Rochester
The Rochester Symphony Orchestra Celebrates the Holiday Season with “My Favorite Things”
As the holiday season unfolds, we invite you to indulge in a delightful evening with the Rochester … [Read More...]
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Rochester Hills
The Rochester-Avon Historical Society Presents, “He Rode With Custer: Rochester’s Samuel Harris”
Join the Rochester-Avon Historical Society on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Rochester Hills … [Read More...]
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- Rochester-Avon Historical Society presents “Daughter of the Union: The Story of Eunice Tripler” on October 1
- Rochester-Avon Historical Society presents, “Sourcing Local History Topics: How to Find Historical Tales,” Sept. 5 with author Gerald Van Dusen
- Rochester Community Chorus Announces Fall/Winter 2024 Season
- What will become of Adams Road?
The Community Edge
REVIEW: Shake Off Your Winter Blues and Get ‘Footloose’ at Meadow Brook Theatre
Opening night, the house was packed and rocking as Footloose the Musical debuted at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. And it’s tearing up the town now through February 2, 2025. If you are a certain age, you are acquainted with Footloose, the 1984 classic movie starring Kevin Bacon. In 2011 … [Read More...]
REVIEW: Murder and Merry Misunderstandings are the Catch of the Day in Avon Players’ ‘Farce of Habit’
A full house traded in the bitter and snowy Michigan cold for the sunshine and slapstick of the Ozarks in Avon Players’ Farce of Habit, running until January 25, 2025, in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Farce of Habit was written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten. As the title implies, this play includes many absurd situations and … [Read More...]
‘Footloose’ cuts loose at Meadow Brook Theatre
The collaboration with Oakland University’s School of Music Theatre, and Dance runs from January 8 through February 2, 2025, on the campus of Oakland University. One of your favorite movies explodes on the Meadow Brook Theatre stage. New songs join the powerhouse hits from the Top 40, Oscar-nominated score. Footloose celebrates the … [Read More...]
Watch a Weekend Go Wackily Awry in Avon Players’ ‘Farce of Habit’
Check in for hilarity in this gloriously preposterous southern-fried romp Comic collisions and merry misunderstandings will amuse Metro Detroit audiences as Avon Players presents Farce of Habit, running January 10-25, 2025 in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The Reel ‘Em Inn is one of the finest little fishing lodges in the Ozarks. Innkeeper D. … [Read More...]
REVIEW: Feel the Magic of the Season with ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Meadow Brook Theatre
As the temperatures drop to bone-chilling numbers, wrap yourself up in the warmth of the season with A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, now at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. through December 22, 2024. Those who have been coming to see this perennial classic will notice the absence of … [Read More...]
Meadow Brook Theatre celebrates the season with ‘A Christmas Carol’
Running Nov. 22 through Dec. 22, 2024, on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich One of southeast Michigan’s favorite holiday traditions returns for its 42nd year when Ebenezer, Tiny Tim, and a handful of ghosts raise your spirits in A Christmas Carol at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) this November and December. A Christmas Carol by … [Read More...]
The Rochester Symphony Orchestra Celebrates the Holiday Season with “My Favorite Things”
As the holiday season unfolds, we invite you to indulge in a delightful evening with the Rochester Symphony Orchestra (RSO) at our holiday celebration concert, "My Favorite Things." Under the direction of Maestro Zeljko Milicevic, join us on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. at the elegant St. Paul’s Methodist Church, located at 620 Romeo … [Read More...]
The Rochester Symphony Guild Presents a Holiday Christmas Luncheon
Join the Rochester Symphony Guild for a delightful afternoon at our annual Holiday Christmas Luncheon, a celebration that promises to be as elegant as it is joyful. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Palazzo Grande at 54660 Van Dyke Road in Shelby Township, Michigan, this festive gathering will take place on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 11:00 … [Read More...]
REVIEW: Sisterly Bonds are Put to the Test in Avon Players’ Heartwarming ‘Crimes of the Heart’
Family trauma brings three sisters together to face their messy past and present in the emotional Crimes of the Heart, which runs through November 23, 2024, at Avon Players Theatre in Rochester Hills, MI. After opening their season with the devilishly fun musical Sweeney Todd, Avon Players’ second production, is smaller in scale, but equally rich … [Read More...]
