MAY
Calendar of Events
In recognition of national Mental Health Awareness month in May, Still Waters Counseling, a Saline clinic specializing in treating mental and behavioral disorders, is offering self-help and counseling books for sale at greatly reduced prices. In exchange, each book purchase will go towards a special fund to provide counseling at the clinic for the uninsured or underinsured. From now until the end of May, gently used copies of self-help and children’s books from the clinic’s extensive collection will be available for purchase from the clinic at 137 Keveling Drive, Saline (9.00am to 5.00pm M-F). Buyers can decide how much they can afford for each book but the minimum contribution is $5.00. There is no maximum contribution amount. The public is also invited to donate unwanted counseling, self-help, or children’s books to the collection. Although contributions are NOT tax-deductible, each purchase will go towards assisting those in need in the community get the help they need. Still Waters Counseling, 137 Keveling Drive, Saline. (734) 944-3446. www.still-waters-counseling.com [map]
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Many organizations have multi-lingual staff who could serve as interpreters – with the proper training. University of Michigan Health Services (UMHS) Interpreter Services offers a course – Medical Terminology & Body Systems – to teach your staff the skills they need to interpret competently. Mastering complex medical terms can be hard. Our Medical Terminology and Body Systems course makes it easier. This course is open to everyone, and the materials and instructions are presented in English only.This 40 hour course teaches the Word-Building technique – a quick and easy way to learn challenging terminology. The class also teaches basic medical knowledge, preparing interpreters to work in healthcare settings and pass medical interpreter certification exams. It is open to everyone, and the materials and instructions are presented in English only.Questions? Contact Rita Galin at rgalin@med.umich.edu or (734) 764-8193. Interpreter Services, 2025 Traverwood Drive. $280. (734) 998-2184. mccarthl@med.umich.edu http://www.eventbee.com/v/umhisp/event?eid=803064433 [map]
Immerse Yourself In Deep Relaxation!!!Community Welcome For yoga Classes!!!Basic Ashtanga Yoga7 Week SessionApril 3,2012-May 15,2012Tuesdays: 9:00-10:00am Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. $10 Drop In OR Buy a package for 7 weeks. 734-681-0477. zainilateef@gmail.com [map]
We will examine the changing incidence and prevalence of violent behavior in our homes, schools, workplaces and on our streets. Pervasive, significant causal factors will be identified and means of useful intervention will be discussed. Dr. Tanay believes there is a substantial, but often ignored, body of knowledge from which more rational social policies could be derived and they can lead to more effective community programs.Class meets Tuesdays, May 1 - May 22 Presenter: Emanuel Tanay Registration is required. All OLLI events are open to anyone over age 50 with a $20 annual OLLI membership. Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. $30. 734-998-9351. germedoll@umich.edu www.olliumich.org [map]
Every Tues. All seniors age 50 & over invited to play this popular word game. 10 a.m.-noon, Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. $2 (members, free). 794-6250. [map]
Apr. 29-May 3. Annual festival of documentary and feature films on Jewish themes. Today: Dolphin Boy (Dani Menkin & Yonatan Nir, 2011). Documentary, filmed over the course of 4 years, about a boy from an Arab village in the north of Israel traumatized by a violent attack who is taken by his father to be treated with dolphins. Hebrew & Arabic, subtitles. 1:30 p.m. Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom (Ian Ayres, 2011). Documentary about the life and career of the Hollywood icon. 5 p.m. Remembrance (Anna Justice, 2011). Drama about the reunion of a 52-year-old Jewish New Yorker and the Polish man who was her lover when they escaped from a German concentration in Poland camp 30 years earlier. German & Polish, subtitles. 8 p.m. 1:30, 5, & 8 p.m., Michigan Theater. Tickets $10 (festival pass, $75). 971-0990. . [map]
DEXTER ANNUAL SCULPTURE DISPLAYApplications are currently being accepted for the 1st Annual Dexter Sculpture Display. Five locations in the community have been selected as locations for the displays. Sculpture selections will be made by Village Council upon a recommendation by a Selection Committee of local residents. The art will be on display through several large community events including the Summer Music Series, Dexter Daze, and Apple Daze. The deadline for submission is May 1, 2012.Application ProcessSee http://www.villageofdexter.org/ Village of Dexter, 8140 Main Street, Dexter. $10. 734-426-8303 x17. cnicholls@villageofdexter.org http://www.villageofdexter.org/ [map]
Oct. 7 & Nov. 4. All age 12 & up invited to watch anime and swap and talk about manga (Japanese comics). Refreshments. 3:30–5:30 p.m., CDL, 221 S. Main, Chelsea. Free. 475–8732. [map]
All kids in grades 1-5 invited to listen to a story and make a bead buddy for their backpack. 4:15-5:15 p.m., SDL, 555 N. Maple, Saline. Free. Preregistration required. 429-5450. [map]
(Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne, 2011). Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in a state-run orphanage until the town hairdresser agrees to foster him on the weekends. French, subtitles. Tickets (unless otherwise noted): $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME, michtheater.org.
