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Look Who’s Playing in the Rocket Classic in Detroit

PGA TOUR event June 25-29 at Detroit Golf Club to feature 10 major championship winners and 12 players in the top 50 of the world rankings The newly designed Rocket Classic Trophy for 2025 - photo by Michael Dwyer The majority of the 156-player field for the 2025 Rocket Classic has been finalized. The seventh-annual PGA TOUR event returns … [Read More...]

REVIEW: ‘Shear Madness’ at Meadow Brook Theatre is Murderously Funny

Cut, color, and murder! Put all those years of watching “Law & Order” to use and help figure out ‘whodunit’ in Shear Madness running through June 22, 2025, at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Written by Paul Pörtner, Shear Madness is the first show that MBT has remounted, apart from A … [Read More...]

REVIEW: It’s Alive! Avon Players Closes its Season with the Electrifying ‘Young Frankenstein’

Bawdy, slightly naughty, and with memorable musical numbers, Avon Players brings Young Frankenstein to life until June 14, 2025, in Rochester Hills, Michigan.   Avon Players began their season strong with the darkly funny Sweeney Todd, and Young Frankenstein is the perfect bookend to finish it, just with more laughs than bloodbaths. Featuring music … [Read More...]

Help solve the mystery in ‘Shear Madness:’ Rochester’s Hilarious Whodunit

Murder mystery runs May 28 through June 22, 2025, on the campus of Oakland University   There’s been a murder at Rochester’s newest salon, and the police need your help to figure out who the guilty party is. Did you see anything? Do you have any questions for the people in the salon at the time? Can you stop laughing long enough to help? Shear … [Read More...]

Rochester Garden Walk Celebrates 25 Years

Garden Walk, Native Plant Sale, Expert Tips, and Cookies This year, the 25th annual Rochester Garden Walk is offering a selection of private gardens to satisfy the most discerning and curious gardeners. These picture-perfect gardens will inspire walkers with ideas they can incorporate in their own gardens. This event is co-sponsored by the … [Read More...]

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. Eric Rodman as “Dr. Frankenstein.” Photo courtesy of Bryan … [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 summoned … [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...]

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