EVENTS OF GLOBAL INTEREST in Ann Arbor, November and December 2009

Saturday, November 28, 3:00-5:30PM
HUNGARIAN FILM CLUB: After spending two years in Hungary in the Peace Corps just after the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1990-92, I feel almost Hungarian myself.  This month I will help the Ann Arbor Hungarian Film Club present the film: "A Tanu" ("The Witness").  This movie was banned for a decade and came out in 1979.  It is a candid and realistic satirical portrayal of the early 1950s communist regime in Hungary.  It earned great acclaim at Cannes in 1981.  Running time:  104 min.  English subtitles and discussion to follow the movie.  Genre:  political satire, drama, comedy.  3PM in the Freespace Room on the 3rd floor of the Downtown Ann Arbor District Library.  Free. 

Sunday, November 29, 4:00PM ~ 8:00PM
TURKEY TREK:  Join local adventure tour company owner, me, who will lead us on an invigorating trek to and through many of Ann Arbor's most beautiful places.  This is a 6 mile hike from the Old West Side neighborhood to and along the Huron River and back.  We will enjoy a potluck gourmet dinner at picnic tables along the way.  Bring an appetizer, main dish or dessert to share (Thanksgiving leftovers are OK, Tofurkey is OK too!) and beverages of your choice plus water.  I will provide plates and silverware and offer to carry food.  You carry personal water/drinks.  Rain or shine.  Location:  Meet at The Eighth Street Trekkers’ Lodge B&B, 120 Eighth Street in Ann Arbor at 4:00PM & end at same location around 8PM.  Free.

December 14, 2009 to April 12, 2010
HIMALAYAN PHOTOGRAPHS:  As part of the Gifts of Art program at the University of Michigan Health System, I will have my first 'official' Photography Exhibit with several of my large size Himalayan photographs.  This will be held in a Gifts of Art Gallery in the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr.  Gallery hours are M-F, 8AM-5PM.  Visit their website for a calendar list of scheduled exhibits:  http://www.med.umich.edu/goa/exhibits.htm

Three Saturdays, December 5 & 12 & 19, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
HIMALAYAN BAZAAR IN MY GARAGE:  Sale of a wide range of unique handmade crafts and gift items from Nepal, clothes, jewelry, Tibetan Buddhist hangings, children's wear and more that I have collected during my travels to the Himalayas and other parts of the world as owner of the adventure tour company Of Global Interest Adventure Travel.  Location:  The Eighth Street Trekkers’ Lodge B&B, 120 Eighth Street in Ann Arbor, 10:00AM - 4:00PM.  Free.

Thursday, December 17, 7PM
TREK TO EVEREST BASE CAMP:  Local tour guide and owner of Of Global Interest LLC Adventure Travel, Heather O'Neal, leads you on a three week trip to Nepal.  This virtual tour through the Himalayas via large screen DVD features Heather's most recent trip.  Location:  120 Eighth Street, The Eighth Street Trekkers’ Lodge B&B in Ann Arbor.  (734) 369-3107.  Free.

Thursday, December 31 2009-2010!  5:00PM -  Midnight
NEW YEAR'S EVE GOURMET DINNER TREK TO YPSLIANTI:  Join local adventure tour company owner, me, who will lead us on an invigorating trek to and through many of Ann Arbor's most beautiful places.  This is a 15! mile hike (a HALF MARATHON - without the running) from the Old West Side neighborhood to the Huron River and along the river all the way to Ypsilanti!  We will enjoy a potluck gourmet dinner party at picnic tables along the way.  Bring an appetizer, main dish or dessert to share and beverages of your choice plus water.  I will provide plates and silverware and offer to carry food.  You carry personal water/drinks.  Rain, snow, sleet, hail or shine.  Location:  Meet at The Eighth Street Trekkers’ Lodge B&B, 120 Eighth Street in Ann Arbor at 5:00PM and end in Ypsilanti - location to be announced.  Free.  For more info contact me, Heather O'Neal, at:  ofglobal@aol.com, (734) 369-3107 or visit:  http://www.ofglobalinterest.com/local.html.

