Parks, Recreation & Arts
Public Events Calendar - May
Friday Flicks, 1 p.m.
Enjoy popcorn and view movies on our beautiful new wide screen TV perfect for epics. ($1)
May 2 "Evening"-This film shows the timeless love which binds mother
and daughter. Two pairs of real life mothers and daughters, Vanessa Redgrave, daughter
Natasha Richardson and Meryl Streep, daughter Mamie Gummer star.
May 16 "Charlie Wilson's War" - Tom Hanks stars
as a Texas Congressman who managed to supply military support to the Afghan Majahedeen
fighting the Soviets in 1980. The film also stars Julia Roberts and Phillip Seymour
Hoffman.
Vintage Movies with Frank Leahey, 1 p.m. ($1)
These movies look great on our wide screen plasma TV
May 9 "God Said Ha!" (1999) -Saturday Night comic Julia Sweeney
copes with cancer, her mother and her brother. Seattle loved it. The rest of the
country was afraid of it. Also two Harry Langdon comedies; "Pickin Peaches" and
"Smile Please"
May 23 "Phantom of Liberty" (1974) - A dreamlike
comedy of irony in which the openess of eating and the privacy of defecating are
reversed. Director: Luis Bunuel. 104 min.
Vintage Musical Movies with Howard Davis, 1 p.m.
May 30 "This is the Army" (1943) - Three star musical with Oscar
for scoring in a musical. Irving Berlin got more than 300 soldiers and sailors for
the show which features Lt. Ronald Reagan, Sgt. Joe Louis, Irving Berlins and George
Murphy (115 min)
Monday, May 5
Welcoming Reception for Author Mandivamba Rukuni, 6 p.m.
Mandivamba Rukuni is Regional Director for African Programs at the W.K.
Kellogg Foundation in Pretoria. He has authored and co-authored a great number of
academic books on food security policy options, and has given keynote addresses
around the world. Please join us to welcome this remarkable author to the greater
Lansing area as he shares his spiritual growth, the elevation of human values and
the sacredness of life. Co-hosted by Martha Bibbs, Larry Leatherwood, Rory McNeal
and Rishan Butler. The event is a fund raiser to support the Black Child and Family
Institute summer camps for kids, call (517) 487-3775 for more information. $20 suggested
donation.
Wednesday, May 7
?Words of Hope,? 6-8 p.m.
Sponsored by Hope Network Rehabilitation Services To celebrate Better Speech
and Hearing Month, Hope Network Rehabilitation Services is pleased to sponsor this
very special event. Please join us as three individuals share their remarkable stories
of recovery and their on-going journeys as brain injury survivors. Light refreshments
will be provided. Hope Network Rehabilitation Services, one of the largest not-for-profit
rehabilitation facilities in
Michigan is dedicated to helping those with neurologic
and physical conditions to reach their highest level of independence. For more information,
please call (517) 332-1616.
May 9-11 & 16-18
Lansing Civic Players present ?Annie Get Your Gun?
Music & Lyrics By Irving Berlin Book by Herbert & Dorothy Fields Directed
by Erin Bennett Musical Director Scott Stearns Chorographer Amanda Himebaugh Annie
Oakley is an illiterate hillbilly with a knack for shooting guns. Persuaded to join
Buffalo Bill?s traveling Wild West Show, she soon falls hopelessly in love with
Frank Butler, the show?s featured shooting ace. But when Annie eclipses Frank as
the show?s main attraction, she realizes she?ll have to make some hard choices if
she wants to win the man she loves. Call the Lansing Civic Players box office at
(517) 484-9191 for tickets. Friday/Saturday shows at 8 p.m., Sunday show at 2 p.m.
Adult: $15, $17.00 for Musical Senior: $13, $15 for Musical Student: $13, $15 for
Musical Child: (12 & under) $8, $10 for Musical Opening Night Special: Students
with ID: $8.
Friday, May 9
Community Dance with the Cafagna Trio, 7:30 p.m.
Singles and couples of all ages are welcome to attend. Refreshments are available. The dance is cosponsored by Dr. Thomas H. Greer and runs from 7:30-10:00 p.m.
Cost: $7.
Saturday, May 17
Learn Reiki Level I with Ben Warren, 2-5 p.m.
Reiki is used to help clear our aura of the energy toxins that we pick up daily.
It helps to bring our esoteric body back into balance which creates a healthy spirit
and ultimately a healthy body. Reiki is good for relieving stress, anxiety and emotional
blocks. If this is something you are interested in learning and working with, please
call Ben Warren for more information at (517) 410-4613, or email benjamenwarren@netscape.net.
This is part one in a three part series on learning Reiki. Level II and III classes to follow.
Thursday, May 22
Hannah Speaker Series welcomes local author Marilyn Culpepper, noon
She will speak on her book "All Things Altered: Women in the Wake of Civil War and
Reconstruction." The lunch
menu is ham, au gratin potatoes, apple salad and dessert.
RSVP and pay by Monday, May 19 by calling (517) 337-1113. Cost: $12 resident and
$13 non-resident.