In communities across Michigan, humanities-rich programming is making a lasting impact in the hearts and minds of residents and visitors alike. MI Humanities is proud to partner with local community champions to bring you high-quality public programming through community project grants, Museum on Main Street, and more.
PLEASE NOTE: Some events may be canceled or postponed. We work to ensure that our events calendar remains accurate. We strongly urge you to call the event contact for any program you are interested in to confirm that the event is still planned.
Great Michigan Read author Curtis Chin will visit Mon Jin Lau in Troy from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, July 27 for a conversation and book signing. This free event includes a meal from Mon Jin Lau and a copy of "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant." Space is limited and we […]
Join Great Michigan Read partners Detroit Chinatown Vision Committee on Saturday, July 25, for their second annual Detroit Chinatown Block Party. This free and family-friendly event will feature a dynamic lineup of DJs, cultural performances, and interactive activities designed to educate and engage attendees about the legacy and future of Detroit’s Chinatown. Haven't had a […]
Join the LGBTQ+ History Association for a Pride Month event featuring three writers whose work explores Detroit’s queer histories. Curtis Chin will read from his memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Mix Mann will present their research on the life of the Detroit-based Black lesbian activist Ruth Ellis, and Tim Retzloff […]
Join co-hosts Ogemaw District Library and West Branch District Library on May 15 at 7 p.m., at the China Inn Restaurant for a free event featuring a conversation with Curtis Chin, author of the current Great Michigan Read, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Following a conversation with Curtis, books will be […]
Join the St. Ignace Public Library on May 14 at 6 p.m. for a free partner event featuring a conversation with Curtis Chin, author of the current Great Michigan Read, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. This event is made possible in part by a Great Michigan Read Action Grant from Michigan […]
Join the Peter White Public Library on May 13 at 5:30 p.m. for Let’s Dish: Sharing Culture, Stories & Connection, a free event featuring a conversation with Curtis Chin, author of the current Great Michigan Read, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with an opening […]
Join the Bayliss Public Library on May 12 at 6 p.m. for a free event featuring a conversation with Curtis Chin, author of the current Great Michigan Read, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Following a conversation with Curtis, books will be available for sale and signing. The 2025–26 Great Michigan Read […]
Join the Charlevoix Public Library on May 11 at 6 p.m. for a free event featuring a conversation with Curtis Chin, author of the current Great Michigan Read, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Following a conversation with Curtis, books will be available for sale and signing. The 2025–26 Great Michigan Read […]
Chin will be joined in conversation by University of Michigan Professors Nadine Hubbs and William A. Calvo-Quirós exploring themes of immigration, identity, community and the experience of growing up queer in 1980’s American and outside its borders. Together, they will reflect on how a place of upbringing becomes the setting for an unlikely origin story: […]
Join the Stair District Library for an author visit with the 2025–26 Great Michigan Read author, Curtis Chin, on April 18th at 1 p.m.
Join co-hosts, St. Clair County Library System, Blue Water Allies, and St. Clair County Community College on April 16 for a free event featuring a conversation with Curtis Chin, author of the current Great Michigan Read, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Following a conversation with Curtis, books will be available for sale […]
Join co-host Gloria Coles Flint Public Library on April 15 for a free event featuring a conversation with Curtis Chin, author of the current Great Michigan Read, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Following a conversation with Curtis, books will be available for sale and signing. The 2025–26 Great Michigan Read is […]
Curtis Chin, award-winning author, producer and activist, will visit Delta College, Wednesday, April 15 at noon on the main campus for a reading and discussion of his memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. The Delta College Humanities Learning Center (HLC) and President’s Speaker Series committee partnered to bring this Great Michigan […]
Join Ballyhoo Books on April 14 as they host Curtis Chin, author of the 2025-26 Great Michigan Read title Everything I Learned, I Learned In a Chinese Restaurant.
Join co-hosts Muskegon Area District Library and Muskegon Community College in Muskegon on April 13 for a free event featuring a conversation with Curtis Chin, author of the current Great Michigan Read, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Following a conversation with Curtis, books will be available for sale and signing. Registration […]
Join co-hosts, the Capital City Film Festival, Capital Area District Libraries, and Michigan State University Libraries in Lansing on April 12 for a free event featuring a conversation with Curtis Chin, author of the current Great Michigan Read, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Following a conversation with Curtis, books will be […]
Hear from Curtis Chin, award-winning author and social justice documentary filmmaker, as he discusses Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant, his memoir that is drawing all of Michigan together as the 2025-26 Great Michigan Read. This event will be moderated by Meena Ariagno, Host of Eavesdrop With Meena®️ Podcast, WMAAA Conversation Partner. A book signing […]
Kellogg Community College will host award-winning author Curtis Chin as part of a free Great Michigan Read author visit on campus on April 9. Chin’s memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant, chronicles his experiences growing up as a gay Chinese American kid in 1980s Detroit, coming out in his working-class immigrant […]