Adult Capoeira Classes @Green Street Arts Center

Capoeira Classes for Adults & Teens
Capoeira is a unique Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, dance, music and acrobatics. In Capoeira classes, students develop physically, emotionally, and mentally as they learn Capoeira’s challenging movements. Students learn to play traditional instruments, to sing in Portuguese, and to apply their training in an exciting improvised “game” which in turn, helps to develop personal strength, response time, creativity, courage, and self-expression.



Classes will be held on Friday evenings
from 5:15-6:15 p.m., beginning on January 4th.
8 classes for $96 (Wesleyan students discounted cost is $80)
Tentative schedule of classes:
1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22
For more information or to register call
Green Street Arts Center: 860-685-7871
51 Green Street, Middletown, CT 06457 www.greenstreetartscenter.org

NATIONAL HOMELESS PERSON'S MEMORIAL DAY

NATIONAL HOMELESS PERSON'S MEMORIAL DAY

Dear NEAT Members,

Please come out and support our community's most vulnerable residents by attending the Middletown event for National Homeless person's memorial day.  It would be wonderful to have a strong NEAT community presence at the Memorial Service & Candlelight Vigil.

St. Vincent DePaul and the Community Health Center will be holding a Memorial Service & Candlelight Vigil to remember the homeless individuals who have died in our county this year. The event will take place at the Church of Holy Trinity 381 Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 on 4PM Friday, December 21, 2012, the First Day of Winter & Longest Night of the Year.

Help us fight to end homelessness in our through acknowledgement, generosity, and political advocacy.  The Memorial asks us to remember that: Health care is a human right.  Housing is a human right.  Physical safety is a human right.  Remember our neighbors and friends who have died without homes.  Remember why they died.

For more information, or to help out, please see contact information below:
Asya Tsarkova at the Community Health Center, Inc. TsarkoA@chc1.com (860) 224-3642 ext. 5551.
Lydia Brewster at St. Vincent De Paul, lydia@svdmiddletown.org (860) 344-0097 ext. 18.

Free Holiday Presents!

Thanks to a very generous donation from the YMCA,  NEAT has Holiday Presents for North End Youth.  There are presents for a range of ages.  If  you have kids or know of kids in need, please call the NEAT office 860-346-4845 or drop by the office.  Please stop in and help us spread the joy throughout the neighborhood!  THANK YOU!

SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES FROM AAAC

The African-American Affairs Commission has compiled a listing of available scholarships and resources to assist students with their search for scholarships. The booklet contains a brief description of each scholarship. Each scholarship contains contact information and/or links that will direct you to the actual scholarship and application. Feel free to click on the link below and download a copy of the "AAAC 2012 - 2013 Scholarships Resources & Information" booklet.  Also attached is a nomination form for the AAAC 2013 Youth of the Year Scholarship.  If you know a high school senior who has demonstrated academic excellence please feel free to complete the attached nomination form and return it to our office.  If you have any questions or need additional information, please don't hesitate to contact our office.

VIEW SCHOLARSHIPS / RESOURCES & INFORMATION

NATIONAL HOMELESS PERSON'S MEMORIAL DAY

NATIONAL HOMELESS PERSON'S MEMORIAL DAY
Dear NEAT Members,

Please come out and support our community's most vulnerable residents by attending the Middletown event for National Homeless person's memorial day.  It would be wonderful to have a strong NEAT community presence at the Memorial Service & Candlelight Vigil.

St. Vincent DePaul and the Community Health Center will be holding a Memorial Service & Candlelight Vigil to remember the homeless individuals who have died in our county this year. The event will take place at the Church of Holy Trinity 381 Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 on 4PM Friday, December 21, 2012, the First Day of Winter & Longest Night of the Year.

Help us fight to end homelessness in our through acknowledgement, generosity, and political advocacy.  The Memorial asks us to remember that: Health care is a human right.  Housing is a human right.  Physical safety is a human right.  Remember our neighbors and friends who have died without homes.  Remember why they died.

