The DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University is hosting a new exhibit titled “SAME AS NEVER ” through Dec. 15. Artists Piper Hill, Zerek Kempf and Shori Sims consider time, bodies and architecture as sites of resistance and re-imagination. The exhibit offers an immersive art experience through both physical and digital mediums that aims to provoke, move, amuse, and shake its audience. This exhibition is curated by Snake House VT, an artist-run collaborative based in Vermont that is dedicated to supporting underrepresented artists through exhibitions, performances, screenings and other events and projects. They promote the exchange of ideas through

Artist Reception: Thursday, December 4, 6:30-7:30pm December 1, 2025 – January 28, 2026   HANCOCK, MI – The Finlandia Art Gallery and Finlandia Foundation National (FFN) are pleased to present the Friends of Finland Youth Exhibition featuring the work of elementary and high school students from three states.   A reception for the artists will take place on Thursday, December 4 from 6:30-7:30pm and will include hands-on activities for young people. The reception is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit is on display through January 28, 2026 at the Finlandia Art Gallery, located in

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Suicide Hill January 16–18, 2026 | U.P. Nordic Ski Complex | Ishpeming, Michigan Ishpeming, MI — The Ishpeming Ski Club, one of the oldest ski clubs in the United States (founded in 1887), will host the 139th Annual Ski Jumping Tournament on January 16–18, 2026. Held every year since its founding, the event stands as one of the longest-running winter sports traditions in North America. As the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States and home to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame, Ishpeming continues to play a central role in American ski

Event Description: The Ishpeming Ski Club, one of the oldest ski clubs in the United States (founded in 1887), will host the 139th Annual Ski Jumping Tournament on January 16–18, 2026. Held every year since its founding, the event stands as one of the longest-running winter sports traditions in North America. As the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States and home to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame, Ishpeming continues to play a central role in American ski history. This year’s tournament also marks the 100th Anniversary of Suicide Hill, the 90-meter ski jump that has shaped