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Michigan Humanities ~ Michigan Stories
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Greetings!
This month, we are delighted to announce the Kick Off of the Great Michigan Read Program. We’ve already had so many requests for our book selection, X: A Novel, that we’ve had to reorder. We are honored to have our own Board Member, Dr. Melba Boyd, facilitate a conversation with Ilyasah Shabazz at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on October 13, 2017 at 7:00 pm. Please join us!
Click here to register online
so we can save you a seat!
I am equally delighted to welcome a new staff member to Michigan Humanities Council. Jennifer Rupp will join us as Program Officer. Jennifer joins us with a rich background in the humanities and will be serving as Project Director for Third Coast Conversations and the Arts & Touring Program.
Recently, I was fortunate to hear Acting NEH Chairman, Jon Parrish Peede, speak at a gathering of Community Conversations grantees. His commitment to public humanities was passionate and inspiring. His words brought home the value of the work we do: telling the forgotten, lost and untold stories, sustaining dialogue, and transforming culture together. It is all the more relevant as our board finalizes our strategic plan for 2018-2020.
We received some excellent feedback from a study done earlier this summer, and we are ready to look forward to a new fiscal year with renewed purpose and vigor.
We are encouraged that our legislators will be funding the National Endowment for the Humanities through the Continuing Resolution, and thus the state humanities councils. In addition, we continue to partner with the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs to fund our Poetry Out Loud and Arts & Humanities Touring programs. Our board, however, is still cognizant of the value of our private donors and the need for balance between public and private funds.
To learn more about humanities work across the state, stay informed through our Facebook page, the website, and by calling anytime. We welcome your engagement. Enjoy this beautiful autumn season!
Thank you for believing that
humanities matter
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Shelly Kasprzycki
Executive Director
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Join us on October 13th
GREAT MICHIGAN READ KICK-OFF EVENT
7:00–8:30 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
315 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
Great Michigan Read Author Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, will discuss “X: A Novel” at 7:00 pm in The Ford Freedom Rotunda at the Charles Wright Museum in Detroit. Ms. Shabazz will be interviewed by Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd, Michigan Humanities Council Board Member and Distinguished Professor in African American Studies at Wayne State University.
Books will be available for purchase and signing after the event. This Free event is open to the public.
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ALL MICHIGAN LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS AND READING CLUBS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SIGN UP AS A GREAT MICHIGAN READ PARTNER!
Books, readers guides and other free materials are still available!
Sign up online to be a part of this statewide program!
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Prime Time Family Reading Time is Now Accepting Spring Applications!
Prime Time is a free six-week program of reading, discussion, and storytelling that targets families of non-active library users. Each week a storyteller reads up to three books, followed by facilitated discussion with a humanities scholar who engages participants with questions that promote critical thinking skills. At the end of each session, families keep the books that were read to create home libraries.
To learn more or to sign up, please
visit our website.
The application deadline is November 1, 2017.
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Michigan Teachers: Sign up for Poetry Out Loud 2017-18!
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It’s that time of year again to begin planning for Poetry Out Loud! Poetry Out Loud is an accessible, free way to get poetry education and recitation into the classroom. Students who have participated in past years have reported gaining confidence in their public speaking skills and a greater appreciation for poetry thanks to this program!
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CALL
FOR
GUEST
BLOGGERS
Were you a participant in an MHC program or event? Has the humanities played a key role in your life? Tell us!
We're looking for guest bloggers to write about their experiences with Michigan Humanities Council and the humanities in general. Your post may even be featured on our website! For additional information and to submit your post, email Carol Taggart at
ctaggart@mihumanities.org
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The Quick Grant Application is Now CLOSED
We anticipate that the Quick Grant application will reopen late January 2018. This information will be available on MHC’s website and social media once the opening date has been determined. It will also be announced in our monthly ENews.
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Have you checked out the Heritage Grants Web Portal?
Click
here
to visit and take a look at all of the programs and projects that made the Heritage Grants a showcase for the rich and diverse history of Michigan's communities!
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The 2018 Arts & Humanities Touring Grant application
will open November 7, 2017.
- Performances/presentations can occur beginning December 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. Events outside these dates are not eligible for a Touring Grant.
- To be eligible for a grant, your application must be received at least four weeks before the date of the performance/presentation. (Exception: Events occurring December 1 through December 15, 2017 must be received three weeks before the date of the performance/presentation.)
- Arts & Humanities Touring Grants are processed in the order received until the grant funding is expended. We encourage your organization to apply early.
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Prospective Performers of the Arts & Humanities Touring Directory
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Are you a musician, actor, story-teller, or performer? We want you to be a part of our Arts & Humanities Touring Directory! In partnership with the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs, this directory lists a variety of performers from all kinds of art forms, including dance, Native arts, story-telling, music, theatre, and even puppetry! Non-profit organizations use the Arts & Humanities Touring Directory to identify and hire performers for various events and activities, so if you’re looking to book some gigs, then this is the perfect opportunity.
More information about the application will be released in November, so keep an eye out!
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#HumanitiesMatter #SupportNEH
#NEHinYourState #MIHumanities
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