Everything Elderly: Ann Arbor’s Newest Radio Program
Friday, October 30
Everything Elderly, informative entertainment, is on Saturday Mornings at 8:30am on 1290 WLBY.
Join Sheila, Paula and Alan from Senior Helpers every Saturday morning at 8:30am on Business Talk 1290 WLBY. We’re talking with experts in all subjects, with the emphasis on the elderly. The radio show is designed for the growing 50+ crowd.
For more information about Senior Helpers go to www.HomeHealthCareAnnArbor.com.
The Salvation Army's Adopt a Family & Angel Tree Toy Drive Programs Kicks Off Next Week
Friday, October 30
The Salvation Army of Washtenaw County (TSA-WC) has seen a 25 percent increase this year in people seeking help. TSA-WC’s two important Christmas programs – Adopt-a-Family and Angel Tree toy drive – will help meet the growing need for assistance in Washtenaw County and make Christmas merry for many families.
The Adopt-a-Family program will take place Nov. 1 – Dec. 10. TSA-WC’s goal this year is to have sponsors adopt 100 families. Any individual, family, business, school group, church or other organization can sign up as an Adopt-a-Family sponsor. Sponsors will provide families with a Christmas dinner, toys and clothing for the children, a few household items and a game the whole family can enjoy. TSA-WC will pair sponsors with a family based on support level and need. Families will range in size from two people to more than 10. Sponsors can also choose to adopt a senior citizen rather than a family.
The Angel Tree toy drive will run Nov. 2 – Dec. 11. For the third consecutive year, TSA-WC has partnered with WAAM Talk 1600 to help Washtenaw County children in need during the holidays. Community members can visit a sponsor location and pick an angel tag from the tree with a child’s age, gender, size and suggested gifts. Gifts should be returned unwrapped to the same location. TSA-WC will set up a toy shop once all the gifts are collected, and families who applied for assistance will visit the toy shop to choose Christmas gifts for their children.
Current Angel Tree toy drive sponsors include USA Hockey, JCPenney (JCP.com), Kmart in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti and Two Men and a Truck. Visit www.sawashtenaw.org for updates on local businesses hosting angel trees and drop-off boxes at their locations.
For more information, or to become an Adopt-a-Family or Angel Tree toy drive sponsor, call 734-668-8353.
The Salvation Army (TSA), an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church dedicated to serving people in need without discrimination. Operating in Washtenaw County for more than 100 years, the non-profit addresses the physical and spiritual needs of the area through various programs and service centers located in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Essential services provided by TSA of Washtenaw County include a food pantry, soup kitchen, clothing, an emergency family shelter, transitional housing and counseling for veterans, character building for youth, camp programs, emergency and disaster relief, utility assistance and eviction prevention.
You can become a fan of TSA-WC on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@sawashtenaw).
Humane Society of Huron Valley’s New Shelter Opens
Friday, October 30
After years of planning and fundraising, the new Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) animal shelter opened its doors on Wednesday, October 28, at 3100 Cherry Hill Rd., Ann Arbor. The new shelter is located just behind the 55 year-old facility and will keep the same address and phone number.
“We are so excited to finally open our new facility,” said Tanya Hilgendorf, HSHV Executive Director. “We think Washtenaw County can be very proud to have this state-of-the-art facility to care for our community’s homeless, abused, injured and unwanted animals. Our companion animals are an important part of our lives. They give so much to us. When they come here, they are often traumatized and deserve a healthy, low stress environment that will help them recover and find a new loving home. This facility will be a place of healing and a second chance for so many more animals. It is also a supportive environment for people as well—welcoming for visitors and supporting the great work of our staff and volunteers. We are just ecstatic and are grateful to all the people who helped us get here.”
HSHV has wonderful adoptions specials running through November 1, 2009:
• Kittens up to 7 months old = ONLY $31 (includes, spay/neuter, microchip ID, vaccinations)
• Cats over 7 months old = ONLY $13 (includes, spay/neuter, microchip ID, vaccinations)
• Dog and Puppy Adoptions = $31 OFF Adoption Fee (includes, spay/neuter, microchip ID, vaccinations)
“We hope to have a Grand Opening before the end of this year,” said Deb Kern, HSHV Marketing Director. “Our first priority is to make sure the animals settle in and we also need time to train and become familiar with the operations in this wonderful facility. We’ll keep everyone updated about the plans for the Grand Opening on our website www.hshv.org.”
Although the new shelter is open, HSHV must raise $1.3M to finish the capital campaign. “We have naming opportunities still available and we know that once people see this animal shelter and visit with the staff and volunteers, they will want to contribute to this unique and vibrant organization,” said Tanya Hilgendorf.
The Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving all of Washtenaw County, Canton and Plymouth, and relies solely on donations from businesses and individuals to support our community programs. The mission of HSHV is to promote responsible and compassionate care of all animals in our community. For more information, call (734) 662-5585 or visit www.hshv.org.
Edward Brothers, Inc. Sets Up New Digital Book Center For NA Publishing, Inc.
Friday, October 30
Edwards Brothers announced today that it has signed a three-year contract with NA Publishing, Inc. (formerly known as National Archive Publishing Company) to produce XanEdu CoursePacks as well as custom publications. The products, formerly produced on-site at NA Publishing, will now be produced at Edwards Brothers' Ann Arbor facility, creating an NA Publishing digital center within the plant. Edwards Brothers has hired former NA Publishing employees to join a team of EB employees to handle the work. Equipment will also be transferred to Edwards Brothers as part of the agreement.
Edwards Brothers pioneered setting up digital book centers in customer locations and runs numerous facilities in the United States and the United Kingdom. But this is the first time a customer-dedicated center will be set up on Edwards Brothers' property, which is just a few miles from NA Publishing.
"It's part of our long-term strategy to print locally, close to customer distribution centers," said John Edwards, President and CEO of Edwards Brothers. "It's a win-win situation. We get to grow with an existing client and expand our capacity. And we're able to offer NA Publishing expertise and economies of scale not possible with a small stand-alone operation."
Edwards Brothers digital book centers are part of its Life of Title(r) program. By offering multiple offset and digital print platforms that allow economical printing from one copy to thousands, Edwards Brothers helps customers control manufacturing, inventory, and associated carrying costs by printing more closely to actual demand. The result is the maximization of a title's revenues and profits from cradle to grave.
For more information, contact:
Donna Coleman
Edwards Brothers, Inc.
734-769-1000, ext. 325
dcoleman@edwardsbrothers.com
About Edwards Brothers, Inc.: Established in 1893, Edwards Brothers, Inc., is Michigan's largest privately owned book, journal, and catalog manufacturing firm specializing in medium, short, and ultra-short runs for publishers, authors, scholarly societies, industrial firms, universities, and others. The fourth-generation family business has seven sales offices and employs 700 people in three facilities: the Ann Arbor, Michigan, headquarters and two production plants in Lillington, North Carolina. The company also operates nine on-site and remote digital printing operations for a variety of publishers in both the United States and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit our web site at www.edwardsbrothers.com.
About NA Publishing, Inc.: NA Publishing, Inc. was established in 2005 and comprises established businesses acquired from ProQuest Information and Learning. The company specializes in preservation, custom publishing, and other services that enhance and ensure access to scholarly information. Its main customers are libraries, universities, students, professors, and others who need access to quality information. NA Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. For more information, go to http://www.napubco.com.
