.... essons on Kwanzaa cra sand pnn
I CIP s a bel 0 ered on consecu-
IV Sa s by th a rona
Conference 0 Artists ( CA) Michi
gan Chap Kwanzaa Days are
Ing 0 er d Sa 0 c 10t and
7th. noon to 4p m CA Gallery. 216
, Fts er Bldg In De rort, Children
500 s 15 to adult 8 00 °ar-
ICI�an SWill tearr how to s t a Kwan
zaa table. 11 se pnnciptes or e
seven days. Swahili words for the
Kwanzaa I ems Th y Will also ma e
Kwanzaa holl ay cards, etc. In addi
tion they will r ceive a handboo on
Kwa zaa wi games. puzzles and
o her acuvi I S For informa ion. call
(3 3) -875-0 23
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK -
Will be performing a the Detroit Pub-
ic Libr arys Main Library, 5201
Woodward Av ,by puppeteer Nancy
Hen 0 Puppets 0 Go, from 2:30 -
3·30p.m In the Friends Auoltortum
HAWAII TOUR - A ."cultural inter
es Ind pendent tour IS offered by
Teache s Travel 0 Santa Monica or
the upcoming holiday season Par
ticiparns In the tour The Black Expe
rience In Hawaii visit Honolulu,
Hawaii r m Dec. 16 thru 22nd for six
nights In the Walkiki area. Cost:
$1,749 per person double occu
pancy, $2,058 Single This opportu
ni y allows participants to combine a
touch 0 Black cui ural history with
uncornorormsec enjoyment of exo ic,
ornantic Hawaii s legendary lush,
tropical beau y, etc For Information
call (3 3)-302-9303
SYMPHONY CHOIR - Rackham
Symphony Chorr continues Its '94-'95
concert season with performances of
G.F. Handel's Messiah on Dec. 10th
at 8p m at Old S Mary's Church. in
Gree own Both concerts will tea
tu e per or m ances by so\olsts
F ranees Brockington, sopreno, Cath
erine McKeever, alto, Scott Piper,
tenor and Carl Clendenning, bass.
Tickets are $ 0 in advance and $12
at the door. F r ticket information,
contact Kathy Operhall at 292-4650.
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Entertainment / Arts
Monday, Dec. 12
SISSON ART GALLERY - 48th an
nual Ichlgan Water Color Society
Traveling E rubmon will be displayed
nru ec 9 a Henry Ford Commu
ni y. College Mackenzts Fine Arts
Cen er. 5 0 Evergreen Rd, Dear
born, MI 48128 Call 845-6490.
Tuesday, Dec. 13
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS - 100 Ing
or something 0 0 wi h your children
hile they are home rom school dur
ing the hol.oay season? Brrng them to
the De rOI Hrstoncal Museum for an
e citing un- ill d and educational
e curs-en mt IS ry ew exhibits
Include Toys on Parade', an e hibt
non of chudren's oys, games and
dolls from the last 00 years. See an
extubt celebrating Barbie's 35th
birthday, comple e With Barbie dolls
from 1959 to the present, and Barbie
clothes, cars and friends. Don't miss
"The S reets of Old Detroit." Your
family will love the Detroit Antique
oy Museum, filled with toys, games
and dolls rom the past 150 years.
and t e world amous Glancy Train
co�lection, featurrng an operating
train set Into an enormous miniature
village For more information, call
833-1806 .
REC RUITMENT DRIVE - Hundreds
of abused and' neglected children in
Metro Detroit need your fami�{s na,p.
Femmes are urged to consider be
coming licensed to provide care to
one child or more importantly, a sib
ling group of tw.o or three children.
Training and partial reimbursement is
provided. The first step is a no obli
gation free orientation class. Classes
are held at, our Southfield office,
CHRIST AS CE TERPI CE
WOR SHOP - Com to F r sh
Evergr n Christmas Cent rpi ce
Wor shop, the Detroit gard n C n
t ron 0 c 14, from 10 . m to noon
Particip nts will cre te a classic holi
day rr ngement using fresh as
sorted ev rgr n branches around
urncan glass in a holiday con In r.
The cos IS 1 5 for Gard n Center
members, and 17 or nonmem rs.
