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SUMMARY:Northern Tier\, an exhibition of oil paintings by Finnish American artist Eric Aho
DESCRIPTION:The Finlandia Art Gallery and Finlandia Foundation National (FFN) are pleased to present Northern Tier\, an exhibition of oil paintings by Finnish American artist Eric Aho. The exhibit will be on display from September 18 to November 13\, 2025\, at the Finlandia Art Gallery\, located in the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock.  \nA reception for the artist will take place on Thursday\, October 9\, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.\, with an artist talk beginning at 7:20 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. \nAho will also be participating in Finlandia Foundation’s first Artist in Residency program\, coming to the Copper Country in early October to find inspiration in our lush forests and pristine shoreline. During his residency\, Aho will complete several finished artworks which will be on display alongside 25 works sent from his Vermont studio.  \nFFN recognized Eric Aho as Artist of the Year from 2022-2024\, honoring his outstanding contributions to contemporary art and celebrating his deep connections to his Finnish American culture and traditions. This exhibition and residency serve as a culmination to his contributions as Artist of the Year. \nAho is a third-generation Finnish American living in Vermont. His grandfather emigrated to the United States in 1903\, followed by his grandmother and uncle in 1906. His aunt and father were born in the Finnish community of Sugar Creek\, Ohio\, in 1917 and 1920\, respectively. Shortly after his father’s birth\, the family relocated to the vibrant Finnish community in Fitchburg and Townsend\, Massachusetts. \nAho maintains strong personal and professional ties to his ancestral Finland and credits his Finnish American upbringing as a continuing source of inspiration and influence in his work. \nHis paintings represent the Finnish way of life\, strongly connected to nature\, sauna and community. In his Finlandia Art Gallery exhibit Northern Tier\, Aho will exhibit paintings that are shaped by both memory and direct observation of northern boreal forests\, forests that stretch across high northern latitudes. Providing a particularly rich and complex subject for Aho\, northern boreal forests represent both a biome and a wellspring for his imagination. For many years\, Aho has painted across vast geographic locations\, from the northern United States to the Laurentian Mountains of Canada\, and across to Scandinavia and the Finnish taiga. \n“These trees-along with their verdant understories and varied terrains\, often punctuated by streams\, rapids\, and glacial erratics-register in my eye and imagination as the forests central to our archetypal associations\,” says Aho. “My forest paintings\, like much of my work\, invite multiple meanings and interpretations. I’m inclined to suggest unseen human presence in the forest through the materiality of paint itself. Oil color oozes and tenses\, puckers and shines\, drawing our attention to the human-like qualities of the forest beyond the limbs\, trunks\, veins\, and crowns we share in common.” \n“Forests are wild and mysterious places\, but they are also familiar refuges\,” continues Aho. “At times\, they’re grand and architectural-cathedral-like\, with arcades\, columns\, vaults\, and aisles. Other woods are smaller and feel intimate. Their spaces\, organized like rooms\, hallways\, foyers\, and thresholds\, evoke the places we live in and inhabit. In these ways\, the Northern Tier paintings are as much about worlds within the forested places as they are about the world of paint and its magical ability to transform space and time.” \nNorthern Tier will be on display through November 13\, 2025. 
