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Albion College Union Board Season Kickoff Concert

Bohm Theatre 201 S. Superior St., Albion, MI, United States

Up-and-coming country/pop trio Oferle, along with Albion College's Euphonics and Divine dance group, bring an exciting opening to Albion's Festival of the Forks on Thursday, September 19. The free concert starts at 7 p.m. in the Bohm Theatre. Blurring the lines between country and pop, the brother-sister-cousin trio Oferle has attracted fans nationwide through streaming, radio play, and concert appearances ...

Free

Eggs & Issues

Kids 'N' Stuff Children's Museum 301 S. Superior ST., Albion, United States

Join us for the first Eggs & Issues of the 2019/2020 season! We'll be kicking off Festival of the Forks weekend with a lovely breakfast catered by Jesse Gray. Sponsored by: Oaklawn Hospital

$10.00

Forks 5k

Downtown Albion Albion, United States

Two branches of the Kalamazoo River coming together into one at the center of Albion and the river provides the perfect setting for Victory Park, one of Albion’s prized possessions.  The Forks 5K/10K coincides with Albion’s annual Festival of the Forks.  Don’t just run on Friday night and skip town, instead, stay and enjoy wonderful food and music all day ...

$30.00

Foundry Mile

Downtown Albion Albion, United States

“The Foundry Mile” is the first of its kind in Albion! We are feeling the need for speed and have found the perfect route that leads runners into town on a mostly downhill route. The finish line will be just outside Foundry Bakehouse and Deli at the corner of E. Erie and S. Superior Street. When registering all runners will ...

Free

Music Monday – Gregory Stovetop

Albion Malleable Brewing Company 420 S. Superior St., Albion, MI, United States

Gregory Stovetop - The Working Class Song Bird, Born and raised in Chelsea, Michigan and currently hailing from Upstate, New York, Stovetop has earned a devoted cult following that comes from the underground and is quickly making it's way up into the airwaves around the world. An electrified Earth Angel, radiating love and passion in an original singular world of ...

Free

Arizona Geographer Shares Story

Albion College Bobbitt Auditorium

Arizona Geographer Shares Story of Prosecution Following Humanitarian Work at Albion College An Arizona geographer, caught in the crossfire between federal law enforcement and humanitarian activity, shares his story with Albion on Wednesday, September 25. The presentation takes place at 4:15 p.m. in Albion College's Bobbitt Visual Arts Center. Scott Warren, a geographer at Arizona State University, was arrested in ...

Free

Kids ‘N’ Stuff Free Day

Kids 'N' Stuff Children's Museum 301 S. Superior ST., Albion, United States

On the 4th Thursday of every month, Kids 'N' Stuff offers free admission to all our guests.  We even extend our closing to 7pm so the fun can last even longer!  These days are made possible by local businesses and individuals.  Below is our schedule of free days for the year.  Free Days are for general admission only.

Free

Vietnamese-American Experiences – Public Lecture

Albion College Goodrich Chapel 111 N. Ingham St., Albion, MI, United States

Cartoonist Thi Bui will discuss her award-winning graphic memoir, "The Best We Could Do," which explores the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family. Bui's memoir chronicles her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves. This ...

Free

Vietnamese-American Experiences – Film Screening & Discussion

Albion College Bobbitt Auditorium

Albion Alumnus Alan Headbloom will screen the documentary "Newcomer Legacy: A Vietnamese-American Story," which weaves the stories of nine Vietnamese refugees and their arrival in West Michigan. Their resettlement includes acclimating to the area and overcoming racial, cultural, and linguistic barriers. Their quiet, noble rise to success is a tribute to the ongoing immigrant experiment that is the American story. ...

Free
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Albion College Theatre Department Presents “Intimate Apparel”

Albion College Black Box Theatre Albion, United States

Directed by Stephanie Henderson New York City, 1905. Esther is a lonely seamstress with extraordinary talent. Working out of a small room in a woman's boarding house, her skills are much in demand as she sews intimate apparel for clients ranging from wealthy 5th Avenue women to downtown sex workers. Written by Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage, Intimate Apparel is ...

$5

Albion’s Big Read Kickoff Parade

Holland Park / West Ward 100 North Albion St., Albion, United States

Albion's 2019 Big Read begins with a parade on W. Cass Str. from City Hall to Holland Park/West Ward, led by our 2019 Big Read Leaders. At Holland Park/West Ward, you will find live music, circus performers, food vendors, community organizations, and more! Come celebrate the beginning of a wonderful month!

Free

Albion College Music Department Faculty Recital

Albion College Goodrich Chapel 111 N. Ingham St., Albion, MI, United States

Come to the Music Department's first faculty recital of the year! The concert will feature Cole Anderson, Maureen Balke, Hakeem Davidson, Matthew Kay, and Nicholas Laban. Sunday, Sepember 29, 2019 at 4:00pm in Goodrich Chapel.

