Community in Brief: 09/19/2012

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September 19, 2012

Community in Brief: 09/19/2012

FROM STAFF REPORTS ---- The Record Eagle Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:14 AM EDT

MAPLE CITY —

Day of Peace

Traverse City — Oryana Natural Foods Market, 260 E. 10th St., will observe International Day of Peace with a peace dance at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21.

The dance will be led by the Peaceful Sisters. There is no charge and the public is welcome. For details, visit http://www.oryana.coop/events/160.

Prevent falls

Traverse City — The Lighthouse Neurological Rehabilitation Center will offer a "Fall Prevention" open house.

The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at the facility on M-37, five miles south of Chum's Corner. There will be information to help identify the risk of falling and prevent falls.

Pi Beta Phi

Traverse City — Reservations are due Thursday, Sept. 20, for the Tuesday, Sept. 25, fall luncheon and meeting of the Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club.

An 11:30 a.m. social hour will be followed by lunch at 12:30 p.m. at the Traverse City Golf and Country Club, 1725 S. Union St. Attendees will order from the menu. For details or reservations, call 946-8154 or 929-4877.

Haggard and band

Scott Haggard & Lonesome Fugitive will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Cedar-Maple City Lions building. Tickets are $7 at the door or by calling 947-6686. There will be refreshments and a dance floor.

Fall food drive

Traverse City — The Father Fred Fall Food Drive will be held Saturday, Sept. 22, through Sept. 29 to help fill the pantry shelves.

Donations of cash or food may be dropped off at Tom's Food Markets 14th Street, Interlochen, West Bay and East Bay locations, Oleson's North Long Lake and Hammond road locations, Glen's on East Eighth Street and at Chum's Corner, and Maxbauer's Market on South Union St. All donations will be doubled through the Oleson Foundation's Value Match Challenge; visit www.fatherfred.org.

Auction and dinner

Traverse City — Northern Lakes Community Church will hold a fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 22.

The "Down on the Farm" dinner and auction will be held 5-8 p.m. at the church, 5444 Herkner Road. Auction items include vacation packages to Cancun, Chicago, Costa Rica and Las Vegas, golf and ski packages and more.

Spaghetti supper

Arcadia — The Pleasant Valley Community Center will hold a spaghetti supper fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the center, 3586 Glovers Lake Road.

Prices are $9 for adults, $3 for ages 6 to 11 and free for children 5 and younger. For details, call 889-7069 or visit www.pleasantvalleycc.org.

Come and dance

Summit City — The community is invited to a country dance Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Summit City Grange Hall, 3060 Factory St.

A soup supper will start at 6 p.m., followed by dancing to live music from 7 to 10 p.m. Donations will be accepted. Call 263-4499 for details.

Immigration film

Traverse City — Citizens for Immigrant Rights will host a screening of the full-length documentary "Tony and Janina's American Wedding" on Monday, Sept. 24.

The film will be shown at 6 p.m. at the State Theatre, 233 E. Front St. It traces a Polish-American family's three-year struggle with the U.S. immigration system. The film's director, Steve Dixon, will talk with the audience via Skype following the screening.

'Bras Along Bay'

Traverse City — Early registration is under way for the second annual "Bras Along the Bay."

From 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 29, from the Holiday Inn West Bay, 615 E. Front St., toward the Open Space along Grandview Parkway, bras will be on display to raise money for the Munson Mammography Assistance Fund and increase breast cancer awareness. Registration is $10 and a gently used bra, which will be donated to the Women's Resource Center after the event.

Early registration is available at Nifty Things, 143 E. Front St., Thompson Pharmacy, 324 S. Union St., and at Z-93 Studios, Radio Centre fourth floor. Day of the event registration will be from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Holiday Inn.