detroit Circus
performance at the Village
Theater in Canton Township on
Jan. 24 will be on sale through
Dec. 19.
The $60 holiday bundle
includes four tickets to the 2 p.m.
performance, gift wrapped with
treats and trinkets, along with
coupons for the day of the event.
This is a limited time offer,
tickets purchased after Dec. 19
will be $18 each for all ages.
Purchase a Holiday Bundle in
person at The Village Theater,
located at 50400 Cherry Hill
Road, Canton. For more informa-
tion:
www.CantonVillage
Theater.org or (734) 394-5300.