Active Neighboring News: Art Contests, First Friday Activities, Youth Offerings, Eco-Treks, Music at the Museum and More
Joan Nelson
Active Neighboring News
Distributed by Allen Neighborhood
Center
Please forward to friends and neighbors!
For Restoration Works, Allen
Street Farmers Market, Hunter Park GardenHouse,
and other ANC News, check out our website at www.allenneighborhoodcenter.org
February 2, 2012
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Here are lots of enlightening, enjoyable, and entertaining possibilities for your weekend and a few weeks to come:
ANC-Sponsored Events/Activities
1) New Call for submissions for World Day Art Contest!
2) Mold, Moisture and Your Home on 2/ 23
3) Creating a Safe Neighborhood/Active Neighboring Café on 2/25
4) ‘Market’ Gardening on 2/25
5) Urban Gardening Certificate Program beginning 3/6
6) Youth Gardening at the GardenHouse, after school weekdays
Other Community Events
7) ECO-TREK Outdoor Workout TODAY
8) New Mid-MEAC First Friday Luncheon on 2/3
9) New Lansing First Fridays on 2/3
10) At Fenner this weekend and beyond
11) New Breakfast with Bauer on 2/4
12) New Youth Leadership/Prof. Dev. on 2/4
13) New Music at Museum/Peter Nelson Quintet on 2/5
14) New Lansing Art Gallery February Offerings
15) Everybody Eats Conference on 2/10-11
16) Bea Christy Dinner on 2/10
17) Habitat House Party on 2/10
18) Black History Month Programs at LCC
19) Marketing Workshop on 2/16
20) Frost Fest on 2/18
21) GLHC Annual Theater Party on 2/22
22) Immigrants and Tax Law on 2/22
23) New Garden Planning with Google Earth/Sketch Up on 2/29
24) Buick Achiever’s Scholarship, apply by 2/29
25) New Eastside Souper on 3/3
Ongoing Offerings
26) Teen Community Art Project
27) New A Habitat House for You?
28) Anonymous Tips to LPD
29) Creating Accessible Gardens
30) Free Intro to Computers at MI Works
31) Asset Independence Coalition Offers Free Tax Prep
32) Mid-Day Movies (Free)
33) New Quote of the Week
Your Friends at ANC
P.S. In case you missed my note last week, Active Neighboring News has a new format: 1) ANC-sponsored events first, followed by 2) community events and resources scheduled for up to one month out, and then 3) an ‘ongoing’ list of activities which are not tied to a specific date.
ANC-Sponsored Events
1) 2012 Artwork Contest for World Day at Hunter Park (June 9, 2012)
2012 Artwork Contest: Organizers of World Day At Hunter Park are sponsoring a contest to find the perfect artwork for the 2012 event. The winning entry will be used in all advertising materials, posters, table toppers, banners, and programs; and the artist will receive broad recognition on banners and posters. (New artwork is used each year to help continue the celebration of diversity and art.
Further information and a digital copy of the application are listed on the web site of St. Vincent Catholic Charities, www.stvcc.org on the events page at http://www.stvcc.org/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&Itemid=4&extmode=view&extid=100. Artwork, along with a signed application, must be submitted to St. Vincent Catholic Charities by February 23, 2012. For more information: If you have any further questions please feel free to contact Marc Redding, Community Relations and Marketing Intern for St. Vincent Catholic Charities, (517) 323-4734, red...@stvcc.org.
About World Day At Hunter Park: World Day At Hunter Park is an annual celebration hosted by Allen Neighborhood Center, St. Vincent Catholic Charities, Refugee Development Center and about a dozen other refugee-serving organizations. The event celebrates the connectivity, health, arts and culture in our City while honoring the resilience and courage of the many refugees that have settled here. In 2011, over 3,500 people enjoyed music and dances performed by our neighbors who have come here from every corner of the globe, an ‘international food court’, a Global Arts and Crafts Fair, free swimming in the remodeled Hunter Park Pool and Splash Pad, GardenHouse Tours and Workshops, headliner acts later in the day, and much, much more.
