Upcoming Events
"Dystopian Literature and the Moral Imagination"
October 5 – 8
Students from the McConnell Center, The University of Louisville
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
Society for Law and Culture Gathering
October 21
Attorneys, judges, and law professors
Grand Rapids, MI
Release Date for Kirk's "Old House of Fear"
October 29
A new edition of Russell Kirk’s first novel, Old House of Fear, is forthcoming from Criterion Books,
with an introduction on Kirk’s fiction by James Panero, executive editor of The New Criterion.
New York, New York
University Bookman Reviewers Gathering
November 7, 6 – 9 p.m.
Reviewers gather with editor Gerald Russello
New York, New York
"Literature and the American College" Seminar
November 14 – 16
Hillsdale College Honors Students
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
“From Statesmanship to Poetry” Seminar
November 22 – 24
Hope College and Northwood University Students
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
Past Events
Morton Township Friends of the Library Tour
September 19
Tour of the Kirk Library and Luncheon
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
"Burke and Kirk in Modern Japan"
September 7, 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Hiro Aida, professor, journalist, and translator of The Conservative Mind into Japanese, will compare conservatism in Japan with Anglo-American conservatism. Luncheon and discussion will follow his lecture.
Open to the public; to register, email admin@kirkcenter.org.
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
Michigan Historic Marker Dedication
August 17
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
40th Anniversary of the Wilbur Fellows Program
August 17
Wilbur Fellows alumni reunion
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
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"The Politics of Prudence" Seminar
June 24
Michigan interns
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
"The American Cause" Seminar
June 22, 2 – 8 p.m.
General audience. Registration information available here.
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
"The Conservative Mind" Seminar
June 13 – 16
Faulkner University graduate students
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
"Tale of Five Cities: Tracing the Roots of American Order" Conference
June 2 – 7
College students
Co-sponsored with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and The Blackstone and Burke Center for Law and Liberty
Schedule, speakers, and registration can be found here.
Faulkner University, Alabama
Book Launch for Michael Brendan Dougherty's "My Father Left Me Ireland"
May 15, 7:30 – 10:30 p.m.
The University Bookman is a co-sponsor of this book conversation event.
Registration available here.
The Players, New York City
"Redeeming the Time" Seminar
May 4
Students from Calvin College
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
Common Ground Initiative Debate
April 12, 12 – 1:45
Hauenstein Center, co-sponsored by the Kirk Center
Richard M. DeVos Center, 401 Fulton St. W., Grand Rapids, MI
"Human Nature, Imperfectibility, and Liberty" Conference
April 11 – 14
ISI graduate students conference
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
Hillsdale College American Studies Student Gathering
April 5 – 6
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI