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Suburban Life
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Thursday, December 8, 1983 O&E
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Ellie
Graham
THE SPIRIT of Christmas is
is tbe air lending a benevolent aura
to the community.
The Canton Newcomers met
Wednesday for their Christmas
luncheon at tbe Roman Forum
restaurant on Ford Road. For them,
the happiest part of the occasion
was presenting a check for $675 to
the Hospice organization. They had
raised the money at their annual
pre-holiday auction, when tbey had
auctioned off handmade items made
by the club members.
Brownies and Girl Scouts in Bird
Elementary School cluster are
doing their bit for others.
Members of the three Brownie
and three Junior troops at Bird
chose the school clothing bank as a
special Christmas project. Each girl
earned the money to buy a pair of
socks. Many of them earned tbe
money by doing extra chores at
home — not the usual make your
bed and tidy up your room. They
had to involve special effort.
The Brownies and Scouts bought
socks they would like to have for
themselves. About 90 pairs of socks
were turned ia at the Christmas
party this week. The girls worked on
crafts, sang Christmas carols and
had refreshments. And the 90 pairs
of new socks were on their way to
the clothing bank at Central Middle
School.
ROTARIANS and Kiwanians
are serving two-hour hitches as bellringers
for the Salvatioa Army.
Lisa Bargente, Kathleen Browne
and Cathy O'Loughlin, all of
Plymouth, will be participating in
the Mercy School Christmas concert
in Farmington Hills. The musical
celebration of Christmas will be at 3
p.m. Sunday at tbe school on 11 Mile
in Farmington Hills. Tbe audience is
Invited tbe reception in the
audi tori am lobby after tbe concert.
THE PLYMOUTH
Community Chorus will be caroling
in Kellogg Park at 7:30 p.m.
Thurday, Dec. 15, and everyone is
invited to come.
Chorus members still are glowing
from the response to their
Christmas concerts last weekend.
The auditorium at Plymouth Salem
High School was filled both
Saturday and Sunday nights. (Tbe
auditorium seats more than 1,100
people.)
They met at Jimmie's Joynt for
an afterglow following the concert.
And they'll the concert at their
Christmas party. This time they'll
be the audience as they watch a
video-tape of their performance.
THE BATTLE Creek
Boychoir, the group that won a gold
medal for performing excellence
last February at the Great
American Choral Festival in
Plymouth, will present "A
Christmas Festival" at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday The concert will be in St.
Andrew's Episcopal Church, 306 N.
Division Street, AM Arbor.
Admission will be $3 for adults and
$2 for children at tbe door.
THE PLYMOUTH
Historical Museum has been the site
of several weddings. The latest was
last weekend when Sandra Reiman
and Dennis Adkins of Romulus were
married on the main floor of the
museum. Judge Dunbar Davis
performed tbe ceremony.
CHARLES BURR, veteran
character actor at True Grist Inc., is
directing "Dames at Sea," at tbe
Homer playhouse Charlie, former
Plymouth resident, is an expert on
Broadway musicals He has been
preparing for the production for
three months The show opened Dec
1 and runs through New Year's Eve
HOWARD GRIFFOR and
Louella Cook had high score* at last
Thursday's party bridge games in
the Plymouth Cultural Center.
THE PLYMOUTH-
Northville Chapter of tbe American
Association of Retired Persons will
not meet this month. Tbe first
meeting of the new year will be
Wednesday. Jan 25 in tbe Cultural
Center, 525 Farmer Street,
Plymouth. New officers will be
elected and installed Tbe Rev.
Norman Grange, state director of
AARP has been invited to coodoct
tbe installation
THE LOCAL chapter of NOW
(National Organization for WOCMCI)
is selling Entertainment S4 as a
fund-raiser. Tbe Detroit are* dining
and leisure discount book Is being
sold for lllti Call Kathy Boston.
455-MSI. to order
(Canton (©bseruer
Symphony presents 'The Nutcracker'
The Plymouth Symphony Orchestra
will present two performances of "The
Nutcracker Ballet" Sunday at Plymouth
Salem High School auditorium.
Northern Ballet Theater of Livonia, under
the direction of Michelle Wolfe,
will accompany the orchestra.