2) MOLD, MOISTURE & YOUR HOME.
Another ‘Restoration Works’ Tour and Tutorial: Where home renovation, neighborhood revitalization and green technologies meet.
Feb. 23rd, 7-8:30pm at Allen Neighborhood Center
Mike Allen, Environ. Health Specialist at Ingham Health Dept., (one of our favorite and funniest presenters) will talk about this important issue. Watch for details in future Active Neighboring News bulletins.
3) Next Active Neighboring Café – Creating a Safe Neighborhood
Feb. 25, 10 am —12 noon at ANC
Creating a Safe Neighborhood is the focus of our next Active Neighboring Café. Join us to hear what neighbors are doing to create an environment on their block or street that discourages anti-social and even criminal behaviors. Gather ideas for engaging newcomers and old-timers in your neighborhood and linking them to activities, resources, and one another (the ‘Neighborhood Ladder of Engagement’). Learn about new and old communication tools, (e.g., Localblox) for sharing information and building strong connections. Hear from Officer Rich Ballor about LPD tools and resources. Don’t miss this useful conversation. For further information, contact Tom Curtis at 999-3924!
4) Market Gardening: Backyard & Community Gardening to Sell at Markets
Sat., Feb.25, 12:30-2pm at the Hunter Park GardenHouse
Learn what you need to get growing for selling at markets this summer. Discuss planting and harvesting plans, marketing strategies, and more. This workshop is free, but a suggested donation of $5 is welcome. To RSVP, contact Rita O'Brien at 999-3910 or ri...@allenneighborhoodcenter.org.
5) Urban Gardener Certification Program
Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00pm, March 6, March 20, April 10, April 24, May 8, May 22, June 5, June 19
The Urban Gardener Certification program features 8 sessions of instruction in basic yard & greenhouse gardening skills appropriate for high density, small lot neighborhoods such as those on Lansing’s Eastside and the raised beds in Hunter Park GardenHouse. Participants will have hands-on instruction as we plant and care for a garden together over the length of the program. The course involves eight classes in the GardenHouse and the Allen Neighborhood Center. This program is intended for beginner-intermediate gardeners. (For advanced gardeners, please watch for our Advanced Urban Gardener Series held in the fall.)
Applicants to the Urban Gardening Certification Program agree to:
• Commit to attending at least 7 of the 8 classes.
• Commit to 40 hours of volunteer staffing at the Hunter Park Community GardenHouse or, with advanced approval, at Eastside community gardening projects (with the bulk of the hours at the Hunter Park GardenHouse).
• Commit to assist, as time and energy allow, other gardeners on one’s facing block.
• Pay materials cost of $20/30/40*, due no later than at first class meeting.
*Enrollment space is limited to 25 with preference given to Eastside residents. Cost of the class is $20 for 48912 residents, $30 for Lansing residents, and $40 for non-Lansing residents.
To apply for a slot in the class, please complete the application form (available online and in the GardenHouse, and Allen Neighborhood Center) and send to ANC. Space is limited, sign up as soon as possible!! For more information, contact Rita O'Brien at 517-999-3910 or ri...@allenneighborhoodcenter.org
6) Youth Programs at the Hunter Park GardenHouse
Our free youth programs meet year-long in the warm Hunter Park GardenHouse and help Eastside youth to grow food, develop leadership and life skills, and have fun! KidsTime, for youth aged 5-11, meets Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:00-5:30pm. Youth Service Corps, for youth aged 11-17, meets Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm. For more info or to enroll, contact Erin Kelly, er...@allenneighborhoodcenter.org or 517-999-3910, or please see our website.
By the way, we also need adult volunteers to help out with this and other GardenHouse programs. Interested? Call Kristina Adair at 367-2468 ext. 2007 to receive a volunteer application. Thanks for considering!
