September 28,2020 Your Source for Livonia Happenings
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Today kicks off FridayMusings hometown
Livonia Symphony Appreciation Week.
Since 1973 first as the Oakway Symphony and then
in 1988 as the Livonia Symphony Orchestra
these musicians have been a musical force
in southeast Michigan.
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Art helps define society while writing history. The pandemic will not silence the arts. |
Livonia is the cultural heartbeat of southeast Michigan and the pandemic will not get in the way of keeping the music flowing in preparation for when the sun is shining, the air is fresh and quality of life reaches for the stars at night.
The pandemic is not an ending. it is just the beginning. As long as there is art, music, culture, reading, writing.
Keep the music flowing. And that is just what Musings will be doing on Wednesday when the entire issue will be dedicated to our Livonia Symphony Orchestra. It is the typewriter's hope that you will read it, share it and prepare for when our art venues open.
Let's propel Livonia's cultural rebound. Together.
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Keeping our readers up-to-date on the citizen driven idea for a community gathering place, amphitheatre/bandstand |
Livonia City Councilman Brandon McCullough provides us with an update on a citizen proposed amphitheatre/bandstand:
So the idea for a community amphitheater/bandstand is still much alive!
Greenmead seems to make the most sense for timely feasibility.
Right now, the proposed FY 20/21 is baked with a master plan study for Greenmead and if all goes well we could start the study as soon as this December 1st. This is the right approach to ensure we do this thing right.
The wheels are moving, and fingers crossed that we get an approved budget in an upcoming council meeting later in October. We will need a team to help push this project over the goal line, if interested, please message me.
I think this project could pair well with the future Red Wings Alumni vs. your Livonia All Stars hockey match with proceeds earmarked for Greenmead and a possible amphitheater/bandstand.
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BRUSH PICKUP AND HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DROP-OFF ENDS OCT. 2 |
Requests for chipper service for brush and branch disposal will end for the season on Friday, Oct. 2. Brush and branches may continue to be disposed of on your weekly trash collection day provided it is broken down and placed in garbage cans, paper compost bags or tied into bundles of less than four feet in length and less than fifty pounds. There is a limit of five bundles per week. Separated yard waste collection service in containers or bundles will continue on your regular trash collection day through the week of Dec. 7.
Livonia residents may dispose of wood waste for free at the Wood Waste Disposal Facility on Glendale Avenue east of Farmington Road. For more information, please visit our Wood Waste Disposal Facility webpage.
Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off will also end for the season on Friday, Oct. 2. Service will resume on Monday, March 1, 2021. Beginning with the 2021 season there will be a $5 fee for drop off. For more information about the precautions that ERG Environmental Services is taking to keep you safe, please visit the ERG website. For more information on items that are accepted, please visit our Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off webpage.
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Scrapbook Day Fundraiser for Anastasia and Katie's
On October 17, there will be a scrapbooking day fundraiser held via Zoom benefiting Anastasia and Katie's Coffee Shop! Check out our event here for more information: Scrapbook Day Fundraiser.
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Support the Living and Learning Center in Livonia West aka Northville |
Outdoor movies are happening this October at The Living and Learning Center for Enrichment campus located at 8 Mile and Griswold near Parmenters in Northville.
Beginning with Hocus Pocus on Friday, October 2nd. Bonfire at 7pm with movie starting at 8pm. Please bring blankets/chairs. Social distancing practices in place. Please wear mask until seated.
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October brings out the best in our Livonia historic Wilson Barn |
The Wilson Barn is a national historic site
with foundations dating back to 1888.
The current barn was constructed in 1919 as an industry leader in dairy processing and products. Using local resources and their own cows, the Wilson Family’s daily mission was to serve families in the community.
And now a month at the Barn that the typewriter enjoys every year. Hayrides, Pumpkins, Pony Rides, Crafts, Cider & Doughnuts --Weekends, October 3 through 25.
You might even find the typewriter sitting lazily on the hay greeting families looking over the pumpkins hoping that some will bring him an extra doughnut or two.
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Schoolcraft College Honors Program presents Sundown Towns |
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It's time for a
Monday Smile
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Erica Breisacher Aoun was able to keep a play date a surprise for her boys this week! "We had a visit from our favorite family from Georgia! It was so refreshing to be together again."
The typewriter just had to smile seeing families, especially the children, enjoy seeing each other at a family get together--especially when the families are 700 miles apart during the year.
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Livonia Parks & Recreation |
Spooky Swim is back this fall!
Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 2– 4.
Pre-registration is required for this spooktacular event in the Leisure Pool.
Crafts, games, and a floating pumpkin patch will get you in the Halloween spirit.
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See how easy it is to cast your ballot at Livonia City Hall?
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LIVONIA CIVIC CHORUS DONATES MUSIC TO EDUCATORS
During this 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, many of us have been doing long overdue cleaning projects. Such is the case as the Livonia Civic Chorus focused on downsizing its extensive Choral Music Library of 800 titles with multiple copies of each title. This project also eliminated a sizeable storage expense for LCC and should benefit the choral music programs of six vocal music educators.
Over 55 Seasons of presenting choral performances for the Livonia Community, the Livonia Civic Chorus accumulated a large inventory of choral music. Moving forward, our plan is to significantly reduce the music in the Library based on a review by our Music Team of titles that could be useful in future concert and community programs. And, over time, Chorus members will assume the responsibility for supporting some music costs and storage. And, we hoped that vocal music educators in the area would be interested in having the excess music DONATED for their programs.
We started with 90 or more banker’s boxes of music from the past of over 800 titles. The cost of storage was a major operational expense supported often by Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Activities (MCACA) grant money to rent a Storage Facility and insure the contents. Recent data indicates we’re not using what’s there and we don’t have enough copies based on current Chorus size. The cost of that Library storage location has now been eliminated, the collection has been downsized to about 250 titles.
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And…SIX vocal music educators now have the remainder for their classrooms. They include Kim Eberly, Music Director, Gabriel Richard Catholic High School, Riverview; Brenda Zahn, Clarenceville Middle and High School Choir Director, Livonia; Marilee Olsen, Choral Music Director, Franklin High School, Livonia; Megan Sinclair, Secondary Vocal Music Teacher, Plymouth Christian Academy, Plymouth; Kevin Cushman, Conductor, Madonna Chorale, Madonna University, Livonia. The final nine (9) boxes are being delivered by Donna Gleason, former Director of the Livonia Civic Chorus to Nick Blaine, Choral Director of McMillen High School in Plano, Texas.
Each donation recipient was able to choose their titles from extensive spreadsheets of Christmas Holiday Music and General Choral Music used for Spring LCC Themed Concerts and Community Events.
Some comments from the donation recipients…
Vocal Music Educator Kim Eberly: “Thanks for the incredibly gracious donation! I can’t even begin to tell you how thankful I am!! My school only just started our choir program, this will be its 3rd year in existence, so purchasing music every semester has been a huge budget expense! This will be a game changer for us!”
From Brenda Zahn, Clarenceville: “Again thank you for your generosity and support of the arts in schools! We really appreciate your donation of music to the choir program!”
LCC President Kathleen Chichester said, “Special thanks to Parks and Recreation Superintendent Ted Davis for providing free storage for our 40 remaining boxes of music, about 250 music titles in quantities up to 75 each based on the size of the Chorus. This is another step in building our plan for the future!”
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Retail politics returns with Sign-a-palooza 2 |
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