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Home My WebLink About05-2012 Newsletter O $OU TA SOUTH ' PEACE F U d a MAY 2012 x x Dear Neighbors, MagvA Jete 3 1865 uttig4 Calendar of Events It's springtime in South Bend, and while Mother Nature is handing us a mix of Until September 18 conditions every week, our Department of Parks and Recreation reports that the Decorative Glassware Potawatomi Zoo and City golf courses are already seeing huge increases in visitors. As Until December 31 Misbehaving Michiana you can see from both sides of this newsletter,there are tons of events and activities in Until December 31 our city this Spring. Gizmos,Corsets&Concoctions I want to give you a review of two initiatives we are developing to benefit quality of Permanent d Hard g y P p g q �' Women Who Played Hard Ball life in our city: changes to the Yazd Waste Pickup Program, and the opening of a new Permanent Exhibit Downtown police substation. Voyages For information contact Soon,we will announce changes to the Yazd Waste Pickup Program designed to reduce Center for History the intake of plastic in yard waste collected by the city. 574.235.9664 Each year, the city collects huge amounts of yard waste from homes, and processes y y branches, grass, leaves, and woodchips at our Organic Resources Facility. This yard June I 7pm Jerry Seinfeld waste is then composted and sold or distributed. June 8 7pm Kevin Hart But we also have to screen out, remove and recycle plastic bags that are collected with June 22 8pm the yard waste, costing taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars per year in labor and tipping Dierks Bentley fees. June 23 8pm Second Annual Blues&Ribs By moving to paper bags or standardized yard waste receptacles,we can benefit the Fest at Coveleski Stadium environment and save taxpayer dollars, so we are working to develop the best way to June 28 8pm Steve Miller Band achieve this goal. As this program develops, we'll communicate proposed changes and For information contact how they could affect you. Morris Performing Arts Center 5742359 190 Another important developing initiative in our city is the creation of a downtown police . -. substation. It seems like each year we have more people coming downtown for shopping, June I 4pm dining, and entertainment. First Fridays Book Sale June 16 2pm From talking to citizens, downtown businesses, and shop owners, it's clear our city Read to a Canine Friend would benefit from a substation where it's easy to find police officers for help and June 26 5pm information. My office is working closely with the South Bend Police Department to Gamin 9 The Libra For information contact make this idea a reality. St.Joseph County Public Library 574.282.4646 In the storefront substation, officers will file reports, interact with residents, store equipment, and have a base as they walk and bike downtown. It's all part of the idea of June I community-oriented policing--bringing police officers and citizens closer together--and it Meet Me At The Falls will strengthen our great downtown. June 2 These are just a couple initiatives underway as we work to make South Bend a better MFL Fight Night place to live,work, and play. Remember, if you have questions or concerns at any time; June I I please call my office at 574-235-9261. June 29 Meet Me On The Island Sincerely, For information contact Century Center 574.235.971 I Continued on backside Events continued .