http://michiganhumanities.org Keep up to date on news related to the Michigan Humanities Council and general news in the humanities. en-us {value:date} Nephtali Web Framework Sat, 06 Mar 10 16:24:33 -0500 http://michiganhumanities.org/news/pressreleases/20100306.php Lauren Treiber of Forest Hills Central High School in Grand Rapids won the 2010 Poetry Out Loud state championship hosted today in Lansing by the Michigan Humanities Council. Treiber bested 22 other contestants from across Michigan to win the title. She is currently in the 12th grade and lives in Grand Rapids. She will receive a $200 cash award and an all-expenses paid trip to the national finals in Washington D.C. from April 25-27, 2010. Forest Hills Central High School will also receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books. Kelly Stec of RooseveltHigh School in Wyandotte was named the runner-up in the competition. Fri, 26 Feb 10 10:38:08 -0500 http://michiganhumanities.org/news/pressreleases/20100226.php The fifth annual Poetry Out Loud state poetry recitation competition is scheduled for March 6, 2010, at the State of Michigan Library and Historical Center (702 W. Kalamazoo St.) in Lansing. The event begins at 10 am with winners announced at 4 pm. It is free and open to the public. High school students from 24 schools across Michigan will participate. The winner will be named Michigan's Poetry Out Loud representative for the national competition. Thu, 28 Jan 10 16:30:46 -0500 http://michiganhumanities.org/news/pressreleases/20100128.php The Michigan Humanities Council is now accepting applications for grants to support arts and humanities programs between April 1 and September 30, 2010. The grants will be awarded as part of Michigan’s Arts and Humanities Touring Program, which consists of an online, juried directory of some of the state’s best cultural offerings including dance, music, storytellers, theatre, tradition bearers, exhibits, and visual artists. Grants of up to 40 percent of the cost of performances are awarded to schools, libraries, cultural centers, and nonprofit organizations to support presentations of those listed in the directory.  Tue, 26 Jan 10 17:10:02 -0500 http://www.michiganhumanities.org/news/pressreleases/20100126.php More than 4,500 students from 30 Michigan high schools are participating in the state’s fifth annual Poetry Out Loud state poetry recitation competition. English and language arts teachers at each participating high school have incorporated poetry into their classrooms using curriculum materials and audio CDs of poetry recitations. Each school will select a student to participate in a statewide championship competition, to be held in Lansing on March 6, 2010. Awards will be presented to the best students reciting previously published works. The winning student will also represent the state of Michigan in a national competition. A list of participating schools is available. Tue, 26 Jan 10 09:35:17 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2010/01/25/neh-chairman-james-leach-makes-a-case As the tone of American political discourse continues to degrade from informative argument to personal attacks and innuendo, a lone voice is speaking out about the importance of civility in public debate. James Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), will give his "Civility in a Fractured Society" lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at the Spencer Partrich Auditorium in the Wayne State University Law School. The event is hosted by Wayne State University's Center for the Study of Citizenship as part of a 50-state American Civility Tour. It is free and open to the public. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Michigan Humanities Council. Thu, 14 Jan 10 10:55:29 -0500 http://www.michiganhumanities.org/programs/primetime/index.php The Michigan Humanities Council invites all libraries in Michigan to submit a letter of interest by January 22, 2010 for a $9,000 grant to conduct a six-week program entitled PRIME TIME Family Reading Time®. PRIME TIME® is a program of reading, discussion, and storytelling featuring award-winning children's literature. The books are specifically chosen to stimulate discussion about humanities themes and everyday problems or concerns. Tue, 05 Jan 10 16:32:53 -0500 http://www.michiganhumanities.org/programs/picturingamerica/index.php The Picturing America in Michigan Museum Partnership Program offers museum and in-school programs that utilize American art as a vehicle for exploring American history. Eligible Picturing America schools and libraries may apply for up to $500 to support programs taking place before May 31, 2010. In the past year, Picturing