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Off the Grand Prix track, there's entertainment for any age. The Meijer Fan Zone includes displays from the Detroit sports teams in the Detroit Sports District, interactive experiences including the IndyCar Fan Village, tailgating games inside the Party Pit, along with plenty of family-friendly activities. Throughout the weekend, local and national acts will perform

on the 96-3 WDVD/NASH FM 93-1 Entertainment Stage, including pop duo A Great Big World and rocker Tom Walker on Saturday and country music star David Nail on Sunday.Tickets for the 2018 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by

Lear start at $40 and are available at DetroitGP.com/Tickets, at 866-464-PRIX (7749), or in person at the Grand Prix box office located at GM Renaissance Center above the GM Wintergarden, at 300 Renaissance Center Drive, Suite 2311, in Downtown Detroit.

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Josef Newgarden (pic-tured) is a force to be reckoned with in the Mo-tor City. He drives the No. 2 Team

Penske car with zest and command, and is one of the favorites to win the Dual in Detroit, the Chev-rolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear, June 1-2 at Belle Isle State Park, our 982-acre island gem in the Detroit Riv-er. This marks the 30th Grand Prix since the race started in Downtown.After winning the March

10 IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Peters-burg, driver Josef New-garden summed up his challenge in 2019 this way."If you drive for Team

Penske and ... you have a winning car or a pole car, you're not satisfied with anything but that," the 2017 series champion said. "You know, it's not that it was the end of the world, but you want to be able to get the most out of the car and yourself in any given day, and if you fall short of that even just slightly, it's disappoint-ing."On a pleasant yet cool

April 30, Newgarden and Hockey Hall of Famer Lar-ry Murphy of Fox Sports Detroit were on hand Downtown to partake in a friendly game of fowl-ing, made popular locally at The Fowling Warehouse, Hamtramck. It was a “day in the life” of Newgarden, a whirlwind 24 hours dis-cussing his season thus far during a visit to the WJBK-TV studios, Chil-dren’s Hospital in Detroit, at a Detroit Sports Media luncheon at Lear Innova-tion on State Street, com-plete with fowling, and

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driving the street circuit course on Belle Isle. All in a day’s work!Newgarden will have

plenty of competition in Detroit. Indianapolis 500 pole-sitter Simon Pagen-aud (Team Penske), Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Rac-ing), Will Power (Team Penske), Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport), Spencer Pigot (Ed Car-penter Racing), Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing), Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport), Marco An-dretti (Andretti Herta Racing), Takuma Sato (Rahal Letterman La-nigan Racing), Sebastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing) and Toronto’s James Hinchcliffe (Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motor-sports) are a few of the drivers to watch.Action on Belle Isle starts

Friday, May 31 with Free Prix Day sponsored by Comerica Bank. Fans will be allowed to visit the paddock area (the locker room of race weekend) all day Friday as well as race days Saturday and Sun-day. This allows up close viewing of race car prep-aration and teamwork. NBC and WDIV Local 4 will televise live the 3 p.m. IndyCar Series races, June 1-2.The Official Commemo-

rative Poster of the 2019 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear was selected from five designs created by the talented students at De-troit's College for Creative Studies (CCS). The entry created by CCS student Allie Fedak was chosen as the winning poster de-sign following a compre-hensive judging process on the CCS campus.

"I don't know how to put into words what winning this competition means," said Fedak, who shouted for joy once she was an-nounced as the winner. "I wanted to create the

most ideal celebration of the Grand Prix possible with the car crossing the finish line and also in the Winner's Circle with ev-eryone holding up their trophies triumphantly with the historic Scott Fountain restored and shooting out water and looking absolutely beau-tiful."Race tickets can be pur-

chased by phone, in per-son or online at DetroitGP.com or call 866-464-PRIX (7749). Event parking is not available on Belle Isle. A free shuttle service op-erates from two Down-town Detroit locations to Belle Isle.General admission seat-

ing is on a first-come ba-sis in Grandstands 4, 6 or 7. Standing room only viewing is available once general admission grand-stands are full; a seat is not guaranteed. General Admission tick-

ets provide gate admis-sion, paddock admission and access to the Fan Zone, display areas, en-tertainment stage, Win-ner Circle and historic Scott Fountain.