• • • • • • _ Calendar of Events • '` ` May 1 until June 14 May 18 June 1 ` ° Registration Endangered Species Da First Fridays-Green Spaces June 1I until June IS May26 For information contact Junior Baseball 3 to S ears old 9:30am 1 1:30am Butterflies in Living Color Downtown South Bend Yount Classes Until May 10 June 9 574.252.1 110 • Wheel&Hand Building-Clay 9-14 Registration Family Fun Walk • Young Art Explorers Flag Football 3 to 6 years old For information contact ; 1 First Fridays Downtown • Architects of Art Beginning May I Potawatomi Zoo "" South Bend • Dragons,Castles,Heroes Registration 5:00—9:00 pm 9 574.288.4639 P and Heroines:Clay River City Skills&Drills Cam June I I until June 15 • T e�first Friday of every May I until June 10 • Until July 8 month downtown hosts 12:30pm 2:30pm Registration entertairun events Youth Classes g Lasater Video,Animation,Sound g River City heer&Pom Squads • Discover Drawing May 5 until July 15 `Desi n a New Studebaker" • Sticker&Scrapbooks&Scissors Until June 14 Henry and Ha ans Exhibition 1; Registration For information contact Design a 21st century • Print Makin g &Stude bak er! For more June I2 until July 21 Junior Soccer 3 to 10 ears old South Bend Museum of Art 6:30pm 9:30pm June 4 until June 8 5742359102 information call Adult Classes Registration , . , f Andy Beckman • Digital Photography- Track Pro ram 4 to 1 S ears old May 25 _-_/ 574.235.9067 • Basic Pottery and Beyond June 2 Indiana Jr.Swine Open Show FREE LESSONS • Watercolor:Focus on Drawing Gone Fishing June I June 2 JUNE 11 -AUGUST 10 • Jewelry.Metal Smithing with June 8 until June 22 Pages Circus 0 Precious Metal Clay Cross Country Cam 6-13 June 2 10 am until 1130 am June 13 until July 21 June 26 1:30pm 4:30pm Policeman's Car Show 12 pm until 1:30 pm Adult Classes Summer Fun Run June 29 until July 7 • Paintin on Location June I I until June 15 St.Joseph County 4H Fair June 13 until July 21 Magic Cam SO SWIMNIING For information contact Fun Swim on 6:30pm 9:30pm June 18 until June 22 St.Joseph 4H Fairgrounds 1 Mondays& Adult Classes Magic Camp 574.291.4870 Thursdays 1 - m 3 • The Joy of Drawing For information contact _ _ p • Wednesday Night Clay Station South Bend Parks and Recreation Special Swim Friday 1 I - 1pm • Painters Choice 574.299.4765 June I untilJune 10 BASKETBALL • Jewelry-Intermediate&Advanced _ Superior Donuts Weeks 1-2 • Weaving:Be inner&Intermediate ' 1° June 22 until July I Gmdes 3-4 June 14 until Jae 21 May 20 12:30pm Anna in the Tropics ics Weeks 3-5 I m 4 m S rn PlantSwa For information contact Grades 5-6 Adult Classes June 9 gam • Watercolor,Fen Shui and Tao NNN Housin Fair South Bend Civic Theatre Weeks 6-9- P: June 14 until July 21 For information contact Grades 7-8 •• 6:30pm 9:30pm Near Northwest Neighborhood 1-3pm - Adult Classes 574.232.9182 June 11 9:30am• CALL THE SBPD AT • Wheel Throwing&Hand Building K- 1st Monk Around 574.235.5888 EXT. 2078 June 21 until July 26 • 1 June 7 6:30 June I I I Oam m 10:30am 11:30am P 4th-bm 2 Week Musical Theatre South Bend Blues&Ribs Festival Preschool Classes Harter Heights Walking Tour June 11 1:30pm s .JUNE 23rd 12pim a ' June 25 until June 29 June 29 until October 14 2nd-3rd Monke Around ° s Call 574.235.9190 s ° 9:30am 1 1:30am Petite Performance:Microcars June 18 9:30am Tickets$20 in Advance Youth Classes Until October 5 $24 the Day of the Event • Wheel&Hand Building-Clay 9-14 Studebakers Last Dance:The Avanti K- i st Monster Mash • See,Make,Discover JUne 18 1:30pm SUNDAY Ongoing Exhibition +�® ; • Behind the Mask Studebaker Su er Service Center 2nd-3rd Monster Mash t MAY 20 June 25 until June 29 June 25 9:30am - FOR INFO Ongoing Exhibition 12:30pm 2:30pm The Presidential Carriage Collection 4th -6th 2 Tap-Dance-Tic CONTACT 574.204.2458 Youth Classes For information contact June 25 1:30pm • Wheel&Hand Buildinq-Clay6-8 4th-6th Im rov Workshop • Work with Metals The Studebaker Museum DONATE BLOOD&GET V • Do It Yourself with Fabric 574.235.97 14 For information contact A$10 GAS CARD • Advanced Drawing --A South Bend Civic Theatre CALL 574.234.1157 For information contact May 12 574.234.1 1 12 South Bend Museum of Art Ground Breaking Celebration - + ZOO FAMILY FUN WALK 574.235.9102 June 17 May 19 gam TO REGISTER CALL •' 574.288.4639 pOTAWATOM� First Annual Tour de Unity Interior Wood Floor Workshop JUNE 9� Si prefiere leer este documento en For information contact For information contact 8:00- 10:00 O O espanol,visite Unity Gardens Restore Michiana www.southbmdin.gov/newsletter 574.315.4361 Questions or comments regarding this 574.235.9798 newsletter?Please contact 574.235.7596