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SUMMARY:DeVos Exhibit Hosts 'Critters: Representations of Animals in Art from the Permanent Collection' Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:The DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University is hosting a new exhibit titled “SAME AS NEVER [anything to get out of here\, right?]” through Dec. 15. \nArtists 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. \nThis 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 unique programming\, embracing work that presents challenging and provocative contemporary content that is outside of\, or directly eschews\, the predominant commercial system. \nThe museum is also hosting an additional exhibit through Feb. 2 titled “Critters: Representations of Animals in Art from the Permanent Collection.” This collection exhibition highlights diverse depictions of animals in art. It examines humans’ complex emotional and social relationships with animals and the environments both share. Using various media\, the artworks on view speak to the nuances of animal relationships. \nThe DeVos Art Museum is open noon to 5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday\, noon to 8 p.m. Thursday\, and noon to 5 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Admission is free.
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/devos-exhibit-hosts-critters-representations-of-animals-in-art-from-the-permanent-collection-exhibit/
LOCATION:DeVos Art Museum\, 401 Presque Isle Ave\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855\, United States
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SUMMARY:CO/LAB Concert Pays Tribute to Johnny Cash
DESCRIPTION:Northern Michigan University’s CO/LAB Dance Company will present a concert anchored by the premiere of “Love is a Burning Thing: A choreography tribute to Johnny Cash.” CO/LAB artistic director and assistant professor Karina Johnson choreographed the contemporary ballet piece\, which uses several familiar Cash songs to showcase how people experience relationships in their lives. The production is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday\, Jan. 29-31\, with a sensory-friendly Theatre for All matinee at 1 p.m. Saturday.\n“A lot of times\, dance can feel unrelatable to the general population\, so one of my main goals with this company is to get the community more involved\,” Johnson said. “There are a lot of Johnny Cash fans out there. My hope is that by blending dance with music many people recognize\, it will be more relatable. The ballet isn’t about him\, but it uses his songs to creatively express the emotional aspects of human relationships. There is a lot more to enjoy in this production. It will be an entertaining evening for a wide audience\, even those who haven’t danced or attended a dance performance before.”\nThe Cash songs featured in the ballet include “Ring of Fire\,” “I Walk the Line\,” “Man in Black\,” “Hurt” and “I’ve Been Everywhere.” The latter will be accompanied by a designed semi-truck set piece.\nJohnson said the first ballet she learned as a professional was a contemporary piece accompanied by Patsy Cline songs. She began listening to a variety of music from that era and was inspired to incorporate some into her own work.\n“That was 15 years ago\, and everything has aligned to the point I can finally achieve what I envisioned\,” she said. “I’m now in a role where I choreograph\, and because of the rapid growth in our department\, it’s exciting that we’re drawing extremely talented dancers who are capable of not only the complicated technical elements and technique\, but can compute how to put steps together. It’s not just me trying to problem-solve\, but the students having input on what they want to do. It’s a more collaborative and fun way to create dance.”\nAssistant professor Chris Houston will also premiere his work\, “INIT: LOOP” (code for “initialize loop”)\, inspired by the ’80s influence on much of the current pop music he has been hearing on students’ playlists. He choreographed the piece to “Blue Monday” by the UK band New Order\, which the Scotland native calls a “quintessential” ’80s track.\n“It came out in 1983\,” he added. “I did some research and discovered that 1983 also marked the release of the world’s first computer video game. Fast forward from that\, and we’ve become such a digitalized society with these smaller devices giving us so much power in our hands. I decided to sail this new wave of appreciation for the ’80s a bit and create a dance with a digital commercialization theme. It’s set in a big city\, with lots of workers\, glam punk and ’80s fashion. It’s done in collaboration with the students\, highlighting as many of their strengths as possible.”\nThe roughly hour-long program will also include another Johnson piece previously staged at the North Coast Dance Festival a couple of years ago\, but featuring new dancers\, and three student-choreographed pieces.\nTickets for the evening shows are: $25 for the general public; $22 for NMU employees\, seniors and military; $15 for youth; and $5 for NMU students. They can be purchased at tickets.nmu.edu. The Theatre for All performance is “pay as you may.”
