The Rochester Symphony Guild invites you to Taste & Tunes 2024 with the enchanting sounds of Nuclassica. On Saturday, November 2, 2024, set against the exclusive backdrop of Great Oaks Country Club at 777 Great Oaks Boulevard in Rochester, Michigan, Nuclassica’s electrifying presence guarantees an unforgettable night filled with high-energy artistry. Beginning with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. this event will indulge your senses and support the Rochester Symphony Orchestra's mission to … [Read more...]
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The Rochester Symphony Guild Presents ‘Nuclassica’ at Taste & Tunes 2024
October 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Rochester Community Concert Band presents ‘A Musical Pastiche’
September 23, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester Community Concert Band (RCCB) will present their opening concert of the 2024-2025 season titled ‘A Musical Pastiche’ on Tuesday, October 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Stoney Creek High School Auditorium, 6755 Sheldon Road, Rochester Hills, MI. Park in the lot on the southwest corner of the high school. The concert is open to the public and admission is free. Donations are gratefully accepted and appreciated. Included in this program, are “Galop” by Dimitri Shostakovich, … [Read more...]
Rochester-Avon Historical Society presents “Daughter of the Union: The Story of Eunice Tripler” on October 1
September 23, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester-Avon Historical Society (RAHS) will welcome author and Civil War historian Jack Dempsey on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at noon at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. Dempsey will discuss his latest book, Heart in Tatters: Eunice Hunt Tripler and the Civil War, a memoir and story of Eunice Tripler. Author and Civil War historian Jack Dempsey Eunice (nee Hunt) descended from patriots of the American Revolution and War of 1812. She married U.S. Army surgeon Charles Tripler … [Read more...]
Chilling Mystery ‘Strangers On a Train’ at Meadow Brook Theatre
September 23, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Michigan premiere runs October 9 – November 3, 2024, on the campus of Oakland University L to R: Stephen Blackwell as Charles Bruno and Ron Williams as Guy Haines in MBT's Strangers on a Train production. Photo courtesy of Sean Carter Photography You can chat with a stranger about anything. That’s what happens when Guy Haines and Charles Bruno meet on a train. They begin to open up about how dissatisfied they are with their lives. Eventually, Bruno suggests that they could get away with … [Read more...]
Art & Apples Festival®, presented by Genisys Credit Union, announces entertainment line-up for September 6–8
September 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
An array of local entertainment favorites will take the stage at the bandshell for Paint Creek Center for the Arts (PCCA)’s annual Art & Apples Festival® on September 6–8, 2024. The community is encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair, purchase a tasty treat from one of the nearby food trucks, and enjoy free entertainment over the course of the three-day event. Now in its 58th year, the juried fine art festival - made possible through the generous support of presenting sponsor Genisys … [Read more...]
Rochester-Avon Historical Society presents, “Sourcing Local History Topics: How to Find Historical Tales,” Sept. 5 with author Gerald Van Dusen
September 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
On Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m., the Rochester-Avon Historical Society will welcome local author Gerald Van Dusen at the Rochester Hills Museum on Van Hoosen Farm (1005 Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills). When researching and/or writing about historical topics, sometimes you have to do field research that includes interviewing informants and other pertinent people (see Van Dusen's books, Detroit's Birwood Wall, Sojourner Truth Housing Riots), but sometimes, the topics come to you (Detroit's Lost … [Read more...]
Rochester Community Chorus Announces Fall/Winter 2024 Season
September 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
New singers are encouraged to join Rochester Community Chorus The Rochester Community Chorus announces its fall/winter 2024 season with a full performance schedule, starting with a major presentation of Lux: The Dawn From on High by Dan Forrest, with a small chamber orchestra, on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at 4 p.m. at St. Mary of the Hills Catholic Church, Rochester Hills. Written in 2018, this five-movement masterwork explores various facets of light and encompasses ancient chant, … [Read more...]
Rochester Lions Club Hosts Charity Collection Day
September 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
September 21st event benefits RANH pantry and Lions RECYCLE for Sight The Rochester Lions Club is hosting a Charity Collection Day on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at the lower-level parking lot of First Congregational Church at 1315 N. Pine Street, Rochester, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Lions Charity Collection Day includes a collection of: · Canned foods for the Rochester Area Neighborhood House Food Pantry (RANH) · Eyeglasses for the Lions RECYCLE For Sight program · … [Read more...]
Rochester Christian University Theatre Company Presents ‘The Yellow Boat’ by David Saar
September 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Rochester Christian University Theatre Company presents The Yellow Boat, a play written by David Saar and directed by Robert Arbaugh, MFA. The Yellow Boat is based on the true story of David and Sonja Saar's son, Benjamin, who was born with congenital hemophilia and died in 1987 at the age of 8 of AIDS-related complications. A uniquely gifted visual artist, Benjamin's buoyant imagination transformed his physical and emotional pain into a blaze of colors and shapes in his fanciful drawings and … [Read more...]
Attend the Dark, Witty Tale of Avon Players’ ‘Sweeney Todd’
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Desperate deeds lead to dramatic ends in this iconic Stephen Sondheim musical Avon Players’ season begins with love, murder, and revenge set against the backdrop of 19th-century London in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street running September 6-21. From L to R: Mario Simone as “Sweeney Todd” and Joy Oetjens as “Mrs. Lovett.” Photo Credit: Bryan Clifford. In this haunting tale, Sweeney Todd (Mario Simone), an unjustly exiled barber, returns to Victorian London seeking … [Read more...]
