Arts & Entertainment
Detroit Rock Radio star Woodison to pick Friends raffle winner
March 15 drawing is prelude to presentation on Bob Seger's career
The Friends of the Rochester Hills Public Library is closing out its 61/39 Raffle with a rockin’ finish!
The grand drawing for 39 percent of the money raised (61 percent goes to the 61-year-old Friends organization to make up for revenue lost to Covid-19 restrictions on events) will take place at 6:45 Tuesday, March 15. Choosing the winning ticket and introducing a multi-media presentation that follows will be Lynne Woodison, veteran rock radio host for over three decades (WABX, WCSX, WWWW and WRIF-FM) and a very successful female voice in the male-dominated rock radio genre.
Why Woodison? Because the drawing is a prelude to a 7 p.m. presentation in the Library’s multi-purpose room by author Edward Sarkis Balian who will share stories from his book “Turn the Page: The Bob Seger Story.”
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“We are thrilled to have one of Detroit radio’s best known rock voices preside over our crucial final raffle drawing which comes just before a lecture on one of Detroit’s most famous rockers,” said Friends President Ron Meegan.
Woodison will draw the winning ticket at 6:45 p.m., then introduce Balian at 7 p.m.. Attendees for the event need to register in advance by clicking on the calendar at rhpl.org for details. The drawing ---but not the lecture---will be live-streamed from the Library at 500 Old Towne Road in downtown Rochester
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Tickets for the raffle will be available until 6 p.m. the evening of the drawing: $50 for one, $75 for two tickets and three for $100. As of March 1, there was about $14,000 in the jackpot. Note well: Last year’s 60-40 raffle winner's share was $9,400 before taxes!
Want in on a possible windfall? Tickets are available now at the Friend’s Library Store during the store’s operating hours (Call the store at 248-650-7179 to speak with a volunteer.) Want to order remotely? Click on the “Visit the Friends of the RHPL” line in the CONNECT section at rhpl.org to buy tickets via credit or debit card via Pay Pal. You’ll be mailed an entry confirmation.
