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TODAY
FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS | Hammond
Purdue University Calumet, 2200 169th St., is offering a series of workshops intended to help adults develop strategies for managing their finances better and maintaining good credit.
The two-hour workshops begin at 6 p.m. and are scheduled Feb. 23, March 2 and March 9 on campus. They are intended particularly for individuals planning to buy a home, supporting a college education or investing in a 401k plan. The workshops will focus on four components: borrowing basics, banking basics, money matters and credit. Individuals who desire to attend must register by contacting the Educational Talent Search office on campus at (219) 989-2460 or (800) HI-PURDUE, ext 2460. Other information is available at http://webs.calumet.purdue.edu/talent/parent-resources/financial-literacy/.
SPAGHETTI DINNER | Whiting
American Legion Whiting Post 80 is hosting a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Boulevard Club Rooms, 2003 Indianapolis Blvd. Dinner includes spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and coffee. Adults cost $6 and children eat for $3. Carry-outs available.
FYI: (219) 659-0215.
WEDNESDAY
SOUP AND SALAD SUPPER | Hammond
St. John Bosco Youth Group offers an all-you-can-eat soup and salad supper from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays during Lent at St. John Bosco Parish Hall, 7111 Columbia Ave. Suppers are Feb. 24, March 3, March 10, March 17, March 24 and March 31. Menu includes soup, salad, bread and butter, crackers, dessert and beverage. At least three homemade soups will be served each night, one will be without meat. Price, which includes all three soups, is $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. Take-out available for $5, which includes one bowl of soup, bread and butter, salad and dessert.
FYI: Call (219) 989-7942.
SOUP SUPPERS | Griffith
Griffith Lutheran Church, 1000 N. Broad St., will hold a fellowship and soup supper hour before its midweek Lenten services on Feb. 24, March 3, March 10, March 17 and March 24. The fellowship hour and soup supper begins at 6 p.m. with Lenten worship service at 7 p.m. Other worship opportunities include Ash Wednesday services from 1:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 17. Passion Sunday and Holy Week services are 8:30 and 11 a.m. on Palm Sunday, March 28; Service of Healing at 7 p.m. March 30; Maundy Thursday service at 1:30 and 7 p.m. April 1; Good Friday service at 1:30 and 7 p.m. April 2; Easter Vigil at 7:30 p.m. April 3; Easter Sunday service at 8:30 and 11 a.m. April 4.
FYI: Call (219) 838-1626 or visit www.griffithlutheran.org.
THURSDAY
COMMUNITY DINNER | Hammond
A free community dinner will be served from 6 to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Hammond Christian Reformed Church, 167th Street and Baring Avenue. Join members of the church for meat loaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, tossed salad, rolls, dessert and a beverage.
Call (219) 844-3331.
WRITERS CLUB | Hobart
Writers Expressions, a literary club, welcomes new or experienced writers 18 and older, and meets at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 and every other Thursday at Borders Booksellers in Westfield Southlake Mall on U.S. 30. Writers are encouraged to bring poems, short stories, novels, and other creations to share with others. Critiques are offered.
FYI: Call Walt at (219) 662-8330.
WOODWORKERS MEETING | Merrillville
The Northwest Indiana Woodworkers Association will meet Feb. 25 at Hidden Lake Park, 6355 Broadway. Doors open 6:30 p.m., meeting begins 7 p.m. Guests and prospective members are welcome. Come see projects created by members on display for the show and tell session. Coffee and cookies
after the meeting.
FYI: Visit their Web site at www.niwoodworkers.org or contact John Sturk at (219) 947-5916.
FRIDAY
THEATER PERFORMANCE | Hammond
The Northwest Indiana premiere of William Finn's "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" opens Feb. 26 at the Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Ave. The production is under the direction of Managing Director Jeff Casey. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is a tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The performance dates are Feb. 26 through Feb. 28, March 5 through March 7 and March 11 through March 14. Shows are at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15. All tickets must be paid for in advance and are nonrefundable. The show is rated PG-13, no one under 6 years of age will be admitted.
FYI: Call (219) 937-8780 or visit www.towletheater.org.
DINNER & MUSIC | Munster
Women's Association of Northwest Indiana Symphony Society will host a Musical Menu Midst Dining & Candlelight from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road. Appetizers, cocktails, dinner, wine and dessert along with William Bolcom's "Celestial Dinner for Harp and flute" perfortmed by musicians Kara Bershad and Cynthia Fudala. Tickets, available until Feb. 19, are $100, and all proceeds benefit the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra. Tables to 10 are available.
