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Upcoming Events at the Ann Arbor District Library
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An Evening with Cokie Roberts As She Discusses Her New Book "Ladies Of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation"
Monday May 19, 2008: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Michigan Theater
603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI. 48104 (map)
Cokie Roberts covers Congress, politics and public policy for ABC News and serves as Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio, where she was the congressional correspondent for more than ten years. AADL is honored to host an evening with the award-winning journalist at the Michigan Theater, 603 East Liberty in Ann Arbor. In her best-selling book "Founding Mothers," Roberts paid homage to the women who helped establish our nation. In "Ladies of Liberty," (Morrow; on sale April 8, 2008) she continues the story of more remarkable women and their achievements in moving the fledgling nation forward, from 1796 to 1828. The event includes a book signing, with books for sale courtesy of Borders. There is no charge for admission. Cosponsored by Michigan Radio. In her more than thirty years in broadcasting, Ms. Roberts has won many awards, including two Emmys. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as one of the fifty greatest women in the history of broadcasting.
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Author John Otterbacher Discusses His Struggle with Heart Disease, His Love of Sailing and His Award-Winning Book 'Sailing Grace'
Wednesday May 21, 2008: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
John Otterbacher presents his account of drowning in heart disease, fighting back to the surface, and sailing on. His story is chronicled in "Sailing Grace." Otterbacher has taught college, served as a State Representative and Senator, worked as a psychotherapist, and taken some long sails with his family, recently sailing across the ocean four times. He lives and writes in Michigan. The event includes a book signing, with books available for purchase. "Sailing Grace" is a commentary on how love heals, dreams energize and trauma can be a wake-up call. This hard-edge story will resonate with anyone who has confronted profound adversity, be it coronary disease, cancer, or the heavy weather that unexpectedly blows through every life.
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Learn How To Plant Your Own Perennials with Lodi Farms Nursery
Thursday May 22, 2008: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm -- Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Experienced staff from Lodi Farms Nursery discuss the care and conditions for growing exquisite perennials. Lodi Farms will also provide perennial plants, pots and potting soil so that those attending this program may plant a perennial and take it home. Lodi Farms Nursery, located at 2880 South Wagner Road, has been selling plants and landscape services since 1992, and has made customers' homes beautiful with innovative, sustainable, low-maintenance landscape designs.
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Finding Local Food and Bringing It Home for Dinner: Supporting Our Farms
Thursday May 22, 2008: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
This panel discussion features exemplary local farmers and food experts who will discuss what they've learned about growing food, what they see for the future of food and why Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms are so important to the community. They will also highlight the creative ways in which local people in our community are buying, cooking and enjoying food that is produced close to home. Panelists include Richard Andres and Deb Lentz (Tantre Farm); Kris Hirth (Old Pine Farm); Mary Wessel Walker (Community Farm Kitchen) and Victoria Bennett (a parent who found new ways to shop for food because of her son’s severe allergies). Cosponsored by Slow Foods Huron Valley
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Healing Health Care in Michigan: Working Toward a Health Care System That Works
Tuesday May 27, 2008: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
As the number of un- and under-insured people in our state and our nation continue to grow, organizations and individuals are working to create solutions to the problems. The panelists in this discussion explain the dilemma that faces citizens, government organizations, and health care providers, and discuss possible solutions. The event is cosponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Michigan. Panelists include Dr. Richard Lichtenstein, UM School of Public Health, who will discuss health care policy; Kim Kratz, MA, MSW, Executive Director of Packard Clinic, speaking on the role of non-profit health care providers; Ellen Rabinowitz, Executive Director of the Washtenaw Health Plan; and Kelly Stupple, MSEd, Children's Health Insurance Advocate with Washtenaw County Health Plan.
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Understanding Alzheimer's
Thursday May 29, 2008: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Jennifer Wolfe Howard, MSW, of the Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Great Lakes Chapter, and Susan Pettis, Director of New Programs and Services for Evangelical Homes of Michigan, lead this workshop about Alzheimer's Disease. Learn how to recognize possible signs of Alzheimer’s; understand how Alzheimer’s is diagnosed; recognize the effects of Alzheimer’s on the brain; and gain access to community resources and chapter services. Cosponsored by the Alzheimer's Association of Michigan As many as 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. The disease destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. Today it is the seventh-leading cause of death in the U.S.
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