The Grass Roots Performing Live for Meadow Brook Theatre’s Annual Concert & Cuisine Benefit
Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) presents THE GRASS ROOTS on July 15, 2017 for the Theatre’s annual fundraising event Concert & Cuisine. The event includes a pre-glow reception, strolling dinner and one-night-only concert with the band. All proceeds benefit Meadow Brook Theatre, a nonprofit organization and Michigan’s largest professional theatre. In the entire history of Rock […]
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Hallelujah! “Altar Boyz” Tickets are Buy One, Get One Free!
The “Altar Boyz”—Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham—are going to save the world…and probably make you swoon in the process. Their combination of heavenly voices and spectacular dance moves pulled this fictitious boy band from small-town obscurity in Ohio to national recognition. This rockin’ musical comedy joins them on the last night of their “Raise […]
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Rochester Named as a National Main Street Community
Main Street Downtown Rochester MichiganRochester Receives Certification, Again, and is Named as a National Main Street Community for the 21st Time Main Street Oakland County (MSOC) recently conducted an Annual Program Assessment Visit and named Rochester as a 2016 Nationally Accredited Main Street Community. This is the 21st consecutive year of certification for Rochester. The Rochester DDA has been a […]
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OUCARES Helps Individuals with Autism Succeed in the Workplace
Evan Hodge participates in a practice interview as part of the OUCARES pre-employment skills trainingFor several days a week, Evan Hodge can be found working at his job as a courtesy clerk at a Kroger store near his hometown of Rochester. The 24-year-old greets customers, helps bag groceries and uses a pulley system to retrieve shopping carts from outside the building, among other responsibilities. He landed his job last […]
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Get Caught up in Mystery with Avon Players’ “The Mousetrap”
Agatha Christie’s classic will keep audiences guessing until the end   Mystery lovers will be riveted by the whodunit from master of the genre, Agatha Christie, as Avon Players presents in Avon Players’ The Mousetrap, running March 10-25. The news on the radio at Monkswell Manor relates a brutal murder that has recently taken place. […]
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Rochester Hills Public Library Concert Series
Rochester Hills Public LibraryResidents of Rochester, Rochester Hills, and Oakland Township, don’t miss these amazing concerts with the Rochester Hills Public Library. Each person must be registered under his or her own library card and be a resident of Rochester, Rochester Hills or Oakland Township. Registration is online. All adult programs are funded by the Friends of the […]
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Sweet Breakfast Program Awaits at the Rochester Hills Museum
Reservations for the pancake breakfast must be made in advanceRochester Hills Parks Department is Presenting the Maple Syrup Program and Pancake Breakfast  The Rochester Hills Parks Department will be presenting the Maple Syrup Program and Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. at the Rochester Hills Museum. Guests will see our sap to syrup demonstrations, learn the history of […]
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Rochester Area Prayer Breakfast to Feature Reverend Faith Fowler
Rochester Area Prayer BreakfastReverend Faith Fowler will keynote the 36th annual Rochester Area Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, May 4, 2017 from 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. at Oakland University Athletics Center O’Rena. Reverend Fowler is executive director of Cass Community Social Services (CCSS), a Detroit nonprofit agency which responds to poverty with programs for food, health care, housing and employment. […]
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Founders Day Celebration Kicks Off Bicentennial March 12
Downtown Rochester MichiganCity of Rochester Kicks Off Bicentennial Celebration at the Rochester Hills Museum Twenty-Seventeen marks the 200th Anniversary of the founding of the City of Rochester. Founded in 1817, Rochester is the first settlement in Oakland County. The City is planning a series of Bicentennial events throughout the year to celebrate this milestone event. The first Bicentennial event […]
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“Pretty Much Everything” Graphic Design Lecture at Meadow Brook Hall
Graphic designer Aaron James Draplin to present Braun Memorial Lecture at OUGraphic Designer Aaron James Draplin to Present Braun Memorial Lecture on the Oakland University Campus in Rochester For the 2017 Jean and Fred Braun Memorial Lecture, the Oakland University community will welcome Aaron James Draplin to campus on Wednesday, March 1. Draplin, a graphic designer and founder of the Draplin Design Co., will present his […]
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