Community Spotlight Week September 29 and Beyond – Macomb Daily
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Community Spotlight Week September 29 and Beyond – Macomb Daily

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Antiques and Collectibles Fair

• The Armada Historical Society is hosting the “Show Us What You’ve Got” Antiques and Collectibles Show from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 12 and 13 at Grange Hall on the Fairgrounds. Armada, 74280 Fair Street, Armada. Learn about what people like to collect and what items are in the Armada Area Historical Society’s collection. Antiques Roadshow style judging will take place on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. To have the app displayed, visit armadahistorical.wixsite.com/welcome or email [email protected] for more information.

Arts Guild Meeting

• The Washington Art Guild meets October 7 at the Romeo Community Center, 361 Morton Street, in the North Room. Please use the Morton Street car park and enter the building through the right door, which is on the northeast corner of the building. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and socializing. Business meeting at 7 p.m. The session is a workshop. Participants work on images that will then be exhibited at the Romeo Graubner Library. The canvases will be provided free of charge (approximately 8″x10″ format). Bring your paints and painting materials (watercolorists: please bring a support to attach your watercolor paper to the canvas or wood, or a support to prepare your canvas).

Baby shower event

• Michigan Macomb’s Right to Life Educational Resource Center will collect baby supplies from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 19 during an open house baby shower to benefit local pregnancy support centers. There will be refreshments and gift basket designs. The office is located at 27417 Harper, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081. For more information, call 586-774-6050 or email [email protected].

Blood collection

• Henry Ford Macomb Hospital will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 18, in Conference Room 3 on the fourth floor of the hospital’s Medical Pavilion, located at 16151 19 Mile Road in Clinton Township. To make an appointment to donate blood, call (866) MIBLOOD (642-5663) or visit versiti.org/MI.

Bottle and can drive

• Woman’s Life Chapter 855 hosts an ongoing bottle and drive with drop-off locations in Richmond and Memphis to help community members in need. They also offer a pickup service for larger donations. For more information, call 586-318-4053.

Cooking chili

• Father Kramer Knights of Columbus Council 2835 is hosting the third annual Chili Cook Off, noon to 3 p.m., Oct. 12 at Cloverleaf Bar and Restaurant, 24443 Gratiot Ave., Eastpointe. The event is free: you can enter a slow cooker of chili and all the toppings for your presentation. Costs $5 to taste. Proceeds will be donated to Knights of Columbus charities. To participate, contact Greg Childs
at 586-822-6567 or by email at [email protected].

Autumn Festival

• The Jack Frost Auto Museum, 61714 Campground Road in Washington Township, hosts a fall festival event from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on October 5. The event includes a classic car show, 50/50 raffle, live entertainment, hayride, bonfire, antique midway, barbecue and beer. (Non-alcoholic options available.) The cost is a minimum donation of $50 per person and space is limited. For tickets, visit jackfrostautomuseum.com/events.

Euchre event

• The Lions Club of Sterling Heights will host the euchre tournament Oct. 11 at its clubhouse, 12828 Canal Road, in Sterling Heights. Doors open at 6 p.m.; play starts at 7 p.m. The cost is $15 per person and includes pizza, snacks and a free drink ticket. Cash bar, cash prizes. For more information, call 586-588-0442.

Food distribution event

• Hope for the Hungry Food Pantry through St. Peter Lutheran Church in Macomb will distribute food from 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 3 and 1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 17 at 24125 26 Mile Road, Ray Township. This will be a drive-thru event and those receiving food are asked to show their driver’s license or state ID card. You must park in a parking space in the west parking lot and wait to be registered. Attendees may not pick up family other than their own unless arrangements have been made in advance. For more information, visit Hopeforthehungrypantry.org.

Fundraising Events

• Comedy and Cocktails, an annual benefit event for Macomb Community College’s arts and cultural programs, will take place Friday, Oct. 18, at the Lorenzo Cultural Center and the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, located on the college’s central campus in the Clinton Township. Starts at the Lorenzo Cultural Center at 6 p.m. with music from the Kroon Trio, gourmet aperitifs, strolling dinners, a silent auction with moving bidding and raffle prizes. The event will be themed around a 1950s comedy club. At 8 p.m., guests will head to the Macomb Center and take their reserved seats to see comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood in Asking for Trouble, a comedy show from unscripted improvisation. Tickets are $175 each and include a premier theater seat at the Macomb Center. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit macomb.edu/comedy or call the Macomb Community College Foundation at 586-445-7302.

•The Butterfly Collective is hosting a “Dueling Pianos” fundraiser from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on October 18 at the Fraternal Order of Police #124, located at 11304 14 Mile Road, Warren. The event includes live performances, silent auctions, raffles, appetizers and guest speakers. Tickets are $65 per person or $100 per couple and can be purchased online at Thebutterflycollective.org. The Butterfly Collective is a nonprofit organization that helps survivors of domestic violence in Southeast Michigan rebuild their lives.

Garden Club Event

• The Shelby Gardeners Club welcomes David Löwenstein, PhD, at 1 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Shadbush Nature Center, 4101 River Bends Drive, Shelby Township. Lowenstein will present “Making Your Garden a Haven for Beneficial Insects” and how to feed and maintain them so they come back. A $5 donation is appreciated to help support SGC’s ongoing community discussions. For more information, call Ivy Schwartz at 586-873-3782.

• Northeast Toastmasters meets at 6:45 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of the month at Wayne County Community College, 19305 Vernier Rd, Harper Woods. For more information, call 313-720-8444 or email [email protected].

Events for Widowed Friends

• Game day from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., October 3 at SS. John and Paul Church, 7777 W. 28 Mile Rd, Washington (first Thursday of each month), 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Bring a snack to share and your own beverage. (Dinner afterwards at Romeo Family Restaurant, 66020 Van Dyke, Washington optional. Separate checks. If you cannot attend the games but would like to join us at dinner, contact host Ellen, 586-489-2569 text/cell.

• Lunch at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Savory Grill, 45288 VanDyke, north of Hall Road, Utica. RSVP before October 3 to welcome Gerry at 586-556-9471.

• Widowed Friends Book Club at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 11 at National Coney Island, 30140 Van Dyke, Warren. The selection is “The Frozen River,” by Ariel Lawhon. RSVP to Elaine at 586-291-2471.

• Breakfast at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 14 at Big Boy, 16880 Hall Road, Clinton Township. Contact host Gerry, 586-556-9471.

• Breakfast at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 15 at Pancake Factory, 13693 23 Mile Road, Shelby Township. Contact host Ellen at 586-489-2569 text/cell.

• Lunch at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at Juan Miguel Mexican Restaurant, 21342 Hall Road, Clinton Township. RSVP by October 10 to Loree at 810-335-2096.

• Lunch at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at UNO Pizzeria and Grill, 44805 Mound Road, Sterling Heights. RSVP by October 13 to welcome Sue by October 13 at 586-549-1041.

• Dancing every Tuesday at the Polish Century Club, 33204 Maple Lane, Sterling Heights. Doors open at 6 p.m.; music from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The cost is $8 per person with a cash bar. A table will be reserved for widowed friends. Contact Victoria at 586-566-7936.

Nonprofit and civic organizations that would like their events to be added to Community Spotlight should email event information to [email protected].

— Macomb Daily Staff

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