Author’s Corner: How to Write a Book When You Have No Idea What You’re Doing
Author's Corner graphic with name and photo of Author R.L. HerronI want to write a book … You remember when this big idea first hit? Maybe you were browsing for books, waiting for an author’s autograph, or sitting in stupefied awe after finishing a great novel. The idea took root and then, bam, you’re rushing to a stationary store to buy all the notebooks, pens, […]
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TONIGHT! What Food Labels Actually Tell Us
Head shot of a woman holding a whisk with shelves of cookbooks behind her.The Rochester Hills Public Library (RHPL) welcomes Lisa Howard, “The Cultured Cook,” on April 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room for “What Food Labels Actually Tell Us: How to Be an Informed Eater.” In this program, Howard will explore ingredients, nutritional terms, and marketing claims to help shoppers walk the grocery store aisles […]
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Run for the Trees Happy Little 5k
The Michigan DNR’s Bob Ross-inspired Happy Little 5K called ‘Run for the Trees’ at Cranberry Lake Farm Historic District and Cranberry Lake Park is April 22 – 29, 2022. The 5k route will start at the east end of the historic district near the stone barbeque, traveling west past the apple orchard, then to the beehives, […]
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Rochester University Presents 'Love's Labor Lost'
Five women hold a giant check with a storefront behind themSelf-denial is in fashion at the court of Navarre where the young King and three of his courtiers solemnly forswear all pleasures in favor of serious study. But the Princess of France and her all-too-lovely entourage have other ideas and it isn’t long before young love, with its glad eyes, hesitations, and embarrassments has broken every self-imposed rule of the all-male ‘academe’ […]
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Michigan Premiere of 'The Pin-Up Girls' at Meadow Brook Theatre
Five women hold a giant check with a storefront behind themLeanne and her friends are entertaining at their local VFW hall when they come across a collection of letters from the past hundred years. The singers are moved to put on a show inspired by the letters home from soldiers, sailors, and airmen spanning from World War I through Afghanistan […]
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The Women’s Fund Presents a check to the Assistance League of Rochester
Five women hold a giant check with a storefront behind themThe Women’s Fund grants provide more than just financial assistance to area nonprofits, they have the ability to empower the lives of women in need in our community. Recently, The Women’s Fund awarded the Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan (ALSM) a $3000 grant for their Assault Survivor Kits Program. The kits are provided to survivors […]
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