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5 Things to Know this Week: School Budget Forum, Royal Wedding Celebration and More

Here's what's going on in Birmingham this week.

  1. Area legislators to discuss school funding Monday night: will host a at 7 p.m. Monday in the auditorium. On the agenda: cuts for public schools. At the forum will be state Reps. Chuck Moss (R-Birmingham), Lisa Brown (D-West Bloomfield) and Rudy Hobbs (D-Lathrup Village), as well as state Sens. Vincent Gregory (D-Southfield) and John Pappageorge (R-Troy).
  2. Diversity Champions breakfast: The Race Relations and Diversity Task Force will pay tribute to its champions of diversity at a at 8 a.m. Thursday at . Those honored have been active in support of diversity and the ideals of inclusion.
  3. A royal wedding celebration: Prince William and Kate Middleton will get hitched Friday, and while you may not have been invited to the English soiree, that doesn't you mean you can't celebrate. will host a at 10 a.m. Thursday. Bring a donation for the Gleaners Food Bank and receive 20 percent off the price of a piece of jewelry.
  4. City meetings Monday and Wednesday: The Birmingham City Commission meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday at . On the agenda: a public hearing to decide whether to approve the . The Planning Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall.
  5. Auditions open for Seussical the Musical: Project DayDream will hold auditions for Seussical the Musical, the performing arts company's spring play. Auditions will be held Thursday and Friday afternoons at , and all roles are open for students ages 6-19. Those trying out should prepare a musical theater, folk, gospel or Disney song and bring his or her own sheet music. Performances will be July 27-30 at Seaholm. 


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