Greetings Visiting Scholars and International Students!! Sorry to bother you if you are not interested in this post. This coming Saturday is North America's July 4th celebration of Independence; a national holiday. Your friends from URC/CE would like to invite you to an outdoor BBQ and fireworks display to celebrate this important holiday. If it is not raining we will be meeting in Mason, MI (a rural town just south of E. Lansing) to commemorate the 4th of July http://www.mason.mi.us/ . Where: 215 E. Elm Street Mason, MI 48854 Things to do and see on Saturday: Noon to 4 pm: Classic car show at the County Court House in downtown Mason (a short walk from our home) 2 pm to 6 pm: The 7th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Company "B" Civil War actors will have a display of Civil War artifacts at the Mason Historical Society (next door to our house) 4 pm to 6:30 pm: BBQ. We will provide hot dogs / hamburgers / chicken wings / drinks. If you can bring a dish to share with others please do but if you cannot please still attend!!!! Yard games and fun conversation will be provided. 7:30 pm to 8:30pm: City of Mason parade celebrating their 150th birthday. The parade route is next to our house so you can easily watch. 8:30 pm to 11 pm: Ingham County Fireworks. We will make a short 10 minute walk to the County Fairgrounds to view the Citys fireworks display. So we can plan for food, please let us know: 1. How many people are coming? 2. Can you drive? 3. Where do you live? Looking forward to hearing back from you! Happy July 4th! Bruce Jeffries: [log in to unmask] Esther Liu: [log in to unmask] Pedro Nariyoshi: [log in to unmask] ================================================================ To Subscribe or Unsubscribe CSSAMSU mailing list, please go to: http://list.msu.edu/archives/cssamsu.html Click "Join or leave the list". For further assistance, please contact Jerry McAllister [log in to unmask] ================================================================