Upcoming Events

For our first Wednesday Noon Lecture of Fall 2026, join theater historian Kevin Peshick as we follow Robert Louis Stevenson’s short story from the stages of Victorian London to the opera houses of Michigan, watching the play transform, like the dual character of Jekyll and Hyde, to reflect the cultural values and anxieties of the times.

Admission free, donations appreciated.

Visitors to this charming 1853 Greek Revival home can enjoy a guided tour through restored rooms, including the music studio where the Kempf family's 1877 Steinway Concert Grand Piano remains as it has for over 100 years.  They will also hear how the Kempf family contributed to the culture of Ann Arbor.

Admission free, donations appreciated.

Bob Kelly, Board President of the Argus Museum in Ann Arbor, will speak on the fascinating history of the Argus Camera Company at this week's Wednesday noon lecture.

Admission free, donations appreciated.

Ann Arbor historian Susan Wineberg tells how a chance finding of a cache of cooking pamphlets led to the discovery of a Black cook's personal scrapbook of recipes from the 1930s-1950s, most of them hand-written.   She donated it to the University library, and they've now been published by the University of Michigan Press as a book entitled “The Ella E. Hall Recipe Book”.  She'll talk about her discovery, donation, and happiness that such a book---a window into the lives of Black cooks of the time---has been made available to the public.

Admission free, donations appreciated.

Most people are aware of architect Albert Kahn who designed 23 buildings on the University of Michigan campus, including Hill Auditorium and Burton Tower, but not many people know about the women who supported him and his work.  Carol Rose Kahn, Albert and Ernestine Kahn's grand-daughter, will share the legends of these Kahn women --  Ernestine Krolik Kahn, Albert's wife, Gisela Kahn Gresser, his niece and internationally known chess player, his sister Mollie Kahn Fuchs, founder of the blueprinting company Multi-Color Copying, and Sarah Ewell Krolik, the legendary teacher and social activist/philanthropic of Detroit.

Admission free, donations appreciated.

Visitors to this charming 1853 Greek Revival home can enjoy a guided tour through restored rooms, including the music studio where the Kempf family's 1877 Steinway Concert Grand Piano remains as it has for over 100 years.  They will also hear how the Kempf family contributed to the culture of Ann Arbor.

Admission free, donations appreciated.