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/co-lab-concert-pays-tribute-to-johnny-cash/
LOCATION:MI
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SUMMARY:Upper Michigan Ice Races
DESCRIPTION:150 West Johnson Lake Road\, Gwinn\, MI 49841 \n  \nDates: January 3\, 2026 – March 14\, 2026 \n  \nRecurrence: Recurring weekly on Saturday \n  \nGet Ready For This Winter’s Biggest Adrenaline Rush: The Upper Michigan Ice Races \n  \nAre you ready to take your thrill-seeking to the next level? Join the Upper Michigan Ice Racing Association for an action-packed series of Weekly Ice Races held on Saturdays\, where dirt bikes and quads tear up the ice in a battle of speed\, skill\, and sheer power! \n  \nThe Upper Michigan Ice Races are open to the public for spectating or bring your best ORV to join the competition and race to the top! The raceway is conveniently located off Snowmobile Trail 8\, making Saturdays the best day to come and experience the races and explore the trails in Gwinn and Marquette County. \n  \nSaturday Schedule: Day Races   \n  \n8:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Gates open for Registration & for Pre-Registered Participants \n  \n10:00 AM: Spectator Gates Open \n  \n10:15 AM – 11:15 AM: Practice & warm-up runs \n  \n11:30 AM – 6:00 PM: Ice Races \n  \nJanuary 31 & February 28: Night Races \n  \n11:00 AM: Registration Opens \n  \n4:00 PM: Youth Races \n  \n6:00 PM – Midnight: Adult Races \n  \nWhether you’re on the track or in the stands\, the roar of engines\, the spray of ice\, and the fierce competition will have you coming back week after week. Invite your friends\, family\, and fellow racers for the coolest race event in town! Be sure to check the Michigan Ice Races website for updates and more details!
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LOCATION:MI
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SUMMARY:Beaumier Center Hosts Opening Reception in New Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Northern Michigan University’s Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center will unveil two exhibits in its new gallery space in 223 Harden Hall: “The Conservationists: George Shiras III\, Theodore Roosevelt and the Migratory Bird Act”; and a permanent display of artifacts\, photographs and stories about NMU. The opening reception begins at noon Saturday\, Jan. 31. \n“The Conservationists” focuses on the relationship between Shiras and Roosevelt and how the two helped shape conservation and environmental policy in the United States during the early 1900s. The exhibit will feature actual correspondence between the two figures from the collection of the Central Upper Peninsula and NMU Archives\, as well as bird mounts from the Northern Museum of Zoology. It will be on display through May 2. \nThe permanent display on NMU will include the history of many of the campus structures\, stories of early presidents and faculty members\, and student life.  This space will feature a changing array of artifacts from the collection of the Beaumier Center\, which is the repository for Northern’s history. \nThe Beaumier Center’s regular hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday\, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. For more information\, visit nmu.edu/beaumier. 
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LOCATION:NMU Beaumier Heritage Center\, 1401 Presque Avenue\, Gries Hall\,\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855\, United States
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SUMMARY:Staged Reading of 'Tragedy Sound' Play
DESCRIPTION:Jan. 31 2026 \nSaturday 3 p.m.  \nJamrich 1100 \nNorthern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will host a staged reading of “Tragedy Sound\,” a play written by NMU alumna Karen Saari\, at 3 p.m. Saturday\, Jan. 31\, in Jamrich 1100. The reading is free and open to the public. The production follows three U.P. women who are lifelong friends as they find themselves stranded on Lake Superior after accepting a dare to embark on a canoeing trip. \n“It’s about motherhood\, friendship\, self-acceptance\, awareness and sacrifice\,” said director Keli Crawford-Truckey. “They come to a place with one another where they can all look at themselves honestly\, accept that\, and the love they have for each other when they get into dire straits; not to mention the sacrifices they’re willing to make.” \nA staged reading consists of actors reading scripts that have yet to be memorized in front of an audience. Saari will be in Marquette for four days working with the group that is bringing her play to life\, making changes and listening to feedback. She will attend the reading. \n“From an audience perspective\, readings are really interesting because it gives them an opportunity to potentially make a difference and have their voice heard by the playwright that could really alter the outcome\,” Truckey added. “There are always things that can be developed and polished. The audience plays an important role at this time.” \nAudience members will have an opportunity to ask questions of the director and playwright and provide feedback afterward. \nNMU recently collaborated with Playhouse on the Square\, located in Memphis\, Tenn.\, to showcase two finalists from their Playwriting Award contest. Saari\, a native of the Upper Peninsula\, was chosen as the winner in 2024. Following her win\, Saari’s production had its world premiere in July 2025 in Memphis. A full-scale production will be staged at NMU in May. \n 
URL:https://www.keepitintheup.com/event/staged-reading-of-tragedy-sound-play/
LOCATION:Jamrich Hall\, NMU Campus\, Jamrich Hall 1100\, Marquette\, Michigan
CATEGORIES:Central UP Events
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