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June Adult Events at the Southfield Public Library

Following is a shortened listing of free Adult-oriented events for the first two weeks of June at the main Southfield Public Library. The Library offers varied free events of interest each day throughout every month: Sorry, No Dragons! The Real Middle Ages and Game of Thrones, Monday,

June 3 at 6 p.m. in the Auditorium.George R.R. Martin’s epic series uses extensive concepts from the Mid-

dle Ages. The real Middle Ages may be more interesting than the fantasy world of Westeros. Though the dragons are imaginary, some of the con-cepts behind Game of Thrones closely follow famous medieval happen-ings. Tim Moran, Ph.D., a senior lecturer at Wayne State University will talk about the European Middle Ages and help position enjoyment of GoT within historical context. Dr. Moran has been a lifelong participant in his-torical recreation organizations.21st Century Guide to Publishing & Marketing Your Book, Wednesday, June

5 at 6:30 p.m., Meeting Room.For authors, this workshop will help you find new readers and garner

more attention for your book online and offline. Detroit author & found-er of Motown Writers, Sylvia Hubbard has published over 40 books on suspense romance. As an avid blogger, Hubbard has received numerous awards and recognition for her work, plus has had five #1 bestsellers. Her current work is called Beautiful with More to Come. Find out more at syl-viahubbard.com. Presented courtesy of the Michigan Center for the Book Grant.UFOs Over Michigan, Monday, June 10 at 6 p.m., Auditorium.Did you know that Michigan has some of the biggest UFO cases on record?

The 1966 sightings over Southeast Michigan and 1994 sightings over Grand Rapids each had hundreds of eyewitnesses, including law enforcement and radar returns. Bill Konkolesky, State Director of the Michigan Chapter of the Mutual UFO Network, will discuss these events as well as several other unusual and well-documented UFO sightings. All ages welcome.Creecy Book Club, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the

Birth of the FBI by David Grann, Tuesday, June 11 at 2 p.m. & Wednesday, June 12 at 7 p.m., Meeting Room.In 1920's Oklahoma, many members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation were

dying untimely and suspicious deaths. The widespread crimes against the Osage and the inability to identify those responsible led to the establish-ment of what is now known as the FBI. The author points his investigative lens at the perpetrators of the murders, reveals cover-ups by authorities all the way up to the national level and illustrates that the deception con-tinued almost a century later.For more information on these and all future events each month, call,

(248) 796-4200 or see southfieldlibrary.org.The City of Southfield's Main Library is located at 26300 Evergreen, in the

Southfield Civic Center Complex.

Movement Festival at Hart Plaza

The 14th version of Greater Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Fes-tival takes place over Memorial Day weekend inside Hart Plaza on De-troit’s riverfront. This year's festival features more than 110 of electronic music’s

most illustrious artists performing in the birthplace of Techno; five outdoor stages; engaging art displays curated by top talent, featur-ing local outdoor mural star Kevin Lyons (work, pictured below), the Movement Artist-in-Residence; a posh VIP setting located behind the Main Stage; an interactive technology center featuring the industry’s top electronic music instrument makers; and stellar additional pro-gramming each night after the festival closes, with dozens of official afterparties at several of the city’s hottest clubs and event spaces. Over 30,000 people a day from around the globe attended the 2018

festival. The Movement Stages include the Pyramid Stage, Stargate Stage, the Red Bull Stage and the Resident Advisor Underground Stage. A full schedule and performers' set times can be found at move-ment.us/schedule.