P ertrcrpan s are as d to bring
gloves, chpp rs and lunch. The De
troit Garden Cent r IS located in he
i one Mor ess Hous , 1460 E J t-
f son, just 1/2 mile ast of the Ren
aissance Center. For more mtorrna-
ion, call Mrs. Hayes at
(313)-259-63 3.
TROY LIBRARY Celebrate the
holidays with activities for the entire
ernuy D c. 11th t 3p.m., vocalist
Mary Irvine will perform delightful se
lections to warm the heart. D c. 13th
at 7:30p m., the legendary Don Large
Singers will deliver a festive musical
treat. 0 c. 14th at 7p. moo counselor
Kevin Clouthier will offer ways to beat
he holiday depression. Free and
open to the public Reservations are
required for the Angels and Beating
the Holiday Blues programs only.
Register today by call!ng 524-3538.
YOU CAN HELP - This holiday sea
son Focus: HOPE Is once again
matching people who want to give
with people In need. The goal is to
help hundreds of families and home
bound senior citizens have a happy
holiday. Family to Family has been a
holiday program of Focus: HOPE for
more than twenty years. Share with
a Senior was launched 13 years ago.
The tradition continues this year thru
February 1 . To offer your tim e and/or
resources to deliver holiday cheer,
call the Focus: HOPE Volunteer
Dept. at (313)-494-5500 for Info.
Thursday, Dec. 15
CARPOOL - A World Premiere, is a
penetrating assessment of the plight
of middle echelon management In to
day's volatile workplace. Carpool will
run every Thursday thru Sunday until
Dec. 31, 1994. General admission is
$12. 10-tlcket Bargain Booklets are
$90. For ticket Information and infor
mation on Fund-raisers 8 8- 347.
HOLIDAY CONCERT - I,e Detroit
Troubadours, a musical group com
prised of City employees, will perform
in concert at 6:30p.m., Dec. 15 in the
Cobo Center Rivervie\At, Ballroom.
The concert is free, and metropolitan
Detroiters are invited to join the fes
tivities.
DETROIT PUBLIC LmRARY ACTIVlnES
Duffield Library. Senior Pro- Children's Library. Preschool.
gram 1-2pm Call 898-2424 Story Hour. 1 Oam. Call 833-1490.
Redford Library. Family Sto-'
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. December 13 .
Bowen Library. MOVies for Chil-
dren. 2-3pm. Call 297-9381 .
Outfield Library. Annual Holiday
Party for Children 2-3:30pm Call
, 898-2424.
Elmwood Park Library. Edible
Christmas Tree Craft. 2pm Call877-
8015.
Hubbard Library. Leam About
Kwanzaa.2pm. 935-3434
Jefferson Library. Kids Cratt.
zprn Limit 40 267-6562
15 7 milt 12
idU�J.rld <_j a�k
869-6668
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Conety Library. 3rd Annual Fes
tival of the Trees. 6pm Call 898-
2426.
Downtown Library. Women's
Handbell Chou I n Concert. 12:15-
1 pm Call 224-0580.
Hubbard Library. Story Hourwrth
Mrs Wordlaw 3:30pm Call 935-
3434
December 14
Children's Library. Christmas
Craft Program 7pm Call 833-1490.
Bowen Library. Preschool Story
Hour 10-11 am Call 297 -9381
Douglass Library. Kwanzaa.
4pm Call 833-9714
I December 15
Bowen Library. Ghnstmas Magic
Show With Ming the Magnificent.
6:30-8pm Call 297-9381
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Lincoln Library Listen to Mrs
Santa Claus reading How the Grinch
Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss &
Decorate Christmas Cookies.
1 :3Cpm. Call 876-0135.
Monteith Library. Ch rrs t m as
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Parkman Library. Children's CUl
tural Connection presents: A Kwan
zaa Karamu. 2-4pm Call 876-0132
December 19
Bowen Library. Toddler Story
Hour 1 Oam . Call 297 -9381
Duffield Library. Senior Pro
gram. 1-2pm Call 898-2424
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PINOCCHIO - HIS nose is s fa
mous as Cyrano's and he lived n a
whal 's tummy like Jon h He w s
born in th 1880' s al story
character in an Italian periodical, pub
lish d as a book in numerous tan
guag s, and animated in a classic
Disney film The latest Incarnation:
Plnocchlo becomes a JOYous Holiday
musical live on the Youtheatre stage
at Music Hall Center, (350 Madison
Ave), Dec 17 and 18: Call 963-76 3.
