Keep It In The UP!

Beaumier Center Hosts Opening Reception in New Gallery
2026-01-31 00:00 - 2026-05-02 23:59 UTC | NMU Beaumier Heritage Center, 1401 Presque Avenue, Gries Hall,, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
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.
“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.
The 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.
The 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.

The Marquette Regional History Center presents the Special Exhibit: The U.P. Through 250 Artifacts
2026-02-23 00:00 - 2027-01-02 23:59 | Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring Street, Marquette, Michigan
February 23, 2026-January 2, 2027
This 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.
Michigan’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.

Traveling Exhibition "The Holocaust: History, Memory & Michigan Voices"
2026-03-09 00:00 - 2026-04-30 23:59 | Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan
“The Holocaust: History, Memory & Michigan Voices,” a new traveling exhibition created by the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills, is on display at Northern Michigan University’s Olson Library through April 30. An opening reception is scheduled at 4 p.m. Monday, March 9, in the Library Atrium. A smaller exhibit on art as resistance is also featured.

“In many ways, the traveling exhibition is a condensed, portable version of the Zekelman Center,” said Ryan Bond, an NMU staff member who teaches a history of the Holocaust class and is a member of the center. “The content there used to be oriented more toward the Nazi perpetrators, but now the focus has shifted to victims’ and survivors’ personal stories—specifically, Michigan survivors. I just learned that the Holocaust survivors who came to this state at some point after the war numbered at least 4,000. That surprised me; I had no idea it was that many.”

When he taught the course in fall 2024, Bond wanted to do something beyond his classroom that would benefit the broader NMU and Marquette-area communities. He invited a guest to campus whose mother was a Holocaust survivor. She stayed for three days, visited six other classrooms, presented a workshop for educators and participated in two full-film screenings of a documentary about her mother.

This past October, three Zekelman Center staff members came to NMU to give class presentations. That visit inspired Bond to propose bringing a traveling exhibit to campus.

“The Holocaust is an important topic that shouldn’t just be confined to my classroom,” he said. “The center is very outreach- and teacher-oriented, and because we can’t readily bring students there, it made sense to collaborate and find a way to bring the center to us.”

Bond secured support for the idea from Olson Library Director Emera Bridger Wilson and Dean of Library and Instructional Support Leslie Warren.
“Olson Library is excited to host this exhibit, the first of what we hope are many now that we are in our renovated spaces,” Bridger Wilson said. “This exhibit also complements our Holocaust and Genocide Studies collection. We hope that people are made more aware of the collection through programming such as this.”
“It was exciting to unpack three huge shipping crates and collaborate with colleagues from the library and history students who volunteered to set up the main exhibit and the art installation,” said History Professor Kathryn Johnson, who was part of the team that made it happen.

Senior history major Alexis Hall is helping to coordinate the exhibit and related events via an internship. Bond says he is in conversations with the Zekelman Center about possible summer internship opportunities in Farmington Hills for NMU students.

To coincide with the display, three Zekelman Center educators will be on campus March 25-26 for classroom presentations for history and other disciplines. They will also deliver a free full-day workshop for area teachers on using content from the exhibit and the center in their classes. Teachers can earn SCECHs or NMU graduate credit for attending.

Preservice secondary social studies teachers are also invited to the workshop. Johnson said it will be an important learning experience for them to collaborate with current teachers in a meaningful content-specific professional development workshop.

Rick Schaffner from the center will present “Reclaiming Power Through Resilience and Resistance” as part of NMU’s UNITED Conference from 1:15-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in the Northern Center Ballrooms.

Founded in 1984, the Zekelman Center is the only Holocaust museum in Michigan. Its newly renovated museum is complemented by a research and library archive, special exhibit galleries, educational workshops and public programming. Learn more at holocaustcenter.org.

Me Siirtolaiset | We Immigrants on display March 12-April 16
2026-03-12 00:00 - 2026-04-16 23:59 | Finlandia Art Gallery, 435 Quincy Street, Hancock, Michigan, 49930
America Beckons by Aura Jylhä-Vuorio

Finlandia Art Gallery
presents

ME SIIRTOLAISET | WE IMMIGRANTS

Selections from our art + archival collections

March 12 – April 16, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 12, 7-8:30pm

HANCOCK, Mich. – Art, artifacts, and oral histories come together to tell stories of Finnish migration to the United States in the new exhibit “Me Siirtolaiset | We Immigrants,” which opens March 12 at Finlandia Art Gallery.
The artwork in the exhibit is from the gallery’s permanent collection and includes the work of nine Finnish-American and Finnish artists – Ariadna Donner, Gerald Immonen, Aura Jylha-Vuorio, Gladys Koski Holmes, Desiree Koslin, Jan Manniko, Mabel Mustonen, Onni Nordman and Tatu Vuorio. Joanna Chopp, Finnish American Heritage Center archivist, and Phyllis Fredendall, a former director of the Finlandia Art Gallery, will speak at the opening reception and contextualize the exhibit.
“It’s wonderful to tie the archival collection and the art collection together in an exhibition that reflects the ways that art and objects tell a story of our time and the time they were made,” Fredendall said.