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The name of the composer Jacques Offenbach has been in vogue for these two weeks. Last weekend featured an ex-cellent production of his Tales of Hoffmann in Ann Arbor as part of the Arbor Opera Theatre season. With a new adaptation to English (Dan-iel J. Brylow), the singers created easy to understand dialogs and excellent acting. Two exceptional pianists, Michael McElvain and Chao Gao, served as the orches-tra, bringing out the motifs clearly to the extent of blend-ing in as one with the general production. The Promoter/Artistic Director was Austin Stewart. The Tales of Hoff-mann concludes the present season of AOT. This week in Detroit, Opera

MODO will close its 2018-19 season with a production of Orpheus in the Underworld, an English translation and wild interpretation of Jacques Of-fenbach’s comic operetta, Or-phée aux enfers.Broadway’s most famous

characters get together to tell the story of Orpheus’ journey

to the Underworld in this production, causing hilarious romps through Heaven and Hell, paradise and purgatory. A cast of Broadway charac-ters, including Dolly Levi, Jo-seph (and his amazing, tech-nicolor dream coat), Annie Oakley, Anita from West Side Story, Alexander Hamilton, etc. are portrayed.Monika Essen joins the

MODO team to direct and design this far-out musical farce. Essen was the recipi-ent of a 2018 Wilde Award for Best Opera/Director for her work on MODO’s La Ceneren-tola, a production which she designed and directed. She also designed Michigan Op-era Theatre’s Frida in 2015, which is now being produced in Opera Houses across the country. Steven McGhee will be conducting. Tickets may be purchased

online at operamodo.com/. The opera will be performed at the Jam Handy, 2900 E. Grand Boulevard, Detroit, 48202, on Thursday, May 23, 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 24, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 25,

7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 26, at 2 p.m.The DSO is presenting per-

formances at 8 p.m., Friday, and Saturday, at Orchestra Hall with Kent Nagano, con-ductor, and Beatrice Rana, piano. The program consists of two works – Prokofiev’s piano concerto No. 3, and Bruckner’s symphony No. 3. Prokofiev started working on his third piano concerto in 1913 and completed the work in 1921. As many of Prokofiev piano works, it fea-tures demanding virtuosity, with an exotic middle move-ment consisting of a theme and variations. Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3 is not among his most performed but it was appreciated by Wagner, to whom it was dedicated. Its term – “Heroic” – provides an idea about its character, with blaring trumpets in several places. For further informa-tion, check dso.org. The Palmer Woods Music

in Homes series is offering a program of Detroit Jazz Am-bassadors on Saturday, May 25, 8 p.m., as a Memorial Day

Weekend Garden Concert (you can tour a portion of the home prior to concert). Fea-tured are Dave McMurray, saxophone, Dwight Adams, trumpet, Jeff Pedraz, bass, A. Spencer Barefield, guitar, and Djallo Djakate, drums. A portion of the historic home designed by the famed ar-chitect Louis Redstone may be seen prior to the con-cert, which will be held in a spacious tent set up in the

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one of two Marvin Gaye characters in the musical, bares a strong resemblance to the Motown star.According to the Detroit

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Detroiters that spent most of their time and energy perfecting their singing groups. Getting together after school in basements, school hallways, front porches and even on street corners to create their own unique sound and harmony; and of course a dance rou-tine with the hope that they would be discovered and become rich and famous. And some actually did. Kourtney plays the role of

Tammi Terrell in The Mar-vin Gaye Musical. Terrell was the other half of the hit making, popular duet in the late 60’s that featured her with Marvin Gaye. When asked what songs

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Marvin Gaye Musical, Kourtney responded with a big smile; “All the hits; Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Precious Love, Ain’t Noth-ing Like the Real Thing, and You’re All I Need to Get By.”Terrell’s duets with Mar-

vin Gaye were some of her greatest hits prior to her death at age 24 from com-plications from brain can-cer in 1970.Kourtney is very excited

about performing as Tammi Terrell, and rightfully so, opening night was to a sold-out crowd. She’s excited, but not new at this. Even though she’s only 25 years old, she’s been performing for 15 years. “I’ve performed in several

