“Come Out! In Detroit” is an ongoing project led by illustrator Isabel Clare Paul and historian Tim Retzloff that brings the story of Michigan’s first-ever LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in June 1972 to life through a fully illustrated, 32-page nonfiction comic...
A project to record the history of Lenawee County’s Latino community got off to a rousing start Saturday as dozens of people came to the Adrian Armory Events Center to express their willingness to contribute their stories. Read More
The Harbor Springs Festival of the Book recently announced the inaugural One Bay, One Book Community Reads program. The program will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28 on Zoom. The community is invited to gather together, virtually, for the One Bay, One Book...
When a theater is empty, a single light bulb – known as a ghost light – is placed in the center of the stage to keep the theater from complete darkness. Most theaters and other performing arts venues in Michigan have been empty for a year now. One of them is the City...
Taking a step in a snowshoe is like taking a step back in time. Along with the wheel, snowshoes are one of the oldest inventions. Imagine life without the creation of snowshoes; much of our northern landscape would have been left unexplored… Read...
Sometime next year, the restored Wright Leppien Opera House in downtown Alma will be transformed to showcase the type of performances it was known for in its heyday, at the turn of the 20th century. That’s thanks to a $15,000 grant awarded to Alma College by the...
