Week at a Glance: A National Security Seminar and Two CMU Summer Theater Shows
June 22-28 brings an informative seminar and lively entertainment to your Community Center, as the month of June rolls swiftly along. Check out the Community Calendar on this website for ongoing yoga classes and other offerings, and read on for the highlights below.
On Tuesday from 5:00 – 7:00 PM in the auditorium is a National Security Seminar led by national security expert Col. Thomas P. Ehrhard, USAF, retired. Tom started his own national security think-tank, ORION Long-Term Strategy, in March 2020. As President and Chief Executive Officer, Tom influences defense reform to improve U.S. competitive strategy against major power adversaries. Ehrhard will be joined by John Manza, who was a senior fellow with the Transatlantic Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Manza served as the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations. Manza is a professor of practice at the Joint Advanced Warfighting School, where he teaches strategy. Lite bites will be provided for this event by Bodega Catering. This event is free and open to the public.
Friday at 7:30 PM is the first of two nights of stage plays from Central Michigan University’s Summer Theater Program, Plotters. It’s a Grave Business! Set in the macabre world of 19th-century grave robbing, where infamy, riches and the darkest secrets of the city collide in this fast-paced comedy by two-time Fringe First Award winner Brian Parks. A clandestine cabal of misfits attempt their ultimate heist. Will these agents of the night seize the coveted prize – or bury themselves?
Then on Saturday at 7:30 PM is the second show of the two-night series, the musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, follow Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang as they explore life’s great questions as they play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over their crushes and celebrate the joy of friendship. Directed and Choreographed by Anne McAlexander, with music directed by Mina Son. Both nights are Ticketed Reserved Seat Events. All seats $20 for adults and $10 for students 18 and under. CMU students with CMU ID shown at check-in are $5. Seating selection made at checkout. Purchase tickets on the tickets page via the menu at the top of this page.
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BIC Center Theater
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