Michigan Daybook
Associated Press Michigan Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 19.
The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover.
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Saturday, Aug. 19 2:00 PM Community celebration for Dorothy Simpson, owner of Simpson’s Records Shop celebrates 50 plus years in business
Location: Greater Burnette Baptist Church, 16801 Schoolcraft Ave, Detroit, MI Detroit
Contacts: Acquanetta Pierce Glass Avance Communications ap@avancecommunications.com 1 313 530 0909
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Saturday, Aug. 19 – Sunday, Aug. 20 Selfridge Air National Guard Base’s Centennial Open House and Air Show
Location: Selfridge Air National Guard, Harrison Charter Township, MI http://teamselfridge.com/
Contacts: Selfridge Air National Guard Base 1 586 239 5576
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Monday, Aug. 21 8:30 AM Chicago Fed National Activity Index
Location: TBD www.chicagofed.org https://twitter.com/ChicagoFed
Contacts: Scott Brave FRB Chicago sbrave@frbchi.org 1 312 322 5784
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Monday, Aug. 21 6:00 PM Michigan House PWC ‘Hear Us Roar’ 2017 summer listening tour stop – Michigan House Progressive Women’s Caucus (PWC) continues its ‘Hear Us Roar’ 2017 summer listening tour, consisting of five women’s issues town halls to share their concerns and ideas about the issues facing women in Michigan. Today’s event is hosted by Michigan state Rep. Vanessa Guerra, with special guest PWC Chair state Rep. Stephanie Chang
Location: SEIU Local, 1420 S Michigan Ave, Saginaw, MI Saginaw http://www.house.mi.gov/home.asp
Contacts: Office of Rep. Stephanie Chang 1 517 373 0823
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Monday, Aug. 21 7:00 PM Michigan Governor’s Service Awards, recognizing volunteers from across Michigan
Location: Detroit Opera House, Detroit, MI Detroit http://www.michigan.gov/mcsc/ https://twitter.com/MCSConline
Contacts: Jason Alexander Michigan Community Service Commission comms alexanderj9@michigan.gov 1 517 335-3407
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Monday, Aug. 21 Total solar eclipse crosses the entire U.S. for the first time in 99 years – Solar eclipse visible in all of North America plus parts of South America, Africa, and Europe, with a thin path of totality running across the U.S., from Oregon through Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina to South Carolina from 10:16 AM PDT to 2:48 PM EDT – the first total solar eclipse to cross the contiguous U.S. since 1918. Longest duration of totality is near Carbondale, IL, where the sun is completely covered for two minutes and 40 seconds * Lunar shadow’s first point of contact with the U.S. is Lincoln Beach, OR, at 9:05 AM PDT, and it leaves the East Coast at 4:09 PM EDT * A number of fringe theorists have said the eclipse heralds the end of the world, culminating in a collision between Earth and a mythical planet 23 Sep
Location: Carbondale New York City eclipse2017.nasa.gov https://twitter.com/NASA #eclipse2017
Contacts: Dwayne Brown NASA press Dwayne.c.Brown@nasa.gov 1 202 358 1726 NASA public-inquiries@hq.nasa.gov 1 202 358 0001 Karen Fox NASA karen.c.fox@nasa.gov 1 301 286 6284
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