Other Community Events
7) EcoTrek Fitness Outdoor Workout
Thursday February 2, 5:45-7 p.m., Scott Woods Park
Meet at small parking lot at end of 2600 Clifton Ave. Parking is also
available in big parking lot behind Ingham
Regional Orthopedic
Hospital off from Pennsylvania.
For more information on an EcoTrek workout visit www.ecotrekfitness.com or call Brenda Rogers at (517) 243-6538
8) Mid MEAC First Friday Luncheon on Schools/Land Planning
This Friday, MidMEAC's Land Use Lunch speaker will be Melissa Gibson, of Public Sector Consultants, on this subject: School Structure and Land Use Planning in an Age of Shifting/Declining Populations. The topic is very apropos at the moment in Lansing and East Lansing, and will continue to be all over the state for several years. This won't be a discussion of particular schools or their merits.
Melissa Gibson is a Senior Consultant at Public Sector Consultants (PSC) and co-author of “The Implications of School Location Change for Healthy Communities in a Slow-Growth State” and “Population Effects on School District Structure and Size in Michigan” in School Siting and Healthy Communities (Miles, Adelaja and Wyckoff, 2011). Also on hand will be Shanna Draheim, Senior Consultant at PSC, with a expertise in community and environmental planning, land use, urban policy and natural resource management.
A light buffet lunch is available (Donations of $5 helps us break even.) Meeting is from noon to 1:00 pm, in the Training Room of the Michigan Municipal League, in the Christman Building, at 208 N Capitol Ave. Questions? Call Liz Harrow at 803-8874.
9) Lansing First Fridays
Friday,
February 3, Downtown & Old Town Lansing
On the first Friday of every month Greater Lansing will roll out the
fun carpet - big time. You'll find restaurants and bars with unique specials,
shops and galleries with extended hours, and events for everyone to enjoy.
You'll also find free transportation on the Entertainment Express trolley every
15 minutes between downtown Lansing and East Lansing and dozens of
places along the way. Come out on First Fridays and explore the fun side of
Greater Lansing - where you can expect the unexpected.
Visit lansingfirstfridays.com
10) Fenner Line-UP
Fenner Program Manager, Katie Woodhams, will be leading “Winter Seed Sowing” on February 4th from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Katie will help participants plant seeds for their garden in the middle of winter by making mini-greenhouses that can be kept outdoors even in the coldest of temperatures. She will also demonstrate how to collect seeds in order to cut gardening costs and why it is earth friendly and cost-effective to use plants that are native to this region. Supplies provided. Cost is $15 for Lansing Residents and $20 for non-residents.
On March 24th, from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm, learn how to “Build Your Own Worm Bin”. Worm composting, also called “Vermicomposting” is a great way to recycle kitchen scraps and reduce waste. Participants will construct their own worm bin and leave this workshop ready to create fantastic fertilizer that can be used on houseplants and in the garden. The cost is $30 for Lansing residents and $35 for non-residents. All supplies are included.
In addition to these unique classes, two ongoing programs are held at the nature center:
“Knee High Naturalist” runs every Wednesday from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm and every Thursday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. Parents are encouraged to bring their children between ages 2 and 5 for an exciting playgroup featuring a different nature theme each week that will be explored with a hike, crafts, and a story. The cost is $5 per child.
The first Saturday of each month, join our resident librarian from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm for “Nature Story Hour”. Families are welcome to join us for a nature story geared towards 4-6 year olds followed by a craft and video. Cost is free.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged, as space is limited for some programs.
For more information as well as on-line registration, visit us on the web at www.mynaturecenter.org. Or call us at 517.483.4224
11) Breakfast with Bauer
The “Breakfast with Bauer” gathering is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Gone Wired Cafe at 2021 East Michigan Ave. in Lansing. I look forward to seeing you from 9-10 a.m. on Feb. 4 for a light breakfast and to share your thoughts and opinions. This is also a great opportunity for me to update you about what’s going on in the Michigan Legislature. Please feel free to call my office at (517) 373-0826 or email me at joan...@house.mi.gov if you have any questions or concerns.
