Friday, March 1, 2013
Choirs from L'Anse Creuse High School and High School North will appear as featured groups in the "Tim Janis: Celebrate America" special on March 7.
Viewers like you who tune into Detroit Public Television March 7 will see not one, but two L'Anse Creuse choirs featured on the station's 2013 "Tim Janis: Celebrate America" broadcast. This year, choirs from L’Anse Creuse High School, L’Anse Creuse High School North and a dozen other area schools join the Tim Janis Ensemble for Janis' annual PBS broadcast and pledge drive for Southeast Michigan. Janis is an American composer, conductor and producer whose annual "Celebrate America" specials on public television have featured more than 15,000 students from across the country to date. The 2013 broadcast begins at 9 p.m. Thursday, March 7, on Detroit Public Television. It runs approximately two hours. DVDs and CDs of the choirs scheduled to …
Sunday, January 13, 2013
The Fifth Michigan Regimental Band will give a free performance at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library main branch Sunday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m.
Clinton-Macomb Public Library patrons have an opportunity to travel back in time today courtesy of a performance by the Fifth Michigan Regimental Band. Part of the library's "Music at Main" Sunday concert series, this particular performance has been booked to complement the main library's current exhibit, Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War. Donning period attire and using antique and replica sax horns and wood rope tension drums, members of the band take great care to bring the history of the Civil War era alive for their audience. The performance will include a program of pre-1865 compositions, instruments, attire, flags, and customs of the era. The concert, which begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, is free and open to all ages. …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Mickenna Keller of Macomb Township will perform this weekend in the Civic Experience concert as part of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Civic Youth Ensembles training program.
A Macomb Township teen will join hundreds of Detroit area children this weekend in the Civic Experience concert at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. Mickenna Keller, 13, of Macomb Township, will play the oboe in the fall Civic Experience, an annual civic youth ensemble performance showcasing the work of students enrolled in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Civic Youth Ensembles training program, according to an article in The Detroit News. "This time last year, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life," said Keller in the Detroit News article. "Within the first three rehearsals, it changed my life completely. It is so inspiring. Now I know I'll go into music for my career." The News article said Keller entered the training …
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
All township residents are invited to attend Party in the Park noon-2 p.m. on Sept. 24 to celebrate the grand opening of phase two of Macomb Corners Park and the unveiling of seven reproductions from the Detroit Institute of Arts.
How many parties have you gone to that open with a ribbon cutting and include the unveiling of six masterpieces from the Detroit Institute of Arts? That's just what organizers propose to do to celebrate the grand opening of Macomb Corners Park's phase two on Sept. 24. Every township resident is invited to this Party in the Park, and if the free food, music and festivities aren't enough to bring you out, perhaps the chance to experience the DIA in the great outdoors will. Visitors to the newly completed park will have more than just the surrounding foliage to admire, as the park's walking trail will also serve as the backdrop to six life-size reproductions of art from the DIA. As part of its 125th anniversary celebration, the DIA, in …
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Friday, August 5, 2011
According to HolidayInsights.com it's Work-Like-A-Dog Day, so we here at Patch encourage you to "dig" in to this morning's headlines to pay tribute.
Make sure those brights are working if you have to head out early, the National Weather Service is predicting areas of heavy fog before 8 a.m. After that it's partly sunny with a high near 84 degrees. The clouds roll in tonight with a low around 67 degrees. Making the dreams of little girls come true for 26 years, Justamere Equestrian Center is a Macomb Township institution. Owned and operated by Twila Slavic, the center offers riding lessons, hosts shows and boards horses. Macomb County Senior Citizen Services hosted a special seminar Thursday to provide local seniors with the information they would need to report and prosecute scams attempted against them. We have highlights you'll want to let your elderly friends and family know about…
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
The night, rescheduled from last week, offers fun for the whole family with an Air Margaritaville concert that can be enjoyed by the adults and a KiDzOnE full of games, inflatables and bubbles (manned by Macomb Patch) for the kids.
Rescheduled from last week, Macomb Township's last Sizzlin' Summer Night of the season will take place tonight with Jimmy Buffett tribute band Air Margaritaville on stage at the Town Center Park. The township's parks and recreation department promises fun for the whole family with Air Margaritaville supplying the music and event sponsors offering refreshments, inflatables and KiDzOnE games to keep younger guests entertained. Macomb Patch will get its groove on and be standing by with several gallons of bubble liquid and numerous bubble wands to help guests shape some super suds. The event starts at 7 p.m. and the night wraps up around 8:30 p.m. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring folding chairs or blankets to sit on during the show, but…
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A Macomb teen spends the summer in China, the sounds of Jimmy Buffett fill Town Center Park and $60,000 in renovations to the township's sheriff sub-station top today's headlines.
The sun continues to elude us today as clouds move in for the majority of the day. The high is expected to be around 81 degrees and the low around 62 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Renovations to the Macomb County Sheriff's Sub-Station in Macomb Township were unveiled Wednesday. The improvements, which total $60,000, include increased square footage, granite counter tops and mark-resistant walls. A Macomb Township teen is spending her summer living and studying in China. Roma Cusumano, 17, received one of 650 National Security Language Initiative for Youth Scholarships. She will return home on Aug. 15. Rescheduled from last week, the last Sizzlin' Summer Night of the season will take place tonight with Jimmy Buffett …
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Monday, August 1, 2011
Cruise Gratiot, enjoy some outdoor jams, a movie under the stars and more this week.
ROCK-CLIMBING FUN Where/When: Stony Creek Metropark, daily. Why Go: Get a grip and take this fun challenge at Stony Creek, with the rock climbing wall set up through Aug. 11. Pricing: $2 per climb. A daily car pass to the park is $5, if you don't already have an annual pass ($25 or $15 for seniors). SUMMER NIGHTS IN THE PARK Where/When: Town Center Park 7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 4. Why Go: It's the final "Sizzlin' Summer Nights" for the season, rescheduled from last week. Bring blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy live music outdoors. Tonight's act is Jimmy Buffett tribute act Air Margaritaville. There will also be a dance floor set up so anyone inclined can cut a rug. Kids can enjoy fun in the KiDzOnE inflatables, games and more. Stop by the bubble …
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
The night offers fun for the whole family with an Air Margaritaville concert that can be enjoyed by the adults and a KiDzOnE full of games, inflatables and bubbles (manned by Macomb Patch) for the kids.
RESCHEDULED: Due to the strong possibility of showers and thunderstorms the evening of July 28, this event has been rescheduled for Aug. 4. Macomb Township's last Sizzlin' Summer Night of the season will adopt an island theme as Jimmy Buffett tribute band Air Margaritaville takes the stage tonight at the Town Center Park. The township's parks and recreation department promises fun for the whole family with Air Margaritaville supplying the music and event sponsors offering refreshments, inflatables and KiDzOnE games to keep younger guests entertained. Macomb Patch will get its groove on and be standing by with several gallons of bubble liquid and numerous bubble wands to help guests shape some super suds. The event starts at 7 p.m. and …
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National Milk Chocolate Day, Jimmy Buffett tribute concert at Town Center Park, another heat wave and the elimination of crossing guards at Ebeling Elementary.
Happy National Milk Chocolate Day! According to Holiday Insights, this is the day all are encouraged to indulge in the sweet stuff. Chocoholics unite!
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Tracey Moro
7:52 am on Thursday, November 3, 2011
That's so fabulous! Good Luck MicKenna - from one oboe player to another - I wish you well in your double reed endeavors! more ›