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Monday, March 05, 2007
March Programs
March 5 – April 14
Point of View: a look at the creative process
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Member Exhibit
Handmade books and paper
Paper sculpture
Mixed media
(See art classes under How-to Programs)
MRC student artists at Park Trades
Mary Whalen and students
Photography
Ted Cavanaugh
Photography
Reception
Sunday, March 11
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Great Books Discussion Group
From the Great Books Foundation: “Many great minds have wrestled with the search for meaning – now you can, too. Great Books reading and discussion programs provide you with the essential tools for joining the great conversation about ideas: outstanding literature and a discussion approach that helps you truly connect with literature.” Readings will be taken from the Third Series of the Great Books.
Discussion leader: Ken Fischer, Portage District Library Staff
Discussions - 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Discussion schedule includes the following Sundays:
March 4 Reading Four (Bible “Gospel of Mark”)
March 18 Reading Five (Thucydides The Peloponnesian War)
Poet Cullen Bailey Burns: A Homecoming
Former Kalamazoo resident, Western Michigan University graduate and the author of Paper Boat (2003), Cullen Bailey Burns will read from a new manuscript of poems. Some of these poems have appeared in Rattle, The Denver Quarterly, Court Green, and Rhino. She currently teaches English and creative writing at Century College in St Paul, Minnesota.
Wednesday, March 7
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Seeing life through different eyes: the power of graphic novels to relay complex life stories and unique perspectives (in conjunction with Reading Together)
These books deal with difficult subject matter including child abuse and lesbianism in a tasteful and powerful manner. This program is for 16 year-olds and adults.
A look at amazingly deep and illuminating graphic novels that use words and pictures to approach controversial topics in a very human, personal manner. Some of the graphic novels we will survey are Madison Clell’s Cuckoo, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Fun Home by Alison Bechdel.
Speakers: Paul Sizer and Jane Irwin are comics creators who live and work in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They met through comics and believe that everyone should be exposed to the possibilities of this very powerful form of literature.
Thursday, March 8
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Presents: Bookbinding
Make your own handmade books! In this workshop participants will learn a special non-adhesive binding technique to make a hard cover book that can be used as a journal or sketchbook.
Instructor: Jeff Abshear is a nationally recognized book artist with an MFA in painting and printmaking from Western Michigan University.
Cost: $45.00
Call to pre-register
Saturday, March 10
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Presents: Bookbinding
Make your own handmade books! In this workshop participants will learn a special non-adhesive binding technique to make a hard cover book that can be used as a journal or sketchbook.
Instructor: Jeff Abshear is a nationally recognized book artist with an MFA in painting and printmaking from Western Michigan University.
Cost: $45.00
Call to pre-register
Saturday, March 10
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 13
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Presents: You Can Draw--Design for Beginners
Afraid to start an art project? This visual design class is for you. Learn basic skills using collage, copy, and drawing techniques in a non-threatening environment. You can then apply them to papermaking, bookmaking, and more. Let yourself go!
Instructor: Michael Dunn earned his MFA at Western Michigan University and creates prints using woodcut, intaglio and lithography techniques.
Cost: $45.00
Call 383-8563 to pre-register
Tuesday, March 13
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center is a collective of artists and writers who have joined together to create a community workshop and educational center dedicated to furthering book design and its related arts: fine printmaking, papermaking, book binding, and creative writing. For more information on course offerings, events, and readings visit the KBAC website: www.kalbookarts.org .
Wednesday, March 14
Reading Together 2007 Selection
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
When Christopher Boone, the autistic 15 year-old narrator, discovers his neighbor's dog stabbed to death, he decides to use the reasoning of his favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes, to solve the crime. As the mystery unravels, so do the secrets of his parents’ broken marriage. Experiencing this chaos through Christopher's eyes thrusts the reader into his perspective and the world of autism.
Wednesday, March 14
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 20
Explore Fish and Seafood Cooking (at the Park Club in Kalamazoo)
Chef: Craig Girolami, General Manager, Chef & COO, The Park Club
Chef Girolami will share the logic and techniques of selecting, storing, menu planning and cooking with seasonal fresh fish and seafood items.
Located in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo, The Park Club has been a landmark and one of Michigan’s finest private dining clubs for over one hundred years. Housed in a gorgeous Victorian mansion, the Park Club is located at 219 W. South Street across from Bronson Park and the Kalamazoo Public Library.
Pre-registration begins on Tuesday, March 13
$10.00 fee required at pre-registration
Tuesday, March 20
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21
The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin
Daniel, an ex-Hewlett-Packard communiqué encoder, is a savant whose closely proscribed world is bounded on every side by neuroses and obsessions. He cannot cross the street except at driveways symmetrically opposed, and he cannot sleep unless the wattage of the active light bulbs in his apartment sums to 1,125. Slowly, through his neighbors, the Rite Aid pharmacist, and other people he begins to know and care about, Daniel begins to emerge from the safety of logic, magic squares, and obsessive counting.
Wednesday, March 21
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Point of View: a look at the creative process
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Member Exhibit
Handmade books and paper
Paper sculpture
Mixed media
(See art classes under How-to Programs)
MRC student artists at Park Trades
Mary Whalen and students
Photography
Ted Cavanaugh
Photography
Reception
Sunday, March 11
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Great Books Discussion Group
From the Great Books Foundation: “Many great minds have wrestled with the search for meaning – now you can, too. Great Books reading and discussion programs provide you with the essential tools for joining the great conversation about ideas: outstanding literature and a discussion approach that helps you truly connect with literature.” Readings will be taken from the Third Series of the Great Books.
Discussion leader: Ken Fischer, Portage District Library Staff
Discussions - 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Discussion schedule includes the following Sundays:
March 4 Reading Four (Bible “Gospel of Mark”)
March 18 Reading Five (Thucydides The Peloponnesian War)
Poet Cullen Bailey Burns: A Homecoming
Former Kalamazoo resident, Western Michigan University graduate and the author of Paper Boat (2003), Cullen Bailey Burns will read from a new manuscript of poems. Some of these poems have appeared in Rattle, The Denver Quarterly, Court Green, and Rhino. She currently teaches English and creative writing at Century College in St Paul, Minnesota.
Wednesday, March 7
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Seeing life through different eyes: the power of graphic novels to relay complex life stories and unique perspectives (in conjunction with Reading Together)
These books deal with difficult subject matter including child abuse and lesbianism in a tasteful and powerful manner. This program is for 16 year-olds and adults.
A look at amazingly deep and illuminating graphic novels that use words and pictures to approach controversial topics in a very human, personal manner. Some of the graphic novels we will survey are Madison Clell’s Cuckoo, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Fun Home by Alison Bechdel.
Speakers: Paul Sizer and Jane Irwin are comics creators who live and work in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They met through comics and believe that everyone should be exposed to the possibilities of this very powerful form of literature.
Thursday, March 8
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Presents: Bookbinding
Make your own handmade books! In this workshop participants will learn a special non-adhesive binding technique to make a hard cover book that can be used as a journal or sketchbook.
Instructor: Jeff Abshear is a nationally recognized book artist with an MFA in painting and printmaking from Western Michigan University.
Cost: $45.00
Call to pre-register
Saturday, March 10
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Presents: Bookbinding
Make your own handmade books! In this workshop participants will learn a special non-adhesive binding technique to make a hard cover book that can be used as a journal or sketchbook.
Instructor: Jeff Abshear is a nationally recognized book artist with an MFA in painting and printmaking from Western Michigan University.
Cost: $45.00
Call to pre-register
Saturday, March 10
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 13
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Presents: You Can Draw--Design for Beginners
Afraid to start an art project? This visual design class is for you. Learn basic skills using collage, copy, and drawing techniques in a non-threatening environment. You can then apply them to papermaking, bookmaking, and more. Let yourself go!
Instructor: Michael Dunn earned his MFA at Western Michigan University and creates prints using woodcut, intaglio and lithography techniques.
Cost: $45.00
Call 383-8563 to pre-register
Tuesday, March 13
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center is a collective of artists and writers who have joined together to create a community workshop and educational center dedicated to furthering book design and its related arts: fine printmaking, papermaking, book binding, and creative writing. For more information on course offerings, events, and readings visit the KBAC website: www.kalbookarts.org .
Wednesday, March 14
Reading Together 2007 Selection
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
When Christopher Boone, the autistic 15 year-old narrator, discovers his neighbor's dog stabbed to death, he decides to use the reasoning of his favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes, to solve the crime. As the mystery unravels, so do the secrets of his parents’ broken marriage. Experiencing this chaos through Christopher's eyes thrusts the reader into his perspective and the world of autism.
Wednesday, March 14
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 20
Explore Fish and Seafood Cooking (at the Park Club in Kalamazoo)
Chef: Craig Girolami, General Manager, Chef & COO, The Park Club
Chef Girolami will share the logic and techniques of selecting, storing, menu planning and cooking with seasonal fresh fish and seafood items.
Located in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo, The Park Club has been a landmark and one of Michigan’s finest private dining clubs for over one hundred years. Housed in a gorgeous Victorian mansion, the Park Club is located at 219 W. South Street across from Bronson Park and the Kalamazoo Public Library.
Pre-registration begins on Tuesday, March 13
$10.00 fee required at pre-registration
Tuesday, March 20
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21
The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin
Daniel, an ex-Hewlett-Packard communiqué encoder, is a savant whose closely proscribed world is bounded on every side by neuroses and obsessions. He cannot cross the street except at driveways symmetrically opposed, and he cannot sleep unless the wattage of the active light bulbs in his apartment sums to 1,125. Slowly, through his neighbors, the Rite Aid pharmacist, and other people he begins to know and care about, Daniel begins to emerge from the safety of logic, magic squares, and obsessive counting.
Wednesday, March 21
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
