In partnership with the NEA Big Read Lakeshore, join our friends at Cultureworks to celebrate the biodiversity of the Galápagos Islands and look at ocean conservation and preservation in the...
Adventure to the Galápagos with Striketime Dance Company as Valentina guides Adela through the Islands. Valentina and Adela learn more about the unique creatures of the Galápagos islands and the...
Join Herrick District Library for an intimate conversation with Skip Finley, author of Whaling Captains of Color: America’s First Meritocracy. Whaling was the first American industry to diversify, and a...
We are thrilled to announce Kwame Alexander will virtually visit Hope College as a result of a collaborative effort of several Hope organizations: NEA Big Read Lakeshore, Black Student Union,...
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...
Inspired by this year’s Little Read book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, Herrick District Library is creating a cookbook composed of recipes and stories...
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...
Stop by your local library to enter a Big Read Lakeshore book raffle! Allegan Library Allendale Township Library Fennville District Library Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville Georgetown Township Public...
Visit the SCA to see graphic design work of Ontario based Anishinaabe artist Mariah Meawasige from October 15 - December 22. See for more information about the Saugatuck Center for...
Join Dr. Fred Johnson III, associate professor of history at Hope College, as he gives a video lecture about the history of Native Americans and their interactions with early colonists....
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...
After reading and reflecting on Joy Harjo’s journey through verse, Big Read participants will have the opportunity to share their own triumph and tragedy. Voices through Verse, an interactive community...
