Mill Pub Programming

Join us Wednesdays in the Mill Pub for Laughter and Libations!

STORYTELLING

Master storyteller Laura Raynor tells a story to spark memories and inspire participants, provides questions and story prompts, opens up the circle for tellers, and includes residents' meaningful objects or photographs as we learn how to craft and appreciate the oldest form of human entertainment - the story .

MICHIGAN THEATRE TRIVIA

Join trivia expert Nick Alderink and test your film knowledge and compete in teams for prizes to the historic Michigan Theatre .

MILL PUB OPEN MIC

Have a poem you’d like to share? A stand-up comedy set you want to polish off? A song you’ve prepared with a couple friends? Hop on the mic and share your talents! Liquid courage available for purchase . Sign up with the Life Enrichment team .

POETRY IN THE PUB WITH AMY JOHNSON

Nothing crystallizes a moment quite like poetry. Calling all language lovers, vocabulary venerators, and alphabet admirers . Join us to celebrate National Poetry Month for three weeks of hour-long word whimsy where no experience is necessary . Collectively we will respond to poems, contemplate and craft original works from prompts, and when ready, perform for each other . Amy received her Masters in Communication with specialization in Interpretation/Performance Studies at Eastern Michigan University . As a creative writing, interpretation, and performance teacher, Amy Johnson has a wealth of experience helping people express themselves through the art of poetry . She started performing poetry in 1997 at the Green Mill in Chicago, where Slam originated . She continues to write and perform poetically as a member of the Untheatre Company who performs Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.