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4393 Collins Road
Rochester, Michigan
48306-1670
(248) 651-4440
May 11, 2008
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Saturday

June 7 , 2008

Create Your Own Hiking Stick

 11 am-2 pm. Meets at Children’s Park, Village of Lake Orion, 175 South Broadway, south of Flint Street.

Hit the trail in style! What better way to celebrate Trails Day than by creating your very own hiking stick, making hiking easier and safer. Free event for everyone! All materials supplied. Fun for all ages! No registration needed!

 

Prairie Tours

Meets on the Paint Creek Trail at Gallagher Road.

Celebrate by touring the prairie remnants along the Paint Creek Trail! Walk, run or bike all or part of a 3.2-mile tour loop starting in the hamlet of Goodison. Each site will have an interpreter to inform you about prairie restorations. Try your hand at the invasive plant scavenger hunt and trade your specimens for entry into a prize drawing! Free event for everyone! Fun for all ages! No registration needed!

 

For more FREE EVENTS visit:

 www.paintcreektrail org

¨www.downtownlakeorion.org

¨www.crwc.org
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Free Concert Series
Presented by:
Oakland Township
Parks and Recreation Commission
CutTime Players at Cranberry Lake Park

388 Predmore Road, 1/4 mile west of Rochester Road

Friday, June 27, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    The third season’s first concert in our two-concert series features a unique group of eight Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians. CutTime Playerswill present high-quality transcriptions of famous works including:
  • Vivaldi's Spring from The Four Seasons
  • Bourne's Fantasie on Themes from Bizet's Carmen
  • Ride of the Valkyries
  • Stars and Stripes Forever March
  • On the Trail from Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite

    Representing an orchestral cross-section with violin, string bass, flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone and percussion, this group offers dramatic works, insightful introductions, heart-felt interpretations, and disarming humor to audiences statewide. Many surprises await you as this versatile ensemble magically recreates everything from the powerful sounds of a full symphony orchestra to a cool jazz band.

    Enhance your experience by arriving early to set-up blankets or folding chairs and enjoy an evening picnic. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are permitted. Please bring your personal insect repellant—our natural areas are not sprayed!

    Starting at 6 pm help celebrate the dedication of restored farm structures with the Historic District Commission, then learn about their unique architecture first hand during Oakland Township Historical Society tours of the newly restored historic outbuildings.

    For more information on our concert series and the opportunity to volunteer, contact Becky McLogan, Parks & Recreation Deputy Director, (248) 651-7810, ext. 3, bmclogan@oaklandtownship.org.

In case of bad weather, concerts will be held indoors at an alternate location. Call 248-651-4440, ext. 299 the day of the concert to verify location.
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Spring 2008 Programs

in the

Oakland Township Parks

Sponsored by the Oakland Township Parks and Recreation Commission

Programs are FREE to Oakland Township residents and DHNP led programs are free to their members, who may register by calling the Oakland Township Parks & Recreation office at (248) 651-7810.

 

 

Preschool Park Pals-Never been to a Park Pals program? Now’s the time to sign up…these hands-on classes are filled with activities, crafts and outdoor exploration. Parent and child attend together.

Meets at Park/Police Building,  4393 Collins Road, 10-11:30 am

 

 

 

For The Birds! 

Tuesday, May 13th

Make and decorate your own bird house to take home! Learn how to use binoculars to watch our backyard friends in action and check out bird mount to learn about how birds fly, what all those different feathers are for and how their beaks are a sure giveaway as to what type of bird they are. Snack included.  Register by May 8th.

 

After School Nature Nuts

Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 pm,

May 20th, and June 3rd.

Head over after school to the parks building for a snack and explore popular and exciting activities. Plenty of time will be spent outdoors to burn off our extra energy!

Elementary students.

 

Birdfeeder Build, May 20th Spring is here! Create and decorate your own unique feeder to welcome loads of beautiful birds to your yard and learn to recognize common birds that might visit your feeder!   Register by May 15th.

 

Rocket Launch, June 3rd Too cool! Build and decorate your own rocket and then see how high we can make them fly using water. We’ll learn a bit about how real rockets help people and how objects reach outer space!   Register by May 29th.

 

 

 

 

Family Programs-Fun for all ages!

Beautiful Butterflies

Saturday, June 14th, 10am-12Noon

Raise and relesase your own! Learn about their amazing world and make a butterfly-condo so you can take home a caterpillar to care for until it hatches into a beautiful butterfly! Track monarch migration travels, take a close-up look at some real speciments, and find out what makes butterflies so important. Register by June 9th.

 

Bee Here, Bee There, Bee Square 

Tuesday, June 24th, 1-3 pm

Bees are fascinating and complex insects that are repronsible for pollinating many of our food plants.  Learn more about the intriguing hobby of backyard beekeeping and current threats to their populations. Check out an active hive, take a look at beekeeping equipment and taste some different types of honey! Register by June 19th.

 

 

Register by calling the Oakland Township Parks & Recreation office at (248) 651-7810

Non-Residents may register by mailing this form with $3.00 in advance to:

 Oakland Township Parks and Recreation, 4393 Collins Road, Rochester, MI 48306

  

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New this year !

Curamus Terram, "Caretakers of the Earth", Training Runs

Alternate Sundays starting June 8th, 9 am.

 Get ready to run or walk our races on September 20th! We'll start with short distances and a slow pace, working our way up to the full course by the end of the summer. Come on out and join us for a relaxing Sunday morning run or walk!  Led by seasoned runners Amy Hopewell and Marc Edwards.

FREE family fun for all ages and abilities!

Meeting locations given upon registration. Register by Fridays before runs at 248-651-7810, ext 5.
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