Shooting stars over Manchester this week
We’re passing into the debris field of a comet, folks. Comet Swift-Tuttle passes by Earth every 132 years, and it leaves behind a debris field, and every August the planet passes through the dust and dirt and rocks. When we do, some of that stuff is pulled down to Earth where it burns up in […]
Final Gazebo Concert of the season to feature Mr. B
For the final concert of the 2016 season, the Gazebo Concert series will host blues and boogie-woogie pianist Mark 鈥淢r. B鈥 Braun. Mr. B has become one of the premiere purveyors of a vanishing art. He learned his craft first-hand from the early masters, and is a rare living link to the first generation of […]
Downtown businesses prepare for Street Festival crowd
Kellie’s and Stockwell’s Catering, like many other Manchester establishments, are preparing for this weekend’s Run Manchester and Street Festival. They are looking forward to the opportunity to have grilling in front of the store and will be selling Kielbasa, hot dogs and more. Inside, they are making specials for the聽Street Festival like Kellie’s famous quiche […]
Borek- Jennings forming weekly grief support group
Borek Jennings, Manchester’s funeral home, is working聽with the Brooklyn Living Center to host an eight-week grief education and support group on Tuesdays, from 6:30 to 8 pm beginning聽August 30 and continuing to October 18, 2016. This support group is free and open to adults dealing with聽grief due to the death of a loved one. Participants […]
3rd Annual Manchester Street Festival
The Manchester Street Festival, which is in its third year, will be held Saturday, August 6th from 10 am to 6 pm. The 8th Annual Run Manchester Race will kick off the Street Festival at 10 am, with awards presented at 11:30am.聽Run Manchester features a 1 mile fun run that is FREE and open to […]
Victory Baptist Church events: Vacation Bible School & gospel concert
Victory Baptist Church, located at 419 S. Macomb St. will be holding its聽Vacation Bible School on August 1st through 5th from 9 am to noon. This year’s theme is Answers in Genesis’ “Ocean Commotion.” The Forester Brothers Family will once again be joining Vacation Bible School聽on Friday, Aug. 5 for some music, fun, pizza and […]
Austin Rd to close for new culvert THURSDAY, July 28
The Washtenaw County Road Commission announced today that on Thursday, July 28, 2016, Fonson Company, Inc. will CLOSE Austin Road between Schneider Road and Ernst Road in Bridgewater Township to all traffic, to replace the concrete span bridge with a new concrete box culvert. This road closure will remain in effect from July 28, 2016, […]
Leslie Science & Nature Center coming to the library & end of Summer Reading Program celebration
The Manchester District Library is having a Summer Reading Finale party to congratulate and celebrate the success of all the intrepid participants who finished the program.聽The party will take place at the library on Friday, July 29, from 5-6 pm. You must have completed the entire program and received your 鈥淐ertificate of Completion鈥 to attend. […]
“The Palooka Brothers” hit the gazebo this week!
America’s (OK, greater Millbrook’s) favorite all-timey string band, The Palooka Brothers, will be performing onstage at the Manchester Gazebo, in Wurster Park, this Thursday night starting at 7:30 p.m. The Palooka Brothers consist of聽Jon Cotton, Bruce Bauman, Bruce Gartner, and Dan Bracken, and hail from the mid-Michigan area. They have performed聽at Wheatland Music Festival, The […]
FREE family movies in August
In August, Sharon United Methodist Church, located on the corner of聽Pleasant Lake Rd. & M-52, is hosting three聽movie nights. The family friendly movies are free and will be shown outside, under the stars behind the Fellowship Hall, starting at dusk, around 9 pm. Popcorn and beverages are available for purchase (free-will offering).聽Bring your own lawn […]
