Community calendar
Business activities
• Diversity Expo featuring minority, women and veteran-owned businesses is 4-7p.m. July 26at Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316E Eleven Mile Road, Royal Oak, Troy Chamber members and future members, $5+ admission, registration required at troychamber.com.
• Small Business Bootcamp for Oakland County Veterans is 9a.m.-3p.m. Aug. 3, Jon Grant Community Center, 29260 Grand River, Farmington Hills, free, lunch is provided, oakgov.com/businessforward.
Children’s activities
• Wet and Wild Wednesdays are held noon-2p.m. Wednesdays through July 27, at Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills. Entertainment at noon, water activities at 1p.m. with two slip and slides, 1005Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills, rochesterhills.org/ musprograms, no registration needed, admission is $5for ages 2+.
• Splash ‘N’ Dash is 8a.m.-noon, Aug. 6, at Troy Family Aquatic Center, 3425 Civic Center Drive, Troy, for youth ages 6—17. It includes event timing, sponsor expo, t-shirt, and finisher’s medal. Register by July 31, at rec.troymi.gov/ events, 248-524-3484, $30for Troy residents and $40for non-residents.
• “Camp at the Collection” is Thursdays through Aug. 18, with two sessions, 11 a.m. and 1:30p.m. at Somerset Collection, 2800W Big Beaver Road, Troy. Children’s Theatre of Michigan will host the summer series with activities for children ages 4-10, including fashion activities on July 28, gardening on Aug. 4, kitchen activities on Aug. 11and games on Aug. 18, www.thesomersetcollection.com.
Community activities
• Clarkston Area Backyard Birders Club meeting to feature Marg Sapp, known for her work at “Wild Wings Bird Rehabilitation,” an organization she founded in Hazel Park, 6:30pm-8:30pm. July 27at the Wint Nature Center, 9501 Sashabaw Road, Independence Twp., oakgov.com/parks/parksandtrails/Independence-Oaks. For more information, email cabbclub@gmail.com.
• Rep. Mike Harris, R-Clarkston, has scheduled a local community office hour, noon-1p.m. July 27, at the Business Center Conference Room of the Clarkston Independence District Library, 6495Clarkston Road. Residents may contact the Lansing office at (517) 373-0615or MikeHarris@house.mi.gov.
• LGBTQ+ Rights Committee-Candidate Forum is 7-8p.m. July 28, at 215 West Ferndale, 215W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale, mobilize.us/oaklandcountydems.
• Taste in Southfield is 6-8:30p.m.
July 28, Franklin Athletic Club, 29350 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield, $25admission, $5for children 12and younger, southfieldchamber.com.
• Clinton River Watershed Council (CRWC) is partnering with Oakland County Parks and Recreation and MSU Extension to host a boat wash, 10:30 a.m.-2p.m. July 28, at the Orchard
Lake Boat Launch, 4060Orchard Lake
Road, West Bloomfield Twp. The event will offer free boat washes to help raise awareness around the importance of preventing aquatic invasive species, which include non-native plants, animals and other organisms.
Family activities
• Healthy Oakland Partnership’s Family Market Day is 9a.m.-2p.m. July
27, healthy living tips for the family and children’s activities, organized by Healthy Oakland Partnership and hosted by Oakland County Parks and Recreation at Oak Park Farmers Market, Oak Park High School Parking Lot, 13701Oak Park Blvd., Oak Park, OaklandCountyParks.com.
Festivals
• Orchard Lake Fine Art Show: 10a.m.6p.m. July 30and 10a.m.-5p.m. July 31, art and crafts show, live music, food vendors, outdoors at Daly Road, West Bloomfield Twp., free parking in the last back half of the parking lot behind Beaumont Medical Center, 6900Orchard Lake Road, between 14& 15Mile Roads, $5admission; 13and younger free, www.hotworks.org.
• Fine Art at the Village Outdoor Art Fair: July 30-31, The Village of Rochester Hills, 104N. Adams Road. Rochester Hills, TheVORH.com.
Fundraisers
• Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat Day is
July 28, to benefit Benefits Beaumont Children’s, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. For every Blizzard treat sold on Miracle Treat Day at participating Southeast Michigan DQ locations, $1 or more will be donated to Beaumont Children’s. For participating DQ locations, visit dairyqueen.com/en-us/ miracle-treat-day.
• PAL’s Annual Golf Outing is July 29, Pine Knob Golf Course, Clarkston, registration and breakfast is 8a.m. 18-hole golf outing, four-person scramble shotgun start is at 9a.m., supportsheriffpal. com/register-golf-2022, $800-four or $250 each.
• Gardner-White and 104.3WOMC are partnering with Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan for a community-wide No Kids Go Hungry food drive through July 30. People can donate non-perishable food items, canned and dry goods, in designated collection boxes at all 12 Gardner-White stores in metro Detroit, Ann Arbor and Saginaw. Individuals who make a food donation will receive a $50discount coupon at the retailer. For more information, visit gardner-white. com/blog/2022/07/gardner-whitehosts-no-kid-goes-hungry-food-drivejuly-18th-july-30th.
• Color of Wellness 5K Run is 8 a.m. July 30at Rochester Municipal Park, 4006th St., Rochester, give. foundationforfamilies.org/event/colorof-wellness-5k/e395223. Register in advance at foundationforfamilies.org, (248) 310-7405.
