Community Calendar

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

Coffee Chat (Adults)
Connect with other community members on Thursday mornings.
Thursdays • 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Apr. 4, 11, 18 & 25

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

April 10: Panther Cubs PTO Meeting: April 10 at 4:00-5:00 pm at Heritage School cafeteria.

Coffee Chat (Adults)
Connect with other community members on Thursday mornings.
Thursdays • 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Apr. 4, 11, 18 & 25

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.

Break the Light (Ages 8 & up)
Build a spectroscope and make light break into a spectrum of colors.
Friday, Apr. 12, 4-5 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.

April 15-19: Book Fair at Smith Elementary

April 15-19: Book Fair at Smith Elementary

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

April 15-19: Book Fair at Smith Elementary

Coffee Chat (Adults)
Connect with other community members on Thursday mornings.
Thursdays • 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Apr. 4, 11, 18 & 25

April 15-19: Book Fair at Smith Elementary

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

North Stockbridge Cemetery Association annual meeting. April 18. 7:30 p.m. White Oak Township Hall, 1002 S. M-52 Webberville, Ml 48892

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

April 15-19: Book Fair at Smith Elementary

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.

Coffee Chat (Adults)
Connect with other community members on Thursday mornings.
Thursdays • 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Apr. 4, 11, 18 & 25

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.