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Sun, May 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM

46425 Tyler Rd, MI, 48111

Van Buren Community Players will present the youth musical Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. at the Community Center Black Box Theater May 11 & 16-18.

The story follows a young schoolteacher named Tom who is worried about his first day of classes. As he tries to relax by watching TV, pieces of his personality emerge, showing him how to win over his students using his imagination and remarkably catchy music.

Director Emily Lange and Assistant Director Carter Salata, along with an exceptional cast of 11 will bring you this musical based on the children’s educational Saturday morning cartoon series on television. Director Emily Lange says, "Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. has been a blast to work on! Everyone on our team is so talented, especially our actors: one minute they are a train and the next they are Napoleon! You do not want to miss this super fun show full of classics like Conjunction Junction, Just a Bill, and more!"

The cast of this show includes these very talented young local actors: Samantha Keliher of Canton as Tom, Roland Toole of VBT as George, Lauren Broughton of VBT as Dori, Sophia Sloan of VBT as Shulie, Laila Tapp-Hall of Pittsfield Twp as Joe, Emilie Crosby of VBT as Dina, Delilah Frawley of Canton as Janet, Wende Acoff of VBT as Elvis, Ava Marshall of VBT as the Statue of Liberty, Harper Tapp-Hall of Pittsfield Twp as ensemble and Jackson White of VBT as ensemble.

Audiences will enjoy the Schoolhouse Rock classic songs and there will be a few songs in this show that will take you down memory lane. You will reminisce about being a kid again, sitting in front of the TV and singing along with Schoolhouse Rock.

Performances are May 9 - 11 & 16 – 18 at the Black Box Theater, inside the VBT Community Center, located at 46425 Tyler Road, Van Buren Twp., MI 48111. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30pm, and Sunday performances are at 2:00pm.

Tickets to the performances are $16-$20 each and can be purchased online by going to https://vanburentwp.recdesk.co... or in person at the Community Center Desk Monday-Friday 6 AM - 8 PM, Saturday 8 AM - 6 PM and Sunday 9 AM - 2 PM. For ticket assistance via phone, please call 734-699-8921. If there are any remaining tickets, they will be available for purchase at the Community Center Desk one hour prior to show time.

Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

For more information on this show and all upcoming shows, please visit www.vanburencommunityplayers.com, email vanburencommunityplayers@gmail.com or call 734-796-7900.

This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

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PLYMOUTH — Several downtown businesses sustained significant damage after heavy rainfall late Wednesday and early Thursday sent floodwater rushing through storefronts, destroying inventory and forcing businesses to close for emergency cleanups.

The flooding appeared concentrated on the north side of W. Ann Arbor Trail west of Main Street, in businesses located near the central parking deck.

Lori Collick, owner of Kemnitz Fine Candies, arrived at her Ann Arbor Trail shop early on April 3 to find a thick line of mud streaked along the cinder block wall at the back of the store - a clear indicator of how high the water had risen before it receded.

“As soon as I drove up, I went, ‘Oh, we’re in trouble,’” she said.

Inside, it was worse than she imagined.

“I had 2,400 Easter bunnies - solid chocolate - all gone,” Collick said, pointing to the now-empty shelves. “It was slimy. Mud, leaves, debris. My trash cans had floated across the store.”

The 74-year-old candy store, a beloved local treasure with generations of customers, took the direct hit just days before its busiest season.

“Easter is what gets me through the summer,” Collick said, noting she’s hopeful her flood insurance will cover the bulk of damages. “Now, I don’t know.”

Collick moved much of her inventory to her kitchen space in Plymouth’s Old Village, and plans to give away chocolate during this Saturday’s Diva Day event.

Nearby, Carol Uber of Home Sweet Home, a vintage and décor shop, was frantically fielding one phone call after the next from worried customers and friends while also trying to move enormous amounts of merchandise so crews could come in to clean.

Unlike Collick, Uber said she does not have flood insurance.

“If I have to tear out the floor, I have to empty the store,” Uber said. “It’s overwhelming. I’ve been crying nonstop for two days.”

Further down the block, Creatopia, a paint-your-own pottery studio, fared better, but still sustained damage.

“We got lucky,” Manager Hannah Ukume said. “Only a couple of boxes in the back got ruined. Our kilns are OK, and the shelves were off the ground.”

The Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce building also sustained flood damage. “It looks like just the floor,” Accounting Manager Michelle Merritt said, “but that’s enough to shut us down for now.”

Staff are working remotely as crews clean and sanitize the space, she said.

Restaurants weren’t spared, either. At Ironwood Grill, cleanup crews worked to sterilize surfaces and inspect patio equipment. The restaurant reopened Wednesday afternoon but continues with a phased recovery.

“We’re open, but we’re still assessing damage,” said co-owner Dan Johnson.

Collick said she was told a nearby underground culvert, measuring seven by nine feet, was overwhelmed by stormwater.

“They’re calling this a 200-year flood,” she said.

Plymouth City Manager Paul Sincock said the volume of rain overwhelmed local infrastructure.

An underground storm sewer pipe known as “the tube,” he said, channels Tonquish Creek beneath downtown Plymouth, carrying water from Sheldon Road to Ann Arbor Road.

Sincock said the structure – installed in the 1930s or 1940s – runs beneath the central parking deck and several downtown businesses before exiting near the Meadows Condos off Deer Street.

During the storm, which dropped about two inches of rain in a single hour, the tube was overwhelmed.

“The volume of water far exceeded the capacity of the storm sewer system,” Sincock said, adding that the creek is part of a much larger watershed that stretches west into Salem Township.

The flooding, he said, wasn’t isolated to just the downtown area, but was widespread throughout the city, including residential areas, although most of the water had receded by 5 a.m. and wasn’t seen by many residents.

Sincock called the flooding “a very dramatic event and devastating to several merchants, businesses, and some residents.”

City staff created an online form to help document damage and relay information to emergency officials.

“We put together a quick website yesterday that people can let us know about any damage… so that we can forward that on to emergency management officials,” he said.

Sincock said the city has been in contact with Wayne County and other government offices, including U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell’s office, but it’s not clear whether there’s enough damage across the county to qualify for a disaster declaration.

“We’re still in the assessment phase,” he said.

Despite the destruction, there’s been no shortage of kindness.

“People were incredible,” Collick said. “As I was hauling chocolate to my car, they just jumped in, carrying boxes, asking how they could help. Even as I stood there covered in mud, people were coming to buy chocolate.”

With six days of drying ahead and no guarantee of what comes next, she’s trying to hold onto hope. “Plymouth is a special place,” she said. “We’ll come back.”

Customers wishing to support Kemnitz Fine Candies during their recovery can order online at visit www.kemnitzfinecandies.com.

Chamber of Commerce gift cards can also be ordered online.