Active Neighboring News: Radishes, Wood Windows, Spaghetti Dinner, Making Ceramic Tea Pots, Ukes!
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
April 26, 2012
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Radishes are in full force at the Hunter Park GardenHouse! We have 16 bunches for sale ($5 per pound). These are beauties coming in purple, red, and white, and they are really tasty too! Pick up at the Hunter Park GardenHouse this weekend or next week: Saturday and Sunday: 10 am – 2 pm, or Monday-Friday 3:30pm-5:30pm. Give Rita a call if you want her to save some for you, 999-3910 (Office) or 316-0377 (GardenHouse).
ANC-Sponsored Events/Activities
1) Wood Window Restoration THIS SATURDAY on 4/28
2) Join ANC’s Team to Race for the Cure on 4/29
3) Active Neighboring Café on School Changes on 4/30
4) Small Fruits for Your Yard on 5/12
5) Summer CSA Sign Up
Other Community Events
6) New Making Gardening Accessible- Multiple Dates
7) Spaghetti Dinner Supports 2 Scout Troops on 4/27
8) Celebrate World T’ai Chi and Qigong Day on 4/28
9) New Make a Ceramic Tea Pot at REACH on 4/27 and 5/4
10) Free Spring Home Maintenance Classes
11) New Meet Your Board of Health on 5/1
12) New ENO features Julie Powers on 5/2
13) Peckham Speaker focuses on Diversity on 5/2
14) Green Development/Sustainable Habitat on 5/3
15) Mighty Uke Day on 5/5
16) Spiritual Foundations of Tai Chi on 5/6
17) WIC Offices Closed on 5/8-9
18) Homebuyer Education Classes from Franklin
19) New Sistrum Performs ‘A Living Voice’ on 5/18-19
20) Breakfast with Bauer on 5/19
Ongoing Offerings
21) New Call for help from St Vincent Catholic Charities
22) Tips from VanAtta’s on Timing Your Planting
23) Mid-Day Movies at the Library
24) LPD Online Crime Reporting
25) 2012 Hawk Island Tri-Registration
26) Quote of the Week
Your Friends at ANC
P.S. The Somali Bantu Community is seeking a volunteer to assist with grant writing to support their ESL classes. If you can help out, please call Abdallah Mukoma at 517-402-5953. Thanks!
1) Wood Window Restoration (A Restoration Works Tour and Tutorial)
Sat. April 28, 10-11:30 am at ANC.
The next Restoration Works offering features Conn Allison of Looking Glass Studio, a specialist on preservation and restoration of historic wood windows and hardwood entryways. Join us for this very special workshop and learn how to preserve/restore your wood windows. As an added treat, you’ll also learn about stained glass installation! Call Maria at 999-3924 for further information and to reserve your spot!
2) Komen Race for the Cure.
Join ANC’s Race for the Cure Team on Sunday, April 29th, in support of breast cancer services, research and awareness. (Note: 75% of money raised in mid-Michigan stays in mid-Michigan). ANC is starting to recruit members early in an effort to have a great team! We have a blast each year on this walk; a wonderful time is guaranteed! To sign up for Allen Neighborhood Center’s team go to: http:www.komenmidmichigan.org/ - click on register today, then click on join existing team and type in Allen Neighborhood Center! Please consider sponsoring a neighbor. We have many who would like to walk but can’t afford the $20.
3) Active Neighboring Café on Impending School Changes
Originally scheduled for earlier this month, Active Neighboring Café will be held on Monday, April 30, 7-8:30 pm, at Foster Community Center in Room 213. Facilitated by Vincent Delgado, this gathering will provide information to interested residents about the impending school changes, particularly as they impact Eastside schools and neighborhoods. In addition, we will focus on strategies for making the plan work and ensuring a successful transition for students, staff, parents, and the school community. Special guests include Dr. Yvonne Camaal Canul, Interim Superintendent of Lansing School District, representatives of the Eastern Alumni Group and PTSA, and others. Please join us for an informative and productive conversation.
