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St. John Catholic Church, 2099 Hacker Road, and the Red Cross will be hosting a Blood Drive September 2nd from 1pm-6:45pm. To schedule an appointment, visit www.RedCrossBlood.org, sponsor code HartlandSaintJohn. Appointments honored. Walk-ins welcome as space permits. Individuals who are 17 years of age, who meet weight and height requirements (110 pounds or more, depending on their height) and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. Please bring your Red Cross blood donor card or other form of positive ID when you come to donate.
The Livingston County Wildlife and Conservation Club invites the public to an all you can eat chicken, fish and rib dinner. The dinner is Friday, September 3rd, 5pm-8pm at the club at 6060 E. M 36, in Hamburg. Adults are $10, seniors $9, ages 6-12 are $5 and 5 & under are free. (carry outs are $8)
The Concerts at the Courthouse will continue every Friday through the summer at 7pm on the Livingston County Courthouse lawn in downtown Howell. September 3rd- Steve King and the Dittilies. For more information call 517-540-0065.
The Hartland Farm and Flea Market is open every Saturday from 9am-1pm. The Market is located on M-59 just west of US 23; 9525 Highland Road. Vendors are needed. Call 810-632-1030 or email horning75@comcast.net.
The Brighton Farmers market is open every Saturday in the municipal parking lot by the courthouse right downtown from 8am-1pm with local produce and a variety of local products.
On Sunday, September 5th, St Mary’s Men’s Club in Pinckney is sponsoring a Country Style Breakfast at the Parish located south of M-36 at 10601 Dexter Pinckney Road in Putnam Township. Breakfast is served 8:30am-11am and free-will donations are asked as the proceeds from this event are to help fund restorations being done to the Parish Rectory. We have the best menu in the area which includes: fried or scrambled eggs, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, French toast, pancakes, quiche, ham, pork sausage, and of course our renowned “waffle station”. Musical guests and multi-chance raffles add to the festivities. For further information call Heather at Parish Office 734-878-3161.
The Howell Sunday Farmers' Market, hosted by the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the City of Howell Downtown Development Authority will be open every Sunday through October from 9am-2pm. Over 70 local growers, agricultural producers, artisans and crafts-people offer an array of products throughout the season.
Philip Livingston Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution will meet on Tuesday, September 7th at St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital located at 620 Byron Road in Howell. Meeting rooms 2 and 3 near the west entrance will be used. Lunch will be served at noon with meeting at 1pm. Come to learn more about this society and help us celebrate God, home and country. Non-members are welcome. Those interested in learning more about DAR may contact the chapter by calling 517 545-2367.
The Brighton Art Guild is pleased to announce that Heirlooms/The Artisan's Bench at 307 W. Main Street in Brighton will be displaying Guild members works in their window and within the store through Sept 7th. Members' work may also be seen at other venues throughout the Brighton area, such as The Brighton District Library, Genoa Medical, Crosspointe Medical, and Advanced Orthopedics. More information about the Guild can be found at brightonartguild.com.
The September meeting of the Hartland Home and Garden Club will be on Wednesday, September 8th. Speaker, Beth Dunman, biologist, will explain how you may create a wildlife habitat in a small corner of your backyard.
The Fowlerville Farmers Market is every Wednesday, from 2pm-7pm in downtown Fowerville on Grand River. Shop for a variety of local produce & products.
South Lyon's Farmers Market will be held weekly on Wednesday, from 2pm-7pm in the Veteran's Memorial lot downtown. The market runs through September.
Art at the Library is a juried series of 2D and 3D shows on exhibit at the Brighton District Library. The series is a collaborative endeavor between the Brighton Art Guild
and the Friends of the Brighton District Library. Exhibit hours are Monday–Thursday, 10am–9pm, Friday–Saturday, 10am–9pm and Sunday, 1pm–5pm. Call 810-225-8197 or visit www.brightonartguild.com for more information.
The Community Theatre of Howell announce auditions for Seussical Jr. at the HHS Freshman Campus. Auditions are September 9th, 10th and 11th. Visit www.cththeatre.org specific audition times, locations and detailed character descriptions and age requirements. Peformances are in December.
The Brighton Lions Club will have their monthly spaghetti dinner fundraiser Friday, September 10th. Dinner is served from 4:30-7:30pm at the Lions Community Den on main street, next to the railroad tracks.
The 5th Smokin' Jazz and BBQ Blues Festival in downtown Brighton is September 10th & 11th. Enjoy great food and live music Friday from 5pm-11pm and Saturday 11am-11pm.
