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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 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 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, 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. |