Free

Music Monday – Mark Lavengood

Albion Malleable Brewing Company 420 S. Superior St., Albion, MI, United States

Albion Malleable invites you to an evening with acclaimed bluegrass singer/songwriter Mark Lavengood. This is a special event with a true master of his craft - you won't want to miss it! Mark Lavengood is a walking, talking ray of sunshine. A talented multi-instrumentalist, Lavengood specializes in dobro & steel guitar. In 2012, Mark was named winner of the acclaimed ...

Free

Step Afrika

Washington Gardner Junior High School 401 E Michigan Ave, Albion, United States

Step Afrika is one of the top ten African-American dance companies in the United States. In an electrifying performance, they will blend percussive dance styles practiced by historically African-American fraternities and sororities, African traditional dance, and influences from a variety of other dance and art forms. Check them out at www.stepafrika.org. Albion's own 4H Creative and Expressive Arts will open ...

Free
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Blues at the Bohm

Bohm Theatre 201 S. Superior St., Albion, MI, United States

Blues at the Bohm. It's a blast! A new band every month - then the jam begins!! Great sound, great ambiance; musicians love playing for this audience.

$10.00

Coy James Lecture

Albion College Bobbitt Auditorium

Historian Daniel J. Clark will give a lecture entitled "Detroit Autoworkers & the Elusive Postwar Boom."

Free

Albion College Homecoming & Family Day

Albion College 100 N. Hannah Street, Albion, MI, United States

Join us on campus for One Weekend. One Albion. celebration! This will be the perfect opportunity to visit with your college student, meet other parents, reconnect with classmates, friends and former/current faculty or maybe experience Albion College for the first time. For more information about Homecoming, contact the Office of College Events at collegeevents@albion.edu or 517/629-1835.

Free

BRITx Talks and Ludington Center Open House Homecoming 2019!

Ludington Center 101 N. Superior Street, Albion, MI, United States

What can you do with a Liberal Arts Degree? Join us for BritX on Friday, October 4th in the Ludington Center from 2pm-3pm, and find out! BritX will feature four outstanding Albion alumni who will be sharing their stories of meaning and value in their personal and work lives. Fields of Interest Include: Education, Entrepreneurship, Sports, Business, Medical, Music, and ...

Free

Creative Kids – Creepy Clay Creatures

Schuler Arts Activity Center 1201 Maple Street, Albion, MI, United States

We will use clay to create some creepy Halloween creatures! Class is appropriate for children ages five (5) and up with their caregiver.

$25.00

Marilyn Crandell Schleg Memorial Lecture: Ben Blackwell

Albion College Bobbitt Auditorium

Co-founder and co-owner of Third Man Records, Ben Blackwell will give a lecture entitled "I Had No Idea What I Was Doing: Tales of Rock and Roll Archiving in the Modern Era."

Free

Big Read Film: Amazing Grace

Bohm Theatre 201 S. Superior St., Albion, MI, United States

Winner of the 2019 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary, this live concert film documents Aretha Franklin's transcendent recording of her 1972 album Amazing Grace. In it, she sings with the Southern California Community Choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkKOIQwTiKE

Free

Rock and Roll Spins Albion College’s Marilyn Crandell Schleg Memorial Lecture

Albion College Bobbitt Auditorium

Drummer, label founder and White Stripes archivist Ben Blackwell recounts "I Had No Idea What I Was Doing: Tales of Rock and Roll Archiving in the Modern Era", at the Marilyn Crandell Schleg Memorial Lecture on Thursday, October 10 at 7p.m. in Bobbitt Visual Arts Center. Blackwell is the co-founder and co-owner of Third Man Records along with his uncle, ...

Free
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Music Monday

Albion Malleable Brewing Company 420 S. Superior St., Albion, MI, United States

Albion Malleable Brewery invites you to enjoy an evening of live music to start the week. Every Monday we host interesting bands and solo musicians throughout the month, and on the first Monday of every month live music takes place at the historic Bohm Theatre for Blues at the Bohm!

Free

Big Read Film: The Hate U Give

Bohm Theatre 201 S. Superior St., Albion, MI, United States

Come watch this amazing film with the Big Read Family! Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MM8OkVT0hw

Free

Arts & Eats Tour

Downtown Albion Albion, United States

Arts and Eats is a free self-driving tour of rural regions in Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, and Van Buren counties and the surrounding rural region. Partner organizations collaborate to bring you quality experiences in art, local food, and agriculture in those little out-of-the-way places that beg to be discovered. We invite people to discover our rural areas, forests, and towns by ...

Free
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