Saturday, March 21, 2009
Rep. Serra and State Senator Doyle Visit Macdonough
Yesterday, State Senator Paul Doyle and Representative Joe Serra visited Macdonough to present a proclamation from the CT General Assembly to the students and teachers of the school for their remarkable achievement gains. Congratulations!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Oddfellows Recession Special
Oddfellows Playhouse is currently taking registrations for Spring "Complete Actor" classes and are offering a "register a friend" special.
How does it work?
1) Register your child in one of the Complete Actor Classes (ages 6-14)
2) Tell a friend about the cool class you signed up for.
4) When your friend calls Oddfellows to register, make sure they mention your name!
3) Receive $10 off your tuition (if you have paid the full tuition already, you will receive a $10 refund)
4) Take your friend out for Ice Cream
If you have questions OR to register, call the Playhouse at (860) 347-6143
How does it work?
1) Register your child in one of the Complete Actor Classes (ages 6-14)
2) Tell a friend about the cool class you signed up for.
4) When your friend calls Oddfellows to register, make sure they mention your name!
3) Receive $10 off your tuition (if you have paid the full tuition already, you will receive a $10 refund)
4) Take your friend out for Ice Cream
If you have questions OR to register, call the Playhouse at (860) 347-6143
North End Pride Day
On April 25th, Starting at 9AM, NEAT will be hosting the North End PRIDE Clean up day. This is a great day to make the neighborhood beautiful for the spring, to connect with friends and neighbor, and shake off the dust of winter. If you know anyone who can't do their own yard work, it is a great day to offer to help. It's a time to plant, and if you've planted, a time to rake. It will also be the ground breaking day for the Erin Street Community Garden, so come out and join the community coming into spring.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
NEAT Community Gardener in Workshop
As spring approaches, The Jonah Center for Earth and Art invites the public to learn about Eco-Friendly Yard Care and Gardening on Tuesday, March 24, 7 – 8:30 p.m., at First Church of Christ, Congregational (UCC), 190 Court Street, in Middletown.
The evening’s speakers will offer short presentations on Growing An Organic and Healthy Lawn; Alternatives to Lawns; Starting A Vegetable Garden; and Using Edibles in Your Landscape. There will be a time for questions, and the speakers will be available after the program to answer individual questions.
Eco-friendly yard landscaping supplies and products will be on display and for sale by Agway; Home Depot; Natureworks; the Connecticut Chapter of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association (CT-NOFA), City of Middletown Recycling Office and Project Green Lawn, Connecticut River and Coastal Conservation District; and the Jonah Center.
The panelists include Susan Holland from Natureworks, Bill Duessing from CT-NOFA, Patrice Barrett, Community Garden Coordinator for the North End Action Team (NEAT); and Vivian Felten from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
For more information call the Jonah Center at (860) 346-6657 ext 13.
The evening’s speakers will offer short presentations on Growing An Organic and Healthy Lawn; Alternatives to Lawns; Starting A Vegetable Garden; and Using Edibles in Your Landscape. There will be a time for questions, and the speakers will be available after the program to answer individual questions.
Eco-friendly yard landscaping supplies and products will be on display and for sale by Agway; Home Depot; Natureworks; the Connecticut Chapter of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association (CT-NOFA), City of Middletown Recycling Office and Project Green Lawn, Connecticut River and Coastal Conservation District; and the Jonah Center.
The panelists include Susan Holland from Natureworks, Bill Duessing from CT-NOFA, Patrice Barrett, Community Garden Coordinator for the North End Action Team (NEAT); and Vivian Felten from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
For more information call the Jonah Center at (860) 346-6657 ext 13.