• Changez Salon is collecting items for Dog Days to help Paws With A
Cause train assistance dogs to assist people with disabilities. Items needed include paper towels, tissue, hand wipes, collapsible travel bowls, etc, pawswithacause.org. Drop off items at Changez Salon, 3210Crooks Road in Royal Oak. The salon is open Tuesdays 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wednesdays 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thursdays 10a.m.-8p.m.; Fridays 10a.m.-5p.m.; and Saturdays 10a.m.-4 p.m., 248-288-3434.
Health activities/Blood drives
• The American Red Cross and Discovery are partnering for Shark Week. Those who go to give blood through the month of July will be entered in a drawing for a Shark Week merchandise package. To book a time to give, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
• State of Michigan COVID-19hotline for testing or vaccines is 1-888-5356136, (8a.m.-5p.m., Mon.-Fri.), for information, visit Michigan.gov/Coronavirus or CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
Libraries
• Commerce Township Community Library, 180E Commerce Road, Commerce Twp., 248-669-8108, commercelibrary.info. “Stories, Songs, and Dances of the Mighty Inland Seas” is 2 p.m. July 30, at the library, 48382248669-8108x 103. Register at tinyurl. com/comminland.
• Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Towne Road, Rochester, “Turtles & Frogs with Dinosaur Hill”: 7p.m.
July 26, Amanda Felk of Dinosaur Hill presents a nature program for all ages, about the ten species of turtles found in Michigan, open to RHPL cardholders, registration is required at calendar.rhpl. org or call 248-656-2900.
• Salem-South Lyon District Library, 9800Pontiac Trail, South Lyon. Escape Room-”Star Wars Edition” is 10:30-11 a.m. and 11:30a.m.-noon July 27for 6th-12th graders, register at ssldl. evanced.info/signup.
Museums
• Tea in the Farmhouse is 10-11a.m. July 26, Rochester Hills Museum at
Van Hoosen Farm, 1005Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills, Guests will have the chance to view artifacts and documents at the 1840s Van Hoosen farmhouse, $20/nonmembers; $15/museum members. Register by 5p.m. July 25, rochesterhills.org/musprograms.
• Half-Day History: “Soldier” to learn about soldier life during the American Civil War, is 10:30a.m. July 27, at
Troy Historic Village, 60W. Wattles Road, Troy, for ages 9+, Troy Historical Society Members $9/person; nonmembers$11/person.
• Thursday Tea: “A Governess, An Architect, and a Civil War Widow: Stories of Amazing Women, is 2p.m. July 28at Troy Historic Village, Old
Troy Church, 60W. Wattles Road, Troy. Oakland County Parks and Recreation Historian Carol Egbo discusses the stories of three women from 1800s-1900s Oakland County. Troy Historical Society membes- $8; non-members: $9. Register at troyhistoricvillage.org.
Parks/Outdoor activities
• Active Adult Kayak Clinic is 10a.m.-2 p.m. July 29and Aug. 19at Independence Oaks County Park, 9501Sashabaw Road, Clarkston. Learn the basics of kayaking. An Oakland County Parks and Recreation Annual Vehicle Permit or daily park pass is required for entry, OaklandCountyParks.com. Clinic is $10/ person. Register at OaklandCountyParks.com or call 248-221-8040.
• Moth Ball is 9-10:30p.m. July 29at Red Oaks Nature Center, 30300Hales St., Madison Heights. It’s National Moth Week and the nocturnal lepidopterans of Friendship Woods are hosting the event in an outdoor tent, for ages 8+, formal dress not required. Cost is $5/ person, register and pay at 248-8580916 weekdays.
• Garden Delights is 10:30-11:30 a.m. July 30at Wint Nature Center in Independence Oaks County Park, 9501 Sashabaw Road, Clarkston. Create a specialty tea mix using edible flowers and leaves from the garden, to take home. Learn about the medicinal qualities of common garden plants, ages 8+, $3/person. Register at 248-858-0916 weekdays.
• Free Nature Time program is at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, through Aug. 23, for all ages (children must be accompanied by an adult). Participants meet at the Farmington Hills Nature Center in Heritage Park, 24915Farmington Road, Farmington Hills, no registration needed, for questions call 248-4771135or email Nature Center Supervisor Ashlie Smith at asmith@fhgov.com.
• Oakland County Parks and Recreation Red Oaks Waterpark will be open from 11a.m.-7p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Waterford Oaks Waterpark will open its gates from 11a.m.-7p.m. on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, OaklandCountyParks.com.
• Huron-Clinton Metroparks in Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne, metroparks.com. Park entrance fees apply.
• Michigan State Parks and Recreation Areas, michigan.gov/dnr. Park entrance fees apply.
• Stream Science is 10a.m.-noon and 1-3p.m. Thursdays through August, at Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm 1005Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills, free, donations welcome, rochesterhills.org/museum, limited activity kits available.
Support resources
• Christian Family Services of Southfield offers a free monthly support group to women who have relinquished their children for adoption. The support group meets the first Thursday of every month. The next meeting is 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 4at the CFS office, 17105W. Twelve Mile Road in Southfield. A light meal is provided. For information, contact Sarah at Sarah@CFS-Michigan.org.
• Common Ground’s Resource & Crisis Helpline is available 24⁄7 — call or text 800-231-1127.
• Mental health resources: easterseals. com/michigan/explore-resources/ mental-health-tips-during-a.html.
• The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK (8255), suicidepreventionlifeline.org or text 741741. Submit community events to The Oakland Press online at bit.ly/1iUM73e.