Great Michigan Read book selection announcement on May 19 to be webcast

What: Book selection for the 2009-2010 Great Michigan Read

When: May 19, 2009. 1:00 p.m.

Where: Meijer, 5533 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids or webcast by 3 p.m.

Who:            Judy Rapanos, Chair, Michigan Humanities Council
                    Hank Meijer, Co-Chairman & CEO, Meijer
                    Governor Jennifer Granholm (invited; tentative)
                    Author

Contact: Scott Hirko, Michigan Humanities Council or
Stacie Behler, Meijer

(LANSING)----The Michigan Humanities Council and Meijer invite the media and the public to the official announcement of the book selection for the Michigan Humanities Council’s 2009-2010 Great Michigan Read on May 19, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at the Meijer store on 5533 28th Street SE in Grand Rapids.

Speaking at the announcement will be Judy Rapanos, Chair of the Michigan Humanities Council; Hank Meijer, Co-Chairman & CEO of Meijer; and the book’s author.

Governor Jennifer Granholm (invited, currently tentative) will issue an Executive Declaration for May 19 to be “The Great Michigan Read” Day, and offer a few comments about the value of this unique public-private partnership to engage the public in humanities programming.

MEDIA IN ATTENDANCE RECEIVE BOOK COPY

Those media interested in attending are requested to contact Scott Hirko, Michigan Humanities Council’s Public Relations Officer, at shirko [at] mihumanities.org, 517-372-0029 ext. 25, or 517-488-2819 (cell). A free copy of the book will be available only to those media in attendance.

WEBCAST ANNOUNCEMENT

For those unable to attend, the event will be broadcast on the Internet by 3:00 pm, at www.michiganhumanities.org/programs/tgmr.

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