Calendar for February 16th – 22nd, 2015

The Mirror has pulled information from multiple websites and have combined them into a community calendar here.

If you have events that you would like added to this calendar, please e-mail us at themanchestermirror@gmail.com and we’d be more than happy to do so. Each Monday we will highlight activities that are coming up during the week. Items for this week:

Mon Feb 16, 2015 – Presidents’ Day (Washington’s Birthday) *NO SCHOOL*

1pm MCS Balanced Calendar Community Forum

Where: Board Room, Ackerson Building, 410 City Road, Manchester

Description: The Manchester Community School District is considering moving to a balanced calendar in fall 2016. Do you have questions? Do you want to be part of the decision? Come to this community forum and have your voice heard.

4pm Jamberry Make & Take

Where: Manchester District Library, 912 City Road, Manchester, MI 48158,United States

Description: Come to the Make & Take Jamberry Party on Feb. 16th, 4-6 pm and enjoy having complimentary Jamberry wraps applied to your nails! Please call the library at (734) 428-8045 to sign up.

6pm School Board Meeting

Where: Board Room, 410 City Road, Manchester

7pm Village Council Meeting

Where: Council Chambers, 912 City Road, Manchester

Tue Feb 17, 2015

6pm Folk Art Session w/ Margaret Shaw

Where: Manchester District Library, 912 City Road, Manchester

Description: Interested about creating folk art but don’t know where to begin? Margaret Shaw’s intro sessions at the library provide all of the information one needs to begin the craft, from tips on ‘making do’ with what one has to understanding how to be inspired by visual resources.Each of Margaret’s one hour sessions, on Tuesday nights will cover an area of interest and provide tips and tricks to help one begin his or her journey into creativity. 6 weeks. FREE

6pm MCS Balanced Calendar Community Forum

Where: Board Room, Ackerson Building, 410 City Road, Manchester

Description: The Manchester Community School District is considering moving to a balanced calendar in fall 2016. Do you have questions? Do you want to be part of the decision? Come to this community forum and have your voice heard.

7pm AA Meeting

Where: Church Library, Manchester United Methodist Church, 501 Ann Arbor St.,Manchester, MI

Wed Feb 18, 2015 *Delayed Start*

5:30pm CRC Board Meeting

Where: Ackerson Conference Room, 410 City Road,Manchester

6:30pm Alcohol Anonymous meeting

Where: Sharon United Methodist Church – Fellowship Hall – M52 & Pleasant Lake

7pm Manchester Men’s Club meeting

Where: American Legion

Thu Feb 19, 2015

Fri Feb 20, 2015

Sat Feb 21, 2015

Sun Feb 22, 2015

2pm Pleasant Lake Inn Resident’s Benefit at the Tap

Where: The Village Tap, 237 East Main Street, Manchester, MI

Description: Live acoustic music by local bands, pulled pork sandwiches for sale, silent auction. Collection bins for clothes, food, tolietries & cash donations.

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by Fritz Swanson

Fritz Swanson has written for The Believer, the Christian Science Monitor, Print Magazine, McSweeney's, Esopus, LSA Magazine, and The Mid-American Review. He serves as a trustee on the Manchester District Library Board. He's the designer and publisher of The Manchester Mirror.

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