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Stone museum building with colonnaded facade, reflecting pool, fountain, and bronze sculptures.

Three fall events fill Birmingham-area calendars

Birmingham-area fall events include the farmers market’s Oct. 25 finale, an Oct. 27 breast cancer fundraiser and Cranbrook Art Museum’s Nov. 7 Family Day.

Two apron-clad volunteers package trays of food in a commercial kitchen.

Bloomfield Hills church seeks volunteers for Lighthouse meals

Christ Church Cranbrook seeks volunteers and donations for Lighthouse Service Week, which runs through Oct. 17. Volunteers prepare and deliver meals for families served by Lighthouse and Micah 6 Community.

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Birmingham Fire Station 1 welcomes families Saturday

Birmingham Fire Department hosts its annual open house at Station 1 on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 1 to 4 p.m., featuring equipment demos, kids' activities, free firehouse chili and a battery recycling drop-off.

An open cardboard box filled with neatly arranged household supply items.

Bloomfield Hills Schools hosts Oct. 24 drive for homeless families

Bloomfield Hills Schools invites volunteers of all ages to South Hills Middle School on Saturday, Oct. 24 to pack "Boxes of Hope" for Kids Empowered On The Move, a nonprofit providing emergency shelter to about 500 Oakland County families each year.

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Oakland County kids' calendar art contest closes Oct. 9

Fourth and fifth graders across Oakland County can submit artwork for the 22nd annual Kids' Clean Water Calendar Contest through Friday, Oct. 9, with winners honored at Cranbrook Institute of Science in December.

Promotional graphic for Birmingham Police Department’s Donuts & Decks event showing a skateboard, police SUV, donut and cider beneath event details for Oct. 6.

Birmingham officer skates with kids at Donuts & Decks Oct. 6

Birmingham Police Officer George Toma will skate alongside kids at the department's second annual Donuts & Decks event on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Birmingham Skate Park, with free cider, donuts, a skateboard raffle and e-bike safety resources.

Promotional graphic for the Michigan premiere of “Your Attention Please” on Oct. 1 at Groves High School in Beverly Hills.

Youth social media film screens Oct. 1 in Beverly Hills

A free screening of the documentary "Your Attention Please" takes place Thursday, Oct. 1, at Groves High School in Beverly Hills, marking the film's Michigan debut, followed by a panel on youth mental health and Big Tech accountability.

Orange and white pumpkins of various sizes arranged on golden hay bales outdoors.

Bowers Farm's Fall Festival returns to Bloomfield Hills

Bowers Farm's annual Fall Festival opens Friday, Oct. 2, at Discovery Oaks Park in Bloomfield Hills, running weekends through Oct. 31 with pumpkin picking, wagon rides, live music, a beer garden and farm animals.

Children in red firefighter helmets sit together at a Bloomfield Township event, next to graphic text reading "Bloomfield Township Open House, Food, Activities, Giveaways."

Bloomfield Twp. Open House returns Sunday

Bloomfield Township's free annual Open House takes over the Township Campus on Sunday, Sept. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a fire demonstration, live performances, a driving simulator, free food and activities for all ages.

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BHS grad KC Wenson wins Emmy for HBO Max series

Bloomfield Hills Andover alumna KC Wenson won a Primetime Emmy as executive producer of HBO Max's "DTF St. Louis," crediting BHS teachers with sparking her love of storytelling.

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