12) Youth Leadership and Professional
Development Training
Deadline: February 4. Are you in grade 7-12 and passionate about
changing your community? Applications for the Peace & Prosperity Youth
Action Movement can be downloaded at www.oneloveglobal.org. Deadline is February 4. Applicants
must be residents of Eaton or Ingham counties and be entering grade 7-12 in the
fall of 2012. The purpose of the application is to collect some basic
information, learn about you and your skills and interests as well as why you
are interested in an internship. Parent/guardian contact information and
signature granting permission to participate is required. Once the application
is reviewed, you may be contacted for an interview and/or audition to learn
about your interest in the program, leadership abilities, talents and special
skills. The internship requires a one-year commitment to the program including
attending scheduled trainings, meetings and outings. All interns who meet
performance standards and project deliverables will be compensated with stipends.
13) Peter Nelson Quintet at Music at the Museum
Sunday, Feb. 5, 1:30 - 2:30 pm at the MI Historical Museum located at 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing
The Peter Nelson Quintet will explore the relationship between jazz and poetry in this concert-- the first in a spring series planned by the group. The performance, including original compositions, integrates the poetry of Langston Hughes, Maya Angelo and others as well as the vocal stylings of Marta Bagratuni. Other band members include Paul Bratcher on Piano,Sam Copperman on Bass, and Nate Woodring on Drums. Music at the Museum is a collaboration between MSU School Music and the MI Historical Museum.
14) Lansing Art Gallery February Offerings
Solitude –Currently and continuing through February 24, 119 N. Washington Square, www.lansingartgallery.org, (517) 374-06400
An exhibition of landscape photographs by Curtis Hans Miller. Curtis describes his landscape collection as s a “haunting world of vast spaces, dotted with orchards, fences, barns and silos. They illustrate Michigan as it has been for a hundred years. The photographs have a strong formal quality created by bold contrast, simple forms and dramatic perspective.”
Creative Mixed Media Collage with Bria Mingus
Adult Studio Workshop (3 class workshop)
Thursday, February 9, 16 & 23, 6 - 9 PM
Mixed media: Through the use of acrylic media, ephemera and paper, students will create visually striking collages with an emphasis in texture, color schemes and visual details.
119 N. Washington Square
(517) 374-06400
$100. (members) or $110. (non-members)
15) Everybody Eats: Cultivating Food Democracy
February 10th – 11th, 2012 at Pattengill Middle School, Lansing, Michigan
Lansing’s third annual local food system conference, “Everybody Eats: Cultivating Food Democracy,” will begin on Friday, February 10th with a keynote by Katherine Kelly, founder and Executive Director of Cultivate Kansas City, at 7:30 p.m. in Lansing. The conference will continue Saturday, February 11th at 8:30 a.m. with more than 20 workshops and a luncheon keynote address by Malik Yakini, Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network. “Everybody Eats” builds on earlier local food system conferences and will bring people together to explore opportunities for optimizing local resources, supporting local farmers and businesses, addressing health, hunger and food sovereignty issues in our community.
The overall theme of this year’s conference is food democracy. This is a topic of critical importance to all citizens including our elected officials, our health policy teams, and our area businesses. As interests and approaches to food and farming proliferate, there is a need to take stock of the process and to critically reflect on what has been happening, individually and collectively. Has it been an inclusive process? Are all the voices within the food system being heard? Can people throughout the food system make a decent living? In short, are we moving toward greater self-reliance and deeper food security - and what do such things look like? These are among the topics that will be discussed.
