By Megan Kelley Review Writer Police cars, motorcycles and bulldozers, oh my! The Orion Township Parks & Recreation Dept. is holding its annual Big Rig Gig at Friendship Park from 5 – 9 p.m. on Aug. 2. The Big Rig Gig features all kinds of vehicles, from construction vehicles to emergency vehicles and then some. […]
The Lake Orion Sunrise Rotary Club hosts its 3rd annual Cajun Seafood Festival from noon-5p.m. Aug. 10. Proceeds from the festival benefit the club’s international project with the La Casa del Nino-Napoleon Franco Pareja Children’s Hospital in Cartagena, Colombia. Tickets to the festival are $45 for adults, $20 for kids, and are available through Eventbrite.com […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Education’s acrylic painting class has been meeting on Thursday mornings at the CERC building throughout the summer. The group of adult students are taught by accomplished local artist Dorthy Sedlock. Sedlock, who was recently awarded second place at the Orion Art Center’s Anything Goes exhibit, tasked her […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Orion Art Center held their annual Anything Goes art contest and exhibit last week. Nineteen artists submitted up to three pieces of original artwork using any medium. This year’s art ranged from photography to wood and resin and also featured paper quilling for the first time, said Orion Art […]
The Skymasters RC Club of Lake Orion held their air show and open house on Saturday at the Bald Mountain Recreation Area off of W. Scripps rd. The weather was perfect for take off with dozens of fliers from both the Skymasters and the Pontiac Miniature Aircraft Club joining in on the fun throughout the […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Orion Art Center has partnered up with Art and Soul Dreams to feature the “Every Child is a Work of Art” exhibit through the month of July. “I had already planned for the exhibits this year but I had an email from Melissa (Parks) explaining to me what her […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor It’s a fireworks extravaganza celebrating the Red, White & Blue but the Lake Orion Fireworks Association’s annual Dueling Fireworks Show is now in the red and needs some community support to get back in the black. The show, which was June 29 this year, attracts thousands of spectators each year […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority will kick off their yearly summer concert series on July 10 carrying through to August 28. Every Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. through July and August, the Children’s Park Gazebo will play host to local talent, free to everyone. Last year, the concert […]
On July 13 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Lake Orion’s Skymasters RC Club will be holding a Radio Control Model Aircraft Open House Air Show at the Bald Mountain Recreation Area on West Scripps Rd between M-24 and Joslyn Road. This free event will feature all sizes of remote control model aircrafts and will […]
The Lake Orion Lions Cub is sponsoring the 74th Annual “Light up the Night” flare night on June 28. Local lake residents will light thousands of 30-minute red safety road flares around the shoreline of historic Lake Orion and surrounding lakes at 10 p.m. This longest annual unique event was started in 1945 as a […]