Name: Guardians of Aotearoa: Preserving New Zealand's Wild Beauty
Start: 2026-09-16T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Brighton District Library

Brighton District Library

New Zealand is famous for its dramatic landscapes, but protecting those landscapes and the wildlife that depends on them requires an extraordinary conservation effort.

Local Event: Guardians of Aotearoa: Preserving New Zealand's Wild Beauty

Livingston County

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Brighton

Michigan

Guardians of Aotearoa: Preserving New Zealand's...

New Zealand is famous for its dramatic landscapes, but protecting those landscapes and the wildlife that depends on them...

Guardians of Aotearoa: Preserving New Zealand's Wild Beauty

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The Livingston Lamplighters Barbershop Chorus will be presenting our annual show entitled 'Postcards Home' featuring songs from all over America sung by the chorus and several local quartets. Please come and join us for a family friendly&nbsp;show and a&nbsp; couple of hours of ageless music and lots of fun. Maybe a tag or two. Click on the poster below for more information and a link to tickets. See you in Howell! Livingston&nbsp;County ChapterBarbershop Harmony Society

Local Event: Livingston Lamplighters present ‘Postcards Home’

Livingston Lamplighters present ‘Postcards Home’

The Livingston Lamplighters Barbershop Chorus will be presenting our annual show entitled 'Postcards Home' featuring songs from...

Brighton Center for the Performing Arts

An evening featuring metro-Detroit’s finest blues musicians!

2 Stones Events and the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts have teamed up to present the Brighton Blues Bash! 2 — presented by Cooper &amp; Binkley Jewelers.

At 5:30, the great Etta James is paid tribute by an all-star cast of 12 of Detroit's finest blues musicians: The Woodward Horns (Bobby Streng, Jimmy Smith, Matt Martinez, and James Hughes); bassist David Uricek; drummer Rennell Gonsalves; keyboardist Mark Thibodeaux; guitarists Johnny Rhoades and Kris Kurzawa; and vocalists Tosha Owens, Raye Williams, and Lenny Watkins.

Kicking off the evening at 4 p.m. — A tribute to the late Johnnie Bassett, Detroit’s Gentleman of the Blues, with The Brothers Groove (Chris Codish, keys; Skeeto Valdez, drums; and James Simonson, bass) joined by Brett Lucas, guitar; and Keith Kaminski, saxophone. Learn more about the Johnnie Bassett Tribute by clicking HERE.

Tickets are $30 before Sept. 13. Price will increase to $40 day-of at the door.

The doors for this special Sunday show at the BCPA will open at 3 p.m. The evening will top off a full weekend of blues music with the Brighton Smokin Rock-N-Blues Festival on Sept. 11-12.

COMMUNITY BENEFITS

Please bring a non-perishable item for the Livingston County Hunger Council food drive. Monetary donations are taken as well.

Local Event: Brighton Blues Bash!

Brighton Blues Bash!

An evening featuring metro-Detroit’s finest blues musicians!

2 Stones Events and the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts...

Bounce

Get ready to bounce, play, and celebrate at this fun-filled free open house for all ages! Enjoy open bounce sessions, exciting games, and prizes, with delicious food truck options available for purchase.

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Bounce Open House

Get ready to bounce, play, and celebrate at this fun-filled free open house for all ages! Enjoy open bounce sessions, exciting...

Cleary University

Cleary University will serve as the host site for the Livingston County College Fair Thursday, Sept. 24 from 6 pm to 8 pm in Cleary Commons, located at 3750 Cleary Drive (off Grand River Avenue west of Latson Road in Howell). This is an opportunity to meet representatives from more than 50 colleges and universities – all in one location! Students can talk one-on-one with each school and learn about academic offerings, financial aid, scholarships, career prospects, student clubs and organizations, athletics, campus life and much more. Military recruiters also will be on site.&nbsp;The event is free and open to the entire community. To register for the fair and find directions to Cleary University, visit <a href="https://www.cleary.edu/cleary-university-to-host-2026-livingston-county-college-fair-sept-24/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">cleary.edu/cleary-university-to-host-2026-livingston-county-college-fair-sept-24/</a>

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Cleary University hosts College Fair; 50...

Cleary University will serve as the host site for the Livingston County College Fair Thursday, Sept. 24 from 6 pm to 8 pm in...

Cleary University hosts College Fair; 50 schools expected

Buckle up and get ready for the road trip of your life with Artrageous! This 5-star, internationally touring show has fans raving. Harrison Ford says, “You are amazing!” CBS shouts, “Go See This Show!” And The NBA All Stars proclaim, “So spectacular! So immediate! So brilliantly creative!”

Embark on an unforgettable journey where every turn reveals a new adventure! Our adventure is fueled by a visual concert that blends the mesmerizing music of Artrageous' original recording artists and composers with dynamic live art by award-winning artists.

Let your imagination run wild as we make thrilling pit stops and create memories along the way. You're in the driver's seat! Turn up the speakers by joining the troupe on stage to star in your own number, or watch as your family and friends take the limelight. Discover historic road markers that deepen the experience, and even those in the backseat can join a quest to win a painting valued at $25,000!

Come dressed in your favorite DIY Artrageous Costume to enter the Artrageous Costume Contest &amp; make sure to come early because the first 100 passengers to enter the theater will receive a complimentary Adventure Kit. Ready to hit the road with Artrageous? Let's roll!

BCPA Tech Club Fundraiser
Doors to the lobby open at 3:00pm. Come mingle and support concession sales that will serve as a fundraiser that supports training and scholarship opportunities for the BCPA's student theater Tech Club.&nbsp;

Behind every great show at the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts is a team making the magic happen! The BCPA Student Tech Club is where students learn the ins and outs of stagecraft, from mastering the light board and perfectly balancing sound to managing backstage cues.

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