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/northern-tier-an-exhibition-of-oil-paintings-by-finnish-american-artist-eric-aho/
LOCATION:Finnish American Heritage Center\, 435 Quincy Street\, Hancock\, Michgian\, 49930
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:Superior Shipwrecks Exhibit Opens at Beaumier Center
DESCRIPTION:The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at Northern Michigan University will open a new exhibition titled “Gales of November: Shipwrecks on Lake Superior” at noon on Friday\, Sept. 19\, in its gallery in Gries Hall. \nFrom the earliest days of sailing vessels on Lake Superior\, November has taken its toll on the maritime trade. This exhibit will look at some of the more famous and fascinating shipwrecks that led to either the disappearance of a vessel or its eventual destruction.   \nIn November\, large arctic air masses in Alaska and Canada begin to make their way southeast across the lakes\, while low-pressure systems from the Gulf of Mexico travel northward toward the lakes. When these systems collide over the Great Lakes\, it creates a very unstable weather pattern that can essentially turn into an inland hurricane. One nickname for these storms is the “Witch of November\,” characterized by gale-force winds\, massive waves and quick-changing weather patterns.  \nNovember will mark the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the “Edmund Fitzgerald” and the story of that tragedy will be chronicled in the exhibit. Other shipwrecks that will be featured include the “Algoma” (1885)\, “Bannockburn” (1902)\, “Lucerne” (1886)\, “Myron” (1919) and many others. Each section will feature images of these ships\, copies of weather maps from the day they sank\, and newspaper headlines of some of the storms that wrecked their havoc on Lake Superior shipping. There will also be several artifacts on display from various Lake Superior shipwrecks on loan from Isle Royale National Park. \nVisitors can also view a selection of drawings on display by the noted maritime artist Ed Pusick that feature his dramatic interpretations of various shipwrecks\, including the “Edmund Fitzgerald.” These drawings are on loan from the Fred Stonehouse collection at the Marquette Maritime Museum. Pusick (1927-2006) was a Navy veteran and architectural illustrator\, best known as the “Master of Disaster” for his detailed illustrations of Great Lakes shipwrecks. After a military accident disabled him\, he pursued his passion for drawing\, creating influential shipwreck art that was featured on the History Channel\, in museums and in books by historians such as Fred Stonehouse.  \nThe exhibition will be on display in the Beaumier Center’s gallery through Dec. 20 and is free and open to the public. The Beaumier Center is open from noon to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and from noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/superior-shipwrecks-exhibit-opens-at-beaumier-center/
LOCATION:NMU Beaumier Heritage Center\, 1401 Presque Avenue\, Gries Hall\,\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855\, United States
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:PWPL Presents: Food for Fines
DESCRIPTION:November 3-29.  \nPeter White Public Library is once again partnering with the TV6 Canathon to help feed our hungry neighbors. From November 3 – 29\, the library will serve as a collection point for food items to help stock our local food pantries. As an added incentive to donate\, the library is offering Food for Fines\, a program that allows library users to resolve overdue fines with the donation of non-perishable food items. For each non-perishable food item brought to the library’s circulation desk\, $1.00 in overdue library fines will be forgiven. There is no limit to the dollar amount of overdue fines that can be waived through Food for Fines. Please only include donations that are shelf stable such as canned fruit\, vegetables\, meat\, soup\, boxed meals\, pasta\, rice\, and peanut butter.  \nQuestions about the Food for Fines program can be directed to Melissa Alan at 906-226-4310.
