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Gardening Conference 3/19
Dear Gardeners, My name is Lauren Caruso and I’m a volunteer with the Urban Agriculture Working Group in Rochester. We are organizing a conference on urban agriculture and gardening, From Plants to Power: Bringing Rochester’s Gardeners Together, on March 19 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at Wilson Foundation Academy. (see attached flyer for more info), If you are receiving this email, it is because you have indicated an interest in receiving information about educational opportunities related to community gardening on your permit...
read more“Duo Vela” performing
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 March concert What: Daniel and Marla Nistico performing as“Duo Vela“ – an internationally known flute and...
read moreSuper Tuesday Thoughts
R.I.P. religious right? By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor Was [Super Tuesday] a coming-out party for atheists or a funeral dirge for the religious right? In an election year full of questions, Super Tuesday raised a few more, as voters in 12 states went to the polls and the GOP’s Donald Trump and Democrats’ Hillary Clinton emerged as big winners. Exit polls can’t answer every question about Tuesday. They didn’t plumb the depth of religious commitment among Trump’s evangelical flock, or measure the size of the...
read moreOde to Black History
To Dr. Martin Luther King Jr… love always He and many others fought for freedom and won Some measure of progress The greatness of which Time still tells the story of… Generation succeeds generation We live in a new day With a new voice And a new song Yet… We labor still for freedom For ourselves, For all men All creeds to understand God’s plan “Yes, we hold these truths to be self-evident, That all men are created equal by God And endowed by their Creator with inalienable Rights” Which they should never be...
read moreYouth Ministry Training
Reaching neighborhood youth Gary Ham from Caleb Ministries will be teaming together with His Branches to establish a youth outreach ministry in the Arnett Boulevard neighborhood this spring, starting with a series of 4 Saturday morning training sessions for mature members from local churches who are motivated to help. The first session will be on Saturday, February 27, from 9 am to 12 noon at the His Branches Conference Room, 350 Arnett Boulevard, Rochester 14619. Click here for more information and then contact Vera McCollough by phone at...
read moreNothin’ 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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