• Bluewater Technologies Tech Expo is 9 a.m.-7 p.
m. Aug. 21-22, Bluewater Technologies Headquarters, 30303 Beck Road, Wixom, www.
BluewaterTech.com, latest AV innovations, free event for industry professionals, register in advance at https://bluewatertech.com/tech-expo-2024.
• Oakland County Business-2-Business Roundtable Networking Membership upcoming event is, “Navigating the Future-AI’s Impact on Business, Workforce, and Ethics,” 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug.
29, register at washingtoneventsllc.com. • Free diaper giveaway throughout the month of August.
Priority Health partners with Metropolitan Detroit Diaper Bank to offer 100 free diapers and one package of wipes per baby, order at metropolitandetroitdiaperbank.com and schedule a curbside pick-up at one of 25 locations throughout metro Detroit. • Walk a Mile in My Shoes Rally is 12:30-3 p.
m. Sept. 17, at State Capitol Building, Lansing, to support public behavioral healthcare and highlight the need for increased funding for mental health services, https://cmham.
org/education-events/walk-a-mile-rally. • Health & Housing Summer Fest is 10 a.m.
-1 p.m. Aug.
19, at Catalpa Oaks County Park, 27705 Greenfield Road, Southfield, free family fun and resource expo for Oakland County residents, RSVP for the event at www.oakgov.com/community/health/health-a-z/information-a-z/health-and-housing-summer-fest.
For more information, call Nurse on Call at 1-800-848-5533. • Food Truck Wednesdays is 11 a.m.
-1 p.m. Wednesdays, through Aug.
21, Bloomfield Township will host a food truck, each Wednesday on the Township Campus parking lot, just west of Bloomfield Community Television at 4190 Dublin Drive, www.bloomfieldtwp.org/Living-in-Bloomfield/Special-Events/Food-Truck-Wednesdays.
• The Detroit Zoological Society has partnered with the Living and Learning Enrichment Center to bring local artist Nick Bair to the The Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, to create a vibrant, chalk-art drawing, Aug. 21, Sept.
4 and Sept. 18. Times vary.
All dates are weather dependent and subject to change, https://detroitzoo.org. • Village of Rochester Hills Shopping Center offers free Music & Me classes for children with an adult, on select Tuesdays and Wednesdays, including 10-10:45 a.
m. Tuesdays through Aug. 27, and Wednesdays through Aug.
21, near the gazebo in Festival Park at The Village of Rochester Hills, 104 N. Adams Road, Rochester Hills, TheVORH.com.
• Downtown Rochester Bike Tour is 7-8 p.m. Aug.
22. Meet at Rotary Gateway Park near Rochester Hills Public Library west side parking lot, $15 for museum members, $20 nonmembers, register by Aug. 21, www.
rochesterhills.org/musprograms. • Renaissance Festival is 9 a.
m.-7 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, Aug. 17-Sept. 29, 12600 Dixie Hwy.
, Holly, entertainment, jousting, vendors, themed weekends, www.michrenfest.com, 248-634-5552, parking pass required, ticket prices vary.
(Also open Labor Day, Sept. 2 and Sept. 27).
Food drive and blood drive, first three weekends. Bring four cans of food to buy one-get one ticket free, or donate blood and receive a free ticket. • Annual Downtown Franklin Summer Block Party is 5:30-8:30 p.
m. Aug. 21, downtown Franklin between 14 Mile Road and the Franklin Library, hosted by Main Street Franklin, featuring musician and vibraphonist “Vibe Man” John Davis, children’s activity from Foam Factory and crafts, food trucks, ice cream, free popcorn, and adult cocktails.
In recognition of the Village of Franklin’s 200th anniversary, a special guest will make a once-in-a-century appearance, passing out free kites. RSVP to the Summer Block Party at mainstreetfranklinmi.com, to benefit Franklin’s independent local businesses.
• Concerts in the Park End of Summer Bash featuring Smells Like Flannel, is 6-9 p.m. Aug.
23, at Hess-Hathaway Park, 825 S Williams Lake Road, Waterford Twp., www.facebook.
com/WaterfordChamberMI, bring lawn chairs or blankets, food vendor. • ClawsonFest: Noon-8 p.m.
Aug. 24, downtown Clawson, free all ages concert, food and art festival outdoor event, www.facebook.
com/clawsonfest. • Hazel Park Art Fair: 11 a.m.
-7 p.m. Aug.
24, and 11 a.m.-5 p.
m. Aug. 25, Green Acres Park, Hazel Park, www.
hpart.org/aboutthefair. Shadow’s Circus + D3 Circus Troupe, food trucks, children’s activities, Raku firing demonstrations, Japanese pottery firing technique uses flames to finalize unique designs on ceramics.
