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SUMMARY:The Marquette Regional History Center presents the Special Exhibit: The U.P. Through 250 Artifacts
DESCRIPTION:February 23\, 2026-January 2\, 2027 \nThis exhibit showcases two hundred and fifty artifacts\, photographs\, and documents from our permanent collections. These objects connect local history to the national story while commemorating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. \nMichigan’s Upper Peninsula has often seemed remote from the rest of the country. However\, the themes and movements of U.S. history can be seen here as well\, especially since the War of 1812. When the country braced for the Civil War\, U.P. iron miners raced to uncover iron for the Union army’s railroads and ammunitions. When labor movements exploded following World War II\, Ishpeming’s Gossard garment factory went on strike for better wages. Objects rarely on display include the medal awarded to a local Spanish American War nurse and a hand sewn battle flag brought home by a soldier from the War of 1812.  Visit marquettehistory.org or call 906.226.3571 for more info.
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/the-marquette-regional-history-center-presents-the-special-exhibit-the-u-p-through-250-artifacts/
LOCATION:Marquette Regional History Center\, 145 W. Spring Street\, Marquette\, Michigan
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:Market Season is Here
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LOCATION:Marquette Commons\, 112 S. Third St.\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855\, United States
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:A Night Under the Big Top
DESCRIPTION:Step Right Up for the Greatest Show in Marquette County: \nU.P. Hospice Foundation Unveils ‘A Night Under the Big Top’ presented by Dancing with our Stars Marquette County Style! \nAfter ten unforgettable years of dancing\, fundraising\, and community spirit\, the beloved event is evolving! This year’s production transforms the stage into a whimsical\, high-energy circus-inspired celebration packed with excitement\, creativity\, and show-stopping performances- all in support of compassionate Hospice care throughout our community. \nUnder the glow of the big top\, local celebrity groups will team up with talented Marquette dance professionals to deliver unforgettable performances that go far beyond traditional ballroom routines. Expect theatrical storytelling\, dazzling costumes\, imaginative sets\, crowd-pleasing musicality\, and performances full of personality\, humor\, and heart. \n“This year is all about creating an experience\,” stated Dave Aro\, U.P. Hospice Foundation Executive Director. “We wanted to keep the glamour and the excitement people love while introducing something fresh\, immersive\, and incredibly fun for both the audience and performer. At the heart of it all\, though\, remains our mission: supporting Hospice care for patients and families in Marquette County.” \n  \nThe competition will feature three coveted honors: \n\nBig Top Favorite: presented to the team raising the highest amount for Hospice care \nCircle Ring  Star: selected by live judges based on performance excellence\nThe Greatest Show: awarded to the team with the ultimate combination of fundraising success and judges’ scores\n\n\n“A Night Under the Big Top- presented by Dancing with our Stars Marquette County Style” will feature ONE NIGHT ONLY of performances! The event will be held on Thursday\, October 8 at Kaufman Auditorium. Doors to the theater will open at 6:00pm with the show beginning at 6:30pm. Join us at the Ore Dock Brewing Company for The Big Top Wrap Party where you can celebrate with the cast and crew of this important fundraiser.