NEA Big Read Lakeshore

Little Read Author Event with Kevin Noble Maillard: Behind the Scenes of Picture Book Making
2021-11-12 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Detroit) | virtual
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.

Reading of An American Sunrise
2021-11-11 19:00 - 20:00 | The Bookman 715 Washington Ave, Grand Haven, MI 49417
Join Jack Ridl, Alison Swan, Teressa Scollon, and Marcia Kennedy as they read excerpts from An American Sunrise, discuss the significance, and read some of their own poetry.

Fry Bread with Creative Dining Services
2021-11-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Phelps Dining Hall 264 Columbia Ave Holland, MI 49423
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.

From Wilder's Little House on the Prairie to Harjo's American Sunrise: Words Matter with Dr. Debbie Reese
2021-11-10 17:30 - 18:30
Joy Harjo writes that in 1830 with “the American soldiers at our backs,” her people left their homelands for Indian Territory. Thirty-nine years later, Charles Ingalls took his family — including his two-year-old daughter, Laura — from their cabin in Wisconsin to Indian Territory. In this lecture, Dr. Debbie Reese talks about the works of these two women and ask that we consider how their words shape what readers know about the place called America and the people that call it home.

Freedom Village Book Discussion
2021-11-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Frauenthal Center, 425 W Western Ave STE 200, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Professor Moreau and his students will be leading this book discussion for Freedom Village residents. This is a private event.

Fry Bread Storytime
2021-11-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-11-10 09:00 - 10:00 | Howard Miller Public Library 14 S Church St, Zeeland, MI 49464
Join our friends at Howard Miller in a Little Read storytime!

NEA Big Read Book Group: An American Sunrise
2021-11-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Allegan District Library, 331 Hubbard St, Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
We’re excited for the return of the Allegan District Library Book Club. Join us for great books, great conversation and a great time! No registration required.

An American Sunrise Book Discussion and Gallery Walk
2021-11-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Kruizenga Art Museum 271 Columbia Ave, Holland, MI 49423
Attend a Big Read book discussion and gallery talk of the Big Read Lakeshore mini-exhibit of the commercialization of Native American art during the 20th century and how that process impacted Native American culture. The book discussion will be led by Big Read Lakeshore team members and Hope College students, Nancy Gately and Brooke Carbaugh. The gallery talk will be led by Charles Mason, Kruizenga Art Museum curator.

RESCHEDULED: Kick-off Author Event with Joy Harjo
2021-11-08 19:00 - 20:00
Join us virtually for a conversation with US Poet Laureate and our 2021 Big Read author, Joy Harjo. The event link for virtual viewers will be sent after registration. The event link will be sent to you after registration.

Author Event with Angeline Boulley (Firekeeper's Daughter)
2021-11-08 18:00 - 19:00 | virtual
Join us for a special evening with #1 New York Times Bestseller, Angeline Boulley, author of Firekeeper’s Daughter, a book NPR says is “[An] absolute powerhouse of a debut.” Firekeeper’s Daughter is a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community and takes place in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan, but her home will always be on Sugar Island. Firekeeper’s Daughter is her debut novel. Registration is required. Please visit Herrick District Library’s website for more information.

Big Read Take & Make: Blackout Poetry
2021-11-08 07:00 - 2021-11-13 07:00 | Herrick District Library 300 S River Ave, Holland, MI 49423
Join the Herrick District Library for a Big Read Take & Make: Blackout Poetry. This event is designed for adults. You can find the kits for the Blackout Poetry at the Big Read display at the Herrick District Library Main Library and North Branch starting November 8.
The kits are first come first served, while supplies last and instruction can be found inside the kit or at the Herrick District Library Website. For more information please visit https://herrickdl.bibliocommons.com/events/61169e2ccd0f1c2f00925afa

StoryWalk® at Central Park: Fry Bread: a Native American Family Story
2021-11-07 - 2021-11-14 | 421 Columbus Ave Grand Haven, MI 49417, 421 Columbus Ave, Grand Haven, MI, 49417, United States
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.

Teen Open Mic Night
2021-11-05 17:00 - 18:00 | Allegan District Library, Teen Area, 331 Hubbard Street, Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
Let your voice be heard and your creativity shine at our open mic for teens and tweens. Share short stories, poems, songs, or even jokes, or cheer on your friends from the audience. All content must be appropriate for a general audience. Need some new materials before the performance? Check out the Teen Area throughout October for inspiration from the NEA Big Read Lakeshore’s 2021 book, An American Sunrise. Refreshments and good vibes will be provided at the event. Registration required.

StrikeTime Dance Theatre's "Dancing Through the Pages" series of Fry Bread
2021-11-05 07:00 - 07:30
Join StrikeTime Dance Theatre’s “Dancing Through the Pages” series of Fry Bread. There are two episodes, along with a bonus performance.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.
Bonus 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

Hope College's Rosebud Reservation Cross-Cultural Experience Event
2021-11-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Winants Auditorium, Graves Hall, Hope College, 263 College Avenue, Holland, MI, 49423, United States
For 29 years, Professor Susan Cherup has spent time with Hope College students at the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. Join this panel discussion and learn more about what students take away from this May Term and how they grow from this experience.

