Family Storytime (Ages up to 6) Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities to help build early literacy skills. Wednesdays • 10:30–11:00 a.m. Apr. 3, 10, 17 & 24
Parent University. At Smith Elementary. First Wednesday of the month (Feb through June 2024). Learn more about topics related to children, beginning with Love and Logic. Dinner, childcare and a chance to win prizes will be available. Also offering a virtual Zoom option for those unable to attend in person. No cost. Register by Feb. 1. Go to https://bit.ly/PantherParentU
STEAM Weekends (Ages 8 & up) Join us the first and third weekends of the month for a different science-based activity to stretch brain cells and tickle imaginations. Younger children are welcome with adult assistance. Available while supplies last. Apr. 5 Cloud Viewer Apr. 19 Decorate a pot & plant a posy
One-Room Schoolhouses of Ingham County (Teens & Adults) Audrey Martini, local historian, and president of the Ingham County Genealogical Society, shares her knowledge of local and Ingham County one-room schoolhouses. Friday, Apr. 5 • 1-2:00 p.m.
NIGHT OF THE AMPHIBIANS: 8:00 – 9:30 p.m., Saturday, April 6. Join naturalist Carol Strahler this evening for a lively presentation featuring frogs, salamanders, and quivering masses of eggs from local ponds. Find out how you can recognize frogs by their calls. The program will be followed by a walk to a nearby pond to see and hear frogs singing in the night. Bring a flashlight and dress for the weather. Cost: $2/person or $5/family. Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Rd. in the Waterloo Recreation Area near Chelsea. Please register in advance at 734-475-3170.
Fiber Arts with the Flock (Teens & Adults) Bring your fiber arts project and work and learn along with members of the Spinner’s Flock, a local fiber arts group. Tuesdays • 2-3 p.m. Apr. 9 & 23
Family Storytime (Ages up to 6) Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities to help build early literacy skills. Wednesdays • 10:30–11:00 a.m. Apr. 3, 10, 17 & 24
League of Women Voters Town Hall, New Voting Rights Under Proposal 2 (Teens & Adults) Learn about the new and improved voting rights like early voting and the permanent absentee voter list that Michiganders have as the result of the passing of Proposal 2 in November 2022. Friday, Apr. 12 • 12-1 p.m.
Saturday, April 13th: Open Air Market of Stockbridge sponsors an indoor market at the Stockbridge Presbyterian Community Education building from 11am – 2pm with live music from 11:30am – 1:30pm provided by local vocalist and guitarist Larry Guenther and also featuring artisan vendors.
Plainfield Methodist Church, Chicken Supper, March 9, 2024, 5 pm- til sold out. 17845 M-36, Gregory, MI 48137. Takeout only. Freewill donation. All are invited.
AMAZING ANIMALS AND THEIR ADAPTATIONS: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 14. Join us for an entertaining and educational wildlife program as Randy Baker from Naturalist Endeavors brings you a variety of live animals from North, South and Central America. Learn about their life cycles, adaptations for survival, habitats, and how they fit in with the plants and animals around them. Cost: $2/person or $5/family. Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Rd. in the Waterloo Recreation Area near Chelsea. Please register in advance at 734-475-3170.
FREE CONCERT – Stockbridge High School Jazz Band Welcomes Spring, Sunday, April 14th, 3:00 PM, Stockbridge Township Hall, sponsored by the Stockbridge Area Arts Council.
Third Tuesday Book Discussion Group (Adults) Join the discussion! New Time and Location: Stockbridge Area Senior Center, 219 Elm Street, Stockbridge 3rd Tuesday • 12:30-1:30pm Apr. 16: Recursion by Blake Crouch
Family Storytime (Ages up to 6) Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities to help build early literacy skills. Wednesdays • 10:30–11:00 a.m. Apr. 3, 10, 17 & 24
After-Hours Book Discussion Group (Adults) Join a lively discussion at the Stockbridge Library. 3 rd Thursday • 5:30-6:30 p.m. Apr. 18: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
After-Hours Book Discussion Group (Adults) Join a lively discussion at the Stockbridge Library. 3 rd Thursday • 5:30-6:30 p.m. Apr. 18: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
STEAM Weekends (Ages 8 & up) Join us the first and third weekends of the month for a different science-based activity to stretch brain cells and tickle imaginations. Younger children are welcome with adult assistance. Available while supplies last. Apr. 5 Cloud Viewer Apr. 19 Decorate a pot & plant a posy
STRANGE CREATURES OF THE SPRING POND: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 21. Come and meet many of the fascinating and little-known creatures that live in our spring ponds – from delicate fairy shrimp to ferocious diving beetles. No boots required, as we will be viewing these in our special “pour-a-ponds” outside on the deck. Wildlife educator Megan Lotz will provide magnifying glasses and help you identify these tiny animals. Cost: $2/person or $5/family. Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Rd. in the Waterloo Recreation Area near Chelsea. Please register in advance at 734-475-3170.
Fiber Arts with the Flock (Teens & Adults) Bring your fiber arts project and work and learn along with members of the Spinner’s Flock, a local fiber arts group. Tuesdays • 2-3 p.m. Apr. 9 & 23
Family Storytime (Ages up to 6) Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities to help build early literacy skills. Wednesdays • 10:30–11:00 a.m. Apr. 3, 10, 17 & 24
Stockbridge Open Craft Night (Teens & Adults) Bring your own project or create from provided materials. Light snacks are provided or bring your own. Last Wednesdays • 5-7 p.m. Apr. 24 Create a ribbon mobile.
Upcoming Stockbridge Lions events: Annual White Cane Collection: Saturday, 27 April 2024 and Friday, 3 May 2024. The Lions are always looking for new members – if you would like to join us in the mission of community service contact Eric Holmes at 517.574.8264 or Mike St. Dennis 734.498.2662. Our monthly dinner meeting is the first Tuesday of the month at Stockbridge Twp Hall.
BEES AND WANNA-BEES, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 28. Do you know how to tell if that buzzing insect flying around your head or nesting in your house is a bee, wasp, or fly? Join Becky Green, Beekeeper and Certified Pollinator Champion to learn how to spot the difference, and then try your hand at doing so with the Bee or Wanna Bee challenge. You will also learn to identify the most common bees that you might find taking up residence in or close to your home, to help you know when to call your local honey bee expert for help! Becky will also have some of her local honey available for sale. Please register in advance at 734-475-3170.
Managing Editor, Newsprint Designer and Reporter for theStockbridge Community News. Board Member of the Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation. Public Relations Director of the Ann Arbor Electrical JATC and Union 4 Life charity.
