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2008
Permanent
Exhibit
Greeks of Berrien County permanent display at the Annunciation and St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox
Church. New Buffalo. Free to the public. For more information, contact Berrien County Historical Association, (269) 471-1202, or email bcha@berrienhistory.org.
August 6, 2008 - August 2010
Shipwrecks- A Deep Look, The Rise of the Self-Unloaders exhibits, Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 601 Main St., St. Joseph. Hours: Tuesday - Saturdays, 10 am - 4 pm. Contact: 269-983-1191 or email shipwrecked@chartermi.net.
Late August - November 30, 2008
Michigan Minutes public broadcasts on Michigan Television, WFUM-TV.
Fall 2008 (TBA)
U.S. Weather Bureau Building exhibit, Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, 111 Ashmun St., Sault Ste. Marie. Hours of operation (every day through October 31. 10 am - 6 pm). For tours and more information, call 800-635-1742
October 3, 2008 - January 4, 2009
Jaume Plensa exhibit and programs, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapids. Exhibit hours: Mondays, Wed- Saturdays, 9 am - 5 pm. Tuesdays, 9 am - 9 pm. Sundays 12 - 5 pm. For more information, contact 888- 957-1580 or www.meijergardens.org.
October 8, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Butman-Fish Branch,
Public Libraries of Saginaw, Saginaw.
October 8, 2008
5:30 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Detroit Public Library,
Campbell Branch Library at Lawndale Station, Detroit.
October 9, 2008
9:30 - 11:00 am. Biography discussion series:Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir by John McCain and The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama. Part of the project, Gathering Our Community's Voices, For Now and Always. Cascade Township Branch, Kent District Library, 2870 Jack Smith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids. For more information, call 616-774-1776 or visit www.grhumanities.org
October 12, 2008
Opening exhibit celebration: Wayne State University Walter P. Reuther 100 No Greater Calling exhibit. Paint Creek Cider Mill Community Center, 4480 Orion Road, Rochester. For more information, email jlsaputo@comcast.net or call 248-651-8361or Janine Saputo at 248-693-0990
October 13 - December 31, 2008
Wayne State University Walter P. Reuther 100 No Greater Calling exhibit. Paint Creek Cider Mill Community Center, 4480 Orion Road, Rochester. For more information, email jlsaputo@comcast.net or call 248-651-8361.
October 15, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Butman-Fish Branch,
Public Libraries of Saginaw, Saginaw.
October 15, 2008
5:30 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Detroit Public Library,
Campbell Branch Library at Lawndale Station, Detroit.
October 16, 2008
9:30 - 11:00 am. Life Journey with Books discussion series:The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls, led by Dr. Kathleen Blumreich, Professor of English at Grand Valley State University. Part of the project, Gathering Our Community's Voices, For Now and Always. Cascade Township Branch, Kent District Library, 2870 Jack Smith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids. For more information, call 616-774-1776 or visit www.grhumanities.org
October 18, 2008
Hemingway in Mid-Michigan (The Great Michigan Read). Gateway to Writing workshop with keynote speaker, Judy Kerman. Northeast Michigan Arts Council, Standish.
October 19, 2008
2:00 pm. Art About Ideas: Conceptual Art 101 with Lisa Van Arragon of Calvin College. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapids. For more information, contact 888- 957-1580 or www.meijergardens.org.
October 22, 2008
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Book Discussion Group: Out of Egypt.
Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature-Identity and Imagination. "Between Two Worlds: Stories of Estrangement and Homecoming." Kellogg Community College Emory Morris Library. Contact: Martha Stilwell, 269-965-4122, ext. 2380 or stilwellm@kellogg.edu
October 22, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Butman-Fish Branch,
Public Libraries of Saginaw, Saginaw.
October 22, 2008
5:30 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Detroit Public Library,
Campbell Branch Library at Lawndale Station, Detroit.
October 24-25, 2008
Michigan Story Festival, Mt. Pleasant. For more information, visit www.michiganstoryfestival.org or call 989-774-1885.
October 29, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Butman-Fish Branch,
Public Libraries of Saginaw, Saginaw.
October 29, 2008
5:30 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Detroit Public Library,
Campbell Branch Library at Lawndale Station, Detroit.
October 30, 2008
7:00 pm. Communication, Language and Humankind. Jaume Plensa panel discussion with Reid Gough, David Alvarez, Mike Lloyd, and Suzanne Eberle. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapids. For more information, contact 888- 957-1580 or www.meijergardens.org.
November, 2008
Premier and panel discussion, Regional Roots: The Birth and Evolution of Detroit and Its People, Walter Reuether Library, Wayne State University, Detroit. For more information, contact Ann Slawnik at 313-577-0171 or eamil ann.slawnik@wayne.edu
November 4, 2008
7:00 pm. Curator's Choice: Striking a Chord with Jaume Plensa. Discussion led by Joseph Becherer, Director of Exhibitions and Curator of Sculpture. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapidss. For more information, contact 888- 957-1580 or www.meijergardens.org.
November 8 - 12, 2008
Open House: A Community Celebration of Theodore Roethke’s Centennial, Saginaw. For more information, call Kay Harley, 989-964-4354, khh@svsu.edu
- November 8: 7:00 p.m. Poetry Slam Competition with Roethke-affiliated prizes awarded and publication of winning poem. Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Saginaw Valley State University.
- November 10: 7:00 p.m. Open House: A Community Celebration of Theodore Roethke’s Centennial, Saginaw. With keynote speaker William Heyen, poet in residence at SUNY-Brockport (New York); "Reveling in Roethke" performance by River Junction Poets; Student voices from historic perspectives of Roethke's Saginaw; and, presentation of awards to student winners of Roethke video project.
- Novmeber 11: 1 - 3:00 p.m. Tours of Haunts of Roethke, Saginaw
- November 11: 5 - 6:45 p.m. An evening with Ted Roethke reception and dinner, Curtiss Hall, Saginaw Valley State University.
- November 11: 7:15 - 8:15 pm. 11th Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize Awards Ceremony, jazz performance and book-signing, Saginaw Valley State University.
- November 12: 7 p.m. Roethke & Me: Conjuring the Garden Master with actor and playwright Richard Fitzpatrick, Rhea Miller Recital Hall, Saginaw Valley State University.
November, 2008-November 2009
"Following the West Michigan Pike to Michigan’s Beachtowns,” traveling exhibit. Southwest Michigan.
November 5, 2008
5:30 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Detroit Public Library,
Campbell Branch Library at Lawndale Station, Detroit.
November 11, 2008
7:00 pm. A Reading with Grand Rapids Poets. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapids
November 13, 2008
9:30 - 11:00 am. Biography discussion series: President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman by William Lee Miller. Part of the project, Gathering Our Community's Voices, For Now and Always. Cascade Township Branch, Kent District Library, 2870 Jack Smith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids. For more information, call 616-774-1776 or visit www.grhumanities.org
November 20, 2008
9:30 - 11:00 am. Life Journey with Books discussion series: Digging to America by Ann Tyler, led by Dr. Wendy Wenner, Dean of the College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Grand Valley State University. Part of the project, Gathering Our Community's Voices, For Now and Always. Cascade Township Branch, Kent District Library, 2870 Jack Smith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids. For more information, call 616-774-1776 or visit www.grhumanities.org
February 2009
"Reflection of White Lake – Its People, Their Stories," exhibit premier. Nuveen Community Center for the Arts, White Lake.
April 2009 - March 2010
Michigan Authors, Michigan Books broadcasts, WCMU Radio.
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