BIRMINGHAM — November is Native American Heritage Month in the U.S., and the Birmingham Museum is acknowledging it by spotlighting traditional Great Lakes tribal basketry.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The American Cancer Society will have its fourth annual Detroit Discovery Ball, which celebrates individuals touched by cancer and supports those working to find a cure, on Saturday, Nov. 11, at a new venue, the Fillmore Detroit.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights Arts Board is celebrating six years of service with its first annual Arts Gala fundraiser Nov. 17, as well as the good news that it has been awarded $250,000 for a bandshell at the city’s most prominent park.

ROCHESTER — It isn’t the holidays in Rochester until Main Street shines with a light display that puts Clark Griswold’s house from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” to shame.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Lakeview alumni from the graduating classes of 1969-1972 had a blast on their Best of Italy trip from Oct. 5 through Oct. 18.

STERLING HEIGHTS — When Warren Consolidated Schools Career Prep Center metal technology paraprofessional Joey Shumar played taps on the trumpet, it was a solemn reminder of the sacrifices of our U.S. military veterans.

ROCHESTER — Over 20 local businesses are participating in downtown Rochester’s Holiday Window Contest this year, and the public will have a chance to weigh in on their favorites.

ROSEVILLE/EASTPOINTE — The Recreation Authority of Roseville & Eastpointe will hold its 20th annual Rumblin’ Tumblin’ Pumpkin Rolldown at the Spindler Park sledding hill in Eastpointe Nov 1.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A vending machine that’s been repurposed to distribute lifesaving supplies to help fight the opioid epidemic is now available at Oakland University.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Several Day of the Dead events are scheduled at the Lorenzo Cultural Center on the Center Campus of Macomb Community College, located at 44575 Garfield Road.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A green roadside landmark inscribed with gold text serves as a portal to prehistory.

TROY — A local heritage organization celebrated its 40th anniversary and recently honored a former member, state Sen. Stephanie Chang.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The work of two Rochester Hills artists is on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts through Nov. 5.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS — October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and Dutton Farm is celebrating the contributions of workers with disabilities.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — On Oct. 7, 144 golfers took to the greens at Bello Woods Golf Course in Macomb Township for the third annual Team JBird Golf Outing to support St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

ROYAL OAK — The Soaring Eagle Arts, Beats and Eats festival was a big hit for Royal Oak last month, and its success will continue with hundreds of thousands of dollars going to nonprofit organizations.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Grosse Pointe South High School’s Pointe Players are kicking off their theater season with a show that’s sure to get audiences talking.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Even as a child, Jared Lee Gosselin had an ear for music. He can still remember his first records — Run-DMC’s “Raising Hell” and Public Enemy’s “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.”

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights resident Ronald Rodriguez is dedicated to art.

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — The first pieces of formal art that Kegham Tazian encountered were in Italy when he was 22 years old.