Friday, March 6, 2009
DANIEL SALAZAR at Green Street
Concert Rescheduled From Last December
Middletown, Conn, March 3, 2009– The virtuoso guitarist Daniel Salazar will venture to Wesleyan’s Green Street Arts Center for finale of the Latino Voices Series. In his continued effort to expand the guitar’s repertoire, and influenced by various musical forms, including traditional and popular Latin American music, Spanish flamenco and even American Rock, Daniel has developed a new musical style that features the classical guitar combined with an ensemble of guitars, bass, keyboards, Latin percussion and orchestral instruments. The result is an exciting, original contemporary sound which displays Salazar’s virtuosity.
Daniel Salazar will perform on Friday, March 13, 2009 at 8pm. The event begins with a potluck reception at 7:00. Tickets are $10 general admission, $8 for seniors, students, and Green Street Members. Green Street Arts Center is located at 51 Green Street, Middletown, CT. For more information, please visit: www.greenstreetartscenter.org or call (860) 685-7871.
“Truly brilliant…Salazar’s interpretation was beyond words.” – The Malta Independent
About Daniel Salazar
Daniel Salazar has appeared in many prestigious venues, including Liechtenstein Palace in Prague, the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Wienawski Hall in Poznan, the Artist’s Palace in Vilnius, the Minsk Academy of Music, the Museum of Fine Arts in Malta, the Instituto de Bellas Artes in Morelia, Mexico and many others. Having had the distinction of being selected, from a nationwide search, as United States Artistic Ambassador, Daniel has toured Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, where his playing has been enjoyed by international audiences through performances on television and radio in ten countries.
For more information, visit http://www.danielsalazar.com/
Middletown, Conn, March 3, 2009– The virtuoso guitarist Daniel Salazar will venture to Wesleyan’s Green Street Arts Center for finale of the Latino Voices Series. In his continued effort to expand the guitar’s repertoire, and influenced by various musical forms, including traditional and popular Latin American music, Spanish flamenco and even American Rock, Daniel has developed a new musical style that features the classical guitar combined with an ensemble of guitars, bass, keyboards, Latin percussion and orchestral instruments. The result is an exciting, original contemporary sound which displays Salazar’s virtuosity.
Daniel Salazar will perform on Friday, March 13, 2009 at 8pm. The event begins with a potluck reception at 7:00. Tickets are $10 general admission, $8 for seniors, students, and Green Street Members. Green Street Arts Center is located at 51 Green Street, Middletown, CT. For more information, please visit: www.greenstreetartscenter.org or call (860) 685-7871.
“Truly brilliant…Salazar’s interpretation was beyond words.” – The Malta Independent
About Daniel Salazar
Daniel Salazar has appeared in many prestigious venues, including Liechtenstein Palace in Prague, the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Wienawski Hall in Poznan, the Artist’s Palace in Vilnius, the Minsk Academy of Music, the Museum of Fine Arts in Malta, the Instituto de Bellas Artes in Morelia, Mexico and many others. Having had the distinction of being selected, from a nationwide search, as United States Artistic Ambassador, Daniel has toured Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, where his playing has been enjoyed by international audiences through performances on television and radio in ten countries.
For more information, visit http://www.danielsalazar.com/
Sunday, March 1, 2009
MACDONOUGH CELEBRATES ITS SUCCESS/Dr. Seuss's Birthday!
Friday was Read Across America Day and at Macdonough School it was a great excuse to celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday!I was a guest reader in Mrs. Waterman's(NEAT board member) third grade class and got to read Bartholomew and the Oobleck...definitely a treat.
After reading adult, kids and guest dignitaries went down to the gym for the school's monthly assembly to recognize students and faculty. This month was special, though, because representatives from ConnCAN, a statewide education group, were in attendance to present the school with a wonderful award. Macdonough School is one of number three school in the state in achievement gains and is considered a "Success Story" school. You can click here to watch a video about the school (which features three NEAT members!) or, click these links to read about this week's celebration at Macdonough School in the Middletown Press and the Hartford Courant.
Snow Ban in Effect and Sidewalk Reminder
The City of Middletown has a snow ban in effect from 6:00 pm, March 1st until further notice.
We've posted the snow ban info before, but please remember, if your car is preventing the snow plows from properly cleaning the street, it will be ticketed and could be towed.