For more information, or to help out, please see contact information below:

Asya Tsarkova at the Community Health Center, Inc. TsarkoA@chc1.com (860) 224-3642 ext. 5551.
Lydia Brewster at St. Vincent De Paul, lydia@svdmiddletown.org (860) 344-0097 ext. 18.

CMI "HOLIDAY SING" TONIGHT

CMI "HOLIDAY SING"
Join your friends and neighbors for a celebration of the season. All people from all traditions are warmly welcome!  Refreshments and Songbooks provided.
 
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18^th at 7:00 pm
MAC650 Gallery (650 Main St, Middletown)

Check out NEAT in Building Healthy Communities Video.

Check out the DEEP/CRCOG Building Healthy Communities Video which  features the North End Farmers Market and other markets.   The link to the video is here!  Please share.

CMI Saturday Event: Hip Hop!

CMI is proud to announce our upcoming Saturday Music Event:

Self Suffice the RapOet presents the rapOetry workshop featuring DJ NEB!!

This is the Hip-Hop event we've all been waiting for.  2 of the areas most talented artists, Self Suffice and DJ NEB will introduce our group to the basics of freestyle rapping, with some breakdance moves thrown in!  Beats will be supplied by DJ NEB.  We're lucky to have these two as guests- don't miss out on this free event!!  All ages welcome! (kids under 12 must be accompanied by someone over 15).

It's all taking place on Saturday, December 15th at the Green Street Arts Center from 11am-1pm.  Immediately following the workshop, we'll share a community potluck lunch and then practice our new moves during our classic CMI dance party.  Bring something for the potluck if you can, but if you can't, don't let that stop you from coming.  See you this Saturday!

For more information, please contact program coordinator Carolyn Reeves at:  Carolyn@neatmiddletown.org  or, call the NEAT office at 860-346-4845

CMI Presents HOLIDAY SING

HOLIDAY SING!! 
Join your friends and neighbors for a celebration of the season. All people from all traditions are warmly welcome!  Refreshments and Songbooks provided.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18^th at 7:00 pm

MAC650 Gallery (650 Main St, Middletown)

NEAT'S DECEMBER MEETING

Did You Know That There is a Proposed Development on Washington St. in the North End?

Where?

On the North side of Washington on the block between Pearl and High

What?

A multi-story complex with potentially 4-5 retail spaces on the ground (and maybe second) floor and office space on the top floors.  It will have parking behind it.

Retail names that have been mentioned are Starbucks, Chipotle and a national book chain

Why does this matter to you?

It could affect traffic patterns, diminish the neighborhood housing stock, create jobs and alter the landscape. 

Should it happen?

That’s up to you to decide.  Come to our neighborhood meeting to learn more about the facts and come up with an educated opinion.

NEAT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING

Wednesday, December 5^th

7 pm, Green Street Arts Center

THIS WILL AFFECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE MUST BE EDUCATED AND ACTIVE

Childcare and Dinner will be provided for the kids:  Open to all

Want more info?  Call NEAT at 860-346-4845 or email neat@neatmiddletown.org

Middletown’s Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

RUSSELL LIBRARY PRESENTS

Middletown’s Celebration of the 150^th Anniversary of the

Emancipation Proclamation

Thursday, January 10, 2012, 6:00 pm

Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown, CT

Moderated by Anita Ford Saunders

with presentations of

The Star-Spangled Banner

Middletown High School Chamber Choir Singers

Watch Night

Kate Rushin, Writer and Educator

A Civil War Christmas

Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater

and selections by

Shiloh Baptist Missionary Church Male Chorus

The Emancipation Proclamation: Political Ploy or Courageous Gamble

Middletown High School Debate Club

Judges:  Patricia Charles, Superintendent of Schools

                        Honorable Daniel T. Drew, Mayor of Middletown

Audience Discussion

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Filming by Corporate Media Services, Middlesex Community College

Co-Sponsors

Friends of the Russell Library

Middletown Human Relations Commission

Other Exhibits

Middlesex County Historical Society

The Abolitionist Movement and Underground Railroad in Middletown

Olin Library, Wesleyan University

Original materials on Lincoln, Slavery, Abolitionism, and Colonization