Almanac

The Antrim Writers Series invites the public to attend two readings by Desiree Cooper on Wednesday, August 27.

Desiree Cooper is a 2015 Kresge Artist Fellow, former attorney, and Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist. Her debut collection of flash fiction," Know the Mother," won numerous awards, including 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Award.

Cooper will read from her flash fiction collection, "Know the Mother." The first thirteen people who register for this event will receive a free copy of "Know the Mother." This event takes place at Bee Well Mead and Cider, 116 N Bridge Street, Bellaire.

Registration is encouraged, but not required.

Both events are free, thanks to a generous grant by the Grand Traverse Community Foundation.

A space for people to share and listen to stories from our lives based on a theme of the evening. Join Kingsley Branch Library & The Kingsley Folk School for a storytelling community circle. Inspired by NPR's The Moth storytelling hour, the Everyone Has a Story series welcomes you to share your personal stories with others to create connections in our community.

Presenters will be given 5 minutes to share stories from their lived experiences with an open-minded circle of fellow storytellers.

Every second Thursday of the month.

This event is FREE and open to the public of all ages.

Church in the Hills will present ENOCH ARDEN on Thursday, September 11th at 7 pm, 6401 Shanty Creek Rd, Bellair.

Love, marriage, shipwreck – themes in the epic poem written in 1864 by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Listen to this story, narrated by Pastor Chris Lane, with musical interludes by pianist Michael Coonrod and cellist Jean Coonrod. Framed lithographs on stage, taken from the original Tennyson book, give visual support.

Chris Lane, early on, saw the power of the spoken word through dramatic readings. Following his undergraduate in theater, he pursued a masters of divinity at Boston University. For the past 40 years he has served as a United Methodist pastor in several Michigan communities, most recently Traverse City.

Dr. Michael Coonrod has taught piano students and performed classical concerts for 55 years; he retired in 2022 from the Interlochen Arts Academy after 46 years on the piano faculty.

Having played recitals in China, Italy, Poland, and the US. Cellist Jean Merce Coonrod teaching cello for over fifty years.She played in the Traverse Symphony Orchestra for 38 years

Tickets will be at the door.

A space for people to share and listen to stories from our lives based on a theme of the evening. Join Kingsley Branch Library & The Kingsley Folk School for a storytelling community circle. Inspired by NPR's The Moth storytelling hour, the Everyone Has a Story series welcomes you to share your personal stories with others to create connections in our community.

Presenters will be given 5 minutes to share stories from their lived experiences with an open-minded circle of fellow storytellers.

Every second Thursday of the month.

This event is FREE and open to the public of all ages.

A space for people to share and listen to stories from our lives based on a theme of the evening. Join Kingsley Branch Library & The Kingsley Folk School for a storytelling community circle. Inspired by NPR's The Moth storytelling hour, the Everyone Has a Story series welcomes you to share your personal stories with others to create connections in our community.

Presenters will be given 5 minutes to share stories from their lived experiences with an open-minded circle of fellow storytellers.

Every second Thursday of the month.

This event is FREE and open to the public of all ages.

A space for people to share and listen to stories from our lives based on a theme of the evening. Join Kingsley Branch Library & The Kingsley Folk School for a storytelling community circle. Inspired by NPR's The Moth storytelling hour, the Everyone Has a Story series welcomes you to share your personal stories with others to create connections in our community.

Presenters will be given 5 minutes to share stories from their lived experiences with an open-minded circle of fellow storytellers.

Every second Thursday of the month.

This event is FREE and open to the public of all ages.