The Troy Community Chorus Presents: Comfort and Joy

The Troy Community Chorus is presenting a holiday concert, Comfort and Joy, on Dec.17, at 8 P.M. at Athens High School Auditorium, 4333 John R Road, Troy. The 85-member Chorus, under the direction of Royal Oak resident, Mimi Gass and accompanied by Troy resident, Min Sook Chung, will perform delightful holiday songs such as Joy …

Rochester Community Schools Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment is for students residing in the Rochester Community Schools attendance area. Rochester Schools does not accept out of district students. Under the Open Enrollment Policy, a student can apply to attend a school other than the school assigned to their home attendance area. North Hill Elementary and Hart Middle School are closed for …

Paul Simon Taught Me About the Children’s Health Fund

Yesterday I got the wonderful opportunity to learn how Paul Simon and doctor Irwin Redlener co founded the Children’s Health Fund and have brought their vision to the children of Detroit.  Mr. Simon and Dr. Redlener spoke about their commitment to the children of Detroit to provide a place for families to go for their …

Story Time With Santa

Take a moment to enjoy the season with story time at the Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve. December 11th and 12th starting at 11 a.m. the children listen to a nature related story, make a holiday craft, have a treat and talk with Santa. Then there is an optional snowman treasure hunt and a visit to …

FREE Visits With Santa

We go visit Santa EVERY year at the Village of Rochester Hills since we moved to metro Detroit in 2008. It is FREE to visit Santa at the Village, he has a REAL beard and the decorations in the Snug in Festival Park are beautiful and perfect for picture taking! Remember to bring your camera …

The Rochester Parade is This Sunday!

Don’t forget about the 59th Annual Hometown Christmas Parade this Sunday (December 5th) in downtown Rochester.  This year’s theme is Candy Lane on Main.  The parade starts at the north end of town around 1:45 and goes through down town – it usually lasts about two hours. People start claiming their viewing spot 1-2 hours …