The Saline Reporter
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PUBLISHED: January 8, 2009
SALINE
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Saturday, Jan. 10
A benefit dinner to help the late Joe Mistopoulous' family will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at Christ Our King Lutheran Church, 3255 Waterworks Road, in Saline. Mistopoulous died Dec. 18 after a 15-month battle with brain cancer. Money raised at the dinner will help pay for funeral expenses and medical bills. Mistopoulous left behind a wife and two young sons. The dinner will include a salad, spaghetti, garlic bread, a drink and dessert. A free-will donation will be accepted at the door. For more information, call 429-9200.
Sunday, Jan. 11
"International Year of Astronomy 2009: Science Sundays at Saline District Library" will be held at 2 p.m., featuring physics professor Fred Adams. He will talk about "Extrasolar Planets: Formation, Migration, and Long Term Evolution." The talk will be held at 555 N. Maple Road in Saline. For more information, call 429-5450. The event is free.
Monday, Jan. 12 and
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Auditions for the Saline Area Players' production of "Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville" will be held 7 p.m. at the Liberty School Auditorium, 7265 N. Ann Arbor St., in Saline. Callbacks will be Jan. 15. The dates of the performances are March 20, 21 and 22. Those auditioning are expected to sing 16 bars from a song of their choosing and bring the piano music for the accompanist. There also may be cold readings from the script. For more information, visit the Web site www.salineareaplayers.com.
Monday, Jan. 12
"Saline Stingrays Swimming" will be offered by Saline Community Education. This class is for students who are able to swim freestyle or backstroke comfortably for two lengths, or 50 yards, of the competition pool. Class will be held Monday through Friday through March 15. Times will vary depending on skill level. New members must attend testing 5 p.m. on either Jan. 12 or 13 at the Saline High School pool. The fee is $225. For more information or to register, visit www.salineonline.org or call 429-8020.
Monday, Jan. 12
Stingrays Winter Dive Clinic will be offered by Saline Community Education. The class is for students ages 6 and older and must be able to perform a hurdle. Class will be held from 5 to 6 and 6 to 7 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 12 through Feb. 18 at the Saline High School pool. The fee is $70. For more information or to register, visit www.salineonline. org or call 429-8020.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
"Driver's Education Part 2" will be offered by Saline Community Education. This class is for students who have had a Level 1 learners license for at least 90 days prior to the first day. Class will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, Jan. 14 through 28 at Saline High School, Room C227. The fee is $40. For more information or to register, visit www.salineonline. org or call 429-8020.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
"Speed & Agility" will be offered by Saline Community Education. The class is for students in fifth through 12th grades. Class will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, Jan. 14 through Feb. 25 at Union School gym. The fee is $140. For more information or to register, visit www.salineonline.org or call 429-8020.
Thursday, Jan. 15
"How to Listen, Watch, & Enjoy Great Music" will be offered by Saline Community Education. The class is for adults. Class will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 15 through Feb. 26 at Harvest Elementary School, Room 219. The fee is $77. For more information or to register, visit www.salineonline.org or call 429-8020.
Friday, Jan. 16
Saline Parks and Recreation will be offering Fun Day at the recreation center. Children ages 5 through 12 will play games, make crafts and go swimming during the day off from school. Parents can drop off their children as early as 7 a.m. and pick them up as late as 6 p.m. For more information or to register, call 429-3502.
Saline Parks and Recreation will be offering Connect at the Rec for teens in seventh through 12th grades at the recreation center. There will be open gym, a game room with "Rock Band" and Wii, dodgeball, a lounge area, swimming and more. The supervised program will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Teens can drop in at any time. For more information or to register, call 429-3502.
Saturdays, Jan. 17
through Feb. 28
Saline Parks and Recreation will offer youth 4-on-4 volleyball for students in fourth through sixth grades at the recreation center. Participants will be placed on teams that will meet Saturday afternoons. Each week the youth will work on new skills and have the opportunity to apply those skills in a game format. The program is great for those new to volleyball, as well as those who have played before. For more information or to register, call 429-3502.
