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Addiction and Spirituality

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:59:28 +0100

Sponsor: Dawn Farm
Location: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Date: 7:30pm to 9:00pm on Jan 20th
"Addiction and Spirituality" will be presented on January 20, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Ed Conlin, BSEd, CAC-2; addiction counselor, Jefferson House. This program will describe how spirituality relates to recovery from chemical dependency, explore personal spiritual needs and life choices, and discuss the Twelve Steps as a spiritual program which can benefit anyone (recovering or not). This workshop is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues; and to dispel the myths, misinformation, secrecy, shame and stigma that prevent chemically dependent individuals and their families from getting help and getting well. Workshops are free and open to anyone interested in attending, including people with alcoholism/addiction, people in recovery, people interested in recovery, family members/friends and others affected by chemical dependency, people who work with chemically dependent individuals, students, people interested in any topic for any reason – ALL ARE WELCOME! Registration is not required. 1.5 hours of free C.E. approved by MCBAP (Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals) is offered for each workshop. A certificate to document attendance is provided on request. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information, please contact Matt Statman, Education Series Coordinator, at 734-485-8725, info@dawnfarm.org, or see http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html.

Kinan Azmeh: Gilgamesh

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:59:28 +0100

Sponsor: University Musical Society
Location: Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium
Date: 7:00pm to 8:00pm on Jan 23rd
The current unrest in the seat of the world’s oldest civilization has inspired the Juilliard-trained Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh to embark on a multimedia exploration of the most ancient epic that exists in writing today. The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Babylonia, a series of Sumerian legends and poems about the mythological hero-king Gilgamesh, thought to rule in the third millennium BC. Fri 1/23 at 7pm; Fri 1/23 at 9pm; Sat 1/24 at 7pm; Sat 1/24 at 9pm 734-764-2538

Richard Goode

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:59:28 +0100

Sponsor: University Musical Society
Location: Hill Auditorium
Date: 4:00pm to 6:00pm on Jan 25th
Acknowledged as one of the leading interpreters of Beethoven and Mozart, Richard Goode probes the inner reaches of works by any composer, infusing every measure with the utmost expressivity. 734-764-2538

Codependency

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:59:28 +0100

Sponsor: Dawn Farm
Location: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Date: 7:30pm to 9:00pm on Jan 27th
"Codependency" will be presented on January 27, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Ronald E. Harrison, SW; Chemical Dependency Therapist. This program will discuss the symptoms and progression of codependency and describe actions that help codependent people to recovery from codependency. This workshop is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues; and to dispel the myths, misinformation, secrecy, shame and stigma that prevent chemically dependent individuals and their families from getting help and getting well. Workshops are free and open to anyone interested in attending, including people with alcoholism/addiction, people in recovery, people interested in recovery, family members/friends and others affected by chemical dependency, people who work with chemically dependent individuals, students, people interested in any topic for any reason – ALL ARE WELCOME! Registration is not required. 1.5 hours of free C.E. approved by MCBAP (Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals) is offered for each workshop. A certificate to document attendance is provided on request. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information, please contact Matt Statman, Education Series Coordinator, at 734-485-8725, info@dawnfarm.org, or see http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html.

Chanticleer

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:59:28 +0100

Sponsor: University Musical Society
Location: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Date: 8:00pm to 10:00pm on Jan 29th
Chanticleer has developed a remarkable reputation for its vivid interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz and from gospel to venturesome new music. With its seamless blend of 12 male voices, ranging from countertenor to bass, the ensemble is “the world’s reigning male chorus” (New Yorker). 734-764-2538

Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:59:28 +0100

Sponsor: Dawn Farm
Location: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197.
Date: 7:30pm to 9:00pm on Feb 3rd
"Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a free, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. The series is presented on the first (part 1) and second (part 2) Tuesday evenings of each month from October - June, from 7:30 to 9 PM, at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Part 1 provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem. Part 2 provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized. Part 2 includes a recovering teen speaker. The workshops are presented by Ronald E. Harrison, SW. Ron is a social worker with over 30 years of experience working in diverse settings with substance-involved teens and their families, and in presenting education and training programs on teen substance use, addiction and family issues. The program is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Consortium, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Mission Services. All presentations are free and open to the public. Parents, teens, family members, people who work with teens, and anyone interested in attending is welcome. Registration is not required. A certificate of attendance can be provided. Free literature will be available. For additional information, please see: http://www.teensusingdrugs.org or contact us at jessa@med.umich.edu, or at (734) 973-7892.

Lawrence Brownlee and Matin Katz

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:59:28 +0100

Sponsor: University Musical Society
Location: Hill Auditorium
Date: 8:00pm to 10:00pm on Feb 7th
Brownlee first appeared at UMS in March, 2006 in the concert opera Tancredi — the same year that he was awarded both the Richard Tucker Award and the Marian Anderson Award, two of the biggest prizes for rising singers. A bel canto specialist, he frequent collaborates with pianist Martin Katz, with whom he partners on his UMS recital debut. 734-764-2538

Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:59:28 +0100

Sponsor: Dawn Farm
Location: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197.
Date: 7:30pm to 9:00pm on Feb 10th
"Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a free, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. The series is presented on the first (part 1) and second (part 2) Tuesday evenings of each month from October - June, from 7:30 to 9 PM, at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Part 1 provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem. Part 2 provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized. Part 2 includes a recovering teen speaker. The workshops are presented by Ronald E. Harrison, SW. Ron is a social worker with over 30 years of experience working in diverse settings with substance-involved teens and their families, and in presenting education and training programs on teen substance use, addiction and family issues. The program is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Consortium, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Mission Services. All presentations are free and open to the public. Parents, teens, family members, people who work with teens, and anyone interested in attending is welcome. Registration is not required. A certificate of attendance can be provided. Free literature will be available. For additional information, please see: http://www.teensusingdrugs.org or contact us at jessa@med.umich.edu, or at (734) 973-7892.