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Grace Community sets simulcast
event for women in September

Living Proof Live Ministries visits Detroit via simulcast at Grace Community Church on Sept. 18 for a special program aimed at women. Writer and speaker Beth Moore, founder of Living Proof Ministries, will appear from her home base in Houston.

“We are thrilled that Living Proof Live with Beth Moore will be simulcast to the Detroit area,” said Paige Green, Life Way women’s event director. “She’s a passionate, gifted author and speaker who has touched so many women’s lives.” read more...

Two characters meet in a scene from 2008's "Talking Headstones" program in the historic St. Paul's Cemetery in the Farms.

An all-new 'Talking Headstones'
to enliven Grosse Pointe history

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story contained an incorrect phone number. The correct one is below. read more...

Harvey Ovshinsky's screenwriting class
returns to the War Memorial this fall

Michigan movie madness doesn't just afflict the Miley Cyrus fans who lurked outside Grosse Pointe South this summer, hoping for a picture or autograph. The state's surge as a film location has many wondering if they might have a script in them.

A class this fall at the War Memorial will help would-be screenwriters find out. read more...

Grosse Pointe North High School junior James McNelis opened a show of his work at the Grosse Pointe Art Center.

'Our Rivers, Our Lakes' showcases
local waters at Grosse Pointe Art Center

Michigan’s water wonderland was celebrated at the opening of “Our Rivers, Our Lakes”, the new all-media, juried show at the Grosse Pointe Art Center, Aug. 13. From woodland streams to the greatest Great Lake – all bodies of water were well represented by photography, ceramic, beadwork, watercolor, sculpture, glass, oil, acrylic, encaustic and pastel works of art. The juror was Larry Cressman, a well-known Michigan artist who is a member of the faculty at the University of Michigan. read more...

At the Grosse Pointe Theater's Clarence Awards dinner, clockwise from top left: Marcie Kazmirowski and Donald Ross; Theresa Selvaggio, Danielle Caralis, Emmajean Evans; Keith and Lisa Johnson; Timothy P. Higgins, Dante Bufalini, Kevin FitzHenry. Photos by Patricia A. Ellis.

And the Clarence goes to...
Grosse Pointe Theatre picks its winners

Grosse Pointe Theatre held its annual meeting and Clarence Awards Dinner on June 19 at the Detroit Institute of Arts in the Kresge Court. The theatre’s award is named for the first show it produced in 1948, "Clarence," a comedy by Booth Tarkington.

The award for Lead Actress went to Theresa Selvaggio of the Farms for the role of Anna in "The King and I."  Selvaggio also won the Hubbard Female Worker of the Year award, and a Clarence for Makeup on "Grease." read more...

Goods for sale in the Neighborhood Thrift Shop reflect a fashionable preppy heritage. Above, a Lilly Pulitzer twin set and below, a pair of Ferragamo flats.

Recession or no, smart shoppers
choose Neighborhood Thrift Shop

Grosse Pointe City is rich with designer retail shops, salons and restaurants along Kercheval in the Village, but right around the corner sits a thrifty treasure chest of goods at the Neighborhood Club.  And current prices are even lower than usual.

The Neighborhood Thrift Shop has been receiving donated items for the last 60 years, including dishes, table linens, clothing for all ages, luggage, sporting goods, books, games, videos and artwork. Even an organ awaits a purchaser. read more...

"Our Rivers, Our Lakes" show debuts
Friday at Grosse Pointe Art Center

The Grosse Pointe Art Center will host its annual "Our Rivers, Our Lakes" show, starting this Friday (Aug. 13) and running through Sept. 25.

The show starts with a preview party Friday, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., free and open to the public at the center, 16900 Kercheval in the Village. Refreshments will be served.

The show is an all-media, juried event with Michigan's waterways as the theme. Larry Cressman is the juror.

For more information, see the Art Center's website.

Choreographer to premiere new dance
at the Grosse Pointe Academy

Choreographer and Grosse Pointe Academy dance instructor Denise Szykula will debut the dance “When I First Heard About … ” at the Academy on Saturday, Aug. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 22 at 2 p.m. read more...

D.H. Lawrence is first reading
for Great Books Discussion Group

The Great Books Discussion Group at the Grosse Pointe Public Library will kick off its season Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. with D.H. Lawrence's short story, "The Man Who Loved Islands." The text is in "Great Conversations 5," a free anthology available to group members. Copies may be requested at the Woods branch circulation desk; those who'd like to get it at another branch may email Peggy Kitchel, the group's moderator.  read more...

AAUW sets dates for used book sale
at Woods Community Center

The Grosse Pointe branch of the American Association of University Women will conduct its 48th Annual Used Book Sale September 15-18 at the Grosse Pointe Woods Community Center, 20025 Mack Plaza between Moross and Vernier.   read more...