Detail of Infrared View Ryiji #2 by Desiree Koslin

Highlighted alongside the art and archival artifacts of immigration are excerpts of oral history interviews from the FAHC Oral History Collection. These histories, digitized and available to researchers through the Finnish American Historical Archive website, allow visitors to immerse themselves in the firsthand experiences of immigrants and their descendants. Interim Gallery Director Clare Zuraw sees these stories as an important part of this exhibit.
“Oral histories offer us perspective on the experiences of the past while also helping us to understand the present. Art tells a visual story, while recordings and transcripts of stories preserve the words and experiences of our ancestors,” she said.

An opening reception will take place at Finlandia Art Gallery in Hancock on Thursday, March 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. with remarks by Phyllis Fredendall and Joanna Chopp beginning at 7:20 p.m. “Me Siirtolaiset | We Immigrants” will be on display through April 16 at the Finnish American Heritage Center, located at 435 Quincy St. in Hancock. The gallery is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. For more information, call 906-370-3722 or visit www.finlandiaartgallery.com.

gallery@finlandiafoundation.org

Finlandia Art Gallery
Finnish American Heritage Center
Finlandia Foundation National
435 Quincy St.
Hancock, MI 49930

Dewe'igan - Listen, Learn, and Connect
2026-03-19 00:00 - 2026-05-14 23:59 | Michigan
Dewe’igan – LISTEN, LEARN, AND CONNECT

SUMMER CLOUD

Location: Harvey Community Center from 6p – 8p
Dates: March 19, April 16and May 7

Location: Zeba Hall from 6p – 7:30p
Dates: March 12, April 9, May 14

Free Event, Community Welcome!
Anyone under 16 yrs. old needs to have a guardian to attend.
Drug and Alcohol Free Event

Potluck Dinner, Please bring a dish to share if you can.

PWPL Presents: Preschool Storytime
2026-04-07 10:00 - 10:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Tuesdays & Fridays April (7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28), 2026.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
Preschool age children. Stories, songs, finger-plays, crafts and other school-readiness activities for preschool age children and a loving adult. Siblings welcome.
No admission charge.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: 1-ON-1 Tech Coaching for Seniors
2026-04-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Tuesday, April (7, 14, 21, 28), 2026
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Local History Research Room.
Need help with the settings on your phone or iPad? Want to download travel apps before you leave town? Learn how to make your electronic devices work the way you want, with the help of Christine Ault, retired teacher and librarian, Tuesday mornings from 10 AM – 1 PM during April and May in the Local History Research Room of the Peter White Public Library.
Call the Reference Desk at 906-226-4311 to schedule a 30-minute session.
Please charge your electronic device before each session and bring passwords with you.

PWPL Presents: Director Chat
2026-04-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-07 17:00 - 18:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Circulation Lobby.
Stop by the Library to chat with Library Director Andrea Ingmire.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4303 or visit pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: Write On
2026-04-07 16:30 - 17:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Tuesdays, April (7, 14, 21, 28) 2026.
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Heritage Room.
Teens join PWPL for four weeks of inspired writing in a supportive environment. Each week, a different local writer will engage with attendees to enhance and inspire creative expression.
For students in grades 6-12. Registration is required. Please visit pwpl.info to register.
For more information, please contact Amanda Pierce apierce@pwpl.info or (906)226-4321

PWPL Presents: Yarn Spinners
2026-04-07 16:30 - 17:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
Youth of all ages and skill levels are invited to cozy up and work on their crochet, knit and weaving skills! Once a month, youth can come to work on creations from home or work on a new pattern with fellow yarn spinners. Some tools and yarn will be provided, and parents are encouraged to attend with their kids to work on projects of their own. Drop-in program; staff will help kids with patterns when able.
No admission charge. Children under 8 must have an adult present.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit pwpl.info.

Negaunee Public Library Presents: Readers Dozen Book Challenge
2026-04-07 17:00 | Negaunee Public Library, 319 W Case St, Negaunee, MI, 49866, United States
April 7
5 p.m.
As part of the Negaunee Public Library’s “Readers Dozen Book Challenge,” the library is hosting an optional book club for all participants at 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. The April meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 7, in the youth area. Participants are welcome to enjoy refreshments, share what they’ve been reading, swap recommendations for the coming month, and connect with fellow readers. For more information, visit the library’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NegauneePublicLibrary/ or call 906-475-7700 ext.18.

Negaunee Public Library Presents: adult book club
2026-04-07 17:30 | Negaunee Public Library, 319 W Case St, Negaunee, MI, 49866, United States
Tuesday, April 7
5:30 p.m.
The Negaunee Public Library is holding an adult book club interest meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. Everyone is welcome to attend and share ideas, suggest times and dates to meet, and what to read. This program is free and all are welcome to attend. For more information, visit the library’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NegauneePublicLibrary/ or call 906-475-7700 ext.18.

