Storytellers:
Take a front-row seat to a journey through the past…our Storytellers program is the stage where local history comes to life. This series offers new and unexpected adventures…whether singing along on a journey through the history of folk music on the Great Lakes, hearing theatrically recreated first-person accounts of the lives of Lighthouse Keepers, or tasting the past as we share the stories of food of yesteryear. We’ll offer performances, presentations, demonstrations, and explorations that touch on themes both common and curious.
Like the Chautauquas of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Storytellers will educate and entertain: a little bit lyceum, a little bit theater, and a lot of audience participation. Each performance offers an immersive and interactive experience, inviting you to take part in the stories of history!
A front row seat to the stories of the Tri-Cities
Women of the Watch,
Keepers of the Light
November 14 | 6:00 pm
Tri-Cities Historical Museum invites you to our fall Storytellers Series with “Women of the Watch, Keepers of the Light” on Thursday, November 14 at 6pm in Centennial Hall. Tickets are $15 and members receive a discount. Written and performed by Anna Marck and directed by D.B. Schroeder, “Women of the Watch, Keepers of the Light” is an uplifting 45-minutes of music, laughter, and simple honest storytelling.
The play follows Anna as she relives family trips to lighthouses in Michigan, which ignites a passion to share the spectacular stories of various female lighthouse keepers of the Great Lakes. She details the lives of four particular keepers by donning voice and movement. As she steps into these brave women’s shoes, she discovers the tragedy of the hardships they faced and the beauty of their spirits. Each show is followed by a Q and A talkback for an hour long presentation. The show was commissioned by The Lorenzo Cultural Center in Macomb, MI.
Tickets $15 | Member Discount Applies | Public Welcome
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Always a Welcome Sight: Michigan's Lighthouses
November 19 | 5:30 pm
The Tri-Cities Historical Museum welcomes you to join historian Andrew Kercher during our Annual Member Meeting. Lighthouses are a critical piece of infrastructure and iconic pieces of architecture! Come to find out more about these sentries on the lake shore as part of the Museum’s Storytellers Series. Learn the how and why of some of the most famous lights that have guided everything from 1,000 foot freighters to sailboats on the Great Lakes since the 1820s. Hear stories of ever-changing technology, government corruption, German saboteurs and life saving rescues! There is more than meets the eye with these beautiful landmarks.
Attendees are welcome to stay for our Annual Member Meeting after the presentation as the Museum celebrates another great year of creating connections to local history.
Free! RSVP requested | Public Welcome
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