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PREVIOUS EVENTS: 2003
- 2004 - 2005
- 2006 - 2007 - 2008
2008
January 12, 2008
Hemingway: Michigan Genesis (The Great Michigan Read). An overview of the DVD, Hemingways Up North by Michigan Hemingway Society president Michael Federspiel, Alpena County Library
January 15, 2008
10:30 pm. Hemingway: Life in Michigan on WCMU TV, Mt. Pleasant.
January 19, 2008
Hemingway: Michigan Genesis (The Great Michigan Read). 1 - 4 pm. Film and discussion: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Alpena Community College
January 31, 2008
Hemingway: Michigan Genesis (The Great Michigan Read). 7 pm. Flytying/flyfishing with Pete Doubek, Alpena County Library
February
2008
Verdict of History project website launch. On-line educational materials addressing landmark Michigan
Supreme Court cases. Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society, Lansing
February
1 - March 16, 2008
Key Ingredients and Michigan
Foodways, Dundee City Museum, Dundee
February 2, 2008
Hemingway: Michigan Genesis (The Great Michigan Read). 1-4 p m. Film and discussion: The Sun Also Rises, Alpena Community College
February 5, 2008
Hemingway: Michigan Genesis (The Great Michigan Read). 7 pm. Community book discussion and review of The Nick Adams Stories. Alpena High School.
February 13, 2008
Hemingway in Mid-Michigan (The Great Michigan Read). Writing with the Right Words, presentation by author Ken Meisel. Ogemaw Heights High School, West Branch.
February 19, 2008
Hemingway: Michigan Genesis (The Great Michigan Read). 12 noon. How to cook fish indoors and out.. Alpena County Library
February 28, 2008
Hemingway: Michigan Genesis (The Great Michigan Read). 7 p.m. Panel discussion of Coming of Age Novels, including The Nick Adams Stories. Alpena County Library
March - May, 2008
Hooked on Hemingway (The Great Michigan Read). The Nick Adams Stories book discussion series. Peter White Public Library, Marquette; Calumet School Public Library, Calumet; Spies Public Library, Menominee; Escanaba Public Library, Escanaba
March 4, 2008
Hemingway: Michigan Genesis (The Great Michigan Read). 7 pm. Foreign Country: Hemingway in Michigan, with author Doug Allyn, Alpena County Library
March 4-5, 2008
Hemingway: Michigan Genesis (The Great Michigan Read). Hemingway through the Eyes of Another Author, Alpena Community College, Alpena High School
March 6, 2008
Hemingway: Michigan Genesis (The Great Michigan Read). 7-9 pm. Film and discussion: The Old Man and the Sea, Alpena Community College
March 7, 2008
Hemingway in Mid-Michigan (The Great Michigan Read). Nick Adams Stories word shop with Jack Petersen and Maryou Bugh. Ogemaw Heights High School, West Branch.
March 8, 2008
Poetry Out Loud. Statewide competition hosted by the Michigan Humanities Council. Library of Michigan, Lansing.
March 11, 2008
Hemingway: Michigan Genesis (The Great Michigan Read). Creative writing expo for the community, Alpena High School
March 12, 2008
Hemingway in Mid-Michigan (The Great Michigan Read). Nick Adams Stories discussion program with Les Sellers. Surline Elementary and Middle School, West Branch.
March 19, 2008
Hemingway in Mid-Michigan (The Great Michigan Read). Nick Adams Stories discussion program with Les Sellers. Rose City Elementary and Middle School, Rose City.
March 20, 2008
"What we know that ain't so: Myths of the War of 1812," presentation by Donald Hickey, professor of History at Wayne State College (Nebraska). 8 pm. March 20, 2008. Meyer Theater, Monroe County Community College, Monroe. For more information, contact bway@monroeccc.edu
March 20, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. A Free Life by Ha Jin, led by Dr. Catherine Frerichs of Grand Valley State University. Cascade Township branch, Kent District Library. 2870 Jack Smith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids.
