The Lenawee Voice

Juneteenth symbolizes a step in the long and often difficult journey toward actually fulfilling the promises that were made on July 4, 1776.

A carnival, live music, and a variety of contests will all be part of Morenci’s 44th Town & Country Festival, which is scheduled for June 13-15 at Wakefield Park on the west side of town.

Juneteenth, the annual celebration of freedom that commemorates the end of legalized slavery in the United States, will be celebrated in Adrian on Saturday, June 15, with a downtown festival organized by the Lenawee County NAACP.

The music of pop legend Whitney Houston, one of the best-selling music artists in history, will take center stage at the Croswell Opera House when the theater produces “The Bodyguard” from June 7-16.

$472,000 from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority will help low-income and moderate-income city residents make necessary home repairs.

The Lucy Wolcott Barnum chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution plans to offer tours of Gov. Charles Croswell’s house during Adrian First Fridays on the evening of June 7,

Welcome back to The Agenda, a monthly column in which we highlight issues of importance in our community and ways you can get involved. 

Adrian College’s Hickman Gallery is hosting “Stars and Stripes: Artistic Dialogues on the American Flag” through July 26.