musicals for New Day En-tertainment; Church Girl in 2009 and 2010, and Why Do Girls like Bad Boys in 2011 and 2012 — both were at the Music Hall.” DMK, her female singing group is also in the Marvin Gaye Musical, and have been guest stars on Empire, BET and have performed at the Apollo. “I started singing at age

three in the church choir,” she commented. “I’m happy that my parents allowed me to make my own decision to

do what I love.” When asked about her su-

perstar grandfather, Kour-ney responded, “He was just my grandfather. I lived with him when I was grow-ing up. Once he passed away I saw the impact he had on people around the world. It was amazing.” Kourtney’s grandfather was none other

than Levi Stubbs, the lead singer of The Four Tops — a group that helped define the Motown sound of the 1960’s.Pride and Joy: The Marvin

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Live action Disney musi-cals are a rare breed these days. The Christmas-time revisiting of one of the Studio’s best, with Mary Poppins Returns, landed with a colorful, beautiful-ly rendered thud. Too bad, really. Emily Blunt played a great flying nanny and performed very compe-tently a songbook written by Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame. But, 50-odd years later, in

the midst of superheroes, aliens, and movie scripts so egregiously peppered with adult themes that very little childhood in-nocence exists anymore, a singing au pair who trav-els through the sky by holding onto her talking umbrella is a decidedly anachronistic story. It was almost too good,

too nice, and too tame for today’s thrill-seekers.And, so now, Disney

takes another run at us

with a live action re-do of Aladdin. You know the story…

everyone does. Aladdin (played by Mena Mas-soud), a good-hearted thief in an ancient Middle Eastern city, (Baghdad, usually), works the crowd-ed marketplace with his sly-fingered monkey, Abu. He sees a beautiful girl get caught giving some starv-ing children bread from a baker’s stand without paying for it. She doesn’t have any money, the kids were hungry, and the bak-er wants her punished. Aladdin steps in and with

sleight of hand, pays the baker with the girl’s fancy bracelet, and then spirits her away to his hideout. The girl (Naomi Scott)

claims to be the Princess Jasmine’s handmaiden, Dalia. But, of course, she’s really the Princess Jas-mine herself, just slum-ming the day away from

the palace of her father, the Sultan. When Aladdin tries to

return her bracelet, it’s missing from his bag. Jasmine storms off, call-ing Aladdin out for being a common criminal. He’s taken aback. He really did want to return her bejew-eled bracelet, but it’s no-where to be seen. Ah ha, the clever Abu’s sticky little monkey fingers at work! Aladdin decides to take

the bracelet to the heavily guarded palace and give it back to Dalia (really Prin-cess Jasmine, of course). So he does. He evades the dozens of

guards and makes it to the Princess’ nicely ap-pointed rooms. Gives back the bracelet. Meets the real Dalia (Nasim Pe-drad), who pretends to be the Princess. Smitten by Jasmine. After a romantic goodbye at the door, vows

to come back the next night and see her again. Leaves with a smile on his face.In the hallway, Aladdin is

captured by the Sultan’s wicked Vizier, Jafar (Mar-wan Kenzari).Jafar forces Aladdin

(and Abu) to go to a fiery, magic cave to secure a special Lamp. The inside of the cave is filled with treasures, but if any sin-gle jewel is touched, the cave will kill the intruder (earthquake, volcanic eruption, rockslide, you know – death by cave…). Going through the cave,

Aladdin stumbles upon a Magic Carpet, trapped in a rockpile. He frees it (this simple act of niceness comes into play many times, later on, ‘cause the rug appreciates it). Any-way, Aladdin susses out the Lamp, high on a sta-lactite peak, climbs up and grabs it.