March 27, 2008
Hemingway: Michigan Genesis (The Great Michigan Read). 7-9 pm. Film and discussion: Islands in the Stream, Alpena Community College
March 28, 2008
"Felix Cohen's Legacy in Indian Country," presentation by Dalia Tsuk Mitchell of George Washington University School of Law. March 28, 2008. 11 am - 12:30 pm. MSU College of Law, Castle Board Room, East Lansing. Free to the public. Contact: Matthew Fletcher, 517-432-6879 or email fletc112@msu.edu
Through March 30, 2008
A Vision for Oral Histories presentation. Periodic workshops and oral history recordings with Michael Smith, director, Walter Reuther Library. Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne's, Calumet. For more information, contact Phyllis Locatelli, 906-337-1640.
April - May, 2008
2008 Michigan Notable Books Tour, various locations.
April - May, 2008
Young Writers Reflect on Hemingway (The Great Michigan Read)."Hemingway: A life in literature in Michigan," student workshops. 826michigan, Ann Arbor. And, "The Adapted Nick Adams" workshop partnership with Ann-Marie Roberts. Community High School, Ann Arbor.
April 1, 2008
7:00 p.m. A Free Life by Ha Jin. Lecture by author Ha Jin, Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids.
April 1, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Hoyt Public Library, Saginaw.
April 3, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. The Most Noble Adventure: The Marshall Plan and the Time When America Helped Save Europe by Greg Behrman. Cascade Township branch, Kent District Library. 2870 Jack Smith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids.
April 8, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Hoyt Public Library, Saginaw.
April 10, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel. Led by Dr. Kathleen Blumreich of Grand Valley State University. Cascade Township branch, Kent District Library. 2870 Jack Smith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids.
April 12, 2008
Young Writers Reflect on Hemingway (The Great Michigan Read). Nick Adams Stories-inspired canoe trip on the Huron River. Argo Livery, Ann Arbor.
April 15, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Hoyt Public Library, Saginaw.
April 16, 2008
Hemingway in Mid-Michigan (The Great Michigan Read). Nick Adams Stories song and poetry with Steve Diebel. West Branch Public Library, West Branch.
April 19, 2008
Dr. William Beaumont, The Michigan Years. Live radio drama, Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen.
April 22, 2008
One book, One county author presentation: Stuck in Neutral, by Terry Trueman. 7:00 pm, Sturges-Young Auditorium, Sturgis. Contact: Colon Township Library, 269-432-3958 or pamiller@monroe.lib.mi.us
April 22, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Hoyt Public Library, Saginaw. April 23, 2008
5:00 p.m. Valerie Hemingway presentation as part of The Great Michigan Read. Library of Michigan, Lansing. (517) 373-1300. Free to the public.
April 24, 2008
7:00 p.m. Valerie Hemingway presentation as part of The Great Michigan Read. Hamtramck Public Library, Hamtramck. (313) 365-7050. Free to the public.
April 24, 2008
Poetry workshop, discussion, and reception with Tryfon Tolides (An Almost Pure Empty Walking).
Alpena Community College and Alpena County Library, Alpena. For more information, contact Karol Walchak, 989-358-7349 or walchakk@alpenacc.edu
- 10:00
a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Poetry Workshop, Alpena Community College (ACC).
- 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., President's reception at ACC President's Home.
- 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Poetry reading and discussion, Alpena County Library.
- 8:00 - 8:30 p.m. Community reception, Alpena County Library.
April 26, 2008
1:00 p.m. Valerie Hemingway presentation as part of The Great Michigan Read. Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids. (616) 988-5400. Free to the public.
April 26, 2008
7:00 - 9:30 p.m. A Night for Notables with Eric Villegas. Library of Michigan, Lansing. Tickes: $35 person. To reserve a spot and get more details, call (517) 373-4692.
