Entertainment listings and events around Southwest Michigan: "Deep Sleepers … – Kalamazoo Gazette

Published: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 1:00 PM

Events and exhibits are through next Sunday. All times and dates are subject to change; please call phone numbers listed to verify. Submit listings by noon Friday to news@kalamazoogazette.com for inclusion in the Sunday calendar two weeks later. Please put “Entertainment Calendar” in the subject line.

TODAY

Film: “Waste Land” (NR) — Filmed over nearly three years, the documentary follows artist Vik Muniz as he journeys to his native Brazil and the world’s largest garbage dump on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, 1 p.m. Jan. 23 and 29; 6 p.m. Jan. 25-27; 3 p.m. Jan. 30; 8:30 p.m. Feb. 1-3, Riviera Theatre, 50 N. Main St., Three Rivers. $6, $5 for children/students/seniors. 269-278-8068, trriviera.com

“Deep Sleepers” — Naturalist shares information about hibernating animals, 2 p.m. Jan 23, Kalamazoo Nature Center, 7000 N. Westnedge Ave. $4-$6, free to members. 269-381-1574. naturecenter.org.

View full sizeHandout image.“Die Trying: One Man’s Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits,” by Bo Parfet, Richard Buskin.“Die Trying” — A reading and discussion by author Bo Parfet who set out to climb the highest mountain on every continent, 2-4 p.m. Jan. 23, Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage. 269-329-4544.

Russian National Ballet Theatre — performing “Chopiniana” and “Romeo and Juliet,” 3 p.m. Jan. 23, Miller Auditorium, Western Michigan University. $15 – $35. 269-387-2300, millerauditorium.com.

Film: “Tamara Drewe” (R) — Tamara Drewe (Gemma Arterton), a former ugly duckling transforms into a beauty thanks to plastic surgery, and sashays back to the village of her youth, 3 p.m. Jan. 23 and 29; 8:30 p.m. Jan. 25-27, Riviera Theatre, 50 N. Main St., Three Rivers. $6, $5 for children/students/seniors. 269-278-8068, trriviera.com.

MONDAY

“Eat Like You Work in a Health Food Store” —Staff from the People’s Food Co-op and the Natural Health Center will make some of their easy and delicious recipes and provide samples, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Jan. 24, Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage. $5 at the door. Limited seating, call to register. 269-329-4542, ext. 600, pdl.lib.mi.us.

“Advocacy: Building Local Support for Quality Music Programs” — Keynote address for the Pioneer Arts Education Symposium in Music Education, given by Scott Shuler, National President of The National Association for Music Education, 6 p.m. Jan. 24, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University. Free. 269-387-4678, wmich.edu/music.

Combat Veterans’ Writing Group — A series of six evenings of writing short narratives about serving in the military during war times. No writing experience necessary. Led by Margaret von Steinen, writer and communications officer for WMU’s Haenicke Institute for Global Education, 6:30-8 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month through March 28, Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage. Free. No registration necessary. For more information e-mail Margaret von Steinen at mvonsteinen@chartermi.net.

TUESDAY

“Boomers and Beyond: Nature in Winter” — An indoor/outdoor interactive program for adults over 50 who want to learn about snowflakes and how animals survive in snowy weather, bring lunch, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 25, Kalamazoo Nature Center, 7000 N. Westnedge Ave. $4-$6, free to members. 269-381-1574. naturecenter.org.

“Arts Education Advocacy for All” panel discussion — Part of the Pioneer Arts Education Symposium in Music Education, with representatives from K-12 school systems, and state agencies, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Jan. 25, Dalton Center, Room 1116, Western Michigan University. Free. 269-387-4678, wmich.edu/music.

“OverDrive: Downloading to your eReader” — An introduction to OverDrive, ePub and PDF formats, and downloading your books to an eReader, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25, Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage. 269-329-4544, pdl.lib.mi.us.

Film: “EcoVillage Pioneers” — A documentary about sustainable living, mainly following the story of Lammas, Britain’s first planned Ecovillage, 50 minutes. 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25, Foundry Hall, 422 Eagle St., South Haven. $2 suggested donation, but no one will be turned away. 269-206-3059, www.foundryhall.com.

Film: “Little Town of Bethlehem” —A true story of three men in a land gripped by fear, hatred, and division, they strive to end the cycle of violence, discussion following the film, 7 p.m. Jan. 25, First Presbyterian Church, 321 W. South St. Free. knowfilms.org.

ARTbreak Film: “Andrew Wyeth Self-Portrait: Snow Hill” — Documentary provides insight into Andrew Wyeth’s private world through his art, family photographs, home movies, and personal letters, an intimate view of the reclusive artist unfolds, 12:15 p.m., Jan. 25, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park St. Free. 269-349-7775, kiarts.org.