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The Center for the Arts of Greater Lapeer Tell Us How They Brought Historical Awareness and Civic Pride to Their City Through our Museum on Main Street Program
Museum on Main Street brings high-quality Smithsonian traveling exhibitions to Main Street museums, historical societies, and other small-town cultural venues across the country. These traveling exhibits are crucial for generating senses of deep historical...
Lenconnect: Latino heritage project looks to preserve history of community in Lenawee County
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
Muskegon Community Education Center: An Alternative School to Prevent High School Dropouts
This year, Michigan Humanities had the great opportunity to partner with the Muskegon Community Education Center (MCEC) for our Poetry Out Loud program. Through this partnership we learned about the important work that this Center is doing for supporting Muskegon's...
9 and 10 News: MTM On The Road: Traveling Smithsonian Exhibit at Artworks in Big Rapids Explores Democracy
From now until May 7, you can explore a traveling Smithsonian Museum on Main Street Exhibit in Big Rapids, “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America”. As you walk through the exhibit you’ll learn about the principles and events that lead to the Declaration of...
The Petoskey News: Harbor Springs Festival of the Book announces One Bay, One Book Community Reads
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...
The Mining Journal: ‘The Women of the Copper Country’ chosen as 2021-22 Great Michigan Read
Residents throughout Michigan are invited to join in reading and discussing “The Women of the Copper Country,” Mary Doria Russell’s account of 25-year-old Annie Clements as she stood up for the miners and their families during the 1913 copper strike. The book is...
Fresh Perspective: Mary Doria Russell’s Book, ‘The Women of the Copper Country,’ chosen as 2021-22 Great Michigan Read
Michigan Humanities has just announced that Mary Doria Russell’s riveting account of 25-year-old Annie Clements as she stood up for the miners and their families during the 1913 copper strikes, was selected as the 2021-2022 Great Michigan Read, unveiled during Women’s...
UP Matters: “The Women of the Copper Country,” chosen as 2021-2022 Great Michigan Read
The Women of the Copper Country” written by Mary Doria Russell was chosen by Michigan Humanities for the 2021-2022 Great Michigan Read.The book tells the story of 25-year-old Annie Clements who stood up for miners and their families during the 1913 copper strikes....
Fresh Perspective: MICHIGAN HUMANITIES ANNOUNCES POETRY OUT LOUD STATE CHAMPION
Michigan Humanities and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs announce that Madison Ganzak, a senior at Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte, is the 2021 Michigan Poetry Out Loud State Champion. Madison’s Poetry Out Loud teachers at Roosevelt High School...
The Alpena News: Michigan senior wins poetry contest
Michigan Humanities and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs announce that Madison Ganzak, a senior at Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte, is the 2021 Michigan Poetry Out Loud State Champion. Madison’s Poetry Out Loud teachers at Roosevelt High School...
Leconnect.com: Tecumseh District Library to host discussion on Flint pediatrician’s book on water crisis
Tecumseh District Library is offering another presentation on “What the Eyes Don’t See,” the book on the Flint water crisis written by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. This next virtual presentation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 23. Registration is required for this...
WoodTV: Doctor who exposed Flint water crisis to speak at virtual event
A virtual conversation with the doctor who uncovered the Flint water crisis will be held Monday. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha exposed the crisis that contaminated Flint’s water after the city’s supply was switched to the Flint River in 2014 without being properly treated....
Midland Daily News: Midlander has strong showing in state poetry reading competition
Calvary Baptist Academy senior Elaiyna Schwartzkopf, of Midland, finished as state runner-up on March 11 in the 2021 Michigan Poetry Out Loud competition sponsored by Michigan Humanities and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. Schwartzkopf will receive...
Press & Guide: Dearborn Heights teen wins 2021 Michigan Poetry Out Loud competition
Madison Ganzak, 17, of Dearborn Heights, a Wyandotte Roosevelt High School senior, is the 2021 Michigan Poetry Out Loud Champion, and will compete in the virtual National Finals in May. She will receive a $1,200 cash award, and her high school will receive a $1,500...
