Halloween in the Village
Tomorrow Manchester will celebrate Halloween! Trick or treating runs from 5 to 7 pm in the Village. Community groups will be handing out free caramel apples in the gazebo in Wurster Park on Main Street, along with offering pumpkin bowling. To ensure this Halloween is safe for your children, the Sheriff Dept. has offered the […]
Library to hold BIG 2-day book sale
Manchester District Library’s Friends group will be holding a BIG two-day book sale on Saturday, November 11th from 10 am to 2 pm and Sunday, November 12th from 1 to 5 pm. Although the Friends run an ongoing book sale within the library on special shelves, the community has been so generous in their donations that […]
Ballet Chelsea to perform The Nutcracker
Ballet Chelsea is proud to present the 20th Anniversary performance of The Nutcracker in December, 2017. A new collaboration with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra adds to the excitement by bringing music and dance together for three performances in Jackson and Washtenaw counties, raising the visibility of the arts in both communities. This collaboration draws on the talents […]
Benefit concert set for Riverfolk Music & Arts
The Palooka Brothers, otherwise known as America’s (OK, greater Millbrook’s) favorite all-timey string band, will be performing a benefit concert at the home of Mark and Carol Palms 20415 Bethel Church Road, on Friday, Nov. 17 from 7-10 pm, with opening acts by Charly Markwart and Steamboat (Alden & Tomas). Tickets are available on Eventbrite for just […]
Diubles plan fall fund-raiser
Lilly and Abby Diuble (along with parents, Scott and Angela!) invite the community to their Diuble Family Vision fall fundraising event, which this year is called “Color My World,” and will be held at 6 pm on November 11, in Building A at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. The event will include a catered meal, live and silent auctions, […]
Cosplay “The Carrier” event THIS Saturday
A new Halloween event for this year has been in the works since August. The details have been finalized, special guests have RSVP’d and original memorabilia has been obtained! This Saturday, October 28, Crazy Cosplay Cinemas, with the support of Manchester District Library, will present a free showing of the locally made film, The Carrier in […]
DQ holds last day of the season fundraiser for Community Resource Center TODAY
Today, Monday, October 23, Manchester’s Dairy Queen will open one last time before it closes for the season, and it is for a good cause! The DQ is for holding a fundraising event for the Manchester Community Resource Center from 2 – 8 pm. Stop by and buy something delicious. No expenses will be taken out […]
Cider, donuts, corn mazes, fall colors, & Halloween in Manchester
Harvest time is here. From corn mazes, to cider and donuts; from roadside pumpkin stands, to a village-wide Halloween celebration, Manchester is packed with authentic fall fun. Visit historic Alber Orchard & Cider Mill, located 5 miles north-east of the village at 13011 Bethel Church Road. The orchard store, located in one of the several […]
Free movie: Flight of the Butterflies
This month’s Awareness Series film is 2012 Canadian documentary, Flight of the Butterflies, which tracks the details of what is considered one of the longest known insect migrations: the flight of the monarch butterfly from central Mexico to the United States and Canada and back. The film, covering Dr. Fred Urquhart’s nearly 40-year-long scientific investigation into monarch butterflies, was directed and co-written by […]
4th Annual Haunted High School
SRSLY Manchester is inviting everyone for some spooky, scary family friendly fun! They will be holding the 4th Annual Haunted Hallways event on Saturday, Oct 21 from 4-8 pm at the Manchester High School. Admission is $5 per person or $15 family. The costume contest begins at 5:30 pm. Organizers are still looking for volunteers. If you are interested […]
