Monthly Archives: January 2017

Coming Attractions: January 24, 2017

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Week 3

January 24, 2017

1:00

The New Gibbes Museum

Our speaker today, Angela Mack, is executive director and chief curator for the Gibbes Museum of Art, which has undergone a $14M building renovation and opened to the public on May 28th.  Angela will share with us insights about its past, its present and its future.

 

2:30

Lake Superior and the Wolves of Isle Royale

Due to its isolation, Isle Royale is the least visited National Park.  It lies in the heart of the largest fresh water lake in the world, Lake Superior.  It is home to the longest, continuous, predator prey research program that’s just celebrated its 50th year. Wendy Fish, our presenter, is a member of CCR and a native Minnesotan who has been fascinated with wolves and the research project related to them.   This has led her to create a PowerPoint presentation utilizing the data collected and setting it to music.

 

 

Coming Attractions: January 17, 2017

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Week 2

January 17, 2017

1:00

Mount Pleasant On The Move

Mount Pleasant Mayor Linda Page will join us to discuss her city, Mount Pleasant, and to talk about the role of women in politics.

 

2:30

Independent Book Sellers

Jonathan Sanchez, owner of Blue Bicycle Books, will discuss his history with Blue Bicycle Books, and the ways the store has adapted to thrive in recent years. He will discuss the origins of YALLFest, and how it grew into the nation’s top young adult book festival, plus the work his staff does with young people and writing. Blue Bicycle Books has also found a way to express its own identity and brand, both through selling thousand-dollar rare books, to creative events, to finding more and more growth in new books in a time when print is supposedly dead.