As he reaches for it, a gi-ant ruby breaks free and falls…into the sticky little monkey hand of Abu. The cave suddenly starts to erupt. Aladdin and Abu escape with the Lamp. And, after it's passed from Vizier Jafar, Aladdin, Abu, etc. Aladdin winds up with the Lamp.Of course, the Lamp

houses the most power-ful magic being in the universe, the mighty blue-skinned Genie (played by Will Smith)! Whomever rubs the Lamp becomes its Master, and will be granted three wishes, whatever they are. The Genie winds up lik-

ing Aladdin, and becomes more than just a super-natural acquaintance...he becomes Aladdin's friend. From here, the story re-

volves around Aladdin trying to get the girl, Jas-mine, Jafar trying to be-come the Sultan, and the Genie trying to become free of the Lamp, and keep Aladdin out of trouble. There’s even a smart-assed evil parrot and a friendly tiger in the mix.Aladdin is one of Dis-

ney’s better efforts. A most notable aspect of this production is that it’s directed by a stalwart of the quick jump-edit style of action filmmaking, Guy Ritchie. Written by Ritchie and

John August, this is a clear winner of a movie and maybe the best of The Mouse Studio's current incarnation. A good ren-dition of this time-tried story, well-done songs well-performed and solid acting. Will Smith, even as a blue Jin, is really pretty darned good. It’s worth seeing. But, best of all, stay for the Bollywood-esque cast and crew wrap-dance at the very end of the movie, and be-fore the credits roll. Can't beat a Bollywood ending.

Another AladdinA Review by Paul Arlon


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Freshly painted with new floor-ing. Immaculate condition. New kitchen. $580 month, plus 1 month security. Total move in cost $1160. Tenant pays gas & electricity. (248) 330-7381

Immediate Occupancy for 1 & 2 bedroom senior apartments. Wait List Open and Accepting Applications for 1-3 bedroom garden apartments and townhomes for households 18 & older. RENTS ARE BASED ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME. NO APPLICATION FEE• FREE Heat & Emergency Pull Cords (Senior Apts.)• Balconies/Patios • 24 hr. Emergency Maintenance • Community Room • Billiards Room • Service Coordinators • Laundry Facilities • Monthly Food Pantry • Community Library Schedule your appointment to tour our community today!!

(313) 865-4550 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Gabrielle Apartments & Townhomes14201 2nd Ave.

Highland Park, MI 48203(313) 865-4550

TTY (800) 649-3777

DOWNTOWN MONITOR

CLASSIFIEDSCALL 248-439-1863

MINIMUM RATE: 20 Words For $20.00

Rentals

✷ Rent Based On Income✷ All Utilities Included✷ We Accept Vouchers

A Community

Designed for Adults

55 & Better

Check Out Our Affordable Apartments

NOW LEASING!

1325 Chene, Detroit (Just North of Lafayette)

313-567-6588 TTY 711

Hurry! Availability is Limited! Open: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Equal Housing Opportunity

3320 Spinnaker LaneDetroit, MI 48207

$1625 per month, 1150 Sq. ft. 13th Floor Beautiful View, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bath-rooms, Appliances includ-ed, Access to River Walk, Swimming Pool, Tennis Court & Weight Room.

25430 Southfield RdSouthfield, MI 48075

$1900 per month. 2200 Sq. ft., 3XL Bedrooms with Walk-in Closets, 2 1/2 Bathrooms, Patio, Hardwood Floors & Ap-pliances included, 2 Un-derground Parking Area.

313-412-8664

Seniors

Step into a home that inviteseasy living in a friendly environment

Our residents love their homes – Let us show you why!

• Free Utilities• Air conditioning• Refrigerator/Stove/Microwave• Spacious closets• Emergency pull cords• Storage space• Balconies on select units

• Community Room• Fitness room• Beauty & Barber shop• Laundry facilities• Private park with walking path• Controlled access• 24-hour emergency maintenance

Community located in Royal Oak Township. Designed for individuals 55 and better allowing for comfortable independent living. This beautiful community offers 1 & 2 bedroom apartments, walking distance to shopping. No Application Fee; 1 Bdrm starting at $644 & 2 bdrm starting at $697.

