Michilimackinac Fire at Night
Colonial Michilimackinac Mackinaw CityThis will be one of the coolest things you see all summer. Experience the power of Michilimackinac’s weapons at night. Gates open at 9:00 p.m. Rifle firing will start at dusk; cannon firing will be after dark. This is a free event; donations welcome. (always July 3)
Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Playwrights Heron Kennedy and Jessie Lillis
Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac IslandFor their public presentation, Heron Kennedy and Jessie Lillis will present their research on the island, as well as excerpts from an adapted script of The Tempest. By this point in the residency, they will have chosen a location for the performance, and will be well-underway with adapting the script, so they will be able […]
Artist-in-Residence Workshop with Author and Journalist Amy Haimerl
Station 256 Conference Room Above the MISP Visitor's Center, Mackinac IslandAmy Haimerl will host a workshop that is a mix of presentation and "Ask Me Anything" about how media works. Haimerl will present a warp speed history of media, from cave walls to TikTok. Then the group will discuss how changes in distribution have detached media from community and how those changes impact newspapers and […]
