News & Notes - 10/4/23 Chronicles

Very funny, Kevin Nealon
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Community College Foundation will present its annual “Comedy and Cocktails” benefit Oct. 20 at the Lorenzo Cultural Center and Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, located on the college’s Center Campus at 44575 Garfield Road.

The event, which supports the college’s arts and cultural programs, will feature actor and “Saturday Night Live” alum Kevin Nealon.

Presented by First State Bank, the event begins in the Lorenzo Cultural Center at 5:30 p.m. with music by the Kroon Trio, gourmet appetizers, strolling dinner stations, a silent auction with mobile bidding and raffle prizes.

At 8 p.m., the party moves over to the Macomb Center where Michigan-based comedian Dan Turco will open the show, followed by Nealon, who will serve up laughs.

Tickets are $175 each and include premiere theater seating for Nealon. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit macomb.edu/comedy or call the Macomb Community College Foundation at (586) 445-7302.

 

Scares, stories and anniversaries at the CMPL
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — As October gets into full swing, the Clinton-Macomb Public Library will host all sorts of events.

Students in grades 2-12 are invited to the South Branch on Saturday, Oct. 7, to learn about insects with the Huron-Clinton Metroparks Mobile Learning Center.

The CMPL will celebrate Halloween at the Main Branch on Wednesday, Oct. 25, with its annual Monsters and Mayhem event. The party starts at 5:30 p.m. and families are encouraged to turn out for treats, crafts, stories and more. Costumes are encouraged.

Festivities will keep rolling on at the Main Branch into Thursday, Oct. 26, as the library celebrates its 20th anniversary. Visitors to the library that day can receive a cookie (while supplies last) and activities for children begin at 11 a.m. Those looking to get some free library merchandise can go on the hunt for 20 pictures hidden around the Main Branch that document the building’s history, or they can register for a library card if not already signed up.

An event on Monday, Oct. 30, will be dedicated to the macabre and mysterious. Researcher Amberrose Hammond will present a program on Mysterious Michigan at the Main Branch at 7 p.m. Topics include the Nain Rouge monster, Minnie Quay’s ghost and other supernatural subjects from around the Great Lakes state.

For more events and registration, visit cmpl.libnet.info/events.