Royal Oak

Towers20800 Wyoming

Ferndale, MI 48220(248) 542-0881

[email protected]

IN HISTORICWEST VILLAGE

2-3 Bedroom Flats$900 - $1300 monthTenant pays utilities(313) 995-5534(313) 822-0057(313) 506-6184

NORTHWEST DETROITSection 8 OK. 2 & 3 bed-

room bricks on Ferguson & Capitol. $750-$795 month, plus deposit. All in nice area. Fenced in yard. Available af-ter May 29. No pets inside or out. (313) 753-2245.

2 BEDROOM DUPLEXWinthrop & Grand River

area. Liv. & din. rms., kitch-en, basement, air condition-ing, $750 month includes water. (313) 740-3044.

Ask for Tyree

**Exceptions Apply

• Premier Senior Living!• Free Utilities!!• Spectacular Views• Balconies in every apartment• Abundant Closet space• Emergency Pull cords• Individually controlled air & heat• Laundry facilities on site• Elevators• Walking trail• Senior activities• Community room with large TV• Close to shopping• 24 hour emergency maintenance

1401 Chene Detroit 48207

313.567.7999 Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Studios $6201 Bedroom Apartments starting at $682

Parkview Place Apartments

AcceptingApplications

Professionally Managed by Continental Management

13101 Freud (at Dickerson) • Detroit 48215

Stop Looking & Start Living@ JEFFERSON MEADOWS

313-824-1881Call for Details

IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY for Seniors & Disabled

1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments•Laundry & Community Rooms

•Stove • Refrigerator •Dishwasher

•Air Conditioning • Gated Parking • Heat Included

Rentals

Rooms For Rent

Detroit Westside. 7 Mile/Evergreen. Fur-nished. Safe. Clean. All utilities incld. TV. SSI & SSD welcome. Over age 50 pre-ferred. $500-$525 month.

(313) 433-8515 or (313) 675-7905


Jafra

Music LessonsAvon

55 and Over Featuring Spacious

1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Homes

IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCYSpectacular Detroit Landmark building located on the Detroit River.• Controlled Entry • Cable Ready • Individually controlled Heat /Air • Emergency Pull Cords • All appliances with washer/dryer in each apartment • Elevators • Community room with TV• Evening Courtesy Attendant• 24 Hour Maintenance • Gated Parking

Please Call (313) 822-93778:30 am – 5:30 Pm Mon – Fri

WHITTIER MANOR SENIOR APARTMENTSWHITTIER MANOR

SENIOR APARTMENTS

JAFRABuy or Sell. Start today, make money tomorrow.

Biz kits < $100Call Veronica (313) 864 5659

Visit www.myjafra.com/vdavis1to order online.

Help Wanted

Get yourDowntown MONITOR every Week inRoyal Oak at

HOLIDAY MARKET

1203 S. Main St.

Estate Sales

Buy or Sell AvonShop @County Line flea market

free gift w/purchase, lots of deals, discounts and baskets!Nicole 313-414-AVON(2866)

Seniors

Michigan Drivers License restoration and DOT-SAP re-turn to duty evals. Mid-town, expert evaluator. Free Con-sultation. (313) 673-9073.

CHRYSTAL J. EDWARDSTraveling Bonded

Notary Public (meet you Almost anywhere)Oakland & Wayne Counties

[email protected]

(313) 310-3587

Notary Public

CASH

23013 Gratiot • Eastpointe

Records Wanted

PEOPLES RECORDS1464 Gratiot Ave.,

DetroitAcross from Eastern Market

RECORDS WANTED45s & LPs • Best Prices Paid

313-831-0864 peoplesdetroit.com

WE BUY 45’s!

Cash for Old Records

Come

Check

Us Out!

Tues. — Sat. 12 p.m.-6 p.m.

3751 Middlebelt Rd.Inkster 48141734-890-9320

We have turntables, stereos, speakers,

records, 45s, 33s, and more!

We Buy, Sell and Trade

NEW STUDENTS WANTEDSaxophone, clarinet, flute &

piano lessons in your own home. CALL KEITH GAMBLE MUSIC

(313) [email protected]

RALPH BUNCHE COOPERATIVE HOMES INCSales Office - 2781 E. Larned

Located in the “Elmwood Park Subdivision” 1 Bedroom Apartments. Only 8 Units Left!