OFFICES CLOSED - Secretary of
State branch offices will be closed In
observance of state holidays during
December. The branch 0 ces will
close for Christmas, Dec. 23-26; and
N w Year's Dec 30 - Jan. 2. Motor
ists whose driver licenses or license
plates expire over any of these hotl-
THE DAY ROOM -Is an Intellectual
mystery, a metaphys cal comedy, an
absurdlst riddle. Cheerful, 0 en I
lariously Wicked, it is filled with lnclu
sivetv lunatic commentaries on
death, the nature of illness the hierar
chical abuses of power and on reality
THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY
December 11-17
1973 - Four n Black colleg pre id nts asked
Pr ident Nixon for fund .
In what country did W.E.B. Dulioi die?
D.L:I,,-,.a.:u..&B R 15, 1791 - Bill of Rights took
f[i t.
1 1 - Abolitioru t. N w paper, THE LIBERA
T R, w found d by Wilham Lloyd Garrison.
1 4 - Black troops was engaged in Battle of
Nashville. _
1 3 - William A. Hinton, first African Amen
can on Harvard M dical hool faculty and developer
of the Hinton test to d tect syphilis was born.
1928 - Charle W. Chestnutt, author, was
awarded the Spingarn M dal for pion r work in
li rature.
Whose almanac dr w praise from th likes of
Jeff) rson and Lincoln?
el
ph H. Rain y was
Hot! of R PI' ntativos.
Leroy Brown became th first Afri
can American naval officer to die in combat.
1963 - Kenya gain d independenc from Gr at
Brrtain
1 5 -- c Ie av rs r fiv touchdowns and
avorag d 19.6 yards r carry, both NFL ingl -gam
r cord ..
1992-Pr id nt- I ctClintonappoint dRonald
H. Brown to h ad D partm nt of ommerce.
In what state LS P lman College located?
DECEMBER 16, 1963 - Martin Luther King's
eloquent �ETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL was
written.
Whowa th fIrst'womanto1 cordW.C.Hal1dy· 1973-Form r Buffalo Bills player O.J. Simpson
"Saint Lout Blues"? . wa th first player to rush for more than 2,000 yards
In a ason - 2,003 for a 14-game ason.
tw'1 n'i 72 &. f920 - EhJah f :, r; Jf76 2:.... Andrew Young was nominated bylJJihll'ny
am th b � �f'tor;"l�U'rll1tY'·,,� mt'�1 0?S.1m\ dr'W th 'Untted N ion.
R I Mc oy. ..., .J. '. i. U ,_ .' .t.J
1915 - Th NAA tri but fail d to block a Who was thefirst Black mayor in Georgia? .
howmg of the movi Birth of a Na ion.
1944 - First Bl ck rvic .women was sworn mto
th WAVE.
1957 - Darnel A. Chapman b cam Ghana's fir t
amba dor to the U ..
1973 - David Dinkins wa narn d deputy mayor
of New York ity.
D EMBER 17. 1 02 - Henry Adams teacher
and minis r, was born. '
1830 - Th re were 319,000 fr Blacks in the
U.S.
Who was th first Black to play on a uihite college
uarsit be sebal l team?
. 1971 - Heavyweight champion Joe Frazi r: ad
dre ed the South Carolina Legi lature.
1973 - Georgia tat Repre ntatrve Julian
Bond promoted h alth care legislation.
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In what city was the Medico-Chirwigal Society
found d?
� MB R 14, 1 29 - John M rc r langston.
congres 'man and found rofI oward Univ r it Law
Departrn nt was born. .
1 95 - Th N gro National M dical As iation
was founded.
1915--,1a kJohn n b cam world h avyw igh
boxing champion. .
HnO - Th Flip Wilson how was the fir Black
vari ty 1'1 In U. . tel VI Ion 'histor .r :
Answers·
11th - B ruanun Bann ker.
12th - Eth I W( l r .
13th - Mo sF e wood Walker.
14th - Ghana. 16th - RIchmond Hill.
15th - Georgia. 17th - W shmgton, D.