April 27, 2008
2:00 p.m. Valerie Hemingway presentation as part of The Great Michigan Read. Peter White Public Library, Marquette. (906) 228-9510. Free to the public.
April 28, 2008
7:00 p.m. Valerie Hemingway presentation as part of The Great Michigan Read. City Opera House, Traverse City. (231) 941-8082. Tickets $10 per person.
April 29, 2008
6:30 p.m. Valerie Hemingway presentation as part of The Great Michigan Read. Temple Theatre, Saginaw. (989) 754-7469. Free to the public.
April 29, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Hoyt Public Library, Saginaw.
April
2008
Verdict of History project website featured at annual meeting of the Michigan Supreme Court Historical
Society, Lansing.
May 1 - Sept. 1, 2008
Motor City Voices: Race, Labor, and De-Industrialization. Exhibit at
Ford Rouge Factory Tour Visitor Center, Dearborn. Exhibit open: Monday -- Saturday, 9:30 AM -- 5:00 PM. Tours begin at the Henry Ford Museum building, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn. Tickets: $8.50 - $14 (child/youth/adult/senior). Visit: www.thehenryford.org or 313-982-6001.
May 1, 2008
National Day of Prayer, Baha'i/Christian Conversations. Christian United Methodist Church, Muskegon. Morning conversations begin with keynote Baha'i and Christian scholars explore common ground and differing religious views with six diverse practitioners. Afternoon conversations explore a fine art presentation by Baha'i and Christian master painters, followed by meditations and holy writings. The evening portion features authentic Persian supper, Sufi poetry, sacred music, song and mystic dance.
Registration $10. Contact: Kryssis Bjork, community outreach coordinator for CUMC, 231-865-1373 or kryssisbjork@comcast.net
- 8:30 a.m. registration
- 9:00 a.m. welcome.
- 9:15 keynote speaker: Dr. Robert Stockman, Wilmette Institute.
- 10:45 a.m. keynote speaker: Sr. Dr. Carla Mae Streeter, Aquinas Institute of Technology.
- 12:00 p.m. Luncheon.
- 1:00 p.m. Panel discussion moderated by Fred Stella: Dr. Robert Stockman, Melanie Smith, Joe Winger, Sr. Dr. Carla Streeter, Rev. Dr. Christopher Anderson, Stephanie Rinard.
- 2:45 p.m. Fine art gallery.
- 3:45 p.m. Baha'i Ruhi and meditations.
- 4:45 p.m. Christian centering.
- 5:30 p.m. Persian supper.
- 6:30 p.m. Sufi poetry and sytar.
- 7:30 -8:30 p.m. Song and dance.
May 6, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Hoyt Public Library, Saginaw.
May 8, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography by David Michaelis. Cascade Township branch, Kent District Library. 2870 Jack Smith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids.
May 9, 2008
"Preservation History, Conserving Energy," Annette Conti, Executive Director, Historic Bungalow Association. Presentation from 1:45 - 2:45 pm. May 9, 2008. Michigan Historic Preservation Annual Conference, Dearborn Inn, Dearborn. Presentation free to the public. Contact: 517-371-8080, or finegood@mhpn.org for more information
May 9, 2008
7:00 - 8:30 pm. PREMIERE RECEPTION: "Up North with the Hemingways" Exhibit in the Art Lounge in the Michigan Union. Hear readings by 826michigan students who participated in a seminar on Hemingway and his writing. Free and open to the public. Michigan Union is at 530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor.
May 14, 2008
Hemingway in Mid-Michigan (The Great Michigan Read). Writing Out of Hibernation writing contest awards ceremony. West Branch Public Library, West Branch.
May 15, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Led by Dr. Wendy Wenner of Grand Valley State University. Cascade Township branch, Kent District Library. 2870 Jack Smith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids.
May 15-18, 2008
Michigan Notable Books at the Ann Arbor Book Festival, Ann Arbor
May 15-18, 2008
The Adapted Nick Adams, Hemingway: A Life in Literature in Michigan (The Great Michigan Read) at the Ann Arbor Book Festival, Ann Arbor
May 15-18, 2008
Ann Arbor Book Festival, Ann Arbor.
