Name: The Stories We Carry: Writer Colum McCann in Conversation with Michigan Public's April Baer
Start: 2026-09-30
End: 2026-09-30

In addition to housing magnificent pieces of art, the Universitiy of Michigan Museum of Art is a beautiful and unique venue to host any event. It features both spacious and intimate event spaces. The spaces are available after Museum hours, on weekday and weekend evenings. One of the finest university art museums in the country, U-M Museum of art holds collections representing 150 years of art collecting.

University of Michigan Museum of Art

The most frequented meeting place on campus, the Michigan Union offers a haven for students, faculty, staff and visitors to gather. They strive to offer a wide array of services for everyone, and to reflect the cultural richness of Ann Arbor. Whether you'd like to have your wedding at the Union, schedule a large symposium for your University Department or need to reserve a room for a student organization event, they're ready to serve you and your guests

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The Michigan Union Book Store features new and used textbooks, campus bestsellers, test prep guides, law reference books, U of M clothing and memorabilia, school supplies, special order books.

Michigan Union Book Store

A top-ranked public university, the University of Michigan has a tradition of excellence in research, learning and teaching, athletics, the arts, and more. The university is Michigan's oldest; it was founded in 1817 in Detroit. Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings. The university is attended by over 46,000 students.

University of Michigan

University of Michigan (U-M) is a top-ranked public university that has a tradition of excellence in research, learning and teaching, sports and the arts, and more. U-M is home to popular theatre venues including Walgreen Drama Center, Hill Auditorium, and the Earl V. Moore Building,

Founded in 1923 at the University of Michigan, the William L. Clements Library holds collections of print and manuscript materials on the history of North America and the Caribbean from the pre- Colonial period in to the 20th century. Our mission is to make primary sources available for research, and to support and encourage scholarly investigation of our nation’s past. The Clements Library showcases its collections with regular exhibits presented in the Avenir Reading Room. Exhibits are free and open to the public on Fridays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and by special arrangement.

William L. Clements Library

The Quad's beauty and functionality is a factor both in student satisfaction and in the School's programmatic success. The location of residential and academic buildings within the Quad fosters the integration of activities for both students and faculty. In addition, the excellence of Michigan's library, the concentration of scholars, and the serenity of the setting attract numerous visitors within the profession. Those visiting lawyers, judges, and law faculty enhance the experience of living and studying in the Quad.

University of Michigan Law Quad

Since 1928, the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology has explored the links between past and present through its collections, research, exhibitions, and fieldwork. The Kelsey supports teaching and research in Mediterranean, North African, and Middle Eastern archaeology.

The museum houses more than 150,000 artifacts spanning 5,000 years of human history. Each year, the Kelsey brings the ancient world to life for thousands of students and community members through interactive tours, public lectures by world-class scholars, and special exhibitions.

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology U-M

The Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library is the University of Michigan's primary research collection for the humanities and social sciences. Located on the Diag at the heart of central campus, the library is open to everyone.

Hatcher Graduate Library

Pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups and salads. Dominick's has a full bar--try their famous sangria! Large groups welcome, wheelchair accessible, accepts most major credit cards.

Dominick's

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Ann Arbor Sports Commission

Novelist Colum McCann joins Michigan Public's April Baer for a conversation on storytelling as an act of empathy and why listening matters now more than ever.  
  
Stories have the power not only to entertain or inform, but to help us imagine lives beyond our own. In this special Jill S. Harris Memorial Lecture, internationally acclaimed novelist Colum McCann joins Michigan Public's April Baer for a conversation about storytelling as an act of empathy, curiosity, and human connection. Drawing on McCann's celebrated fiction and his work as co-founder of Narrative 4, the discussion will explore how stories invite us to listen more deeply, understand one another across differences, and expand our sense of what it means to be human. At a time when genuine listening can feel increasingly rare, this conversation will consider the unique role that literature and storytelling can play in helping us encounter one another with greater openness, compassion, and imagination.  
  
Join us after the conversation for a Community Story Exchange led by Narrative 4 at 7pm! Registration required. More details at https://events.umich.edu/event/149899.

The Stories We Carry: Writer Colum McCann in Conversation with Michigan Public's April Baer

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