EVENTS OF GLOBAL INTEREST in Ann Arbor, April and May 2010

through 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

Friday, April 9, 11:00AM
GOURMET LUNCH TREK TO SEE HIMALAYAN PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT:  Join local adventure tour company owner, Heather O'Neal, who will lead us on an invigorating 5-mile trek from the Old West Side, through downtown Ann Arbor and into the Arboretum.  Here we will stop for lunch along the Huron River.  Next we will visit the Gifts of Art photography exhibit in the Cancer Center at the UofM Hospital.  We will return by way of more scenic parks, stopping for dessert on the way.  Bring a dish to share or dessert and beverages of your choice plus water.  Heather will provide plates and silverware and offers to carry food.  You carry personal gear/water/drinks.  Rain or shine.  Location:  Meet at The Eighth Street Trekkers' Lodge B&B, 120 Eighth Street in Ann Arbor at 11:00AM & end at same location around 2PM.  FREE.   For info call Heather:  ofglobal@aol.com, (734) 369-3107.

Sunday, April 11, 6:30PM
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL:  Show starts at 7:00PM.  Eight adventure films, featuring mountain sports, bicycle journeys, rowboating across the Atlantic!, rock climbing, speed riding and human waterslides.  Location:  Michigan Theater, 603 Liberty Street, Ann Arbor.  Look for my Of Global Interest table in the lobby.  For more info visit:  http://www.recsports.umich.edu/outdooradv/.

Thursday, April 15, 7:00PM
TREK TO EVEREST BASE CAMP:  Local tour guide and owner of Of Global Interest Adventure Travel, Heather O'Neal, leads you on a three week trip to Nepal via large screen DVD - featuring her last trip in April 2009.  Maybe a trip to Nepal next spring 2011 is in your future? Location: 120 Eighth Street, The Eighth Street Trekkers' Lodge B&B in Ann Arbor. Free. Time: 7:00-8:30pm. For more information call Heather (734)369-3107, ofglobal@aol.com.

Friday, May 21, 8PM
CLIMBING EVEREST: OF GLOBAL INTEREST CELEBRATES ITS 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Everest climbers, Pem Dorjee Sherpa and his wife Moni, were married on the summit of the world's highest snowcapped peak, Mt. Everest, at 29,028 feet.  Pem and Moni will take you on their 2005 world-news-making adventure via large screen DVD.  Local tour operator, Heather O'Neal, will discuss trekking in the High Himalayas. She leads Of Global Interest Adventure Travel, which is celebrating its 10th year.  Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM, $10 suggested donation.
http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/climbing_everest/.

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