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| Stone Wall Pumpkin Festival Returns |
 The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm’s signature
event — the Stone Wall Pumpkin Festival — returns on Saturday, October 9. The event runs from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Admission price includes one pumpkin. The Museum provides stencils and carving tools, but guests are encouraged to […] |
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| Rochester Challenges Volunteers to Create 1,000 Blankets for Hospitalized Children |
 Michigan’s largest provider of comfort care to hospitalized children, Fleece & Thank You (F&TY), is pleased to announce the
return of in-person blanket-making events. They will host the first of those events with Make A Blanket Day Rochester at Stoney Creek High School (6755 Sheldon Rd. in Rochester Hills) from 12 noon to 3:00 p.m. […] |
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| Just Us Girls Stroll |
 Grab the girlfriends for the fall “Just Us Girls Stroll” on Wednesday, October 13. Tickets are $25, creating
the perfect opportunity to have fun, explore downtown Rochester, and support The Women’s Fund, which gives back exclusively to the Rochester community. Ticket holders shop and dine at participating downtown Rochester establishments who welcome their guests with […] |
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| Rochester Hills Public Library Presents Jazz Crooner Tony Camilletti in Concert |
 Rochester Hills Public Library is pleased to welcome Detroit-based jazz crooner Tony Camilletti and the Don
Bartkowiak quartet on Sunday, October 10 at 2:00 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room for a performance titled, Lulu and That Old Devil Moon. Sit back and listen to classic jazz songs spanning the 1940s through the 1980s, originally made […] |
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| Dear Crabby, Why Are People So
Obsessed with Disney? |
 Dear Crabby, Disney World celebrated its 50th anniversary on
October 1. All the images of people waiting in Black Friday-type lines to snag the anniversary merchandise and the photos of the crowds were insane! I guess I don’t understand this level of obsession. Do you? Thanks!H.J. Potter Dear H.J. Potter, I’ve come to the conclusion […] |
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| Monsters of the Great Lakes |
 What lies beneath the surface of the great lakes? Find out when Rochester Hills Public Library presents “Monsters of the Great Lakes”
online over Zoom on Thursday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m. Join author Shetan Noir as she tells the tales of Michigan’s lake monsters and sea serpents. This program is free and open to […] |
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| Rep. Tisdel Pays Tribute to Late Sen.
Donald Bishop |
 State Rep. Mark Tisdel of Rochester Hills, at right, is joined by the family of the late Donald Eugene Bishop at the state
Capitol on Thursday, October 7. Bishop, also of Rochester Hills, served as a state representative between 1967 and 1970 and as a state senator from 1971 to 1982. Bishop passed away on May 28 at the age of 88. |
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| Grosse Pines Residents Celebrate Local History with Outdoor Tribute to The Haven |
 On Saturday, September 25, residents of the Grosse Pines subdivision, located on Walton Boulevard, welcomed guests and local dignitaries to cut
a ribbon and unveil new historical markers commemorating the site and history of The Haven – a private estate built in the late 1920s that was converted to a mental health facility during the Great Depression. The hospital closed in 1968. The structure remained vacant and was destroyed by fire in 1973. |
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| REVIEW: Insightful and Intriguing, Oakland University’s ‘Passage’ is a Powerful Journey Worth Taking |
 An attentive and appreciative crowd welcomed back live theatre to Oakland University (OU) for the opening night of Passage. Written by Chinese-American
playwright Christopher Chen, this gripping and enigmatic play runs until Oct. 17 in the Varner Studio Theatre on the OU campus in Rochester, MI. The last time I sat inside Varner Studio Theatre […] |
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