Events

« Week of March 14, 2010 »
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Start: 7:00 pm

This group is hosted by Mayumi Balfour of Sister Cities International. The group learns about the Japanese language and culture in a casual settng.

16
Start: 7:00 pm

Schuler Books has teamed up with the Lansing Community College Science Department to bring you Cafe Scientifique, a monthly Science discussion group. Join LCC professors for an animated discussion of the important science issues of the day! This month's topic is Home Solar Energy in Michigan - What makes sense? We will consider the following: Solar hot water and solar photovoltaics; Net-metering and other financial considerations; Will my investment pay for itself?; Building codes, it's the law!; Charlatans bearing Snake-Oil; and The Utilities... The rest of the story.

17
Start: 6:00 pm

Meet another exciting up-and-coming author in the young adult scene at our pizza party celebrating the release of The Dead Tossed Waves, a companion title to the critically acclaimed novel The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Carrie Ryan earned praise from critics and teens alike with her debut novel and its literary exploration of a post-apocalyptic society attempting to exist in the midst of a constant threat of zombie invasion.

Lyrical and captivating like it predicessor, the tory continues within the confines of a world devastated by a deadly virus. But The Dead Tossed Waves (On sale March 9) takes a distinctive narrative turn, conveying the same world from a different, and wholly original, point of view - Mary's daughter - in this gripping story bound by rules and fences. Unlike her mother, Gabry  is content with her quiet life by the sea. But life after the Return is never safe and there are threats even the Barrier can't hold back. And when a simple childhood dare opens up a dangerous and terrifying world full of Mudo, Soulers, and a tangled web of love, hurt, andger, and mystery, Gabry begins to question everything and trust no one.

Start: 6:30 pm

Open to the Public. Join in the fun!

Start: 7:00 pm

Join us for a monthly book club sponsored by the Michigan State University Association for Women in Science (MSU AWIS). they will be discussing Chapters 5 and 6 of Mothers on the Fast Track: How a Generation Can Balance Family and Careers, by Mary a. Mason. MSU AWIS is an organization that advocates for and provides a network of resources adn information for women in science with the goal to help them achieve their full potential. Membership is open to men and women at any career stage who advocate for or want to learn more about women in science.

18
Start: 7:00 pm

Join us in the Chapbook Cafe on the third Thursday of each month for our Bananagrams night! Fans and novices alike are welcome to play the hot new word game that pits you in a timed race to see who can take their lettered tiles and most quickly create a crossword grid of connecting and intersectiong words. For mor information, visit www.bananagrams-intl.com/index-us.asp.

19
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm

Join us in the Studio (or cafe if Studio is in use) for a round of everyone's favorite word game... Scrabble. All age groups and skill levels welcome.

Start: 7:00 pm

Enjoy the sounds of this all American rock band featuring: Brent Shirey (Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica), Scott Rider (Percussion/Vocals) and Eric Kehoe (Bass/Vocals) create a sound that's been compared to Neil Young, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Kinks and Wilco. www.valentigermusic.com

20
Start: 1:00 pm

Booksinging with Mary DeVoir for her new book, A Bartender's Guide to a Happy Life. "Every good party guest should be able to rattle off a witty quote, some time-tested advice, or at least a joke or two. Furthermore, every good party host should have ample cocktail recipes on hand (try more than 250). Now a book filled with all of the above - and a Honey Dew Martini recipe - is out, and let's put it this way: this book should be dancing unabashedly while wearing a lampshade on its head..." reviewed by Melissa Black, On the Town

Start: 1:00 pm

In her first historical novel, Voyage to Muscovy, M.J. Rigg brings to life the dangerous and often fatal wooden world of sixteenth-century seamen. With a self-supporting career in dental hygiene, author M.J. Rigg returned to school in her mid-forties and graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies. Each class was specifically chosen for its content pertaining to sixteenth-century England and Europe. Rigg discovered that history is a treasure box filled with stories waiting to be told.

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