LIFE IN BRIEF: City Commission is holding two work sessions today

City meetings

The Mount Pleasant City Commission is holding two work sessions today, concerning the 2010 city budget and the Mount Pleasant Center, 1400 W. Pickard St. The city will tour the center at 10 a.m. today. The city also will hold a 2010 budget discussion at 6 p.m. today at City Hall, 320 W. Broadway, in Conference Room A.

PRSSA meeting

Central Michigan University’s Public Relations Student Society of America is holding its next general meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Moore Hall Room 107.

Wellspring Literary Series

Art Reach of Mid Michigan presents Jamaal May as the featured poet for today’s Wellspring Literary Series. The event is taking place at 7 p.m. at the Art Reach Center, 319 S. University St. A Central Michigan University faculty member and student also will present. This event is free and is a partnership between Art Reach and the CMU Department of English Language and Literature.

“Debate the Audience”

Alan Shlemon from Stand to Reason, a Christian organization, will debate audience members on issues that surround abortion at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. Students are asked to bring questions and ideas for discussion. This event is free and sponsored by Students for Life.

Jazz and Percussion Concert

Tom Collier, a percussionist, will perform at the Music Building Staples Family Concert Hall at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Central Michigan University jazz faculty members and Jazz Lab 1 students also will perform. This event is free.

Photography Showing

“Click! The Photography of Juanita Baldwin” is on display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Tuesday at the Charles V. Park Library’s Baber Room. Baldwin, a photographer from Okemos, has shown her artwork in various shows throughout Michigan and across the United States. This event is free.

Spaghetti Dinner

Circle K is hosting a spaghetti dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in Powers Hall Room 136. Tickets are $5 at the door or $4 from any Circle K member. Spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, desserts and Starbucks coffee and drinks will be served. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Kids Against Hunger program.

Powwow Exhibit

Items, photographs and T-shirts from Central Michigan University’s annual pow wow are displayed in the Multicultural Education Center for the month of November, beginning today. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. This exhibit is free and is in celebration of Native American Heritage Month.

Theories of PVC Plasticization

A paper written by Paul H. Daniels from ExxonMobil Chemical Company will be discussed from 4 to 5 p.m. today in the Dow Science Complex rooms 102 and 175. This paper discusses PVC plasticization and the most widely-used models to render PVC flexible. This event is free.

“On Golden Pond”

Mid-Michigan Community College Theatre presents “On Golden Pond” at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday at the school’s Harrison campus, 1375 S. Clare Ave. Tickets are $8. This event will take place in MMCC’s Harrison Campus Auditorium.