FYI: Call Tresa Radermacher at (219) 322-3393.
COMEDY ON STAGE | Hobart
M & M Productions and Ross Music Theatre bring the comedy "Greater Tuna" to the Center Stage Studio Theatre, 227 Center St., with performances at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 and Feb. 27, March 4, March 5 and March 6, and at 3 p.m. Feb. 28. Tickets are $10 for adults and $9 for senior citizens and students. "Greater Tuna" is a hilarious comedy about Texas' third smallest town, where the Lions Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. The eclectic band of citizens who make up this town are portrayed by six performers, making this satire on life in rural America even more delightful as they depict all of the inhabitants of Tuna -- men, women, children and animals.
FYI: Visit m-mproductions.com or call (219) 947-4922 for tickets.
BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM | Hammond
The 3- to 6-year-old children at Northwest Family Services Inc., 5927 Columbia Ave., will be performing the annual black history program at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 26 at the school. The children will also be paying a special tribute to Michael Jackson.
FYI: Call (219) 933-4784.
SATURDAY
CHURCH CONFERENCE | Highland
St. James (the less) Catholic Church, 9640 Kenney Ave., hosts a conference titled Soup, Bread & Sexuality: Transforming our Lives Through the Church's Teachings on Love from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 27.
Speakers include the Rev. Thomas J. Loya, Dr. Edward Sri and Kelly Florek RN, MS, FCP. A question and answer session follows. Suggested donation is $5. Seating limited to 300.
To register or for further information, e-mail name and number attending to: respectlife@live.com
ACTING WORKSHOP | Gary
Corya Kennedy Channing and John Lisbon Wood, seasoned actors and theatre professionals, will offer a nine-week In It to Win It Acting Workshop from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays beginning Feb. 27 at South Shore Centre for the Arts, 665 S. Lake St. This is a comprehensive and intensive acting workshop aimed at preparing the participants to maximize their skills and talents to first win the part, then give disciplined, strong and effective performances. Cost is $15 per class, $135 for the series. Visit http://www.southshorecentre.org/acting_classes_at_the_centre.
FYI: Contact Corya Channing at cj@brotherlee.com or (219) 938-8532, or e-mail info@southshorecentre.org.
BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER | Lake Station
The Lake Station Citizens' Scholarship Foundation hosts a breakfast of pancakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Feb. 27 at Edison Jr./Sr. High School, 3304 Parkside Ave. Tickets available at the door and cost $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and $2 for children 12 and younger.
FYI: Call (219) 962-8531.
DIABETES WORKSHOP | Gary
The public is invited to a free workshop on managing the diabetic foot from 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 27 at the DuBois Branch Library, 1835 Broadway. Dr. Lashawn Freeman, of Freeman Foot Care Inc. and Methodist Hospitals, will present the workshop, which is sponsored by the DuBois branch.
FYI: Call (219) 886-2484.
BREAST CANCER FUNDRAISER | Griffith
The Debbie Strange-Browne IBC Foundation is having their eighth annual winter benefit to aid in public awareness and research of inflammatory breast cancer on Feb. 27 at St. Mary - Hildebrandt Hall, which is located one block east of St. Mary Church and school at 525 N. Lafayette St. The benefit is from 6 p.m. to midnight, and includes dinner, dancing, open bar, musical entertainment, raffle tables and a cash 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $75 per person or $550 for a table of eight. The theme is a 1950s sock hop. Appropriate attire encouraged, but not mandatory.
For more information or to order tickets, contact Diane or Eric at (219) 923-6710 or Carole at (219) 838-2932 or visit their Web site at www.debsibcfoundation.com.
BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM | East Chicago
Greater Destiny Bible Church, 1920 Columbus Drive, and the Ladies Excelsior Art Club of East Chicago invite the public to join them for the observance of Black History Month from 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 27. The theme "Living History - Connecting the Generations" will reflect the accomplishment of our ancestors and the aspirations of future generations.
FYI: Call (219) 398-2006 or (219) 397-9029.
BLACK HISTORICAL MUSICAL | Gary
In recognition of Black History Month, Louise Lee will sponsor a historical musical production, "Black Music in America - From Motown to 2010," at 6 p.m. Feb. 27 in The Glen Theatre, 20 W. Ridge Road. The production features singers, instrumentalists and dancers. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets may be purchased at Beautiful Things, 3570 Village Court, or at U.S. Cellular, 1021 Broadway, or by calling (219) 883-3907 or (219) 887-2046.
