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SUMMARY:Native American Art: Recent Acquisitions from the Kruizenga Museum Collection
DESCRIPTION:As part of its commitment to expand the cultural diversity of its collection\, the Kruizenga Art Museum recently began collecting work by modern and contemporary Native American artists. The museum’s goal is gradually to acquire artworks made by indigenous artists from different regions and tribes in a variety of media to reflect the continuing vitality\, creativity and relevance of Native American culture. Native American Art: Recent Acquisitions from the Kruizenga Museum Collection features ten Native American artworks by eight different artists. The artworks include paintings\, prints\, photographs\, and sculptures that range in date from 1984 to 2021. The exhibition was organized to complement and support the 2021 NEA Big Read Lakeshore Program. Admission to the Kruizenga Art Museum is free and all are welcome. You can see the artworks featured in the exhibition in this digital gallery:\nhttps://providence.hope.edu/index.php/Gallery/795.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/native-american-art-recent-acquisitions-from-the-kruizenga-museum-collection/
LOCATION:Kruizenga Art Museum 271 Columbia Ave\, Holland\, MI 49423
CATEGORIES:Big Read,Little Read
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211129
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SUMMARY:Little Read Story Walk
DESCRIPTION:Gun Lake Tribe\, Ottawa County Parks & Recreation\, and Herrick District Library invite you to experience this year’s Little Read Lakeshore book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story in a unique way by reading page by page as you walk the beautiful trails of Hawthorn Pond Natural Area. This story walk will be available for exploration from October 4 through November 28 anytime the park is open.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/little-read-story-stroll/
LOCATION:Hawthorne Pond Natural Area 9876 Black River Ct\, Holland\, MI 49424
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211103T130000
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SUMMARY:Little Read Book Group: Fry Bread
DESCRIPTION:Our elementary book club makes its return! Join us on APS Early Release Day as we read the Little Read Lakeshore book\, Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story\, followed by extension activities and dramatic play. Registration required.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/little-read-book-group-fry-bread/
LOCATION:Allegan District Library\, 331 Hubbard St\, Allegan\, MI\, 49010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211103T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211103T163000
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UID:1570-1635957000-1635957000@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Michigan's Indigenous People during the Woodland Era
DESCRIPTION:How would you grind flour 500 years ago? How would you hunt an elk or carry water? Try your hand at spear-throwing and some other Eastern Woodland Era skills and enjoy a tour of our replica Ottawa/Potawatomi Summer Village at the Outdoor Discovery Center in Holland. Using artifacts\, language\, traditional houses\, games\, hunting tools\, and common life skills\, our educators will share some of the basic life activities of Michigan’s Indigenous Peoples before and after contact with Europeans. \nRegistration required.  Please dress for the weather – much of this program will be outdoors. \nFee: $8 per person \nProgram location: 5675 142nd Ave. Holland\, MI (Down the street from the ODC main entrance) \nHere is the registration link – https://outdoordiscovery.doubleknot.com/event/michigans-indigenous-peoples/2830761
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/michigans-indigenous-people-during-the-woodland-era/
LOCATION:Outdoor Discovery Center 5675 142nd Ave. Holland\, MI 49423
CATEGORIES:Big Read,Little Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211104T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211104T140000
DTSTAMP:20260611T162103
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SUMMARY:Class with Potawatomi Ceramicist Jason Wesaw Class 2
DESCRIPTION:Join local Potawatomi ceramicist\, Jason Wesaw\, for a two-day ceramics workshop that engages the traditional approach to pottery that was once used by indigenous people. All clay will be locally harvested and processed\, and you will have the opportunity to work alongside Jason in hand-building and pit-firing in order to take home your own creation inspired by his work. For registration information\, check out www.thecultureworks.org
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/class-with-potawatomi-ceramicist-jason-wesaw-class-2/
LOCATION:Outdoor Discovery Center 5675 142nd Ave. Holland\, MI 49423
CATEGORIES:Big Read,Little Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211105T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211105T073000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211015T012655Z
UID:1693-1636095600-1636097400@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:StrikeTime Dance Theatre's "Dancing Through the Pages" series of Fry Bread
DESCRIPTION:Join StrikeTime Dance Theatre’s “Dancing Through the Pages” series of Fry Bread. There are two episodes\, along with a bonus performance.\n\nEpisode 1: Dancing Recipes invites you to hang out in the kitchen learning about cooking\, traditions\, and experiencing ways to create movement and “dance” recipes that will unlock your creativity and imagination. Join us to learn more about not only the ingredients of FryBread but also the significance it has in Native American culture. Viewers are encouraged to move and create throughout the episode. Geared for 4-7 year olds\, but enjoyable for all ages.\n\nEpisode 2: “Traditions” invites you to learn more about your own traditions and the traditions of others. We will share and communicate ideas through dance\, use of gestures\, and the many traditions that happen around a table. Join us to learn about Native American history\, traditions and explore the story of FryBread. Special guest Nick Dalton\, a mixed-blood two-spirit of Creek/Cherokee descent joins the dancers for a special conversation. Viewers are encouraged to move and create throughout the episode. Geared for ages 8-adult\, but appropriate for all ages. \nBonus Performance: Performance will take you on a journey of using poetry and imagery to inspire dance. “Carrying Our Words\,” a poem written by Ofelia Zepeda\, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation of southwestern Arizona. This piece is appropriate for ages 9-adult
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/striketime-video-episodes/
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CATEGORIES:Big Read,Little Read
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211115
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SUMMARY:StoryWalk® at Central Park: Fry Bread: a Native American Family Story
DESCRIPTION:Take a StoryWalk® at Grand Haven’s Central Park! Take a walk and read Fry Bread: a Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard. Pages from this colorful picture book will be posted on signs along the path for your family to read together. The story will available to read as you stroll Monday\, November 8\, through Sunday\, November 14\, until 5 pm. Your walk will take you on a paved\, stroller-friendly loop through the park. 
