Creole du Nord Brings Cajun Sound to Gazebo
For a taste of southwest Louisiana’s traditional music, bring your chair and your dancing shoes to the Gazebo in Wurster Park this Thursday to enjoy the sounds of “Creole du Nord.” The band plays a mixture of Zydeco, Cajun, and other sounds from America’s roots, mixed with crossover tunes as in “Alberta” or “Click Ole […]
Manchester Early Childhood Center Schedules Fall Open House & Promotes FREE Preschool
Manchester Early Childhood Center (MECC), located within the Nellie Ackerson building at 410 City Road, is looking ahead to the 2015-2016 school year. MECC offers care for infants through preschool age children with a play-based, nurturing and engaging learning environment for all age levels. As in previous years, they also offer FREE quality preschool to […]
FREE Children’s Movie: The Lorax
On Sunday, August 9th at 1:30pm, the Manchester District Library will be showing the movie Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, based on the children’s book and starring the voices of Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, and Danny DeVito. Cohosted by the Stewards of Western Washtenaw, the movie will be shown in the Village Room on the lower level […]
Book Donation Day THIS Saturday
The Friends of the Manchester District Library will hold a book donation day on Saturday, August 1, 2015, from 10am to noon in the Village Room, downstairs from the library. Books will be added to the on-going used book sale on the library’s second floor. All proceeds benefit library projects.
Information Session on Public Transportation Options in Rural Western Washtenaw
The Blueprint for Aging is holding an information session on public transportation options for older adults in Rural Western Washtenaw County. Michaelene Pawlak of Western Area Value Express (WAVE) plus Vanessa Hansle and Deb Freer of Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (AATA) will be there to discuss transportation services provided by their organizations. This is an […]
FREE Movie: Chasing Ice
On Tuesday, July 28th, the Manchester District Library along with the Stewards of Western Washtenaw will host a FREE showing of the movie Chasing Ice, the story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Changing Ice has won more than 30 awards and was […]
Celtic Fusion Band “Nessa” on the Gazebo Stage Thursday
There are just three more weeks left in the Manchester Gazebo Concert series! This Thursday night at 7:30 pm in Wurster Park, don’t miss “Nessa,” an exciting ensemble led by flutist/vocalist Kelly McDermott, featuring top talent from Southeastern Michigan. Noted for its “Ancient Song Discovery Project,” the group will perform a dynamic array of newly-arranged […]
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Visiting to Celebrate Summer Reading Finale at the Library
On Friday, July 24, from 6pm to 8pm the Manchester District Library will be hosting a visit from the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum in the Village Room (lower level). Everyone is invited to come learn at this FREE event while trying fun, hand’s on experiments and activities. Children and teens who have completed the summer […]
