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Experience a Disney underwater adventure
Grosse Pointe Theatre’s Youth on Stage program will present Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” April 21 to 23 in the Pierce Middle School auditorium, 15430 Kercheval Ave. in Grosse Pointe Park. Tickets for this musical can be purchased through GPT by visiting www.gpt.org or calling the box office at (313) 881-4004.
Help preserve local history
The Grosse Pointe-area Questers are teaming up with the Grosse Pointe Historical Society to host a spring yard sale with proceeds to benefit preservation and restoration of the interior of the Provencal-Weir House, the oldest house in the Pointes.
The sale will take place on the GPHS campus — which includes the new GPHS administration and archives building and the Provencal-Weir House at 375 and 376 Kercheval Ave., respectively, in Grosse Pointe Farms — from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 29 and noon to 5 p.m. April 30.
Entitled “Je Ne Sais Quoi,” the sale will include vintage and new items. Photos by Eric Stroh will also be available for purchase.
Community members who’d like to contribute new or used items for the sale can do so by bringing them to the Provencal-Weir House no later than 9:30 a.m. April 29. Items should be priced in advance.
Portable tables to display items for the sale are needed as well, if anyone has a table to share with the GPHS for the sale. For more information, visit www.gphistorical.com.
Annual flower sale planned
The Grosse Pointe Woods Beautification Advisory Commission will hold its 48th annual flower sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 12 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 13 in front of the Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center, 20025 Mack Ave. in Grosse Pointe Woods. Pre-ordering started April 14 and orders can be placed in advance through April 28 by visiting www.gpwmi.us.
The sale will include annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, patio pots and compost.
Pre-orders can be picked up curbside between 3 and 7 p.m. May 11 at the Novitke Municipal Center. Free delivery within the Grosse Pointes is available upon request for orders over $250. Visit the website for more information.
Lend a hand to the band
The Grosse Pointe North Band & Orchestra Boosters will hold a fundraising spring craft show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 22 at North High School, 707 Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods. Admission costs $2 for seniors and $3 for regular admission, and more than 100 vendors are expected to attend. Funds are needed to purchase instruments, new shelving and a music library.
Symphony continues its season
The Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra will stage the next concert of its 70th season at 7 p.m. April 23 at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 467 Fairford Road in Grosse Pointe Woods. Led by conductor and Music Director Joe Striplin, the orchestra will perform a program that includes John William’s Superman March, W.A. Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major with Detroit Symphony Orchestra violinist Jiamin Wang as soloist, and the Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov symphonic suite Scheherazade. A free pre-concert talk by WRCJ radio host Davis Gloff will take place at 6:15 p.m. Concert tickets cost $20 for regular admission, $15 for seniors and $5 for college students, and they are free to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance from the GPSO website, gpsymphony.org.
Liggett to host fundraiser
University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe Woods will hold its annual auction and gala, Liggett Knight, at 6 p.m. April 28 at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, 788 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores. The event will include live and silent auctions, dinner, raffles and more. This year’s co-chairs are Donna Gormeley and Savarior Moss-Service.
“We try to bring something new to Liggett Knight each year,” said Cressie Boggs, ULS director of development, in a press release. “One thing we’re delighted about this year is the venue. We are excited to welcome guests to the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club for the first time in almost ten years.”
Those unable to attend can also bid on some items online. For more information or to place an online bid, visit www.uls.org.
High school to stage musical comedy, music program planned
Grosse Pointe South High School students will stage the popular musical “Mamma Mia!” — a romantic comedy that uses the music of ABBA — at 7 p.m. April 20 and 21, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 22, at Grosse Pointe North High School’s Christian A. Fenton Performing Arts Center, 707 Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods. For tickets or more information, visit www.gpsouthchoir.org.
Between the shows April 22 — from 4 to 7 p.m. — the food trucks Delectabowl and The Little Donut Factory will be selling their specialties to raise money for the Grosse Pointe South Choir program.
Grosse Pointe South Choir Boosters will host the annual Spring Fling fundraiser May 12, which will include dinner, entertainment and a silent auction. Early bird ticket pricing is available through April 21. All tickets must be purchased by April 27. For tickets or more information, visit the South Choir website or contact Grosse Pointe South Choir Boosters Presidents Dan and Tammy DeMarco at president@gpsouthchoir.org.
