Program Schedule 2025-26 Club Year
Meetings will be held in-person at First United Methodist Church
777 W. Eight Mile Rd., Northville, MI
(Zoom option available unless otherwise noted)
Scheduled in-person meetings will be held exclusively on Zoom when the Northville Public Schools are closed due to inclement weather
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"Michigan Central Restoration"
October 3, 2025 / 11:30am
Opening Luncheon at Meadowbrook Country Club
Angela Wyrembelski, Sr. Associate at Quinn Evans’ Detroit office & project preservation architect of the renovation of historic Michigan Central, will share the six-year process to restore Detroit’s iconic train station by Ford Motor Company.
(No Zoom available)
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"Healthy Eating"
October 17, 2025 / 1:30pm
Zoom ONLY (no in-person)
In 2024, Dr. James Fortune, M.D., a board-certified family physician, spoke to us about Living a Healthy Lifestyle. It’s now time for an update on pursuing healthy habits through diet & exercise. Assisted by Barbara Fortune, R.N., this should be a lively presentation!
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"Northville's Bicentennial"
November 7, 2025 / 1:30pm
New School Church at Mill Race Village
Co-Chairs Rick Sharpe & City Council member John Carter will discuss the preparations for the celebration of Northville’s Bicentennial in 2027.
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"Wings of Change: W.A.S.P.s
November 21, 2025 / 1:30pm
First United Methodist Church
Wendy Zielen will share the history of the W.A.S.Ps, the first women pilots to ferry aircraft for the U.S. military during WW II. She’ll share their history & contributions to the war effort & their impact on future generations of women who “dared to soar to new heights.”
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"The Business of Sustainability"
December 9, 2025 / 1:30pm
Zoom ONLY (no in-person)
Marcie Colling, adjunct professor at Oakland University & Macomb Community College, will focus on management for sustainability in the business world, on the international level, & in our own lifestyle.
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"Holiday Music"
December 19, 2025 / 1:30pm
Annual Christmas Tea, First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church’s amazingly talented organist /vocalist David Vaughn will help us welcome the holidays through the sounds of the season.
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"100 Women Who Care Northville, Small City Big Heart"
January 9, 2026 / 1:30pm
First United Methodist Church
Suha Costy, a founding member of Northville’s 100 Women Who Care, will explain how the organization works & highlight some of the charities & the women supported by the organization.
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"Healing Touch: A Gentle Energy Therapy"
January 23, 2026 / 1:30pm
First United Methodist Church
Cathy Gurnee will explain how her company “Healing Touch” uses touch to influence the energy system, affecting emotional, physical & spiritual health, to help a person heal.
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"Restoration of Fair Lane, Home of Henry & Clara Ford"
February 6, 2026 / 1:30pm
First United Methodist Church
Austin Eighmey, Fair Lane Director of Historic Resources, will share the years-long restoration of the iconic estate & its grounds by a conservation team of artisans & crafts people.
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"What's New at Tollgate Farm"
February 20, 2026 / 1:30pm
First United Methodist Church
Katie Peet, director of the MSU extension Tollgate Farm,will bring us an overview/history of the Farm & the education center.
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"Detroit & Art Deco"
March 6, 2026 / 1:30pm
Zoom ONLY (no in-person)
Rebecca Binno Savage, Co-Author of Art Deco in Detroit, will take us on tour of this influential movement & the grandeur of some of the major buildings in Detroit that showcase this style & craftsmanship.
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"History of Greenmead"
March 20, 2026 / 12:00pm
Closing Luncheon at Alexander Blue House, Greenmead Historical Park
We’ll close out our club year with a luncheon & docent-led program on the history of Greenmead Historical Park & its buildings.