A team of special needs synchronized skaters from FAR Conservatory will perform during a show by the Detroit Skating Club at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 12, at Detroit Skating Club Ice Arena, 888 Denison Court in Bloomfield Hills.

They will perform to music done by Michigan artists such as Smokey Robinson and Iggy Pop.

The FAR Conservatory Special Olympics athletes and skating team are a part of FAR Conservatory of Therapeutic and Performing Arts, which has been encouraging special athletes in ice hockey and figure skating for more than 55 years. They are a skating team of special needs athletes who skate for fun, recreation and the thrill of competition.

Variety FAR Conservatory is a nonprofit organization serving 2,000 children and adults with special needs in southeast Michigan by providing them therapeutic programs in sports, art, music, dance and recreation. These therapies help those with special needs to foster self-awareness and personal growth by increasing self-esteem, building positive social skills and enhancing motor coordination. One-third of these students could not participate without scholarship assistance from civic-minded businesses and organizations.

There will be 26 tables set up in the on-ice seating area and mezzanine. These tables will seat two to five guests and include two bottles of wine, cheese, crackers, fruit, petite soiree's, admission for all, a program, and Pellegrino water at intermission. Proceeds will benefit the Detroit Skating Club Ice Show, and FAR Conservatory is the beneficiary of the Saturday show. The tables cost $95 to $250.

For more information on FAR Conservatory and its recreational programs, contact the FAR office at 248-646-3347 or visit www.farconservatory.org.

— For The Oakland Press