WILX 10: 2021 Michigan Poetry Out Loud State Champion announced
Michigan Humanities and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs announces that Madison Ganzak, a senior at Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte, is the 2021 Michigan Poetry Out Loud State Champion. Madison Ganzak will receive a $1,200 cash award, and...
Midland News: Midlander is state runner-up in Poetry Out Loud competition
Calvary Baptist Academy senior Elaiyna Schwartzkopf, of Midland, finished as state runner-up on March 11 in the 2021 Michigan Poetry Out Loud competition sponsored by Michigan Humanities and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. Schwartzkopf will receive...
Spartan News Room: Hard-hit performing arts groups struggle to reopen
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...
Alpena News: Dr. Hanna-Attisha to speak at Zoom event
The Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library is pleased to share that last April’s canceled Michigan Humanities Council Great Michigan Read event has been rescheduled. The library is pleased to welcome Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha for a virtual visit to Alpena at...
Petoskey News: Ainsley Hellens represents Petoskey in state poetry competition
Petoskey High School senior Ainsley Hellens took the top spot in her school’s annual Poetry Out Loud competition on Dec. 28, and advanced to the statewide contest which took place March 4. Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition for high school...
The Mining Journal: Houghton student looks to repeat as Poetry Out Loud finalist
One of last year’s finalists in the Michigan Poetry Out Loud competition is looking to repeat the feat this year. Adeline Frazier, a 10th-grader at Houghton High School, will compete at the state level again after winning the school level. This year’s contest was...
Midland Daily News: Midlander makes it to state poetry finals
Michigan Humanities and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs announce the 2021 State Finals for Poetry Out Loud. The competition, presented in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, is part of a national program...
WILX 10: Inauguration poem inspires poetry community
From memorable memes, to powerful performances- many people are still talking about yesterday’s historic inauguration. One of the stand outs is Amanda Gorman. She’s the country’s first-ever youth Poet Laurate to read at the inauguration. Lansing’s Poetry Club,...
The Mining Journal: Walk on the snow and back in time
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 More
WHMI 93.5: Local Events To Highlight Doctor’s Account On Flint Water Crisis
An online event later this month will feature a discussion with the pediatrician many people credit with helping expose the Flint water crisis. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha’s “What the Eyes Don’t See,” is an account of her discovery that Flint’s children were being poisoned...
Alma College: Alma College Wins $15,000 Michigan Humanities Grant
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...
The Detroit News: Virtual reach of Religious Diversity Journeys expands education on world religions amid pandemic
At East Middle School in Plymouth in her seventh-grade social studies class, Shelley Lloyd is using virtual field trips, part of a program called Religious Diversity Journeys, to teach about world religions. “One of the things I like about it is a live Q&A where...
Keweenaw Report: PLDL Winter Reading Program Debuts Today
The Portage Lake District Library is launching a new winter reading program, with a kick-off date of Monday, December 7. The program will challenge junior level readers, teens, and adults to read 5 books or more over the next several months. This year, the program’s...
Fox17: Ferris State University gets $15k grant for Civil Rights Movement photos
Ferris State University recently received a $15,000 grant to help digitize and protect photos of the Civil Rights Movement. Bruce Davidson’s works from the 1960s will be digitized, catalogued and framed, with protective materials developed for transport when the...
WLNS: Michigan Humanities receives $50,000 grant to explore civic participation
Michigan Humanities is the recipient of $50,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Federation of State Humanities Councils to participate in the national “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative. This program will explore civic...
Big Rapids News: Jim Crow Museum awarded $15K grant by Michigan Humanities
A collection of images taken during the civil rights movement of the 1960s by renowned photographer Bruce Davidson will receive preservation and preparation by the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University. The project has the support of a...
