LIFE IN BRIEF: Movies being shown for SIBS Weekend

Sibs Movies

Various movies will play this weekend as part of SIBS Weekend. “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” (PG) plays at 5 p.m. today and at 12:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday in Pearce Hall Room 128. “Hanna Montana” (G) plays at 8 p.m today in Pearce Hall Room 128 and at 9:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday in the Bovee University Center Auditorium. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (PG) plays at 10 p.m. today and Saturday in Pearce 128.

Student hit in Moore parking lot

Spring Arbor junior Heidi Fenton was struck by a vehicle driven by another student Thursday afternoon in Lot 33. Fenton suffered minor injuries and was taken to Central Michigan Community Hospital, 1221 S. Drive, for further treatment.

Double Take

A theatre double-feature, “The Dumb Waiter and Vortex” will take place at 7:30 p.m. today and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $7 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors. They are available in the University Central Box Office at 774-3000 or centralboxoffice.cmich.edu. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

3-6-9 Budget Plans

Budget reduction plans are due to all vice presidents by Monday. The Vice Presidents will turn the plans into interim University President Kathy Wilbur at a later date. Wilbur asked each cost center last month to submit plans for 3, 6 or 9 percent budget cuts for the next fiscal year.

Past and Present Luncheon

The Student Alumni Association hosts a luncheon for CMU students and alumni from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the Bovee University Center Rotunda. The event is designed to allow students to network with alumni in their respective fields. It is free and open on a first-come, first-serve basis. E-mail maroon@cmich.edu for an online registration form.

Safe Zone Training

Training cources will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. today on gay lesbian bisexual and transgender terminology and the current campus climate. Contact the Office of Gay and Lesbian Programs at StratOD@cmich.edu or calling 6447 to register. The event is free and open to the public.

Swing Kids Spring Workshop

The Swing Kids Spring Workshop starts at 6 p.m. today and ends at 11:45 a.m. Saturday. The workshop is open to all levels of dancers; Adam Vallus will teach. The cost is $30. To register, contact the CMU Box Office at 989-774-3874. For further information or a prorated cost, call 586-850-6595.

Puppet performance

The puppet play “King Arthur — A Sword In Stone” will take place at 2 p.m. today at the Broadway Theatre, 216 E. Broadway St. Greg Lester’s Puppet Adventures tells the story of how King Arthur learned the power of belief and the value of being just. Tickets are $5. To purchase, contact the Broadway Theatre at 772-2075 or friendsofthebroadway.org.

Music jamboree
The Wheatland Music Festival takes place from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Wheatland Music Organization Cabin, 7251 50th Ave. in Remus. For more information, contact wmo.office@wheatlandmusic.org or 967-8879.