“Everybody Eats” expects an attendance of 300 growers, restaurateurs, cooks, grocers, processors, distributors, emergency food providers, institutional food preparers and interested citizens. All Lansing area residents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Registration is $15. This event is being sponsored by the Capital Region Community Foundation, MSU Agro-Environmental Justice Initiative, South Lansing Community Development Association, Urbandale Farm, Northwest Initiative, Allen Neighborhood Center, Ingham County Land Bank, Michigan State University Extension, and the Garden Project of the Greater Lansing Food Bank. For additional information or to register, go to www.every-body-eats.com or call 517.432.1034.
16) 25th Annual Bea Christy Dinner
February 10; Lansing Center; $16 per ticket. Call the Lansing Neighborhood Council at 393-9883 for details.
17) Habitat House Party: Celebrating 25 Years!
You are cordially invited to join us for an evening of fun, food, and friendship... celebrating 25 years of hard work to eliminate substandard housing in the Greater Lansing area.
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 7PM@TROPPO
Live entertainment by Dr. Fab and the Off the Couch Band
Scrumptious Troppo Hors d’ Oeuvres
Silent Auction featuring top shelf sports memorabilia by Capital City Sports Auctions
$50 per couple • $30 individual
The first 100 reservations receive a complimentary “Habi-Tini” from Stephanie Milosavlevski, CFP® of Ameriprise Financial in a commemorative martini glass.
Advance reservations required by January 31 at www.habitatlansing.org
For more information contact: devel...@habitatlansing.org or (517) 374-1313 x13
18) BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM AT LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Achieving the Dream through Excellence in Education
BLACK FILM FESTIVAL Room - Abel Sykes TLC 127
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony, (In Celebration of the ANC (African National Congress) of South Africa 100th Anniversary) February 6 – 7-9pm
El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Academy February 15 – 12pm – 1:30pm
The Motherland – Story of African Freedom and Contemporary Issues February 22 - 4:00 – 5:30pm
500 Years – African Diaspora Issues – February 27 – 7pm- 9pm
HIP HOP/POETRY - Featuring:
Rina Risper, Ed., New Citizens Press – 12-1pm Herman Conference Center Solarium
Dee Freeman – Noted Author and Poet – 12-1pm room 375 Arts and Science Building
Dianne Hicks- Flourry, Noted Author and Poet, 12-1pm, Rm 375, Arts and Science Bldg.
Student Free Fall - 12-1pm Herman Conference Center Solarium
19) Flexing Your Marketing Muscle: Social Media Strategy
Another great workshop from Power of We
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 2:00 – 4:00pm at Michigan High School Athletic Association, located at 1661 Ramblewood Dr., East Lansing, MI
Marketing and branding a nonprofit in today’s business world can be a daunting task. This workshop will serve to define, enhance and broaden attendees’ understanding of strategy and policy for nonprofit organizations utilizing social media. Interactive group work will facilitate the development of comprehensive campaigns tailored to accomplish specific organizational goals for attendees. General guidelines for policy development and content creation will help to direct specific online initiatives which incorporate sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Workshop presenter Andi Osters harnesses her passion for competition as a Program & Development Assistant at the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) in East Lansing, Michigan. Andi’s varied tasks with the MHSAA include operation of the association’s social media campaigns on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube, coordination of the annual Captain’s Clinic series across the state, and oversight of online ticket sales, trophies & medals, and tournament credentials. A proud 2004 graduate of Michigan State University, Andi pens a sports editorial column for Lansing NOISE magazine, a Gannett-owned publication. She is a member of the Michigan Society of Association Executives and serves on the Sparrow Hospital Children’s Miracle Network Committee on behalf of Officials for Kids.
Registration begins at 1:30pm; advance registration is required. For registration information, please call the Consortium at (517) 887-4691. Workshop will start promptly at 2:00
20) Frost Fest12
Saturday, February 18: 6 p.m.- 12 midnight
Frost Fest12 is Lansing’s
only winter celebration! Frost Fest will take place on Saturday, February 18
from 6:00 p.m. until mid-night on the 200 S. Block of Washington Sq. We’ll be
serving up delicious microbrews, great live music and plenty of frosty
entertainment in a heated tent.