\nVisit dwos.uphomehealth.org to purchase your tickets online or cast your vote! \nVote for your favorite Celebrity Dance Group! Online runs from Monday\, May 18 – Thursday October 8. \nTickets will go on sale on July 15 . Mobile tickets will be provided. \n  \nWe are delighted to announce this year’s lineup of stars! \n\nBreaking Moves by MyUPNow: Rebecca Bartelme\, Brianna MacLean\, Air Stassek\, Thomas Kinnunen\, Jamey Couture \nFresh Coast Beauties: Jessica Mariin\, Sharon Matulewicz\, Stephanie Perrier\, Ashley LeClaire Scheiding \, Tara Middleton\, Kacie Hanford\nGirlyPop: Brooke Grondin\, Amelia Bouws\, Helana Sharp\, Callie Tonella\nNextHome Closing Crew: Stephanie Jones\, Ben Argall\, Candi Kjellin\, Jen Hendrickson\, Jen Delmont\, Melanie Oliver\nThe Starlettes: Jessica Brooks\, Stephanie Beinlich\, Adrian Francisco\, Jamie Weigold\, Miranda Roose\, Caitlin Johnson\nTeam Range Bank – The Loan Rangers: Megan Spratling\, Skylar Lancour\, Destiny Sherbonda\, Marleigh McKinnon\, Shelby Oja\, Hanna Westra\, Sara Garvin\nYoop-Phoria: Carley Herro\, Sophia  Peterson\, Rosie Wagner\, Kaitlyn Berandt\n\n  \nOur Creative Director\, Ann Marie Frenn\, will oversee our equally sensational group of talented dance professionals as they coach\, instruct\, and choreograph the routine dance for our stars.  These dance pros are: \n\nMaureen McFadden\nAdina Belanger\nKaylee Birmann\nEden Langlois\nMariel Morton\nMilan Marietti\nKylee Taavola\n\n  \nIf you are interested in becoming a sponsor for this event\, please contact Kori Bjorne at 225-4545 or korit@uphomehealth.org for the sponsorship levels. \nThe U.P. Hospice Foundation supports the “Make-A-Memory” program along with providing supplies\, services\, equipment\, and respite for Hospice families that may be unavailable to them otherwise. Some examples of what the U.P. Hospice Foundation has been able to do for hospice patients and their families include facilitating one person’s dream to see the President of the United States in person and another’s commitment to be the Matron of Honor at her great-granddaughters wedding\, through the use of an iPad that transported her virtually to the California beach ceremony. The U.P. Hospice Foundation has also been able to provide technology such as hearing aids\, tablet computers for better communication with family and friends\, and has helped create family reunions\, fishing trips\, and building a wheelchair ramp\, just to name a few. \nJoin us for an amazing night of fun and pure entertainment with all proceeds benefiting Hospice care in Marquette County. It’s about how you LIVE! For more information on the U.P. Hospice Foundation\, please contact 906-225-4545. \n### \nSince 1973\, U.P. Home Health & Hospice has been serving individuals in their home after a surgery\, illness\, or life-limiting diagnosis. Our focus is on exceptional quality care and we maintain a philosophical approach to care that focuses on empowering people to live life to the fullest. This philosophy is the drive for us to provide home health\, hospice\, and private duty. These three service lines allow clients to stay in their homes and focus on living well with seamless transitions between services if the need arises.
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/a-night-under-the-big-top/
LOCATION:Kaufman Auditorium\, 611 N Front St\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855\, United States
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:Beaumier Center Highlights Mary Jayne Hallifax's Photography
DESCRIPTION:exhibition opens July 9 and will be on display through Oct. 3 \nThe Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center \nThe Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at NMU will open a new exhibition July 9 that features the work of one of the U.P.’s most prolific photographers. It is titled “Munising in Black & White: The Photographs of Mary Jayne Hallifax.” She was an in-demand commercial photographer who also captured numerous candid images of her hometown over seven decades. \nHallifax died in 2025 at the age of 96 and donated many of her original negatives to photograph collector Jack Deo\, who is loaning 60 images to the Beaumier Center for the exhibit. They represent a tiny fragment of her catalog and focus specifically on the 1950s and 1960s\, depicting community events\, street scenes\, school activities and the lives of people in the community.  \nA lifelong Munising resident\, Mary Jayne (Shampine) Hallifax was a 1946 graduate of W.G. Mather High School. While working on the school’s yearbook\, she was asked by the school secretary to take\, help develop and print photographs\, and from that her lifelong love with photography began. \nAfter she graduated and started working\, Mary Jayne spent her nights taking photos and developing them. It became such a passion that she gave up her job at People’s State Bank to pursue photography full time. She soon became Munising’s most in demand commercial photographer\, especially for weddings and senior photos. However\, she also loved just wandering the streets of Munising taking candid photos of people and the general “goings-on” in the community. She even took photos for the Michigan State Police crime lab. \nIn 1948\, Mary Jayne married Richard Hallifax\, and the pair worked on photography together. He did much of the film developing and press work\, while she focused on making prints\, and her portraiture studio work with families\, wedding parties and graduating students. During her career with newspaper work and even into retirement\, she photographed seven Michigan governors on their trips to Munising: G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams\, John Swainson\, George Romney\, William Milliken\, James Blanchard\, John Engler and Rick Snyder.  \nUp until her 95th birthday\, she had a weekly column “All About Town with Mary Jayne” or “Down Memory Lane in Alger County” for the Marquette Mining Journal and years earlier for the Munising News. \nThe exhibition will be on display through Oct. 3 at the Beaumier Center’s gallery in 223 Harden Hall at NMU. The center’s summer hours are noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is free and open to the public.  \n 
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/beaumier-center-highlights-mary-jayne-hallifaxs-photography/
LOCATION:NMU Beaumier Heritage Center\, 1401 Presque Avenue\, Gries Hall\,\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855\, United States
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:Marquette Area Sister Cities Partnership to Host Delegation from Higashiomi Japan
DESCRIPTION:The Marquette Area Sister Cities Partnership is proud to announce the 2026 incoming delegation from our sister city Higashiomi\, Japan\, celebrating our 47th year of sister city relations. A delegation of seven Higashiomi citizens will arrive in Marquette on July 19 and depart on July 29\, 2026\, \nOur seven delegates are the Deputy Mayor\, a Higashiomi City Council member\, Higashiomi City Staff\, members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry\, Higashiomi International Exchange Association\, and Higashiomi citizens. The Marquette Area Sister Cities Partnership Committee is proud to host the events for the Sister City delegation. The Japanese delegation is led by Higashiomi Deputy Mayor Namikawa. Host families are needed to host our seven delegates. Delegates will be in the Marquette Area for 11 days and 10 nights.   \nDelegation visits include two host family days and seven community days provided by the Marquette Area Sister Cities Partnership.    \nFor an application form or for more information\, visit http://www.mqtsistercity.org/\, contact the Marquette Area Sister Cities Partnership at contact@mqtsistercity.org\, or contact Board Members Bill Brazier at (906) 869-4859 or Collin Banger at (616) 368-2624.
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LOCATION:MI
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SUMMARY:A Night Under the Big Top- Presented by Dancing with our Stars Ticket Sales!
DESCRIPTION:The U.P. Hospice Foundation is excited to announce that tickets will go on sale for the general public on July 20th for its signature annual fundraiser\, A Night Under the Big Top – presented by Dancing with Our Stars Marquette County Style\, taking place Thursday\, October 8\, 2026\, at Kaufman Auditorium. \nAfter ten years of entertaining sold-out audiences\, this year’s production introduces an exciting new circus-inspired theme that promises an unforgettable evening of music\, dance\, theatrical performances\, dazzling costumes\, and larger-than-life entertainment—all while supporting compassionate Hospice care for families throughout Marquette County. \nTickets are $50 and include admission to both the live performance and an exclusive Big Top Wrap Party at Ore Dock Brewing Company immediately following the show. Guests will have the opportunity to celebrate with the celebrity performers\, dance professionals\, volunteers\, and sponsors while enjoying the excitement of the evening’s results. (Cash bar available.) \n“This year’s show is unlike anything we’ve done before\,” said Dave Aro\, Executive Director of the U.P. Hospice Foundation. “We’ve created an immersive experience that combines incredible local talent with an important mission. Every ticket purchased helps provide comfort\, dignity\, and meaningful moments for Hospice patients and their families.” \nDoors to Kaufman Auditorium open at 6:00 p.m.