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Events Calendar

September Events Calendar

Knitting & Crochet Club

Wednesdays, September 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 5:30 p.m.

If you are interested in learning to crochet or knit, then this is the program for you. For crochet, bring an “H” metal crochet hook (preferably by Susan Bates) and a skein of 4-ply yarn (medium colors are the easiest to see). For knitting, bring a size 9 straight knitting needle, any worsted yarn, and tape measure (optional). For more information, contact Joanne Hale at 219-874-2787 or joeyAB1971@yahoo.com. For ages 10 years and up.

Chess Club

Thursdays, September 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30, 3:30 p.m.

Stop by and practice your chess skills. For all ages. Games provided.

Duneland Stamp Club

Thursday, September 9, 6:00 p.m.

This stamp collecting club meets the second Thursday of each month. New members are invited.

Writer's Rendezvous

Thursday, September 9, 6:00 p.m.

Writer's Rendezvous is back. The new volunteer coordinator will be available on Thursday, September 9, at 6:00 p.m. to gauge interest in the group.

Understanding Your Dreams

Saturday, September 11, 2:00 p.m.

Understanding Your Dreams is a workshop for people interested in dreams and their significance. Learn techniques to make it possible to remember and understand your dreams. Terese Fabbri, an experienced dream therapist, will facilitate.

Writing Out Loud: Christopher Benson

Saturday, September 11, 7:30 p.m.

Writing Out Loud presents University of Illinois Professor Christopher Benson, the author with Mamie Till Mobley of Death of Innocence: The Hate Crime That Changed America, about the life and death of Emmett Till. The Friends of the Library will host a reception following the program. A book signing will be sponsored by the Bookstore at Lighthouse Place. Free and open to the public.

Don't miss the rest of Writing Out Loud's 26th season, including:

Saturday, October 2

Mystery writer Kate Collins, author of seven historical romances and nine cozies called The Flower Shop Mysteries.

Saturday, October 16

Indiana's best-selling novelist James Alexander Thom, author of seven books including Follow the River, which is in its 37th printing.

Saturday, November 6

Writer and filmmaker Mary Pat Kelly, author of the family epic, Galway Bay.

Beginner Spanish

Mondays & Thursdays beginning September 13, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

A Beginner Spanish course will be offered by retired teacher Senor Hussein Hakim. Class begins Monday, September 13, and will meet Mondays and Thursdays through November 30. The class is free but there is limited space. Call 219-873-3049 or email rkohn@mclib.org to register.

Bookmarks: Diana of the Dunes

Friday, September 17, 2:00 p.m.

Diana of the Dunes: The True Story of Alice Gray by Janet Edwards will be reviewed by Joan Costello. In the fall of 1915, Alice Gray traded her life in Chicago for a journey in the remote sand hills of northwest Indiana along Lake Michigan. Living in a fisherman's shack, she measured herself against nature rather than society's conventions. Her audacity so bewitched reporters and a curious public that she became the legendary "Diana of the Dunes." Nearly a century later, the story is still a popular folktale, but questions remain. Who was Alice Gray? Why did this Phi Beta Kappa scholar leave Chicago? What happened to her soul mate, Paul Wilson? In this first-ever book about Diana, the mystery of Alice Gray is revealed by those who knew her and through new research. Excerpts from her dunes diary are published here for the first time since 1918. In these pages, rediscover the legend and learn the truth.

Films on DVD Series: Greenberg

Sunday, September 19, 2:00 p.m.

Greenberg brings actor Ben Stiller together with Academy Award-nominated writer/director Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) to tell the funny and moving tale of Roger Greenberg. Greenberg is single, fortyish, and at a crossroads in his life. In search of a place to restart his life, he tries to reconnect with old friends. But old friends aren't necessarily still best friends, and Greenberg soon finds himself spending more and more time with his more successful brother's personal assistant, also something of a lost soul. Despite his best attempts not to be drawn in, they manage to forge a connection, and he soon realizes he may at last have found a reason to be happy.

Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, September 22, 4:00 p.m.

Monthly meeting of the library board.

Basket Weaving

Saturday, September 25, 9:15 a.m.

Margie Warner teaches this one day class. Make a basket to take home. The class includes all materials. A $10 non-refundable deposit is required and prices vary. See the basket and sign up at the library circulation desk.

Learning Center Needs Volunteers

The Learning Center needs tutors especially for reading. If you'd like to help someone learn to write and punctuate a sentence, your help is needed. Many people going back to school lack some basic skills. You can help someone help themselves and find personal reward, too. Math, English, and writing tutors are also needed. Call Cyndie McKinney at 219-873-3043 for more information about becoming a volunteer tutor.

Michigan City Public Library is dedicated to bringing exciting programs to you and your family.  If you are interested in attending or presenting a program, contact the Library Public Relations Office at 219-873-3049 or e-mail rkohn@mclib.org.

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