COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Children’s activities
• Summer Sports and Enrichment June 20-Aug. 20, activities for youth, including golf, flag football, basketball and dance, City of Pontiac Parks and Recreation, pontiacrecreation.recdesk. com/Community/Home.
Charitable activities/ Fundraisers
• Gleaners Community Food Bank food distribution event is at the Oakland County Farmers Market, 9-11a.m. June 15, while supplies last, for those in need. Drive-up and stay in the vehicle, or walk-up distribution, no need for proof of eligibility. For information, call 248-858-5495 or email OCmarket@oakgov.com.
• ALS Auction Mania is through June 17, alsofmichigan.org, 248354-6100, to benefit people with Lou Gehrig’s disease, auction items include a Mexican vacation, golf packages, wine tastings and tickets to outdoor activities.
Farmers markets/ Garden activities
• 22nd annual Rochester Garden Walk of several private gardens in the Rochester area, is 10a.m.5p.m. June 16. Also a native plant sale is 9a.m.-5p.m. and an Open-Aire Market featuring Michigan artisans is 10a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills. Tickets for the self-guided garden walk tour can be purchased for $12adv. or $16on the day of the event, to benefit Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm and the Rochester Garden Club, rochesterhills.org/musprograms.
• Michigan Native Plant Sale and Fundraiser to Save the Monarch Butterfly is 8a.m.-1p.m. June 18, Downtown Rochester Farmers Market, corner of Water Street and Third Street, Rochester, 248-250-3198, rochesterpollinators.org. No tickets required. A free milkweed plant will be given to each visitor.
• Pollineighbor Celebration is 11a.m.-4p.m. June 18, at MSU Tollgate Farm and Education Center, 28115Meadowbrook Rd. Novi. featuring MSU Bughouse, beekeeping 101, Tollgate Garden tours, games, exhibitors, $10per person (children 2 years and under free). Volunteers are needed, signups can be all day or in shifts. For information, visit canr. msu.edu/events/pollineighborcelebration.
• Clarkston Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1p.m., Saturdays June 18 to Oct. 8in the front parking lot at the Clarkston Community Education Center, 6558Waldon Road, Clarkston, 248-821-4769, features live music, clarkstonareafarmersmarket.com.
• Highland Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1p.m. Saturdays, June 18 to Oct. 8 in downtown Highland, at the corner of Milford Road and Ruggles, 313-753-2756, highlandfarmmarket.com/vendorinformation.html.
• Ortonville Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2p.m. Saturdays, June 18 to Oct. 1, downtown Ortonville, email hfulghum64@gmail.com, facebook.com/ortonvillefarmersmarket.
• Pontiac Farmers Market: 1-4 p.m. June 19, July 17, Aug. 14, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Oct. 30, at 11 N. Saginaw, Pontiac, fresh produce, pontiacfarmersmarket.org.
• Troy Farmers Market: 11a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, June 17to Sept.
30, at the new Jeanne M. Stine Community Park, adjacent to the Skate Park, 3179Livernois, off Town Center, seasonal Michigan grown fruits and vegetables, flowers and products, food trucks, musical entertainment, 248-524-1147, troymi.gov/ farmersmarket, facebook.com/ TroyMIFarmersMarket.
Festivals
• Moviepalooza- “Kung Fu Panda 3”: June 17, Hess-Hathaway
Park, gates open at 6:30p.m., outdoor movie at dusk, Pierce Middle School football field, 5145Hatchery Road, Waterford Township, waterfordchamber. org, $5each.
• Summer Sports and Enrichment Oak Park’s Summer Blast is June 17-19, with amusement rides for all ages, live music, grilling demos, food court, mini-pub, 10th Annual BBQ Battle is June 18at the Oak Park Community Center Grounds, 14300Oak Park Blvd., Oak Park, bit.ly/3O3WlxC.
• St. Nicholas Opa!FEST Greek Festival is 4-11p.m. June 17-18 and noon-8p.m. June 19, at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 760West Wattles Road, Troy, featuring Greek cuisine, cooking demonstrations, dancing, children’s activities. Admission is $2for adults, free for ages 12and younger, canned goods collected to donate to Gleaners Community Food Bank. Free parking and shuttle from Walsh College, on Livernois Road, opafest.org.
• Kick Off 2Summer, free family event is 4to 8p.m.June 16at
The Hawk — Farmington Hills Community Center, 29995W. Twelve Mile Road, Farmington Hills, features live music, interactive dance and acting, crafts, fitness, bounce houses, food and drink for sale and vendors. No registration needed, fhgov.com, 248-699-6700.
• Rock ‘n’ Rides Royal Oak is
June 16-19in downtown Royal Oak, carnival, live local music, food trucks and activities for all ages, rocknridesro.com, prices vary.
• OptiFest Summer Kick Off Family Fun: Noon-9p.m. June 18, Bay Court Park, 6970Andersonville Road, Clarkston, inflatables, Iive music, food trucks, ice cream, play ground, ventriloquist, DJ, games, beer and wine, clarkstonoptimists.org.
• Family Day at Cranbrook Art Museum: June 18, July 16, Aug. 20, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 248-645-3323, cranbrookartmuseum.org.
Health activities
• Red Cross Blood Drive is 8 a.m.-8p.m. June 15at Costick Center, 28600W. Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills. All attempting donors will be entered in a $25Gas Gift Card Raffle where four lucky winners will be drawn, also be a t-shirt giveaway, while supplies last ages 17+, (age 16with parent) 800-448-3543 or visit redcrossblood.org.