• Spacious Floor plans • Hardwood Floors• Galley Kitchens• Private Parking • Park-Like Setting

• Close to the Riverwalk, Renaissance Center, Chene Park,Greektown, Belle Isle and Major Freeways

$634 a month includes heat, water & trash pickup

All the Advantages of Home Ownership!!For more information, call (313) 567-9854

Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1-5 p.m.

Co-OpsAcross the Park

ApartmentsNEWLY REMODELED

APARTMENTS Spacious 1 bedroom

apartments Available for 62 and older

or Handicapped & Disabled.

2700 S. Annabelle St. Detroit, MI 48217Rent based on income.

Heat and water included. Activity room & laundry

facilities on-site.(313) 382-3201 TTY/TTD 711


BISHOP MOORE APTS99 MANCHESTER PARKWAYHIGHLAND PARK, MI 48203Accepting applications for our newly renovat-ed 1 bedroom Senior/Disabled Apartments. Rent is based on income.

(313) 865-1552 • TTY/TTD 711Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.


Seniors

Legal Services

Drivers Wanted

New Trailer Shop Opening Soon

$20-$30 Per hour to start. All 1st Shift Positions Avail-able. Comprehensive Bene-fits Package. $2,000 Referral Bonus. 855-220-4875x2671

ANOTHER BERNARD DAVIS

ESTATE SALE (313) 922-4021 or 415-7477

SouthfieldSherwood Village

25235 Lathrup Blvd.Off 10 Mile & Southfield Rds.

May 24-25, 9am-5pmMay 26, 12pm-5pm

For more info, go to estatesales.net

And Look For Us A Sale You Don't Want To Miss!!

SEE YOU THERE!!

Comerica Mgmt Co seeks a Senior Staff Engineer-DMO in Auburn Hills, MI to work FT and prvde engg supp for cmplx syst mgmt acts rel to prjct exec incl syst sftwr, hrdwre, performance, prob determ & resrce mgmt. USBS or for equiv in CS, Soft Engg, MIS, or close-rel + 6 yrs prog post-Bach degree exp or USMS or for equiv in CS, Soft Engg, MIS, or close-rel + 3 yrs exp req’d. Mail resume to Comerica Management Company, ATTN: K. Eagle, 3701 Hamlin Rd., Auburn Hills, MI 48326.


Seniors

Movers

Rentals

SENIOR APARTMENTSYou Can Afford A Breathtaking View!

2 Bedrooms Available!Come see our fabulous views of the Detroit River, Canada and

Downtown. We are certain you’ll enjoy the many conveniences that River Towers Apartments has to offer you.Rental rates as low as $599 for water front living. You must be 62 to

apply, all utilities are included. We are located at 7800 East Jefferson, Detroit, MI 48214. Space is limited so call today!

Section 8 Waitlist is currently open.

Call today; your waterfront home is waiting for you!7800 East Jefferson • Detroit MI 48214

Office 313.824.2244 • TTY 313.649.3777 Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Office Closed between 1 - 2 p.m.


Bella Vista Glen Apartments369 Glendale

Highland Park, MI 48203(313) 883-5020

Accepting Applications for our newly renovated 2 bedroom Senior/ Disabled Apartments. Rent is based on income.

Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. TTY 711


Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

Accepting Applications for Our 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom Units

• Controlled Entry • Close to Shopping Area • All Appliances Included

• Free Heat & A/C (selected units) • On-Site Laundry Facilities AND SO MUCH MORE!

• Absolutely: NO Application Fee!