WILX 10: Michigan Humanities announces host sites for Smithsonian Institution exhibition
Michigan Humanities just announced the selected host sites for the 2021–2022 tour of a national Smithsonian Institution exhibition. The exhibition is called “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” and it examines the government. It takes attendees through various...
My North: 2 Traverse City Nonprofits Host Virtual Thanksgiving Play
Just in time for the holidays, Parallel 45 and the National Writers Series will present a virtual staged reading of “The Thanksgiving Play,” followed by an interview with playwright Larissa FastHorse. The November 17 virtual event begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12,...
Fox 47 News: Michigan Humanities awards over $170,000 for cultural programming
Michigan Humanities announced they awarded $171,925 in grants to 13 organizations in support of public humanities programming. The awards go up to $15,000 per project; prioritizing Michigan nonprofits doing work surrounding culture, education, and community. “Our new...
Big Rapids News: Ferris State photo collection awarded $15K grant
Ferris State University was one of 13 recipients to receive grant funding through Michigan Humanities in support of public humanities programming. The Preservation and Exhibition of the Bruce Davidson Photo Collection received a $15,000 grant. Michigan Humanities...
WILX 10: Michigan Humanities awards over $170,000 for cultural programming
Michigan Humanities announced they awarded $171,925 in grants to 13 organizations in support of public humanities programming. The awards go up to $15,000 per project; prioritizing Michigan nonprofits doing work surrounding culture, education, and community. “Our new...
The Mining Journal: MRHC presentation set
The Marquette Regional History Center presents: Great Lakes Diving at 6 p.m. Nov. 4, a live online presentation. November is Shipwreck Month, and the MRHC will host local diving enthusiasts to discuss Great Lakes diving. Eric Smith, Dan Fountain and Don Fassbender...
WILX 10: Michigan Humanities awarded grants from Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
Wednesday two grants totaling $140,00 were awarded to Michigan Humanities by the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs. The grants will assist in funding two programs the MH and MCACA create - Arts & Humanities Touring Program and Poetry Out Loud. Read...
White Lake Beacon: Rescheduled MMA Postcard Salon offers record number of artworks
The Muskegon Museum of Art’s rescheduled Postcard Salon exhibition is now open to visitors. The MMA’s Postcard Salon is a non-competitive event that features small-scale works by hundreds of Michigan artists. The works of art will be available to view until the end of...
Wayne State University: Liebler wins Michigan Outstanding Humanities Supporter award
Wayne State University English Lecturer M.L Liebler received a Michigan Humanities Award last month. “M.L. Liebler is an internationally known and widely published Detroit poet, university professor, literary acts activist and arts organizer,” states the Michigan...
TV6 Fox UP: Michigan DNR – Telling Michigan’s Anishinaabe history
At a rest stop along U.S. Highway 2, 6 miles east of St. Ignace, the green and gold Michigan Historical Marker begins: "LAKE MICHIGAN - This lake, the sixth largest in the world, was discovered in 1634 by Jean Nicolet…" Read More
Holland Sentinel: Black River teachers named Humanities Champions
Two teachers from Black River Public School were recently named the 2020 Humanities Champions of the Year by Michigan Humanities. Greg Dykhouse and Peter Middleton were recognized with the award for their work in leading “creative work for students to build their...
Great Michigan Read author to appear online through Peter White Public Library
Wednesday, September 23, you’ll have a chance to hear from one of the first doctors who discovered the Flint water crisis. Doctor and author Mona Hanna-Attisha wrote the book ‘What the Eyes Don’t See’. It’s a look at how, serving as a pediatrician, she discovered...
Flint Side: Youth Arts: Unlocked finds creative ways to deliver virtual programs at GVRC
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations that offer vital youth programming have had to revamp how they deliver those services while kids are in quarantine. For Youth Arts: Unlocked, that challenge ran deeper. Since 2011, Youth Arts: Unlocked has delivered...