Negaunee Public Library Presents: bring your own craft night
2026-04-07 17:30 | Negaunee Public Library, 319 W Case St, Negaunee, MI, 49866, United States
Tuesday, April 7
5:30 p.m.
The Negaunee Public Library is holding a “bring your own craft night” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, where the community is welcome to bring a craft they are working on or start a new one. This is an excellent way for the community to get together, share their hobbies, and have a dedicated place and time for creative flow. This program is free and all are welcome to attend; there is no age restriction but all children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, visit the library’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NegauneePublicLibrary/ or call 906-475-7700 ext.18.

Marquette County Board Of Commissioners Regular Meeting
2026-04-07 18:00 | Marquette’s City Commission Chambers, 300 W. Baraga St, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Commissioners Room 231, Henry A. Skewis Annex, Marquette, MI 49855
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at
6:00 P.M.
1 Agenda (1)
3a Minutes 3.24 6pm
3b Minutes 3.24 3pm
3c Minutes 3.26 5pm

PWPL Presents: Meditate Marquette
2026-04-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Tuesdays, April (7, 14, 21, 28) 2026.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Heritage Room.
Mediate Marquette and PWPL have collaborated to offer a weekly, in-person mindfulness meditation program. The sessions begin at 6:00 pm followed by a period of fellowship. Dr. Debra Smith, a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher and psychologist, will deliver brief talks exploring various aspects of meditation and its impact on our lives. These talks will take place on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, while longer meditation sessions are scheduled for the remaining Tuesdays.
All individuals, regardless of skill level or spiritual affiliation, are welcome to attend.
For further information, please contact meditatemarquette@gmail.com or call 906-226-4303.

PWPL Presents: Meditate Marquette
2026-04-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
PWPL Presents: Meditate Marquette
Tuesdays, April (7, 14, 21, 28) 2026.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Heritage Room.
Mediate Marquette and PWPL have collaborated to offer a weekly, in-person mindfulness meditation program. The sessions begin at 6:00 pm followed by a period of fellowship. Dr. Debra Smith, a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher and psychologist, will deliver brief talks exploring various aspects of meditation and its impact on our lives. These talks will take place on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, while longer meditation sessions are scheduled for the remaining Tuesdays.
All individuals, regardless of skill level or spiritual affiliation, are welcome to attend.
For further information, please contact meditatemarquette@gmail.com or call 906-226-4303.

Actor Max Greenfield
2026-04-07 19:00 | Northern Center Grand Ballroom, NMU, Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, Michgian, 49855
Northern Michigan University’s Platform Personalities organization will host actor Max Greenfield of “New Girl” and “The Neighborhood” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, in the Northern Center Grand Ballroom.
Greenfield is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor best known for his iconic role as Schmidt in the hit comedy series “New Girl.” His portrayal of the fast-talking, sharply dressed, and hilariously self-assured character earned him widespread critical acclaim and a devoted fan following. He currently stars as Dave Johnson in the CBS sitcom “The Neighborhood,” opposite Cedric the Entertainer, and will appear in season four of “The White Lotus.”
Recent credits include Netflix’s “Running Point,” opposite Kate Hudson, “First Time Female Director,” alongside Amy Poehler, and Jerry Seinfeld’s “Unfrosted.”
On the film side, Greenfield appeared in “Promising Young Woman” opposite Carey Mulligan, “What Men Want” with Taraji P. Henson and “The Glass Castle” alongside Brie Larson.
Beyond the screen, Greenfield is a bestselling children’s book author. His debut, “I Don’t Want to Read This Book,” was followed up with “I Don’t Want to Read This Book Aloud” and “This Book Is Not a Present.”
Platform Personalities is a student organization dedicated to bringing educational, motivational and inspirational speakers to campus. At this event, attendees will have the opportunity to listen to, interact with and ask questions of Greenfield.
General admission tickets to the event are available free for NMU students (one per ID) and will go on sale to the general public for $5 on Friday, March 27. They can be purchased at tickets.nmu.edu.

Last Maritime History on Tap of the Season
2026-04-07 19:00 | Ore Dock Brewing Co., 114 W Spring St, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
April 7
7:00pm
Ore Dock Brewing Company.
Marquette Maritime Museum’s Maritime History on Tap presents The Ghost of Lighthouse Keeper Adam Sayles on April 7, 7:00pm at the Ore Dock Brewing Company. Keeper Sayles died of a heart attack in the Lighthouse on December 18, 1942, and some think he still haunts the Lighthouse today. Evan Sparks, Museum intern, will give some background on Keeper (and booze smuggler) Sayles, followed by Yooper Paranormal sharing stories about Sayles’ presence in the Marquette Lighthouse during paranormal investigations. Tickets are $5 at the door. This program is sponsored in part by the Ore Dock Brewing Company and from a grant by Upper Michigan Energies Resources – WE Foundation.
