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Shriek with Laughter at Avon Players’ ‘Young Frankenstein’

Experimentation goes monstrously wrong, the Mel Brooks way, in this musical comedy A classic horror parody movie by a legend of the entertainment field will come to life on stage in Avon Players’ Young Frankenstein, running May 30-June 14, 2025, in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick (Eric … [Read More...]

REVIEW: ‘The Rat Pack Lounge’ at Meadow Brook Theatre is the Cat’s Pajamas

Ring-a-Ding, baby! Join all the cool cats and see The Rat Pack Lounge, by James Hindman and Ray Roderick, with musical arrangements by John Glaudini, running through May 18, 2025, at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. This melodious trip down memory lane begins in heaven, where God has … [Read More...]

Rochester Garden Club Awards Two College Scholarships

The Rochester Garden Club takes great pride in helping graduating high school seniors reach their goal to pursue environmental studies in college. This year, two students each received a $1500 scholarship in support of these goals. The scholarship winners are Ruby Howe from Rochester High School and Katherine Dick from Stoney Creek High … [Read More...]

Rochester Hills Humanitarian Honored with Prestigious Rotary Award

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor has awarded Linda Eastman, of Rochester Hills, the Robert S. Northrup Humanitarian Award for her extraordinary commitment to global service. Established in 2018, the award recognizes individuals who have made long-term, sustainable contributions to humanitarian efforts at local, national, or international … [Read More...]

The Point of the Spear and The Road to Baghdad

The Rochester-Avon Historical Society welcomes Lieutenant Colonel Ernest “Rock” Marcone on Tuesday, May 6, at 7:00 p.m. to the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm for a discussion about the United States' involvement in the Middle East in the early 2000s. Marcone commanded the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, during Operation … [Read More...]

Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812

Stoney Creek High School Theatre Company invites you to experience a truly unique theatrical event with its spring production of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, April 24–27, 2025. Stoney Creek High School is located at 6755 Sheldon Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48306. Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, a Tony … [Read More...]

Swing into ‘The Rat Pack Lounge’ at Meadow Brook Theatre

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr.—the RatMBTck—are up in heaven, but there’s unfinished business back on Earth. Vic, the owner of the Rat Pack Lounge, needs help, and Frank made him a promise he never fulfilled. The three singers are sent back to Earth to make things right. Hits include “My Way,” What Kind of Fool Am I?” and … [Read More...]

Rare, Vintage, and Antique Vehicles at Annual “Festival of Cars” Show

Memorial Day Weekend event in Rochester Municipal Park The Rochester Lions Club is hosting its annual car show on Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the Memorial Day weekend in Rochester Municipal Park. The show runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., rain or shine. Fresh off its 80th-anniversary celebration in late 2024, the club is presenting its 44th … [Read More...]

Rochester Christian University Theatre Company Presents ‘Romeo & Juliet’

L to R: London Nesbitt and Emmy Cook Photo credit: Rachel Corp Rochester Christian University (RCU) Theatre Company presents Romeo & Juliet, written by William Shakespeare and directed by Robert Arbaugh, MFA. In Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, Romeo and Juliet meet at a party, and it is love at first sight. However, the long-standing feud … [Read More...]

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