Friday, February 23, 2007  

Fw: Northport Events

 Sunday, February 25, 2007 at 3:00 pm

Movie at The Flix – American Splendor (Comedy Drama)

 

Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis

 

The story of real-life Harvey Pekar, a VA hospital file clerk, who creates a comic strip based on his own life called "American Splendor." Giamatti, who was recently an Oscar nominee for his role in "Sideways," is perfect as the eccentric and curmudgeonly Pekar. With cameos from Pekar's friends.

 

Shown on the big screen by the Northport Community Arts Center, 104 Wing St (Northport Public School auditorium). Suggested donation of $2.50/person.

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Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 6:30 to 8:30 pm (note time change)

The Northport Public School will feature a special event on the big screen in the auditorium:

 

Former New York Governor, Mario Cuomo, and former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, will walk on stage of the Great Hall at Cooper Union to engage in a dialogue about major issues and challenges facing the nation.

 

Free – public is invited, refreshments following.

 

 

 

Friday, February 16, 2007  

Sunday, February 18, 2007 at 3:00 pm

Movie at The Flix – The Lion in Winter (Drama)

 

Peter O'Toole, Katherine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, Timothy Dalton

 

England's King Henry II and Queen Eleanor struggle with their three sons and King Philip of France to preserve their kingdom. Fiercely beautiful performances by Hepburn and O'Toole with Oscars for Best Actress, Best Screenplay, and Composer. A never-to-be-forgotten film.

1968, 4 stars, color, 135 minutes, PG

 

Shown on the big screen at the Northport Community Arts Center, 104 Wing St (Northport Public School auditorium). Suggested donation of $2.50/person.

Thursday, February 08, 2007  

Northport events

Sunday, February 11, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Movie at The Flix – Delovely (Musical Biography)

Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd

A cinematic ode to composer Cole Porter. Kline shines in this biopic featuring many wonderful songs of Cole Porter in contemporary performances by stars Natalie Cole, Sheryl Crow, Diana Krall and Alanis Morissette. The film follows the glamorous and unconventional lives of Cole and Linda Porter from Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood. Roger Ebert said "I love this movie!"
2004, 3 stars, color, 125 minutes, PG13 adult content

Shown on the big screen at the Northport Community Arts Center, 104 Wing St (Northport Public School auditorium). Suggested donation of $2.50/person.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Northport-Omena Summit

Plans for the "Northport Promise" will be among seven community projects featured at this Northport-Omena Summit. Updates will be presented on these seven projects: Highlands, Timber Shores, affordable housing, Northport & Omena downtown developments, sewer project, the Promise, and Northport Public School K-12. It will be held in the Northport Public School auditorium.

Public invited. Refreshments afterward.

Wednesday, February 07, 2007  

NORTHPORT PROMISE STEERING COMMITTE ORGANIZED

CAMPAIGN TO FUND COLLEGE TUITION

FOR GRADUATES BEGINS


Northport, MI – Funding that could allow Northport High School graduates to attend any public post-secondary educational institution in the state of Michigan tuition-free has moved several steps closer to reality with the formation of a steering committee to make the Northport Promise a reality for students attending Northport, Michigan’s K-12 program.

“With the promise of paid tuition for college courses or technical training for students who attend Northport schools for the full 13 years of their education and pro-rated tuition payments for those who are there for a portion of their educational career, we’re confident we can stop the declining enrollment in the Northport Public Schools and aid the school system in becoming the world class district it has the potential to be,” said Northport Promise organizer Sally Viskochil.

The Northport Promise steering committee recently began work on fund raising, criteria setting, an assessment of the endowment needed to fund the Northport Promise, an assessment of the number of additional students the Northport school can accept and developing communications about the Northport Promise to further its fund-raising efforts.

The group will be one of seven major community projects featured at the upcoming Northport-Omena Summit, scheduled for February 14, 2007 at 5 p.m at the Northport School Auditorium. There area residents will hear presentations by seven organizations that represent new initiatives or opportunities for the Northport-Omena area and have the opportunity to talk directly with those representatives at a post-presentation reception.

The Northport Promise steering committee, led by Viskochil, includes the following:

• Communications and Public Relations: Lisa Drummond, Kristi Fischer, Irene Huck, Elaine Stuckey, Ruth and Scott Walker.
• Fundraising: Beth and Dave Dickinson, Rick Huck, Aaron and Kathy Sahs.
• Planning: Doug Drummond, Amy Kohler, Thea Kellogg, Jeff Stuckey and Jeff Tropf.
• Special Events and Speakers Bureau: Andy Thomas.

Volunteers who would like to become involved in the Northport Promise effort should contact Sally Viskochil at 218.7485 or 386.5529 or Ruth Steele Walker at 386.5674 or 233.2113.

Any inquires about establishing a fund or donating funds for the Northport Promise can be directed to the Leelanau Township Foundation office at 386.9000.

The Northport Promise program is modeled after the successful Kalamazoo Promise announced in 2005. The Kalamazoo Promise, in just two years, has begun revitalizing the city’s school district. It is credited with increasing enrollments by 1,000 students this year after several years of losing 250 students per year. Ninety percent of Kalamazoo’s 2006 graduating class went on to college, up from 78% of the previous year’s graduates.

Friday, February 02, 2007  

Flix at the Northport Community Arts Center

Sunday, February 4, 2007 at 3:00 pm

Movie at The Flix -- Little Miss Sunshine (Adult Comedy)

Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Paul Dano

A family road trip goes charmingly awry in this offbeat film. We're all familiar with the "American Dream" but most of us never face the multitude of personal, financial, mechanical, and relational malfunctions as the Hoovers. The road to happiness in this movie is surprisingly the one just short of bankruptcy. One of the most endearing of this year's films and now an Oscar nominee.

2006, 4 stars, color, 106 minutes, (R) adult content

Shown on the big screen at the Northport Community Arts Center, 104 Wing St (Northport Public School auditorium). Suggested donation of $2.50/person.

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 7:00 pm

Movie – An Inconvenient Truth

Sponsored by The Cracker Barrel and The Circle, men's discussion groups of Northport. Shown in the Northport Public School auditorium – free admission, public welcome.

Labels: Flix, movies, Northport Community Arts Center, Northport Public School

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