Writers Live

Pre-release event with Elmore & Peter Leonard
Thursday, January 19 at 7 p.m.

Meet authors, Peter and Elmore Leonard, as both discuss their new novels.  Peter's new novel is entitled, Voices of the Dead and Elmore's new novel, Raylan, is the latest adventure of dedicated U.S. Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens, star of several novels and the hit television series “Justified”.  Pre-order with Book Beat at 248-968-1190.

 

Jane Cameron Endowment Fund Lecture
Punching Out: One Year in a Closing Detroit Auto Plant by Paul Clemens
Wednesday, Febuary 1 at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome

Detroit-born author, Paul Clemens, will be speaking about his recent book, Punching Out: One Year in a Closing Detroit Auto Plant. The Budd Company auto-parts plant closed in 2006, one casualty of the decline in manufacturing in our area. You will have a new understanding of Detroit, “world capital of closed auto plants”. “Pre-order with Book Beat at 248-968-1190.

Other Featured Programs

 

Finding Timbuktu: Ancient African Kingdoms and the World
Sunday, January 22 at 2 p.m.

Dr. Jennifer Hart, Assistant Professor of History at Wayne State University will present on the history and influence of the ancient empires of Africa. Join us for a fascinating discussion of this often forgotten part of history.

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Friends of the Birmingham Historical Museum & Park Lecture Series Presents Jacobson's: Miss It So!
Tuesday, January 24 at 7 p.m.

Join department store historian Bruce Allen Kopytek as he discusses his book on Jacobson’s, a beloved Michigan institution for well over one hundred years. The brainchild of a retail genius, this deluxe specialty store gave customers a peerless social, shopping and dining destination.

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Winter Music Concert with the Beaumont String Quartet
Sunday, February 5 at 2 p.m.

The Beaumont Quartet returns with Priscilla Johnson and Judith Teasdie on violin, Susan Schreiber on viola, and Stefan Koch on cello. Join us for a one-hour concert that will include the Shostakovich Quartet #6.

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African Art at the DIA
Sunday, February 19 at 2 p.m.
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Detroit Institute of Art speaker Margaret Prizer will present an in-depth look at the rich history of African art. Visual examples of the extensive collection of African art at the DIA will be featured. 

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