Random quote of the day: "I don't mind coming to work -- I just don't want to stay when I get there."--Louis H. Albert, Deputy, Summit County Ohio
Skip work and head to the river bluffs to watch the Missouri 340. What is the Missouri 340? It's the world's longest non-stop river race, from Kansas City to St. Charles on the Missouri River. Official site. The Rules. The Paddler's Guide.
Or get down to Cooper's tonight and celebrate. : Wednesday July 16 The Home Boys 6-9 (Missouri River 340 race party) and Thursday July 17 Billy-Howard Experience 6-9 (Missouri River 340 race party).
CALL FOR ARTISTS AND ECO GROUPS
The EcoArtFest event is 2 months away. Save the date! The 3rd annual 2008 EcoArtFest has been scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, September 6th & 7th. This is an Environmental Fair and Arts Festival which is the major fundraising event for the Missouri River Cultural Conservancy, MoRivCC, held at Cooper's Landing.
Organizations are invited to display information about their environmental conservation projects in an outdoor exhibit area on the beautiful banks of the Missouri River. Arts and Crafts will be displayed and sold nearby. Music, poetry, dance and other arts will be provided as entertainment.
The event will be video recorded by MoRivCC. For more information see the MoRivCC website at: http://www.morivcc.org/ecoartfest.htm or call Mike Cooper at 573-657-2544.
Prime booth space will be offered again this year for $25. Otherwise booth’s are free of charge. We are also asking all vendors to donate 10% of their sales to MoRivCC as part of the fundraiser.
We will be celebrating our local treasures for two days on the beautiful Missouri River from 2 – 10p.m. on Saturday and 2 – 8p.m on Sunday. Booth’s should be set up by 1:30p.m. So plan to arrive around 11:30 or Noon. You are welcome to take down a little after sunset, or when you feel like it pretty much. Camping is available. You may choose to participated one or both days.
If you are interested in signing up for a booth space or donating work for the silent auction, please reply to event coordinator, Melanie Cheney at the office (573) 443-0292 or via email: catalpaflappa@hotmail.com
IMPORTANT PEACE GATHERING: COME TO STEPHENS LAKE PARK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9:
The Peace Nook invites you a Peace Gathering Saturday, August 9 (Nagasaki Day), when we will hold our 22nd Annual Peaceworks Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration and Peace Gathering. This comes at a time when the peace community is really in need of the solidarity of each other's company. Please plan to come together to share food, good company, inspiring music, speakers, performance art, lantern-making and a lantern float.
NOTE LOCATION: We will gather at the Gordon Shelter of Stephens Lake Park starting at 6 p.m. (use the Broadway entrance). This is our third year at Stephens Lake, after 19 years at Bethel, so be sure to come to the right location.
The potluck dinner will be held shortly after 6. Please bring your own table service, if possible. Lantern making begins once we are done eating. Music begins around 6:45 and speakers and performance art begin at 8 p.m.
Please note, while we gather to mark the 63rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, our primary focus is not on the past, but rather on the actions that we, collectively, must take in the present to create peace, end the current wars and avoid the horror of nuclear war. To address any and all of these critical issues, we need a strong, grassroots community committed to making change in our own lives and in our world. We hope you will come be a part the process of creating and strengthening this community of concern.
Please mark your calendars. We hope to see you Saturday, August 9.
Columbia Public Library: dbrl.org 100 W. Broadway: The Columbia Public Library will be open Sundays this summer, 1-5 p.m.
Outdoor Cinema Summer Series. Location: Broadway entrance of Stephen’s Lake Park. Price: $3.00 per person children 6 and under are free. What could be better than watching a movie under the stars? It's a community event that’s fun for all ages. We will be showing a different movie every month, on a giant inflatable screen this summer. The movies resemble a Drive-In without cars, yet offers better sound, soft grass, a beautiful venue, and the gorgeous stars above. Grab a blanket or low lawn chair and head out for an unforgettable evening of cinema in the beautiful Stephens Lake Park. No rain dates. Friday, August 8 8:45 pm-Spiderwick Chronicles (PG). From the beloved best-selling series of books comes a fantasy adventure for the child in all of us.
Friday, August 15 Garage Band Bash, 7-10pm. Location: Top of Parking Garage, 6th and Cherry Street Price: $2.00. Columbia Parks and Recreation, Public Works and the Youth Community and Coalition is going to throw a “back to school” Band Bash. Different area teen bands will be playing throughout the evening. If you are in a local teen band and want to play please contact Erin at 573-874-6341.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6 & 7 3rd annual 2008 EcoArtFest at Cooper's Landing. An Environmental Fair and Arts Festival and the major fundraising event for the Missouri River Cultural Conservancy, MoRivCC. Display information about your environmental conservation projects in an outdoor exhibit area. Arts and Crafts will be displayed and sold nearby. Music, poetry, dance and other arts will be provided as entertainment. The event will be video recorded by MoRivCC. For more information see the MoRivCC website at: www.morivcc.org/ecoartfest.htm or call Mike Cooper at 573-657-2544.
What is bluebird? Check it out.
