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Events:
Opening Reception
"Legacy: An Artist and Her Students"
Sunday, April 6, 2008
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Enjoy
wine and punch, cheese, crackers, and cookies as you view this unique
exhibit juxtaposing the drawings of artist/educator Shirley Hazlett with
those of her middle school students from Lansing's Pleasant View Magnet
School.
Friends Annual
Meeting
Saturday April 26, 2008
4:00 p.m.
All
Friends of the Michigan Women's Historical Center are invited to attend
this annual meeting to elect board members, discuss plans for the coming
year, and listen to speaker Zhenyu Li--a journalism student at Michigan
State University--discuss the status of women in China.
"Funny Gals" Comedy
Show at Lansing's Cadillac Club
Saturday April 26, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Lansing
area comedienne Tony Imhoff will be joined by Detroit-area peers in a
night of laughter and lively banter at the Cadillac Club in Lansing's
REO Town neighborhood. Proceeds to benefit the Michigan Women's
Historical Center. Tickets are priced at $20 and will be available at
the door the night of the event or ahead of time through the historical
center office. Call (517) 484-1880 to order.
Exhibits:
The Michigan Women’s
Hall of Fame
The Hall
of Fame features more than 200 historical and
contemporary women of Michigan who have been
inducted since 1983. This permanent exhibit
offers introductions to and highlights of each of these women.
"Votes for Women"
This returning exhibit chronicles the history of the
women's suffrage movement. You'll be introduced to national leaders such
as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton as well as Michigan women
who figured prominently in the movement, including May Stocking Knaggs
(Bay City), Anna Howard Shaw (Big Rapids), and Sojourner Truth (Battle
Creek). Among the many interesting artifacts is a copy of the Women's
Century Calendar dated 1900 which is signed by Anthony.
"Ladies
of the Lights: Michigan Women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service"
January 14-June 27, 2008
Lighthouse keeping in the 19th and early
20th centuries was a rugged life of long hours and hard work
punctuated by periods of real peril. Not a profession for the
faint-hearted, it was thought to be unsuitable employment for the
“fairer sex.” But at least
50 women in Michigan proved
the naysayers wrong. Acting as both assistants
and full-fledged keepers, these women served the sailing community with
distinction for more than 100 years—often juggling their official duties
with the demands of raising a family. And more than one woman gave her
life while in the Lighthouse Service. Stirring
stories of dedication and determination may be found in this new
exhibit, as well as hands-on activities for young and old!
"Legacy: An Artist
and Her Students"
April 6-May 31, 2008
Experience firsthand the drawings of
artist/educator Shirley Hazlett and her young charges from Lansing's Pleasant View
Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts. “My goal
in developing this exhibit," Hazlett noted, "was
to examine the teacher/student relationship, the exchange of ideas
between the two, and how students sometimes model their work after that
of their teachers.” The graphite and colored pencil drawings will
feature portraits—several of them depicting honorees in the Michigan
Women’s Hall of Fame—and still lifes. The
young artists include representatives from Pleasant View’s sixth,
seventh, and eighth grades as well as ninth graders who recently
graduated from the school. |