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/storywalk-at-central-park-fry-bread-a-native-american-family-story/
LOCATION:421 Columbus Ave Grand Haven\, MI 49417\, 421 Columbus Ave\, Grand Haven\, MI\, 49417\, United States
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211110T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211110T100000
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CREATED:20210930T230858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T134653Z
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SUMMARY:Fry Bread Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Join our friends at Howard Miller in a Little Read storytime!
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/fry-bread-storytime/
LOCATION:Howard Miller Public Library 14 S Church St\, Zeeland\, MI 49464
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211110T110000
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SUMMARY:Fry Bread Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Join our friends at Howard Miller in a Little Read storytime!
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/fry-bread-storytime-2/
LOCATION:Howard Miller Public Library 14 S Church St\, Zeeland\, MI 49464
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211111T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211111T180000
DTSTAMP:20260611T162103
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T232006Z
UID:1546-1636646400-1636653600@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Fry Bread with Creative Dining Services
DESCRIPTION:Join Hope College’s Creative Dining Services at Phelps Dining Hall for fellowship and a meal inspired by Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story. Campus Health has not yet opened Phelps to the public. Currently\, only students\, faculty/staff\, and visiting families are allowed to eat.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/fry-bread-with-creative-dining-services/
LOCATION:Phelps Dining Hall 264 Columbia Ave Holland\, MI 49423
CATEGORIES:Big Read,Little Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211112T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211112T090000
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CREATED:20210930T235806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T184907Z
UID:1544-1636704000-1636707600@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Little Read Author Event with Kevin Noble Maillard: Behind the Scenes of Picture Book Making
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Kevin Noble Maillard\, author of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story\, gives a virtual tour of his studio and talks about his inspiration for making the book. He will share pictures of the early sketches and samples of early drafts and will show his ancestor wall of framed pictures of his grandparents and the various people who are depicted in the illustrations of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/little-read-author-event-with-kevin-noble-maillard-behind-the-scenes-of-picture-book-making/
LOCATION:virtual
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211115T180000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T163933Z
UID:1525-1636999200-1637002800@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Cynthia Leitich Smith: Journey to Inclusion: Native and First Nations Books for Young Readers
DESCRIPTION:Cynthia Leitich Smith is the editor of Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids\, the author of the Hearts Unbroken series\, and the curator of HarperCollins’ Native-focused imprint\, Heartdrum. Her passion is celebrating Indigenous children’s-YA literature over time as part of a broader movement toward equity. Registration is required on Herrick District Library’s website.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/cynthia-leitich-smith-journey-to-inclusion-native-and-first-nations-books-for-young-readers/
https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/cynthia-leitich-smith-journey-to-inclusion-native-and-first-nations-books-for-young-readers/
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211119T190000
DTSTAMP:20260611T162103
CREATED:20211001T001454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211008T202708Z
UID:1498-1637344800-1637348400@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Striketime Dance Performance: Fry Bread Themes Part 1
DESCRIPTION:StrikeTime Dance Theatre will perform and present work inspired by the story Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story. Participants will learn about recipes and traditions through the lens of dance and creative process. There will be a live performance\, video presentation\, and a creative movement exploration. FryBread is food. FryBread is History. FryBread is Us.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/striketime-dance-performance-fry-bread-themes-part-1/
LOCATION:Hope College\, Dow Center\, Studio 207 168 E 13th Street Holland\, MI 49423
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211120T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211120T100000
DTSTAMP:20260611T162103
CREATED:20211001T001352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211008T202430Z
UID:1482-1637398800-1637402400@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Strike Time Dance Performance: Fry Bread Themes Part 2
DESCRIPTION:StrikeTime Dance Theatre will perform and present work inspired by the story Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story. Participants will learn about recipes and traditions through the lens of dance and the creative process. There will be a live performance\, video presentation\, and a creative movement exploration. FryBread is food. FryBread is History. FryBread is Us.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/strike-time-dance-performance-fry-bread-themes-part-2/
LOCATION:Hope College\, Dow Center\, Studio 207 168 E 13th Street Holland\, MI 49423
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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