Jan 22 Thursday
Join Stateside host April Baer in a discussion with Sam Sanders, Journalist and host of The Sam Sanders Show, the cult-classic pop-culture and entertainment podcast heard on Michigan Public. The two will recount Sanders' past as a political journalist, discuss his evolution into a pop-culture podcast host, and look at what's on the horizon for him in the new year.
Sam Sanders, a journalist and podcast host, has been a national news figure since 2015. For over 10 years, Sanders has covered a wide range of topics, from politics to pop culture, and has been a leading national voice for all of us.
Starting in 2015 within NPR’s Election unit, he covered Bernie Sanders’s 2016 election campaign and co-founded NPR’s Politics Podcast. In 2017, he launched It’s Been a Minute—the cult classic pop culture podcast and radio show from NPR. Sanders left NPR in 2022 to create the Sirius XM podcast Vibe Check, and recently returned to public media with his PRX show The Sam Sanders Show.
Join Stateside host April Baer for the latest Speaker Series from Michigan Public. She’ll lead Sanders in a discussion looking back at the last 10+ years of his career, including the creation of NPR’s Politics Podcast, leaving public media, and launching his most recent show, The Sam Sanders Show. Join Michigan Public for this unique, after-hours discussion with one of public media’s most notable figures!
Feb 18 Wednesday
Get your game face on—Season 4 of Pints North Great Lakes Trivia is here!
We’ve got three rounds of brand-new questions covering everything from our deepest waters to our wildest inhabitants. All hosted by the Points North podcast team.
Whether you’re a local legend or just here for the beer, come for the trivia and stay for the swag.
What’s in it for you?
*Bragging rights as the smartest person at the bar.*The chance to snag our newly designed pint glasses.*A great night out with friends.
It’s free, it’s fun, and it’s open to the public. See you there!
Jan 18 Sunday
Don’t miss our Winter Kids Series at select locations!Join us for a different movie each week Jan 9 – Feb 27, 2025. Tickets are $3 for all ages. Magic Packs available for $5. Dates and showtimes are subject to change. Limited availability each week. Not eligible for group rentals. If tickets are not currently on sale at your preferred Emagine location, please check back later.
• Week of Jan 9 – The Land Before Time
• Week of Jan 16 – Despicable Me 4
• Week of Jan 23 – The Wild Robot
• Week of Jan 30 – Kung Fu Panda 4
• Week of Feb 6 – The Secret Life of Pets 2
• Week of Feb 13 – The Bad Guys
• Week of Feb 20 – The Muppet Movie
• Week of Feb 27 – Migration
Jan 19 Monday
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, the AmeriCorps Urban Safety Program, and State Rep. Tyrone Carter invite the community to a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 19, 2026, from 9:30 AM–2 PM at the Kemeny Recreation Center. The event features food distribution, safety resources, youth activities, health and dental screenings, and giveaways including laptops, vacuums, air purifiers, and more. Attendees can access winter supplies, home safety items, hygiene kits, and auto‑theft prevention tools. Volunteers are also encouraged to help honor Dr. King’s legacy by assisting in building two wheelchair ramps for local residents.
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” was one of the most influential works of the American Revolution. The first edition was published on January 10, 1776, with an initial print run of just 1,000 copies; but within weeks demand soared. The students of Andy Murphy’s POLISCI 495 course co-curated the exhibition “Revolutionary Paine” to document the whirlwind caused by its publication. On view at the Clements January 16-May 8, weekdays from 12-4 pm.
As part of the University of Michigan's MLK Symposium, please join us for a conversation with journalist and sports commentator David Dennis Jr. and his father, civil rights movement veteran David Dennis Sr. Authors of "The Movement Made Us: A Father, A Son and the Legacy of a Freedom Ride," a moving memoir of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, Dennis Jr. and Sr. will discuss the political and personal legacies of the movement and its historical relevance for the challenges facing American society in the present. Matthew Countryman, associate professor of Afroamerican Studies and History, will serve as moderator for the event.
Join us for a reception before the lecture in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union from 4-5:30 for book sales and signing provided by Literati Bookstore.
Jan 20 Tuesday
This exhibition highlights an artist who has spent decades transforming the abstract elements of nature into vibrant, expressive works. Since the 1970s, Rocco Pisto has embraced the spontaneous, unpredictable beauty of water-based media, allowing color, movement, and intuition to shape each piece. Each work is built through layered washes that create depth and harmony. The brush moves with both intention and openness, responding to the magic of the unexpected. Guided by a creative instinct, Pisto’s paintings invite viewers into a world where structure and improvisation meet, offering a visual symphony that feels both alive and effortlessly free.
CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one showstopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen.
In the whirlwind of Chicago’s Jazz Age, two of the Cook County Jail’s most notorious murderesses—vaudeville star Velma Kelly and chorus girl Roxie Hart—become fierce rivals as they compete for headlines amidst a media frenzy.
Broadway’s longest-running musical has been razzle dazzling audiences for 27 years, and after more than 10,000 performances, six Tony Awards®, two Olivier Awards, and a Grammy®, we’re just getting started.
Come on, babe! Head to CHICAGO! We’re hotter than ever.