Live From Studio A2, Volume Two: Back and Better Than EverProceeds to Benefit the Michigan Theater
Friday, October 30
Live From Studio A2, Volume Two, the second compilation CD of live, locally recorded performances by top national touring artists, will be released Tuesday, November 3rd by Ann Arbor’s 107one. With sixteen songs handpicked and carefully re-mastered to showcase the amazing talent that comes through the area, Live From Studio A2, Volume Two boasts an impressive lineup of emerging and chart-topping artists.
The CD will be available exclusively at Borders stores in Ann Arbor, Brighton, Canton and Novi with the introductory price of $12.99. One can also purchase both Live From Studio A2, Volume One and the new Volume Two as a package for $20. The three Ann Arbor Borders locations are in downtown Ann Arbor on Liberty Street, Arborland on Washtenaw and Water’s Place on Lohr Road.
The project is made possible once again by the generous support of Bank of Ann Arbor and Sesi Motors. Net proceeds from sales of the disc will benefit the Michigan Theater Foundation.
With stand-out tracks from artists you’ve loved for years like Indigo Girls, They Might Be Giants and John Hiatt, as well as artists on the rise like Feist, James Morrison, Brett Dennen, Vienna Teng and Donavon Frankenreiter, Live From Studio A2, Volume Two shows what makes Ann Arbor truly special with its eclectic mix of talent and artistry. A complete track listing follows.
Since its introduction to our airwaves, homes, and day-to-day activities, Ann Arbor’s 107one has become a staple of the Washtenaw County area. With the numerous artists who have performed live on the air from the acclaimed Studio A2 and at the Studio A2 On the Road events at Borders, listeners have witnessed thousands of live, local performances that are now part of Ann Arbor’s musical heritage.
Last year marked the first time those memorable performances were captured on disc. The result was the Live From Studio A2, Volume One benefit CD, which helped raise thousands of dollars for the historic Michigan Theater on Liberty in downtown Ann Arbor and its focus on live entertainment for more than 80 years:
The newest and best live performances, both from artists’ visits to the studio and locations across the area have been captured to to create Live From Studio A2, Volume Two!
About the Michigan Theater
The Michigan Theater is Ann Arbor’s not-for-profit center for film and the performing arts. Built in 928, the Michigan Theater was named the Outstanding Historic Theater in North America in 2006. It is located at 603 E. Liberty Street, across from the Downtown Borders store. For complete schedule and movie times, visit www.michtheater.org or call 734-668-TIME.
Event Announcement: “Rock Star Roundtable – Tools & Resources - to help your tradeshow program run smoothly”
Monday, October 26
Lindsay Exhibit Group, Inc. is hosting a series of Marketing Events for Trade Show and Event Marketing Professionals. The “Rock Star Roundtable” will focus on trade show and event marketing topics, provide a community for marketing professionals and will include a panel of marketing experts in an open forum discussion.
The second event will take place Thursday, November 5, 2009, 9:30-11:30am at Lindsay Exhibit Group, 9281 East M-36, Whitmore Lake, MI. The topic will be “Tools & Resources - to help your trade show program run smoothly”. The event is open to the public, free of charge, and includes coffee and donuts. Seating is limited; reserve seating at www.lindsayexhibits.com , or call 877-885-7117.
Discussion topics will include: industry insider tools and resources to help plan, manage and execute effective trade show and event participation. We will share useful websites, software, and other tricks-of-the-trade that will benefit anyone involved in trade shows and events.
Lindsay Exhibit Group, Inc. designs and produces trade show exhibits and marketing communications materials from their headquarters in Whitmore Lake, Michigan.
Innovative New Customer Loyalty and Gift Card Solutions For Retailers Everywhere!
Monday, October 26
POWERpass, the customer loyalty and gift card program owned by Ideation, Inc., has undergone a major facelift and now offers many new, fresh and versatile solutions for loyalty campaigns and affordable gift cards.
POWERpass is a unique program that has been used successfully by independent stores nationwide for over 15 years to increase customer loyalty and revenue. The program has been updated as new technology has evolved, and now offers more variety, diversity and simplicity, allowing a company to set up and manage loyalty, gift cards and referrals all in one easy to use application.
Wendy Robison, Sales Manager and Loyalty Consultant for the POWERpass division of Ideation, works with companies to develop and launch loyalty campaigns designed to fit a company’s market, product line and needs. “It is important to launch and market any new promotion in a way that creates excitement and immediate activity. That’s what we help businesses do,” Wendy said, “POWERpass is the vehicle we provide to get them there.”
The new POWERpass is not limited to retail stores. It can also be used in industries that provide services, like mortgage bankers, realtors, dry cleaners, and oil change shops, for example. Ideas include offering and tracking incentives for referrals, multiple visits, gatekeeper rewards, and much more. In addition, corporations can also use POWERpass to motivate and reward employees. The ideas are limitless!
For more information call Wendy Robison at 734-761-4360 x226 or visit www.powerpassloyalty.com
Pizza is Traditional Meal for Halloween and Other Holidays
Monday, October 26
According to Chris Bortz, general manager of the Pizza House located at 618 Church Street in Ann Arbor, Halloween is traditionally one of the five busiest days for people to order pizza--especially for home, office and school delivery .
“For lots of families, ordering out for pizza is a quick and easy meal on Halloween while kids are getting dressed in their costumes and before Trick-or-Treaters start arriving at your door,” said Bortz.
He noted that Halloween is one of the five busiest pizza delivery days during the year. The others include the day before Thanksgiving, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day and Super Bowl Sunday.
“We’re always prepared for the additional orders,” added Bortz, who oversees the restaurant’s full range of dining, catering and delivery services. “No matter how many orders we receive, our staff gives the same kind of attention to quality and freshness of the foods we prepare.
Pizza House also offers the opportunity for customers to place orders in advance for delivery at a designated time that is convenient for their individual needs.
“If you’ve got a busy schedule or full day planned, ordering in advance really helps,” said Bortz.
Pizza House is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. daily. For delivery, call 734-995-5095 or visit www.pizzahouse.com.
About Pizza House
Established in 1986, Pizza House is a family-owned business with restaurants in Ann Arbor and East Lansing, Michigan. Known for serving famous Chicago and Sicilian deep dish and traditional pizzas, pasta and everything in between, Pizza House was voted “best pizza, best chipati™, best salads, best restaurant” by Michigan Daily Readership Poll. Both restaurants provide full-service casual sophisticated dining with private dining rooms available and deliveries for individuals and catered events. For more information visit www.pizzahouse.com.
Livingston Court’s Divorce Initiative Advances Trend Toward Out-of-Court Resolution
Monday, October 26
In an effort to reduce the expense and the emotional toll often associated with divorce, an innovative program has been introduced in one Livingston County court. Early-stage mediation now will be mandatory for all divorcing couples whose cases are before the Hon. Carol Sue Reader.
Effective October 19, 2009, divorcing couples with cases assigned to Judge Carol Sue Reader will be required to attempt to resolve their issues at the outset with the help of a neutral, cost-effective, professional mediator. Low-income couples will be referred to a low- or no-cost mediator upon a showing of financial need.
Judge Reader states: “The way a divorce proceeding begins can either aggravate the existing pain and anger between spouses or it can be the start of a healthy reorganization of a person’s life. People need to be able to talk through their differences and have a means to achieve a divorce in the least confrontational manner at a lower cost to both parties.”
The program is partly a result of the participation of Judge Carol Sue Reader and other local court officials in a volunteer professional consortium known as “LIPA”. The Livingston County Interdisciplinary Professional Association (www.lipa-mi.com) is composed of attorneys, counselors, therapists, financial planners, real estate professionals and other local professionals whose work regularly brings them face to face with divorcing couples and families. LIPA’s mission is to advance respectful, humane and effective ways to use out-of-court methods to resolve family legal disputes.
