First Thing: YouTube-ing Farmington Hills City Council

From Farmington High junior drum major Elise Newcomer leading the Pledge of Allegiance to a little election talk, you can now see all of Monday night's Farmington Hills city council meeting on YouTube.com. 

Council meetings are broadcast live and re-broadcast on Channel 8 for Bright House cable television viewers and are also available on the SWOCC Studios website. 

If you're getting out and about today, click on the links below to learn more about events happening in Farmington and Farmington Hills. We've also included a list of future events for which you'll need to register or buy tickets.

Today's events

• Dubin Cleaners & Laundry Winter Warmth Campaign (all day)
• Back Door Friends Cat Rescue Fundraiser (all day)
• Longacre Fashion Show (10:30 a.m.)
• Healthy Fall Events: Botsford Hospital and Busch's Fresh Food Market Team Up (Healthy Tailgating, registration required - 6 p.m.)
• Who Do You Think You Are? (Genealogy workshop, registration required - 6:30 p.m.)
• Travel Baseball Tryouts (registration required - 7 p.m.)
• Farmington Rotary Queen of Hearts Raffle (drawing at 9 p.m.)

Look ahead

• Two Muses Theatre: "A Little Work" (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
• Sexual Assault Prevention and Self Defense for Women (Saturday)
• Annual Legion Craft and Vendor Show (Saturday)
• Farmington DDA Farm to Table Dinner (Saturday)
• Hayride Central at Heritage Park (Saturday - registration not required, but strongly recommended)
• Three Phantoms concert at Nardin Park (Sunday)

Check our calendar for even more activities, classes and events happening today and throughout the week. If your event isn't listed, feel free to add it.