Tickets are $12 in advance, or $15 at the door for those 21 and older
only. Last year's event sold out so make sure to get your tickets soon!
Tickets will be available online in mid-January at fusionshows.com. You
can sign up your team for the "Cold Butt" Euchre tournament,
volunteer, and view all event activities at www.frostfest.org.
21) GLHC Fundraiser- Annual Theatre Party
Plan to join supporters of the Greater Lansing Housing Coalition for their annual Theatre Party Wednesday, February 22nd at Riverwalk Theatre as they present Smokey Joe's Café. Mark your calendars for February 22nd, 2012 as we present an exclusive performance of Smokey Joe's Cafe at Riverwalk Theatre. This is our annual winter fundraiser and tickets sell-out quickly. Plan on getting yours early.
About the show:
Smokey Joe's Café is a Musical Revue of the Songs of Jerry
Lieber and Mike Stoller, directed by Diane Spicer and Hope Rollins.
The longest running musical revue in Broadway history, this exciting musical
showcases thirty-nine Rhythm and Blues, Pop, and Rock and Roll songs written by
Lieber and Stoller, including such favorites as Love Potion Number Nine, Hound
Dog, On Broadway, Spanish Harlem, and Stand By Me.
Tickets $35 and are available now. Email us at gl...@glhc.org or call 517-372-5980 for more information.
22) IMMIGRANTS & TAX LAW: AN INTRODUCTION
The Immigration Law Clinic at St. Vincent Catholic Charities (STVCC) is happy to announce a free webinar training on “Immigrants & Tax Law: An Introduction” on February 22, 2012, from 2pm-4pm EST. Webinar Focus: The webinar will focus on the importance of accurate tax returns, specifically in the context of immigration, and will help practitioners identify the most common errors among lower-income individuals. We will review eligibility requirements for the different filing statuses, dependency exemptions and popular credits.
About Your Presenter: Rebecca Lair, is an attorney with the STVCC Immigration Law Clinic. A Kalamazoo College graduate, Rebecca received her law degree (J.D.) from New England Law|Boston in 2006, and her Advanced Law Degree (L.M.M.) in Taxation from Northwestern University in 2007.
Registration: Thanks in part to a grant from the Ingham County Bar Foundation, there is NO COST to attend this webinar, but registration is required. The deadline for registering is February 17, 2012. Please see the attached registration form for more information.
Who Will Benefit from this Training: The webinar is open to all interested parties including, but not limited to, attorneys, BIA Accredited Representatives, and tax preparers. Once an individual has registered, s/he will receive a confirmation email. A link to the webinar site will be emailed 2 weeks in advance of the presentation, and again the week of the presentation.
For further questions you may contact Rebecca Lair, Attorney at Law, at (517) 323-4734 ext. 1802 or la...@stvcc.org.
23) Improving Your Garden Planning Using Google Earth & SketchUp
Date: Tuesday, February 29, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Neighborhood Empowerment Center (Ingham County Land Bank) - 600 West Maple, Lansing, MI 48906
Learn how to utilize Google Earth and Google SketchUp to plan your garden quicker and more precisely than with pencil and paper. The two programs are free from Google and can be run on most computers. The workshop will take you through the steps from start to finish, while teaching you all the basics you need to know along the way. Handouts will be provided illustrating each step for you to follow along throughout the workshop. Participants are more than welcome to bring their personal laptops to follow along as well. Free of charge!
To register or inquire further about this workshop, please e-mail Jared Talaga at jared...@gmail.com or call (517) 580-8825.