The list of mediators certified in Livingston County is available at the court house, as well as on the LIPA website.
Judge Carol Sue Reader’s initiative to implement facilitative mediation at the filing of the divorce complaint has been applauded by a number of local professionals. Gary Marsh LMSW, a mediator and founding member of LIPA states: “Judge Reader’s new program is a major step forward in our mission to help serve couples and families in their moment of need. The program utilizes a neutral facilitator who helps divorcing couples resolve issues as early in the divorce process as possible using a collaborative, future-oriented perspective, which is the cornerstone of mediation.”
Judge Carol Sue Reader’s new program of early stage mediation is a first for Livingston county, but it reflects a trend in a growing number of Michigan counties. The trend toward more affordable, more personalized and less adversarial methods for resolving disputes out-of-court is a national and international one taking hold in the field of family law. The trend has been noted in articles carried in publications such as in Family Circle and O, The Oprah Magazine. An increasing number of celebrities, notably Robin Williams and his wife, have opted to take an out-of-court approach to resolving the private family and financial issues involved in their divorce.
The Salvation Army of Washtenaw County Seeks Volunteers for Christmas Programs
Thursday, October 22
The Salvation Army of Washtenaw County (TSA-WC) is looking for volunteers to serve as bell ringers and to donate healthy food items for 600 baskets that will go to less fortunate families this Christmas.
Suggested healthy food items include applesauce, fruit cups, cereal/fruit/granola bars, cans of tuna and chicken, pretzels and juice. Residents can drop off food items at the Ann Arbor Corps Community Center (100 Arbana Dr.) now through Dec. 1.
There are more than 300 volunteer bell ringer shifts available from Nov. 20 through Dec. 24 (excluding Sundays and Thanksgiving) at the more than 35 red kettle sites that will be located throughout Washtenaw County. The more people who volunteer to ring bells, the more money TSA-WC can dedicate to helping those in need.
“Our volunteer bell ringers really are the backbone of our Christmas fundraiser,” said Washtenaw County Coordinator Major John Williams. “Donating a few hours of time to ring a bell can make a difference in supporting those in need.”
Funds raised during the annual Red Kettle Campaign are used to assist local families and individuals throughout the entire year. Current economic conditions have led to a significant increase in requests for food, eviction prevention and utility assistance.
Bell ringing opportunities throughout Washtenaw County are posted at www.sawashtenaw.org. Shifts are two hours (longer group shifts are encouraged).
For more information on volunteer bell ringers or donating healthy food items for the 600 baskets, call 734-668-8353.
The Salvation Army (TSA), an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church dedicated to serving people in need without discrimination. Operating in Washtenaw County for more than 100 years, the non-profit addresses the physical and spiritual needs of the area through various programs and service centers located in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Essential services provided by TSA of Washtenaw County include a food pantry, soup kitchen, clothing, an emergency family shelter, transitional housing and counseling for veterans, character building for youth, camp programs, emergency and disaster relief, utility assistance and eviction prevention.
You can become a fan of TSA-WC on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@sawashtenaw).
Canton Township to Honor HSHV in Celebration of National Shelter Appreciation Week
Thursday, October 22
Canton Township will be recognizing the Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) in conjunction with a proclamation to celebrate “National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week”, November 1 - 7, 2009. HSHV will be given the award on Tuesday, October 27th during the regularly scheduled township meeting at 7:00 pm. Guests and HSHV supporters are welcome to attend.
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) sponsors National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week each year. This popular event seeks to recognize the indispensable role that animal shelters play in maintaining the safety and health of a community for all its residents. National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week is officially recognized the first full week of November each year, starting on the first Sunday of the month.
“We are honored that Canton is celebrating this event and HSHV in particular,” said Tanya Hilgendorf, HSHV Executive Director. “Animal shelters serve their communities in many ways, perhaps most importantly: animal shelters provide a tangible example of humane ethics and compassion for all living creatures. Canton Township is filled with many wonderful animal lovers and we are glad to be their community animal shelter where homeless, lost and abused animals are taken.”
To support HSHV, your local animal shelter, there are many things you can do:
• Offer a donation of needed food (visit www.hshv.org to see our Wish List)
o Drop Stations available Nov. 1-7 at these locations:
- Pet Supplies Plus - 43665 Ford Rd, Canton
- The Summit – 46000 Summit Parkway, Canton
• Spread the word about the importance of responsible pet ownership, including spaying and neutering
• Volunteer your time (new volunteer orientations will begin in December 2009)
• Report animal cruelty and neglect
• Adopt your next pet from HSHV; we have plenty of animals just waiting for a home like yours
The Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving all of Washtenaw County, Canton and Plymouth, and relies solely on donations from businesses and individuals to support our community programs. The mission of HSHV is to promote responsible and compassionate care of all animals in our community. For more information, call (734) 662-5585 or visit www.hshv.org.
Veterans Day Celebration at Concordia University – November 11, 2009
Tuesday, October 6
Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA) will host a Veterans Day Celebration on November 11, 2009. Armed service veterans, their families, and currently serving military members will be our guests of honor at this special event. CUAA will honor the veterans and servicemembers of the community by presenting them with a commemorative gift and a $5,000 scholarship certificate issued in their name. The designee may use the scholarship, confer it to another veteran, or present it to one of their dependents. The general public is invited to participate in an 11:30 a.m. flag ceremony, and to meet veterans and servicemembers at an informal reception following the ceremony.
CUAA would also like to invite veterans, active servicemembers and their families to a complimentary lunch served in the university’s cafeteria. Veterans, active servicemembers and their families should RSVP for the event with Shannon MacLellan at (734) 995-4892 or macles@cuaa.edu before Oct. 24.
Concordia University will host a number of servicemembers from all branches of the military. Confirmed attendee notices have arrived from the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti VFW posts, United States Coast Guard Search and Rescue, Ann Arbor American Legion, Ypsilanti Medical National Guard Unit, Ann Arbor’s Army Reserve Training Center, and the Army, Navy and Marine Corps Recruiters.
Distinguish Participants:
The University of Michigan ROTC program’s Joint Forces ROTC Honor Guard, composed of seven cadets from the Army, Air Force, and Navy ROTCs, will participate in flag ceremonies. During the chapel service, the ROTC Honor Guard will receive an American flag that was flown at the State of Michigan Capitol Building, which will then be transported to the flag pole. The Honor Guard will lower the old flag, fold it and present it to a representative of the VFW. (The old flag will be retired in a private ceremony by the VFW at a later date). The Honor Guard will then raise the flag from the capitol building in honor of Michigan’s veterans and servicemembers.
The 338th U.S. Army Field Band a group stationed at the 83rd Infantry Division Memorial US Army Reserve Center, Whitehall, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus) and in Livonia, Michigan, will have 20 members play with the Concordia University Wind Ensemble. The bands will assemble at the flagpole in preparation for the music performed for the flag raising ceremony.