4) Small Fruits for Your Yard Workshop
Saturday, May 12, 12:30-2pm
Learn all about growing small fruits (raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, etc.) in your home garden. This workshop is free, but a suggested donation of $5 is welcome. To RSVP, contact Rita at 517-999-3910 or ri...@allenneighborhoodcenter.org
5) Reserve Your Spot in the GardenHouse Summer CSA
Interested in receiving fresh, local grown produce each week? Our Summer CSA will run for the months of June, July, and August. We have 20 shares available, with priority for 48912 residents. Enrollment will open to new 48912 residents on April 16, will open to returning 48912 residents on April 30, and will open to non-48912 residents on May 7. The program is filled on a first come, first served basis, so hurry up and fill out an application when they are open to you. Applications can be found on-line, in the GardenHouse and at Allen Neighborhood Center. For more information, contact Rita O'Brien: 999-3910 or ri...@allenneighborhoodcenter.org
Other Community Events
6) Making Gardening Accessible
The Garden Project has been working with a number of organizations and individuals on a project to make Ingham County community gardens and other community activities more inclusive of people with disabilities. In addition to the garden-build days listed below, the project involves facilitating conversations with community organizations about inclusion, over the summer of 2012. People interested in getting involved as a participant or in a leadership role can contact Jessica Yorko at 272-4144 or jyo...@ingham.org or Anne Rauscher at an...@greaterlansingfoodbank.org, 853-7809.
Upcoming accessible garden-build days:
· Friday, April 27 from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at South Lansing Church of the Nazarene’s Feed My Sheep Community Garden located at 401 West Holmes Road in Lansing
· Friday, April 27 from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Garden Project Demonstration Garden near Foster Park located at 2401 Marcus Street
· Saturday, May 5 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Garden Project Demonstration Garden near Foster Park located at 2401 Marcus Street
7) Spaghetti Dinner Supports Two Boy Scout Troops
Grab a delicious, quick and easy DeLuca's spaghetti dinner on Friday April 27 from 5:00 -7:30 PM and support a great cause. Join us at St. Thomas Aquinas School Gym 915 Alton in E. Lansing. Dine In and Carry Out options plus bake sale.
Your donation supports two local Boy Scout troops 180 and 293 as well as an amazing international Boy Scouting event, the Michigan International Camporee. www.micamporee.org
Suggested donations: Adults $8.00, Children $5.00
The dinner is sponsored by: Delucas Restaurant and Pizzeria, Dart Container, Crippen: Buick Pontiac,GMC Mazda, Volvo, Olive Garden: famous breadsticks.
The Michigan Camporee is the largest multinational Scouting event in North America. Thank you for helping our boys be part of this amazing event. Questions: JoAnne Neugent; jneuge...@comcast.net or 517-324-9898.
Hope you will have dinner with us. Jennie Grau, 517.484.5756
8) Celebrate World T’ai Chi and Qigong Day
Lansing will celebrate—along with many other cities, states, and 70 nations around the world—World T’ai Chi and Qigong Day at Hunter Park, 1400 E. Kalamazoo Ave (between Pennsylvania and Aurelius Rds.) on Saturday, April 28 from 10:00 A.M.-noon. The founders’ objective for this annual event (always the last Saturday of April) has been to reach out, community by community, to raise awareness of these practices and the research affirming their many health benefits. Several area instructors are volunteering their time to lead different exercises drawn from the rich t’ai chi and qigong tradition. The gentle, flowing movements emphasize relaxation and attention, while fostering balance and coordination. The exercises will be easy to learn and adaptable to individual abilities.
The event is free, although donations will be accepted to help cover the cost of park rental. Wear comfortable, non-restrictive clothing. For more information contact Bob Teachout: reteachout @yahoo.com or (517) 272-9379
9) Make a Ceramic Teapot at REACH
Family Clay Workshop: Teapots; April 27 & May 4, Two Fridays: 4:30-6:00 p.m.
The workshop will introduce basic hand building and glazing with an instructor. All of our family Clay workshops are two weeks and are offered on the 4th and 1st Fridays of the month. Clay, glaze and firing are included in price of workshop.
Adults: $30 each, children under 18 registering with an adult: first
child ($15), each additional child ($10). Every 3 children need a
registered adult. Youth ages 14 – 17 registering without an adult pay adult
price. Pre-registration is required.
10) FREE SPRING 2012 CLASSES - Home Maintenance/Do it yourself
Presented by GREATER LANSING HOUSING COALITION
All Classes begin at 6:00PM. Call Bruce @ 517-372-5980 to register.
