Join Art Reach of Mid Michigan from 6-7:30 pm Friday, October 30, for a closing reception celebrating “Birds Doing Stuff: The Splendor Next Door,” featuring the photography of Michigan photojournalist Steve Jessmore. The reception will be held in The Morey Family Gallery at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway in downtown Mt. Pleasant.

Drawing on more than three decades of photojournalism experience, Jessmore focuses on bird behavior and the freshwater habitats that surround us. His approach, which he calls “Birds Doing Stuff,” captures birds as active participants in their environments through patience, close observation, and repeated visits to familiar places.

Jessmore’s work has been published by National Audubon, Michigan Audubon, Ducks Unlimited, and Smithsonian Magazine and has received multiple National Audubon Photography Awards.

Meet the artist, explore the exhibition, and discover the extraordinary natural world found right outside our doors. The reception is free and open to the public.

“Birds Doing Stuff: The Splendor Next Door” is on display October 1-30, 2026, in The Morey Family Gallery.