The intentional community at Telford Farms in Cedar has generously offered to support TAP (The Art Place -- Traverse City's Community Media Arts Center) by sponsoring a movie night!

TAP will be screening 'Sita Sings The Blues', an incredible animated feature by Nina Paley ... a generous filmmaker from New York City.

This film was screened at the Traverse City Film Festival this year and is sheer magic.

"I am thrilled we can screen it outdoors on the barn at Telford Farm," says Chris Allen-Wickler, director of The Art Place.

There will be Mango Lassis and other refreshing movie watching snacks available. Bring your own blankets, lawn chairs, extra sweater and socks and prepare to be dazzled!

Admission is by donation for the benefit of The Art
Place programs.

The screening is Friday, August 28 at 8:30pm, with TAP student shorts preceding the feature presentation! Mapquest directions are available here:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Cedar&state=MI&address=3200+Winberie

or call 231-633-0728 for directions in person to Telford Farm in Cedar, Michigan.

Have fun AND support Leelanau County Authors!

271-7323 or http://www.brilliant-books.net/

Every Friday evening for the next 6 weeks, Brilliant Books of Suttons Bay is hosting a series of events featuring local authors.

Beginning March 27th with Robert Downes' presentation of How to Backpack Around the World, and culminating with chocolate tasting courtesy of Barbera Disborough, this illuminating series brings together the best of Leelanau's local authors.Also featured are mystery writers Aaron Stander (Color Tour and Summer People) and Bob Underhill (Strawberry Moon, Cathead Bay and Death of the Mystery Novel) and true crime specialist Mardi Link (When Evil Came to Good Hart and Isadore's Secret).

The authors will be reading from their works, followed by a Q&A / discussion and a book signing. Each event begins at 7pm through to 9pm. Drinks and nibbles will be served.

The schedule is as follows:

March 27th - Robert Downes - Planet Backpacker

April 3rd - Aaron Stander - Summer People / Color Tour

April 10th - Good Friday

April 17th - Bob Underhill - Strawberry Moon / Cathead Bay / Death of the Mystery Novel

April 24th - Mardi Link - When Evil came to Good Hart / Isadores secret

May 1st - Barbera Disborough / Chocolate tasting - Chocolatiers of the Grand Traverse Region

For more details, check in at Brilliant Books 271-7323, or visit their website

http://www.brilliant-books.net/ .

El Arte 2008

I LOVE this group out of Detroit.

Check out this FANTASTIC work!

El Arte 2008

DIGITAL ARTS, FILM & TELEVISION (DAFT) is a non-profit educational organization that has been providing services to its members and the state of Michigan since 1969. Our primary mission is to promote media literacy through the creative use of film and video. DAFT does this by conducting workshops and conferences for teachers, and media professionals. We provide support for emerging media artists and actively develop student involvement in media arts and studies through our annual statewide festival, scholarships and special workshops. http://www.daftonline.org/

Account managed by Chris Weagel, Human Dog Productions (human-dog.com)

Grow Canola in Northern Michigan!

The Public Is Invited to Free Workshop:
Everything You need to know to Grow Canola, Our Energy Future

A free workshop on growing or investing in canola manufacturing, hosted by NMC's Energy Center and Northwest Michigan Biodiesel, will be offered on Friday, March 27, from 2:00-3:30 in room 101 of the M-Tech Center campus.
Bill Koucky, founder of Northwest Michigan Biodiesel, will be joined by several experts to provide in-depth information to workshop participants.
Koucky will be joined by Michigan State University professor Russ Freed, a canola variety expert, Dan Blockledge of Marion Bio-Energy, and Jerry Linquist of The MSU Extention office.

Please call Bill at 231.590-2180 to pre-register.

Brilliant Books To hold All School Book Fair

In an effort to help local schools raise money for books, Brilliant Books of Suttons Bay is holding a bookfair. The fair will run from Sunday, February 22 through Saturday February 28th.
Brilliant Books will donate 20% of all proceeds of the sales of children's books, young adult books, and classics sold during the fair to the school of the customer's choosing. The proceeds will be given in the form of books to the schools.
Call 271-7323 for more information.

Brilliant, Peter! Way to get kids to read!

Shibendu Lahiri in Traverse City, Feb 19, 2009

A well-known yogi, whose name is Shibendu Lahiri, is coming to Traverse City on February 19, 2009 and is offering to teach others about the ancient techniques of Kriya Yoga. His visit, which goes from February 19 to February 23rd, includes a free public talk (2/19 at 7:00); A Kriya Yoga Initiation (2/20 at 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. with a $100 suggested donation) and a retreat (from 2/21-2/23). Please RSVP for retreat before February 1, 2009 at 231.392.4798. Kriya yoga, an ancient practice brought from India, is described by Lahiri as "a yogic technique whereby the sensory tumult of the mind is stilled, permitting individuals to achieve an ever-increasing identity with cosmic consciousness." This Kriya yoga knowledge is passed down from father to son in India, and Shibendu is one of the few authentic masters of this technique.
Periodically Shibendu Lahiri comes as a guest invited by private persons (there is no organization, no association, no sect etc.) in different countries where he holds Satsangs (lecture with questions and answers) and he shares the teaching and the practice of the Kriya Yoga.
Since 1988, Shibendu has spent his time sharing the teachings and the kriyas all around the world. He travels at the invitation of teachers and students. Countries he has covered so far are: USA (including Hawaii and Puerto Rico), Canada, Australia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, South Africa, Mauritius, Chile (South America), Norway, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, Bulgaria, Russia, Nepal, Sweden, Netherland, England, New Zealand, Brazil, Greece and of course, various places in India. Many other nationals have also come to him during his kriya-Yoga programs in many places.Shibendu Lahiri says, "These Kriyas are not physical fitness programs, but simple practices which release the body from the stranglehold of mental pollutions and generate an energy of equanimity. This is freedom from 'Viyoga' (a separative and divisive psyche). And that is Yoga --- the dawn of intelligence (Chaitanya) -- which remains dormant due to the pre-occupation of human beings with the activity of 'I-ness'"

For more information, go to:
http://www.kriyayogalahiri.com/htmluk/kriyayoga-lore.htm

The Mouse That Roared

Greetings, Friends and Neighbors! Check out this press release about the new play coming to Suttons Bay Schools. Please attend and support the arts at Suttons Bay Schools!

If you need a higher-resolution photo for some reason, contact me at info@heyjopaige.com or call me!

Photo, courtesy of Scott Tompkins.

Love ya'll

Jolynn

Suttons Bay High presents "The Mouse That Roared"

Entertaining farce comments on world politics

"The Mouse That Roared" will be presented Friday and Saturday, November 7th and 8th at 7:00 and Sunday, November 9th at 2:00 in the Suttons Bay High School auditorium .

Tickets are $5.00 and available in the high school office during school hours as well as at the door during performances. The play is about a tiny European country called Fenwick that declares war on the United States after a California winery steals the label of its only export, Pinot Grand Fenwick. This farce is amusing and entertaining, but also touches on some serious issues.

Twenty-five Suttons Bay high school students are involved in the play which is directed by Toni Manning. Feel free to call Mrs. Manning at 271-8627 for more information.

"The Mouse That Roared" has also been adapted for the stage by Christopher Seigel, popular in amateur and school theatres. Peter Sellers starred in a film version which was released in 1959.