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Start: 8:00 pm
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Actor and activist Peterson Toscano will perform "Doin' Time in the Homonomo Halfway House: How I survived the Ex-Gay Movement" at 8 PM in Goddard Auditorium on the campus of Earlham College. More information about the show can be found on its website, at homonomo.com.

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Start: 5:00 pm
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The Richmond Art Works Tree Show to benefit the Cope Environmental Center runs from April 1 through 30, 2007. On Thursday, April 5 2007 from 5 to 7 PM, the opening reception and benefit auction will happen. For more information, visit the Richmond Art Works site.

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

The public is invited to join the Take Back the Night March on Thursday April 5, beginning at 6:30 PM on the "Heart," the center of Earlham College's campus. Take Back the Night is an internationally-held march and vigil with the purpose of unifying women, men, and children in awareness of sexual violence and other forms of violence against women, children and families. It is about taking a stand against violence and making the night safe for everyone. The march will proceed to the Richmond Municipal building, where around 7 PM, various speeches will be given and a vigil will be held. For more information, contact Action Against Rape at Earlham, at (765) 973-2759.

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Start: 11:00 am
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Richmond City Council Candidate Josh Williams will host a Town Meeting Saturday, April 14, to discuss issues affecting the community. Williams is running in the May 8th Democratic primary for an at-large seat on the Richmond Common Council.

The Town Meeting will convene at 11:00 a.m on Saturday at Charlie's Coffee Bar and Gallery, 416 North 10th Street, Richmond.

Williams, age 29, is a student at Indiana University East. He has twice been presented the "Disabled Student of the Year" award by the Community Council on Disability Awareness (CCDA). He is running "to be voice in our community that may not always be heard."

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Start: 7:00 pm
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Facilitator: Brian Gordy, Gordy Fine Art & Framing.
One of the everlasting mysteries for artists: How much should you charge? This workshop will help you figure it out. We’ll also include advice on preparing your work for an exhibition (yes – the little things really do matter!).

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Start: 8:00 am
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The 2007 Richmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Spring Clean-up will be happening on Saturday, April 21 (rescheduled from the original date of the 14th due to bad weather). A free breakfast will be served at the Chamber office (33 South 7th Street in Richmond) at 8 AM, and teams will depart at 9 AM with their assignments. The focus will be on the main corridors of the city - US 40 East & West, US 27 North & South and North & South A streets. For more information, call 765-962-1511 or visit www.rwchamber.org.

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Start: 10:00 am
End: 8:00 pm

Come tour the Genesis of the YWCA facilities and ask questions about the program. Free and open to the public. Come to 15 South 11th Street in Richmond. For more information, call (765) 966-0538.

Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

A lecture by Jonathan Kozol, Award-Winning Author on Education and Urban Issues In 1967, at the height of the civil rights movement, Kozol lost his teaching position for reading a Langston Hughes poem to his class of fourth graders. The event resulted in the publishing of the first of his several acclaimed and highly influential books, Death at an Early Age, which catapulted the state of America’s schools into the national and political consciousness. His solid, qualitative research and expertise on education in America has made him a definitive voice on the subject.

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Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

A look at the impact of the retail giant on local communities. This documentary film takes you behind the glitz and into the real lives of workers and their families, business owners and their communities, in an extraordinary journey that will challenge the way you think, feel… and shop.

The showing is at Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway. Tickets are $5. For more information, call (765) 966-0256.

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Start: 7:30 am

Get ready to compete in the 23rd Annual Earlham Triathlon on Sat. April 28! The first heat begins promptly at 7:30 a.m. Individual and team registrations are welcome. You or your team will swim one mile, bike 19.2 miles and run 6.2 miles. The Tri is open to EC students, faculty, staff, alumni and the Richmond community. Registration runs through Wed., April 25, and forms are available at the Athletics and Wellness Center Welcome Desk. Contact: Pat Thomas (thomapa@earlham.edu, 973-1494) or Andrea Crane-Coyle (coylean@earlham.edu, ext. 973-1899).

Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm

Come celebrate Earth Day Saturday 4/28, 10 AM - 2 PM. This year we will be utilizing the recently renovated Starr-Gennett Building locate in the Whitewater River Gorge off of South 1st Street. There will be a native tree give away, green building products, activities for all ages, healthy food and more. You won't want to miss Mark Booth of Take Flight! Wildlife Education with his magnificent birds or Silly Safaris Live animal show featuring Safari Steve. Join the festivities and learn how YOU can make a difference in our community! For more information, e-mail s.hays@copeenvironmental.org.

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Start: 1:44 pm

Whiskey Reliant! Women Defiant! will be a talk by Morrisson-Reeves Reference Library Steve Martin on a history of the Wayne County, Indiana 1874 Anti-Whiskey War, in which female firebrands seek to eradicate the dark beverage from hell! Held Sunday April 29 at the Wayne County Historical Museum, 2 PM.

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