Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to speak at locations across Michigan in promotion of new memoir

(Detroit Free Press) Big Gretch is hitting the road, and she may be coming to a location near you.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s new memoir, “True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between,” was released today. In celebration, she’s mounting a small promotional tour this month that includes Michigan stops.

On Monday, July 22, at 7 p.m., she’ll appear at Chelsea’s Purple Rose Theatre in conversation with theater founder and artistic director Jeff Daniels. Daniels is an Emmy-winning actor known for his work in films such as “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” “Dumb and Dumber,” and “Pleasantville,” television series like HBO’s “The Newsroom” and Broadway smashes like “God of Carnage” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

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Whitmer’s tour kicks off July 14 in Seattle, with stops in Santa Monica, San Francisco, Martha’s Vineyard, and Washington, D.C. Other Michigan dates include Tuesday, July 23, on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, and a Wednesday, July 31, date at the Traverse City’s City Opera House.

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In a tweet about the tour, Whitmer also promised Michigan bookstore promotions throughout July and a surprise Detroit event to be announced later. ...........(more)

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