Events Calendar

The Petoskey Film Theater will be showing the documentary "Last Train Home" on Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 pm at the Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building (old library). Donations are appreciated.

Every spring, China's cities are plunged into chaos as an astonishing 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year's holiday. This mass exodus is the largest human migration on the planet - an epic spectacle that reveals a country tragically caught between its rural past and industrial future.

Working over several years in classic verite style Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan (with producers of the hit documentary "Up the Yangtze") travels with one couple who have embarked on this annual trek for almost two decades. Like so many of China's rural poor, Zhang Changhua and Chen Suqin left behind their two infant children for grueling factory jobs. Their daughter Qin - now a restless teenager - both bitterly resents their absence and longs for her own freedom away from school, much to the utter devastation of her parents. Emotionally powerful and starkly beautiful, the multi-award-winning Last Train Home's intimate observation of one fractured family sheds unprecedented light on the human cost of China's economic "miracle".

For more information on upcoming films call the PFT Movie Hotline at (231) 758-3108. To receive weekly email updates send an email to petoskey.film.theater2@gmail.com.

The Air Service Task Force (ASTF) is hosting its 8^th Annual Airport After Hours at the Pellston Regional Airport, Wednesday, March 23, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Admission is $5/person and includes hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Freedom Sings, a program of the First Amendment Center, based in Washington, DC, combines narration, video, photographs, and live music in a fast-paced, entertaining and inspirational celebration of the First Amendment and free expression.

The musical and multimedia performance features Ken Paulson, president and chief executive officer of the First Amendment Center and the musical ensemble, "Fight the Power!" Video clips, graphics, and stories potray the history of music censorship in the United States from the 18th century to today. The Freedom Sings performance teaches about all five freedoms of the First Amendment - speech, press, religion, assembly and petition.

The public is invited and admission is free. Doors open at 6:30 pm and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Free Tickets Required - Tickets may be picked up at the North Central Michigan College business office and bookstore on the Petoskey campus, and at the Gaylord, Cheboygan. and East Jordan campuses as well as the Chamber of Commerce offices in Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Charlevoix and Indian River.