Scholastic book fair, Dec. 6-9, 2011

Scholastic book fair, Dec. 6-9, 2011

Where:
Columbia Elks Club
4747 East Elks Drive
Columbia, MO 65201
800-635-7323
1.5 miles east of Hwy WW. (Broadway)

When:
December 06 – December 09
Tuesday (Dec. 6): 4 p.m.-8 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday (Dec. 7-8): 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday (Dec. 9): 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

For more information and for coupons, see this flyer:
http://ghost.bfintranet.com/pdf/16263.pdf

Bazaar Weekend, 2010

The first weekend in December is the traditional date for several church bazaars in the area.  These are a great places to buy hand-crafted or vintage items for holiday gift-giving, and to put yourself in the holiday spirit!

Some of the local events are:

Wilkes Blvd. UMC Christmas Bazaar and Cafe, Saturday, December 4, 2010.  Shop for Christmas gifts at our Bazaar, open 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Enjoy the delicious food in our Cafe,, serving until 1:00 p.m.  Wilkes Blvd.  United Methodist Church, 702 Wilkes Boulevard (corner of Wilkes & 7th behind Hickman High School), Columbia

Sacred Heart Parish 2010 Christmas Bazaar
Columbia, MO – Corner of Waugh & Locust Streets
The Sacred Heart Parish in Columbia will hold their 2010 Christmas Bazaar on Friday, December 3rd from 3-8pm & Saturday, December 4th from 8am-4pm in the Activity Building. There will be bakery items, arts & crafts, fashion jewelery, books, CD’s, quilts & much more.
December 3, 2010 thru December 4, 2010
Time: All Day

Calvary Episcopal Church’s famous St. Nicholas Advent Bazaar will be held this Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 from 8 AM to 1 PM at Calvary Episcopal Church on 9th Street, just across from the Missouri Theatre in the District.  The event — which includes breakfast and a visit with Old St. Nicholas himself — is a holiday shopping and socializing extravaganza featuring the world-famous handmade Church Mice; books; children’s toys and games; white elephants; crafts; baked specialty items; and much more. Proceeds go to outreach and other charitable projects in the Columbia area.   

First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St., will host a Christmas bazaar from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, December 4.

benefit concert Sept. 13

Musical Miscellany,  concert to benefit Camp Hickory Hill will be held Monday, Sept. 13 at 7:00 pm at Wilkes Blvd. United Methodist Church, 702 Wilkes Blvd.  Musical performances by the Legion of Black Collegiate Gospel Choir, Glass Cannon, Memorial Baptist Praise Team and other local musicians will raise funds for the camp, which provides education and camp experiences to children and youth with diabetes. Tickets cost $10 and are available at the door, or by contacting Karla Geerlings (geerlingsk@missouri.edu) or Kathy Peters (petersk@missouri.edu).   For mor information call 864-9962 or email music@wilkesblvdumc.org

Giants of Black Thought Exhibit

The Black Studies Program

–presents–

Giants of Black Thought

An Exhibition of Poster Presentations

by Spring 2010 Introduction to Black Studies Students

(Dr. David L. Brunsma)

Opening:   Tuesday, May 04, 2010, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Ellis Library, Room 202

Come see our students’ work and enjoy light refreshments

The students explore the following Giants

  • W.E.B. DuBois
  • Patricia Hill Collins
  • Audre Lorde
  • Eldridge Cleaver
  • Maya Angelou
  • Marcus Garvey
  • Carter G. Woodson
  • Nikki Giovanni
  • Angela Davis
  • Toni Morrison
  • bell hooks
  • Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
  • Frantz Fanon
  • Randall Robinson
  • Martin Luther King Jr
  • Malcolm X
  • James Baldwin
  • Michael Eric Dyson
  • Cornell West
  • Lisa Jones
  • Charles Mills
  • Zora Neale Hurtson
  • Richard Wright
  • Assata Shakur
  • And  others…

If you are unable to attend the opening ceremonies, the exhibit will be on display for two weeks in Library 202

Help a visiting teacher from Korea in January

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The Asian Affairs Center is looking for Columbia community members to befriend Korean teachers participating in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Participants will meet with the TESOL students informally 1 or 2 times per week, Read more Help a visiting teacher from Korea in January