Madison Heights Public Library

Visit The Madison Heights Library and decorate a Keepsake/Treasure Box using stickers made on The Cricut Maker, Tuesday, April 16th at 6 PM. FREE!! Call: 248-588-7763 or visit <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmadison-heights.org%2Flibrary%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3O2NR_rkMkZPZqCUE-5O2DJ6MEJhvl0FXgpbXmsyD_xt9tHAhrNP8XPXE_aem_AUvFdfUxlW7seBbxsD2iyao-RgWOwbQlFgaH4VI5xu8kLTKBeFOd9FZxkBnr6k_IbJbDOoAX0LiqorUVLUPFEu-K&amp;h=AT0n4FWAopTc6fqqeUbZSybGrBmY_3DnJ0QRU0bdJhcA2SiDmLZj0KcASV12wKIWmQWIw5UVxhX3_mrUG2dRxJcLjsIZ1HhyPglgg9PohBpgQ6Wql7wKkOvMOTNXTrWqoA&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT2RKR7L7qqX0cZmaQZmYaD_GoZQbcYlWIvdLlcU1JXrmu1_vYn2Z3fn7pwTMwg0kyckQu4rReMfGpiRX_iHnYZ08haqeYPb5AqGLnC4h8CcU5Nh3FekUuLIf6NALc3Ev0Hw2ta2EHDI4IgjW0JYRsTn7BY" rel="nofollow" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://madison-heights.org/library</a>&nbsp;for more info.

Local Event: Tinker Tuesday

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Tinker Tuesday

Tuesday April 16, 2024: Visit The Madison Heights Library and decorate a Keepsake/Treasure Box using stickers made on The Cricut Maker,...

Nativity Episcopal Church

Loving Earth - Loving All is an Earth Day event on Saturday April 20th, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Nativity Episcopal Church, 21220 W. 14 Mile Road, Bloomfield Township. 
The event will offer free redbug tree saplings, flower seedlings, local seeds, information on (i) invasive species, (ii) what to plant, (iii) pollinators, a tour of our ‘deer resistant’ garden, (iv) rain gardens, and (v) raising bees and chickens. We will have activities for youth, host the awesome organizations Make a Difference Dog Rescue and Leader Dogs for the Blind, and more. To learn more about the event email <a href="mailto:vicar@nativityepiscopalchurch.org">vicar@nativityepiscopalchurch.org</a>, call 248-646-4100, or just stop by on April 20th.

Local Event: Earth Day: Loving Earth - Loving All 

Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills

Earth Day: Loving Earth - Loving All 

Saturday April 20, 2024: Loving Earth - Loving All is an Earth Day event on Saturday April 20th, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Nativity...

Greater Faith Assembly

Equity Alliance of Michigan is hosting a conversation for 1000 Black men on Saturday, April 20th to discuss the physical, mental, financial, and spiritual well-being of men in our region. Special guest speakers will include the world's most renowned motivational speaker, Les Brown, Michael Vick, (Former NFL quarterback, FOX NFL analyst), Hill Harper, (American actor, entrepreneur, and political candidate) and others. 
This event will take place at Greater Faith Assembly, located at 9760 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202. Doors will open at 11 AM and the event will begin at 12:00 PM. 
 
To attend this uplifting event and take part in this powerful conversation, please see the flyer below and RSVP at the link here: <a href="https://www.1KBlackmen.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.1KBlackmen.com</a>

Local Event: Les Brown & Friends 

Detroit

Les Brown & Friends 

Saturday April 20, 2024: Equity Alliance of Michigan is hosting a conversation for 1000 Black men on Saturday, April 20th to discuss the...

A Nature Society “Spring Wildflower Walk”
is being held at Tenhave Woods on Sunday April 21, 2024,
beginning at 2:00 pm. We will be looking for Red &amp; White Trillium, blue &amp; yellow violets, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Bloodroot, Trout Lily, Wild Geranium, Spice Bush, Spring Beauty, Wood Poppy, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, &amp; Wood Anemone and more. Park at the Marais/Lexington lot &amp; meet at the Lexington entrance. There is no cost &amp; registration is not required. Please click <a href="https://www.romi.gov/411/Nature-Walks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> for more nature walk information.

Local Event: Spring Wildflower Walk

Spring Wildflower Walk

Sunday April 21, 2024: A Nature Society “Spring Wildflower Walk”
is being held at Tenhave Woods on Sunday April 21, 2024,
beginning at 2:00...

Royal Oak Farmers Market

The major goal of the Royal Oak Nature Society is to protect, maintain, and improve a total of almost 50 acres of Royal Oak nature preserves (Cummingston Park &amp; Tenhave Woods). To help accomplish this, the Nature Society is putting on their 16th Annual Soiree/Fundraiser that is being held on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the Royal Oak Farmers Market (316 E.&nbsp;11 Mile Rd. at Troy St.) from 7 to 10 pm. The cost is only $10 per person in advance, $15 at the door. There will be desserts, a silent &amp; live auction plus a 50/50 raffle. For more information, please click on following link: <a href="https://www.romi.gov/463/Annual-Fundraiser" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.romi.gov/463/Annual-Fundraiser</a>

Local Event: Royal Oak Nature Society's 16th Annual Fundraiser

Royal Oak Nature Society's 16th Annual Fundraiser

Thursday April 25, 2024: The major goal of the Royal Oak Nature Society is to protect, maintain, and improve a total of almost 50 acres of...