M-Live: Flint artist paints Saginaw transit bus with poet Theodore Roethke-themed mural
Saginaw Transit Authority and Regional Services hired a Flint artist and muralist to paint a public transport bus with art inspired by native poet Theodore Roethke - art that riders will soon enjoy on their daily routes. Pauly Everett’s art covers the outside of a...
MLive: USA Today makes Dr. Mona one of its 100 Women of the Century
The Flint pediatrician whose research helped end the city’s use of corrosive river water in 2015 is one of USA Today’s 100 Women of the Century. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha was recognized by the newspaper in a story Tuesday, Aug. 11, part of a series commemorating the...
Second Wave Southwest Michigan: Getting creative: Kingman Museum hosts summer camp outdoors on the steps as finances tighten
The Kingman Museum’s vast collection of well-preserved artifacts and items is rooted in science and culture and while Executive Director Eltine DeYoung would like to fully re-open, she is committed to following the science as it relates to COVID-19 and its deadly...
Harbor Light: Area libraries adapt to serve readers during pandemic
A good book can transport a reader to another place and time as well as inform and entertain. Writer, William Somerset Maugham, once said that “To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” And hasn’t...
Marquette Mining Journal: Peter White Public Library events calendar for August
Great Michigan Read: “What the Eyes Don’t See” by Mona Hanna-Attisha Monday, Aug. 24 Listen to Elizabeth Peterson interview Dr. Hanna-Attisha about her memoir centered around the Flint water crisis and her immigrant heritage, sponsored by PWPL and Superiorland Library...
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Pioneer: Michigan author makes virtual visit to Big Rapids
Originally set to take place at Ferris State University, residents are now invited virtually to attend a discussion regarding making change, having a voice and being a part of the future. "She was supposed to come to Ferris as part of the Great Michigan Read, and it...
The Mining Journal: Celebrate the Great Outdoors
As summer comes into full swing in Marquette County, in what can only be described as a disrupted year, the Marquette Regional History Center is set to celebrate the local history of outdoor recreation pursuits in a special exhibit called “The Great Outdoors: The...
Pioneer Group: Up and Down the River: Remember Dr. Mona and the Great Michigan Read 2020
The Michigan Humanities Association sponsors a Great Michigan Read every two years, selecting one book with Michigan connections to be read and discussed across the state. For 2019-20, the chosen book was "What the Eyes Don't See," Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha's account of...
The Alpena News: $25K in CARES Act funds help area nonprofits
A total of $25,000 went to four Northeast Michigan nonprofits from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act through the Humanities Organizations Pandemic Emergency (HOPE) grants, Michigan Humanities said in a news release. Read More
9&10 News: Big Rapids Nonprofit Receives Grant Funded by the CARES Act
A northern Michigan nonprofit is getting help through a Michigan humanities grant funded by the CARES Act. They’re one of 116 Michigan nonprofits getting more than $660,000. Artworks in Big Rapids received $7,500 in Michigan HOPE grants. They used the money to pay...
Iron Mountain Daily News: CF library to host Zoom meeting with doctor who discovered Flint water crisis
The public is invited to join a Zoom meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday with two Crystal Falls Book Clubs as they connect with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha to discuss her book “What the Eyes Don’t See.” The book is her account of her discovery that Flint’s children were being...
Mlive: Jackson Mayor Derek Dobies selects Book of the Year about Flint water crisis
Mayor Derek Dobies has a suggestion for Jacksonians reading at home during the novel coronavirus pandemic. For the third Mayor’s Book of the Year, Dobies has selected “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City,” by Dr. Mona...
WKHM News/Talk: Jackson Mayor selects Book of the Year
The City of Jackson and Jackson District Library are joining forces for the annual Mayor’s Book of the Year. For his 2020 book, Mayor Derek Dobies has selected “What the Eyes Don’t See” by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. With libraries closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Mlive: Flint Youth Film Festival asks teens to make movies with their smartphones
The Flint Youth Film Festival is asking bored, homebound teens to create short films using their smartphones for the fifth annual festival this summer. The Flint Youth Film Festival’s mission is to engage young people in media production and develop their literacy and...
