Events

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.

Traditional Native American Performance

Orion Township Library 825 Joslyn Rd, Lake Orion, Michigan

Join us on the lawn behind the library as Reg Pettibone, a traditionally raised Native American from the HoChunck Nation, both educates and entertains! Through narration, song stories, and various […]

Unexpected Choices: Graphic Design Exhibition

Lowell Arts Gallery 223 W. Main St., Lowell, MI, United States

Lowell Arts Gallery is hosting an exhibit based on the contents of the West Michigan Graphic Design Archives, which has collected examples of innovative and effective graphic design work since the 1940s. "Unexpected Choices" gives visibility and the potential for deep engagement with representations of elements of our shared cultural history, as expressed through problem-solving graphic design.

Sesquicentennial of Lansing Woman’s Club Walking Tour

118 W Ottawa St 118 W Ottawa St, Lansing, MI

Wednesday, August 28, 7:00 p.m. In honor of the Sesquicentennial of the Lansing Women’s Club a walking tour will be held of important sites in downtown Lansing with connections to […]

Tulip City Walls Mural Festival

Holland, Michigan 78 E. 8th Street, Holland, MI

In 2023, Tulip City Walls installed five (5) murals around Columbia Avenue, highlighting the diverse communities within the Eastcore neighborhood. Nearly 2,000 neighbors, Holland residents, and out-of-town guests visited over […]

Bridging Michigan: Building Understanding Through Poetry

Northern Center 540 W. Kaye Avenue, Marquette, MI

Join Michigan Humanities for a special event featuring Nandi Comer, Michigan's Poet Laureate, in conversation with Dr. Beverly Matherne, the Upper Peninsula's Poet Laureate, about how poetry creates understanding between […]

ALT+F4: Rebooting Community after GamerGate

Lawrence Technological University 21000 West Ten Mile Road, Southfield, MI

In August of 2014, the hashtag #Gamergate emerged online, used as a weapon deployed against women in the video game industry. Through online harassment tactics, including threats of physical violence, […]

Author Visit: Angeline Boulley at Oakland University

Banquet Room B, Oakland Center, Oakland University 312 Meadow Brook Rd., Rochester, MI, United States

See Angeline Boulley, author of Firekeeper’s Daughter, at Oakland University on September 26, 2024. This Great Michigan Read partner event is organized by the Native American Advisory Committee and the […]

Great Michigan Read Author Reunion

Pasant Theatre at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts 750 E Shaw Ln, East Lansing, MI

Join Michigan Humanities at the Pasant Theatre at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 24, for the Great Michigan Read Author Reunion. […]