Events

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Bring plants, flowers, vegetables, seeds, vines, shrubs, bulbs, trees, garden tools and pots to trade! The first 10 minutes are for trading among contributors - after that everything is free to whomever!
At the Depot - 930 North E Street
Questions? Call 765.962.2142

Election Day- May 8, 2007. The vote centers will be open from 6 AM to 6 PM local time:
* First English Lutheran Church
* Kuhlman Center
* Discovery School (Hibbard)
* Townsend Center

Can’t make it to the polls election day? Satellite voting:

Satellite voting is available at the following sites
Daily--April 30 through May 4--10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.:
* First English Lutheran Church,2727 National Rd East
* Kuhlman Center,861 N Salisbury Rd.

Absentee Voting:
Qualifying voters may vote absentee-by-mail or absentee-by traveling
board. Voters also have the option of voting absentee-in-person:

Wayne County Courthouse-Voter Registration Office
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Beginning April 9, 2007 until NOON May 7, 2007

For every hour you spend doing something for someone in your community, you earn one Time Dollar. Then you have a Time Dollar to spend on having someone do something for you. It's that simple. Yet it also has profound effects. Time Banks change neighborhoods and whole communities. Time Banking is a social change movement in 22 countries and six continents. A group of Wayne County citizens is working to make a Time Bank in our community a reality. Join us at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, May 16th at the Uptown Innovation Center for an information session for those interested in learning more about Time Banking in Wayne County. The event is free and open to the public.

From the Pal-Item: The city of Richmond is hosting a town meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Discovery School, 900 S. L St. The meeting is part of city officials' attempt to meet residents, discuss problems and answer their concerns. Mayor Sally Hutton will attend with police chief Kris Wolski, street commissioner Bill Smith, metropolitan development director Tony Foster and sanitation representative Tim Lingar. Representatives from the Neighborhood Services Clearinghouse also will attend.

For more information, call (765) 983-7208.

From WayNet.org: Changapalooza is a carnival for change and to celebrate diversity, held at Glen Miller Park from 12 to 4 PM. The event is hosted by Mrs. Hogg's 9th grade Richmond High School English class as a service learning project. The event is free and open to the public, and there will be games, food and entertainment for all ages. For more information, call (765) 973-3300.

The Wayne County Learning Corporation needs you! Please attend a special meeting regarding learning issues in our community. The WCLC is an organization made up of citizens from around the county with one mission: to keep lifelong learning and education at the top of everyone's agenda.

At the meeting you will hear where the county currently stands, what is being done to improve and expand learning opportunities and most importantly, how we can move forward together.

The meeting is at Fountain City Wesleyan Church at 5600 US-27 North in Richmond on May 22, 2007 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

“All About Juried Art Shows” What are the options, which ones are right for you, and how hard is it to get in? And once you’ve found some that look interesting, how do you put your best foot forward? Compare notes with our facilitator, Professor Tom Thomas of I.U. East, and with your fellow artists.

Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond, Indiana. Call (765) 966-0256 for more information. Admission: $3 for RAM / RAC members, $5 general public / Students attend free!

Learn about finding and entering juried art shows with our facilitator, Professor Tom Thomas of the I.U. East Fine Arts & Humanities Department.