The HerStories Project celebrates Women’s History Month in March

The HerStories Project celebrates Women’s History Month in March at the Everybody Reads bookstore, 2019 East Michigan Avenue. The free program on Saturday afternoons showcases stories about women. Events include storytelling, writing workshops, and author readings. The final event is the Benefit Show and Open Mike, a fundraiser for the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing. The public is invited to join events without registration except for participation in workshops and the Open Mike. Updates are available at http://deyofthephoenix.com/herstories, and inquiries are welcome by emailherstories.project@gmail.com or phone (517) 346-9900.


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Movies 9-1: “The Book of Eli”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Studio:     (1 hr. 58 min.)

Plot:  A lone hero must fight his way across the wasteland of post-apocalyptic America to protect a sacred book that holds the key to saving the future of humanity.

Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals
Rating:    R
Bottom Line:     ***
 

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As I See It – 8-25 – Anime: Tragedy Replaces Happy Ending in Fairy Tales

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time in a village full of ninjas there lived an orphan named Naruto. When he was born, the chief of the village sealed a powerful and malevolent spirit of a nine-tailed fox inside thee child’s belly.

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Blackflix.com – Precious – 8-23

Precious

Studio:       Lionsgate (1 hr. 49 min.)
Plot:     An overweight, illiterate African-American teen in Harlem, whose about to give birth to her second child, is accepted into an alternative school where a teacher helps her find a new life.
Cast:     Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Gabourey Sidibe, Sherri Shepard, Lenny Kravitz
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ****

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The Royalaires Still Performing After 43 Years

Top Left to Right:  Charles James, Miller Mendenhall, James Jones, Jay Johnson,  Nathaniel McGhee and Henry Rogers
Below Left to Right:  Johnnie Risper, Dennis Johnson and Joe Lane

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Book Review 8-19

As Barack and Michelle Obama get ready to celebrate their 17th anniversary–their first as President and First Lady–on October 3rd, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen claims they are “the most real, down-to-earth, quintessentially American First Couple we’ve ever had in the White House. Whatever your politics, it’s almost impossible not to admire them on a personal level.”

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