Sweet Justice Reception

 

Michigan Humanities Council invites you for a taste of the 1920s with 2011-2012 Great Michigan Read Arc of Justice Author Kevin Boyle. Receptions are taking place in Grand Rapids, Lansing and Detroit. Tickets are available for $35 and can be purchased online through Eventbrite or by contacting the Michigan Humanities Council at (517) 372-7770. Grand Rapids Monday, October 24 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Lansing Tuesday, October 25 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Detroit Thursday, October 27 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Receptions will be followed by the Great Michigan Read Author's Night Author's Night is open to the public and locally hosted by the Grand Rapids Public Library, Capital Area District Library and Cooley Law School (Lansing), and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit), in partnership with the Michigan Humanities Council. For more information, please visit the Great Michigan Read Website In 1921, Dr. Ossian Sweet moved to Detroit, setting up his medical practice in the back of Palace Drug Company, a small pharmacy located at 1712 St. Aubin Street in the Black Bottom district. Dr. Sweet later purchased the Garafalo's Drugstore, also located in Black Bottom. In the 1920s, many drugstores featured soda fountains and sandwich counters in addition to selling medical remedies. In fact, soda fountains trace their history to 19th century pharmacies, which embraced soda water and flavored syrup to disguise the bitter taste of prescribed treatments. Proceeds from this benefit reception are tax deductible and will support Great Michigan Read and Prime Time Family Reading Time®, community-based reading programs funded by the Michigan Humanities Council. To learn more, visit www.michiganhumanities.org.