Every Tues. Apr.-Oct. Fast/moderate-paced ride, 25-30 miles, to the west or north. 6 p.m., Aberdeen Bike & Fitness, 1175 S. Main, Chelsea. Free. 678-8297. [map]
Every Sun. & Tues.-Fri., except Jan. 1 All invited to compete in tournaments of this popular collectible card game using standard constructed (Sun. & Thurs.), Elder Dragon Highlander (Tues.), Legacy (Wed.) and booster draft (Fri.) decks. Prizes. Bring your own cards (except Fri.). 6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) & 1 p.m. (Sun.), Get Your Game On, 310 S. State. $5 (Tues., free; Fri., $15 includes cards). 786-3746. [map]
Every Tues. in May. WAS members Lathe Claflin and Mike Sefton or city ornithologist Dea Armstrong lead evening walks at various local birding sites. Bring binoculars and (if you have one) a scope. 6 p.m., meet at the Miller Rd. Park & Ride off M-14. Free. Anyone under 18 not accompanied by an adult relative or legal guardian needs to have a completed parental consent (available from fieldtrips@washtenawaudubon.org) form to participate. 994-3569, 668-2513.
U-M family medicine professor Randall Forsch moderates a panel discussion with U-M School of Public Health physician (and former Office of National Drug Control deputy director) Donald Vereen and local physician Ed Washabaugh, a pain management specialist with experience treating patients who use medical marijuana. Q&A. 6:30-8:30 p.m., CDL McKune Room, 221 S. Main, Chelsea. Free. 475–8732. [map]
Purple Rose Theatre artistic director Guy Sanville directs a concert reading of Jeff Daniels’ new play, a drama scheduled for its premiere in the 2012-2013 Purple Rose season that’s about 2 men existing in nothingness, one who wants to stay, and one who’s not so sure. Followed by a discussion with the audience. 6:30-8:30 p.m., AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 327-4555. [map]
(David Gelb, 2011). Documentary about an 85-year-old sushi master who runs a business in the basement of a Tokyo office building. Japanese, subtitles. Tickets (unless otherwise noted): $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME, michtheater.org.
This retired baseball pitcher discusses Imperfect: An Improbable Life, his new memoir about his experience as a U-M star pitcher, winning an Olympic gold medal, and pitching a no-hitter for the NY Yankees, despite being born without a right hand. Signing. 7 p.m., Nicola’s, 2513 Jackson, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600. [map]
7 p.m., Alumni Field (behind Ray Fisher Stadium), S. State at Hoover. $4 (youths age 12 & under, $2; U-M students, free). 764-0247.
All invited to join a discussion, in Spanish, of El Viajero del Siglo, Argentine writer Andrés Neuman’s novel about an itinerant translator who stops in a German city for the night and is unable to leave. 7:30 p.m., Nicola’s, 2513 Jackson, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600. [map]
"Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a FREE, two-part series to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 is presented on the first Tuesdays in October, November, and January through June and describes how to understand and recognize signs of teen substance abuse. Part 2 is presented on the second Tuesdays in Tuesdays in October, November, and January through June and describes what should/should not be done when teen substance abuse is suspected or recognized. The series is presented by a Dawn Farm therapist, and is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated School Health Program Advisory Team, and St. Joseph Mercy Greenbrook Recovery Center. It is free and open to all. Programs are targeted primarily to parents/caretakers of teens, but are inclusive of teens, family members, people who work with teens, students, and anyone interested. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti. Free. (734) 973-7892. teensusingdrugs@gmail.com http://www.teensusingdrugs.org [map]
Jorge Lopez Chavez and 2 Lads Winery co-owner Chris Baldyga lead tastings of 5 wines from this Traverse City winery that specializes in red and sparkling wines. Note: These events always sell out. 7:30-8:30 p.m., The Last Word, 301 W. Huron. $15 in advance only at localwineevents.com/events/detail/417013. 663-7848. [map]
Talk by Detroit Community Schools founder (and former Detroit Waldorf School teacher) Bart Eddy and former Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor student Katherina Walsh, who last summer founded the Youth Employment Collaborative in the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit. 7:30 p.m., Rudolf Steiner House, 1923 Geddes Ave. Free. 944-4903. [map]
(Lynne Ramsay, 2011). Thriller that stars Tilda Swinton as a mother who struggles to love her strange child as his actions become increasingly more vicious. Tickets (unless otherwise noted): $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME, michtheater.org.
May 1 & 15. All invited to peer at the night sky through antique telescopes. The Observatory dome can be opened only during mild, dry weather, so check astro.lsa.umich.edu/outreach/detroit to see if the event has been canceled due to weather conditions. 9:30-11 p.m., U-M Detroit Observatory, 1398 E. Ann at Observatory. Free. 763-3482. [map]
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