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Special HAL Attractions
Maple Syrup Day at Hartwick Pines, March 24, 2007 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hartwick Pines Logging Museum, Hartwick Pines State Park
Learn about the history of maple sugar making in North America as you help tap a maple tree and observe the boil-down process which converts maple sap into maple syrup. Of course, the day would not be complete without sampling this tasty Michigan product. | Local Lore - Girl Scout Workshop, March 17, 2007 Junior Girl Scouts can earn a badge. Preregistration required. At the Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Women Lighthouse Keepers—Future Historians Club, March 20 Be a history detective! This year's theme: "Great Lakes, Great Times"
If you love Michigan history, exploring museums, learning about other cultures, creating new adventures, Future Historians is for you! 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Michigan Historical Museum
| Martin Frost and the Curious Art of Fore-Edge Painting, March 23, 2007 Martin Frost will offer an illustrated lecture describing the genesis and progress of this little-known art form, supported by a display of painted books from his own collection. At the Library of Michigan, Lansing. Reception begins at 4:30 p.m. Illustrated lecture follows at 5:30 p.m. | Learning More at the Library of Michigan March 31, 2007 This free genealogy seminar is designed to introduce researchers to particular topics of interest and to highlight specific genealogy resources available at the Library of Michigan. |
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Find More Events at the Library of Michigan, Michigan Historical Center museums and historic sites, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Michigan Film Office and the Michigan Coucil for Arts and Cultural Affairs. |
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Arts Organization Spotlight
Adrian Symphony Orchestra Over the past twenty-six seasons, the orchestra has continued to increase the scope and variety of its presentations, which have included classical and pops concerts, chamber music, family discovery series and for ten seasons, fully staged opera. |
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Attractions Around the State
MICASE - Michigan Creative After School Experiences Search the MICASE database to find creative out-of-school-hours programs for children offered by museums, libraries, theaters, arts agencies, zoos, nature centers and others. Nonprofit program providers, add your information to the catalog. | • Festivals in Michigan Event listings from festivals.com. | • Calendar of Library Events Around the State At your hometown library and around the state. | • Michigan's Upper Peninsula Calendar of Events Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association calendar lists events by the month. | • Key Ingredients Michigan Foodways-Chelsea District Library May 25-July 8, 2007--The Chelsea District Library, anchored in the town's hip and trendy business district, serves as Michigan's first host site to Key Ingredients Michigan Foodways. It's an energizing place to kickoff the statewide tour, considering its 200-year history of milling flour, its entertainment offerings, and its picturesque downtown. | • Key Ingredients Michigan Foodways-Keweenaw Heritage Center, Calumet July 13-Aug. 26, 2007--"I think this is a great opportunity to bring a prominent exhibit to
Calumet," stated Kim Hoagland of the Keweenaw Heritage Center. "The
Copper Country already has a strong interest in traditional foods, such
as the pasty, and we hope that this exhibit will generate a lot of
excitement about our heritage." |
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Additional Resources
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Timely Virtual Visits
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