2^nd ANNUAL SCRAPBOOKING WINTER GET-AWAY FUNDRAISER

Friday, January 29, 2010

4:00-10:30 pm

Fee:  $25 before January 15       $30 after January 15

Enjoy preserving your precious memories with others!  All fees are nonrefundable unless the event is cancelled.  Space is limited, so register now.  For registration and payment information, call BASCC at 248-203-5270 between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm Monday through Friday. 

Registration fee includes a light dinner, coffee and snacks.  Every skill level is welcome.  Creative Memories Consultant, Claudia Gajewski facilitates the workshop.  New this year: a one-hour workshop for first-time and less experienced scrapbookers at 4:00 pm.  There will be free make-and-takes as well as a large selection of scrapbooking products and supplies available for purchase.  Pre-order products online by January 22 at www.mycmsite.com/cgajewski and receive a free gift.

Art History Series
Tuesday, February 2
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Cost:  $6 at the door 

Join Maureen Esther, Historyteller, as she presents a program about the Titanic.  Register by calling BASCC.

2010 Readers’ Choice Series
1st Tuesday of the month – February through May
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Free 
Pat Hernlund facilitates this reading group and continues with the Where Done It series.  Readers discuss mysteries according their settings and learn something about far away places as well as following an intriguing mystery to its orderly end.  Books for the series are:  February 2:  Heresy, by Sharon Newman, set in Medieval France during the Crusades; March 2:  In Dublin’s Fair City, by Rhys Bowen, set in Ireland during the Irish rebellion at the turn of the 20th Century; April 6 and May 4 TBD.

Fat Tuesday Celebration
Tuesday, February 16
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Cost:  $7 
Let it all hang out!  Wear Mardi Gras beads and create and taste chocolate delights.  Class limited to 15.  Registration/payment by February 11.

Sing-A-Long with the Children
Wednesday, February 24
10:00 – 11:30 am
Free 
Join the children from the BPS Early Childhood Center in a sing-a-long.  This is quite a treat.  Come meet our littlest neighbors!  RSVP by February 22.

Coin Collecting for Fun and Profit
Monday, March 8
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost:  $12

Learn about the hobby of coin collecting and investing.  Learn how to determine value, different ways to form a collection, what your coins are worth and more.  Refreshments.  Registration/payment by March 5.

Crossword Puzzle Competition
Tuesday, March 16
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Cost:  $2/members -- $3/non-members

A friendly and fun competition.  Attempt to solve three puzzles.  Prizes.  Registration/payment by March 11.

Mackinac Island Trip Preview
Wednesday, March 24
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Free

Learn about the Michigan Recreational and Park Association’s three-day trip to Mackinac Island with a stay at the Grand Hotel.  RSVP by March 19.

Taste of Italy
Tuesday, March 30
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Cost:  $15

Italian instructor, Mirella Panozza and Glorianna Casadei introduce you to a region of Italy known for the production of culinary delicacies.  Learn about Italy and what it has to offer.  Along the way, eat some delicious food.  Registration/payment due March 23.

New Member Coffee
Wednesday, April 14
9:30 – 11:30 am
Free

Meet members and staff.  Learn about the programs, events, volunteer opportunities and outreach services offered at BASCC.  RSVP by April 9.

Eye Fight Back Self-Protection Workshop
Wednesday, April 14
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Cost:  $5

Learn physical defense tactics, confrontation avoidance, tips on vehicle safety, home security and more.  Registration/payment by April 7.

How to Prevent Falls
Wednesday, April 21
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Free

Better balance, independence and energy in six simple steps.  RSVP by April 16.

Annual Volunteer Recognition Lunch
Tuesday, April 27
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Free

Enjoy getting together with friends, old and new, as BASCC honors its volunteers.  RSVP by April 20.

Intergenerational Reading Party
Wednesday, April 28
10:00 – 11:30 am

Students from Birmingham Covington school read to BASCC members.  Come listen to the children read.  You’ll be glad you did!  Register by April 21.

Mad Hatters Spring Tea
Wednesday, May 12
12:00 – 2:30 pm
Cost:  $10

Lori Hoffman narrates a fashion show of hats dating from the 1860s to the 1950s.  You’re invited to wear a hat, too!  Registration/payment by May 7.

Monster Shredder at BASCC
Thursday, May 20
10:00 – 11:00 am
Free

Absolute Shreds of Auburn Hills will shred personal documents.  The truck will be parked in the west parking lot.  Each person is allowed four/five bags or boxes of documents.