The Event Schedule:
• 10:15 to 11:00 Welcome, Assembly, Light Refreshments
• 10:15 – Meet and Greet
• 10:35 – “Concordially Yours” performs You’re a Grand ‘Ole Flag
• 10:40 – Welcome by Concordia
• 10:50 – Move to Chapel of the Holy Trinity
• 11:00 to 11:25 Chapel service
• Opening Hymn – God Bless Out Native Land
• Introduction by DCE Robert McKinney
• Presentation of US Flag to ROTC Honor Guard
• 11:25 – Honor Guard Leads Processional
• 11:25 to noon Flag ceremonies
• 11:25 – Prelude – American’s We
• 11:30 – Processional – Grand ‘Ole Flag
• 11:35 – Master of Ceremonies Introduction
• 11:40 – Choir – Eternal Father, Strong to Save
• 11:41 – Guest Speaker – The Honorable Jennifer Granholm or Nicole Blaszczyk (Miss Michigan 2009)
• 11:51 – ROTC Honor Guard Position at Flag Pole
• 11:52 – Bugle sounds retreat while flag is lowered
• 11:54 – Stars and Stripes
• 11:59 – National Anthem – The Star Spangled Banner Performed by the 338th Army Band, Concordia Choir, Wind Ensemble
• Noon – Flyover – 127th Fighter Squadron, USANG or elements of the Michigan National Guard
• Post-Flyover – Postlude by the 338th U.S. Army Field Band
• Noon to 2:00 Informal Reception
• The Public is invited and encouraged to visit the static displays provided by Michigan’s Joint Forces National Guard Chief of Staff and by the US Army Recruiting Command and then to meet veterans, service-members and their families right after they finish lunch.
About Concordia:
Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA) is a veteran-friendly university and employer with students, faculty, and staff that have been supporting armed forces members since the beginning of the engagement in Afghanistan. CUAA is a private, Christian liberal arts institution of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, member of the Servicemember Opportunity Consortium (SOC), SOCGuard and the Yellow Ribbon Program. CUAA is also a member of the US Army’s Concurrent Application Program (ConAp). CUAA offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in an environment focused on the development of the whole student through significant individual attention. CUAA is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Concordia’s Family Life Program is approved by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). The athletics program has helped Concordia receive the recognition of a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character institution. Concordia is located at 4090 Geddes Road in Ann Arbor, MI. For more information, visit: www.cuaa.edu <http://www.cuaa.edu> .
November 2009: The Lens of Impressionism and Affiliated Events Continue at UMMA
Tuesday, October 6
EXHIBITIONS
The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting Along the Normandy Coast, 1850–1874
October 10, 2009 through January 3, 2010
This exhibition advances a new argument for the origins of what was called “the new painting,” namely that a unique convergence of forces—social, artistic, technological, and commercial—along the Normandy coast of France dramatically transformed the course of photography and painting (as well as of the region itself). Within this framework, the invention of the camera and the development of early fine art photography in that particular setting will be seen as the specific catalysts that brought about a new approach to painting.
The project will showcase paintings, photographs, and drawings by some of the most treasured artists in the Western canon—Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, and Edgar Degas among them—as well as pioneering photographers such as Gustave Le Gray and Henri Le Secq. Inspired by the scenic Normandy coast of France, these works—including representations of beach scenes, seascapes, fishing villages, resorts, and the region’s pastoral beauty—will be brought together with archival materials related to early tourism and regional expressions of French nationalism from popular culture for an innovative examination of the impact of the then-new medium of photography on ideas of image making, the recording of passing time, the capacities of painting, and the rise of Impressionism itself.
Organized by UMMA, this exhibition is made possible in part by the Florence Gould Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the University of Michigan Health System, Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Research, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, the Center for European Studies-European Union Center, and Department of History of Art, Masco Corporation, Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund, the University of Michigan Credit Union, and the family of Dr. Raymond F. Cunningham in his memory. The Lens of Impressionism would not have been possible without the generosity and cooperation of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) and features exceptional loans from the BnF and the Musée d'Orsay. Following its showing in Ann Arbor, the exhibition will travel to the Dallas Museum of Art.
UMMA Projects: Heather Rowe
October 17, 2009 through January 3, 2010
Heather Rowe’s art occupies a space at the intersection of sculpture, architecture, and installation, and her hybrid, fragmentary constructions derive their aesthetic frisson from their refusal to adhere to the norms of any one discipline. Although her works are often freestanding, Rowe’s practice is keenly engaged with the formal language and phenomenological experience of architecture. Demanding to be experienced in real time and space, Rowe’s installations work synergistically with their particular contexts to question the ways in which we experience different kinds of institutional and domestic environments and the humble materials out of which they are constructed.
The sense that Rowe’s work exists as neither wholly one thing nor another is heightened by her attention to transitional spaces: corridors, stud-walls, windows and doorways. Interior and exterior space seem to collapse into one another as the raw materials of construction—modular units of drywall, lumber, glass, and metal—are combined with more decorative elements. Interstitial spaces reveal swatches of carpet or wallpaper, while shards of mirror incorporate the surrounding space in a fragmented patchwork of reflections.
For her UMMA Projects exhibition, Rowe has conceived of a single work that will occupy the whole of the Museum’s Irving Stenn Jr. Family Project Gallery, responding in equal measure to the physical character of the space and to the sense of heightened visibility it engenders
This project is made possible in part by UMMA’s New Visions Venture Fund.
(Un)Natural History: The Museum Unveiled
September 12 through December 6, 2009
Richard Barnes's series of photographs Animal Logic examines the role the museum plays in our understanding of ourselves through the acts of collecting, preservation, and display. Images from this large body of work include photographs of the collections from the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Comparative Anatomy in Paris, the Canadian Museum of Natural History, and the California Academy of Science. (Un)Natural History focuses primarily on the natural history museum and by extension collecting institutions in general, providing a kind of behind-the-scenes look at museum practice and display.
This exhibition will coincide with the UM LSA Theme Semester Meaningful Objects: Museums and the Academy. UMMA’s presentation is projected to serve as part of a three-venue project highlighting different aspects of Barnes’s work in partnership with the UM Institute for the Humanities—who have selected Richard Barnes as the Paula and Edwin Sidman Fellow in the Arts for 2009—and the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
The Image Wrought: Historical Photographic Approaches in the Digital Age
November 7, 2009 through January 17, 2010
In sharp contrast to the broad embrace of digital technology, a growing contingent of contemporary photographers is revisiting 19th-century photographic approaches. These photographers, whose aesthetic goals cannot be met through the seamless resolution of the pixel, are returning with increasing frequency to archaic processes such as the daguerreotype (which was almost extinct by 1860), the cyanotype, and the tintype. Wrought from silver, gold, mercury and iron, the resulting images have a strong physicality and presence and seek out the particular technical challenges of these difficult and often unstable media. Drawn from the holdings of the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, Austin, this exhibition of some 80 works (including period cameras and equipment to make the processes in question more transparent) makes use of the Center’s expansive photographic collections to present contemporary images alongside vintage examples of their 19th-century predecessors. These pairings allow us to examine how contemporary photographers view the past—some relying on an almost sentimental continuity, others contrasting with radically fresh imagery.
The Image Wrought: Historical Photographic Approaches in the Digital Age is a traveling exhibition organized and circulated by the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. This exhibition is made possible in part by the Friends of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Doris Sloan Memorial Fund.
EVENTS
Lecture by Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu
Contemporary Art in China: Where has it come from and where is it heading?
Wednesday, November 4
6:30 pm Reception: UMMA Commons
7:30 pm Lecture: UMMA Helmut Stern Auditorium
Many assume that Chinese contemporary art emerged five years ago when the market was established through record-breaking auctions, but this belies a much longer history. Dr. Melissa Chiu’s lecture is designed to shed light on the early experimental developments in the Chinese art world through an analysis of the past three decades with specific attention on how these artists responded to local conditions while also keenly aware of their international audiences.
