July 8, 2018
Book Release to Benefit Nokomis Learning Center
July 8, 2018
Noon-1 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing, 5509 S. Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing MI
Everyone is welcome to come and learn more about Michigan's history, Anishinaabe peoples, traditional foods, and local literary community! Local author Barb Barton will sign and sell copies of her books, and all proceeds will benefit the Nokomis Learning Center. At noon, we will gather in the Augusta Jane Chapin Room for a presentation about the Nokomis Center followed by book readings and signings. We will be joined by local bookseller Everybody Reads, Books and Stuff.
Barbara Stoddard, who is recording the audiobook version of Barton's collection of autobiographical short stories, will read selected chapters from The Amazing Adventures of a Midwestern Girl. Barton will also discuss her nonfiction work, Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan (MSU Press). Both books will be available for sale at the event. Light refreshments will be served. Free admission
July 11, 2018
Conservation Stewards Program
Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan
Matthaei Botanical Gardens Auditorium, 800 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI
6:00-8:00 p.m.
free admission
Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan is the first book of its kind to bring forward the rich tradition of wild rice in Michigan and its importance to the Anishinaabek people who live here, focusing on the history, culture, biology, economics, and spirituality surrounding this sacred plant. Barb Barton will discuss the historic wild rice beds that once existed in Michigan, why many disappeared, and the efforts of tribal and nontribal people to restore and protect Manoomin across the landscape. Book sale/signing to follow. This talk is sponsored by the Michigan Conservation Stewards Program, in collaboration with The Stewardship Network.
August 19, 2018
Edwardsburg Area Historical Museum
28616 US 12, Edwardsburg, Michigan.
3:00 pm
Edwardsburg High School class of 1976 graduate Barb Barton comes home to present "The Amazing Adventures of a Midwestern Girl" and "Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan". Books will be available for sale at the event.
Book Release to Benefit Nokomis Learning Center
July 8, 2018
Noon-1 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing, 5509 S. Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing MI
Everyone is welcome to come and learn more about Michigan's history, Anishinaabe peoples, traditional foods, and local literary community! Local author Barb Barton will sign and sell copies of her books, and all proceeds will benefit the Nokomis Learning Center. At noon, we will gather in the Augusta Jane Chapin Room for a presentation about the Nokomis Center followed by book readings and signings. We will be joined by local bookseller Everybody Reads, Books and Stuff.
Barbara Stoddard, who is recording the audiobook version of Barton's collection of autobiographical short stories, will read selected chapters from The Amazing Adventures of a Midwestern Girl. Barton will also discuss her nonfiction work, Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan (MSU Press). Both books will be available for sale at the event. Light refreshments will be served. Free admission
July 11, 2018
Conservation Stewards Program
Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan
Matthaei Botanical Gardens Auditorium, 800 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI
6:00-8:00 p.m.
free admission
Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan is the first book of its kind to bring forward the rich tradition of wild rice in Michigan and its importance to the Anishinaabek people who live here, focusing on the history, culture, biology, economics, and spirituality surrounding this sacred plant. Barb Barton will discuss the historic wild rice beds that once existed in Michigan, why many disappeared, and the efforts of tribal and nontribal people to restore and protect Manoomin across the landscape. Book sale/signing to follow. This talk is sponsored by the Michigan Conservation Stewards Program, in collaboration with The Stewardship Network.
August 19, 2018
Edwardsburg Area Historical Museum
28616 US 12, Edwardsburg, Michigan.
3:00 pm
Edwardsburg High School class of 1976 graduate Barb Barton comes home to present "The Amazing Adventures of a Midwestern Girl" and "Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan". Books will be available for sale at the event.