Central UP Events

NEA Big Read Global Cinema:  Tokyo Story Friday, March 21, 2025, 12:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.  Peter White Public Library, Community Room.  Adults, Seniors.  PWPL screens Yasujiro Ozu’s crowning achievement, Tokyo Story, a devastating film that explores the themes of old age and parenting.  Following the film, there will be a discussion about the effects of aging and caregiving for the people who made us, including elements from Roz Chast’s Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

This month’s Northern Michigan University Jazz Festival will be preceded by a presentation on the history of jazz at NMU to coincide with the university’s 125th anniversary and feature opening and closing concerts with guest artist Matt Wilson, a drummer, band leader and educator. The annual festival brings middle and high school students from throughout the region to campus for performances and clinics. Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center Director Dan Truckey will discuss the little-known history of the first jazz performers in Northern’s dance halls, gymnasiums and auditoriums during a free public presentation at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, in Mead

  Northern Michigan University students at Radio X (WUPX-FM) will broadcast an all-day NMU 125th Anniversary Alumni Show from 6 a.m. to midnight Saturday, March 22. Radio X alumni are scheduled to guest-DJ radio shows, and there will be interviews with other alumni. Radio X announcements from the past will air, and students will present NMU history moments that they have researched in the NMU Archives. The day-long broadcast can be heard on WUPX at 91.5 FM, or streamed online at http://www.nmu.edu/wupx.

NEA Big Read The People Library Saturday, March 22, 2025, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.  Peter White Public Library, Community Room. Adults, Seniors, Family Friendly.  For this unique program, participants will be able to “check out” individuals from the library for short, individual conversations about their lives and experiences as miners, Native Americans, authors, teachers, clergy, individuals with mental illness—the people who make up our home.  For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

The regular monthly meeting of the Marquette County Board of Health will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 6:00 pm.  The meeting will take place in Room 231 of the Henry A. Skewis Annex, Marquette County Courthouse, Marquette.

NEA Big Read Christine Saari Book Release:  A Stitched Life  Thursday, March 27, 2025, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.  Peter White Public Library, Community Room.  Adults, Seniors, Family Friendly.  Writer/artist Christine Saari reads from her newly released memoir in poems, A Stitched Life.  The book details Saari’s childhood experiences growing up in Austria during the rise of Adolf Hitler to her eventual settlement in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  Join us for this powerful testament to the human spirit overcoming authoritarianism, war, loss, and grief to find this place we call home.  For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

NEA Big Read Cinema:  On Golden Pond  Friday, March 28, 2025, 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.  Peter White Public Library, Community Room.  Adults, Seniors, Family Friendly.  PWPL screens this classic film which explores aging, dementia, and intergenerational communication.  Following the film, there will be a discussion of the movie and Roz Chast’s Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? with a representative from the Marquette Alzheimer’s Association, focused on connections and care of the people we call home.  For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

NEA Big Read Dr. Martin Reinhardt Keynote:  Indigenous People in the U.P.  Saturday, March 29, 2025, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.  Marquette Regional History Museum.  Adults, Seniors, Family Friendly.  Dr. Martin Reinhardt will speak about Native Americans in the Upper Peninsula, including information on culture, history, interaction with white settlers, and Native American Boarding Schools.  For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Marquette will host a benefit concert featuring local artists and choral groups on Sunday, March 30 at 3:00 pm at the church at 201 East Ridge Street in Marquette.   The concert is a kickoff event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. Paul’s sanctuary building. Admission will be free and donations will be accepted.  All donations will benefit St. Paul’s Building Restoration fund as the church seeks to match the grant it received from the National Fund for Sacred Places.   The NFSP grant will help St. Paul’s address urgent structural needs, ensuring its continued role

Marquette County Habitat for Humanity Hosts Bingo Fundraiser on March 31st Marquette, MI – Get ready for a night of fun and fundraising! Marquette County Habitat for Humanity (MCHFH) invites you to B-I-N-G-O Night on March 31st at The Mather in Ishpeming. This exciting event will feature up to 10 games with 2 winners per game, a 50/50 drawing, a cash bar, and more! All proceeds from the event will support Habitat’s mission to provide safe, affordable housing for families in Marquette County. By joining the fun, you’re helping to build homes, communities, and hope! Event Details: 📅 Date: March