Tbe ballet will be presented at 2 and
5 p.m.
Northern Ballet Theater, which is in
Its eighth year, provides an unusual
repertoire of classical and contemporary
ballets by masters of their crafts.
The company also advanced newly discovered
musical and choreographic
talents. In addition to performing, tbe
ti'-V ' / 2* '
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2 performances on Sunday
company also presents lecture /demonstartions
and residencies. It has been
responsible for bringing the art of ballet
to thousands of school children and
in teaching movement to the hearing
impaired.
THE COMPANY has been under the
artistic direction of Michelle Wolfe
since 1975. Wolfe, who also functions as
resident choreographer, has studied
and performed with dance companies
such as the Joffrey Ballet, the Royal
Winnipeg, and the Metropolitan Opera
Ballet.
Although "The Nutcracker" is one of
Tchaikovsky's most popular non-symphonic
orchestral works, the ballet was
received with indifference at its first
performance in St. Petersburg in 1892
The ballet was presented periodically
in abbreviated versions until 1954,
when choreographer George Balanchine,
with the New York City Ballet,
presented a fresh interpretation.
SINGLE CONCERT tickets for the
ballet are J6 for adults and $3.50 for
children, senior citizens and all students.
No one will be admitted to either
performance of the ballet without a
ticket.
Tickets for both performances will
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be available at the box office. Single
and season advance sales will be in
Plymouth at Beitner Jewelry on Ann
Arbor Trail and Hammell Music on
Main Street: in Canton at Arnholdt Williams
Music on Canton Center Road: in
Northville at Four Seasons Flowers on
E. Main: and in Ann Arbor at Liberty-
Music on Liberty Street. For more information,
call the Plymouth Symphony
Society at 451-2112
Free transportation for senior citizens
is provided from Tonquish Creek
"Manor the afternoon of the concerts
There will be free baby-sitting for preschoolers
during the concerts
Chorus announces Grimmer scholarship
William Grimmer said it was the
highlight of his life. The founder of the
Plymouth Community Chorus was honored
at the chorus' 10th anniversary
Christmas concerts in Plymouth Salem
High School auditorium
Michael Gross presented a plaque to
Grimmer at the Saturday night concert
and Barbara Frank announced the new
William Grimmer Scholarship Award
Three music scholarships will be offered
and awarded at the May 1984
spring concert. And, because the chorus
wanted both its sell-out audiences to
share the joy of tbe event, tbey made
the presentation and the announcement
again on Sunday night.
Head usher Dave Keck said that the
auditorium needs a stretcher to accommodate
ticket seekers
Gross also presented corsages and
boutineers to the six original members
of the chorus who still participate The
chorus began with 12 members in 1973
and 50 percent are still there
THE NOVELTY song. Fruitcake,
was an audience favorite as well as
Santa's visit during 'Twas the Night
Before Christmas '' "My King" and
Baritone Morand Zimmer made the new Ptexiglas-engraved Plymouth
Community Chorua logo that served aa a backdrop, as well
aa the "Alt Our Beat" signs Bud Simma and Jerry Echlin assisted
in the project.
"i ll be Home for Christmas"' received
resounding applause
The stage was adorned with dozens
of red poinsettias and lights twinkled
on trees. Kay Ray was responsible for
the stage decorations
Mary Decker, chorus member, arranged
the refreshments available to
William Grimmer (right), founder of the chorus,
was honored at the concert when director Mike
Gross presented him with a special plaque and
announced that a scholarship would be given in
the audience at intermission. The singers
arrived with baskets and boxes of
large chocolate chip cookies — all
home-baked. Candy and soda pop also
were offered
The concert was videotaped by Mike
Warmbier to be viewed by the chorus
at their Christmas gathering
The chorus was accompanied by
Carol Chen, assistant director. Jeff Stopa
on drums: Ron Utterbeck on bass:
and Carol Huetteman on flute
Details concerning applications for
the scholarships will be announced early
in the new year
PAUL *ARMB!ER
his name Gross (left) and original chorus members
Joyce Hamilton and Peggy Wingard join in
the applause
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