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Comic Book “Come Out! In Detroit” Narrates the History of Michigan’s First Ever LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration
"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 book for...
Michigan Libraries Tell Us What it is Like to Host a Great Michigan Read Event
The Great Michigan Read Spring Tour is starting with a virtual event on April 5 hosted by the St Clair County Library. Then, Mary Doria Russell will travel for in-person events in the Upper Peninsula and finish out the tour with a virtual event on May 10 (please see...
The Center for the Arts of Greater Lapeer Museum on Main Street Exhibit
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,...