Royal Oak First, A United Methodist Church

Spring choral concert by Cantata Academy Chorale featuring a variety of pieces including Broadway favorites (Do You Hear the People Sing, Masquerade, Another Op'n'n, Another Show; Impossible Dream and Lullaby of Broadway) and deeply inspirational selections (Oh Love, Sing me to Heaven, Earth Song, Afternoon on a Hill, and a particularly haunting piece - Even When God is Silent). Please join us for a relaxing uplifting evening of music. &nbsp;Light reception follows.
Ticket sales and donations support our ability to secure new music and pay our director &amp; musicians. 
Tickets available at the door and in advance online at the link provided.

Local Event: Tomorrow Comes! 

Tomorrow Comes! 

Saturday April 27, 2024: Spring choral concert by Cantata Academy Chorale featuring a variety of pieces including Broadway favorites (Do You...

A Nature Society “Spring Wildflower Walk” is being held at Tenhave Woods on Sunday April 28, 2024, beginning at 2:00 pm. We will be looking for Red &amp; White Trillium, blue &amp; yellow violets, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Bloodroot, Trout Lily, Wild Geranium, Spice Bush, Spring Beauty, Wood Poppy, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, &amp; Wood Anemone and more. Park at the Marais/Lexington lot &amp; meet at the Lexington entrance. There is no cost &amp; registration is not required. Please click <a href="https://www.romi.gov/411/Nature-Walks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> for more nature walk information.

Sunday April 28, 2024: A Nature Society “Spring Wildflower Walk” is being held at Tenhave Woods on Sunday April 28, 2024, beginning at 2:00...

Charles A. Parcells Middle School

Special Student Pricing for May 8-9, 7:30 p.m. performances. Newsies “Seize the Day” collecting children’s toys and items for Detroit Goodfellows. 
 
Grosse Pointe Theatre presents Disney’s Newsies the Musical, May 3-12, at Parcells School Auditorium, in Grosse Pointe Woods. Inspired by the Newspaper Strike of 1899 in New York City, Newsies, packed with wonderful songs and electrifying dances, is the tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy who led a group of young newsies to take on powerful publishing giants to fight for fair conditions. Newsies
is an inspiring, joyful, and entertaining musical with a timeless message of justice and fairness for all.

Join Grosse Pointe Theatre and the talented 37-member cast of Newsies as they share this family-friendly story of hope and humanity and help carry that sentiment forward by participating in a collection of items to support kids through Detroit Goodfellows. Collection bins will be in the lobby at each performance to accept the NEW toys and other items for kids that will be part of the gifts distributed by Detroit Goodfellows during the 2024 Christmas season.
Special ticket rates available for blocks of ten or more tickets for the same performance. Visit gpt.org/NEWSIES or call 313-881-4004 for details. 
 
WHAT: Disney’s Newsies the Musical, presented by Grosse Pointe Theatre May 3-12

WHEN: Friday and Saturday, May 3-4 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m. 
Wednesday and Thursday, May 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. 
Friday and Saturday, May 10-11 at 8 p.m. 
Sunday, May 12 at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Performances held at Parcells School Auditorium 
20600 Mack Ave., at Vernier, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
TICKETS: $35 (includes ticket fee.) Visit gpt.org/NEWSIES or call 313-881-4004. Discounts are available for blocks of ten or more tickets for the same performance. Special school discounts for blocks of ten or more tickets are available at $15 per ticket for the 7:30 p.m. performances May 8-9. Call the ticket office at 313-881-4004 for details. 
NEWSIES HELPING KIDS: 
Help “Seize the Day” for kids served by Detroit Goodfellows by bringing NEW children’s winter hats, gloves, mittens, socks, crayons, coloring books, color pencils, washable markers, small stuffed animals, and lip balm to help brighten the 2024 holiday season. Collection bins will be in the lobby at Newsies performances.

Local Event: Disney’s Newsies the Musical rocks the stage at Grosse Pointe Theatre May 3-12

Grosse Pointe

Disney’s Newsies the Musical rocks the stage at...

Friday May 3, 2024: Special Student Pricing for May 8-9, 7:30 p.m. performances.Newsies “Seize the Day” collecting children’s toys and...

Disney’s Newsies the Musical rocks the stage at Grosse Pointe Theatre May 3-12

A Nature Society “Spring Wildflower Walk” is being held at Tenhave Woods on Sunday May 5, 2024, beginning at 2:00 pm. We will be looking for Red &amp; White Trillium, blue &amp; yellow violets, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Bloodroot, Trout Lily, Wild Geranium, Spice Bush, Spring Beauty, Wood Poppy, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, &amp; Wood Anemone and more. Park at the Marais/Lexington lot &amp; meet at the Lexington entrance. There is no cost &amp; registration is not required. Please click <a href="https://www.romi.gov/411/Nature-Walks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> for more nature walk information.

Sunday May 5, 2024: A Nature Society “Spring Wildflower Walk” is being held at Tenhave Woods on Sunday May 5, 2024, beginning at 2:00 pm....

Cummingston Park

A Nature Society “Mushroom Walk” will take place on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Cummingston Park beginning at 10:00 am. Park &amp; meet at Torquay &amp; Leafdale. Mary Fredricks, a member and botanist/mycologist of the Royal Oak Nature Society, will lead the walks. Anyone with an interest in learning more about mushrooms and other fungi of the urban woods is welcome. There is no registration or cost for these mushroom walks. Please click <a href="https://www.romi.gov/411/Nature-Walks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> for more nature walk information.

Local Event: Mushroom Walk

Mushroom Walk

Saturday May 25, 2024: 
A Nature Society “Mushroom Walk” will take place on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Cummingston Park beginning at 10:00...

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