24) Buick Achievers Scholarship Program
for Young Volunteers
Do you know a high school senior, recent graduate or undergraduate
college student who is committed to service and volunteerism? Could they use a
scholarship to support their secondary education dreams? The Buick Achievers
Scholarship Program, funded by the General Motors Foundation, will help make
those dreams come true by awarding $4.5 million to more than 1,000 students in
the 2012-2013 school year.
The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program rewards students who have
succeeded both inside and outside of the classroom and who may not be able to
attend college without financial assistance. In addition to financial need and
academic achievement, community service is a consideration of each student's
application as they seek to find young people who are committed to making a
difference in our world. The program provides 100 students with up to $25,000 a
year, renewable for four years, and an additional 1,000 students with a
one-time award of $2,000.
Buick and the General Motors Foundation encourage students to apply who
will be:
-Enrolled full-time at a 4-year college or university in 2012-2013.
-Majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Business Administration,
Finance, Marketing or Design.
-Interested in pursuing a career in the automotive or related industries.
Information and applications are available at www.buickachievers.com. Applications will be accepted
through Feb. 29, 2012, and scholarships will be awarded in Spring of
2012 for the 2012-2013 academic year.
25) Eastside Souper
The Lansing's Eastside Neighborhood Organization's 32nd Annual Spring Souper is Saturday, March 3, 2012, 4-7 pm, at Pattengill Middle School 626 Marshall Street Lansing Michigan 48912. Tickets are $5 per person, $3 Children under 14, Families of 4 or more $18.
You can enjoy wonderful soups of all types, yummy desserts and much more. We also will have an Adult and Kids only raffles along will a silent and live auction. There will be special local celebrity soup servers as well.
It is a great way to warm up a cold winter Saturday. Portion of the proceeds will go to a local charity. For questions and/or donations please contact Nancy Mahlow at 517-372-3249 or nma...@yahoo.com or Denise Kelley at 517-484- 9109 or
Ongoing Offerings
26) REACH Teen Studio Community Art Projects, or CAPs, will work with 15 to 20 Lansing Area teenagers and local artists to design and fabricate public art for 5 or more selected places around Lansing. Using three hour weekly teen studio after school sessions at REACH Studio from October 2011 – June 2012, the teens will meet with Lansing area artists and solicit ideas for, choose, design and implement community art projects creating place-making art around Lansing. For more information or to submit a proposal, call (517) 999-3643.
27) Do You Dream of Owning A Home?
Habitat for Humanity Lansing is a housing organization with the goal
of eliminating substandard housing. We build and rehab decent, affordable homes
in partnership with local qualified home buyers. To be selected, you must be
living in substandard housing, meet our income requirements, and be willing to
help build your house and other houses that we are working on. Once your house
is complete you buy it from us at ZERO percent interest mortgage. The mortgage
payment is based on your income, keeping the home affordable for you! For more
information call Ashley at (517) 374-1313 x 21 or visit www.habitatlansing.org
28) How to send LPD an ANONYMOUS TIP 411
If you have any information about a crime in the City of Lansing, you can send an anonymous text message to 847411, beginning the message with LPD517, then leaving the text. You can also a message with Crime Stoppers at 483-STOP. Thank you for being vigilant in getting criminals off the street!
29) Creating Accessible Gardens!
In 2011 the Garden Project of the Greater Lansing Food Bank received a grant from the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition/Michigan Developmental Disability Council entitled Including Our Neighbors (ION). The aim of the program is to install easily accessible community garden beds or facilitate other improvements to make community gardens more accessible for disabled gardeners.
The Project brings together local community partners in an Advisory Committee to coordinate and administer the grant. We would like your assistance in distributing the application to gardens and groups interested in making community gardens more inclusive (http://www.greaterlansingfoodbank.org/images/2012IONGardenImprovementApplication.pdf).
The Committee will accept applications through February 22, 2012; for projects to be initiated spring 2012. An informational session on garden inclusion will be held at the Everybody Eats Conference on February 11 http://every-body-eats.com/. Any questions or comments can be submitted to Anne Rauscher at the Garden Project by phone (517) 853-7809 or email anne@thegreaterlansingfoodbank.org.
