for Cass County, MI (especially Dowagiac, Michigan)

Winter Weather Advisory:
* SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. IMPACTS...

* UNTREATED ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE COVERED WITH SNOW AND SLUSH CAUSING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. (Tuesday Jan. 31, 2017)

Berrien County, MI (Winter Weather Advisory) - Jan. 30 - 31, 2017

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 P.M. THIS EVENING TO 9 A.M. EST TUESDAY (Jan. 31, 2017) ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 P.M. THIS EVENING TO 9 A.M. EST TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

according to National Weather Service announcement at www. weather. com/
https://weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/l/49120:4:US?phenomena=WW&significance=Y&areaid=MIZ077&office=KIWX&etn=0003

School Closings (Monday 1/30) - SW Michigan due to Snow Warning

Jan. 30, 2017:
Brandywine Schools, Edwardsburg Schools, Niles District Schools, St. Mary's school, Niles.

Medieval Quartet concert (January 29, 2017) - 4 p.m. DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

"French Secular Songs of the Late Middle Ages" by the Notre Dame Medieval Quartet
4 p.m. Sunday 1/29/2017
Free but tickets required
Further information telephone box office 574-631-2800.
A concert of French secular song from the late Middle Ages performed by the Notre Dame Medieval Quartet.

The quartet is made up of faculty and students from the Sacred Music Program. In addition to its director, Prof. Paul Walker, countertenor, the members include Joshua Boggs, countertenor, and Matthew Kelly and Prof. Mark Doerries, tenors.

The group will present late medieval music as it was often performed at the time, with one singer per part and without instruments. The program offers songs by Guillaume de Machaut from the Ars Nova period, by Solage and Jacquemin de Senleches (including the latter's famous "La harpe de melodie") in the mannerist style, and the early Renaissance sounds of Dufay and Binchois. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear fascinating and beautiful music that is seldom performed.

Family friendly, all ages are welcome. Dialogue or vocals in a foreign language.
http://dpactickets.nd.edu/single/PSDetail.aspx?psn=8702

Remembering seven astronauts in crew of NASA Challenger (1/28/1986)

The NASA family lost seven of its own on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, when a booster engine failed, causing the Shuttle Challenger to break apart just 73 seconds after launch.
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_gallery_2437.html

Student Film Festival features "Standing Rock" Pipeline Protest (footage last year)

28th Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival

Viewings (Thursday - Saturday evening)

Where: DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

Cost: $4-7

See: http://dpactickets.nd.edu/single/PSDetail.aspx?psn=8744

The Notre Dame Student Film Festival screens films made by ND undergraduates during the past year as class projects in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre. All films are shot on location and often feature the acting talents of Notre Dame students and faculty. Audience members are invited to vote for their favorite film via text message, and the Audience Choice Award is presented after the final screening.

Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 27, 2017 & Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 6:30 & 9:30* p.m.
*Audience choice award presented after 9:30 screening on Saturday
Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Univ. of Notre Dame campus

2017 Featured Films
Some films may contain mature content.

Peace at the Pipeline
Erin Lattimer, Ryan Leen
Two Notre Dame students travel to Standing Rock, North Dakota and find that the story isn't the protest, it's the people.

http://calendar.nd.edu/events/cal/day/20170128/35_All+Events/CAL-2c9360a9-59bafbb7-0159-bc63ba04-00001c3acalendar@nd.edu/

Ticket box office http://dpactickets.nd.edu/

Thanks for page views in the New Year (Author-Editor)

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Happy New 2017!
Tim Shaw.