SEPT. 19-20:

Historical Society of Michigan State History Conference, Holland

Detroit Festival of the Arts, University Cultural Center, Detroit

SEPT. 20-21:

"Dimensions of Africa," Flint Cultural Center, Flint**

SEPT. 23:

1997 Humanities Lecture Series, Reuben Daniels Lifelong Learning Center, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw

Culture: Continuity and Change Chautauqua Presenter Project Lakewell encampment, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., McCurdy Park, Corunna**

SEPT. 25:

"Courage Under Fire: Upholding the Arts and Humanities" Public Lecture by Patrick Duncan, 7:45 p.m., Radisson Hotel, Lansing**

"Civil War Women": Culture: Continuity and Change Chautauqua Presenter Sandra Hansen, Andover High School, Bloomfield Hills**

SEPT. 25-26:

Michigan Humanities Council Meeting, Lansing

SEPT. 26-27:

Great Lakes History Conference, Grand Rapids

SEPT. 26-28:

"Chautauqua 1997 - Truth Tent," Homer**

"Envisioning the Future: Creating the Humanities 'Classroom' of the 21st Century," Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing

SEPT. 27:

"Jookin' - An American Afrikana Suite," Motor City Jam Weekend, Detroit**

SEPT. 29, OCT. 13 & 28, NOV. 10 & 24:

"Aging" Adult Reading and Discussion Program, Sandburg Branch-Livonia Public Library, Livonia**

SEPT. 30, OCT. 28, NOV. 25 & DEC. 16:

OCT. 3:

"Identification and Historical Evolution of Architectural Styles" Seminar, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn

OCT. 3-5:

"Chautauqua 1997 - Truth Tent," Marshall**

OCT. 4:

"Migrations in History" Michigan Council for History Education Meeting, Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency, Wayne

OCT. 5:

Culture: Continuity and Change Chautauqua Presenter Neil Woodward, Flint Public Library, Flint**

OCT. 7:

"Michigan Frontier: The Collision of Two Cultures" Public Lecture by Dr. Bruce Rubenstein, 7:30 p.m., Flint Public Library, Flint**

OCT. 10:

"Inside and Out: Rethinking Education," Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Meeting, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Lansing Center, Lansing

OCT. 10-12:

"Chautauqua 1997 - Truth Tent," Albion**

OCT. 14:

"Writers Live at the Library: Brad Leithauser and Mary Jo Salter," Baldwin Public Library, Birmingham**

OCT. 15:

Culture: Continuity and Change Chautauqua Presenter Sandra Hansen, 7 p.m., Pillar Christian Reformed Church, Holland**

OCT. 15, NOV. 12, & DEC. 10:

"Nobel Prize Winners" Adult Reading and Discussion Program, Baldwin Public Library, Birmingham**

OCT. 16:

Culture: Continuity and Change Chautauqua Presenter Terry Wooten, Bloomingdale Elementary School, Bloomingdale**

OCT. 17:

English Dinner featuring Talk by Author Anne Perry, Alpena County Library, Alpena

OCT. 17-19:

"Chautauqua 1997 - Truth Tent," Battle Creek**

OCT. 18:

"Round Island Lighthouse Restoration," Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven

OCT. 20:

Multicultural Diversity Day Celebration, International Institute of Flint, Flint

Lecture by Author Judith Guest, Alpena County Library, Alpena

OCT. 20-21:

Alpena County Library Open House, Alpena

OCT. 21:

"Mulling Over Michigan" Conference, Grand Rapids

"A Lecture on the African-American Pioneer in Michigan," Flint Public Library, Flint**

OCT. 23:

"Lighthouses and Legends" Culture: Continuity and Change Chautauqua Presenter Kitty Donohoe, 7 p.m., Highland Township Library, Highland**

OCT. 28:

"Early Midwest Arrivals" Culture: Continuity and Change Chautauqua Presenters Sarah and Wil Reding, 7:30 p.m., Flint Public Library, Flint**

OCT. 28-31:

NOV. 1:

Michigan Railroad History Conference, Adrian

NOV. 10:

"At Journey's End: Exploring the Dimensions of Death and Dying," 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing

NOV. 13:

"Furniture City," Public Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids (NEH)

"Made in America: The History of the American Industrial System," Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn (NEH)

"Travel 'On the Road' with Charles Kuralt," Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn

"Hitsville USA and The Motown Sound: The Music and the Story," Motown Historical Museum, Detroit (NEH)

"Michigan in the Twentieth Century," Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing

"Anishinabek: People of This Place." Public Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids (NEH)**

"Rally Round the Flags," Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing

"Collecting A-Z: 'A' Is for Autos," Public Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids

"Motor City Exhibition," Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit

"Henry's Story: The Making of an Innovator," Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn

"Selling the Automobile," "Building a Name: The Beginning of Chevrolet" and "Flint and the American Dream," Alfred P. Sloan Museum, Flint

"Saved By The Light: Michigan's Magnificent Lighthouses," Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven

"The Story of the People Who Built and Used Boats on the Great Lakes," Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven

Closes in Fall:

"Hitsville USA and The Motown Sound: The Music and the Story," Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn

Through September:

"From Her Heart to Her Hands," Plymouth Historical Museum, Plymouth

Oct. 2-Nov. 13:

"The Frontier in American Culture," Flint Public Library, Flint

Through Oct. 10:

"Faces of the Barrio," Galeria Casa de Unidad, Detroit

Through Oct. 26:

"Produce for Victory: Posters on the American Home Front, 1941-45," Wm. Bonifas Fine Arts Center, Escanaba**

Through Nov. 1:

"The African Skies," Longway Planetarium, Flint

Through Nov. 16:

"Panoramas of Passage: Changing Landscapes of South Africa," Flint Institute of Arts, Flint

"Symbols of Rites and Rituals: The Justice and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams Collection of Artifacts from West Africa and the Equatorial Forest," Flint Institute of Arts, Flint

"The Jews of Ethiopia," Sloan Museum, Flint

Nov. 6-Dec. 27:

"Produce for Victory: Posters on the American Home Front, 1941-45," Tri-Cities Historical Museum, Grand Haven**

Nov.16-Feb. 1, 1998:

"Perugino: Master of the Italian Renaissance," Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids**

Through Fall, 1998:

"Nda Maamawigaami: Together We Dance" Contemporary Great Lakes Pow Wow Regalia, Nokomis Learning Center, Okemos

Opens in December:

"Arab Americans in Greater Detroit: A Community Between Two Worlds," Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit**

Through Dec. 14:

"Sepphoris in Galilee: Crosscurrents of Culture," Museum of Art and Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Through Jan. 4, 1998:

"Splendors of Ancient Egypt," Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

"A Renaissance Altarpiece Preserved: Techniques and Conservation of Tobias and Three Archangels," Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

Through Jan. 5:

"Common Bonds," Holland Museum, Holland

Jan. 5-Jan. 31:

"Produce for Victory: Posters on the American Home Front, 1941-45," Alpena County Library, Alpena**

Feb. 3-27

"Produce for Victory: Posters on the American Home Front, 1941-45," Otsego County Library, Gaylord**