COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Fundraisers
• “Just Us Girls Stroll” is 5-8:30 p.m. Oct. 13, participating downtown Rochester merchants and restaurants, fundraiser to benefit the Women’s Fund, womensfundrochester.org, 248-494-0436, $25.
• Humble Design Detroit fundraiser: 6 p.m. Oct. 14, The Treasury, 30N. Saginaw St., Pontiac, tickets include: strolling dinner, open bar, ice cream, valet parking and tour of the Humble Design Warehouse (via shuttle), follows Covid-19 safety guidelines, humbledesign. org, $125+.
• Fleece & Thank You, a provider of comfort care to hospitalized children, to host Make A Blanket Day Rochester, noon to 3p.m. Oct. 16, at Stoney Creek High School, 6755 Sheldon Road, Rochester Hills. Option to pick up a blanket kit and complete at home. Register at give.fleeceandthankyou.org/mabdroc21. Donations are also welcome, every $25donated goes toward the making of one blanket.
• JARC at M1 featuring
Rick Springfield is Oct. 17 at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, beginning at 2:30p.m. rides, live music, arcade games, strolling dinner is 5-6p.m. Rick Springfield performance, 6:15-7:30 p.m., fundraiser to benefit individuals with developmental disabilities, jarc.org/2021, $180+, register by email jennykabert@jarc.org or call 248-940-2617.
• Gleaners Community
Food Bank partners with HungerMitao for a virtual food drive, 8-9 p.m. Oct. 19. The virtual event features former Troy residents, Raj and Anna Asava, founders of HungerMitao, Michigan Representative Padma
Kupp and Gerry Brisson, CEO, Gleaners Community Food Bank. RSVP to Marcia Johnson to receive event link mjohnson@gcfb.org.
• Ultimate Tailgate Box fundraiser for HAVEN during domestic Violence Awareness Month. Order the Ultimate Tailgate Box full of goodies and you can have it for the Oct. 24 Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams game. Ultimate Tailgate Boxes are $125 and include a meal, Detroit Lions swag, Royal Banana Pudding, Duck Donuts and DIY specialty cocktails. Purchase at bidpal.net/tailgateinabox, by Oct. 19.
Health/safety
• Independence Village of Oxford is partnering with the Oxford Senior Center to host Senior Safety Series, Tuesdays, 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Oct. 12; 10:15 a.m.12:30 p.m. Oct. 19 and 10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Oct. 26 at Independence Village of Oxford, 701Market Street in Oxford, adv. Register for one or all of the events, at bit.ly/seniorsafetyseries or contact Dawn Medici at 248-963-7660 or dawnmedici@oxparkrec.org. • State of Michigan COVID-19 hotline for testing or vaccines is 1-888-5356136, (8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.Fri.), for information, visit Michigan.gov/Coronavirus or CDC.gov/Coronavirus or email COVID19@michigan. gov.
Libraries
• Oxford Public Library hosts Seven Ponds Nature Center, at 1-3 p.m. Oct.
16, to present “Wild Dogs of Michigan”, (Coyotes) at the library, 530Pontiac Street, Oxford, registration is required, miopl.org, 248628-3034.
• Rochester Hills Public Library, Smart Towns program, DIA Art Talk “From Camelot to Kent State: Pop Art, 1960-1975”: 7 p.m. Oct. 12, online via Zoom, registration required at calendar.rhpl.org or call 248-656-2900, free.
• Rochester Hills Public Library to host “Monsters of the Great Lakes” with author Shetan Noir, 7 p.m. Oct. 14, online via Zoom, tales of Michigan’s lake monsters and sea serpents, registration is required, calendar.rhpl.org or call 248-656-2900, free and open to the public.
• White Lake Township Library, 11005 Elizabeth Lake Road, White Lake Twp. Book Sale is 3-7 p.m. Oct. 21, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 22-23, whitelakelibrary.org.
Museums
• Cranbrook House reopened for guided tours, Saturdays and Sundays, through Nov. 28, at Cranbrook House & Gardens, 380 Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Hills, Adv. reservations are required by Friday at 10 a.m. before each tour, 248-645-3149, housegardens.cranbrook. edu/events/tours/house, $20 adults, $15 for students, seniors and active duty military, healthcare workers and first responders.
Parks/Outdoor activities
• Michigan State Parks and Recreation Areas, michigan. gov/dnr. Park entrance fees apply.
Support activities
• Hospice of Michigan continues to offer virtual grief support groups, hom.org.
• The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK (8255), suicidepreventionlifeline.org or text 741741.
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