Upcoming Events

 Sara Swanson

“Dead English Ladies” – Lecture Series on British Women in India Coming to Manchester

If you live in Manchester you don’t have a lot of opportunity for learning a new subject. The WCC and JCC are both a long way to go for evening classes so many of us end up missing out on what we can’t learn through books and documentaries. Retired professor and life-long Manchester resident Joan […]

 Sara Swanson

The Sugar Snaps to Perform Sweet Jazz Concert at the Blacksmith Shop

Riverfolk Music and Arts Organization will present The Sugar Snaps, live at The Blacksmith Shop on Saturday, February 27, 2016 7:30pm performing classic jazz standards and timeless songs from the past with youthful exhuberance and vintage spirit. Detroiters Chrystal Belle and former Manchester resident Matt Callaway team up to bring you songs from the 30’s and […]

 Sara Swanson

Everyone Invited to Ash Wednesday Services & Community Soup Luncheon

Ash Wednesday, February 10th begins the church year season of Lent. The Emanuel United Church of Christ, Bethel United Church of Christ, Manchester United Methodist, and Sharon United Methodist invite the Manchester community to join them on Ash Wednesday for Ashes and Holy Communion. This year the Emanuel Church  located at 324 West Main Street […]

 Sara Swanson

Valentine’s Sugar Scrub Make & Take

 Sara Swanson

FREE Movie: Chasing Ice

 Sara Swanson

Dance, Manchester! Valentine Dance to Feature Local Band

Have you heard about Dance, Manchester! but haven’t gotten up enough courage to go? Are you curious what you’re missing? Dance, Manchester! is a monthly dance held here in Manchester with the goal of spreading the joy of dancing as well as its music, its camaraderie, and its invigorating effect on the individual and the community. […]

 Sara Swanson

Kindergarten Registration Events

The Manchester Community School District has begun planning for the 2016-2017 kindergarten program. Families of children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2016, are encouraged to attend the registration events. Both events are for families who live within the Manchester Community School District, or any families living in Washtenaw County, […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Family Game Night Planned at Zion Lutheran Church

Zion Lutheran Church, located at 3050 S. Fletcher Road in Freedom Township (Chelsea), is hosting a family game night for the entire community on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 6:30 pm. The evening will include euchre, dominoes, board games, and supervised games for children, along with homemade pretzels, popcorn, and other goodies. This is a free […]

 Sara Swanson

Valentines Day Flower & Bake Sale

Citizens Respecting our Waters (C.R.O.W.), a non-profit group from Freedom Township is pleased to announce their 8th Annual Valentine’s Day Flower and Bake Sale coming up Friday, February 12, 2016 from 3 – 7 pm and Saturday February 13 from 9am – 6pm (or until all goodies are gone) in Freedom Township Hall at 11508 E. […]

 Sara Swanson

Mens Club Ice Skating Party CANCELED for 2016

The Manchester Men Club announced this week that they would be canceling the 2016 Ice Skating Party in Chi Bro Park, originally scheduled for January 23 and rescheduled for February 6 because of the ongoing warm weather. Karl Racenis of the Manchester Mens Club stated that it takes at least two weeks of continually below-freezing […]