The 2010 Fowlerville Expo is September 11th in downtown Fowlerville. The 5 hour event will be held at Fowlerville Junior High from 11am-4pm. The expo includes indoor and outdoor business exhibits, Fowlerville Fire Department demonstrations, a dunk tank, games, a petting zoo, a car show, hay rides and food court. Booth space is available call Becky Wilson at 517-223-9350.
Hamburg Festival and Railroad Day is September 11th. Excursion train rides are at 10am, 1pm & 3pm, tickets are $25. Activities will be at the Hamburg Historical Museum, St. Stephen's Church and St. Paul Luthern Church. Enjoy kids games, a bake sale, a quilt show & arts & crafts. Call 810-986-0190 for details.
Howell Eagles #3607 are hosting Relay for Life, Oktoberfest on September 11th to benefit the American Cancer Society. A $10 donation includes a German style dinner from 4pm-7pm, entertainment from the Detroit Groove Kings from 8pm to midnight, silent auction from 4pm-7pm and more. The club is located at 141 Schroeder Park Drive in Howell or call 517-861-0661.
The Howell Alano Club is celebrating their 1st year on Saturday, September 11th from with dinner 5-7pm. They offer entertainment at 7:30pm. The club is located at 214. W. Grand River right downtown.
The 3rd annual Strut your Mutt 5K-9 Dog Walk is September 11th. Registration begins at 8:30am, the walk begins at 9am. The event will raise money for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Fowlerville and the walk will be held at the Fowlerville Community Park at 425 N. Grand Ave.
Registration fees are $10 per dog and dog walker team if you register before August 20th, $15 per team if you register after. The registration fee includes a “Strut Your Mutt” water bottle, a bottle of cold water, and a special treat for your dog.
The Green Oak Charter Township Fire Department will hold its annual open house on Saturday, September 11th, from 10am-3pm. See fire truck displays, helicopters, ambulance, police car, American Red Cross, kid activities and much more. It is located at 9384 Whitmore Lake Road, at Station 81. Call 810-231-3663 ext 107 for more information.
Livingston County’s Senior Nutrition Program or “Meals on Wheels” is hosting its 3rd Annual “Miles for Meals”, which is a 5K run and walk fundraiser on Saturday, September 11th at 8am. All of the money raised helps provide nutritious home-cooked meals to seniors, some of whom are home bound, disabled or otherwise at risk. “Miles for Meals” will be held in conjunction with the “Smokin Jazz and BBQ Blues”. For more information, log onto
www.livingstonmilesformeals.org
The Michele Schaefer Benefit Golf Outing is Saturday, September 11th at Brookshire Inn & Golf Club in Williamston. Registration begins at 8am, with a shot-gun start at 9am. The cost for this event is only $65/person or $260/team. This price includes 18 holes w/cart, lunch and various awards. There will be an awards presentation immediately after golf in the banquet center at Brookshire. Deadline for registration is September 3rd. For more information call 517-881-3790.
The Livingston County American Red Cross presents Ride for the Red on September 12th. The ride begins at 11:15am from the Livingston County East Complex and ends at Brighton Harley-Davidson. All proceeds for the event benefit local Red Cross programs including disaster relief. Details and registration information can be found at
www.liv-redcross.org.
The Livingston County Wildlife and Conservation Club will host an all you can eat breakfast Sunday, September 12th, 8am-noon. the breakfast buffet includes: eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, biscuits and gravy, fruit, cereal, and beverages. the cost is $7 per person. the club is located at 6060 East M-36 in Hamburg. Call 810-231-1811 for more info.
The Women’s Resource Center will host another luncheon in its
“Time 2 Lunch” series on Thursday, September 16th, at 11:30 at
Cleary University’s Johnson Center, 3725 Cleary Drive in Howell. This luncheon is titled “Antiques in the Afternoon” and will feature a team of professional antique appraisers who will consult with guests on the value of a hand-carried treasure from home. Tickets are $25 and available at the Women’s Resource Center, 517-548-2200.
Hartland Chamber's Annual Golf Scramble takes place at The Majestic at Lake Walden on Thursday, September 16, 2010. Don't miss this year's event featuring a Treasure Hunt Theme. To register to golf or to become an event sponsor call the Chamber office at 810-632-9130. Volunteers are welcome.
The Harvest Festival Get Rescued pet adoption and family fun event is September 17th, 18th & 19th. Enjoy live music from 4pm-midnight September 18th and 19th and animal rescues from around the United States with adoptable animals on site. The event also offers a carnival, artists, crafts, a kids' activity zone and more! Don't forget your pet for the cutest and ugliest dog contest. For more information Contact Michelle Petoskey at 734-449-0971 or Visit their web site at www.harvestfestivalgetrescued.com
Join the Philip Livingston Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution at the clock on the lawn of the Howell Carnegie District Library on September 17th to commemorate the signing of our U. S. Constitution. Bells will ring as the Court House clock strikes 4pm. Bring your bell!
