Epworth continues its decades-long tradition of hosting a fireside chat-style series in the Marine Dining Room. The 2025 Lakeside Series events, which are open to the public, include:
10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 26
Dr. Deb Van Duinen, Hope College
“More than Words: Why Reading Matters for Kids and What You Can Do to Help Kids Read More”
8 p.m. Thursday, July 10
John Langknecht , Capt. USN ret.
“Your U.S Navy Today, Current Operations, Successes and Challenges”
8 p.m. Thursday, July 17
Chris C.J. Kingdom-Grier
“Idlewild, the Black Eden of Michigan: Heirlooms of the Past, Honored in the Present”
8 p.m. Thursday, July 24
Quentin Schultze
“You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out! Life Lessons from the Movie ‘A Christmas Story’”
10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 31
Alison Helminski & Sharon Edgar
“Shoreline FORCE: Encouraging an active lifestyle through cycling”
7 p.m. Thursday,Aug. 7
“North Country Opera” screening
“‘North Country Opera Moves from the Theater Stage to the Big Screen”