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The Downtown Rochester Snowglow
The Downtown Rochester Snowglow will take place on Friday, January 14 from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. and … [Read More...]
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Our Good News Story, by Mayor Barnett
“People still love a good story, and I don't think that will change.” Those are the words of … [Read More...]
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The Community Edge
Sparring Coworkers Find Love Right under Their Noses in Avon Players’ ‘She Loves Me’
A charming shop in pre-war Budapest serves as the setting for this musical romp Avon Players’ 75th anniversary season continues with the candy-colored romantic musical She Loves Me running February 4-19. Adam Wager as “Georg” and Caitlin O’Brien as “Amalia.” Photo Credit Bryan Clifford Set in a 1930s European perfumery, She Loves Me … [Read More...]
Author’s Corner: Indie Book Marketing
Indie Book Marketing I hope everyone is having a good beginning to the New Year. I’ve mentioned before, if you write because it’s your hobby, you don’t have to spend a lot of time thinking about marketing. However, if you’re writing to sell, you need to publish so your book can be accessed by as many people as possible. You need to have … [Read More...]
Augmented Reality – What is it All About?
Smart Towns will host Dr. Khalid Mirza, founding director of Oakland University's Augmented Reality Center (ARC), at Rochester Hills Public Library’s Multipurpose Room on Thursday, January 20 at 7:00 p.m. In this program, Dr. Mirza will explain augmented reality and how it may be on the verge of changing our lives. ARC was founded with the … [Read More...]
The Boogie Woogie Kid at the OPC
The Boogie Woogie Kid, Matthew Ball, is coming to the Older Persons’ Commission (OPC) to help kick off the New Year on Thursday, January 13 from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. An internationally acclaimed performer, Matthew’s high-energy, toe-tapping show will have the audience swinging and swaying with classic Ragtime, Boogie-woogie, Jazz & Blues favorites … [Read More...]
Dear Crabby, Why Do We Care When Someone Famous Dies?
Dear Crabby, I was looking through my Facebook memories and was shocked to see it’s been five years since Carrie Fisher and her mom Debbie Reynolds passed away. I still feel sad that they’re gone. Is that weird? It’s not like I knew them. What do you think?Thanks! Gwenie Tew Dear Gwenie Tew, Well, when you get to be my age, death … [Read More...]
The 19th Century Evolution of Football
Rochester Hills Public Library will present “The 19th Century Evolution of Football” with historian Jim Craft on January 13, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the library’s Multipurpose Room. Craft will recount the history of football's early forms, beginning with folk football, through how the game was played between 1863 and 1913, and on to the three most … [Read More...]
‘Nana Does Vegas’ has Michigan premiere at Meadow Brook Theatre
Win big with this comic farce running January 5 through 30, on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester. In 2018, Meadow Brook audiences met Nana and her entourage in Nana’s Naughty Knickers. Now she’s back, this time for a run at Las Vegas. Nana and her sidekick, Vera, have taken a gamble and moved to Vegas, where they’re working as … [Read More...]
The Downtown Rochester Snowglow
The Downtown Rochester Snowglow will take place on Friday, January 14 from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, January 15 from 12 noon – 9:00 p.m. The Snowglow will include over 40 ice sculptures lining the streets, an ice carving competition on W. 4th Street, marshmallow roasting with the Lions’ Club on E. 3rd, shopping, fireworks each night and … [Read More...]
Our Good News Story, by Mayor Barnett
“People still love a good story, and I don't think that will change.” Those are the words of Robert Iger, Executive Chairman of Disney, who retires at the end of 2021. Everyone who knows me knows my love for Disney and my admiration for Mr. Iger as a leader. He’s had a great run. We share a love for good stories: Telling them, hearing … [Read More...]
