Gotta dance?
LAPEER — Lapeer Community Theatre is holding Musical Theatre Dance and Movement workshops at the Lapeer Train Depot, 71 Howard St., on Mondays, June 4-25 at 7 p.m. This class is for everyone, especially the beginner. Wendy from Dynamic Dance will teach basic theatre-dance that will prepare actors for auditions and performances.

“If you are thinking about auditioning for Oklahoma! July 15 and 16, this is the class for you,” said Craig Martin, director of the PIX Theatre. “It’ll include traditional and basic dance steps, counting basic four-four time, getting your feet to move where you want them to, and thinking about all of that — while performing in front of a crowd.”

The class is recommended for ages 13 and up. The fee for the class is $10, and that includes a 1-year membership in LCT. For more information or to register, call 810-664-4824, stop by the PIX box office 12-6 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, or send your name, address and phone number along with the registration fee to LCT at 172 W. Nepessing, Lapeer 48446. Make checks payable to Lapeer Community Theatre. — R.C.

Native plant sale
benefits conservancy
OXFORD — Oakland Land Conservancy’s 9th annual plant sale gives gardeners the chance to purchase a wide array of wildflowers, grasses and sedges, trees, shrubs and native vines at a prime time for this year’s planting.

The sale is this Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Auburn Hills Community Center, and noon-5 p.m. at the Kingsbury Country School. Sales and donations at Kingsbury will be matched dollar for dollar by the Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network to support the Metamora Horse Country conservation project.

All plants are Michigan genotypes grown by WildType Nursery in Lansing. They’re hardy in southeast Michigan’s climate and soils. And they provide the sustenance native birds and butterflies have relied on for centuries.

Details: 248-601-2816. Or visit www.oaklandlandconservancy.org. — J.E.B.

Walk on the wild side at Seven Ponds
DRYDEN TWP. — Flowers unfold in June and blossom all summer at Seven Ponds Nature Center, 3854 Crawford Rd. Birds flit through the forest and animal tracks are a common sight. Take a walk with a naturalist and other visitors this Sunday, 2 p.m., to see what’s hopping in the northern 80 acres. Details: 810-796-3200. — J.E.B.

Historians to host country school reunion
GOODLAND TWP. — A country school reunion hosted by the Goodland Township Genealogical and Historical Society is planned for June 1, 1-5 p.m. at the township hall on N. Van Dyke Road.

Former students and teachers of Abbott, Cole, Folsom, Erity, Flansburgh, Shepherd and Walker schools, once part of the former township school district, are invited. Coffee, tea, milk and cookies will be served.

Bring any photos, memorabilia and memories to share. Information could be included in a booklet about township history. Details: Deb Rubenstein, 810-614-8653, or Cletta Juip, 810-724-7277. — J.E.B.

Cooking for Charity and Corks & Forks
METAMORA — Coldwell Banker Whitman-Pope, the Historic White Horse Inn and Metamora Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to “What’s Cooking For Charity?” and Corks & Forks, “Savannah Style” this Monday, June 4, at the Historic White Horse Inn.

The events benefit The Women’s Fund, part of the Lapeer County Community Foundation. This fund is for grants that support and enhance the lives of women and children.

“What’s Cooking For Charity,” featuring author Martha Giddens Nesbit, will be a cooking demonstration and lunch, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Door prize drawing. Gift bags. Cost: $30 each. Guests will receive a demonstration recipe collection booklet.

Corks & Forks, a wine-tasting and southern style dinner party, 6:30-8:30 p.m., is $50 each. Meet guests of honor Martha Giddens Nesbit and master wine sommelier Claudia Tyagi, recently featured in Hour Detroit magazine.

Reservations: 810-678-2150. To donate silent auction or luncheon gift bag items (100 needed) please call Pat Hackney 810-678-3533 or Lisa Wilkins 810-678-2150. — J.E.B.

Yard care and share free at local church
ELBA TWP. — Faith Christian Family Church, 3440 Davison Rd. (across from Lapeer Lanes), is having its annual Free Yard Care & Share today and Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-noon. Details: 810-667-0075. — J.E.B.

Free concert at Grace Episcopal
LAPEER — The Escher String Quartet will perform a free one-hour concert in memory of Carrie D. Boensch on June 23, 2 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 735 W. Nepessing St. Seating is first-come, first-served. Light refreshments will be served.

The Escher String Quartet includes violinists Adam Barnett-Hart and Wu Jie, both students of Pinchas Zukerman at the Manhattan School of Music, violist Pierre Lapointe, who studied with Emerson Quartet violist Lawrence Dutton at the Manhattan School of Music, and cellist Andrew Janss, who studied with David Geber at the Manhattan School.

The concert is an opportunity to celebrate the life of Carrie D. Boensch, who loved music and children. In this spirit, sponsors ask to please bring your young friends. — J.E.B.

Free meal served at Maple Grove Church
LAPEER TWP. — A free home-cooked meal will be served Sunday, June 10, at noon to anyone who is hungry, at Maple Grove Church, 148 Maple Grove Rd., one mile south of M-21. Church attendance is not required. — J.E.B.

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