Dr. Melissa Chiu is Director of the Asia Society Museum in New York and Vice President of the Society's Global Arts Programming. She was appointed director in 2004 after serving for three years as the Museum's first curator of contemporary Asian and Asian American art. As a leading authority on Asian contemporary art, she has initiated a number of major initiatives at the Asia Society Museum, including the launch of a contemporary art collection to complement the museum's outstanding Rockefeller Collection of traditional Asian art. She earned her PhD in Art History and MA in Arts Administration in her native Australia.
This presentation is sponsored by the UM Center for Chinese Studies of the International Institute, the LSA Museum Theme Year, and the UM Museum of Art.
For more information, please contact the UM Center for Chinese Studies at 734.764.6308 or at chinese.studies@umich.edu.
The Wednesday Night Museums Lecture Series
Join us on Wednesday evenings for lectures by museum professionals from across the country. They will speak on a range of unique topics and issues central to today’s museums. All lectures are free and open to the public.
Natural History Museums, Aesthetics, and Conservation Wednesday, November 18, 7:30 pm
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Darwin's “descent with modification” combined with Kant's distinction between “beauty” and the “sublime” provide a framework for biologically sublime aesthetics, by which we more fully appreciate organisms and their environments. Natural history museums provide a nexus for integrating research, teaching, and conservation in that broader cultural framework and thus for addressing the severe environmental challenges we now face. Professor Henry Greene will illustrate these claims with examples from the biology of amphibians and reptiles, with emphasis on exciting new discoveries about their evolutionary relationships and natural history.
Harry Greene taught at the University of California, Berkeley, for two decades, before moving to Cornell in 1999 as a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. He has studied the behavioral ecology, evolution, and conservation of predators in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and most recently Brazil and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. His Snakes: the Evolution of Mystery in Nature won a PEN Literary Award and made the New York Times' list of “100 Most Notable Books.”
Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Translating Knowledge; Global Perspectives on Museums and Community
“Translating Knowledge” considers strategies for engaging the peoples whose lives and histories are presented in the museum in the complicated processes of interpreting culture. This year-long lecture series organized by the UM Museum Studies Program brings scholars to the University of Michigan from around the country and the world. Each participant will present a lecture that examines the theory and a workshop that explores the practice of their community-engaged scholarship. All Tuesday night lectures are in the UMMA Helmut Stern Auditorium and all Wednesday afternoon workshops are in the UMMA Multipurpose Room.
Ana Labrador
Ateneo de Manila University
Lecture: November 17, 7 pm
Workshop: November 18, 4 pm
UM Student Programs
Student Performance Series
Third Thursday Evenings
UMMA Commons
UMMA is a new site for UM students to show off what they’ve got! This exciting performance series falls on the evening of the third Thursday of each month, and features different student performers who work in a variety of media. The series is curated and produced by the UMMA Student Programming and Advisory Board. To learn more about the performance series and the Board please visit: http://www.umma.umich.edu/for-students/
These programs are made possible in part by the Katherine Tuck Enrichment Fund.
The Ark at UMMA Student Songwriter Series
Friday, November 13, 7 pm
UMMA Commons
“The Ark at UMMA” Student Songwriters Series invites student songwriters at the University of Michigan to submit their original music demos in order to compete for a live performance showcase at UMMA and a chance to perform at The Ark. For more information please visit www.umma.umich.edu or contact Emily Ross at Emily@theark.org.
Film & Video Student Association’s First Thursdays
Lightworks
Thursday, November 5, 7 pm
This program presents a curated selection from past “Lightworks” festivals, the student-run festival which showcases Screen Arts and Cultures student production projects, held at the end of each academic term. In conjunction with the UM Department of Screen Arts and Cultures.
UM Screen Arts and Cultures Projectorhead Series
Memories of Agano: Film Screening and Colloquium
Thursday, November 12, 7 pm
Markus Nornes, Professor in the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures and Asian Languages and Literature will discuss the film and Nornes ideas about and practice of “abusive subtitling” as it applies to his collaboration with film director Sato Makoto on Memories of Agano.
24 City by Jia Zhang-ke (2008, 107 minutes)
Thursday, November 19, 7 pm
A masterful new film from Jia Zhang-ke, director of Still Life, 24 City chronicles the dramatic and thunderous fall of a State-owned munitions factory and its conversion into a luxury high-rise apartment complex. Artfully composed, rich in offbeat details, and punctuated with pop songs, 24 City weaves together the stories of three generations of factory workers (some real, some actors—including Joan Chen) into a fascinating oral history of post-revolutionary China and the massive changes transforming the country.
Hands-on art making
Create your own masterpieces at UMMA. This fall the Ann Arbor Art Center will offer art-making workshops on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. With a wide variety of subject matters, there is a class for everyone. Register online at www.annarborartcenter.org.
Exploring the Portrait
Thursdays, November 12 – December 10 (no class 11/26, 4 weeks), 6:30-9 pm
$76 members/$85 non-members, $20 model fee
Multipurpose Room
This introductory class begins by examining portraits from the UMMA collection. Then you will learn to create your own expressive portraits as you study the basic techniques of drawing the human head while exploring the line, gesture, value, and mass of the face. (All Levels Welcome)
Family Workshop: Create a Pinhole Camera
Saturday, November 21, 2009, 1:30-4:30pm
$25 members/$28 non-members, $10 lab fee
Multipurpose Room
Pinhole cameras have a long history of being used in both science and art. Even with the advanced technology available today, many contemporary artists still opt to use pinhole cameras to create the fascinating and often mysterious photographs typical. Learn to make your very own pinhole camera with simple materials and a little patience!
Zell Visiting Writers Series
UMMA serves as the home of the Department of English Program in Creative Writing Zell Visiting Writers Series, which brings outstanding writers to campus each semester. The Series is made possible by a gift from UM alumna Helen Zell (’64). These events are sponsored by the Department of English and the Office of the Provost of the University of Michigan. For more information, please see www.lsa.umich.edu/english/grad/mfa/mfaeve.asp
All readings are held in the Helmut Stern Auditorium at 5 pm on Thursdays unless noted and are free of charge.
Patricia Hampl Nonfiction Reading
Thursday, November 5
Patricia Hampl’s most recent book is The Florist’s Daughter, winner of numerous “best” and “year end” awards, including the New York Times “100 Notable Books of the Year” and the 2008 Minnesota Book Award for Memoir and Creative Nonfiction. Blue Arabesque: A Search for the Sublime, published in 2006 and now in paperback, was also one of the Times Notable Books; a portion was chosen for The Best Spiritual Writing 2005. Patricia Hampl first won recognition for A Romantic Education, her memoir about her Czech heritage, awarded a Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship. This book and subsequent works have established her as an influential figure in the rise of autobiographical writing in the past 25 years. She is the author as well of two collections of poetry, Woman before an Aquarium, and Resort and Other Poems. And she has published Spillville, a meditation on Antonin Dvorak's 1893 summer in Iowa, with engravings by Steven Sorman.
Allan Gurganus in Residence
Fiction Reading: Monday, November 9
Lecture: Thursday, November 12
Allan Gurganus, a North Carolina native, is the author of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy), White People (Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Pen-Faulkner Finalist), Plays Well with Others, and The Practical Heart: Four Novellas (Lambda Literary Award). His stories have won the National Magazine Prize and the O’Henry Award. They are seen in Best American Stories and The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. His political opinion pieces have frequently appeared in the New York Times and he is a popular commentator on PBS’ News Hour and NPRs All Things Considered. Gurganus has taught literature and fiction writing at Duke University, The Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Stanford University, and Sarah Lawrence College. Fellow writer John Cheever wrote, “I consider Allan Gurganus the most technically gifted and morally responsive writer of his generation.”
