See how America works in ‘Working: A Musical’ at Meadow Brook Theatre
Running February 12 through March 8, 2020 Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, the musical Working paints a vivid portrait of the men and women that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the mill-worker, the mason and the housewife, just to name […]
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Children’s Series begins with ‘Rosie Revere, Engineer & Friends’ at Meadow Brook Theatre
Ms. Greer’s classroom includes three inquisitive out-of-the-box thinkers. Rosie Revere has big dreams. Iggy Peck has a relentless passion for architecture. And Ada Twist’s curiosity can drive her teacher crazy. A fun new musical based on the books Rosie Revere, Engineer; Iggy Peck, Architect; and Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beaty, which spotlights the STEM curriculum (focusing […]
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Paint Creek Tavern’s Past, Present and Future
One story brick and wood building with two front doors and five windows The Paint Creek Tavern Has Been Known by Many Names and Has Ties to Interurban and Railroad Days of Downtown Rochester Paint Creek Tavern—known fondly by locals as the “Paint Creek Yacht Club” or “PCYC”— has been a fixture on the banks of its namesake waterway for decades. But despite its tongue-in-cheek nickname, the business got its start […]
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Dear Crabby, What’s the Correct Way to Hang Toilet Paper?
Dear Crabby sits in front of a laptop computer Dear Crabby, What’s the Correct Way to Hang Toilet Paper – Up and Over or Down and Under? Sincerely, W.C. Flushing   Dear W.C. For over 100 years people have been asking that question, at least those who could afford toilet paper and had modern flush toilets. But today, most people in the western world […]
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Historic Trade Bill Vital to Automotive Industry and Manufacturing
President Trump speaks to a crowd from a podium outside of the White House with peole in hard hats standing behind him Barnett Attends White House Signing of The USMCA Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan K. Barnett attended President Trump’s signing of the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) held on the South Lawn of the White House on January 29. The new trade agreement received bipartisan support in Congress and has been widely supported by […]
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