Big Rapids News: Up and Down the River: Dr. Mona’s Non-Visit
A couple of weeks ago, I was planning to write a column for Up and Down the River that focused on the scheduled April 2020, visit of Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha to Big Rapids. The visit was planned as part of Michigan Humanities Great Michigan Read project. Dr. Mona is the...
Michigan Humanities Organizations Pandemic Emergency (H.O.P.E.) grants now available
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan Humanities is providing emergency CARES Act funding to museums, libraries, archives, historic sites, and other humanities-focused nonprofits impacted by the pandemic throughout Michigan. Michigan Humanities Organizations...
Michigan H.O.P.E. Grants announced for nonprofits
Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has announced a new funding resource for Michigan nonprofit organizations with missions centered on furthering public humanities projects and programs. Michigan Humanities Organizations...
Coronavirus related cancelations for Midland, and elsewhere
This list will be continually updated as more cancelations are made in the local area. The following organizations and events have been impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic: • All Michigan schools are closed until the beginning of April, including the Midland...
These events have been canceled or postponed for Washtenaw County schools
Cancellations and postponements continue to spread across the state as concerns of the ongoing spread of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, grow in Michigan. While all 15 of the state’s public universities have made the decision to cancel classes and begin offering...
Science Olympiad Tournament, Other Events Cancelled at GVSU
Some larger events scheduled to take place at Grand Valley State University in March have been cancelled due to precautions surrounding COVID-19. Events cancelled include: The Region 12 Science Olympiad Tournament scheduled for March 28 on the Allendale Campus. The...
Cancellations sweep university as it closes for COVID-19
Update 3/12/2020 – 6:55 p.m.: In an email sent via LakerLink to student organization officers and advisors, the Office of Student Life noted that student organizations would be affected by the cancellations as well. In addition to barring all on-campus room...
Students hear firsthand about Flint water crisis
Two Linden High School classes had the opportunity to listen and meet with the pediatrician and scientist who played a major role in uncovering the Flint water crisis. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, who alerted officials and the public about increased lead levels in the...
Doctor who exposed Flint water crisis to present at SVSU
A public health advocate — once named among the “100 Most Influential People in the World” by Time magazine — will visit SVSU next week to discuss her role in uncovering the Flint water crisis. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha will appear for her presentation at 6:30 p.m....
Monroe County ‘One Book’ activities announced
This year’s book selection is “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City,” by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Environmental justice. Immigration. Motherhood. Science and medicine. With so many thought-provoking themes from this...
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha who was leading whistle blower in Flint water crisis to be featured on March 24
Pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, who was one of the leading whistleblowers in the Flint water crisis, will be featured at Hope College on Tuesday, March 24, at 9 a.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts while on tour through the...
Mid-Michigan high schoolers to participate in statewide poetry competition
Students from schools across Michigan will compete in a statewide poetry competition this month and some of them are from Mid-Michigan. On Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14, 36 high school students from across the state will take center stage for three rounds...
Houghton student going to Poetry Out Loud finals
In her first year competing in Poetry Out Loud, Adeline Frazier is going to the state finals. Frazier, a ninth-grade student at Houghton High School, is one of 36 high-school students from around the state who will compete this weekend in Lansing. “I really like...
Michigan high school students take the stage for statewide poetry competition
On Friday, Mar. 13, and Saturday, Mar. 14, 2020, 36 high school students from across the state, will take center stage for three rounds of poetry recitation and the chance to be named Michigan’s 2020 Poetry Out Loud Champion. The competition, free and open to the...
