5 Things You Need to Know About This Week

will hold a meeting Monday at to discuss a myriad of issues ranging from an increase of water and sewerage rates to renewing as well as increasing the rate of the current public safety millage, from the Northwestern Connector project to a proposed drive-thru coffee shop at the corner of Maple Road and Orchard Lake Road. For a breakdown of the agenda, view the story on Patch . The meeting begins at 6:45 p.m.

beginning Saturday and going through Monday, highlighted by shows Sunday at and Monday over Upper Straits Lake. For a complete list of fireworks shows happening in Patch communities around Metro Detroit, view the story on Patch .

3. The weather forecast appears to be cooperating with fireworks plans. The National Weather Service calls for mostly sunny conditions through Sunday, with a high near 87F degrees on both Friday and Saturday and a low of 55 Tuesday night. However, there is a 30 percent chance of showers Monday night with wind gusts as high as 22 mph and a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday.

4. What businesses are modifying their hours this weekend? For starters, Walk Michigan will not take place this week. Please send in recommendations for those businesses which will be modifying their hours for us to post on Patch! Patch will post a comprehensive list later this week.

will perform The Pied Piper Thursday at . For those who have had enough of cherry bombs and bottle rockets, this 45-minute performance uses children from the audience in non-speaking roles. All ages can go and there is no registration required. The show begins at 11 a.m.