May 19 Monday
From fishing and heavy industry to recreational waterfronts and new technology, a dizzying array of interest groups are using – and sometimes abusing – our biggest economic asset.
How does water use, access, preservation and pollution shape our region’s economic outlook, and what lessons can we learn from the past to ensure a thriving blue economy in the future?
Join Michigan Public’s Environment Reporter Lester Graham and a panel of experts, for this fast paced discussion about The Blue Economy.
Jun 04 Wednesday
Issues & Ale: It's Just Politics - Changing Legislative Power in LansingLansing Brewing Company - LansingWednesday, June 4, 2025, 7:00 PMIn person and online
Divided government is back in Lansing. How are lawmakers at the state Capitol working in a bipartisan way to get things done?
Join Michigan Public’s It's Just Politics team of Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta as they return to Lansing Brewing Company in Lansing for our next Issues & Ale. They'll speak with a bipartisan panel of lawmakers and take your questions about Michigan politics.
Admission is free, but space is limited, so advance registration is needed. You can attend in person or watch it online.
May 20 Tuesday
Witness an extraordinary exhibition curated by renowned Detroit-based artist Tyree Guyton, whose work has transformed the art world and inspired communities for over 40 years. Tyree Guyton is best known for his iconic Heidelberg Project, which has turned discarded objects into powerful symbols of community, resilience, and hope.
“Armed with a paintbrush, a broom, and neighborhood children, Guyton and Grandpa began by cleaning up vacant lots on Heidelberg Street”.
Thank you to the Charles Aymond Foundation and Arlo Steel for sponsoring 40 Years in the Hood: Detroit’s Heidelberg Project. THANK YOU to The Heidelberg Project for making this exhibit accessible to Jackson’s youth, neighborhoods, and surrounding communities.
Ella Sharp Museum admission rates are WAIVED from May 10th to October 25th!
The William L. Clements Library is pleased to announce a forthcoming exhibition in recognition of the 250th Anniversary of the military hostilities that began the American Revolutionary War. The Battles of Lexington and Concord are firmly established in American memory as the culmination of a range of governmental, political, economic, and social tensions that amplified in the decade leading up to 1775. In this exhibit, visitors will have the opportunity to see original historical manuscript letters, documents, newspapers, and artwork that reveal aspects of the bloody work of Empire and individual alike in April 1775.
Among the items on display will be Commander in Chief of the British Army, General Thomas Gage's draft orders for the Concord Expedition, April 18, 1775; a bundle of letters collected by former Sons of Liberty supporter Dr. Benjamin Church, which he secretly turned over to British Army intelligence; letters by Silas Deane, John Hancock, and Rachel Revere; and much more.
Open weekdays from 12-4 pm.
Yourist Studio Gallery is celebrating the first birthday of its soda kiln with a display in its gallery of soda-fired pots from the first eight firings of the kiln.
Display hours:
May 7 through 24 Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 12:00-6:00 pm Sundays, 4:00-8:00 pm
The display features pieces made by students, teachers, and community members. The unpredictability of the soda and flame not only made for some beautifully dramatic results, but also some lovely subtle ones
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