Saturdays, Jan. 17
through Feb. 7
Saline Parks and Recreation will offer Pee Wee and Parent/Tot Soccer for children ages 3 through 5 at the recreation center on Saturday mornings. For more information or to register, call 429-3502.
Monday, Jan. 19
Saline Parks and Recreation will be offering a Fun Day at the recreation center. Children ages 5 through 12 will play games, make crafts and go swimming during the day off from school. Parents can drop off their children as early as 7 a.m. and pick them up as late as 6 p.m. For more information or to register, call 429-3502.
Saline Parks and Recreation will be offering Connect at the Rec for teens in seventh through 12th grades at the recreation center. There will be open gym, a game room with "Rock Band" and Wii, dodgeball, a lounge area, swimming and more. The supervised program will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Teens can drop in at any time. For more information or to register, call 429-3502.
Tuesday, Jan. 20
"Driver's Education Part 1" will be offered by Saline Community Education. The class is for students who are 14 years and 8 months of age. There is morning and afternoon session. Classes will be held from 6:50 to 7:40 a.m. and 2:45 to 4 p.m. weekdays starting Jan. 20 at Saline High School, Room C227. The fee is $235. For more information or to register, visit www.salineonline.org or call 429-8020.
Wednesday, Jan. 21
ACT Preparation Workshop will be offered by Saline Community Education. The class is for students in 10th through 12th grades. Class will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at Liberty School, Room 9. The fee is $70. For more information or to register, visit www.salineonline.org or call 429-8020.
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Landscape historian Scott Kunst, owner of Ann Arbor's Old House Gardens, will speak on "Antique Gardens: American Home Landscapes, 1800-1940" 7 p.m. in the Brecon Room at Saline District Library. No registration is necessary.
MILAN
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Milan Community Education offers an eight-week adult pottery class from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 14 through March 4. Weekly lessons in hand-building and throwing will be taught by experienced teachers Barbara Boyce and Angela Lenhardt. Classes will be held at Milan High School. The cost is $125 and the price includes everything except personal tools, which can be purchased from the teachers. No experience is necessary. To register, call Connie Cox at Milan Community Education, 439 5042.
Friday, Jan. 9
Milan Area Chamber of Commerce Breakfast "Salute to Schools" will be held 8 a.m. at the Milan Senior and Community Activity Center, 45 Neckel Court. Cost is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. To reserve a seat, call 439-7932 and leave your name and phone number.
Monday, Jan. 12
Friends of the Milan Public Library will hold the January Book Bunch meeting 1 p.m. at the library, 151 Wasbash St., in Milan. For more information, call 439-2714.
Thursday, Jan. 15
Milan's Healthy People 2020 Project will meet the 7 p.m. at Symon's Elementary School. Guest speaker will be Tony Dean, author of "The F.A.S.T. Diet." For information on the new group formed out of Health Awareness and Action in Milan, e-mail simon@thebraincode.com Simon Evans is the chairman of this Project. The group typically meets 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at 89 W. Main St.
Wednesday, Jan. 21
Milan Community Blood Drive will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. at Marble Memorial United Methodist Church, 8 Park St., in Milan. To schedule an appointment, visit www.givelife.org and enter sponsor code: MARBLEMEMORIAL.
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Milan Snow Bird Picnic will be held noon at Terra Siesta Mobil Home Park in Ellenton, Fla. Participants should bring their own table service, a dish to pass and a drink. Coffee will be provided. For more information, call Nancy Peters at 1-941-627-9130.
WASHTENAW COUNTY
Friday, Jan. 9
Rubberbandance Group family performance will be held 1 p.m. at the Power Center, 121 Fletcher St., in Ann Arbor. Fusing the urban energy of break dance with the fluid elegance and technique of ballet, Monteal's Rubberbandance Group has exploded onto the international dance scene. For more information, call 764-2538.
Saturday, Jan. 10
Rubberbandance Group family performance and Elastic Perspective, a suite of six dances set to hip-hop, will be held 8 p.m. at the Power Center, 121 Fletcher St., in Ann Arbor. For more information, call 764-2538.
Guarneri String Quartet will present a farewell tour concert of Beethoven String Quartets 4 p.m. at Rackham Auditorium, 915 E. Washington St., in Ann Arbor. Call 764-2538 for more information.
