Fit For Life: Masquerade Ball!!!!

Ready to boogie on down....well here is your chance.

Attend the Fit For Life Masquerade Ball for plenty fun and much much MORE!!!!!

Date: Saturday October 27,2007

Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm

Where: Detroit Public Library----Main Library

Ole Fine Arts

5201 Woodward Avenue

Detroit,MI 48202

Who: Contact either 313 833-9714 OR 313 833-4042 to RSVP

**** click the square above to view costumes

*******COSTUME ATTIRE ONLY*******

Now that we have made our plans we must now prepare to look and be "The Fliest & Most Disguise" person there..feel me. So shall we........

First on our list is to define what we are attending:

• a Masquerade ball is an event which the participants attend in costume, usually wearing a mask. (A masque is a formal written and sung court pageant.)
  Such gatherings, festivities of Carnival, were paralleled from the fifteenth century by increasingly elaborate allegorical Entries, pageants and triumphal processions celebrating marriages and other dynastic events of late medieval court life. Masquerade balls were extended into costumed public festivities in Italy during the 15Th century Renaissance (Italian, maschera). They were generally elaborate dances held for members of the upper classes, and were particularly popular in Venice. They have been associated with the tradition of the Venetian Carnival.

Now that we have established the meaning of what we are attending, must now decide on our attire.

Masquerade ball attire can vary as well as anything. Because it all comes down to who or what you want to portray.

Your ideas can vary between Historical Costumes to General Costumes.

Under Historical Costumes you have:

• Classical Antiquity
• Renaissance
• Pirates and 18Th Century
• 795-1837 Regency
• 1812-1865 Old South
• 1837-1901 Victorian
• 1865-1890 Wild West
• 1901-1918 Edwardian
• 1920s-1980s
  

Under General Costumes you have:

• Ranging from Animals to Sports and Games
  

The following items can be seen at:

http://www.amasquerade.com/

other ideas can also be seen at:

http://www.masqueradeinc.com/

Now that we have our ideas or some sense of what or who we want to be

... LET'S GO SHOPPING!!!!!

There are lots of places that you can go to find just what you're looking for. Target offers different items associated with the evening at their locations, Halloween U.S.A carries a number of different costumes fit for the evening but who says that you have to go out and spend your money to look great when you could look right in your closet and find the perfect item while adding a couple of adjustments here and there. It's not the amount of money you spend to look great but the amount of time you invest to look great. So have fun deciding what to wear but whatever you choose, you'll have an awesome time regardless.

See you there!!!!

Celebrate Holloween @ DPL

Boo!

There will be many Holloween activities at DPL locations throughout the city at the end of October. If you or someone you know are interested in attending one of these events, please see the link below for more information on dates and places!

http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/events/Halloween.htm

DPL Book Sale Oct. 19 and 20!

The Detroit Public Library will host it's Fall booksale on Friday Oct. 19, and Saturday Oct. 20. from 10:00am to 5:00pm

Funds raised from the sale are designated for the Library's "Warm Up to Reading" program, which is a free reading incentive program offered at DPL locations to schoolchildren during their summer vacation.

Thousands of books sorted by subject - autobiography, biography, cookbooks, computer manuals, art books, science fiction, history, politics, rare and collectible books, African American titles, poetry, science, children's books, adult fiction and non-fiction, from $ .25 and up. (Most harcover books are $1)

So tell your family and friends who might be interested, and come find some hidden treasures at the Detroit Public Library!

Our Athletes

Dozens of prfessional athletes from the Metro Detroit area have sighned muti-milllon dollar contracts. Do these athletes owe anything to the schools or communities that helped them develop?

What do you think?

Hey all you bloggers help me answer this:

In recent years, some shopping centers like Fairlane Mall have established curfews for teenagers, unless accompanied by adults. Do you think it is against the civil rights of teenagers to be resricted entry into the mall unless accompanied by adults?

Help us Figure out a Prize for our Duct Tape Sculpture Contest

For Teen Read Week on Thursday, October 18 from 4:00-5:45pm, 2 teams of teens will race to build the most fantastic sculpture, using found objects i.e. a shoebox, an old hat, common household items and duct tape in a set amount of time.

We are a loss at what prizes to offer, and we are open to your suggestions.

Thank you!!!

Video Game Events at the Library!

Hey! Did you know that the Library is looking into holding video gaming events? It's true, our goal is to let gamers come together and compete against each other. Games that have been suggested so far include Dance Dance Revolution, and Mario Cart Racing. The staff at Detroit Public Library is very excited about the possibilities of gaming, and hope to have successful events far into the future.

We could use your input for what games you would like to see included in our programs. You can do this in one of two ways. First, you can post a suggestions in the comments section of this blog posting. If you would prefer to email the Library with your suggestion, please send your email to dplteens[at]blogspot.com.

Everyone is welcome to join, from novices without any experience, to veterans with top gaming skills.

As more information about gaming at the Library becomes available, updates will be posted on this blog to keep your up to date!

IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO FINISH A PUZZLE!!!!!!!!!!!

If you missed the fun, I'm sorry to hear because we had our hands full of puzzle pieces trying to decide which piece went where. But in the end all was fun in the love of the puzzle. Here are a few prized memories from puzzle village.

Hope you enjoy and we'll see you later because we are captivated into a good mystery of solving a puzzle at the present time!!!!!!!!

Teen Reader's Theatre Celebrates Juneteenth with a Play

Amazing! As I sat in my seat only a few feet from the stage, I literally felt as though I was being taken on a ride on the Underground Railroad. Although reading a book about all of the many people involved in the Underground Railroad, including Harriet Tubman, is a great way to learn about history, watching a fifteen minute showcase with unbelievably talented actors is an even better way of learning African American history. The show featured a youthful cast that portrayed their characters with both grace and confidence in their own portrayals. The energy given off by the children in the show spread through out the room and excited the audience. I felt honored to have the privilege to see such an incredible performance from such young stars to be…

-Ben Ra

Below is the painting that was shown to be our point of focus. The picture shows all the available sunlight n space that will be in our teen center.
"an additional window"
more then enough ceiling space

Well you guys the time has come. Our new teen center is under way but ordinary to get to the finish line there must be a start and that is where we are at this point in time. The pictures above are HOT!!! off the press and you all have the exclusive of featured news and upcoming pictures of OUR TEEN CENTER, so stay for the long haul!!!!!!!!!!