AUGUST CALENDAR REVIEW
FRIDAY August 1- Vibe@5- 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friendship Park Enjoy Reggae with steel drums with Zion Lion- Intermission program: Limbo 
contest. Open air concert with festival style (bring your own) seating. Weather permitting.read more
August 1 -The class of 73 is have their gathering today at Gary Fields Comedy CLUB. Downtown Battle Creek Aug. 1, 2008. On Sat, Aug 2. The Medalist Golf Club 15701 N. Drive North. Marshall, MI Dinner and Dance $30 per person.
SATURDAY August 2 - Battle Creek Farmer's Market Tasting Day. Come taste fresh produce and homemade treats at the Battle Creek Farmers Market! Convenient parking is available. The Farmers' Market takes place every Wednesday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.read more
Tuesday August 5th - Get out to Vote- Primary Elections. Go to your local precincts. Click on election central 2008 to get more information on the candidates and the voting process. Click on the a voters guide. It helps you find your races, compare the candidates and print out your ballot. Be an informed voter!
| LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS HERE |
Tuesday August 5th Konnichiwa, Japan" Exhibition Art Center Exhibition..August 5 - August 29 more infomation
THURSDAY AUGUST 7th...BRIDGES TO CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING..a discusiion of the CNN Documentary" Black in America" Location Urban League 4:30 - 5:30 more information
Friday August 8th..Deadline to register for “Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature – Identity and Imagination” After the deadline, openings for the series will be on a first come, first serve basis. The first twenty participants to pre-register will receive a free tote bag and the books for the series. more information
Friday August 8th, 2008 Sat- August 9th-INTERNATIONAL FEST SUNDAY AUGUST 10TH Claude Evans Park North Washington Avenue Battle Creek, Michigan August 10, 2008 Church In The Park 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 11:00 a.m., Morning Worship Service
Vibe@5, Latino Cautro performs Friday,
August 8. 5:00 - 8:00 Intermission program: Fantisia Ballet Folklorico Mexican Dance Troup. Open air concert with festival style (bring your own) seating. Weather permitting. Read More
Festival Market Square 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Games...Demonstrations..Food...Music...Dancing and More ..Come and celebrate diversity with fun and activities for everyone . Sponsored by the Battle Creek International Relations committee read more 
August 13th. Town Hall Meeting 6-8-pm
August 15th, Friday Night in Downtown Catch the Cultural Vibes and Family Fun for Free 
“An Evening of Gospel Joy,” a promotional 
concert featuring The Gospel Music Education and Performing Arts Factory of Battle Creek, happens Friday, August 15, 2008, 6:30 pm at the Marshall United Methodist Church (UMC) [14711 N Old US 27 Marshall, MI - (269) 781-5107 more
2008 BATTLE CREEK BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL
The NRCHR has complimentary openings for our upcoming Healing Racism Semina
r that will be held on August 26-27, 2008. Registration forms for the seminar are available. Anyone who is interested should contact us at (269) 963-9450
We will update events daily. Should you have any events or announcements please email us battlecreekdiversity@yahoo.com
Thursday, August 21 , 2008,The next meeting of the Battle Creek Committee on Community Affairs will be Thursday, August 21, at 5:30pm at the Upton Avenue Original Church Of God
Friday, August 22, 2008. The Vibe@5 will wrap up the sizzling 2008 season this Friday night, with Kevin Collins & Nairobi. You can catch the African rhythms and dance downtown. During intermission, the AGW African Dance Troupe will perform. The Vibe@5 concert series features acclaimed world music with a regional flavor from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Mill Race Park .click here for more
NAACP UPDATE 
The president of the Battle Creek Community Foundation, Brenda Hunt, will be guest speaker for the 2008 Women's Equality Day program at the Hart, Dole Inouye Federal Center on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The 9 a.m. program is open to the public read more
Lynn Ward Gray of the "Better Together Health & Wellness Ministry" gives us monthly updates on Health, Wellness and fitness. Click for more infomation .
openings for our upcoming Healing Racism Semina Downtown Battle Creek , August 27, 2008— Returning for the second time this Thusday - August 28th - Bridges to Cultural Understanding Meeting 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm. Location: John Hallacy's Office in the Justice Building click here for more r that will be held on August 26-27, 2008. Registration forms for the seminar are available. Anyone who is interested should contact us at (269) 963-9450
season, Rene Meave will entertain as a soloist from the Kalamazoo-based duo which bears the same name, Rene Meave. Rene will bring infectious music to the Festival Market Music Series final lunch hour performance on Wednesday, August 27. The sound of Rene Meave is a mix of rhythm and blues, gospel and country rock influences with norteño and tejano performance style and instrumentation.
