REVIEW: Avon Players’ ‘Deathtrap’ Thrills Audiences with Shocking Betrayals, Mistrust, and Misdirection
It is rare these days to be truly surprised at the theatre. Especially by a play that is over 40 years old. And it’s also pretty rare for everything to come together in such a spectacular fashion on opening night. But that’s exactly what happens with Avon Players’ latest production Deathtrap. A heart-pounding thriller now […]
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Sheet Music, Books, Media and More at the Library’s Winter Used Book Sale
Photo of people looking at several rows of books in the used book area at the libraryFriends of the Rochester Hills Public Library Used Book Sale set for January 29 – February 2 This sale features a large selection of sheet music and instruction books priced at $1 or less. Interested in something else? Friends Book sale chair Ann Gruenewald said, “Due to several large donations of children’s books, we have […]
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Fidelia Woolley Gillette: A Thinker of Uncommon Breadth
Maureen Thalmann holds a photo near a bookselfThe Rochester-Avon Historical Society presents “Fidelia Woolley Gillette: A Thinker of Uncommon Breadth” with Maureen Thalmann Local author and historical researcher Maureen Thalmann will present, “Fidelia Woolley Gillette: A Thinker of Uncommon Breadth” for the Rochester-Avon Historical Society on Thursday, February 6, at 7:00 p.m. at the Rochester Hills Public Library in the Multipurpose Room. Thalmann, […]
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Don G. Pixley Memorial Scholarship Announced
Three seated and four standing, seven representatives pose for a photo.Rochester Rotary Announces Don G. Pixley Memorial Scholarship in Honor of Family’s Donation to Rotary International Polio Fund In honor of lifelong Rochester area resident, Don Pixley, Rochester Rotary announces the Rochester Rotary Don G. Pixley Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship will be available to graduating seniors from Rochester area high schools who have overcome significant […]
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Hemingway’s Last Good Country: Northern Michigan as He Knew It
Cover of the author's book showing trees and the sun glistening off a lakeThe Rochester Hills Public Library presents “Hemingway’s Last Good Country: Northern Michigan as He Knew It” with Michigan author John Cohassey The Rochester Hills Public Library will host “Hemingway’s Last Good Country: Northern Michigan as He Knew It,” with Michigan author John Cohassey on Thursday, Jan. 30, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the library’s Multipurpose Room. […]
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Dear Crabby, Where Can I Go Sledding?
Dear Crabby sits in front of a laptop computerDear Crabby, I’m New to the Area and I Want to Get my Kids Outside this Winter, Where Can I Go Sledding? Sincerely, Yukio Neve   Dear Yukio, Great idea! Go run around in the cold for a while and work up a sweat … is the same thing my doctor told me not to do. But […]
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