Grosse Pointe Theatre will present the beloved musical The Sound of Music, with eight performances June 24 through July 3. The Sound of Music was the last production Rogers and Hammerstein collaborated on, resulting in many familiar and beautiful songs including “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “Edelweiss,” and “The Sound of Music,” just The original Broadway production opened in 1959, followed byThe Sound of Music movie in 1965, both winning numerous awards The story continues to inspire and capture the hearts of audiences worldwide. The setting is Austria, shortly before the takeover of Nazi Germany in 1938. With music by Richard Rogers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, The Sound of Music, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, tells the story of a young postulant, Maria, who is assigned by her superior, Mother Abbess, to serve as a governess for Captain Georg von Trapp’s seven children. Personal hygiene items will be collected at performances to support refugee resettlement. Ticket information and show times are available at or by calling 31. Performances will be held at Parcells Middle School Auditorium, in Grosse Pointe Woods. Students can also sign up by scanning a QR code, which can be found on Orangetheory-Detroit’s social media channels including Facebook (Orangetheory Fitness Detroit) and Instagram Information flyers also will be posted at area schools. To register for the “More Life for Detroit Youth” program, teens can call the Orangetheory-Detroit location directly at 31 or complete this application. Certified fitness coaches will be on-hand to guide local high school students through an Orangetheory workout and offer options for all levels from beginner to year-round athlete. The workouts incorporate endurance, strength, and power to generate the ‘Orange Effect’ – which keeps calories burning for up to 24 hours after a 60-minute workout. From June 1-August 31, local students ages 14-18 are invited to take advantage of Orangetheory’s popular science-based workout, centered on heart-rate based interval training and led by highly trained and certified coaches, free of charge. Orangetheory Fitness-Detroit is launching its “More Life for Detroit Youth” summer program to help Detroit teens live a healthier lifestyle. Follow Krista on Instagram at for more festive fun! Krista is currently looking to break into the event planning industry and let her creative ideas run wild outside of just the holiday season. From decorating her Christmas tree to wrapping gifts, every holiday detail is accounted for. Metro Detroit resident Krista Szklarski is an aspiring creative who is obsessed with the holidays. Star stickers, $4.99, Michaels craft store.Stem of cranberry, $1.99, Michaels craft store.Red ribbon, $2.99, Michaels craft store.Wrap your gift up with a pretty scarf that can double as another gift once taken off! Place the gift in the middle of the scarf, knot it on each side and then knot the top and bottom to secure it.Use pipe cleaners to spell out festive words to be glued onto a gift! Twist together two colors and then bend the pipe cleaners to spell out your desired word.This will help give you a better scale to draw around. To achieve the Rudolph gift, super glue the pom-poms onto the box before drawing the eyes and antlers.Cut the cranberries off a faux stem and super glue them to the “stems” of the tree drawing. Use a Sharpie to draw a tree on the box.
Draw on it, glue things to it and wrap it up with a pretty bow! The possibilities are endless. Who knew average brown shipping paper could be so cute! It is the perfect blank canvas to really let your creativity flow. Stem of pinecone, $6, Michaels craft store.White Christmas tree ornaments, $2.99 each, Michaels craft store.Burlap ribbon, $2.99, Michaels craft store.White roll of paper, $1.50, Michaels craft store.Wrap a battery LED light set around a small wreath and super glue it to various areas around the wreath to keep it secure.Cut the strings off of flat-shaped ornaments and use a glue gun to adhere them to the top of a gift to give it a 3D look.Continuously wrap twine around the box several times to give it the layered look.To achieve a clean and simple aesthetic, stick with a plain and neutral wrapping paper and add faux green trimmings to make your gifts pop! Incorporate ornaments to add something extra special, or take your gift to the next level by adding a battery LED light set!