Central UP Events

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. From 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.   In November, large arctic air masses in Alaska and Canada begin to make their way southeast across the lakes, while low-pressure

November 3-29.  Peter 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

The Marquette Area Sister Cities Partnership in association with the City of Marquette will be hosting a delegation of 8 from Kajaani, Finland, arriving Friday, November 7 and departing Thursday, November 13. The Sister City program with Kajaani, Finland was started in 1997. The program focuses on cultural understanding, international friendship, and sharing of ideas. There will be a presentation by the Kajaani delegation and the Marquette Area Sister City Partnership (MASCP) on Saturday, November 8 from 2-4pm in the Peter White Library Community Room, 217 N Front St. in Marquette. This is open to the public and free. Come

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

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

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Marquette will host Caroling, Caroling Now We Go!, a celebration of the musical legacy of Rev. Bates and Alfred Burt and Abbie Burt Betinis on Sunday, November 30th at 3:00 pm at the church at 201 East Ridge Street in Marquette.   The concert celebrates the 150th anniversary of St. Paul’s sanctuary building this Christmas and over 100 years of Burt Carols which originated at St. Paul’s. In 1922 Rev. Bates Burt, the rector at St. Paul’s in Marquette, composed a Christmas carol and sent it out as a Christmas card to family, friends, and parishioners.  Burt Carols became

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Marquette will host Caroling, Caroling Now We Go!, a celebration of the musical legacy of Rev. Bates and Alfred Burt and Abbie Burt Betinis on Sunday, November 30th at 3:00 pm at the church at 201 East Ridge Street in Marquette. The concert celebrates the 150th anniversary of St. Paul’s sanctuary building this Christmas and over 100 years of Burt Carols which originated at St. Paul’s.     In 1922 Rev. Bates Burt, the rector at St. Paul’s in Marquette, composed a Christmas carol and sent it out as a Christmas card to family, friends, and

Monday, December 1, 2025.  5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Heritage Room. Peter White Public Library is partnering with the Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Institute to bring the Marquette community authoritative and up-to-date information about computer and internet safety through our program series, Cyber Clinic. Find out how AI tools can help with everyday things like writing emails, keeping organized, or getting quick answers. We’ll also talk about easy ways to protect your privacy while using these tools. You’ll leave feeling more confident and ready to give AI a try. No admission charge. For more information and to

Monday, December 1, 2025,  6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Shiras Room. Teens, Family, Adults, Seniors. Join fiber artist Jody Trost for a Beginner Needle Felting Workshop. Learn basic needle felting and leave with your very own handmade felted Yeti. Felting starter kits and wool provided. Please bring a small pair of scissors. Space is limited to ten participants, so register early. No admission charge. Register at pwpl.info. For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.  

Tuesdays and Thursdays, December (2, 9, 16, 18), 2025. 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Heritage Room.  Need help with the settings on your phone? Want to download the downtown parking app? Learn how to make your electronic devices work the way you want them to with the help of Christine Ault, retired teacher and librarian. Call the Reference Desk at 906-226-4311 to schedule your 30-minute session. Please charge your electronic device before each session, and bring passwords with you. No fees.