REVIEW: Avon Players’ ‘Steel Magnolias’ Dishes Up Sass and Southern Hospitality
  When it comes to southern women, there’s either the notion they are overly genteel (sipping sweet tea on their porches) or like Scarlett O’Hara (prone to theatrical hysterics). But those who have spent any amount of time living in the south know that while the women certainly do have a penchant for manners, they […]
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Rochester Hills Public Library Recruits Speaker for TEDxLibrary Women
Rochester Hills Public Library will host its first TEDxWomen event Saturday, December 1. This year’s theme, “showing up,” speaks to the ways in which women around the world are taking matters into their own hands, showing up for each other and themselves to shape the future we all want to see. Rochester Hills Public Library […]
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Annual Kids’ Clean Water Calendar Contest
The 14th Annual Kids’ Clean Water Calendar Contest is Underway Submissions Accepted until October 5 Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash announces the 14th Annual Kids Clean Water Calendar Contest. Fourth and fifth graders living in Oakland County will have the opportunity to submit their artwork from Tuesday, September 4 to Friday, October 5. This […]
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Rochester Cider Mill Tasting and Tour
Event FlierRochester Cider Mill Tasting and Tour Day Trip with the OPC Join cider aficionado, Michael Dwyer, as the Older Persons Commission (OPC) visits three local cider mills with the OPC bus. Attendees will enjoy plenty of delicious samplings as they learn about cider and the mills. Items will be available for purchase so attendees can take some additional autumn delights […]
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From Fairy Tales to a Rock Opera, OU’s 2018-19 Theatre Season Offers Something for Everyone
  The Oakland University Department of Theatre will kick off its 2018-19 season on Thursday, Oct. 11 with Into the Woods, a “Once Upon a Time” tale that introduces the hopes and dreams of characters from some of our favorite fairy tales and explores the lengths we go to for our dreams — and the […]
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Community Gathers to Honor 9/11 Victims and Heroes
Rochester Hills Marks the 17th Anniversary of September 11 Local residents, public officials, city employees, and first responders came together at the Rochester Hills Fire Station One for the City’s Annual September 11 Remembrance Ceremony. The ceremony honors emergency service personnel and the victims who lost their lives during the events of 9/11. The ceremony […]
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Rochester Garden Club Sends Four Students to 4-H Science Camp
The four young women sit on an outdoor bench at Lake HuronMichigan 4-H Camp Scholarships Members of the Rochester Garden Club are happy to support students who are eager to get outside and learn about the environment. This year the club sponsored four eighth grade students from the Pontiac International Technology Academy, Britlynn Veliz, Nicole Bermudez-Alvarado, Kayla Rodriguez, and Sandra Castro, who enjoyed a week of […]
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Author’s Corner: The Power of Earned Media
Author's Corner graphic with name and photo of Author R.L. HerronThe Power of Earned Media So, you’ve just written and indie-published your book. Now all you have to do is find fans, right? You’re probably going to be disappointed in what I say next, because I’m not going to offer a magic way to get a ton more readers. Unfortunately, that’s not how it works. […]
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