OCTOBER 2019

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COMMUNITY EVENTS IN AND AROUND METRO DETROIT OCTOBER 2019
Thursday, October 3
Women’s Harvest Lunch: Join the
Women’s Harvest Luncheon starting
at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 3, at the
Royal Oak Farmers Market! The Women’s
Harvest Lunch brings together
nearly 300 women who are leaders in
their businesses and communities and
are committed to alleviating hunger and
reducing food waste in metro Detroit.
This event includes excellent networking
opportunities with women from all
different backgrounds and industries.
This year’s lunch will include a coursed
luncheon prepared by multiple local female
chefs. Each course will highlight
a different produce item grown on our
Forgotten Harvest farm, allowing the
meal to tell the incredible story of the difference
our farm makes in the lives of
hungry families in our community. For
more information, please contact Rebecca
Gade-Sawicki at 248-864-7527.
Friday, October 4
Dancing with Survivors: Join The Pink
Fund for Dancing With The Survivors
on Friday, October 4, at Silver Garden
Events Center. Dancing with the Survivors
celebrates breast cancer survivors
thriving in their recovery and making a
difference in the lives of breast cancer
patients in treatment. This event features
local survivors paired with professional
dancers from Fred Astaire
Dance Studios – Bloomfield Hills performing
ballroom-style dances while
raising money for The Pink Fund’s
mission to provide financial support to
breast cancer patients in active treatment.
The Pink Fund meets patients’
basic needs, decreases stress levels,
and allows breast cancer patients to focus
on healing. The funds raised from
Dancing With The Survivors stays in
Michigan to help local breast cancer
patients in active treatment. Join us for
a night of celebration with dancing, music,
cocktails, and delicious food. For
additional information or to purchase
tickets, please visit ThePinkFund.org.
Saturday, October 5
Eclectic & Electric: The Michigan Philharmonic
presents an opening night dazzler
from the electrifying sounds of Stravinsky’s
Firebird Suite and Tchaikovsky’s
Violin Concerto to the eclectic rhythms
of Miguel del Águila’s, Caribeña and Islamorada.
Full of impactful music, this
eclectic mixture of electrictrifying sound
will rock the house. Guest violinist Kevin
Miura (16) is a young rising star who was
awarded 2nd prize in the 2016 Menuhin
International Violin Competition. Kevin
performs on an 1849 Giuseppe Rocca
violin on generous loan from The Mandell
Collection of Southern California. Rounding
out this dazzling evening, Composer
Miguel del Águila explores Latin rhythms
with an orchestration resembling Latin
Jazz and 1940’s big band sound. For
tickets and information go to www.michiganphil.org
or call 734 451-2112.
Saturday, October 12
Wish Ball: Join Make-A-Wish® Michigan
on Saturday, October 12, for
an incredible evening at Wish Ball –
Southeast Michigan featuring special
performances by Martha Reeves and
the Vandellas and artist David Garibaldi.
The black-tie gala, with presenting
sponsor TEAM Schostak Family
Restaurants and lead sponsor Trinity
Health, will be held at the Detroit Marriott
at the Renaissance Center. Cochaired
by Chris and Jennifer Granger,
Wish Ball offers a mission-rich program
that highlights the organization’s
35th anniversary, a cocktail reception,
dinner, an energetic live auction and
dancing. Celebrate 35 years of wish
granting with your ticket of $300. You
can help make transformational wishes
come true for Michigan children facing
critical illnesses. For more information,
sponsorship opportunities or to purchase
tickets, visit WishBallMI.org.
Saturday, October 12
A Night to R.E.M.ember: Join local nonprofit
Sweet Dreamzzz Inc. and Sponsor
Michigan Medicine for an evening at the
historic Detroit Athletic Club in downtown
Detroit. This event will take place
from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday,
October 12. Proceeds from A Night to
R.E.M.ember will go towards funding
Sweet Dreamzzz sleep education programs
including the Early Childhood
Sleep Education Program and the Parent
Sleep Education Workshop. Tickets
are $125 each and can be purchased
by calling the office at 248-478-3242 or
online at sweetdreamzzz.org. Sponsorship
opportunities are still available.
Thursday, October 17
Taste of Auburn Hills: Join the Auburn
Hills Chamber of Commerce for the annual
Taste of Auburn Hills event to be
held Thursday, October 17, from 5:00
to 7:30 p.m. at The HUB Stadium. With
20 participating vendors, you can enjoy
a fun night out tasting your way through
Auburn Hills and mingling with other
members of the business community.
Taste delicious food samplings from area
restaurants, mingle with 500+ business
community leaders, experience BOM-
BOWLING, hit the networking bulls-eye
with axe-throwing, and open play with
The HUB Stadium’s newly renovated
arcade, featuring modernized classics
and multiplayer entertainment. Two beer/
wine drink tickets will be distributed by
The HUB Stadium. This event is 21-andover.
A portion of the proceeds from this
year’s event will benefit the Auburn Hills
Community Foundation in support of the
Senior Services Meals program. To participate
as a sponsor, register, or receive
more information, visit auburnhillschamber.com
or call 248-853-7862.
Saturday, October 19
Phantom Philharmonic: The Michigan
Philharmonic presents “Phantom Philharmonic,”
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
19, 2019, at the Marquis Theatre in
Northville. Spooky tunes, a great setting,
and a movie music feast describe
the Michigan Philharmonic’s “spooktacular”
Halloween concert. The Phantom
opens the concert with some scary
classics, and the great music continues
with tracks from The Dark Knight, Black
Panther, Wonder Woman, Psycho and
more. Get into the spirit of the Northville
Skeleton Fest and come to the
Marquis Theatre in Northville. Dress up
in your best Halloween costume, meet
up with your fun, music-loving friends,
and enjoy a great night out! For tickets
and information, call 734-451-2112 or
visit michiganphil.org.
Thursday, October 24
Giving Hearts: Join Giving Hearts as
they host their 7th annual fundraiser
to benefit Chaldean women in need
who are dealing with breast cancer. In
memory of Vivian Esshaki Shouneyia,
this annual event will be hosted at Bay
Pointe Golf Club in West Bloomfield
from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The evening will
include wine, appetizers, and dessert.
Tickets can be purchased in advance
for $40. For more information, email
givinghearts36@gmail.com
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