May 1st Tuesday Deck Building 101- Do it Yourself!
*class held at LOWES 6821 S Cedar*
May 3rd Thursday Faucet Repair and Replacement
May 8th Tuesday Furniture Reupholstering
May 10th Thursday Tiling a Back Splash
*class held at LOWES 6821 S Cedar*
11) Meet Your Board of Health
Residents of Ingham County are invited to attend the next Ingham County Board of Health meeting on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. at Foster Community Center located at 200 N. Foster Avenue, Lansing, MI 48912. The meeting will take place in Room 213 on the second floor. Board of Health members would like to give the community an opportunity to meet its members, and to learn more about its role in assuring the well-being of Ingham County's residents. For further information, contact Rona Harris, Community Outreach Specialist, Ingham County Health Department, Ph: (517) 887-4489
12) ENO Monthly Meeting features Julie Powers
Julie A. Powers from the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council (http://www.midmeac.org/) will be speaking about the scrappy bike racks project, the City's non-motorized projects, the walkability audit and more at ENO’s first Wednesday of the month meeting. Join your neighbors on Wednesday, May 2, at Foster Community Center, Room 213 at 7 pm.
13) Peckham Series to feature Dr. Steve Robbins on Diversity and Inclusion
The Peckham Community Partnership Foundation will host its spring Speaker Series featuring Dr. Steve L. Robbins on Wednesday May 2, 2012 in a morning session 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. and an afternoon session from 2:00 to 3:15 p.m. Robbins will discuss the topic of diversity and inclusion, and emphasizes open-mindedness as a 21st century approach to inclusion and innovation in the workplace. In a meaningful, yet light-hearted way, Robbins challenges each of us to ask ourselves the uncomfortable questions, have real conversations and learn how to better respect and care for others.
Space is limited! To reserve complimentary seats, email eve...@peckham.org with the following information: *Number of seats, *Choice of Session *Name, phone number, and email address of contact person
For groups larger than 5, contact Scott Derthick at sder...@peckham.org.
The event takes place at Peckham Inc., 3510 Capital City Blvd., Lansing, MI.
14) Green Development to Create Sustainable Habitat Homes in Greater Lansing
For Information, contact: Dena L. Vatalaro, Development Director for Habitat for Humanity Lansing, at (517) 290-0258 or devel...@habitatlansing.org.
Habitat for Humanity Lansing will celebrate the beginning of a four-house “green” development on May 3, 2012. This development will utilize green building techniques and materials and alternative energy options.
Partial funding for these houses comes from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis, Jackson National Life Insurance, a HUD SHOP grant, City of Lansing and local foundations, churches, and businesses. The land was purchased from the Ingham County Land Bank, a partner on many Habitat for Humanity Lansing projects.
Representatives from Jackson National Life and FHLBI have confirmed their attendance. Senator Debbie Stabenow, State Representatives Joan Bauer and Barb Byrum, State Senator Gretchen Whitmer, Mayor Virg Bernero, City Council Members, and Ingham County Treasurer Eric Schertzing are invited to help celebrate the start of this project.
This event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 3 2012, at the vacant property at the end of Wayne Street which is east off of Aurelius Road, in Lansing. This collaborative kick-off event is designed to engage and educate community members on the issues of affordable/sustainable housing and neighborhood revitalization in an effort to build corporate and community awareness and involvement in the Greater Lansing area.
15) Mighty Uke Day
Mighty Uke Day (May 5 in Old Town Lansing) is just getting more fun-filled by the minute! In addition to the concert, movie showings, open mic, group strums, children's workshop and concert, and ukeulele museum - we now have an special art project as part of the Gallery 1212 "Cork & Canvas" series. (More details below.) Most of the activities on Mighty Uke Day are free; others have a modest cost. The full schedule, ticket ordering, and other information is available at: www.mightyukeday.com. Come one, come all - it's a great time for uke players and non-players alike!
16) Meditation and the Spiritual Foundation of T’ai Chi
This workshop will explore the tai chi tradition, including qigong and meditation. Simple movements will emphasize t’ai chi and qigong fundamentals, and will place our focus on inner work. In addition to its integral role in t’ai chi and qigong, meditation practice will include sitting, standing and walking. Part workshop, part retreat, there will be ample opportunity to practice the fundamentals of all three disciplines. Participants will learn how the inner arts help keep us physically fit and mentally and emotionally flexible and present.