HASP Book Discussion: An American Sunrise
2021-11-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Hope College
Members of HASP are invited to join a book discussion of An American Sunrise led by Amy Henrickson and Jane Lindemuth. Registration is required.

Class with Potawatomi Ceramicist Jason Wesaw Class 2
2021-11-04 09:00 - 14:00 | Outdoor Discovery Center 5675 142nd Ave. Holland, MI 49423
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

"The Indian Removal Act Was No Anomaly": Lecture by Dr. Sean O'Neill
2021-11-03 18:00 - 19:00 | virtual
Professor of History at Grand Valley State University Sean O’Neill will give a virtual presentation titled “The Indian Removal Act was no Anomaly”. His presentation will discuss the roots of Indigenous removal, Andrew Jackson and the supporters of the removal, resistance, and effects of removal. It can be viewed on the Spring Lake District Facebook page and there will be a time for questions and answers.
A link to the Facebook page can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/SpringLakeDistrictLibrary

Michigan's Indigenous People during the Woodland Era
2021-11-03 16:30 | Outdoor Discovery Center 5675 142nd Ave. Holland, MI 49423
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.
Registration required. Please dress for the weather – much of this program will be outdoors.
Fee: $8 per person
Program location: 5675 142nd Ave. Holland, MI (Down the street from the ODC main entrance)
Here is the registration link – https://outdoordiscovery.doubleknot.com/event/michigans-indigenous-peoples/2830761

Little Read Book Group: Fry Bread
2021-11-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Allegan District Library, 331 Hubbard St, Allegan, MI, 49010, United States
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.

Author Event with Storyteller and Poet, Lydia Whirlwind Soldier
2021-11-02 18:00 - 19:00
Lydia Whirlwind Soldier will first share stories from her book, Memory Songs. In the Lakota language, there is no word for “poems,” so Lydia Whirlwind Soldier shares her stories as memory songs. Following the stories, she will read sections from her book. This video of Lydia sharing her stories will be posted within the next few weeks.

Poetry Event with Jack Ridl: Another Way to Look at Poetry
2021-11-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Hope College Maas Auditorium 264 Columbia Ave Holland, MI 49423
For those of you who love poetry and those of you who think you don’t, join our poet-in-residence, Jack Ridl, as he takes us inside poems and poetry to help all of us experience poetry in new and exciting ways.
For more information about Jack Ridl visit: https://ridl.wordpress.com/

The Old Wing Mission by Hope Student Michael Bonagura
2021-10-30 - 2021-11-20 | MI
In this video, Hope College student, Michael Bonagura, shares his research through the Joint Archives of Holland. This research provides context about Native American history in western Michigan and the Old Wing Mission. The Old Wing Mission moved to the Holland, Michigan area and aimed to make nomads into settled farmers before selling their land to Albertus Van Raalte. Watch this short video to learn more!

KAM Armstrong Artist Lecture Event with Kelly Church
2021-10-28 15:30 - 16:30 | Hemenway Auditorium at Hope College 257 Columbia Ave, Holland, MI 49423
Native American artist Kelly Church will discuss the history and cultural importance of Black Ash basketry among the Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes region, and how that cultural tradition is threatened by an invasive insect species and other environmental forces. Kelly is a 5th-generation Anishinaabe basket maker. The artist talk is taking place in conjunction with the Kruizenga Art Museum’s 2021 NEA Big Read Lakeshore focus exhibition Native American Art: Recent Acquisitions from the Kruizenga Museum Collection.

Author Event with Kent Nerburn (Neither Wolf Nor Dog)
2021-10-26 18:00 - 19:00
Join us virtually as Kent Nerbum, author of Neither Wolf Nor Dog, shares his reflections on writing the book and spending time on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The event link will be sent to you after registration.

Kent Nerburn: Q and A with Hope College students
2021-10-26 12:00 - 13:00
Kent Nerburn will virtually visit Professor John Yelding’s class to discuss themes in his book, Neither Wold Nor Dog. This private event allows students to ask questions and engage with Nerburn as he describes his experiences on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Joy Harjo - Creative Writing Class Visit
2021-10-25 14:00 - 15:00
At this Q and A event for Hope College English majors, Joy Harjo will answer questions focused on craft and the writer’s life. This is a private event is for creative writing students at Hope College.

Big Read Author Q and A Event with Joy Harjo for Local Students
2021-10-25 09:00 - 10:00
In this event for area students, Hope College professor emeritus and poet, Jack Ridl, will have a conversation with Joy Harjo about her poems. She will read some poems and play some tracks from her new album, I Pray For My Enemies. The event link will be sent to you after registration.

Book of the Month Virtual Book Discussion: An American Sunrise
2021-10-24 - 2021-11-30 | Howard Miller Public Library 14 S Church St, Zeeland, MI 49464
We have a separate “Book of the Month” Facebook page in which we feature a different book and invite community members to join in the conversation via the FB page.
