Humanities Council

Welcome to the Grand Rapids Area Council for the Humanities website!

Since 1974, the Humanities Council has served the greater Grand Rapids area with innovative programs and projects that connect people and ideas. We recently welcomed Nurya Love Parish as our Executive Director.

It's finally the end of winter, and we've updated the site to reflect the Spring sessions of our ongoing Community Book Discussion programs, Life Journey with Books and Biography. Soon we'll be posting more information about events and projects under the theme "Cultivating a Sense of Place," our 2009-2010 program year theme.

Check back for more updates, coming soon!

All programs will be held in the Wisner Center at the Cascade Township branch of Kent District Library (2870 Jack Smith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546), our co-sponsor for these events, from 9:30-11am.

Our two popular book discussion series, Biography and Life Journey with Books, continue this spring with titles that honor our history and diverse culture.

Through the Third Eye, an online poetry magazine by and for young people and directed by Grand Rapids Poet Laureate Rodney Torreson, is going strong!

Youth poets and editors are providing poetry and poetry-related feature articles for your enjoyment. We're proud of this great project and planning to expand it in the new year.

Grand Rapids Community College

Kent District Library