Community Events

Join families, friends and fit-minded people in Royal Oak on Saturday, May 7th for the 6th Annual MOM Race for Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention. Be the change you want to see in the world. Help erase the stigma and raise money for brain research at the U-M Depression Center and local suicide prevention programs. With funding from the MOM Race, KnowResolve.org has been able to provide its powerful music-based suicide prevention program to over 3,000 students at ROMS and ROHS.Read more »

“The Unseen Microwilderness” is being held on Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 beginning 7:30 pm at the Royal Oak Middle School (709 N Washington between 11 Mile Rd & Catalpa).  Rick Lieder is a painter and photographer.  He will show photographs and video of the beautiful and amazing variety of insect life which surrounds us and is mostly unseen.  This will be a spectacular travelogue tour of the world underfoot, a world where dew-drops are the size of melons, blades of grass loom high overheaRead more »

HAVEN's premier fundraiser, Promenade of Hope, will be hosted at Art Van Furniture in Royal Oak on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $150. Sponsorships also available. For more information contact Duc Abrahamson at (248) 334-1284 or visit www.promenadeofhope.org.

Haven Website: www.haven-oakland.org

On May 7, 8, 12, Beaumont is sponsoring a drop-off site for electronic waste that will be recycled through Statewide Recycling and Recovery. A semi-truck and several cars will be parked in the Northwood parking lot during a 12-hour span for the community to drop off their donation. This is a fund raiser for Beaumont Children’s Hospital, affiliated with Children’s Miracle Network. 65% of all proceeds will benefit the Center for Speech and Language Disorders.

On May 7, 8, 12, Beaumont is sponsoring a drop-off site for electronic waste that will be recycled through Statewide Recycling and Recovery. A semi-truck and several cars will be parked in the Northwood parking lot during a 12-hour span for the community to drop off their donation. This is a fund raiser for Beaumont Children’s Hospital, affiliated with Children’s Miracle Network. 65% of all proceeds will benefit the Center for Speech and Language Disorders.

Don’t miss out on this fabulous opportunity to shop for scarves, watches, reading glasses, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and much much more! Everything is only $8.00. This would be a great opportunity to purchase a beautiful item or two for Mother’s Day, a Graduation that you might be attending or just something for yourself! This fundraising event is located at the Mahany/Meininger Senior Center, 3500 Marais, Royal Oak. Event Flyer

State Representative Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) is inviting residents to join him at his March coffee hours to enjoy a cup of coffee and share their ideas and concerns about state government. The next coffee hours will take place:

• Monday, March 21, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Caribou Coffee, 401 S. Main St. in Royal Oak.

Residents of Royal Oak are encouraged to contact Townsend toll-free at (866) 585-2471 or by e-mail at jimtownsend@house.mi.gov

The Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan is proud to announce its annual Summer Stroll for Epilepsy(tm) - Detroit Zoo taking place on June 11, 2011! The Summer Stroll for Epilepsy(tm) is an inspirational morning walk that gathers individuals from all across Michigan to encourage widespread epilepsy awareness and fundraising for the many programs and services offered by the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan. The event's activities include breakfast, music, free massages, coloring-contest, free "choose-your-own" raffle, face-painting and much more!Read more »

The annual Royal Oak Guns & Hoses Charity Hockey Game. The Police and Fire departments face-off on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the John Lindell Arena (1403 Lexington Blvd, Royal Oak MI ). Proceeds from this year's event to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.Tickets are $10 each and are available at the police station or any of the three fire stations or at the ice rink on the day of the event. For more information, donations or advertising opportunities, email RoyalOakGunsAndHoses@gmail.com or follow on Twitter @RO_GunsAndHoses

St. Mary Catholic School in Royal Oak (located at 628 S. Lafayette) is hosting an Open House on Sunday, March 6^th from 12:30-2:30 PM. Refresehments provided. Call 248-545-2140 for additional information!