Dr. Veta Tucker to Speak at Council on Aging

*Black History Month*
*Kentucky Raid Program*
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*Tuesday, February 22*
*12:30 - 2:00 p.m.*
*FREE program Open to the Public*
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*Cass COA*
*60525 Decatur Rd*
*Cassoplis, MI*
*800 323 0390*
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*Dining Room is open for lunch 11:45 - 1:15 daily.*

Look How Far We've Come!

The Minority Coalition Of Cass County will celebrate the 57th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in the case "Brown v. The Board of Education" on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 beginning at 7 am. The Guest Speaker is Gregory Weatherspoon, Superintendent of Cassopolis Public Schools. His presentation will begin at 8:30. The breakfast will be held at the VFW, 131 South Broadway, Cassopolis, MI. This Annual Black History Breakfast is free and open to the public; donations to the Minority Coalition are appreciated. For more information contact Minority Coalition President Adrienne Glover, 269-445-8110.

Sanctuary and Deliverance Unveiling

To see more photos of the unveiling, please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/rutabegus/sets/72157625392115758/show/

To see more photos from the 2010 International Festival, visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/rutabegus/sets/72157625392511234/

Poetry was Slammin' at the International Festival

The poets had their say at the International Festival at Ross Beatty High School in Cassopolis. Kareemah El Amin hosted a poetry slam featuring 5 of her friends. The audience was dazzled!

Kareemah offered a two-day workshop in June where we learned poetry starters, wrote, and created two collaborative poems. The workshop was a great opportunity for participants to connect with Kareemah on a personal basis, and to see and understand how artists work.

Jake rides the train at the International Festival

Jake Webster offered two chapbook workshops in August. And then, although it wasn't planned, Jake generously generously invited us to visit his studio in Elkhart. During the visit, the 20 chapbooks that had been created in the workshops were bound with plastic spindles. Jake also shared his sculpture and drawings, his work philosophy and ethic. The aspiring artists and poets in the group found this invaluable. The 20 chapbooks created in the workshops were displayed at the Festival.

Poetry Slam

Kareemah El Amin, Jake Webster and Steve, Poetic Wisdom & Keys, Jaqueline Kelly Cogdell, David Caspar, and Chairman Ralph showed up to do some slamming and romancing at the 10th Annual International Festival.