America in Michigan programs have brought museum programs to more than 5,000 students at 102 schools and libraries. Thu, 03 Dec 09 12:34:41 -0500 http://michiganhumanities.org/news/pressreleases/20091203.php The Michigan Humanities Council announces it will award $39,995 in grants to Michigan nonprofit organizations in support of 67 artistic and cultural presentations in 23 counties between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2010. The grants will be awarded as part of Michigan’s Arts and Humanities Touring Program, which consists of an online, juried directory of some of the state’s best cultural offerings including dance, music, storytellers, theatre, tradition bearers, exhibits, and visual artists.  Tue, 01 Dec 09 15:06:50 -0500 http://www.michiganhumanities.org/news/pressreleases/20091201.php Six sites will host its new exhibit, "Their Journey: Vietnamese in Michigan", now through May 31, 2010: Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL), Fremont Area District Library, University of Michigan Library (Ann Arbor), Dennos Museum Center (Traverse City), Stair Public Library (Morenci), and Cromaine District Library (Hartland). The exhibit was created to augment the 2009-2010 Great Michigan Read, the Council’s statewide reading program and its book selection, "Stealing Buddha’s Dinner" by Bich Minh Nguyen. Each host site in 2010 will also create programs in support of the exhibit. The GRPL is the first site to host the exhibit through December 28, 2009. It is free and open to the public. Mon, 30 Nov 09 14:20:05 -0500 http://www.michiganhumanities.org/programs/tgmr/#journey The six sites to host the Michigan Humanities Council exhibit, Their Journey: Vietnamese in Michigan, will be announced the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL). A press release will be posted on the Council's website by mid-afternoon of December 1. The first site for the exhibit is the GRPL, which will host it free and open to the public through December 28. Mon, 23 Nov 09 15:25:21 -0500 http://www.michiganhumanities.org/news/pressreleases/20091123.php The Michigan Humanities Council awarded $95,552 in grants to support seven public humanities projects in Michigan. The grants emphasize collaboration among cultural, educational, and community-based organizations and institutions to serve Michigan’s people with public humanities programming. Organizations awarded grants stated their intent to generate an additional $212,420 in cost-share and other revenue in support of the projects. Projects include two in West Michigan, two in Southwest Michigan, two in metro Detroit, and one in Lansing. Fri, 13 Nov 09 12:44:58 -0500 http://www.michiganhumanities.org/programs/touring/index.php As of November 13, 2009, grant support for programs for the Arts & Humanities Touring Directory was no longer available. Funding is now exhausted to support new applications for programs through October 2010. Mon, 02 Nov 09 15:14:38 -0500 http://www.michiganhumanities.org/news/pressreleases/20091102.php On December 1, 2009, the Michigan Humanities Council will debut Their Journey: Vietnamese in Michigan, a new exhibit about the history of Vietnamese refugees in Michigan, at the Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL). The exhibit will remain at the GRPL through December 28. In addition, the Council is now accepting applications to host the exhibit at five other Michigan locations during the following periods in 2010. Mon, 19 Oct 09 15:07:57 -0400 http://www.facebook.com/board.php?status=256&uid=89358056346#/topic.php?uid=89358056346&topic=10565 From October 26-30, the public is invited to participate in a unique, virtual dialogue on "Stealing Buddha's Dinner" with individuals from other Michigan communities, high schools, colleges, and others. Questions emanating from Bich's tour visit Oct 13-17, as well as from her memoir, will be posed to stimulate dialogue on immigration stories, cultural understanding, and contemporary history. Discussion will occur on the Facebook website beginning October 26. Join and comment when you have a chance. Fri, 09 Oct 09 15:13:32 -0400 http://www.freep.com/article/20091012/FEATURES05/91011014/1371/Live-chat-with-Mich.-author On Monday, October 12, from 11 am – 12 noon, The Detroit Free Press will offer Michigan literature enthusiasts an opportunity to participate in a live, online chat with Stealing Buddha’s Dinner author Bich Minh Nguyen. The opportunity is made possible in advance of Nguyen’s five-city tour of Michigan next Tuesday through Saturday as part of the Michigan Humanities Council’s Great Michigan Read. The public can participate in the Free Press live chat via a link on its homepage, www.freep.com