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| Livernois Road to Close for Pipeline
Maintenance |
The Sunoco Pipeline company will close Livernois Road just south of Auburn Road in Rochester Hills
starting Monday, September 20, for pipeline maintenance under the road. The road is expected to reopen on October 7. The detour route for traffic is Auburn Road to Crooks Road to South Blvd., back to Livernois Road and vice […] |
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| Life History
Narratives of Detroit Auto Workers in the 1950s |
Smart Towns presents “Life History Narratives of Detroit Auto Workers in the 1950s” with Daniel Clark, September 23 Smart Towns
host Oakland University history professor Daniel Clark on Thursday, September 23, at 7:00 p.m. at Rochester Hills Public Library. Clark will discuss the lives of 1950s Detroit autoworkers and their resilience during a time of economic and […] |
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| Rochester Garden Club Gives
Nature Camp Scholarships |
The Rochester Garden Club offers a scholarship program for elementary school students in the Rochester area each year. As a
part of its mission, the club supports environmental education and is especially interested in helping students of all ages experience the natural world. Graduating seniors receive scholarships toward college degrees in environmental studies, middle school […] |
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| Famous Duos
Theme for this Year’s Live Mannequin Rochester Posed |
Watch the windows in Downtown Rochester as dynamic duos come to life. Downtown Rochester’s ninth annual Rochester Posed event is scheduled for
Thursday, October 7 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Participating Downtown Rochester businesses will turn their storefront windows into live mannequin displays. This year’s theme for Rochester Posed is Famous Duos, including timeless favorites such as Barbie & Ken, Thelma & Louise, and more. |
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| Miller and Ford Play Franck Live at the
Library |
Award-winning musicians, pianist Peyton Miller and saxophonist Brant Ford will perform César Franck’s "Sonata in A Major for
Saxophone and Piano," as well as other solo works at Rochester Hills Public Library (RHPL) on Sunday, September 26 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
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| Author’s Corner: Flawed Characters |
Flawed Characters Create Meaning A plot with underdeveloped characters is
little more than light and sound. No matter how well explosions and spectacle may be reported, story is ultimately about character. And, it is flawed characters that are most believable. After all, no one’s perfect. It’s easy to think that the surface events of a […] |
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| Dear Crabby, Have you ever been to a
Dark Sky Park? |
I barely go to parks in the day time, why would I go at
night. Parks are packed with wild things and the scary ones come out at night -- bears, coyotes, wolves, bats, snakes, mosquitoes, and hippies -- who wants to deal with all that. |
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