Check it out: Missouri Motion Media Association (MOMMA), an organization dedicated to supporting the film and television industry in our state. Read the newsletter.
Here's something to do if you are a filmmaker: Competitions: Cinema St. Louis and the Animal Protective Association of Missouri invite filmmakers living within a 120-mile radius of St. Louis to create a short film about the bond between people and their pets. Finalists will be showcased on the APA website, the APA MySpace page, YouTube and at the APA's Grand Reopening Party. Cinema St. Louis will then choose one of the films to screen at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase in July. The entry deadline is April 1, 2008. For more info, contact Becky Kreuger (314) 645-4610 ext. 124 or education@apamo.org .
Show your love: Kitty Litter and Cat/Dog Food Drive at 2nd Chance. Cat litter and dry dog and cat food are urgently needed. Make sure the food is high in protein and has no food coloring. Adoption Center Hours (205 E. Ash St):Wed & Thurs noon-6:30pm; Fri & Sat noon-5pm; Sunday noon-4pm
If you are looking for inexpensive entertainment on Friday evenings we have a cure for your cabin fever. Come to Cooper's Landing. You can get together with your friends for cards, darts, card games, movies and home grown music videos. A $5 meal or sports bar menu will be available. Also keep checking our website for Saturday night live music recording sessions in front of a live audience. Go to www.cooperslanding.net to check our calendar for our Saturday night music schedule. I hope to see you soon. --Mike Cooper
The Missouri River Cultural Conservancy, MoRivCC, will be holding a series of recording sessions on Saturday evenings in January, February and early March 2008. Local and regional singer/songwriters performing original music will be featured. Singer/songwriters can bring up to two other musicians to back them up. In some cases musicians will take turns backing up each other during the same session. As the schedule is determined it will be listed on the Cooper's Landing events page calendar, http://www.cooperslanding.net/events.htm and The MoRivCC website calendar at http://www.morivcc.org/calendar.htm Support for these recording sessions will be provided by CAT3 TV. Some of the edited recordings will be shown on CAT3 TV and YouTube. Previously recorded MoRivCC recordings can be seen on the MoRivCC/YouTube site http://www.youtube.com/morivcc Musicians who want to be scheduled for recording sessions should contact webmaster@morivcc.org Anyone wanting to participate in these events by helping with video recording, audio recording and video editing can contact Mike Cooper at 573-657-2544.
Art Shows and Call-for-Artists
Art Instructors needed! The MSA/GPC Craft Studio is seeking local artists to teach classes this summer and fall. Do you have an art/craft that you love and want others to love? Then, teach a class at the Craft Studio. If you want experience teaching, the Craft Studio is a great place to work with college aged and adult students. You can propose a class or we can fit your skills into the classes we already offer! (And we will pay you!) If you're interested contact Kelsey Hammond for more information. 573.882.2889 or hammondk@missouri.edu
The Brady Gallery in conjunction with the MSA/GPC Craft Studio is seeking local artists from Mizzou and Mid-Missouri for the 2007-2008 calendar years. Artists working in all media are welcome to submit an application. The Brady Gallery is located on the top floor of Brady Commons on the MU campus and welcomes artists in all stages of their artistic development. Please contact Kelsey Hammond 573.882.2889 for more information.
Community Highlight
MO RIV CC The Mission of the Missouri River Cultural Conservancy is to document, record, archive and foster awareness of the unique history and culture of the Central Missouri River Region, primarily with work and equipment owned or donated by volunteers from the Board of Directors and equipment borrowed from CAT3 TV. Our hard work is paying off. We have created video productions which have been shown on CAT3 or are currently available on YouTube. Visit our web site at www.morivcc.org for information about our upcoming EcoArtFest on September 22 and 23. We invite you to help us plan the event at upcoming meetings. To continue this mission, we need the support of our community. Please invite your friends to join you in donating your financial support, a $20, $50 or even a $100 check as a tax deductible donation would go a long way. Your donation will allow us to continue our work by helping us pay the IRS registration fee, renew our CAT3 membership for continued access to equipment, and purchase video tapes and other expendable supplies as we record the cultural events which make our community unique. Please mail your check directly to MoRivCC, C/O John G Clark, Treasurer, 403 9th St. N., Columbia, MO 65201.
SUPPORT CAT3TV. Membership is $35/year for individuals, $50/year for organizations and $15/year for students and seniors (60+). You can send a check or cash to CAT3 TV 1200 E. Broadway Box 2113 Columbia MO 65215. If you just support and watch CAT3, we hope you will show your support by renewing your membership as well. We really appreciate it. www.cat3.tv
Check out the new local scene blog, BATHYSPHERE.
International friends
MAKE SOME INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS The Asian Affairs Center is currently greeting many new Asian individuals and families who will be with us in Columbia for the next 3 months to two years. These people come to us in various capacities, but they all have a shared desire to enhance their American experience by making friends in the community. If you would like to get to know some of our visiting scholars and government officials, please go to http://asia.missouri.edu/friendship for more information about our center and our programs. There are opportunities to share a meal, participate in organized activities, be a conversation partner and more.
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