MHS student & bassoonist, Cozette Cecconie to bring unique concert to Manchester
submitted by John Woodford, Washtenaw Community College Band Thanks to Manchester High School senior Cozette Cecconie, two prominent musical ensembles will present a joint free concert in the high school auditorium, 20500 Dutch Dr., at 7:30 pm, Thursday, July 27. “I play bassoon in the Washtenaw Community Concert Band in Ann Arbor,” Cozette says, “and […]
Sesquicentennial updates part 4
Continuing from our previous three articles in prior weeks, we continue with various details on the upcoming Manchester Sesquicentennial Festival: 1. Sesquicentennial Event Tickets and Merchandise Now Available! We are pleased to announce that River Raisin Antiques and Mercantile, 138 E. Main Street, is serving as a central point to purchase Sesquicentennial event tickets and […]
Western Days at Sharon United Methodist Church
Sharon United Methodist Church invites everyone to come out on Saturday, July 22, from 4 - 8:30 pm for a special afternoon of fun, worship, food and country music. The event will feature an outdoor worship service presented by Western Days Ministries, reasonably priced ‘chuck wagon’ style food, lasso lessons, a branding demo, face-painting, and a free concert by recording […]
Town hall meeting on Manchester's downtown development scheduled
Do you have questions about Manchester vacant storefronts? Do wonder what can be done to bring new businesses to the community and keep them here? Are you interested in what new businesses studies show we could actually support? On Wednesday, August 16th, at 7pm, the Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Development Authority have tentatively scheduled a joint town hall-style meeting at the […]
New event at fair will teach kids the economics of running a farm
The Manchester Community Fair will feature a new "farm" this summer, the River Raisin Farm! The River Raisin Farm is a mock farm that will give kids a hands on opportunity to become farm hands. Fair organizers will set up a number of stations set up to replicate a working farm. People will enter the event and be […]
Sesquicentennial updates part 3
Adding to our first two articles in prior weeks on the upcoming Sesquicentennial celebration, we offer the following additional information: 1. Historic Baseball Game, Saturday, August 5 On Saturday, August 5, at 3pm at Kirk Park, our very own Manchester Handlers take on the Chelsea Monitors in the first championship game of our regional 19th-century […]
The Raisin Pickers are back at the Gazebo this week
Since the very first gazebo concerts back in 1989, Manchester's own Raisin Pickers have been a standby of each season. Their sound includes "ace fiddling, boffo banjo work, and harmonies as sweet as sugar," according to a review of the band by the Ann Arbor News, and that has been true for all of the […]
You can participate in the Fair Parade!
Whether you have an elaborately decorated float or simple streamers tied to your bike, or a horse with a sign on it's side, as always, everyone is invited to participate in the Fair Parde. This year, the parade is scheduled for Tuesday July 11th. If you are interested in participating, line up on North side of fair grounds on Duncan […]
Fireworks tonight!
In Manchester tradition, our 2017 Independence Day Fireworks at Carr Park will be on July 3 which falls on a Monday this year. The Beer Tent will open at 8pm with live music from local bands at 9pm Fireworks will start at dark, which is usually around 10:15pm. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, fireworks will be […]
