Event Type : Workshops + Lectures

This fair is packed with information to help parents and staff understand complex special education issues. The fair will cover everything from bullying to documenting student behavior and creating a culture of learning at school and home. Ron Suskind, whose son, Owen, has autism, will be a keynote speaker at the event and will tell the story of how Owen found a way to engage in the world around him. Advance registration is mandatory.

Failure is a good – no, “great” – thing for our kids to experience. It’s how they learn, grow and adapt to a world that demands resilience.

Please join us on Oct. 22 at University Liggett School for what will be an eye-opening and empowering discussion with New York Times advice columnist, best-selling author and educator Jessica Lahey about “The Gift of Failure.”

Elizabeth Swenor, DO, leads the Functional and Lifestyle Medicine department at Henry Ford Hospital System Center for Integrative Medicine. She is board certified in family medicine and is a certified specialist in Functional, Regenerative, and Metabolic Medicine and Aesthetics Medicine.

In this presentation, Dr. Swenor will discuss the symbiotic relationship between the effects of diet on the microbiome and how your microbiome is involved in weight gain.

The Empowerment Zone Coalition is hosting the 2018 Substance Abuse Prevention Summit at The Detroit Yacht Club. You must register in advance. To register, click on the following link: http://events.ezcoalition.org/ or copy and paste address in your browser. Space is limited, so register early.

This program will teach children, adolescents and adults with ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, communication and learning challenges or higher academic abilities, how to think critically, improve ones’ social learning and adapt social responses.

Every Sunday, this Clarkston spot hosts a 2-hour painting class with different themes each week. Register for your spot.

Paul Walton, the Chief Assistant Prosecutor in Oakland County, presents the dangers of social media and how your behavior on Facebook can affect you later in life. Please call Birmingham Youth Assistance for more information at 248-203-4300 or email office@birminghamyouthassistance.org.

In what could be the one of most enlightening two hours you’ve ever spent, your instructor, Will Kamp will show you how you could actually begin using your speaking voice for commercials, films, videos and more! This exciting and fun class could be the game changer you’ve been looking for! Registration required.

Every Sunday, this Clarkston spot hosts a 2-hour painting class with different themes each week. Register for your spot.

The Script Analysis and Character Development for Young Actors workshop is led by Sasha Lazare, a graduate of NYU Tisch, teacher of acting for youth in NY through her Pigeonholed Theatre Co. and an associate director of acting at Interlochen summer program. Script analysis in this workshop will range from full-length Shakespeare to one-page audition sides. Attendees will learn how to analyze a scene and create a stand-out character so they leave feeling confident in making bold character choices.  Open to students in grades 4-12.

Every Sunday, this Clarkston spot hosts a 2-hour painting class with different themes each week. Register for your spot.

Every Sunday, this Clarkston spot hosts a 2-hour painting class with different themes each week. Register for your spot.

Adults, teens and tweens in grades 5-plus are invited to enjoy an afternoon with Mary Spencer of Taste: A Cook’s Place in Northville. Join us on Saturday, December 8 from 1-2:30 p.m. as Mary creates a variety of holiday dishes and desserts using her assortment of Instant Pots, the recent, popular cooking trend. This class is demonstration-style but participants will get to enjoy samplings of all the dishes presented by Mary and her assistant. Registration begins Nov.1 in the Teen Zone or by calling 734-426-4477.

Students at this day long workshop, which is conducted by CUAA faculty, will enjoy two hours each of singing, dancing and acting. The day concludes with a showcase for family and friends at 7:30 p.m. Open to junior high and high school students.