Also, as a reminder, city ordinance requires you to shovel any sidewalk in front of your property no later than 24 hours after a snowfall. Please be considerate of your neighbors and shovel and/or salt your sidewalk.
If you are unable to shovel because of physical limitations, please call NEAT and we may be able to find help for you.
Or, if you are a renter and your property owner is not clearing the sidewalks, please let NEAT know so that we may inform the city Sidewalk Inspector.
Thank You.
We've posted the snow ban info before, but please remember, if your car is preventing the snow plows from properly cleaning the street, it will be ticketed and could be towed.
Also, as a reminder, city ordinance requires you to shovel any sidewalk in front of your property no later than 24 hours after a snowfall. Please be considerate of your neighbors and shovel and/or salt your sidewalk.
If you are unable to shovel because of physical limitations, please call NEAT and we may be able to find help for you.
Or, if you are a renter and your property owner is not clearing the sidewalks, please let NEAT know so that we may inform the city Sidewalk Inspector.
Thank You.
Friday, February 27, 2009
French Women Don’t Sleep Alone: a Book Reading & Signing with Jamie Cat Callan
Relationship and Romance Expert Signs Copies of Her Forthcoming Book
Middletown, Conn, February 26, 2009—Author Jamie Cat Callan hosts a delicious evening at Wesleyan’s Green Street Arts Center in which she will take us on a personalized, guided tour through the corridors of French love. Callan’s French Women Don't Sleep Alone: Pleasurable Secrets to Finding Love is a feel-good book about relationships that will dramatically change women’s approach to men and dating. Discover the secrets to: why French women always feel sexy; the French art of flirtation; why French women walk everywhere and love to be seen; where French women meet men; what French women do when their man misbehaves.
Callan’s appearance takes place at the Green Street Arts Center on Thursday, March 5 from 7–9pm. Admission is $5 for the general public and $3 for Green Street members. Broad Street books will have books available for purchase. The Green Street Arts Center is located at 51 Green Street, Middletown, CT. To make reservations or get more information, please visit: www.greenstreetartscenter.org or call (860) 685-7871.
“Adorable!”—Erica Jong, New York Times bestselling author of Fear of Flying and Fear of Fifty on French Women Don’t Sleep Alone
Jamie Cat Callan grew up under the tutelage of her French grandmother who taught her the secrets to how French women find and keep love. Jamie has traveled to France many times and interviewed hundreds of French women—and more than a few men. Jamie is the creator of The Writers Toolbox and the author of Hooking Up or Holding Out. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Modern Love column, Best American Erotica, The Missouri Review, and many other places. Jamie lives in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with her husband.
For more information on Jamie Cat Callan, visit http://www.jamiecatcallan.com/
Middletown, Conn, February 26, 2009—Author Jamie Cat Callan hosts a delicious evening at Wesleyan’s Green Street Arts Center in which she will take us on a personalized, guided tour through the corridors of French love. Callan’s French Women Don't Sleep Alone: Pleasurable Secrets to Finding Love is a feel-good book about relationships that will dramatically change women’s approach to men and dating. Discover the secrets to: why French women always feel sexy; the French art of flirtation; why French women walk everywhere and love to be seen; where French women meet men; what French women do when their man misbehaves.
Callan’s appearance takes place at the Green Street Arts Center on Thursday, March 5 from 7–9pm. Admission is $5 for the general public and $3 for Green Street members. Broad Street books will have books available for purchase. The Green Street Arts Center is located at 51 Green Street, Middletown, CT. To make reservations or get more information, please visit: www.greenstreetartscenter.org or call (860) 685-7871.
“Adorable!”—Erica Jong, New York Times bestselling author of Fear of Flying and Fear of Fifty on French Women Don’t Sleep Alone
Jamie Cat Callan grew up under the tutelage of her French grandmother who taught her the secrets to how French women find and keep love. Jamie has traveled to France many times and interviewed hundreds of French women—and more than a few men. Jamie is the creator of The Writers Toolbox and the author of Hooking Up or Holding Out. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Modern Love column, Best American Erotica, The Missouri Review, and many other places. Jamie lives in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with her husband.