\, with the show beginning at 6:30 p.m. As always\, audience members will watch local celebrity teams perform alongside talented dance professionals in a competition for three coveted honors: \n\nBig Top Favorite – Awarded to the team raising the most funds for Hospice care.\nCircle Ring Star – Selected by the judges for outstanding performance.\nThe Greatest Show – Presented to the team earning the highest combined judges’ scores and fundraising totals.\n\nThis year’s celebrity teams include: \n\nBreaking Moves by MyUPNow\nFresh Coast Beauties\nGirlyPop\nNextHome Closing Crew\nThe Starlettes\nTeam Range Bank – The Loan Rangers\nYoop-Phoria\n\nUnder the creative direction of Ann Marie Frenn\, each team has been working alongside local dance professionals to prepare performances that are imaginative\, entertaining\, and full of heart. \nIn addition to purchasing tickets\, community members can support their favorite celebrity team by casting votes online throughout the fundraising campaign. Every vote helps raise funds for Hospice care in our community. \nProceeds from the event benefit the U.P. Hospice Foundation\, supporting programs that help fulfill final wishes\, provide equipment and comfort items\, assist caregivers\, and create meaningful experiences for Hospice patients and their loved ones. Through the Foundation’s Make-A-Memory Program\, donations have made it possible for patients to reunite with family\, attend milestone celebrations virtually\, enjoy fishing trips\, receive specialized equipment\, and experience countless moments that otherwise may not have been possible. \nTickets are expected to sell quickly. To purchase tickets or vote for your favorite celebrity team\, visit dwos.uphomehealth.org. \nJoin us for an unforgettable evening under the big top where every performance helps make a difference in the lives of local Hospice patients and families.
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/a-night-under-the-big-top-presented-by-dancing-with-our-stars-ticket-sales/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:17th Annual U.P. Fall Beer Festival Returns to Marquette on Saturday\, September 12
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, September 12 (1-6pm) \nWhere: Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park \nThe countdown is on for the 17th Annual U.P. Fall Beer Festival hosted by the Michigan Brewers Guild\, coming up on Saturday\, September 12 (1-6pm) along the Lake Superior shoreline in Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park. Nearly 70 Michigan breweries will be participating\, sampling a collective 372 beers in 73 different styles. View the entire list here: U.P. 2026 Brewery & Beer List.  \n  \nTickets are on sale now at MiBeer.com and are 55perpersoninadvance(65 the day of). Those wanting to enter the festival an hour early can purchase a VIP ticket for 75inadvance(85 the day of). Current Enthusiast Members are also admitted at Noon and are invited to sample exclusive beers with timed releases for the duration of the festival in the Enthusiast Tent. Admission is for those 21+ with valid I.D. and are held rain or shine.  \n  \nThis year’s musical entertainment includes the Dan Trudell Organ Trio and Ramble Tamble.  \n  \nAs always\, a selection of food vendors will be set up around the park including Rollin’ Smoke Barbeque\, The Island\, Journeys Eatz\, Bergy Bread and Gordon’s Fish and Chips.  \n  \nThe Michigan Brewers Guild was formed in 1997 and held its first festival in July 1998. Today\, the Guild hosts four festivals dedicated exclusively to Michigan beer produced by its nearly 300 member breweries.  \n  \nThe Michigan Brewers Guild is the network of innovative and passionate brewers that serves as the recognized advocate for the Michigan craft beer industry. Michigan’s thriving brewing industry contributes more than 17\,000 full-time jobs and $700 million in labor income / wages\, with a total economic impact of over $2.4 billion. In terms of overall number of breweries\, microbreweries and brewpubs\, Michigan ranks #6 in the nation-supporting its title as “The Great Beer State.” \n 
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/17th-annual-u-p-fall-beer-festival-returns-to-marquette-on-saturday-september-12/
LOCATION:Lower Harbor Park\, Marquette\, Michigan
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