LOOK INSIDE FOR ASSUMPTION CULTURAL ASSUMPTION Summer/ Fall ‘2 4 CENTER’S SUMMER/FALL 2024 BROCHURE CULTURAL CENTER Assumption Cultural Center | 21800
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COME BE GREEK FOR A DAY! ENJOY THE POPULAR GREEK FOOD YOU’VE COME TO LOVE!
GREEKFEST RETURNS 2024
AUGUST 15,
16, 17 & 18 Popular Greek food and pastries; entertainment with music and dancers. Taverna, Frappes, Baklava ice cream sundaes. Kids’ rides, games for all ages, magic shows, hair braiding, tattoos, inflatables, stilt walkers, balloon man, puppet shows, face painting and more! Tour Church Iconography by Vlasis Tsotsonis; Shop the Marketplace for unique items and gifts from the USA and Greece: Icons, art, photography, jewelry, oil paintings, handmade crafts, home accessories, imported women’s clothing and more! 4 Days, Rain or Shine! August 15, 4pm-10pm • August 16, 4pm-11pm • August 17, 11am-11pm • August 18, 11am-7pm • Grand Opening – Thursday, August 15, 5pm DRIVE-THRU CARRY-OUT OPEN DAILY DURING FESTIVAL HOURS Call ahead to order at (586) 596-6326 or (586) 779-8071. View menu and order online at www.assumptionfes tival. com. GREEKFEST GRAND RAFFLE! BUY YOUR WINNING TICKET NOW! 1st Prize: $10,000 • 2nd Prize: Signature Ahee Diamond Pendant – value: $3,600, donated by Ahee Jewelers • 3rd Prize: $500 • 4th, 5th & 6th Prizes: $200 Drawing on August 18 at 6pm • Tickets: $10 each To purchase tickets and for more information, visit www.assumptionfestival.com or call (586) 779-6111.
GREEKFEST FUN FACTS! There are thousands of reasons to attend Assumption’s GreekFest! 250 volunteers make…10,000 grape leaves (dolmades) • 5,000 spinach pies (spanakopita) • 5,000 shish kebobs (souvlaki) • 2,000 cheese pies (tiropita) 2,000 custard rolls (galaktoboureko) • 1,200 lamb shanks… All devoured by more than 10,000 visitors from throughout the Metro Detroit area who attend our annual GreekFest!
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ENJOY THE SENIOR EXPERIENCE!
ANNUAL SENIOR EXPO IS BACK AND, BY POPULAR DEMAND, DEVIN SCILLIAN, WDIV-TV NEWS ANCHOR, AND ARIZONA SON!
A day for Senior health, wellness, recreation and resource information. Helping older adults and caregivers maintain healthy, active and secure lifestyles. More than 50 Exhibitors Workshops and Health Screenings Valuable Resource Guide for each guest!
Thursday, October 17th 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Special Keynote Speaker: Devin Scillian, WDIV-TV News Anchor Performance by Arizona Son, featuring Devin Scillian, follows keynote Complimentary Lunch by Henry Ford Health Raffles, Giveaways and More! No reservations required. Free Shuttle for convenient parking at Grosse Pointe Woods Lakefront Park For corporate sponsorship and exhibit information, call (586) 779-6111 Presented by Assumption Cultural Center and Senior Expo Committee: American House Lakeshore Ascension St. John Health System Assumption Cultural Center Corewell Health Cranberry Park/Shorepointe Village Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce Harper Chiropractic Center Henry Ford Health The Helm Hope Senior Home Care Macomb County Chamber of Commerce Rutkowski Law Firm
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It will be ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ for audiences during Shakespeare Stroll at Ford House BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
Photo by K. Michelle Moran
The Helm at the Boll Life Center in Grosse Pointe Farms, a nonprofit that offers programs and resources for seniors in the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods, is seeking a voter-approved millage this fall to expand its offerings and prepare for increased demand due to an aging population.
Voters to decide on senior services millage question BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — Officials for The Helm at the Boll Life Center hope voters in the five Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods will say yes to a millage on the November ballot that would provide funding for what they say are vital senior programs and services.
Rehearsing a scene from “Romeo and Juliet” are Jake Zablocki as Romeo and Natalie Boehmer as Juliet. Photo provided by Grosse Pointe Theatre
SHORES — Outdoor productions of Shakespeare are a popular summer experience, and now that experience is getting a special twist at an east side location. Grosse Pointe Theatre and the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores are teaming up to offer a Shakespeare Stroll on the Ford House grounds, with the grounds opening at 6 p.m. Aug. 8. GPT actors will perform scenes from Shakespearian plays while audiences enjoy hors d’oeuvres and beverages, with audience members moving from each scene site. “It’s little vignettes,” GPT Executive Director Linda Zublick said. “It’s going to give people a chance to see a little bit of Shakespeare while they stroll the grounds. We thought it was a nice way to collaborate and offer something new for the community.” Zublick said audiences will see snippets from “The Taming of the Shrew,” “The Tempest,” “Romeo See SHAKESPEARE on page 17A
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