For more information on Jamie Cat Callan, visit http://www.jamiecatcallan.com/
Thursday, February 26, 2009
CPAC Support and Training for Educators and Parents
CT Parent Advocacy Coalition is hosting a
Support and Training for Educators and Parents
Next STEPS is a free training series that prepares parents and
educators of children with special needs to enable them to advocate
more effectively for appropriate educational services for their
children. This training will provide you with information on:
Special Education Laws
Planning an Appropriate Educational Program
The Parent’s Role in Educating Children with Disabilities
Space is limited and registration is required!
Please call CPAC at 1-800-445-2722 or E-mail cpac@cpacinc.org to sign up!
March 24th, 31st, April 7th and 21st
From 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
At the Middletown YMCA
99 Union Street, Middletown, CT 06457
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Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
338 Main Street, Niantic, CT 06357 • (800) 445-2722 • (860) 739-3089
www.cpacinc.org • E-mail: cpac@cpacinc.org
New Haven Satellite Office (203) 776-3211
Support and Training for Educators and Parents
Next STEPS is a free training series that prepares parents and
educators of children with special needs to enable them to advocate
more effectively for appropriate educational services for their
children. This training will provide you with information on:
Special Education Laws
Planning an Appropriate Educational Program
The Parent’s Role in Educating Children with Disabilities
Space is limited and registration is required!
Please call CPAC at 1-800-445-2722 or E-mail cpac@cpacinc.org to sign up!
March 24th, 31st, April 7th and 21st
From 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
At the Middletown YMCA
99 Union Street, Middletown, CT 06457
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Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
338 Main Street, Niantic, CT 06357 • (800) 445-2722 • (860) 739-3089
www.cpacinc.org • E-mail: cpac@cpacinc.org
New Haven Satellite Office (203) 776-3211
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Block By Block Committee Surveys
NEAT's Block By Block Committee is sponsoring a neighborhood wide survey to find out what is happening on your block and what concerns you. NEAT is nothing without the residents of the North End. You are the only ones who can make change happen and give NEAT the input we need to better focus our efforts. Please stop by the NEAT office at 668 Main St, call us at 346-4845, or email us at neatmiddletown@gmail.com to fill out our survey and let us know what you'd like to see happen in the North End.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Meet & Greet With NEAT- Focus on Schools
NEAT will host a community conversation at Wharfside Commons Wednesday Feb 26 from 6-7:30pm. We will focus on the elementary school experience for North End families and the upcoming City sponsored Feasibility Study, a study about school redistricting options in Middletown. This is just the beginning stages of a long term process so it is critical that the neighborhood be part of this study and that our input is heard. Please come tell us about your elementary school experience and what changing schools would might mean for you.
If you have any questions or comments about the study, please call the NEAT office at 346-4845 or email alicia.mcavay@neatmiddletown.org
If you have any questions or comments about the study, please call the NEAT office at 346-4845 or email alicia.mcavay@neatmiddletown.org
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
North End Youth Dance performs at Wesleyan
Saturday February 21st
North End's own Thoro Energy will be performing in Wesleyan's annual Jubilee.
This show is put on by the Student group Ujamaa every year to promote cultural awareness and show off the diverse talents of the performers.
The show is in the Center for the Arts' Crowell performance space from 8-10pm
tickets show be purchased in advance and cost $6
Please come to the show and support our youth.
North End's own Thoro Energy will be performing in Wesleyan's annual Jubilee.
This show is put on by the Student group Ujamaa every year to promote cultural awareness and show off the diverse talents of the performers.
The show is in the Center for the Arts' Crowell performance space from 8-10pm
tickets show be purchased in advance and cost $6
Please come to the show and support our youth.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Holiday Mentoring Party!
