Upcoming Monthly Men’s Sunday Brunches (bring something to share/cook up): Sunday, December 17th at Rick Gravrok’s 2925 Monterey Ave S, St. Louis Park, 55416. 952/926-6655. (on the west side of Lake Calhoun, off Lake St.). Sunday, January 21st at Stephen Fuller’s, 2616 Harriet Ave S #201, Minneapolis 55408; 612-870-6167 (near Lyndale & W 26th St). 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. 16 men attended October’s Men’s Brunch at the Men’s Center during its 30th Anniversary Celebration. -- Andy Mickel, 2006-11-13.

The University of Minnesota Library will house the archives and papers of Robert Bly, thanks to fundraising by the U of M foundation. Bly has authored many collections of poems, including My Sentence Was a Thousand Years of Joy. He has also extensively translated other works into English by Pablo Neruda, Rainer Maria Rilke, Antonio Machado, Federico Garcia Lorca, Rumi, Kabir and others. Robert Bly’s most famous contribution to the mythopoetic men’s movement is the nonfiction book. Iron John, a bestseller. Ten years ago he wrote The Sibling Society in which he critiqued relationships among the baby boom and subsequent generations in America. -- Sarah Williams, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2006-10-19.

“My blessing for the work you and others do at the Men’s Center...” - John Everingham, Wilmette, IL, 2006-05-13.

Fathers with questions about: Child Support, Parenting Time, Custody, and other Family Law matters can attend a no-cost Family Law Clinic, December 5th, 2-4 p.m. North Memorial Family Practice, 1020 W. Broadway Ave., Minneapolis 55412. Also co-sponsored by the Resource Center for Fathers and Families, Catholic Charities/Seton Services. Bring your current orders or motion to have the attorneys read to help develop a plan. - North Memorial Family Practice, 2006-11-01.

Register now for the Minnesota Fatherhood Summit. Plan to join Minnesota Fathers & Families Network at their 4th annual winter conference at the St. Cloud Civic Center on Monday & Tuesday, January 22 & 23, 2007. Confirmed keynote presenters include Adrienne Burgess, the director of policy and research at Fathers Direct in London, England; and Tom Klaus, program director at Advocates for Youth in Washington, D.C. Registration materials are now available. FFI: <http://www.mnfathers.org/summit.html>. - Paul Masiarchin, Executive Director, MFFN, 161 St. Anthony Ave. Suite 845, St. Paul, MN 55103, 651-222-7432, <pmasiarchin@mnfathers.org> - 2006-10-19.

Judson Family Center in Minneapolis hosts free Educational Events every 2nd Thursday, 7-8:30pm. Upcoming events are: “Ask the Therapist” on January 11th, in which a panel of Family Center therapists will discuss mental health and answer general questions, and “Fear in the Post 9-11 Era” presented by Dr. Dave Mathews on the question whether international, national and local news focuses on the fear-producing events of war and violence. -- Judson Family Center, 101 Harriet Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55409, 612-827-2631 - 2006-10-01.

Key of See Storytellers announces their 4th Saturday Storytelling for Adults at Dunn Bros. by Loring Park has moved to December 2 at 7:30 so we can be joined by Steve Leeper, coordinator of Mayors for Peace based in Atlanta and Hiroshima, Japan. Larry and Elaine will warm up for Steve, telling a peace story or two; then turn the evening over to our guest who will tell the story of mayors all over the world organizing to halt the proliferation of nuclear weapons of mass destruction. In January -- watch for details of Larry and Elaine offering a “not for credit” (therefore less expensive and more efficient) course similar to the one they taught for so many years at Metro State University, and at shorter workshops around the U.S. and several locations around the world. It will have a name, but whatever it’s called, it’s help for trainers, activists, parents, spiritual leaders and more to find your won stories and form them to make your work in the world more powerful. -- Larry Johnson, 612-747-3904 - 2006-10-31.

The next ManKind Project-Minnesota New Warrior Training Adventure will be held April 13-15, 2007 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 online at <http://minnesota.mkp.org>. -- Andy Mickel, 2006-11-01.

Our web site, <http://www.tcmc.org/> will be undergoing changes in the coming months. -- Andy Mickel. - 2006-11-13