Program Listing

Spring/Summer

Cabin Fever/Game night

Mondays-November 5th - December 17th

Beat the winter doldrums with Cabin Fever!

"Anything Goes" at the Franke Center

Tuesday, July 31st

Come see a special performance of Cole Porter's amazing musical, "Anything Goes" by The Franke Center. Marshall Civic Players. We will provide a picnic meal after the performance.

Baking

Session 1 - Baking 101: August 21st - September 25th Session 2 - Holiday Baking: November 13th - December 18th

Come learn the delicious art of Baking!

Binder Park Zoo

Friday, September 7th

Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! Come feed the giraffes, see the Red Pandas and have a ball! Best way to spend an early fall day.

Bombers Game

Wednesday, August 1st

Watch our hometown baseball team WIN (we hope). A night at the ball park is GREAT

Cardio-Fitness Drumming

Mondays, July 9th-Dec. 17th

Exciting musical way to get a great workout.

Cartooning/Anime

Wednesdays, July 11th - September 19th

The class covers the foundations of cartooning, from constructing characters, line of action, and getting the proper proportions to designing appealing characters and developing interesting dialogue.

Ceramics

October 1st—December 17th

Come have fun making clay art!

CIR M-66 Bowling League

Tuesdays, July10th-Dec. 18th

Join us for our M-66 Bowling League!

Comedy Night at Turkeyville

Wednesday, November 7

Do you enjoy stand-up comedy? Then join us for an evening of fun and laughter and live performances at Turkeyville’s Comedy Night, sure to be a blast!

Conservation Club

Fridays-July 13th - October 26th

CIR Conservation Club – Do you want to be an ‘earth warrior’? Plant trees, work in a community garden, do a river clean-up, start a recycling project? CIR’s new Conservation Club will meet weekly to do all of these things and more! Join us as we make the planet a little bit healthier while having a great time with friends

Cooking Class-Cooking on a budget/International Cooking

Session 1-Wednesdays,July 10th - August 14th; Session 2- October 2nd - November 6th

Learn how to develop healthy eating and cooking habits.

Dances

FridaysJuly 20th - Live Band Plays! August 17th - Wacky Dress September 14th - College Gameday October 19th - Halloween Dance November 16th - Give Thanks December 14th - Christmas,

Disc Golf

July 11th - August 29th

Give Disc Golf a spin!

ETC Arts Glass&Jewelry

Wednesdays,July 11th - September 19th

Join us at the Art Center of Battle Creek for this two part class.

Fall Golf League

September 17th - October 29th

Fall Into the Arts

Friday, Oct 19th

Join us for an evening of art in Downtown Battle Creek. Everything from musicians and crafters to photography and oil paintings, there will be something for everyone!

Fantasy Art

October 1st - December 17th

Come make art inspired by all of your favorite scifi/fantasy movies, books and video games

Fitness Walking Club

Thursdays-July 12th - December 20th

Join your friends for some great exercise!

Hummingbird Banding Trip

Tuesday, August 21st

Come see how they track hummingbirds at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, amazing!

International Fest

Saturday, August 18

Come celebrate other cultures who live in our community with food, music, and dance. Lots to see and do!

Kickball Classic

Sunday, August 5th

Our annual Kickball Classic has teams from businesses all over town—and CIR Participants on every team! This fundraiser is No Cost for spectators from CIR.

Kickball League

Thursdays-July 12th - August 30th-

Leilapalooza

Saturday, July 28th

Join us for a multi-stage, multi-genre one-day music festival on the beautiful grounds of Leila Arboretum Battle Creek, Michigan. See as many as 60 bands/performances on as many as 6 stages. No matter what kind of music you love, there's something for everyone at this concert

Line Dancing

Thursdays-September 6th - December 20th

Come on down for a little boot scoot!

Lunch and a Movie

TBD

Lunch with all of your friends at the Asian Buffet Hibachi Grill and a matinee makes for a fun day. Date / time will be selected based on movies available.

Music Lover's

Tuesdays-Session 1 - July 3rd through September 25th/Session 2 - October 2nd - December 18th

Get your groove on and bang a drum!

Planetarium show at Kingman Museum

Saturday Sept. 15th

Gaze at the stars with us at the Kingman Museum Planetarium. Learn about the constellations and our solar system.

Station 66

Friday, Oct. 26th

Celebrate fall with a hayride., donuts and cider! Station 66 is a great place to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. Yee haw!

Summer BBQ/Day at the Fort

Friday, July 13th

Great all day outing at Eagle Lake and Fort Custer Recreation Area. Play cornhole, have a BBQ, swim, kayak or canoe—it’s a wonderful summer day! Join us!

Swimming

Mondays-July 9th - September 10th

Come beat the heat and dive into Swimming!

Vibe@5

Friday, July 6th & Friday, August 3rd

Come check out the local music scene!

WaterSports day

Friday, August 24th

Splish Splash Fun! A day at the beach with a picnic, tubing, boating and more! Every year this is a favorite event. Come out and play!