Saturdays at 10:30-11AM & Wednesdays & Fridays at 12 noon-12:30PM
PLAY THE BELLS IN THE TOWER AT KERRYTOWN:  Fifth Avenue at Kingsley in Ann Arbor.
This is a 7 ton world class instrument is called a chime, and it is open for the public to play songs by numbers.  It's free and tons of fun for ages 2 to 102!  Bring the visiting relatives.

Please call or send e-mail for more information on any of these events:
Heather O'Neal, ofglobal@aol.com, (734) 369-3107. 

EVENTS OF GLOBAL INTEREST ongoing in Ann Arbor

Play the Bells in the Tower at Kerrytown:  Wednesdays & Fridays 12:00 Noon-12:30PM and Saturdays 10:30-11:00AM.  Play the charming melodies of the Kerrytown Chime - a seven-ton, world class musical instrument made up of 17 bells in a tower.  Choose from over 100 songs and follow the numbers to play the Kerrytown Chime.  All ages welcome, kids and adults.  Free.  LOCATION:  The Kerrytown Chime is accessed on the 2nd floor at Kerrytown Market and Shops, 407 N. Fifth Ave.  For more information:  ofglobal@aol.com, (734) 369-3107. 

The Himalayan Bazaar in my Garage:  If you are looking for gifts or other items from around the world (mostly from Nepal) give me a ring to set up an appointment for you and your friends to shop in the Bazaar anytime after December 9.  (734) 369-3107, ofglobal@aol.com.

The You Look So Much Younger Hair Salon (YLSMY HS):  I have started my own hair salon located in the bathroom in the winter and on my front porch in summer (inspired by barbers in Nepal who set up shop under a tree).  The YLSMY HS offers haircuts for $10.  Facials and other treatments with homemade beauty products are also available. Call the YLSMY HS for an appointment:  (734) 369-3107, ofglobal@aol.com.

Henna Hand Drawings:  Decorate your hands for the holidays.  Sign up for a lesson in henna, an all-natural, plant-based stain that leaves a temporary tattoo - drawings and designs in the palm of your hand.  The color (orange) lasts about a week+.  Good fun!  $25 an hour.  Heather (734) 369-3107, ofglobal@aol.com.

Wogging, Treks and Walking Business Meetings Around Town:  Fight the temptation to eat all winter and come wogging with me.  This is a cross between walking and jogging.  It is exactly what you do when it's really cold outside, you are carrying many bags and you are trying to get to your car as fast as possible.  I have many routes around town.  Maybe something is on your mind or you'd like to talk about -- your next trip to Nepal?  What about a walking business meeting?  Bring your colleagues along and discuss your goals and strategic plans for 2007.  I'll take notes (yes, while walking).  Tour guide, wogging coach, trekking/walking partner and/or secretarial fee $25 an hour.  :)  Heather - (734) 369-3107, ofglobal@aol.com.

The Of Global Interest Adventure Cleaning Squad:  I am fast, thorough and efficient.  You'll think an entire squad has been there!  Just me.  $25 an hour.  Heather - (734) 369-3107, ofglobal@aol.com.

Overnight Childcare / Slumber Parties at the Trekkers' Lodge B&B:  Slumber parties include all activities (many from which to choose), dinner and breakfast.  Two children, 5pm to 10am the next day, $150.  Groups negotiable.  Kids must be old enough to sleep in the guest room by themselves.  The Lodge can be rented during the day for birthday parties as well, at $40/hr.

Sincerely,
Heather O'Neal
Of Global Interest Adventure Travel
The Eighth Street Trekkers' Lodge B&B
Ann Arbor, Michigan
(734) 369-3107
ofglobal@aol.com
www.ofglobalinterest.com

"Journeys, like artists, are born and not made.  A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will."
-- Lawrence Durrell, writer