Upcoming Events
"The Book Gallery" Virtual Conversation
December 6, 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. EST
Luke Sheahan, editor of the University Bookman, will be joined by Samuel Gregg to discuss The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World (Encounter Books, 2022).
Register here.
Recent Past Events
Remembering Gerald Russello: An Evening on the Enduring Value of Old Books
November 14, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. EST
An evening of fellowship to honor the memory of Gerald Russello, longtime editor of the University Bookman, and unveil plans to carry forward his legacy in the years to come. John Emmet Clarke, Editor-in-Chief of Cluny Media, will give the keynote address, “Take and Read, Lest You Forget: The Enduring Value of Old Books.”
Regis High School, 55 East 84th Street, New York, New York.
"Nathaniel Hawthorne" Seminar
November 3 – 6, 2022
Hillsdale Collegiate Scholars
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
"The Book Gallery" Virtual Conversation
October 25, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. EST
Luke Sheahan, editor of the University Bookman, will be joined by executive editor of The New Criterion James Panero and Hollywood screenwriter Adam Simon to explore Russell Kirk’s ghostly fiction.
"The American Political Tradition" Seminar
October 20 – 23, 2022
The Fund for American Studies Public Policy Fellows
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
"The Book Gallery" Virtual Conversation
September 27, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. EST
Luke Sheahan, editor of the University Bookman, will be joined by Rachel Ferguson, co-author with Marcus Witcher of Black Liberation Through the Marketplace. Dr. Ferguson is a professor at Concordia University Chicago, Assistant Dean of the College of Business, and Director of the Free Enterprise Center, as well as an affiliate scholar of the Acton Institute.
"Why Edmund Burke Still Matters" Lecture
September 23, 3:00 p.m., Ruane Center Room 105
Jeffrey Nelson, executive director of the Russell Kirk Center
Providence College, RI
"Pillars of American Order" Conference
August 1 – 4, 2022
High school teachers may apply on this page.
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
"Conservatism: Then and Now" Seminar
July 23, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. George Nash
Open to the public; email info@kirkcenter.org.
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
"Politics of Prudence" Seminar
July 19, 2022
Acton Institute Interns
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
"Dimensions of Contemporary Conservatism" Seminar
July 8, 2022
Mackinac Center Interns
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
"Russell Kirk and Ordered Liberty" Seminar
June 27 – 29, 2022
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI
"An Introduction to Russell Kirk for Our Times" Seminar
April 29, 2022
St. Michael High School of Petoskey
The Kirk Center, Mecosta, MI