The South Lyon class of 1978 is having a 50th birthday party September 18th, at the Upper Peninusla Club. The party includes dinner and a band, tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. For more information contact Donna (Smith) Vennix at 248-521-1839, or send a check or money order to Donna at 13490 10 mile, South Lyon,MI, 48178.
The Pinckney Players will perform My Fair Lady on September 18th-26th at the Jane Tasch Performing Arts Theatre. Ticket prices are adults $16, students and seniors, $14.
The 10th Annual Gathering of Grads multi-year class reunion and Howell Alumni Association Scholarship fund raising event, is Saturday, September, 18th from 7-11pm. The event will be held at the Howell Eagles Club, individual tickets are $20 per person, advance sales only. Tickets include refreshments, cash bar, music and dancing, seating is limited. Tables can also be reserved groups, organizations or businesses. Please email Alumni@HowellSchools.com or call Jeff & Penny Bain-Salisbury 269-792-2996 for more information.
The Fowlerville Family Fall Fest is Saturday, September 18th, 9am-5pm and Sunday, September 19th, 9am-4pm at the Fowlerville Fairgrounds. The event includes a swap meet, flea market, carnival rides, a tractor pull both days at 10:30 am, Antique Model A Cars, Steam Engines and much more. Admission is $3 per person, children 12 and under free. Visit www.fowlervillefamilyfair.com for a schedule of events.
The Howell Home Tour is September 18th. Five beautiful homes and the Fleming School will be featured. The homes are all within walking distances of each other and will be open from 10am-4pm. Sponsored by the Howell Area Historical Society, proceeds will benefit the Depot Museum.
The Livingston Conservation District will be hosting the 4th Annual LCD Field Day, Saturday, September 18th, 9am-4pm.
The event will be held at the Iosco Nature Center, on Roberts Road between Gregory and Bradley Rds. in Fowlerville. The free event includes a 1 mile fun run/walk at 9am and from 10am-4pm field day activities. Enjoy fishing, a scavenger hunt, Belgian Horses, Pheasants Forever Youth Trailer and lots more. For more information contact the Livingston Conservation District at admin@livingstoncd.org or call 517-548-1553.
The School Spirit Dance hosted by The Dance Project. A dance for students 9th grade and up featuring swing dance instruction and music with DJ Sam Johnson, will take place on Saturday, September 18th, from 7pm-11 pm at Heart of the Shepherd Lutheran Church, 228 North Burkhart Road, Howell. Come dressed in your school colors and bring school items for the school spirit decoration contest. Refreshments will be provided. Admission is $5 per person at the door. All proceeds benefit The Dance Project, a non-profit group with a mission of "changing the culture by promoting positive dancing" to area schools. For more information, contact Jamie Nicholson, 248-210-9409, thedanceproject@live.com, or visit www.TheDanceProject.info.
Farley Hill Elementary in Pinckney will hold its Family 5K Run/Walk on September 19th at 10am. The cost is $15 per person. (Children 10 and under are FREE) All proceeds from this event will go to the Farley Hill PTO. Sign up on-line at www.pinckneyonline.org. You can also register the morning of the race at the school. Please call Monica Head at 734-878-9680 for more information.
There will be a Beef Pasty Sale, September 21st-23rd at Oak Grove United Methodist Church. The order deadline is Monday, September 20th. The cost is $3.50 each and proceeds go to the mission work of the Oak Grove United Methodist Women. Call 517-546-3942 or 517-548-3859 to place your order.
The Livingston County Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will sponsor the NAMI Basics Education Program, specifically for parents and other primary caregivers of children and adolescents with mental illness. The 6-week series of classes will begin on Tuesday, September 21t, from 6:30-9pm at Grace Lutheran Church in Howell (next to the St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital). For more information call Cheryl Hayes at 517-546-7449 or hj7731@sbcglobal.net.
Tuesday, September 21st SELCRA will host a family bus trip to Comerica Park. The tigers will play Kansas City Royals. The cost is $40 person. Concessions are on your own at the park. The price includes ticket in section 211, transportation to and from the game via charter bus and snack. Bus pick-up will be at the BECC building, 125 S. Church St. in Brighton starting at 4:45pm, bus will depart at 5:15pm. Game time 7:05pm. The bus will depart for Brighton 30 minutes after the last out of the game.
