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University & Community Activities for September 19, 2007
10:08 AM - 10:10 AM
Today's Highlight: Wednesday, September 19, 2007
The Environmental Studies Program at The University of Montana and the Missoulian Angler invite everyone to attend an environmental/nature-themed community reading. Featured authors are two EVST graduate students, Erika Fredrickson and Mike Fiebig, who will be reading TONIGHT at 7 p.m. at the Missoulian Angler, 401 S. Orange. Call 243-2904 if you’d like more information.
An informational orientation for new Literacy Volunteers of America tutors in Butte will be held TONIGHT from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Butte-Silver Bow Public Library, 226 West Broadway. For further information, call the LVA Butte Literacy Program at 723-7905.
The Montana Writer’s Guild invites the public to share an evening of readings by local authors beginning at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, September 20th at Fact and Fiction Bookstore in downtown Missoula. Questions will be answered by calling 721-2881.
A Health Fair for Senior Citizens will be held tomorrow, Thursday, September 20th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Missoula Senior Center, 705 South Higgins. Services at this Health Fair include blood pressure or blood glucose screenings, strength testing, and bone density screenings. Also, information will be available on retirement living, assisted living, physical therapy, pharmacy, home health, and much more. The health fair is free to the public. For more information, call the Missoula Senior Center at 543-7154.
“Just Don’t Go, Montana” is sponsoring the first military counter-recruitment, Town Meeting tomorrow night, September 20th at 7:00 pm at the Helena Neighborhood Center, 200 South Cruse Ave. The discussion will follow the theme of militarization of our public high schools and is free and open to the public. For further information, call 443-8016.
The Missoula Art Museum, located at 335 North Pattee in downtown Missoula, is celebrating its First Anniversary in a number of special ways, and the public is cordially invited to attend! On Thursday, September 20th, a free exhibition tour will be begin at 12:30 in the afternoon, and then Artini Thursday will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 o’clock that evening. On Friday, The Best of the 33rd Northwest Film and Video Festival will be held at 7:00 p.m. and will continue on Saturday, September 22nd at 1:00 o’clock. For additional celebration information or to ask questions, please call the Missoula Art Museum at 728—0447.
The 5th Annual Laurel Oktoberfest will take place in Laurel, Montana, this weekend: September 21st through the 23rd. This is a major fundraiser for Making a Difference, a nonprofit organization helping children and their families. Events include polka music, folk dancing, a special children’s area with games, and a variety of food vendors, some of which will be featuring German dishes. For complete details, call Jodi at 628-7152.
Previous Hospice Families or anyone wanting to memorialize a loss is invited to attend a Memorial Service to be conducted by Hospice of Missoula. The service will be held at 11 am in Greenough Park this Saturday morning, September 22nd, come rain or shine! For more details or to RSVP, please contact Hospice of Missoula at 543-4408.
Every 90 minutes in the United States someone is diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and there is a way you can help. This Saturday at McCormick Park in Missoula a fundraising walk will be held and will last approximately 90 minutes. The check-in time is 9:00 am, and the walk will commence at 10:00 o’clock. Every step will support the ALS Association and help provide care and hope to people with ALS. To register, or to find out how you can get involved, visit the Web site: www.ALSA.org.
The Glacier Lifelong Learning Center in Kalispell will be offering “Sweet Peas,” a Waldorf Parent-Child Class for parents and their children, ages 0 to 3 ½ years old. The class will provide a mini-experience of what a Waldorf kindergarten class is like. Sweet Peas will begin on Monday, September 24th and classes are held every Monday from 10:30 to noon, with 8-week sessions. More information as well as application forms can be found at www.glaciercenter.org, or call Catherine at 756-0405.
To have your event on our University and Community Calendar, please send the information 10 days in advance by visiting our Web site at www.mtpr.org or by fax to 243-3299 or mail to Montana Public Radio, The University of Montana, Missoula, 59812.
University and Community Activities are aired at 10:55 am and 12:55 pm Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. University and Community Activities are announcements about the events and activities of non-profit, cultural, and artistic organizations in our broadcast area. Information should be submitted ten days before broadcast date.
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