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

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. Free Days are for general admission only.

Free

A Night at the Opera with Ikpemesi Ogundare

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

We are excited to invite you to a unique and intimate experience in our taproom as we present A Night at the Opera. Ikpemesi Ogundare will be performing and speaking about 4 sets that she will perform during dinner on Thursday, October 24th. Ikpemesi is a Senior Vocal Performance Major at Albion College where she has been training in Opera ...

$10

Toddler Trick-or-Treat

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

This spooktacular FREE event is intended for children five and under (and older siblings) who are not quite ready to participate in nighttime Trick-or-Treating. Participants are invited to dress in costume and will be able to explore the exhibits and get treats at several locations around the museum. Visitors are welcome to stay and play in the museum after Toddler ...

Free

Big Read Celebration!

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

Come celebrate the amazing work of the 2019 Big Read leaders and hear from novelist Ibi Zoboi, two-time National Book Award finalist and author of this year’s Big Read book. Ms. Zoboi will be talking about the power and beauty of literature and young people.

Free

7th Annual Spooktacular

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

Come trick or treat at Albion College on Halloween night! Join us for an evening filled with cider, Halloween-inspired treats, lots of candy, and fun! Check-in will be at Baldwin Dining Hall. ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. Sponsored by Albion College Greek Life.

Free

Creative Kids – Felt Ball Wall Hanging

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

Create a festive felt ball wall hanging for the holidays or just for fun.   Class is appropriate for children ages five (5) and up with their caregiver.

$25.00

Tweens & Teens – Clay Creations

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

Students will explore texture using clay, found objects from nature and some human-made materials. They will discover how different materials can imprint textural impressions into a 5x5 square slab of clay which could function as a trivet or coaster or perhaps framed and hung on the wall. These will later be bisque fired and returned to the group for staining ...

$25.00

Adult Date Night – Potters Wheel

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

Become comfortable working with clay through simple handbuilding techniques and then unravel the mystery of making pottery by exploring basic techniques of working at the potter's wheel.  Your clay creations will be kiln-fired and available the following Saturday. Cost: $85.00 per couple Call 517-629-8293  to register

$85.00
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Open Studio

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

OPEN STUDIO is designed for artists who are somewhat familiar clay techniques and processes and simply need equipment and a place in which to work. Artists have access to the studio's clay tools and equipment and will assist in stacking and firing the kilns. 25 lbs. bags of clay can be purchased for $20 each. Morning Session 9:30-11:30 am | Afternoon Session  ...

$20
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Lyrics & Lunch

Foundry Bakehouse & Deli 400 S. Superior Street, Albion, MI, United States

Looking for good acoustic music, great food, and hot drinks? It’s never slim pickings at The Foundry! Join us on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for our Lyrics & Lunch series, now through the end of December! Johnny Cole Murdock is an Air Force veteran whose voice and guitar playing tells a story about his life through a ...

Free

Proper Villains Party with Railcar Graffiti

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

Listen up Villains! We are celebrating a year of mug club membership with a bash that's open to everyone! We will have a limited number of new mugs available for those ready to sign up for a life of villainy. Exclusive for this event we will have a limited supply of variations on our Proper Villains dry-hopped saison! If you ...

Free

Fall Princess Tea!

Stirling Books and Brew 119 North Superior St., Albion, MI, United States

Calling all young princesses! The princesses from Liberty Princess Company will be at Stirling Books & Brew for tea with all the young princesses from around the area. These wonderful princesses will meet with your youngsters for tea, snacks, and activities from 2-4 pm in the main seating area in Stirling. Suggested donation for each youngster is $5, which goes ...

Free

Veterans Day Community Recognition

Stirling Books and Brew 119 North Superior St., Albion, MI, United States

Invite your veteran family and friends to come out for a short program and some music at 6pm at Stirling Books & Brew honoring those who served in our United States of America armed forces. The American Legion Post 55 will have their traditional remembrance beginning at 10:45am at the Legion Post; please join them for this event, as well. ...

Free
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