Cruise Director Report: This Week in Lansing

Welcome to Monday!

It's going to be a busy week in Michigan. Hope you can join me for one of the events below!

• Monday evening - Join author and Michigan's First Gentleman Dan Mulhern at Schuler's Books in Eastwood Town Center as he discusses his new book Everyday Leadership - 7:30 p.m.
  
  
• Tuesday Evening - I'm honored to have been asked to be the keynote speaker before the MSU's Student Leadership Awards Dinner. The topic? Overcoming Obstacles to Find the Leader Within - how appropriate. :-)
  
  
• Wednesday Evening - I'm traveling over to the beautiful Albion Campus to speak before a joint meeting of the Albion County Dems/Calhoun County Democratic Party to speak on Online Activism: The Future of Michigan's Democratic Process.
  
  
• Also on Wednesday Evening - Marcy Wheeler, perhaps Michigan's best known national blogger, Libby Trial live-blogger, and author of the new book Anatomy of Deceit: How the Bush Administration Used the Media to Sell the War and Out a Spy will be doing a book signing at our favorite local progressive bookstore, Everybody Reads at 7 p.m.
  
  
• Thursday - Of course, if you're busy Wednesday, you won't want to miss Thursday's Monthly Drinking Liberally Event at our new home, Reno's East (corner of Abbott and Saginaw in East Lansing) Marcy Wheeler will be speaking about her book, about blogging, and taking your questions. I hope you can join us at 7 p.m. for good times and good spirits!
  
  
• Friday Morning - will find me down in Detroit for the Fourth Annual Money Smart Week Kick off Breakfast, sponsored by the Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. For those of you unfamiliar with Money Smart, it's an organization who's mission is to combat financial illiteracy and provide greater education to consumers throughout the state of Michigan. I'm excited to join Senators Martha Scott and Hansen Clarke along with other noted state and local officials for this very important cause.
  
  
• Saturday Morning - I'll be working with some of the good folks over at Mr. Rogers Watch on a Blogging 101 Workshop for the members of the Livingston County Democratic Party. Here's to a successful event!
  
  
• Saturday Evening - I'll be joining Democrats all over the state at the Michigan Democratic Party's annual Jefferson/Jackson Dinner at Cobo Hall. This year's speaker? None other than Presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator John Edwards.
  
  
• Sunday - As the Good Lord decreed - it's a day of rest. After this week, I think I deserve it. :-)
  

Here's to wishing you and yours a wonderful week. Hope to see you at an event or two!