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December 12, 2013
Simply Dickens at museum
Celebrate a nostalgic
Christmas with the vocal group
Simply Dickens, who will per-
form “Old World Christmas
Carols” at the Plymouth
Historical Museum at 7 p.m.
tomorrow, Dec. 13. The show
focuses on music of the 18th
and 19th centuries, highlight-
ing Christmas carols that were
popular long ago. Group mem-
bers incorporate holiday skits,
adding comedy and laughter to
this seasonal performance.
Tickets to the “Old World
Christmas Carols” showare $10
in advance or $15 at the door
and can be purchased at the
museum or on the website at
www.plymouthhistory.org.
Purchase a new or renewed
membership to the Friends of
the Plymouth Historical
Museum ($50 value) and
receive two free tickets to this
event. Museum doors will open
at 6. Come early to explore the
Museum's special exhibit “A
Red Ryder Christmas Story,”
which continues through Jan.
19. The exhibit focuses on the
beloved Christmas movie, A
Christmas Story, along with the
original story by Jean
Shepherd from which the
movie is based. For more infor-
mation visit the website, or call
(734) 455-8940. The museum is
located at 155 South Main St.,
just one block north of down-
townPlymouth.
Holiday Soiree is planned
EspressoElevado, an artisan
coffee roaster and brew bar, is
hosting a Holiday Soiree from
6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 15 at 606
SouthMainSt. inPlymouth.
The $25 per person admis-
sion includes small savory
treats and several coffee bever-
ages. All proceeds will benefit
Grace Centers of Hope, a reha-
bilitation program for home-
lessmen, women and families.
New, unwrapped toys will be
accepted for the U.S. Marines
Toys for Tots annual collection
program.
Espresso Elevado is located
at the corner of Main and Wing
streets.
For more information, call
(734) 904-8323 or email eleva-
dosoiree@yahoo.com.
Lightfest nowopen
The Wayne County Lightfest
will be open through Dec. 31,
except ChristmasDay.
Two new displays have been
added this year and the entire
light show has been converted
to LED lights. The show fea-
tures more than 47 giant ani-
mated holiday themed dis-
plays. It is the largest and
longest drive-through light
show in the Midwest, officials
said.
Used books to be sold
The Friends of the Library
have scheduled used book
sales for noon to 4 p.m. the sec-
ond Friday and Saturday of the
month in the Romulus Public
Library meeting room. The
next sale dates are Dec. 13-14
at the library, 1121 Wayne
Road.
For more information call
(734) 942-7589 or visit the web-
sitewww.romulus.lib.mi.us.
Crafty Storytime on Tuesday
The Leanna Hicks Inkster
Public Library hosts Crafty
Storytime from 5-6 p.m. every
Tuesday for children 10 years
of age and younger.
Parents and siblings are also
welcome at the hour when chil-
dren can enjoy a story and a
fun craft.
The library is located at 2005
InksterRoad in Inkster.
For more information,
phone (313) 563-2822.
HAP supports Silver Sneakers
HAP Medicare Advantage
will now reimburse up to $20 a
month or $240 per year for
memberships, group water fit-
ness classes and personal
training through the Wayne-
WestlandParks andRecreation
Silver Sneakers program.
Members must submit a
copy of amembership contract,
receipt and usage report to
receive the reimbursement.
Silver Sneakers includes
access to features such as the
cardio theater area, indoor
pool and track, wet and dry
saunas, whirlpool, a wellness
area and the ice arena.
To join, visit the Wayne
WestlandParks andRecreation
Service desk at the Community
Center, 4635 Howe Road in
Wayne or log on to my.silver-
sneakers.com
or
call
SilverSneakers customer serv-
ice at 1-888 423 4632 from8 a.m.
through 8 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
For more information about
the HAP reimbursement, call
HAP Senior Plus at 1-800-801-
1770 or Alliance Medicare PPO
at 1-888-658-2536.
Goodfellows plan fundraiser
The Wayne Goodfellows No
Child Without A Christmas
campaign organizers are plan-
ning a fundraiser from 5-9 p.m.
Dec. 14 at US 12Bar andGrill.