Sunday morning will be devoted to the practice of Saturday’s work, plus discussion on how to meet the challenges of establishing a regular home practice, and navigating plateaus. This workshop is appropriate for all experience levels.
Date: Saturday May 5th 9:00-4:00 Sunday May 6th 9:30-12:00
Location: C. Weaver Physical Therapy Exercise Studio, 1720 Abbey Rd, East Lansing,
Cost: $110 (partial scholarships are available, please contact Bob)
Facilitator: Robert Teachout- retea...@yahoo.com Bob has 30 years experience in tai chi, qigong, and meditation. He has been teaching classes in the Lansing area and in workshops throughout Michigan for over 10 years. www.fullcircletaichi.com (517) 272-9379
17) WIC Offices Closed May 8-9
All Ingham County WIC Offices will be closed on Tuesday, May 8 and Wednesday, May 9, 2012 due to an employee training. Ingham County WIC clients who need an emergency supply of infant formula can go to the local Salvation Army located at 525 N. Pennsylvania Avenue in Lansing. The Salvation Army will have a limited supply of standard formula and Ingham County Health Department Public Health Nurses will have a limited amount of the specialty formula. If you are due to receive benefits before May 8 please keep your appointment or contact the office at (517) 887-4326 to make other arrangements. The WIC office will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 10.
18) Homebuyer Education Classes
Franklin Street Community Housing Corporation offers Homebuyer Education Classes one Saturday a month that satisfy the requirements of MSHDA, the City of Lansing, NSP, FHA and lenders for Down Payment Assistance and many mortgages. Upcoming dates are May 12, June 16, July 14, August 11, September 15, October 13 and November 10. We also offer night homebuyer classes.
In addition, we continue to provide Financial Management Class Series covering organizing, savings, budgeting, how to repair and/or build credit, debt reduction, consumer protection, banking, insurance and asset building for families that want to learn how to become financially independent, The next seven class series starts Thursday April 12 for consecutive Thursdays.
Please call 482-8708 for details and to register for a class that will give you the knowledge and confidence to be a savvy consumer and homebuyer.
19) Sistrum, Lansing Women’s Chorus Presents “A Living Voice”
Sistrum, Lansing Women’s Chorus will present its 26th annual spring concert and silent auction on May 18 & May 19 at Lansing Community College’s Dart Auditorium at 8 p.m. This year’s concerts are entitled “A Living Voice” and will include Michigan folk musician Pat Madden as a special guest singer.
The group will present a diverse set of music this year, with classic folk songs, a piece sung in Sanskrit, and a gospel tune. The concert will also include percussionists, a string quartet, and three movements from a piece composed by Linda Tutas Hagan with text from The Diary of Anne Frank—“A Living Voice.”
Tickets, on a sliding scale from $25-12, can be purchased online at www.sistrum.org or through a chorus member. Tickets at the door will be $25-15. ASL interpretation and wheelchair accessibility will be provided for both concerts. The silent auction begins at 7:00 pm both nights, with proceeds helping Sistrum travel to the Choral Music Experience workshop in Kenosha, Wisconsin this July.
Sistrum, Lansing Women’s Chorus, currently has 40 singing members, is active in both the Sister Singers Network and the GALA Choruses, and is a 501c3 organization. Sistrum: creating music that inspires, empowers, and entertains.
For more information please visit www.sistrum.org or contact Trixie Smith at tgsm...@yahoo.com.
20) Breakfast
with Bauer
Message from State Rep. Joan Bauer
As you know, I sponsor a monthly “Breakfast with Bauer.” I’ve included
the schedule for the first half of 2012. I invite you to join me from 9 to 10
a.m. 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.
Saturday, May 19 at Gone Wired Cafe, 2021
East Michigan Ave., in Lansing.
I look forward to seeing you soon! 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.
Ongoing Offerings
21) Help STVCC Welcome Refugees and House the Local Homeless
St. Vincent Catholic Charities (STVCC) is in great need of kitchen supplies and new or gently used household items to help local homeless and refugee families begin to rebuild their lives. Household items, you no longer need, can be essential to those we serve. When you make a donation to St. Vincent Catholic Charities the items go directly to serve people in need. STVCC does not resell any donated items. As part of our mission to serve, St. Vincent Catholic Charities helps people living in crisis transform their lives. A safe home setting is an important part of helping those we serve begin working toward self-sufficiency and a brighter future.