Monday, Jan. 12
Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild Monthly Meeting will be held 6:30 p.m. at Gretchen's House Child Development Center, 2340 Oak Valley Drive, in Ann Arbor. Members will share their latest creations with the group. The public is welcome. The guild meets on the second Monday of the month September through May. For more information, visit the Web site www.annarborfiberarts.org.
Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Women of Distinction Speaker Series will feature "Mentors: Personal, Selfless, Important," by Jeannine Lasovage, president and executive director, Michigan Reach Out Michigan Reach Out! The organization links college, business and community mentors with young people for education and career exploration opportunities. The talk will be held from noon to 1:15 p.m. at the Kiwanis Activities Center, S. First St., in Ann Arbor. For more information, call 1-734-660-1023.
Friday, Jan. 16
Tord Gustavsen Trio will perform 8 p.m. at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, 911 N. University St., in Ann Arbor. Call 764-2538 for more information.
Saturday, Jan. 17
Veterans for Peace will meet 10 a.m. at Bear Clow Coffee, 12855 E. Old US-12, in Chelsea. The meeting is open to anyone interested in peace and justice issues. For more information, call 1-734-487-9058 or visit www.vfp93.org.
The 22nd annual Antique Show will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds near Saline. The event is sponsored by the Saline Area Historical Society. Admission is $3.
Monday, Jan. 19
Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Women of Distinction Speaker Series will feature "Urban Planning Meets Social Justice." June Manning Thomas, a University of Michigan centennial professor in urban and regional planning, will be the speaker. She is a noted authority on social justice as it relates to race and ethnicity, in urban planning. She is the author of an award-winning book on the relationship of redevelopment and race, which traced the history of urban planning efforts in Detroit. The talk will be held from noon to 1:15 p.m. at the Kiwanis Activities Center, S. First St., in Ann Arbor. For more information, call 1-734-660-1023.
Sunday, Jan. 25
"Mozart's Magnificent Voyage" will be presented 4 p.m. at the Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., in Ann Arbor. Call 994-4801 for more information.
Monday, Jan. 26
Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Women of Distinction Speaker Series will feature "After Prison, Then What?" Megan McKinley, public education team coordinator, Michigan Department of Corrections, will be the speaker. The talk will be held from noon to 1:15 p.m. at the Kiwanis Activities Center, S. First St., in Ann Arbor. For more information, call 1-734-660-1023.
Friday, Jan. 30 through
Saturday, Jan. 31
The 32nd Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival will be held at Hill Auditorium. The festival will celebrate its 32nd year with traditional and contemporary artists. This year's festival features Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Kris Kristofferson and Pete Seeger. All proceeds benefit The Ark, Ann Arbor's nonprofit home for folk, roots and ethnic music. For more information, visit www.theark.org.
Friday, Jan. 30 through
Sunday, Feb. 1
The seventh annual Main Street Ice Carving Extravaganza will be held Jan. 30 through Feb. 1 on Ann Arbor's Main Street.
Monday, Feb. 2
ALS of Michigan, Lou Gehrig's Disease, will be holding an Ann Arbor support group 6:30 p.m. Mondays for people with ALS and their families. The support group will be held at the Turner Senior Resource Center located, 2401 Plymouth Road, in Ann Arbor. It will provide patients and families with an opportunity to exchange information and resources, and to share concerns and address issues related to living with ALS. For more information or to be included in the monthly reminder mailing, call 1-800-882-5764. There is no fee for this support group and reservations are not required.
Saturday, Feb. 14
A Valentine's Day dance will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. at Pittsfield Grange Hall, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, in Lodi Township. There will be dancing to music from the early 1900s. Admission includes a pre-ball dance workshop, which begins at noon. cost is $25 per person. Pre-registration is preferred. Call 769-0041 or visit the Web site www.vintagedance.com.
Second Saturday Swing will be held from 8:30 to 11 p.m. at Kenville Studios, 323 Hoover St., in Ann Arbor. There will be a beginning lesson from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Admission for the lesson is $5, $5 for the dance or $7 for both. For more information, call 1-734-213-0537 or visit the Web site www.vintagedance.com.
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