In December, the NEAT mentoring program had a very successful and fun holiday party! We made cards and greenery decorations. Thank you to everyone who came!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
Free Foreclosure Prevention Workshop
Struggling Homeowners Invited to Free Foreclosure-Prevention Workshop in Hartford, Connecticut, on Feb. 14, 2009
WHAT:
Concerned borrowers can meet face-to-face with their lender or loan servicer, and housing counselors, to begin to clarify and take steps to improve their current situation. All are welcome. This event is FREE.
WHERE:
Connecticut Convention Center
100 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, Connecticut
Saturday, February 14, 2009
10 AM to 4 PM
The event brings together distressed borrowers and mortgage loan servicers for one-on-one conversations about resolving difficult loan situations and avoiding foreclosure.
Borrowers should bring documentation for their income, expenses, debts, and mortgage to the workshop so they are fully prepared to talk with their lender or servicer and housing counselors.
For more information, borrowers are invited to call the event hotline, 1-800-882-1600. Borrowers who call this number can leave their name, questions about the event, and a callback number. Information is also available on a Federal Reserve Bank web site, www.theinformedhomebuyer.org. Directions to the Connecticut Convention Center are available on the 800 number and the web site.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Capitol Prep Open House
Saturday, Feb. 7th from 12-2 pm, The Capitol Prepatory Magnet School in Hartford will be hosting an open house at Oddfellows Playhouse (128 Washington St.). If you are a high school aged student or a parent, please stop by to learn more about this great school.
The Capital Preparatory Magnet High School is a year round college preparatory school with a social justice theme. Throughout its curriculum, Capital Preparatory engages students in exploring issues of equality, democracy, economic opportunity, intellectual freedoms, environmental protection and human rights.
Macdonough Success Story
The Macdonough Elementary School, which serves the North End of Middletown and is the last neighborhood school and only downtown public school,has been honored by ConnCan, a statewide education organization, as one of a handful of "Success Stories" in the state. This is quite an honor for the school and speaks to the tremendous gains that have been made in student achievement and community collaboration over the last few years.
ConnCan produced this great video about the school. It's really inspirational and quite amazing to hear the teachers and parents talk about the school's importance.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Pre-School Openings
Good news if you are a four year old!
The Middletown Public Schools currently has openings for children who are four years old in their preschool program.
The program meets the rigorous staffing and academic standards set forth by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Please contact Mary Monarca at 638-1428 for an application.
The Middletown Public Schools currently has openings for children who are four years old in their preschool program.
The program meets the rigorous staffing and academic standards set forth by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Please contact Mary Monarca at 638-1428 for an application.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Saucy Stories: The Art of Desire
SAUCY STORIES: The Art of Desire with Jamie Cat Callan
SATURDAY, February 7, 1–4 pm
Tuition: $70 ($60 members)
Writing a sexy story is a lot like a strip tease. You have
to slowly undress the narrative, take your time, add all the details, use your
senses, let the narrative flow into a strong dramatic arc and push the plot to finish
with a strong climactic moment that reverberates in the reader’s mind and
heart. This one-day course is tailor-made for beginning as well as advanced
writers who want to explore a variety of techniques for writing erotic fiction.
Participants engage in a series of writing exercises that open up sensory and
emotional awareness to create prose that is borne from a deeper place within
them. Stories are discussed in a supportive, nurturing environment that serves
to encourage, as well as familiarize the writer with the elements of theme,
viewpoint, structure, voice and the fine art of titillation.
SATURDAY, February 7, 1–4 pm
Tuition: $70 ($60 members)
Writing a sexy story is a lot like a strip tease. You have
to slowly undress the narrative, take your time, add all the details, use your
senses, let the narrative flow into a strong dramatic arc and push the plot to finish
with a strong climactic moment that reverberates in the reader’s mind and
heart. This one-day course is tailor-made for beginning as well as advanced
writers who want to explore a variety of techniques for writing erotic fiction.
