Community Calendar

Have you ever wanted to step inside one of the world's finest early American history libraries?

Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the William L. Clements Library! Learn about the history and collections during a short presentation and experience the thrill of interacting with primary source materials. The tour then proceeds to the Avenir Foundatiuon Room with its beautiful Albert Kahn architecture where you will view Benjamin West's iconic painting "Death of General Wolfe," a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed British General Thomas Gage's papers, and the current exhibit, "An Ungentle Art: Pat Oliphant and the American Tradition of Political Satire."

Claim your spot and register at: https://myumi.ch/x7WZ2

Local, historical, and material records combine in an exploration of the lives of lighthouse keepers in the Great Lakes.

The Garrity family had a long and illustrious career within the lighthouse service throughout the Great Lakes, but the majority of their service was spent at the Old and New Presque Isle Lighthouses and the Presque Isle Range Light.

Join sanctuary Education and Outreach Specialist, Sophie Stuart, as she discusses her thesis research on the Garrity family and their time at the Presque Isle Lighthouses.

At this lecture you will learn about the daily life of a lighthouse keeper and some fascinating local maritime history as we examine artifacts recovered from the New Presque Isle Lighthouse and connect them to the families who lived there.

Join us for an evening of immersive history, local connection, and appreciation for this incredible family and their service to the safety of ships on the Great Lakes throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

20th Anniversary Celebration

Napoleon Dynamite makes us laugh - and laugh hard - over and over again.

This unique evening includes a full screening of Napoleon Dynamite followed by a lively, freewheeling, discussion with fan-favorite cast members; Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), Jon Gries (Uncle Rico) and Efren Ramirez (Pedro).

The live show – perfect for the whole family – is a wild and hysterical blend of Q&A, comedy improv, game show, and party – with plenty of audience participation. Come join the fun and help celebrate this wonderful movie classic!

Dr. Denis Mukwege is a world-renowned gynecologist, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2018) from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Having established the Panzi Hospital in 1999 as a clinic for gynecological and obstetric care Dr. Mukwege realized that medical services alone could not end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. Dr. Mukwege and his staff at Panzi hospital in Bukavu have treated more than 80,000 women and girls, provided mental health support and helped break the stigma around survivors of rape.

In his efforts to bring the topic to the attention of the UN and other international organizations, to increase protection for women, and to advocate that those responsible for sexual violence be brought to justice, he has become a leading activist for human rights and gender equality.

The Panzi Foundation is also launching a new campaign focused on critical minerals and the role of responsible business in the peace process in DRC.

He will address the progress, or lack of progress, in the fight against sexual violence in DRC and around the world.

We see you. As a healthcare worker, you are caring for patients, coping in difficult work situations, and dealing with anxiety yourself. You need support too.
Join our NEW monthly peer-support group offered by the Anxiety Resource Center. Find a safe place to share & discuss what it’s like to be a healthcare worker, find ways to cope in stressful situations, improve your quality of life at work and home, & discover ways to avoid burnout.

Dates & Times: Find a group that works in your schedule! Virtual sessions are offered on the 2nd Thursday of the month:
September 12th, 5:30 p.m.
October 10th, 7 p.m.
November 14th, 5:30 p.m.
December 12th, 7 p.m.

Registration: Visit https://anxietyresourcecenter.org/services/support-groups/
Scroll down & select from the “Zoom from Anywhere” virtual category.

Cost: This is a self-pay support group. The price of each session is $7.50. Participants may be able to use their health care flexible spending or health care spending accounts to pay for each session.

Have you ever wanted to step inside one of the world's finest early American history libraries?

Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the William L. Clements Library! Learn about the history and collections during a short presentation and experience the thrill of interacting with primary source materials. The tour then proceeds to the Avenir Foundation Room with its beautiful Albert Kahn architecture where you will view Benjamin West's iconic painting "Death of General Wolfe," a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed British General Thomas Gage's papers, and the current exhibit, "An Ungentle Art: Pat Oliphant and the American Tradition of Political Satire."

Claim your spot and register at: https://myumi.ch/x7WZ2

Contrary to popular belief, prison for profit originated in the North, not the South, long before the Civil War and the passage of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution (which outlawed involuntary servitude "except as a punishment for crime"). Robin Bernstein's latest book, Freeman's Challenge: The Murder that Shook America's Original Prison for Profit, exposes the true origins of profit-driven incarceration through the heartbreaking story of William Freeman, an Afro-Native teenager who challenged the system at its source. Bernstein will be joined in conversation by Professor LaKisha Simmons.

Greg Gutfeld brings his live show to Van Andel Arena on June 7, 2025 at 7:00PM.

Greg Gutfeld has been called “outrageous and outspoken,” neither of which he denies. With special guest Tom Shillue.

A libertarian, political satirist, humorist, magazine editor, Author and Blogger, he is perhaps best known as the Late Night Host of the #1 hit show “GUTFELD!” on the Fox News Channel where he parodies current events and converses on key issues with his trademark humor. He is also co-host of the #1 daily hit show “The Five” and as the former host of the legendary Fox News Channel programs “The Greg Gutfeld Show” and “Red Eye”.

The Weekly Standard calls him “the most dangerous man on television.” According to the magazine, unlike other media darlings, “Gutfeld’s stuff actually is subversive, a stink bomb hurled into every faculty lounge, mainstream newsroom, movie studio, and nonprofit boardroom in America.”

Prior to joining Fox, Gutfeld was a staff writer at Prevention and editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine. He later became editor-in-chief of Stuff and Maxim magazine in the U.K. He was also a contributor to the Huffington Post, where he became legendary for his “inspired, lunatic ridicule of his leftwing fellow Huffers.” He’s been published in countless magazines, has appeared in too many profiles to mention, and was only fingerprinted once.

In his free time Greg writes for his own community website, The Gutter where he covers every lifestyle topic imaginable with his unique comedic conservative-libertarian perspective.

He is the author of ten books, among them, six New York Times Best Sellers, The Joy of Hate, Not Cool, How to be Right, The Gutfeld Monologues,The Plus: Self-Help for People Who Hate Self-Help and his most recent The King of Late Night.

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 1st at 10:00AM. *Please note the box office will not be open for this on sale.