Kevin Brockmeier Fiction Reading
Thursday, November 19
Kevin Brockmeier is the author of the novels The Brief History of the Dead and The Truth About Celia, the children's novels City of Names and Grooves: A Kind of Mystery, and the story collections Things That Fall from the Sky and The View from the Seventh Layer. His work has been translated into 15 languages. He has published stories in The New Yorker, The Georgia Review, McSweeney's, Zoetrope, The Oxford American, The Best American Short Stories, The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and New Stories from the South. He has received the Borders Original Voices Award, the Chicago Tribune’s Nelson Algren Award, an Italo Calvino Short Fiction Award, a James Michener-Paul Engle Fellowship, three O. Henry Awards, the PEN USA Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Recently he was named one of Granta magazine's Best Young American Novelists. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was raised.
The Lens of Impressionism programs
A varied slate of programs will explore and interpret UMMA’s landmark exhibition The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting Along the Normandy Coast, 1850–1874, including a scintillating series of musical programs featuring the faculty and students of UM’s renowned School of Music, Theatre and Dance and special guests.
Additional support for the concert series was provided by the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, the Center for European Studies-European Union Center, and the family of Dr. Raymond F. Cunningham in his memory.
All performances are free and open to the public and are held in the UMMA Apse unless otherwise noted. Seating is limited.
Concert
Debussy's “Musique à moi”
Saturday November 7, 8 pm
UMMA Apse
Claude Debussy's search for immediate, evocative sounds removed from musical tradition has much in common with that of the Impressionists, despite his known ambivalence about the label for himself. This wide-ranging program includes the celebrated early string quartet in G minor, op. 10 and Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, as well as less familiar works, including Deux danses, juxtaposing Debussy's eastern and medieval influences; Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire, his most Wagnerian in style; and Trois poèmes de Mallarmé. The program features SMTD students with performance faculty Amy Porter, flute, and Caroline Helton, soprano, and alumni Amy Ley, harp, Jennifer Goltz, soprano, and Rachel Lauber, conductor.
Drop-in Family Workshops
Seascapes: Exploring the Horizon
Saturdays, November 7 and 14, 1:30-4:30 pm
Multipurpose Room
Come and create your very own seascape painting inspired by paintings and photography from UMMA’s special exhibition The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting Along the Normandy Coast, 1850-1874. You’ll explore a variety of painting techniques to create the sea and sky. Also, discover how the horizon line can create perspective to give your seascape the illusion of depth.
UMMA Projects: Heather Rowe program
Curator Talk
Wednesday, November 11, 5:30 pm
Irving Stenn, Jr Family Project Gallery
Located at the intersection of sculpture, architecture, and installation, Heather Rowe's hybrid, fragmentary constructions derive their aesthetic frisson from their refusal to adhere to the norms of any one discipline. Jacob Proctor, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, will discuss Rowe's latest work, a site-specific installation created at UMMA in direct response to the architectural frame of the gallery itself.
The Image Wrought: Historical Photographic Approaches in the Digital Age program
Curator Talk
Sunday, November 22, 2 pm
A. Alfred Taubman Gallery II
Carole McNamara, Senior Curator of Western Art, will introduce this exhibition which displays the work of contemporary photographers who revisit 19th-century photographic approaches such as the daguerreotype, the cyanotype, and the tintype. Wrought from silver, gold, mercury and iron, the resulting images have a strong physicality and presence.
The Nines: Brinks, Cusps, and Perceptions of Possibility—from 1789 to 2009 series
The Power of the Powerless (Cory Taylor, 2009, 78 min)
Sunday, November 15, 2009, 3 pm AND Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 4 pm
Helmut Stern Auditorium
A documentary about the difficult moral choices people had to make in communist Czechoslovakia, the nonviolent struggle toward freedom that eventually led to the student inspired “Velvet Revolution” of 1989, and the legacy of apathy left behind 20 years later.
This event is cosponsored by the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Center for European Studies-European Union Center, Center for Comparative and International Studies, Center for Russian and East European Studies, International Policy Center, and Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.
Guided Tours
The New UMMA
Saturday, November 7, 1 pm
Sunday, November 8, 1 pm
Saturday, November 14, 1 pm
Sunday November 15, 1 pm
Saturday, November 21, 1 pm
Sunday, November 22, 1 pm
Saturday, November 28, 1 pm
Sunday, November 29, 1 pm
(Un)Natural History: The Museum Unveiled
Wednesday, November 18, 12 pm
The Image Wrought
Saturday, November 14, 2 pm
Saturday, November 28, 2 pm
The Lens of Impressionism
Wednesday, November 4, 12 pm
Saturday, November 7, 2 pm
Sunday, November 8, 2 pm
Wednesday, November 11, 12 pm
Sunday, November 15, 2 pm
Saturday, November 21, 2 pm
Sunday, November 22, 2 pm
Sunday, November 29, 2 pm
MUSEUM INFORMATION
UMMA, 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, 48109-1354
Information: 734.763.UMMA; www.umma.umich.edu
Galleries open Tue, Wed, Sat, 10 am to 5 pm; Thu, Fri, 10 am to 10 pm; Sun, noon to 5 pm; Building open seven days a week, 8 am to midnight. Closed July 4, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.
Admission is free.
Find yourself inside UMMA and the new Maxine and Stuart Frankel and the Frankel Family Wing.
FALL AND HOLIDAY GIFT CATALOGS
Tuesday, October 6
Tom Ungrodt, President of Ideation, Inc., the premier gift catalog and marketing company in the United States, is pleased to announce the publication of their Fall and Holiday Gift Catalogs for 2009. This is the 45th consecutive year that Ideation has created and produced catalogs for independent gift and greeting card retailers as well as pharmacies nationwide.
This year, in addition to their very successful and well-established selection of holiday catalogs, Ideation has introduced a smaller format publication known as Focus. It offers retailers a more focused selection of merchandise that requires less inventory from fewer vendors and features specially selected items with lower price points.
The Fall Tab is currently in homes around the country. The 28 page Holiday Gift Catalog will be arriving on November 10th with the Focus Gift Book scheduled for delivery later that month. The December Tab follows in early December and features an exciting and varied assortment of "last minute" gift ideas.
"It has been a difficult year for many retailers" Mr. Ungrodt said, "but we believe that the items we've selected for our catalogs are perfect for today's value conscious shoppers...it's excellent merchandise at a truly great price." "Our members are very excited about it and we believe their customers will be too," Tom added.
Currently Ideation has more than 400 member stores. In addition to the catalog program, Ideation offers it's members personalized websites, a customer loyalty program called PowerPass, direct mail marketing services and more. For additional information go to www.ideationgifts.com or view and shop the catalog at www.paradeofgifts.com.
You can speak directly to Tom Ungrodt at 734-761-4360.
Packard Health West Grand Opening October 23, 2009 501 N. Maple Road
Friday, October 2
Packard Health West, a new satellite location of Packard Health, a nonprofit provider of health care to generations of Washtenaw County residents, is having a Grand Opening Celebration on October 23rd. Highlights of the celebration include a ribbon cutting at 12noon; give-ways and drawings; and free blood pressure screenings. The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum staff will conduct health-related children’s activities from 3-5pm. Free high school sports physicals will also be offered from 3-5pm. Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is supporting Packard Health’s ability to expand to this site on the corner of Maple Road and Dexter Avenue.