Participants engage in a series of writing exercises that open up sensory and
emotional awareness to create prose that is borne from a deeper place within
them. Stories are discussed in a supportive, nurturing environment that serves
to encourage, as well as familiarize the writer with the elements of theme,
viewpoint, structure, voice and the fine art of titillation.
Sunday Salon Discussion Series: Community Arts in the Academy
The Green Street Arts Center of Wesleyan University invites
you to a lecture and discussion that addresses very pertinent issues regarding
community arts and liberal arts institutions. As part of the Green Street
Sunday Salon Discussion Series, Wesleyan's Vice President for Diversity and
Strategic Partnerships, Sonia Mañjon, will discuss the relationship between
higher education and art in the community in her lecture Community Arts in the Academy:
An Emerging Field in Liberal Arts Education. We hope you will join
us for this event and help us to spread the word to colleagues and friends who
may also be interested in this event.
Sunday Salon Discussion Series
Embrace your inquiring mind at this monthly meeting for
creative expression and curious individuals. In the 18th century, a
"salon" was a social gathering of people who discussed their ideas
and observations. Chemistry professor David Beveridge hosts Green Street's salon, which introduces the work of Wesleyan faculty. Salons usually include an
informal talk or demonstration and plenty of time for questions and
socializing. We provide the refreshments.
Community Arts in the Academy: An Emerging Field in Liberal Arts Education
Sunday, February 8, 2–4pm
$8 admission ($5 members, seniors, students)
An exploration of how liberal arts institutions are
integrating community engagement practices with art applications to produce
both curricular and co-curricular content. Dr. Mañjon developed the first BFA
program in Community Arts at California College of the Arts and has worked with
both art and liberal art institutions and national organizations including
Imagining America to research document and speak about the power of art in
engaging community collaborations and social justice practices. She most
recently edited a compilation of articles and essays about community art
practices entitled: Crafting a Vision for Art, Equity and Civic Engagement: Convening
the Community Arts Field in Higher Education.
For more information or to reserve your seats today, call
(860) 685-7871. Green Street Arts Center is located in the heart of
Middletown’s North End at 51 Green Street. Visit Green Street's
website at www.greenstreetartscenter.org for more to come this winter and spring!
you to a lecture and discussion that addresses very pertinent issues regarding
community arts and liberal arts institutions. As part of the Green Street
Sunday Salon Discussion Series, Wesleyan's Vice President for Diversity and
Strategic Partnerships, Sonia Mañjon, will discuss the relationship between
higher education and art in the community in her lecture Community Arts in the Academy:
An Emerging Field in Liberal Arts Education. We hope you will join
us for this event and help us to spread the word to colleagues and friends who
may also be interested in this event.
Sunday Salon Discussion Series
Embrace your inquiring mind at this monthly meeting for
creative expression and curious individuals. In the 18th century, a
"salon" was a social gathering of people who discussed their ideas
and observations. Chemistry professor David Beveridge hosts Green Street's salon, which introduces the work of Wesleyan faculty. Salons usually include an
informal talk or demonstration and plenty of time for questions and
socializing. We provide the refreshments.
Community Arts in the Academy: An Emerging Field in Liberal Arts Education
Sunday, February 8, 2–4pm
$8 admission ($5 members, seniors, students)
An exploration of how liberal arts institutions are
integrating community engagement practices with art applications to produce
both curricular and co-curricular content. Dr. Mañjon developed the first BFA
program in Community Arts at California College of the Arts and has worked with
both art and liberal art institutions and national organizations including
Imagining America to research document and speak about the power of art in
engaging community collaborations and social justice practices. She most
recently edited a compilation of articles and essays about community art
practices entitled: Crafting a Vision for Art, Equity and Civic Engagement: Convening
the Community Arts Field in Higher Education.
For more information or to reserve your seats today, call
(860) 685-7871. Green Street Arts Center is located in the heart of
Middletown’s North End at 51 Green Street. Visit Green Street's
website at www.greenstreetartscenter.org for more to come this winter and spring!
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