Stirling Chess Club
2026-11-28 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Stirling Books & Brew, 365 N Superior St, Albion, MI, United States
Join our Chess Club at Stirling the fourth Saturday of every month at 3pm, with a tournament to end every quarter.
We have chess boards and timers set up and ready to go! Or bring your own set!
Bring your opponent or arrange to meet a partner at Stirling, and enjoy our space which is the perfect spot for games.
For full list of events at Stirling, visit our website and view the calendar at https://stirlingbooks.com/events/.

Coffee Hour with Attorney Jim Haadsma
2026-12-05 13:00 - 14:30 | Stirling Books & Brew, 365 N Superior St, Albion, MI, United States
Come Join Attorney and former Representative Jim Haadsma at Stirling Books & Brew on the first Saturday of every month.
Mr. Haadsma is a great listener and we find him to be truly interested in what people have on their minds!

Loomis Chess Club
2026-12-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Stirling Books & Brew, 365 N Superior St, Albion, MI, United States
Format for December 12, 2026:Casual Play. New members from the area can drop in and catch some games in a friendly non competitive environment. All ages and ability levels welcome. Lots of boards available, and timers if you want them.
The 2026 Meetup location for the Loomis Chess Club is Stirling Books & Brew in Albion, MI, on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 4pm. The atmosphere is very warm and inviting and they have a great selection of books, coffee drinks, and sweet treats!
Contact: Nathan Hale 517-581-2195 (text). Facebook group/Messenger: Loomis Chess Club of Jackson. Chess.com Club: Loomis Chess Club
For full list of events at Stirling, visit our website and view the calendar at https://stirlingbooks.com/events/.

Tolkien Birthday Toast
2027-01-03 21:00 - 21:15, 2028-01-03 21:00 - 21:15 | MI
January 3rd is the anniversary of the birth of J.R.R. Tolkien (born 1892), the beloved author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
At 9pm each year (local time) Tolkien fans from around the world join together in the annual tradition of the Tolkien Birthday Toast, to honor the man who brought us Middle-earth. In Albion, we’ll be at Stirling Books & Brew, 119 N Superior Street in Albion (the cafe will be closed).
Here is how the Tolkien Birthday Toast works. At 9 pm your local time on January 3, do the following:
– Stand,
– Raise a glass of your choice of drink (it does not need to be alcoholic),
– Say “The Professor!”
– Take a sip of your drink.
Following the toast, sit back down and enjoy the rest of your drink, perhaps sharing your thoughts on what the Professor’s work means to you with your friends or reading favorite passages from his work.

World Book Night
2027-04-23 | Stirling Books & Brew, 365 N Superior St, Albion, MI, United States
Albion Celebrates World Book Night every year on April 23rd!
Join us at locations all around Albion for the Reading of Books and maybe some music, too!
