What a treat!
The DIA Away “Museum in Motion” interactive art experience recently made an appearance at our downtown Summerfest event – the experience was available to all Summerfest event guests this past Friday and Saturday. Designed to inspire creative thinking and problem solving, the exhibit was a BIG HIT! Continue reading “Inspiring Creativity”
This is a big weekend in Auburn Hills as we celebrate our largest event of the year, SUMMERFEST. Music, BBQ, car show, games, food, and the list goes on. All of this happens to start this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. and runs all day tomorrow. For a list of events and the times they occur, visit the City’s website at http://www.auburnhills.org. These photos from earlier today show the set-up of the event that is well underway. Come visit tonight around 6:00 p.m. and have our elected officials scoop some ice cream for you. All event happenings are located in Downtown Auburn Hills, at the intersection of North Squirrel Road and Auburn Road. See you there!
Tom Tanghe, City Manager
This is my favorite time of year! If I had it my way, decorations would get put up at the beginning of September but majority vote wins…….bummer for me. Not to fret and not to frown – the great thing for me is I get to decorate my house, and I have the opportunity to create the 23rd Annual Halloween Trail at the Civic Center Park with my side kicks Johnnie Mattiello and Greg Landry from DPW. Half the fun is the time we spend together coming up with different ideas on how to make the trail better than the last one. Don’t get me wrong – the three of us get the ball rolling, but it takes everyone here at the City working together to pull off this event that draws between 500-800 people every year.
Pulling off this event is no easy task as it takes the following items: advertising/marketing, station decorations, donations, candy preparation, recruiting 40+ volunteers (give us a call if you are interested), 3 days of trail set-up and clean-up, and months of preparation. With all of us working together, we create 12 different stations for children, ages 12 and under, to “Trick or Treat” down the Halloween Trail in Civic Center Park. The last station children visit is the “Talking Pumpkin”, and then they enjoy a special Halloween Magic Show inside the Community Center. This event is FREE to all children in costume. Now to figure out my costume for this year! For more information, call Parks & Recreation at the Auburn Hills Community Center at 248-370-9353.
Mikey Gorak, Recreation Coordinator
Friends,
It’s that time of year for the best-kept entertainment secret in Oakland County to happen again! Please plan on joining us for the 18th annual Auburn Hills Parade of Stars Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, September 6, 2014 from noon-7pm. It will be held at scenic Civic Center Park, 1827 N. Squirrel Rd., Auburn Hills, MI. Admission is only $5 for adults, students and kids are free – and bringing a lawn chair is a good idea.
Our four national bands this year feature some old friends and some new ones. This year’s festival will feature a “Salute to Women of Bluegrass” and we’ve got some of the best! So, once again, the Claire Lynch Band will be with us, as will Sister Sadie, an all female band of all-stars, headlined by Dale Ann Bradley. Flatt Lonesome, a new band of young people making a splash nationally, is made up of 2 women and 4 men. Our host band, Special Consensus, has all guys in it, but even they have a few surprises in store for us.
Mr. David Blakney, of CJAM Windsor, will once again be our knowledgeable and personable emcee, along with Allen Audio providing stellar sound. There will be free giveaways, great food by Alfoccino’s of Auburn Hills, band cd’s, t-shirts and more, and a fun time will be had by all!!
My awesome staff at the Parks & Rec Dep’t has been working hard to be ready for YOU! For more information, call us at the Community Center office at 248-370-9353, or go to our website at www.auburnhills.org. See you September 6th!
Brian Marzolf, Recreation Director
