Upcoming Monthly Men’s Sunday Brunches (bring something to share/cook up): Sunday, February 19th at Eric Mann’s 632 Morgan Ave S., Minneapolis, 612-729-1220 (on the north side of I-394, Penn Ave Exit). and Sunday, March 19th at Jeff Haas’s 1423 E 35th St. Minneapolis, 612-721-7010 (on the south side of Powderhorn Lake).. These brunches are open to all men from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m; plan to come and chat and eat for a 1/2-hour to 2-hour period anytime – inevitably some men stay on until 2 p.m. 12 men attended December’s Men’s Brunch at the Rick Gravrok’s and 11 were at January’s Brunch at Frank Brandon’s in St. Paul. - Andy Mickel, 2006-01-24.

Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota (PCAMN) is pleased to announce Child Abuse Prevention Strategies a community workshop, various Minnesota locations, Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 8:45 - noon. Call 651-523-0099 or 800-621-6322 to register. Also the fifth annual Minnesota Conference on Child Abuse Prevention, April 27, 2006 in St. Paul. PCAMN seeks proposals for workshop presentations in one of six tracks: Parent Leadership, Early Care and Education, Advocacy and Systems Change, Health and Wellness, Family Violence and Abuse and Neglect Prevention Strategies. One hour will be allocated for each workshop. Registration is $90 before April 3; $110 after; $25 for fill-time students. FFI: <http://www.pcamn.org/>

PCAMN is particularly interested in workshops that address cultural competence and diversity in child abuse prevention programs. Access the request for proposals here: <http://shared.mcpi.com/clients/23/uploadedimages/CI23ID1542DOC1.pdf > - Paul Masiarchin, State Coordinator, Minnesota Fathers & Families Network, 2005-11-14.

“...In your library corner I note you list some of the periodical and newsletters that you have available for members to read. As Volunteer Curator of the Changing Men Collections (CMC), an archive of men’s work worldwide, I am familiar with several of those titles and they are archived in the CMC....Much of the CMC is built on donations [of materials]. As a result of these donations, there are often newsletters received that are duplicates of those we already have. As an example of the duplicates here, there are copies of several issues of Wingspan, which is no longer published. Does your library have capacity for storing / displaying / using issues of some of the men’s movement publications which are no longer being published? Are you interested in them for the Library? If so, I would be glad to send them to you...”
- Ed Barton, Volunteer Curator, CMC at Michigan State Universiy libraries, 517-336-7073, <bartoned@msu.edu> - 2005-12-14

The next ManKind Project-Minnesota New Warrior Training Adventure will be held April 28-30 at Eagle Lake Camp near Brainerd, MN. The cost is $595, with payment plans available. To learn more, attend an Open Circle event: Observe, Ask Questions (or Participate if you like) in a safe container with a group of men who are practicing authenticity and connection to feeling at Open Circle of Warriors events at the Men’s Center every 2nd Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. Contact Andy Mickel with any questions 612-279-6416 or see: <http://minnesota.mkp.org/> for Open I-Group dates/times. Register with Eric Lucas, 20388 Idaho Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044, 952-469-6497, <welucas4@frontiernet.net> - Andy Mickel, 2006-01-18.

Thanks to the dedicated and efficient efforts of Ray Clare who volunteers in the Men’s Center office, publicity about Wednesday presentations is regularly going out to the local media (community newspapers, radio, community access cable, daily newspapers) and is getting results! Notices for the Men’s Center have been seen in the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s Source section. - Andy Mickel, 2006-01-12.

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“Convenience” is a musical about family, the ties that bind and the ones we struggle to break. A single mom and her estranged son have news for each other, but neither can find the words nor the courage. She is remarrying, and he has a boyfriend. Will the doors between them be sealed forever, or will a new one open? Area Premiere, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Feb 24 - March 19, Hennepin Stages, 824 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis. <http://www.aboutmmt.org/> 612-673-0404.