The evening will include
several raffles of items includ-
ing tickets to Pistons and Red
Wings games, plasma TVs.
freshwater pearls and a crystal
necklace with matching ear-
rings and bracelet. There will
also be gift baskets and auto-
graphed Lions memorabilia
and a tour of Ford Field,
including the locker rooms.
There sill also be a 50/50 draw-
ing anddoor prizes. There is no
cover charge.
US 12 Bar and Grill is locat-
ed at 34824 West Michigan Ave.
in Wayne. For more informa-
tion call (734) 637-1430
Ornament workshops set
The Belleville AreaMuseum
will host the annual Children's
Christmas
Ornament
Workshops at 10 a.m., 11 a.m.
and 1 p.m. onSaturday, Dec. 14.
The workshops will take
place at noon, 1 and 2 p.m. on
Dec. 21. Pre-registration is rec-
ommended.
The museum is located at
405MainSt., Belleville.
For more information or to
register, call (734) 697-1944.
Santa visit library
Santa will visit the Belleville
Library from 6:30-8 p.m.
Monday Dec. 16. He will have a
short storytime before hearing
individual wishes, and accom-
panying music will be per-
formed by The Gratitude Steel
Band.
If children are too shy to
approach Santa, they can
always write their wish list or
even whisper in his ear. It's a
great photo-op for parents.
The Fred C. Fischer Library
is located at 167 Fourth St. in
Belleville. For more informa-
tion, call (734) 669-3291.
Seniors set to celebrate
The Wayne Golden Hour
Club and Senior Services
Office will co-host their annual
Christmas Party beginningwith
a reception at 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 19. Lunch will
be served at noon.
Tickets are $10 and the
event will include entertain-
ment, a raffle, 'steal a gift' and
the famous rendition of the '12
Days of Christmas'.
Tickets are available at the
Senior Services Office located
in the Wayne Community
Center.
Northville Knight planned
The Northville Parks and
Recreation Department is
planning a trip back in time to
the days of brave knights and
fair princesses for a NewYears
Eve Celebration. Visitors will
enter through castle gates and
receive a Medieval map to find
archery, stilt walkers, authentic
Medieval dresses, a castle
bounce house and other attrac-
tions. Food will be available for
sale.
The event is open to the pub-
lic from 4-7 p.m. Dec. 31 at the
Recreation Center at Hillside,
700BaselineRoad.
There is a sliding scale by
age of admission costs. For
more
information
visitwww.northvilleparksan-
drec.org.
State of theCity address set
Romulus Mayor Leroy
Burcroff will present the State
of the City address during the
Greater Romulus Chamer of
Commerce luncheon at noon
Jan. 14 at the Marriott Hotel at
DetroitMetroAirport.
The doors will open for reg-
istration and networking at
11:30 a.m. prior to the luncheon
service. C
ost for chamber members is
$15 per person and non-mem-
bers admission is $25.
Organizers caution that the
event is always a sell-out and
early reservations, available by
calling (734) 893-0694 are
advised.
The hotel is located at 30559
Flynn Dr. in Romulus. For
information, email Bill Kren at
info@romuluschamber.com.
Celebrate Inkster planned
The Inkster Task Force is
organizing Celebrate Inkster, a
tribute to the city, Martin
LutherKingDay and the begin-
ning of Black History Month.
The event will take place from
2-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at the
Inkster Recreational Complex,
2025 Middlebelt Road in
Inkster.
Entertainment will include
African dancers, choirs, the
recognition of community
change makers, food and infor-
mation about the community.
The event is free and open to
the public. Walk-ins are wel-
come but RSVPs are appreciat-
ed at (734) 931-0821.
Daddy Daughter Dance set
The City of Plymouth
Recreation Department will
sponsor the third annual
Daddy Daughter Dance from
6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 or
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014.
The dance will take place at
the Cultural Center Reception
Room, 525 Farmer in Plymouth
and will include a DJ, light
refreshments and snacks.
Souvenir photos and packages
will be available to order. Semi-
Formal, dressy-casual attire is
recommended.
Advance ticket purchase is
required and no walk-ins will
be accepted. The cost is $10 per
person.
For tickets or information,
call (734) 455-6620.
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