Festival of the Forks
Downtown Albion Albion, United StatesAlbion's annual community celebration returns for its 53rd year. Food, music, games, animals, and more highlight the biggest party of the year in Albion.
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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 ...
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Music Monday – Gregory Stovetop
Albion Malleable Brewing Company 420 S. Superior St., Albion, MI, United StatesGregory 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 ...
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Arizona Geographer Shares Story
Albion College Bobbitt AuditoriumArizona 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 ...
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Kids ‘N’ Stuff Free Day
Kids 'N' Stuff Children's Museum 301 S. Superior ST., Albion, United StatesOn 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.
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Vietnamese-American Experiences – Public Lecture
Albion College Goodrich Chapel 111 N. Ingham St., Albion, MI, United StatesCartoonist 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 ...
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Vietnamese-American Experiences – Film Screening & Discussion
Albion College Bobbitt AuditoriumAlbion 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. ...
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Albion College Theatre Department Presents “Intimate Apparel”
Albion College Black Box Theatre Albion, United StatesDirected 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 ...
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Albion’s Big Read Kickoff Parade
Holland Park / West Ward 100 North Albion St., Albion, United StatesAlbion'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!
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Albion College Music Department Faculty Recital
Albion College Goodrich Chapel 111 N. Ingham St., Albion, MI, United StatesCome 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.
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