January Calendar of Events 1/1/12 (Sunday) -- 2 p.m. -- The Detroit Boat Club Rowing Crew invites everyone to a champagne toast at the Detroit Boat Club on Belle Isle. Doors open at 2 p.m. and the toast will be at 3 p.m. in the main lobby. Food, refreshments and champagne will be served. Cost is $15 in advance or at the door for those over 21. There is no charge for those 20 and under. 1/9/12 (Monday) -- 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. -- HIVA security meeting at the Iroquois Avenue Christ Lutheran Church. All are welcome. 1/9/12 (Monday) -- 7 p.m. -- HIVA board meeting at the Iroquois Avenue Christ Lutheran Church. All are welcome. 1/9/12 (Monday) -- 7:30 p.m. -- Indian Village Women's Garden Club meeting. 1/10/12 (Tuesday) -- 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. -- Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church Tutoring TREE program at the church. The program includes a snack, tutoring, art and gym for Nichols School students in the second through fifth grades. 1/11/12 (Wednesday) -- 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. -- Taste of Waldorf Tour at Detroit Waldorf School. The two-hour program gives participants a chance to visit classrooms and experience lessons in a variety of grades and subjects, from the nursery through eighth grade. 1/14/12 (Saturday) -- 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Recycle Here will operate a mobile recycling collection station in the Detroit Waldorf School parking lot. Items that can be recycled at the site include paper, cardboard, glass, metal, plastics, Styrofoam, aseptic, batteries, plastic bags and printer cartridges. Electronic equipment, including computers, CD players, VCRs, televisions and cell phones, are not accepted at this site. 1/16/12 (Monday) -- 7:30 p.m. -- Block Captains' meeting at the Iroquois Avenue Christ Lutheran Church. 1/16/12 (Monday) -- 8 p.m. -- Property Maintenance Committee meeting at the Iroquois Avenue Christ Lutheran Church. 1/16/12 (Monday) -- 8:30 p.m. -- Environmental and Energy Committee meeting at the Iroquois Avenue Christ Lutheran Church. 1/17/12 (Tuesday) -- 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. -- Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church Tutoring TREE program at the church. The program includes a snack, tutoring, art and gym for Nichols School students in the second through fifth grades. 1/18/12 (Wednesday) -- 7 p.m. -- Indian Village Men's Garden Club meeting at the Iroquois Avenue Christ Lutheran Church. 1/21/12 (Saturday) -- 9 a.m. to 12 noon -- The Friends of Belle Isle invite everyone to a stewardship day on the island. Meet at the Nature Zoo auditorium. 1/21/12 (Saturday) -- 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. -- Gentle, slow flow yoga class downstairs in the youth pit at Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church for all ages and abilities. Seniors welcome. Mats provided. Cost is $5 per class/$12 per family. Walk-ins are welcome. 1/22/12 (Sunday) -- 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. -- The Detroit Waldorf School invites everyone to "Experience Waldorf, " a two-hour, family-oriented program at the school which explains the Waldorf pedagogy and includes a school tour. While parents tour the school, children can participate in a craft. 1/23/12 (Monday) to 3/5/12 (Monday) -- 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. -- Detroit Waldorf School presents its parent/tot program at the school for children ages six months to three years old accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Activities include handcrafts, snack, outdoor play, creative free play, circle time and stories. 1/24/12 (Tuesday) to 3/6/12 (Tuesday) -- 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. -- Detroit Waldorf School presents its parent/tot program at the school for children ages six months to three years old accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Activities include handcrafts, snack, outdoor play, creative free play, circle time and stories. 1/24/12 (Tuesday) -- 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. -- Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church Tutoring TREE program at the church. The program includes a snack, tutoring, art and gym for Nichols School students in the second through fifth grades. 1/25/12 (Wednesday) -- 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. -- Detroit Waldorf School invites everyone to its monthly book club at the school. 1/25/12 (Wednesday) -- 5 p.m. -- Deadline for Smoke Signals articles. 1/25/12 (Wednesday) -- 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. -- WDET (101.9FM) will conduct a community listening session at Detroit Waldorf School. The listening sessions are a way for WDET to get into neighborhoods and hear the ideas and concerns that matter to those attending. 1/28/12 (Saturday) -- 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. -- Gentle, slow flow yoga class downstairs in the youth pit at Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church for all ages and abilities. Seniors welcome. Mats provided. Cost is $5 per class/$12 per family. Walk-ins are welcome. 1/31/12 (Tuesday) -- 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. -- Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church Tutoring TREE program at the church. The program includes a snack, tutoring, art and gym for Nichols School students in the second through fifth grades.