Rent Based on Income

FREEDOM PLACE APARTMENTS 1101 West Warren Ave., Detroit 48201 Walking Distance from Wayne State University

CALL TODAY 313 832-3060 TTY/TTD 711


A MUST SEE!!Shoreline East 2 BDRM

Condo with lovely views. Parking/heat/water in-cluded. For Lease or Sale by Owner. NO brokers

or investors.Call (734) 512-3767

This Memorial Day Weekend more than 800 Union and Confederate re-enactors, complete with bustling camps and period music will enliven all of Greenfield Village for their annual Civil War Remembrance, May 25-27. Get inspired by the most authentic display of Civil War re-enactors in the country as they immerse visitors in life during wartime of the 1860’s. Greenfield Village hours will be extended on Saturday, May 25 until 9 p.m.This year, learn how Union veterans returned home after the conflict and

established their own organizations, including the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), where they could gather to help one another remember, heal and aid those affected by the war, including the widows and orphans left behind. GAR also worked to establish Memorial Day – or Decoration Day as it was then known – asking members to decorate the graves of their fallen comrades with flowers on May 30, 1868.Throughout Greenfield Village, learn more about the resourcefulness of

soldiers and watch Union and Confederate re-enactors take part in cavalry, artillery firing and tactical demonstrations at Walnut Grove. Visit the Village Pavilion, the designated Civil War Resource Center for rarely seen artifacts and new presentations about women and African-Americans of the Civil War era, with dozens of living history experts wearing meticulous reproductions of historic clothing of the day. On Saturday night, a concert features Tin Cremona and Friends to hear period mid-19th century American Banjo music.On Monday, The Henry Ford will host the Memorial Day Commemoration

ceremony on the Village Green starting at 12 p.m. and will participate in a National Moment of Silence at 3 p.m. signaled by the Armington & Sims shop whistle. Admission to Greenfield Village’s Civil War Remembrance is free with Museum

membership, or $28 for adults, $25.25 for seniors 62 and up and $21 for youth 5-11. Children four and under are free. Parking is $6 for nonmembers. For information, call (313) 982-6001 or see thehenryford.org/events/civilWarRemembrance.aspx. Greenfield Village is located on the grounds of the Henry Ford Museum complex at 20900 Oakwood Blvd., in Dearborn.

Civil War Remembrance at Greenfield Village

St. Mary’s Polish Country Fair American and authentic Polish food, live entertainment,

carnival rides, an 80-foot roller coaster, games, art and more. It runs from Friday, May 24 to Monday, May 27. Open from 5-11 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Saturday-Sunday, and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Monday. Call (248) 706-6775 for info. Entrance fees are $5 per person, $15 for families, and free for 3 and under. On the grounds of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Campus, at 3535 Commerce Road, in Orchard Lake (48324). Warren’s Greatest Garage SaleA massive funky, flea market, with jewelry, furniture, household

items, books, clothes, perfume, antiques, collectibles, and what-nots all offered in the Warren City Square Parking Garage on Van Dyke, north of 12 Mile, by the City Offices. $1 admission and free parking. (586) 268-8400 for info. Sunday, May 26 & Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (cityofwarren.org).Grosse Pointe War Memorial ServicesMonday, May 27, 10 a.m. on the lakefront lawn of the Grosse

Pointe War Memorial. Open to the public with a reading of names of fallen soldiers followed by the tolling of the bell and rifle salute. The War Memorial is located at 32 Lake Shore Dr. Southfield Memorial Day ServiceFriday, May 24 at 9 a.m. The City of Southfield’s free event

pays homage to veterans and active-duty service members with a presentation of colors, a 21-gun salute, a playing of Taps and more. Call (248) 796-5130, for info. On the front steps of the Southfield City Hall, at 26000 Evergreen Rd., in Southfield.Dearborn's 95th Annual Memorial Day ParadeOn Monday, May 27 at 10 a.m., Michigan's oldest and largest

Memorial Day Parade begins with a funeral procession for a veteran who died without the means for a proper burial. This solemn commemoration, focuses on serious veterans' issues like suicide and emotional healing. The parade route starts at Michigan Ave. and Maple St., and ends at the Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave., in Dearborn.

Along with parades and ceremonies to honor our country's servicemen and women, this Memorial Day weekend offers festive activities to suit all interests. Here are just some of the happenings in and around The D:

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