Packard physician Holly Ross, MD, will initiate services at the new location. She will be joined by a second physician, Eileen Kuet M.D. Packard Health West will provide primary care by appointment by calling (734) 971-1073.
Packard Health Medical Director Raymond Rion, MD welcomed Dr. Ross and Dr. Kuet to the Packard Health family. “We are very fortunate to have someone with Dr. Ross’ and Dr. Kuet’s experience and credentials to serve west Ann Arbor, Dexter and outlying areas,” Rion said. “Packard Health West will provide the same high-quality care that we offer at our main location and will use Electronic Medical Records to track patient health information.
Rion noted that Packard Health West will offer services in accordance with Packard Health’s mission. “Our entire staff takes pride in the fact that we consistently provide high-quality care to all patients, regardless of their economic circumstances. We have been able to assemble an extraordinary medical and support team who believe in our mission to be the medical home for people and families from all backgrounds.”
Packard Health’s main location, at 3174 Packard Road, east of Platt, has a staff of four physicians who conduct more than 18,000 patient visits annually. Its reputation for providing high-quality care has attracted a high percentage of commercially insured and self-paying patients, along with those enrolled in public assistance or lacking health coverage. Packard Health currently cares for approximately 1250 enrollees in the Washtenaw County Health Plan.
Packard Health was founded in 1973 as the Packard Community Clinic. The current location is open during business hours, many evenings and Saturday mornings. For more information, please call (734) 971-1073 or visit our website, packardhealth.org.
Representative Pam Byrnes 2009 "Legislator of the Year"
Friday, October 2
Michigan Association of School Social Workers (MASSW) has selected Representative Pam Byrnes as its 2009 "Legislator of the Year ". Michigan Association of School Social Workers is a state-wide organization comprised of over 950 School Social Workers. Each year the organization selects a legislator who exemplifies excellence and has demonstrated a commitment to enhancing the quality of life for Michigan’s children and families.
Representative Pam Byrnes, Speaker Pro Tempore, House of Representatives, District 52, was chosen for her demonstrated leadership on behalf of children. She was instrumental in sponsoring HB 4580 which requires all school districts to adopt meaningful policies regarding school bullying. She has worked tirelessly to pass this legislation to insure the safety of all Michigan students. Representative
Byrnes also sponsored HB 4600, Mental Health/Substance Abuse Parity, and continues to support the passage of this legislation that would require insurance companies to cover mental health and substance abuse services in the same manner as they cover other medical problems.
She also has been an ardent advocate of preschool education, recognizing its importance as an essential foundation upon which children build their academic success.
Representative Byrnes’ background as a Family Law attorney has been her impetus for assuming a strong leadership position on issues related to child safety and protection.
Representative Pam Byrnes will be honored at the annual Awards Luncheon during the Midwest School Social Work Council Conference hosted by MASSW on Friday, October 9, 2009, at The Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan. The noon luncheon will also recognize Michelle Bell, the 2009 Michigan School Social Worker of the Year.
MichCon to Give Business Customers Free Programmable Thermostats
Friday, October 2
MichCon to give business customers free programmable thermostats DETROIT – DTE Energy’s Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. is helping its business customers take advantage of an energy efficiency measure that residential customers have known for years – to install and use a programmable thermostat.
MichCon will provide free programmable thermostats and installation in area business locations for up to 1,500 business owners who contact the company.
“Adjusting temperature settings with a programmable thermostat for just eight hours a day in your business facility can save as much as 10 percent on your annual heating and cooling bill,” said Mark Stiers, MichCon vice president, Gas Sales & Supply. “These thermostats allow our customers to customize temperature control in their buildings to coordinate with building occupancy.”
Savings vary depending on a number of factors, but preset temperature settings can automatically reduce energy usage during non-business hours.
The thermostat giveaway is part of the DTE Energy’s Your Energy Savings initiative, designed to help customers save money and help the environment by saving energy. Your Energy Savings offers appliance recycling, home energy audits, energy efficiency assistance and other programs, discounts and rebates. More information on DTE Energy energy efficiency programs is available at YourEnergySavings.com. Business owners interested in participating in the program can call (866) 796-0512 (Option 3) or e-mail YourEnergySavings@kema.com.
Community Leader and State Economic Development Executive Ned Staebler Announces Candidacy for the Michigan House of Representatives (MI-53)
Friday, October 2
Today, Ned Staebler announced that he is running for the Michigan House of Representatives in the 53rd District. Staebler is a leader in local efforts to ensure there are ample sources of affordable housing and a strong social safety net in Ann Arbor. He is chairman of the Ann Arbor Housing and Human Services Advisory Board, serves on the distribution committee of the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, and was instrumental in the founding of the Ann Arbor Social Capital Fund - a group of local residents dedicated to supporting human service agencies in Ann Arbor through both philanthropy and public service.
“In these challenging economic times, it is imperative that we invest wisely in programs and services to maintain the first-rate quality of life we enjoy here in Michigan,” said Staebler. “Our commitment to world-class higher education, a safe and sustainable environment, vibrant urban areas, green jobs, and a strong social safety net is essential to ensuring the economic resurgence that lies in front of us. We can not cut our way to prosperity.”
Staebler currently serves the State of Michigan as the Vice President of Capital Access and Business Acceleration at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, where he oversees efforts to increase the availability of capital for companies in Michigan and manages the state’s portfolio of direct investments in entrepreneurial ventures. The centerpiece of these efforts is the 21st Century Jobs Fund, a $2 billion, ten-year initiative to transform Michigan’s economy.
“Every day, I see that Michigan’s entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. The same character that created the ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ will lead us to new prosperity in the 21st Century,” Staebler said. “We must continue to build on our core strengths - life sciences, advanced manufacturing, alternative energy - and start making the products of tomorrow- such as advanced batteries, wind turbines, solar panels and medical equipment.”
Staebler lives in Ann Arbor’s Fourth Ward with his wife Annie, a veterinarian at the Ann Arbor Hospital, and their two-year old son Teddy, the seventh generation of Staeblers to live in Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor’s Newest Radio Program – everything Elderly
Friday, October 2
Everything Elderly will by on Saturday mornings at 8:30am on 1290 WLBY. It is informative entertainment. Join Sheila, Paula and Alan from Senior Helpers every Saturday morning at 8:30am on Business Talk 1290 WLBY. We’re talking with experts in all subjects, with the emphasis on the elderly. The radio show is designed fro the growing 50+ crowd.
AATA seeks input on proposed service changes
Friday, October 2
The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) is seeking public input on changes to two routes and implementation of a third route in northeast Ann Arbor in conjunction with the opening of a new Park & Ride Lot now under construction at the Plymouth Road-US 23 interchange.
If approved by the AATA Board of Directors, the route changes would go into effect on Sunday, January 24, 2010.
The proposal for Route 2 - Plymouth includes two alternate routings:
2A from downtown Ann Arbor would serve Nixon and Green roads before serving the new Park & Ride lot, and then take Plymouth Road to downtown.
2B from downtown Ann Arbor would serve the new Park & Ride lot, and then serve Green and Nixon Roads going to downtown.
Service between Plymouth/Nixon and the Blake Transit Center downtown would be unchanged.
NEW ROUTE!
Weekday service on Route 2 on Green Road south of Plymouth Road to Glacier Hills would be replaced with a new Route 23 - Green-Glazier. Route 2 would continue to operate to the Green Road Park & Ride Lot evenings and weekends.
