Good afternoon from Michigan Humanities! We are excited for Great Michigan Read<https://www.michiganhumanities.org/great-michigan-read/> author Curtis Chin to arrive in Michigan next week and hope to see you all at an event. I've attached a poster that highlights the four stops on the April leg of our Great Michigan Read author tour. Curtis will return in May for additional tour events. Here are the event details and pre-registration information: * Lansing-Sunday, April 12 at 1 p.m.: Riverwalk Theatre (228 Museum Dr.) Co-hosted by the Capital City Film Festival, Capital Area District Libraries and Michigan State University Libraries. Space is limited; registration recommended. Event page<https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/event/curtis-from-detroit-an-afternoon-with-curtis-chin> | Facebook event<https://www.facebook.com/share/1FE7R4SGHn/> * Muskegon-Monday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m.: The Corner (280 W. Muskegon Ave.) Co-hosted by Muskegon Area District Library and Muskegon Community College. Registration is required. Event page<https://muskegonadl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/696568a791e4576f847c2ba6> | Facebook event<https://www.facebook.com/share/18RQVeDeou/> * Flint-Wednesday, April 15 at 6 p.m.: Gloria Coles Flint Public Library, C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room (1026 E. Kearsley St.) Co-hosted by Gloria Coles Flint Public Library. Event page<https://www.fpl.info/event/great-michigan-read-author-visit-curtis-chin-26323> | Facebook event<https://www.facebook.com/share/18YAqB9Xnd/> * Port Huron-Thursday, April 16 at 6 p.m.: Don Dodge Auditorium (200 Grand River Ave.) Co-hosted by St. Clair County Library System, Blue Water Allies and St. Clair County Community College. Registration is required. Event page<https://stclaircountylibrary.org/events/List/Great-MI-Read-Tour-with-Curtis-Chin> Below I've included links to the upcoming series of independent community events hosted by GMR partners and/or supported by GMR Action Grant funding. * Battle Creek-Thursday, April 9 at 1 p.m.: Kellogg Community College, Binda Performing Arts Center<https://kellogg.edu/events/author-visit-curtis-chin/> * Grand Rapids-Saturday, April 11 at 3 p.m.: Kent District Library, Kentwood Branch<https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/events/69932710b0595799c09d443c> * Alma-Tuesday, April 14 at 1 p.m.: Ballyhoo Books<https://www.ballyhoobooks.com/events-166726-399307.html> * University Center-Wednesday, April 15 at 12 p.m.: Delta College, Lecture Theater (G160)<https://www.delta.edu/calendar/index.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D1379617755> * Morenci-Saturday, April 18 at 1 p.m.: Stair District Library<https://www.stairlib.org/> * Ann Arbor-Saturday, April 18 at 7 p.m.: Cluster Museum<https://clustermuseum.org/events/michigangreatreadcurtischen> Please, help us spread the word about this incredible set of free, public events! The 2025-26 Great Michigan Read is presented by Michigan Humanities and supported by national, statewide and local partners, including the Library of Michigan and Michigan State University Federal Credit Union. Please let me know if you have any questions or are interested in becoming a Great Michigan Read partner. We have a limited number of books and materials remaining! Grant funding for partner programming is still available. Looking forward to seeing you at a Great Michigan Read event this month, Katie Katie Wittenauer (she/her) Director of Programs | kwittenauer@mihumanities.org<mailto:kwittenauer@mihumanities.org> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiewittenauer/> Connecting, Sharing, Growing [A blue and white badge with gold ribbon Description automatically generated] Michigan Humanities PO Box 91 Marshall, MI 49068 517-372-7770, ext. 294 Website<http://michiganhumanities.org/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MichiganHumanities> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/mihumanities/?hl=en> Mission: Bringing people together through stories, histories, cultures, and conversations.
