LIFE IN BRIEF: Alpha Chi Omega house broken into Friday

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House Break-in

The Alpha Chi Omega sorority house at 916 S. Main St. was broken into at 2:45 a.m. Friday. Mount Pleasant Police Department officers investigated and found nothing was taken, but a window was damaged.

Voter registration deadline

Today is the final day to register to vote for the Nov. 3 city and school consolidation election. The Mount Pleasant City Clerk’s Office, 320 W. Broadway St., is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will accept registration applications. People who need assistance due to a disability may call the Human Resources Office at 779-5314. Anyone who needs assistance because of hearing or speech problems can call (800) 649-3777.

Wellspring Literary Series

The second of several monthly readings for the Wellspring Literary Series takes place at 7 p.m. today at the Art Reach Center, 319 S. University Ave. Started by Robert Fanning, assistant professor of English language and literature, the intent of the program is to showcase local authors and poets, including Central Michigan University graduate students. Mount Pleasant resident Eric Torgersen is the October featured writer. He is a retired CMU English professor who has written poetry, fiction and essays. Music also will accompany the readings. Check cm-life.com for a full story.

Zumba class

JP’s Gym and Fitness Center, 4245 S. Lincoln Road, is hosting the first anniversary of Melanie’s Zumba Class from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. today. The event includes prizes and giveaways. For more information, call Melanie Strawn at (989) 944-1774.

Homecoming block party

Stop by the Bovee University Center front lawn from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today for the Homecoming 2009 Central Block Party. The event includes a mechanical bull, inflatables and live music. The event is free. For more information, contact Casey Booyinga at the Office of Student Life at (989) 774-3016.

Video exhibition

The registered student organization The Theatre of the Absurd is presenting an exhibition of video art in the Charles V. Park Library Extended Study Hours Room from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 28. The RSO is a new-art-collaborative group that creates new media artwork such as video and performance. The event is free. For more information, contact exhibit coordinator Megan Moreno at (989) 774-2165 or brook1mr@cmich.edu.

Andean textiles exhibit

Andean textiles will be on display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Bovee University Center’s Multicultural Education Center. The collection is on loan from Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Sergio Jorge Chavez. The event is free. For more information, contact Ulana Klymyshyn at (989) 774-7318.

Self Portraits

The Education Station will provide visitors with the basic instructions on how to draw a self-portrait from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the University Art Gallery: West Gallery. Instruction will focus on proportions and facial structure. The event is free. For more information, contact Anne Gochenour at 774-3800.

Pacifica Quartet

The Pacifica Quartet, an award-winning string ensemble will be performing from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Staples Family Concert Hall. The quartet won the 2009 “Best Chamber Music Performance” Grammy award and was the 2009 Musical America “Ensemble of the Year.” For more information, contact John Jacobson at 774-3738. Tickets are $3 for students and seniors and $5 for the general public.