STVCC is in need of housing items such as furniture and basic kitchen materials.
Most needed items at this time are pots, pans (cooking ware) and dining room tables and chairs and sofas. (No sofa beds/sleeper sofas please).
Donated items are tax deductible.
All items can be dropped off at STVCC Campus in North Lansing, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. St. Vincent Catholic Charities, 2800 W. Willow Lansing, MI 48917.
STVCC also offers pick up of larger items: Contact St. Vincent Catholic Charities at 517-323-4734 ext. 1050. More information is available on our website at www.stvcc.org.
22) Tips from Van Atta’s on Timing Your Planting
Phenology is the study of the timing of recurring biological phenomena and their relationship to the weather. Here is some phenological gardening advice we've collected over time, and found on line. Please realize that even the best old wives tales and old farmers hints can be destroyed by a poorly timed frost or freeze, so be aware of the daily weather forecasts and plan and cover accordingly.
*Plant peas when the forsythia and daffodils are blooming.
*Plant potatoes when the 1st dandelion blooms.
*Plant, beets, carrots, cold crops, lettuce and spinach when lilac is in first leaf.
*Plant beans, cucumbers and squash when lilac is in full bloom.
*Plant tomatoes when lily-of-the-valley are in full bloom.
*Plant corn when apple blossoms start to fall.
*Seed your morning glories when maple leaves are full size.
*Treat for Japanese beetles when morning glory vines start to climb.
*Treat for Eastern tent caterpillars when crab apples start to bloom.
*Put down your crabgrass preventer when forsythias are in bloom.
23) Mid-Day
Movies (Free)
Capital Area District Library: Downtown Lansing, 401 S Capitol Avenue, www.cadl.org
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.
24)
LPD Online Crime Reporting
The Lansing Police Department launched "Online Crime
Reporting" capabilities. The new system offers Lansing citizens another
option to report specific, non-emergency crimes that do not require an
immediate police response and is designed to provide citizens with more
convenience in filing crime reports. The system can be accessed by the public
on LPD's website, www.lansingpolice.com,
and is available 24/7.
Certain criteria must be met for the use of the online crime reporting system:
• The incident must be non-emergency (does not require immediate police
response)
• The reporting party must be at least 17 years of age.
• No known suspect(s) or evidence.
• Not involve firearms/weapons.
• Not traffic crash-related.
Crimes that are eligible for reporting online include:
Burglary, Fraud, Gasoline Drive-off, Harassment, Identity Theft, Lost Property,
Shop Lifting, Theft, Vandalism, Vehicle Burglary
How to send LPD an Anonymous Tip:
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
[7867]. Thank you for being vigilant in getting criminals off the street!
25) 2012 Hawk-I-Tri Registration Now Open
6th Annual Hawk Island
Triathlon, Sunday, June 3 at Hawk
Island County
Park
SWIM 400m, BIKE 16k, RUN 5k
This beginner-friendly multi-sport event is designed to
welcome and support people of all ages, sizes, and abilities as they venture
into the world of triathlon. It's also a great warm-up race for seasoned
athletes gearing up for the summer triathlon season.
The Hawk-I-Tri promotes outdoor recreational opportunities
in South Lansing, encourages physical
activity, and supports efforts that increase access to fresh foods and improve
overall community health. The event was recently commended for its efforts on
encouraging environmental sustainability and stewardship. In 2011, the
Hawk-I-Tri was recognized as the first “green” race of any kind in the state of
Michigan,
certified by the national Council for Responsible Sport.
For more information on the Hawk-I-Tri and how to volunteer or sponsor the
event, click here.
26) Quote of the Week
“Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is
party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory,
and a sterner sense of justice than we do.”
― Wendell
Berry
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
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!
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
Let's Garden Lansing
For a full list of "Let's Garden Lansing" workshops, classes,
and events, visit www.letsgardenlansing.org.
Upcoming topics include: growing a veggie garden, growing on an empty lot,
introduction on soil, seed starting, and spring planting!
--
Joan Nelson, Director
Allen Neighborhood Center
1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48912
517-999-3912