Riverfolk announce 2016-2017 Blacksmith Shop Concert Series with new poster
The Riverfolk Music and Arts organization of Manchester has long brought traditional music and art to the Manchester area. This year’s coming Blacksmith Shop Concert Series will be no different, with eight concerts scheduled to run at the Blacksmith Shop on Main Street from September to May. This year, however, Riverfolk commissioned Ann Arbor-area printmaker and […]
Fairy Fest 2016 at the Farmers Market THIS Thursday
This week, the Manchester Farmers Market will be holding the annual Fairy Fest! Bring your little ones for a little fairy hunt (think Easter Egg Hunt only with fairies), costume contest (one category for fairies and one for lost boys), to see their Fairy Fest mascot, and enjoy a bounce house! The under 5 fairy hunt […]
Non-profit roundtable scheduled for September
Periodically, the Manchester Community Resource Center hosts a Manchester Non-Profit Round Table. All non-profit organizations in the area, including churches are asked to send a representative. The 7th such meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 20th at 7 pm in the Village Room (under the library). Groups report on recent projects, share their current activities and often […]
Iris Dividing in Sharon Mills
Support your Washtenaw County Parks by participating in Iris Dividing at Sharon Mills Park, located at 5701 Sharon Hollow Road, Sharon Township. This park is one of the gems of our county; if you have not yet visited, come and join us to see our prize winning mill on the River Raisin. View the mill […]
American Cancer Society to host local forum
Whether it’s advocating for lifesaving change, honoring a loved one, funding groundbreaking research, motivating communities to donate, delivering vital patient services, or listening to someone’s journey, every action that is part of Relay For Life moves us one step closer toward achieving a world free from the pain and suffering of cancer. The American Cancer Society (ACS) is hosting a […]
Manchester to participate in Farm to Table Dinner in Chelsea
On Sunday, Aug. 21, from 4:45-7:30 pm, 5 Healthy Towns will be holding a Farm to Table Dinner for 150 guests in downtown Chelsea! The event will be held at the Chelsea Farmer’s Market Lot – Downtown Chelsea 222 S. Main Street. All proceeds will go to the 5 Healthy Towns Farmers Markets, including Manchester’s. Tickets […]
Manchester Masonic Lodge open house & Rededication Ceremony
Are you curious about the third floor of the Comerica building on Main Street? Are you fascinated by local history and historic events? Are you interested in a rare opportunity to be present at a Manchester Free and Accepted Masons ceremony? On August 11th, Manchester Lodge #148 of the Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan will hold […]
Shooting stars over Manchester this week
We’re passing into the debris field of a comet, folks. Comet Swift-Tuttle passes by Earth every 132 years, and it leaves behind a debris field, and every August the planet passes through the dust and dirt and rocks. When we do, some of that stuff is pulled down to Earth where it burns up in […]
Final Gazebo Concert of the season to feature Mr. B
For the final concert of the 2016 season, the Gazebo Concert series will host blues and boogie-woogie pianist Mark “Mr. B” Braun. Mr. B has become one of the premiere purveyors of a vanishing art. He learned his craft first-hand from the early masters, and is a rare living link to the first generation of […]