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/pwpl-presents-food-for-fines/
LOCATION:Peter White Public Library\, 217 N Front Street\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:Marquette To Host Delegation to from Kajaani\, Finland - November 7-13\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Marquette Area Sister Cities Partnership in association with the City of Marquette will be\nhosting a delegation of 8 from Kajaani\, Finland\, arriving Friday\, November 7 and departing Thursday\,\nNovember 13. The Sister City program with Kajaani\, Finland was started in 1997. The program focuses\non cultural understanding\, international friendship\, and sharing of ideas.\nThere will be a presentation by the Kajaani delegation and the Marquette Area Sister City\nPartnership (MASCP) on Saturday\, November 8 from 2-4pm in the Peter White Library Community\nRoom\, 217 N Front St. in Marquette. This is open to the public and free. Come meet the delegates and\nlearn more about Kajaani and the MASCP.\nWhile visiting Marquette\, some of the delegates will stay with a host family and visit the\nfamily’s favorite places and sites of interest in and around the Marquette area. Hosting is a unique\nopportunity to get to know the delegates better and share your family’s traditions and love for\nMarquette.\nTwo opportunities for hosting are possible and hosts are needed*:\n(1) Hosts to provide a delegate overnight accommodations\, breakfast and dinners\, and drop off\nand pick up from meeting locations. Lunch and daily activities will be provided by MASCP.\nor\n(2) Hosts to provide dinners only for 4 days of the delegation’s visit.\n*Both hosting opportunities will also include one day of time alone with the delegate.\nIf you are interested in being a host to a delegate from Kajaani during their stay\, please contact\nRandy (906-250-2788) or Maureen Jensen (906-250-4975) for more information about MASCP and an\napplication. The MASCP is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that is 100% volunteer driven\, and\ndonations are graciously accepted and appreciated.\nFor more information about the Marquette Area Sister Cities Partnership\, visit https://mqtsistercity.org
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/marquette-to-host-delegation-to-from-kajaani-finland-november-7-13-2025/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:PWPL Presents: Baby Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, November (5\, 12\, 19\, 26) 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.  \nPeter White Public Library Great Room.  \nSongs\, rhymes\, stories and finger-plays for newborns to 17 months with a loving adult. Older siblings are welcome.  \nNo admission charge.  \nFor more information and to check the status of the program\, call 906-226-4323 or visit pwpl.info.  \n 
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/pwpl-presents-baby-storytime-10/
LOCATION:Peter White Public Library\, 217 N Front Street\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:Marquette City Manager Community Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday\, November 12\, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Shiras Room\, on the top level of Peter White Public Library (Front Street side).  The meeting is intended to provide an informal opportunity to discuss issues within the community\, and to give citizens the opportunity for direct dialogue with City staff about interests and concerns.
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/marquette-city-manager-community-office-hours-8/
LOCATION:Peter White Public Library\, 217 N Front Street\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:PWPL Presents: School’s Out\, Library’s In: Drop-In Activities
DESCRIPTION:PWPL Presents: School’s Out\, Library’s In: Drop-In Activities \nWednesday November 12\, 2025.  \n12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  \nPeter White Public Library Youth Services Room.  \nKids of all ages are welcome to come hang out at the library during this MAPS half-day! Come read\, check out materials\, play and drop-in for some special half-day activities! There will be Perler Bead making in the Makerspace and Kinetic Sand Sensory bins in the Great Room.  \nChildren under the age of 8 must have an adult in the program with them.  \nNo admission charge.  \nFor more information and to check the status of the program\, call 906-226-4323 or visit pwpl.info. \n 
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/pwpl-presents-schools-out-librarys-in-drop-in-activities/
LOCATION:Peter White Public Library\, 217 N Front Street\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:PWPL Presents: Teens Cook!
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 12\, 2025. \n4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  \nTeens in grades 6-12 are invited to register for a cooking class at the Marquette Food Coop. We will be making Indian food\, Mutter Paneer and Chapati. Very hands-on! Cooking class will take place at the Marquette Food Co-Op.  \nOnline registration required.  \nFor more information\, to check the status of the program\, and to register\, call 906-226-4321 or visit pwpl.info. \n 
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/pwpl-presents-teens-cook/
LOCATION:Marquette Food Co-op\, 502 W Washington St\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855\, United States
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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SUMMARY:PWPL Presents: Dinner & A Movie Block Busting Cinema: Pedro Almodovar’s The Room Next Door
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 12\, 2025.  \n5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.  \nPeter White Public Library Community Room.  \nAdults\, Seniors\, Teens. Bring your dinner\, sit down\, and enjoy acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodovar’s premiere English-language film starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore. The movie tells the story of the relationship between two friends\, one of whom is facing a terminal illness.  \nRated PG-13.  \nNo admission charge.  \nFor more information\, contact Marty at 226-4322\, machatz@pwpl.info\, or visit pwpl.info. \n 
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/pwpl-presents-dinner-a-movie-block-busting-cinema-pedro-almodovars-the-room-next-door/
LOCATION:Peter White Public Library\, 217 N Front Street\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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