OHS senior competes in poetry competition
An Owosso teen will be among 36 high school students competing in three rounds of poetry recitation for the chance to be named Michigan’s 2020 Poetry Out Loud Champion March 13-14 at the Lansing Crowne Plaza, 925 S Creyts Road. Round one is from 2:30 to 5 p.m. March...
What the Eyes Don’t See’ author coming to Alpena
On April 24, the Alpena County Library is welcoming Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the author of this year’s Great Michigan Read selection, “What the Eyes Don’t See,” to Alpena. The memoir is a riveting first-hand account about the Flint Water Crisis. She is a physician,...
GV preps for visit from Great Michigan Read author
Every year, Michigan Humanities chooses a book themed in their field to be read across the state. With the help of regional organizations, they aim to bring Michigan together through literature. One of the Great Michigan Read program’s many partners is the Kutsche...
Smithsonian celebrates opening weekend in Reed City
REED CITY — With the Smithsonian Crossroads exhibit now open to the public, those looking to learn more about small-town America can head over to the Reed City Depot. In collaboration with the Reed City Area District Library, opening weekend kicked off Saturday, Feb....
‘What the Eyes Don’t See’ featured book in Great Michigan Read program
Flint Water Crisis film showing at library tonight Residents throughout Michigan are invited to join in reading and discussing “What the Eyes Don’t See,” Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha’s riveting account of her discovery that Flint’s children were being poisoned by lead...
‘The Great Outdoors’ exhibit work underway at Marquette Regional History Center
Coming in June 2020, a new exhibit at the Marquette Regional History Center (MRHC) called 'The Great Outdoors.' Thanks to a grant of more than $5,000 from the Michigan Humanities Council, work is underway on this new special exhibit. It will highlight the history of...
Holland Museum hosting exhibition ‘Them: Images of Separation’
Negative imagery found on postcards, license plates, games, souvenirs, and costumes has promoted stereotyping against such groups as African-Americans, Asian- Americans, Hispanics, Jews, and poor whites, as well as those who are “other” in terms of body type or sexual...
Two Michigan art programs receive $140k in grants
Two Michigan Humanities programs were awarded grants totaling $140,000. The Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs award will go to the Arts & Humanities Touring Program as well as Poetry Out Loud. “This funding allows Michigan Humanities to continue to...
One Book launch details Flint water crisis – News – Monroe News
“What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City,” by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, has been selected as both this year’s OBOC title and the Great Michigan Read Book for 2019-20. The fight for clean water is a story well-known by...
Water Rising & Fresh Coast Film Festival, interview with Tiina Harris
Water Rising is the October-long event that marries art with environmental concerns. The Cedar Tree Institute and the interfaith Northern Great Lakes Water Stewards are teaming up with other local art and environmental organizations to present this unique art...
Flint water crisis whistleblower to speak
The whistleblower who exposed the dangerous levels of lead in Flint's drinking water after testing blood lead levels in its children is set to speak in Caro this week. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha will speak at 3 p.m., Oct. 17, at the Caro High School Auditorium, 301 N....
Water Rising: Interview with Pasqua Warstler, Tiina Harris and Abbie Hanson
Several events and collaborations are taking place in October 2019 revolving around art, writing, water stewardship and community engagement for Water Rising, a joining of artists Garth Evans and Leila Philip. The Michigan Humanities Council allowed a grant for the...
Water Rising: Project Overview and Interview with Pasqua Warstler and Jon Magnuson
Water Rising is a MI Humanities Council grant that brings a project by the same name here to the UP. The Cedar Tree Institute is the recipient of this grant. Cedar Tree Institute is a nonprofit organization in Marquette, providing services and initiating projects in...
Flint doctor’s water crisis book is this year’s Great Michigan Read
A Flint pediatrician’s book on the city’s water crisis has been chosen for a statewide reading and discussion program that kicks off next week in Flint. Read More
Museum Awarded Grant from Michigan Humanities
LANSING, MI — Michigan Humanities announces $203,101 in grants to 16 Michigan organizations in support of public humanities programming. The Gilmore Car Museum was awarded $3,850 for the educational program titled Birth of the Automobile: Horse-drawn Buggy to...
