CHAA Program September through May, 2009-2010

Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, 4:00 - 6:00pm, Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin Ave.
"Regional American Foodways" by Dr. Lucy Long, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Education and Human Development, Bowling Green State University.

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, 4:00 - 6:00pm, Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin Ave.
"Bread at the Origin of Civilization: A Baker's View," by Amy Emberling, Managing Partner, Zingerman's Bakehouse.

Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, 3:00 - 5:00pm, Ann Arbor District Library Pittsfield Branch, 2359 Oak Valley Dr.
Weslie Janeway, author of the newly published book "Mrs. Charles Darwin's Recipe Book: Revived and Illustrated" will speak about the book. NOTE: This is the second Sunday of the month and the program begins an hour earlier than the usual meeting time. Light refreshments served, prepared using recipes from the cookbook.

Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, Earhart Village Clubhouse, Ann Arbor
Annual CHAA shared dinner. NOTE: This is the second Sunday of the month.  The theme of the dinner will be discussed at the September 20 program.

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, 4:00 - 6:00pm, Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin Ave.
Jules Van Dyck-Dobos, Chef-Owner of Le Dog, Ann Arbor

Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, 4:00 - 6:00pm, Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin Ave.
Cynthia Furlong Reynolds, author of "Jiffy: A Family Tradition, Mixing Business and Old-Fashioned Values" (2008).

Sunday, March 21, 2010, 4:00 - 6:00pm, Zingerman's Roadhouse, 2501 Jackson Ave., Ann Arbor
Ari Weinzweig, author of "Zingerman's Guide to Better Bacon:  Stories of Pork Bellies, Hush Puppies, Rock 'n' Roll Music and Bacon Fat Mayonnaise" (2009). A bacon tasting will be featured. NOTE: This event is open to CHAA Members only.

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4:00 - 6:00pm
Dr. Maria C. Andre, Professor of Spanish, Hope College, "Chicanas and Latin American Women Writers: Exploring the Realm of the Kitchen as a Self-Empowering Site."

Sunday, May 16, 2010, 4:00 - 6:00pm
An Afternoon of Poetry:

• Marvin A. Brandwin, Emeritus Psychology Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Universty of Michigan Health System, reading form his book A Smorgasbord of Verse: Easy to Digest Food Poems (Ann Arbor, MI: Charing Cross Press, 2009)
• Chloe Yelena Miller, writer and online writing instructor for Farleigh Dickenson University and Northampton Community College, reading food-related poems from her blog, http://chloeyelenamiller.blogspot.com
• Culinary Historian members are invited to bring their favorite food-related poems to read.