May 16-17, 2008
"An Afternoon with Elizabeth Berg," author of Durable Goods and Open House. Reception on evening of May 16, 2008 at Carnegie Library, Jackson. Luncheon speaker, 1:30-2:30 pm, May 17, 2008 at First United Methodist Church, Jackson. Contact: Jackson District Library, 517-788-4099.
May 16-23, 2008
"Vasile Vramenko, a Legacy of Ukranian Dance" exhibit. Opening reception: 7:00 p.m., Warren City Hall, Warren. Contact: Chrystyna Nykorak, Ukranian American Archives and Museum. 313-366-9764, ukranianmuseum@sbcglobal.net
May 30, 2008
8:00 p.m. Performance of The Will, Idlewild Historic Cultural Center, Idlewild. Tickets $10 from centralboxoffice.cmich.edu
May 31, 2008
2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Conversations on African American Culture and Classical Music. Idlewild Historical Culture Center, Idlewild.
8:00 p.m. Performance of The Will, Idlewild Historic Cultural Center, Idlewild. Tickets $10 from centralboxoffice.cmich.edu
May 31-July 26, 2008
Corporate Wasteland: Photographs by David Lewis. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo.
June 1, 2008
2:00 p.m. Performance of The Will, Idlewild Historic Cultural Center, Idlewild. Tickets $10 from centralboxoffice.cmich.edu
June 6, 2008
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Perspective on Place: Artists’ Visions of Michigan's Land and Lakes, exhbit opening reception and MHC award presentation. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo.
June 6 - September 7, 2008
Perspective on Place: Artists’ Visions of Michigan's Land and Lakes, exhbit. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo
June 13- 14, 2008
Culture Circles at the Celebrate Charlotte Festival.
Contact: Charlotte Chamber of Commerce,
517-543-0400.
- June 13, 6 - 10 pm. Local Artists Exhibit, Performance Circle, Medicine Crow presentation. Depot Restaurante.
- June 14, 10 am - 9 pm. Critique Circles, children's Story Hour, Art Lessons, Medicine Crow. Depot Restaurante.
June 14, 2008
"Zeeland, Michigan Historical Society's 5th Annual Home & Garden Tour," in Zeeland. Contact: Zeeland Historical Society, 616-772-4079 or email annavandeventer@charter.net
- 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tours. Dekker Huuis Museum and New Groningen School House.
- 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Abe Lincoln & Jefferson Davis Presidential Debate. Vaner Luster Square Park.
- 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Historical Victorian Tea. 120 S. Church St.
- 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Civil War funeral and burial with Lincoln visitation. Zeeland Historical Cemetary.
June 24, 2008
Hemingway in Mid-Michigan (The Great Michigan Read). Nick Adams Stories discussion with One Book, One Month, One Evening discussion group. Featuring Les Sellers. West Branch Public Library, West Branch.
July 3, 2008
7:00 p.m. "French Canadians in Michigan's Copper Country," lecture by John DuLong, past president of the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan. Chassell Heritage Center. Contact the Chassell Historical Organization at 906-523-1155 or dbezotte@yahoo.com
July 10, 2008
7:30 p.m. Michigan Author Homecoming with Richard Ford, Jim Harrison, and Thomas McGuane. A Great Michigan Read Event. Free to the Public. Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center at Michigan State University, East Lansing.
July 12, 2008
1:00 p.m. The Nick Adams Stories, play performed by the Pit And Balcony Community Theatre, Saginaw. July 15, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
South Haven Memorial Library, South Haven.
July 22, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
South Haven Memorial Library, South Haven.
July 26-27, 2008
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Open House, Niles.
July 29, 2008
7:30 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
South Haven Memorial Library, South Haven.
August 5, 2008
7:30 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
South Haven Memorial Library, South Haven.
