October is National Arts & Humanities Month and hundreds of organizations and communities across the nation will be celebrating. According to Wikipedia:

National Arts and Humanities Month's four primary goals are to:

* Create a national, state and local focus on the arts and humanities through the media.
* Encourage the active participation of individuals, as well as arts, humanities and other interested organizations nationwide.
* Provide an opportunity for federal, state and local business, government and civic leaders to declare their support for the arts and humanities.
* Establish a highly visible vehicle for raising public awareness about the arts and humanities.

Muskegon is one such community that will be hosting a festival. The Muskegon Area Arts & Humanities Festival, in it's sixth year, features events all through the month and all over the area.

Read Wikipedia's National Arts & Humanities Month
Listen to Inside Muskegon as Jason talks with Muskegon Area Arts & Humanities Festival Coordinator, Sheila Wahamaki
Also listen to Arts & Humanities Radio on Michigan Radio
Link to Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs