Kick off Albion's 2018 Big Read at Holland Park/West Ward with live music, circus performers, food vendors, community organizations, and more! Our annual PARADE will begin at City Hall at 1:00 PM and head west for Holland Park. It's FREE and open to ALL!
Albion’s Big Read Leaders are middle school and high school students who have been training to lead book discussions. Join the Big Read at Stirling Books and Brew for a Youth-led Book Discussion hosted by the Albion District Library and Stirling Books and Brew. It’s free, and ALL are welcome! This is the one of SEVEN Youth-led Book Discussions! Big ...
Ilyasah Shabazz is the co-author of Albion's 2018 Big Read book, and the daughter of Malcolm X. This event is the inaugural Big Read lecture. The event will include a reading and public interview as well as performances by a number of local artists. The event is FREE and open to ALL!
Albion’s Big Read Leaders are middle school and high school students who have been training to lead book discussions. Join us at Schuler Arts Activity Center (1201 Maple St.) from 3:00 - 4:15 PM for a Youth-led Book Discussion hosted by Schuler Arts Activity Center. It’s free to come, and ALL are welcome! This is the one of SEVEN Youth-led ...
Albion’s Big Read Leaders are middle school and high school students who have been training to lead book discussions. Join us at the Ludington Center (101 N Superior St.) from 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM for a Youth-led Book Discussion hosted by Albion’s Sister City Committee. It’s free, and ALL are welcome! This is the one of SEVEN Youth-led Book ...
Albion’s Big Read Leaders are middle school and high school students who have been training to lead book discussions. Join us at the First Presbyterian Church (305 E Porter St.) from 2:00 - 3:15 PM for a Youth-led Book Discussion hosted by the local chapter of the Association American University Women. It’s free, and ALL are welcome! This is the ...
Albion’s Big Read Leaders are middle school and high school students who have been training to lead book discussions. Join us at the Ludington Center (101 N Superior St.) from 6:00 - 7:15 PM for a Youth-led Book Discussion hosted by Albion Branch NAACP and the Marshall Young Professionals. It’s free, and ALL are welcome! This is the one of ...
Come celebrate the amazing work of the 2018 Big Read leaders and hear from novelist Kekla Magoon, an NAACP Image Award winner and co-author of this year’s Big Read book, X: a Novel. Ms. Magoon will be talking about the power and beauty of literature and young people. This event is FREE and open to ALL!
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 ...
Historian Daniel J. Clark will give a lecture entitled "Detroit Autoworkers & the Elusive Postwar Boom."
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."
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
Come watch this amazing film with the Big Read Family! Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MM8OkVT0hw
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.
