MARCH 8 -14,1987 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN
in and About Muskegon
xpo:
, augh, re
10:30 a.m. in the Bartel ... ion, substance abu , communi-
Rode Gym. cation, relations and type of
Th re's no need to fe r' that financial aid for college.
Expo '87 is all learning ind no The varied program offers
play. Candace Anderson, who choices to women of all age
folk-singing was a highlight of and it i the hope of the Expo
the 1986 Women' Festival '87 committee that mothers,
will offer music she's written daughters and grandmothers
her If. will take advantage of the
Cynthia B tes Twining, well- opportunity to enjoy a d�
kno n in the Mu egon area together.
or her musical talent, will Child care i available all
pre nt ' The Stages of a day for younger children. The
Woman's Life" in song. cost is $2 for the fir t child
For tho interested in an and 1 for each additional
individual session with George child. The committee has a ed
States - a representative of that there be no walk-ins,
the United States Small Busi- Penelope Passinault, chairman
ne Admini ration, he will be of Women' Expo '87 a s that
available for IS-minute ssion interested women iicall her at
Sure to attract a crowd is a 777 -0211 or Janie Brook at
fashion presentation by Peggy 777 .. 0328 and a copy of the
White American Show, "The day's program and registration
Altogether You." form will be mailed.
An innovation thi year are
special ions designed especi­
ally for young women aged
11-18. Topics will include
information on makeup, nutrit-
USKEGO - There will b
seminar on many diver.e topics
and entertainment for all age
group t the Women's Expo
'87 on arch 14. Billed
time for "Le rning, Laughing,
Relaxing: A Day For You,"
the day will be ju that from
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Spon red by the Commun­
ity Services Department of
u egon Community College,
Expo '87 i an ''updated''
ver lon of the Women' Festi­
val offered everY year since
1978. With over 60 seminars
to choo from, a day fllled
with activity is assured.
Keynote peaker Colleen Eng­
ler will diseu the reason why
women in our ciety seem
prone to indecisivene The
spe er will ofer methods to
motivate ri -taking. . Eng­
ler' career. a tate represen­
tative and gub national candi­
date demon rate her ability to
take ri
Her talk is scheduled for
ep. Far a outlines
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LANSI G The
government must work to in re
that every ichigan re 'dent
receives an adequate and equit-
ble share of ate spending and
service . e mu make ure
that the poor and other dis­
ad vant ed per ns receive all·
the . ance and rvice the
ate can provide. The Legisla­
ture will be taking action ln :
rveral are that will benefit
. tho who need thi help.
In his recent State of the
State e e, the Governor
re-emph sized need to expand
th conomic ba and prepare
our wor force for the technolog­
ical challenge of the future.
Economically di dvantaged per-
n in ichigan will benefit
from legisl tive action to create
and retain job , and to provide
people with the education and
training they need to to fill
tho job. Succe ul legi
Iatively-created programs uch
The Michigan Youth Corp and
General A . anee Grant Diver-
ion h ve helped put thousand
of people into the wor force,
re ulting in a eady decline
of the number of welfare client
ca loads the tate supports.
ew legislative action to encour-
ge practical career education,
worker retraining and the elimi­
nation of illiterac in the adult
wor force ill help more and
more 'eli nt ' become 'em­
ployee ".
The Department of cial
Service i beginning to u
ne computer technology to
top elfare fraud and provide
ate
closer consolidation of benefit .
This ne efficiency and the
continued succe of job place­
ment program should result in
6000 fewer welfare ca loads
this year and a ving to the
ate of $ 13 million. DSS
official y th t the savings
wou d support the proposed
three percent incre of bene­
flt to the truly needy house­
holds.
In ddition to the ne job
effort , the Legi ature will be
considering funding for pro­
grain designed to ddre the
needs of the poorest children
and familiei in the tate. law­
maker ill con ider the pro­
portion of state revenues that
will be u d to provide uch
basic nece 'tie better
nourishment for small children,
infant and pregnant women and
dequate housing for disadvan-
taged niors and handicapped
per n.
All tate effort to provide
health, hou ing and employment
rvice to tho who need
them mo t mu be coordinated
with community and private
ctor program The future
of our state i not cure if we
cannot help all our people
reach acceptable levels of health,
curity and employment.
Art critics to
explain trade
MUSKEGO - Well-known
ichigan critic will di u
, Criticizing the Arts" at
Symposium of the Art to be
held at Mu egon Community
College on Friday, March 13,
7:30 p.m. in Overbrook
Theater.
This is another in the serie
offered by the College in cele­
bration of both the city of
u egon and the ate of
ichigan. Lee Collet, sculptor
and MCC Art In ructor, will
rve 1$ moderator. The panel
will examine the role of the
critic and identify qualities
which constitute a good per­
formance or a fine exhibit.
The panel will include the
following arts critic:
Lawrence DeVine, Drama
Critic of the Detroit Free Pre ;
Joy Colby, Art Critic for The
Detroit ews; Richard DeVin­
ney, music critic for the Grand
Rapids Pres; Paula Kramer,
dance critic for the Royal Oak
Daily Tribune; and Arthur H.
Jentz, Jr., Ph.D., a member
of the Hope College faculty
since 1962.
There
is no charge and the public
invited.
K' ZOO Symphony offers musical
KALAMAZOO - On Fri­
day, March 13 at 8:00 p.m. in
Miller Auditorium, concert-goers
will be treated to a banquet of
musical sound as the Western
ichigan University Grand
Choru , members of the Holland
Community Chorale, and Wil­
liam Rhodes, Bariton , join the
KSO in a performance of al-
ton's "Belshazzar's Feast." .
This will be the first time
the Holland Community Chorale
ha performed with the Kalama­
zoo Symphony. The Chorale,
under the direction of Calvin
Langejan has invited the KSO
to perform this same piece
with them later in March in
Grand Rapids,
Thi dramatic cantata begins
with Isaiah's prophecy of the
Babylonian Exile continue
with ver s from the larnentory
Psalm 137, adapt the central
ory of the feast from the
fifth chapter of the Book of
Daniel, and concludes with
ver from the exultant
Psalm 81.
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