August 6, 2008
7:00 p.m. "From Hennepin to the Thousand Footers- The Rise of the Self-unloaders," presentation with Valerie van Heest and William Lafferty, directors of Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates. Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, St. Joseph.
August 12, 2008
7:30 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
South Haven Memorial Library, South Haven.
August 12-16, 2008
Hemingway in Mid-Michigan (The Great Michigan Read). Nick Adams impersonations by Les Sellers. Ogemaw County Fair, West Branch
August 15, 2008
4:00 p.m. Farm Tools Skills Learning Center dedication ceremony. Historic
White Pine Village, Ludington. August 19, 2008
7:30 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
South Haven Memorial Library, South Haven.
August 27, 2008
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Book Discussion Group: Exodus.
Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature-Identity and Imagination. "Between Two Worlds: Stories of Estrangement and Homecoming." Kellogg Community College Emory Morris Library. Contact: Martha Stilwell, 269-965-4122, ext. 2380 or stilwellm@kellogg.edu
August 27, 2008
7:00 p.m. Michigan Humanities Council grant award presentation to Rudyard Area Schools, Rudyard Township Hall, Rudyard.
September 7, 2008
Sixth Annual Kerrytown BookFest, Ann Arbor
September 10, 2008
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Book Discussion Group: Lost in Translation.
Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature-Identity and Imagination. "Between Two Worlds: Stories of Estrangement and Homecoming." Kellogg Community College Emory Morris Library. Contact: Martha Stilwell, 269-965-4122, ext. 2380 or stilwellm@kellogg.edu
September 11, 2008
9:30 - 11:00 am. Biography discussion series: Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May - September 1787 by Drinker Bowen. Led by Paul Nelson. Part of the project, Gathering Our Community's Voices, For Now and Always. Cascade Township Branch, Kent District Library, Grand Rapids.
September 18, 2008
9:30 - 11:00 am. Life Journey with Books discussion series: Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky, led by Dr. Kathleen Blumreich, Professor of English at Grand Valley State University. Part of the project, Gathering Our Community's Voices, For Now and Always. Cascade Township Branch, Kent District Library, Grand Rapids.
September 24, 2008
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Book Discussion Group: Centaur in the Garden.
Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature-Identity and Imagination. "Between Two Worlds: Stories of Estrangement and Homecoming." Kellogg Community College Emory Morris Library. Contact: Martha Stilwell, 269-965-4122, ext. 2380 or stilwellm@kellogg.edu
September 24, 2008
6:00 p.m. Prime Time Family Reading Time,
Butman-Fish Branch,
Public Libraries of Saginaw, Saginaw.
September 24, 2008
"Establishing New Borders in a New World," keynote address and leadership session by Dr. Harold Skramstad, Jr. At Beyond Borders, the 2008 Michigan Museums Association annual conference. Traverse City, Michigan. Contact: gofortht@michiganmuseums.org or 517-482-4055.
September 26, 2008
3 pm. Anatomy of a Murder 50th anniversary celebration. Opening of the exhibit, "Justice John D. Voelker: Bard of Frenchman’s Pond” at the Michigan Supreme Court Hall of Justice, Lansing.
September 26, 2008
4-6 pm. Anatomy of a Murder 50th anniversary celebration. A reception and presentation of the Jimmy Stewart stamp issued by the United States Postal Service. Cooley Law School, Lansing.
September 27, 2008
9 am - 3:15 pm. Anatomy of a Murder 50th anniversary celebration. Screenings of the films Trout Madness and Anatomy of an Author, along with discussions with the filmmakers; a look at Voelker’s courtroom drama Laughing Whitefish, a panel discussion of Anatomy of a Murder, and more. Library of Michigan, Lansing.
September 27, 2008
9:30 - 1 pm. Making Words Count: Writing & Poetry Workshops with author Connie Hawkins. Contact chawkins@makingwordscount.com or 989-684-3874. Barnes & Noble, Saginaw. |