• Michigan Made Festival is Aug. 24-25, Canterbury Village, 2325 Joslyn Road, Orion Twp., 70+ vendors, bounce houses for children, local food, entry is $4 cash (or $5 w/card) and free parking, children 12 and younger admitted free, www.
canterburyvillage.com. • Summer Sizzler is 6-8 p.
m. Aug. 29 at Independence Oaks County Park.
Enjoy lawn games, a pontoon boat ride, music and dinner with hot dogs, chips, beverage and dessert. Open to individuals ages 18+ with developmental disabilities and their caregivers, $10/participant and $5/caregiver. Reserve a spot by Aug.
23 by calling 248-858-0916. Park entry fee applies. For questions, call or text 248-221-8040, OaklandCountyParks.
com. • Rochester Hills Public Library presents “Medicare 101” at 7 p.m.
Aug. 20, at the library, 500 Olde Towne Road, Rochester. Registration is required at calendar.
rhpl.org or call 248-656-2900, free and open to the public. • Ferndale Library Summer Concert Series featuring Frontier Ruckus is Aug.
22, performances start at 6:30 p.m. in the library’s courtyard, 222 E 9 Mile Road, Ferndale, free, no registration required, bring lawn chairs or blanket, www.
fadl.org/scs. • Author Joseph McCauley discusses his book, “Detroit’s Lost Amusement Parks,” from 2-3 p.
m. Aug. 24, at Troy Public Library, 510 W.
Big Beaver Road, Troy, https://troypl.librarycalendar.com.
• ReLeaf Michigan is partnering withSavATree and East Michigan Native Plants to hold its annual native plant sale on 11 a.m. to 2 p.
m., Aug. 18, at SavATree’s Troy location, 2427 John R Road.
There will also be an “Ask an Arborist” to answer any questions about trees and woody shrubs. A wide variety of native grasses and flowers will be available in 2.5” containers, sold for $5 each, or in garden kits, www.
releafmichigan.org/plantsale2024. • Native plant pre-orders are available through Sept.
6 of more than 20 native plant species, with pickup Sept. 11 at Oakland County Farmers Market, 2350 Pontiac Lake Road Waterford Twp., https://oaklandcd.
myshopify.com. • Blake Farms Lyon Twp.
is open for the season, 61475 Silver Lake Road, South Lyon, Donut Dash 5K and Fun Run is at 9 a.m. Sept.
8. Farm Store is open 8 a.m.
-6 p.m. daily, U-Pick is 9 a.
m.-6 p.m.
daily. Farm Market and Funland to open Aug. 31, https://blakefarms.
com/donut-dash-5k. • Diehl’s Orchard & Cider Mill is open 9 a.m.
-6 p.m. daily, through Oct.
31, at 1479 Ranch Road, Holly, 248-634-8981, www.diehlsorchard.com.
Later in season, open noon-5 p.m. weekends, Nov.
2-24. Pre-picked apples, cider mill, doughnuts, in season- pumpkin patch and corn maze. Ciderfest is 8 a.
m.-6 p.m.
Sept 28-29. Ciderfest Run is 8:30 a.m.
Sept. 28. • TrailBlazer Walking Series-Biogeography is 6-7 p.
m. Aug. 23 at Rose Oaks County Park, 10501 Buckhorn Lake Road, Holly, dress for the weather and bring a water bottle and bug spray.
Text name and number of people attending to reserve a spot at 248-221-8040, www.oakgov.com/community/oakland-county-parks/events, free event, park entrance fees apply.
• Oakland County Parks and Recreation 2024 Vehicle Permits are $30 for residents and $48 for non-residents, OaklandCountyParks.com. Free vehicle permits are available to eligible individuals, including: Oakland County residents ages 62+, military and veterans, and individuals with a permanent physical, mental or sensory impairment disability.
(Residents must provide valid documentation, such as a driver’s license, to verify residency and age.) • Cranbrook on the Green, artist-designed mini-golf is open during regular museum hours throughout the week in August, and weekends in September. One round of mini-golf is $15 adult non-members, includes admission to Cranbrook Art galleries, $8 for ages 12 and younger, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 39221 Woodward Ave.
, Bloomfield Hills, register for a time slot at https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/mini-golf. • 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. • For access to local community services, dial 211 (844-875-9211) or text zip code to 898211, for information and referrals to physical and mental health resources; housing, utility, food, and employment assistance; and suicide and crisis interventions, United Way, https://unitedwaysem.
org/get-help. • Common Ground’s Resource & Crisis Helpline is available 24/7 – call or text 800-231-1127. • The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7 confidential support for people who are suicidal or in emotional distress, or who know someone who is.
Calls and text messages to 988 route to a 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline call center, www.fcc.gov/988Lifeline.
• Veterans Crisis Line, dial 988 and then press 1 to connect to the Veterans Crisis Lifeline. For texts, veterans should text the Veterans Crisis Lifeline short code: 838255. • National Domestic Violence Hotline, 800-799-7233, available 24/7.
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