Poetry competition opens
LANSING — Michigan Humanities has opened registration for the 2019-20 Poetry Out Loud program, a recitation competition for high school students. “We are excited to celebrate the fifteenth year of Poetry Out Loud in Michigan, and look forward to seeing the creative,...
US News: ‘Anatomy of a Murder’ Exhibit Featured at Northern Michigan
The images probably aren't familiar to most people, even those who have seen multiple showings of one of the most riveting dramas ever depicted on a movie screen. There's George C. Scott practicing his lines at the Marquette County Courthouse. The light level is...
Marquette Mining Journal: Anatomy of an exhibit
The images probably aren’t familiar to most people, even those who have seen multiple showings of one of the most riveting dramas ever depicted on a movie screen. There’s George C. Scott practicing his lines at the Marquette County Courthouse. The light level is...
Hillsdale Daily News: Here’s what’s going on at Fennville District Library
A universe of stories awaits patrons at Fennville District Library this summer, with new selections arriving almost daily. Library staff invites everyone to come in and check them out, literally. Children, teens and adults can still sign up for the summer reading...
Daily Press: Storyteller, musician to bring history to library
The Escanaba Public Library has announced a performance by storyteller Michael Deren Thursday, June 27 at 6:30 p.m. Deren recreates the great Northern Michigan lumber boom of the 19th Century as a lumberjack/shanty boy of 1870. Deren plays the concertina, fiddle,...
The ClassicCars.com Journal (blog): Petersen Petersen disrupts its 25th anniversary celebration
ACD Museum gets classy chassis, Gilmore gets grant, and ‘Fads and Failures’ opens at Owls Head “Disruptors,” an exhibit featuring minimalist vehicles as well as complementary works by shoe designer Rem D Koolhaas and industrial designer Joey Ruiter, opens June 29 at...
Marquette Mining Journal: A little piece of history
For those who wish to experience a miniature slice of history, scale models of ships, aircraft, cars and more by will be on display at the Marquette Regional History Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The event, which features work by the Upper Peninsula Scale...
Alpena News: DDA offering Free Family Zone Saturday
From noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Alpena DDA will be hosting a free Family Zone at the Alpena Blues Festival, just outside the main festival area in front of the State Theater on 2nd Avenue. The area will have free activities for people of all ages. The DDA will be...
The Mining Journal: The Bulletin Board
Exhibits on the 60th anniversary of the making of the film “Anatomy of a Murder”and traditional wooden boat building in the Upper Peninsula are currently on display at Northern Michigan University. They can be viewed at the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center in Gries Hall....
ABC 10 News: Two exhibits on display at Northern Michigan University
The Beaumier Heritage Center began featuring two new exhibits in their gallery in Gries Hall on June 15th. The exhibits on display are ‘The Making of Anatomy of a Murder’ and ‘Wooden Boats Afloat’. Although they are two very different exhibits, they are both important...
Oakland Press: LTU receives grant for lecture series on human implications of technology
Lawrence Technological University has received a $6,800 grant to support a series of lectures on the human implications and effects of technology—past, present, and future. The grant for “Humanity + Technology Lecture Series” is from Michigan Humanities, a state...
Michigan Tech News: LTU Gets State Grant For Lecture Series Linking Humanities With High Tech
Lawrence Technological University has received a $6,800 grant from Michigan Humanities to support the “Humanity + Technology Lecture Series,” a continuing series of public presentations on the human implications and effects of technology—past, present, and future....
Holland Sentinel: Big Read Lakeshore announces 2019 book, kickoff date, new children’s program
For the sixth consecutive year, Hope College is receiving a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts for Big Read Lakeshore. New this year is a second grant, this one from Michigan Humanities, which will provide funding for a Little Read Lakeshore. Big Read...