Leader Dogs For the Blind

Leader Dogs for the Blind urgently needs&nbsp;new volunteer puppy raisers to raise Leader Dog Labrador puppies&nbsp;for the first year of their life. Currently there are four puppies on campus in need of volunteer homes with more coming available in May and June - thanks to Mother Nature!&nbsp;This is a great time to have a puppy in your home!
To find out more, join our online&nbsp;info session on Wednesday, May 1 from 5-7pm (sign up at <a href="https://www.leaderdog.org/volunteer/raise-a-puppy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raise A Puppy - Leader Dogs for the Blind</a>) or call 248-651-9011 and press '7' to reach the volunteer department.

Local Event: Leader Dog Urgently Needs Puppy Raisers - Online Info Session

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Wednesday May 1, 2024: Leader Dogs for the Blind urgently needs&nbsp;new volunteer puppy raisers to raise Leader Dog Labrador...

Leader Dog Urgently Needs Puppy Raisers - Online Info Session

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.&nbsp;Click <a href="https://youtu.be/YYnBfdu6yyY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NEWSIES</a> for a brief preview.
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

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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.

Local Event: Spring Wildflower Walk

Royal Oak

Spring Wildflower Walk

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....

Royal Oak Middle School

The Royal Oak Symphony Orchestra cordially invites you to attend our last concert of the season and the last concert to be conducted by our Grammy award winning Maestro John McLaughlin Williams. Young Adult Competition Winner Leo Egen is featured in the Richman Oboe Concerto "The Clearing." Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's "Symphonic Variations on an African Air" and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 round out the program.
Tickets are $20 for Adults, $15 for Seniors and Students, and 12 and under free. Tickets available at the door.

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From Darkness to Light

Friday May 10, 2024: The Royal Oak Symphony Orchestra cordially invites you to attend our last concert of the season and the last concert...

Varner Hall

String, woodwind, brass, and percussion instrumentalists, ages 7-18, who are interested in advancing their musical skills, are invited to audition for membership in Oakland Youth Orchestras (OYO).
 
OYO is a premier Southeast Michigan Youth Orchestra that serves 350 students in grades two through twelve from 35 communities and seven counties. Merit and financial-need scholarships are available.
 
Audition sign-up for 2024-2025, OYO’s 50th season, is going on now and extends through May 11, 2024. For details about the orchestras and audition schedule visit: <a href="https://oyomi.org/join-oyo/auditions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oyomi.org/join-oyo/auditions/</a>.
Auditions will be held in person at Oakland University Varner Hall. All prospective members must audition for placement into one of OYO’s four orchestras. 

"I loved being able to come to an environment where everyone was so musically motivated and ready to be challenged. The best feelings definitely were right after the concert when all our hard work finally came together."--Isabella Lebert, six year OYO violist.
Join OYO and celebrate 50 years of educating and enriching youth through music. For this special anniversary, OYO commissioned world renowned composer, Catherine McMichael, to write a symphony. The orchestras of OYO will premiere this piece in the upcoming 2024-2025 season. 
McMichael is a Michigan resident whose music reaches across six continents, innumerable students, and professional artists. Five publishers distribute her various pieces, from flute ensembles, piano, string chamber music, symphonic, band, and concert-length choral works.

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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.

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Wednesday, May 1

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