Nothin’ but Treble
2016 Music Series This year’s neighborhood Music Series, sponsored by the Arnett Branch Library Friends, is up and running! Join us for the next in our series of family-friendly music events featuring a wide variety of music styles and instruments. Interactive, educational, and fun – sure to delight people of all ages! Refreshments and a time of fellowship and meeting the musicians will follow each program. The February concert What: “Nothin’ but Treble” will perform again for us. This is an acapella women’s chorus with Elizabeth Jakubowski, our adult librarian,...
Read MoreIt’s a great MLK Weekend!
INFORMATION ON MLK WEEKEND: Luminary Kit making party Join the fun and make luminaries at the 19th Ward Community Association office, 216 Thurston Road on Sunday, January 17, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Get your luminaries: Luminaries are available at the office during office hours; on Sunday, 1/7, during the kit making; and at the Arnett Café on Monday, January 18, from 4-6 pm. Or make your own luminaries by following the instructions found here. Canning jars also work well. Events: On Martin Luther King Day (Monday, January 18) set your luminaries out in front of your home between the sidewalk...
Read MoreQuintensity to perform
2016 Music Series Starting! This year’s neighborhood Music Series, sponsored by the Arnett Branch Library Friends, is all set up from January to April. Join us for each of these family-friendly music events featuring a wide variety of music styles and instruments. Interactive, educational, and fun – sure to delight people of all ages! Refreshments and a time of fellowship and meeting the musicians will follow each program. The January concert What: “Quintensity” will be back again. This is an ensemble from the Eastman School of Music featuring flute, oboe, bassoon, horn and...
Read MoreHappy New Year 2016
2015 has been a year filled with challenges and hope. We’ve celebrated community through neighborhood events like the Easter Egg Hunt, Bike Clinic, Block Party, collaborative Christmas tree decorating and story reading, and caroling events in the Bird & Butterfly Garden Park. We’ve observed the interaction and promise of Biblical holidays throughout the year. We’ve sponsored meetings and conferences to encourage those with healing hearts. And we’ve joined in prayer and action with those in the faith, government, and law enforcement communities and seen...
Read MoreNatalie Cole, 1950-2015
Natalie Cole, the American singer who overcame battles with substance abuse and the long shadow of her famous father to earn worldwide success of her own, has died. She was 65. Cole died on New Year’s Eve at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles “due to complications from ongoing health issues,” according to a statement from her family. “It is with heavy hearts that we bring to you all the news of our Mother and sister’s passing. Natalie fought a fierce, courageous battle, dying how she lived … with dignity, strength and honor,” her sisters, Timolin...
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