• Join Studio 8Fitness of Waterford for a free yoga lesson from noon-12:45a.m. June 16at the Oakland County Farmers Market, 2350Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford. The lesson will take place on the grassy area to the west of the market building, weather permitting, OaklandCountyParks. com, 248-858-5495.
• International Day of Yoga celebration is 6p.m. June 21at Troy Historic Village, 60W. Wattles Road, Troy. Tickets: $15. Register at troyhistoricvillage.org.
• State of Michigan COVID-19 hotline for testing or vaccines is 1-888-535-6136, (8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.), for information, visit Michigan.gov/Coronavirus or CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
Juneteenth celebrations
• Juneteenth events are 5-9p.m. June 17, 1-9 p.m. June 18, and 1-8p.m. June 19, Johnson Street to Oneida St. in Pontiac. Art displays, music stage, inflatables, climbing wall, For information, call Welcome Missionary Baptist Church at 248-335-8740. The Juneteenth Parade is at 1 p.m. June 19, to participate or for information, call 586-701-0431.
• Madison Heights Annual Juneteenth Celebration is noon-6p.m. June 18at Civic Center Park, 360W. 13Mile Road, Madison Heights. The festival, celebrating the end of slavery in the United States, will feature food trucks, vendor booths, children’s activities, a petting zoo, rib cooking competition, art show, storytelling, educational exhibits, and re-enactments by the Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Association of Detroit. Also live music, including Grammy-Award-winning funk group Raydio featuring Arnell Carmichael, The IV Horsemen, and Smoke Jones Detroit Band, all concerts are free, Madisonheightsjuneteenth.com.
• Juneteenth- 2nd Annual Unity in the Community is noon to 4 p.m. June 18, Municipal Park, 27400Southfield Road, Lathrup Village, featuring bounce houses, games, vendors, music, ballroom lessons, artwork, food trucks, lathrupvillage.org.
• Juneteenth Celebration “That Day of Jubilation” dramatic reading theater is 2 p.m. June 18 at Bowens Senior Citizens Center, 52Bagley St., Pontiac, outdoors, food truck, bowens-center.edan. io, 248-758-3240.
• Juneteenth Free Gallery Sunday Admission, 11a.m. June 19, Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, cranbrookartmuseum.org.
Libraries
• Baldwin Public Library, 300 W. Merrill St., Birmingham, baldwinlib.org/summer-reading. Summer Reading program is through Aug. 5.
• Ferndale Library, 222E. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale, 248-5462504 x. 694, fadl.org. Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Challenge is June 3 to Aug. 31, and a series of Special Events Kickoff party, 1-3p.m. June 18 for all ages. Upcoming events include an ocean exploration sensory playtime for youth and a watercolor class for adults, and live music outdoors in the library’s courtyard. Artists include Nessa at 6:30p.m. June 21.
• Northville District Library, 212 W. Cady St., Northville, northvillelibrary.org, 248-349-3020. Citizenship 1:1, 30-minute appointments with a librarian are between noon and 2p.m. June 17 at the library.
• Northville District Library, 212 W. Cady St., Northville, northvillelibrary.org, 248-349-3020. Teens After-Hours Interactive Movie Night: “Knives Out” is 6-8:15p.m. June 18, registration required.
• Salem-South Lyon District Library, 9800Pontiac Trail, South Lyon. Jazz in the Pavilion with RJ Spangler Quintet is 2-3p.m. June 12, no registration required, ssldl.info.
• Salem-South Lyon District Library, 9800Pontiac Trail, South Lyon, ssldl.info. Salem-South Lyon Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Challenge is June 18— Aug. 20, all ages.
• Troy Public Library, 510W.
Big Beaver Road, Troy, troypl. org/calendar, 248-524-3538. Summer Reading Kick-Off event is 6-8p.m. June 17with bounce house (socks required), petting zoo, prizes and food trucks for families of children ages 13and younger, no registration required, outdoor event at the Peace Garden, between Troy Public LIbrary and City Hall. All ages can register for the reading program at troypl.org/SLP2022beginning June 18.
• White Lake Township Library, 11005Elizabeth Lake Road, White Lake Twp. whitelakelibrary.org, 248-698-4942. Friends of White Lake Township Library book sale is June 16-18.
Parks/Outdoor activities
Father’s Day weekend at Addison Oaks Campground brings special events and activities June 18.
For information, call 248-6932432or for a reservation, call 248-858-1400, oakgov.com/ parks/parksandtrails/AddisonOaks/Pages/Camping-Fees. aspx.
• Free Fishing Weekend is June 11-12, with fishing license fees and Michigan state park entry fees waived, michigan.gov/dnr. All fishing regulations still apply, michigan.gov/dnr/managingresources/laws/guides-digests.
• Cranbrook on the GreenArtist-Designed Mini-Golf: Through Sept. 25, Cranbrook
Art Museum, 39221Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, 248-6453323, cranbrookartmuseum.org/ mini-golf, $15adults, $8for ages younger than 12.
• Huron-Clinton Metroparks in Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne, metroparks.com. Park entrance fees apply.
• Oakland County Parks and Recreation offers access to natural areas, trails, dog parks and park amenities. Park entrance fees apply, OaklandCountyParks.com.
Senior activities
• Hannan Center 70Over Seventy Awards: Nominations from anywhere in Michigan are due June 30, several categories, Hannan Center of Detroit, hannan.org, 70overseventy.com.
Support resources
• Common Ground’s Resource & Crisis Helpline is available 24⁄7 — call or text 800-231-1127.
• Mental health resources: easterseals.com/michigan/exploreresources/mental-health-tipsduring-a.html.