Route 23 would serve neighborhoods south of Plymouth Road, including Glacier Hills, Greenhills School, the Green Road Park & Ride Lot and Greenbrier Apartments. The new route would operate every 30 minutes with weekday service only. Trips would be timed to connect with Route 2 on Plymouth Road.
Route 2X would be renamed as Route 602 - Plymouth Limited, and would be extended along Plymouth Road to serve the new Park & Ride lot and would no longer serve Traverwood Boulevard or Nixon Road.
Bus stops would be added at Georgetown Boulevard and Green Road.
Service would continue to operate during morning and afternoon peak hours only, and
the frequency would be increased to every 20 minutes.
Route 602 would continue to provide direct service to downtown Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan Central Campus with limited stops.
Persons or organizations having questions or wishing to comment on the proposed changes may do so between October 8 and November 6, 2009 by one of the following methods:
1) By computer: Comment or ask questions by email to aatainfo@theride.org (put “Service Changes” in subject line).
2) By phone: Call the service change hotline at 734.794.1880.
3) By fax: To 734.973.6338 (put “Service Changes” in subject line).
4) By mail: AATA Service Changes, 2700 S. Industrial Hwy., Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
5) At public information meetings:
Meetings will be held at the Traverwood Branch of the Ann Arbor District Library, 3333 Traverwood Drive, at Huron Parkway, Ann Arbor, as follows:
Thursday, October 15 – Noon-2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 20 – 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 22 – 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 27 – 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Routes 1 and 2X currently serve the Traverwood Branch Library.
At each public meeting, there will be an opportunity to discuss the proposed route changes individually with AATA staff members.
The facilities are accessible, and reasonable accommodation to permit persons with disabilities to participate will be made if requested at least two days in advance at 734.973.6500. Two-week notice is required for interpreter service for persons with hearing impairments.
Copies of maps and timetables for the proposed changes are available at the AATA web site, www.TheRide.org, or by contacting AATA by one of the methods listed above. Copies are available in alternative formats upon request.
A copy of all written comments and a summary of verbal comments will be provided to the AATA Board of Directors before a decision is made on adopting the proposed changes. The board will consider the changes at its November 18 meeting.
Michigan Theater Presents Family Friendly Movies Free for Kids 12 & Under
Thursday, October 1
The Benard L. Maas Family-Friendly Film Series presented by Toyota returns to the Michigan Theater on Sunday, October 4 with Bedknobs and Broomsticks. The fun-filled adventure of three kids, a witch and a con-man searching for the secret ingredient to a magic spell is FREE for kids 12 and under – as are all the films in the series.
The complete schedule includes:
• Sunday, October 4 BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS
• Sunday, November 1 MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
• Sunday, December 13 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
• Sunday, January 10 THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER
• Sunday, February 14 E.T.
• Sunday, March 7 AN AMERICAN TAIL
• Sunday, April 25 KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL STORY
• Sunday, May 9 TBA
Kids 12 and under will be admitted free. Admission price is $9.00 for parents and other adults, $7.00 for students, seniors and US veterans and $6.50 for Michigan Theater members. All shows take place at the historic Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty Street, across from Borders Books and Music in downtown Ann Arbor
All showings take place at 1:30 pm. with the exception of It’s a Wonderful Life, which screens at 4:00 pm. Please visit the Michigan Theater web site for more information and a complete schedule with show times: http://michtheater.org
This season’s series sponsors are the Benard L. Maas Foundation and Toyota. Individual film sponsor opportunities are available.
About the Michigan Theater
The Michigan Theater is Ann Arbor’s historic center for fine film and performing arts. Winner of the 2006 Outstanding Historic Theatre Award from the League of Historic American Theatres, it is located in downtown Ann Arbor at 603 East Liberty Street, across the street from Borders Books and Music. Regular movie prices are $9.00, $7.00 for students, seniors and US veterans, and $6.50 for Michigan Theater members. The theater’s 24-hour information line is (734) 668-TIME and the website is http://michtheater.org.
UMMA Debuts Major International Loan Exhibition “The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting Along the Normandy Coast”
Thursday, October 1
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) is pleased to announce it will present a landmark exhibition of rare works of art and important new scholarship brought together to explore the provocative relationship between photography and painting along the Normandy coast in mid-19th-century France. Organized by UMMA, “The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting Along the Normandy Coast, 1850–1874” will be on view in Ann Arbor October 10, 2009 through January 3, 2010 and will travel to the Dallas Museum of Art in 2010.
This exhibition advances a new argument for the origins of what was called “the new painting,” namely that a unique convergence of forces—social, artistic, technological, and commercial—along the Normandy coast of France dramatically transformed the course of photography and painting (as well as of the region itself). Within this framework, the invention of the camera and the development of early fine art photography in that particular setting will be seen as the specific catalysts that brought about a new approach to painting.
The project will showcase paintings, photographs, and drawings by some of the most treasured artists in the Western canon—Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, and Edgar Degas among them—as well as pioneering photographers such as Gustave Le Gray and Henri Le Secq. Inspired by the scenic Normandy coast of France, these works—including representations of beach scenes, seascapes, fishing villages, resorts, and the region’s pastoral beauty—will be brought together with archival materials related to early tourism and regional expressions of French nationalism from popular culture for an innovative examination of the impact of the then-new medium of photography on ideas of image making, the recording of passing time, the capacities of painting, and the rise of Impressionism itself.
The exhibition will include loans from private and public collections in both the United States and Europe, featuring exceptional loans from the Musée d’Orsay and a generous loan of outstanding photographs from the rich collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Catalogue
The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated book with essays by internationally recognized scholars: Sylvie Aubenas, Head, Department of Prints and Photographs at the Bibliothèque nationale de France; Dominique de Font-Réaulx, Curator, Musée du Louvre; Stephen Bann, Bristol University; Dean MacCannell, University of California at Davis; and UMMA’s Senior Curator of Western Art, Carole McNamara.
Programs
A varied slate of programming designed to accompany and interpret the exhibition includes a series of musical performances featuring the faculty and students of the University of Michigan’s renowned School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; major lectures by Carole McNamara, Stephen Bann, and Jane Fulcher, UM musicology professor; and drop-in seascape painting workshops for families. For more details, visit UMMA’s website at www.umma.umich.edu.
Support
This exhibition is made possible in part by the Florence Gould Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the University of Michigan Health System, Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Research, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, the Center for European Studies-European Union Center, and Department of History of Art, Masco Corporation, Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund, the University of Michigan Credit Union, and the family of Dr. Raymond F. Cunningham in his memory. “The Lens of Impressionism” would not have been possible without the generosity and cooperation of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) and features exceptional loans from the BnF and the Musée d'Orsay.
Media contact
Stephanie Rieke Miller, srieke@umich.edu or 734.647.0524. A selection of low-resolution press images may be viewed at www.umma.umich.edu/view/future.html
The press preview will be held Friday, October 9. Please contact umma-press@umich.edu for details and to RSVP.
UMMA
In March 2009 the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) opened a landmark 53,000-square-foot expansion, named the Maxine and Stuart Frankel and the Frankel Family Wing for its lead benefactors, and a major restoration of its historic, 41,000-square-foot home, Alumni Memorial Hall. Designed by principal architect Brad Cloepfil and his team at Allied Works Architecture, the $41.9 million transformation not only more than doubled the space available for collections display, temporary exhibitions, programs and educational exploration, but also fulfilled the Museum’s mission to offer a meeting place for the arts, bridging visual art and contemporary culture, scholarship and accessibility, tradition and innovation. The Museum’s near universal collections of more than 18,000 works of art span Western, Asian, and African traditions.