The Livingston Symphony Orchestra announces open rehearsals for all strings, brass and percussion instruments. Open rehearsals will be held Monday Sept 13th at 7pm at First United Methodist Church in Brighton and Monday, Sept 20th at 7pm at Brighton High School. The orchestra is open to all area residents and all age groups including high school. No appointment is necessary. Visit LSO.org for details.
St. Patrick's Fall Card Party is September 24th from 6:30pm-10pm. Tickets are $6, join them for pinochle, euchre, bunco or scrabble. The parish is located on Rickett Road in Brighton. For more information cal 810-229-9863.
Howell Eagles #3607 present The Deveraux Dawgs on September 25th from 8pm till midnight, $5 cover for non members, raffle drawing around 9pm. The club is located at 141 Schroeder Park Drive in Howell or call 517-548-1630.
There will be a mom to mom sale on September 25th from
9am-1pm, (early bird 8:30am) at the Howell HS Freshman Campus on W. Grand River Ave. Admission is $1, early bird $3,
cash only. Strollers welcome!
The Howell Conference and Nature Center will host Save the Wildlife 5K Walk/Run at the Center on Triangle Lake Rd. The event starts with registration at 8:30am and the run/walk at 10am. For more information visit www.howellnaturecenter.org. All proceeds benefit wildlife programs.
The Brighton District Library offers variety of classes for parents and kids. Check out the events section at
www.brightonlibrary.info .
The Brighton Art Guild proudly announces a new group of artists for their monthly series of exhibits at the CoBACH Center in downtown Brighton. During September and October, the artists exhibiting will be Mary Rochelle Burnham, Dean Rogers and Joan Eaton. The variety of art exhibited by these three multi-talented artists, will range from pastels, colored pencil and colored ink on paper.
The CoBACH Center is located in downtown Brighton, at 202 W. Main Street adjacent to the millpond. You may meet the artists on Friday, September 24th, from 6-8pm. The public is encouraged to attend. For information about the Brighton Art Guild visit brightonartguild.com or call 810-225-8197.
The Cromaine District Library in Hartland offers a number of activities for the whole family to enjoy. For event times and more information visit there website at
www.cromaine.org .
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hosts the "Out of the Darkness" community Walk at Kensington Metro Park, on Sunday, October 3rd from 11am-2:30pm. If you have suffered a loss from suicide, please help us raise awareness and honor those lost at the walk, also, if you are suffering from depression and struggle with this illness, please consider walking to help "stop the stigma" of mental illness, depression and suicide. Call Laura Edwards at 810-355-6276 or register at: outofthedarkness.org, click on Michigan and find the Oakland/Livingston Walk.
Brighton's Own Livingston Players present Blue Lantern on Main on Friday, October 8th and November 12th from 8pm-10pm. Two live musical acts will perform, tickets are $10 at the door or call 810 229-4758 for more information.
Howell Eagle Riders present the Crazy Ring Of Fire Show, with Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash Impersonator`s, October 9th. The show includes an all you can eat spaghetti dinner, $15 per person, dinner from 6:30pm-8pm show from 8pm-11pm. The show is open to the public, the club is located at 141 Schroeder Park Drive in Howell of D-19. Call 517-548-1630 for details.
There will be a Mom to Mom Sale sponsored by MOPS of Hartland on Saturday October 9th from 830a-1pm. Admission is $1, $2 for early birds. the sale is at Our Savior Lutheran School Gym
13667 W. Highland Rd. in Hartland. the sale will offer gently used children's items from birth to teens. To sell items or for more information visit mopsmomssale@yahoo.com.
The Brighton Senior Center will offer Lunch & Learn , a cooking class with Renee Chodkowski, also known as Great Foodini. The class is Saturday, October 9th from 12:30pm–2pm, for only $17. (Brighton Senior Center members receive a discount) The Brighton Senior Center is located at 850 Spencer Rd. Space is limited, registration required. For more information call 810-299-3817.
The Livingston Women's Club Card Party is Wednesday, October 13th at 10am. The party will be at Lakelands Golf & Country Club on Chilson Rd. in Brighton. The cost is $120 a table and includes lunch and door prizes. for more information call 810-231-2229 or 810-229-7356.
Passionately Pink Ladies Day Out Expo 2010 is October 17th at the Cromaine Lodge in Hartland. There will be over 30 vendors representing all those fun things that ladies like best and many more fabulous surprises. Admisssion is $5 per person to benefit Susan G. Koman Foundation. There will also be a limited menu of ladies’ favorites available in our Bellringer Grille and Bar. Raffles and giveaways throughout the day!
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