30)
FREE Introduction to Computers
Every Tuesday, 2:30 - 4 p.m., Capital Area Michigan Works!, 2110 S. Cedar St.
Professionals from Career Quest instruct attendees in the basics
everyone needs to be comfortable with computers.
31) Asset Independence Coalition - Free Tax Prep and
Filing
The Asset Independence Coalition is proud to announce free tax
preparation services for the 2012 tax season. If your household income is
$49,000 or less, they will do your taxes for you. If you are above that, they
will show you how to prepare them yourself and e-file. All of these services
are free. To schedule an appointment simply dial 2-1-1.
For more information, visit www.assetindependencecoalition.org or contact Amber Paxton
at (517) 256-1466 or aic.mid...@gmail.com
32) Mid-Day Movies (Free)
Downtown Lansing Library, Every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 p.m.
the downtown branch of the Capital Area District Library opens its auditorium
for adults to watch recent releases on the BIG screen. For more
information, call (517)
367-6363.
33) Quote of the Week
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news,
my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find
people who are helping.”
― Fred Rogers
(that is, Mr. Rogers)
Good health is contagious;
Catch some on the Eastside!
Here’s how:
Tai Chi in Hunter Park (preceded by Meditation) Tai Chi in the Park is taught by Bob Teachout every Saturday morning at 9:30 am., preceded by meditation at 8:45 am. Now that brisk weather has arrived, the group will meet inside the GardenHouse. No charge!! Note: No Meditation or Tai Chi class on February 4!
Friday Noon Stroll
Also, join us every Friday at noon for a Walk on the Hunter Park Path. Bring friends, dogs, children, stories and become a part of this Friday noon tradition!
Gardeners Roundtable
Every Sunday, 12:30-1:30pm at the Hunter Park GardenHouse
Are you suffering ‘gardener’s withdrawal’? Missing the smell of green and growing things as you trudge across last year’s back yard vegetable garden, now covered with crunchy snow? Come join us any (and every) Sunday at the GardenHouse to swap gardening stories, drink in the smell of soil and green plants, share ideas, tips, and occasionally seeds and plants. Gardeners of any level of experience or skill are invited to wander on over for relaxed and informal conversations, leaf through our seed catalogues, and enjoy a cup of tea. RSVP with Rita at ri...@allenneighborhoodcenter.org or 517-999-3910.
Free Community Yoga at Just
B Yoga (For All Ages)
Every
Wednesday, 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Just B Yoga Studio (106 Island Avenue)
Free weekly power yoga class for all levels! Get rid of stress,
increase muscle tone, and meet new friends. Yoga mats provided. For more
information, please call (517) 488-5260 or visit http://justbyoga.com/classes/schedule/
or www.justbyoga.com
Winter
Activities Guide
Looking for fun activities for the whole family this winter? Check
out the Lansing Parks and Recreation Winter 2012 Activities Guide! Discover special winter
events, find open gym/swim times, register for sports (all ages), learn a
new culinary skill, and much more!
2012 Weekly Warm Up
The Community Partners in Health’s 2012 Winter Warm-Up is an
entirely FREE program which offers resources for the development of positive
habits of physical activity and healthy eating within one’s daily routine. The
8-week program provides tools, information and the support-network for you to
do just that – all within your own community! Experts say identifying a
positive routine and sticking with it for 21 days will initiate a “habit.” Why
not make health and wellness your best new habit of 2012? The Community
Partners in Health believe by working together we can and will move
mid-Michigan communities toward being the healthiest in Michigan!
View the program flyer at www.cphlansing.com/docs/2012WWU/12-6-11%20WWU%20Weekly%20Theme%20Calendar.pdf
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Joan Nelson, Director
Allen Neighborhood Center
1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48912
517-999-3912