The Dearborn Recreation Commission will meet for its regular monthly session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 14.

The commission meets in Club Room 1 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave.

The February meeting date was published incorrectly in the 2012 City of Dearborn calendar.

The 2012 Midwest Sculpture Initiative (MSI), sponsored by the Dearborn Community Fund, is accepting entries for the 2012 Visual Arts & Writing Contest.

The deadline for submission of all entries is February 29.

The contest is open to artists and writers of all ages. If offers first, second and third place awards and honorable mention recognition.

Artwork and writings must be inspired by one or more of the 12 MSI sculptures located in the East and West Dearborn areas and on the grounds of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center.  Additional information about the sculptures, locations and entry requirements can be found at www.dearborncommunityfund.org or by contacting the Dearborn Community Fund office at 313-943-5478.

Selected artwork and writings will be showcased at the March 28 “Multi-Arts Night” program which begins at 7:30 p.m. in Studio A at The Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave. The program is open to the public at no charge.

The Midwest Sculpture Initiative is a project of the Dearborn Community Fund with support from the East Dearborn and West Dearborn Downtown Development Authorities. The Dearborn Community Fund provides and promotes financial and volunteer resources in support of arts, recreational and cultural programs that directly impact the community.

What would you do if you had 2,000 glow sticks?

If you are Dearborn resident and architecture graduate Paolo Mastrogiacomo you create a celestial field that helps call attention to all that downtown west Dearborn has to offer.

And that is just what the University of Michigan grad will do this evening at the corner of Michigan and Brady with his colleague Ariya Kelly (and a bunch of volunteers including designers, artists and people from the community) when they arrange the 2,000 sticks in a pavilion design to creative an interactive, but temporary, visual experience for visitors.

This first ever Dearborn “Glow” project will light up the entire corner from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Be sure to bring your cameras. It will be a fun photo to capture and share.

The “Glow” project is adjacent to the Dearborn Historical Museum, a co-host for the project along with the Dearborn Community Fund.

In addition to providing a unique visual experience, Mastrogiacomo sees his project, albeit temporary, as a way to provide our community with an opportunity to stop, play and become engaged while calling attention to downtown west Dearborn and all it has to offer.

Visitors will be encouraged to walk through the “field” and to move the glow sticks at will resulting in a constantly changing pattern. Three sculptures, part of Dearborn’s Midwest Sculpture Initiative which continues through April, are also featured on the site.

The Dearborn Historical Museum will be open to welcome visitors. A children’s activity area, light refreshments and museum tour will be available.

The project team hopes that this temporary interactive creative project will be the first of many and serve to encourage other area artists to develop future projects.

The event is free.

Additional information is available by contacting the Dearborn Community Fund at 313-943-5478.

Almost 20 years ago the Dearborn Public Schools began offering senior citizens free admission to school events and other special discounts via the Golden Ager card. The district is pleased to announce a new commitment to this program with new offerings and a new name.

On Feb. 14 (Valentines Day), Dearborn Public Schools residents over the age of 60 can stop in to any Dearborn Public School or the Administration Building to pick up the new Premier Citizen Discount Card. There will be free cookies for anyone stopping by to pick up a card and as a special bonus the first person to visit a school on the 14th to pick up a card will receive a Target gift card.

“We are proud that many residents in the over 60 crowd are alumni and we welcome them back to enjoy the events and activities that occur in our schools,” said Dearborn Public Schools Supt. Brian Whiston.

The Premier Citizen Discount Card is free and offers all the same great discounts as the Golden Ager card but with a new look and a new offer on school merchandise:

• Free admission to all school-sponsored activities* including concerts and athletic events. (*Due to fees charged to schools for licensing of performance rights, plays are not included.)

• Discounts on select Community Education classes.

• 10% discount on merchandise sold at school stores. (limit 4 items per year)

• Participation in school lunch programs at reduced prices. Reduced price is 10% discount on the total purchase. (must contact school in advance to participate)

“Our students have plenty to offer and community members will be proud of the accomplishments of the young people in their neighborhood. We hope that everyone over the age of 60 will pick up a Premier Citizen Discount Card and take advantage of the free admission and discounts,” Whiston said.